People are in Hogwarts, and werewolves block the door at the beginning..

Chapter 166: The twists and turns of the branch
"Hey! Bajir!"

"Long time no see, Granger!"

"You really went to France?"

"I saw you in Hogsmeade the other day. Where's that French girl?"

The four long college tables gradually filled up with chattering students.

But few noticed the changes in the auditorium.

Each of them focused more on Bagir.

Some students who had had brief conversations with him or met him a few times even boldly came forward to say hello.

There is no shortage of students from the outer houses of Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff.

But the most outrageous ones are the Slytherin students.

Their table was on the left side of the hall, which meant they had to pass through the long tables of Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff to get to where Badgill was at the long table of Gryffindor at the end of the right side of the hall.

As for the students of the same class who were really familiar with Bajir, they sat at their desks in their own colleges with some inexplicable pride. They seemed to regard this as a strange honor and did not choose to disturb him.

Closer students from the same college or even the same dormitory occupied the seats around him.

It's all in good order.

Bagir didn't even need to plan it himself, and there was no communication between them.

But they cleverly allocated the seats around Bagir according to their closeness to the family.

The side opposite Badgill and Hermione was left to Seamus and Neville.

His left side was left empty for Harry and Ron.

Soon, the two of them arrived.

As soon as Ron arrived, he looked at the empty gold disc, and then looked to the front left.

He frowned: "No, why are there so many more tableware?"

“I didn’t expect you to notice it first.” The voice came from the ghost floating next to them—Nearly Headless Nick, the resident ghost of the Gryffindor Tower at Hogwarts.

"Nick!" Harry gasped.

Part of Nick's skirt seeped into Harry's shoulders, making it feel as if there was a cold winter there.

Baguirre looked over and almost thought it was Nick Lemay's Nick.

The ghost's full name is Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington.

He was a wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Gryffindor House.

After he came of age, he was granted a knighthood based on his wizarding identity.

Courtiers at the royal court of King Henry VII.

On the evening of October 1492, 10, Sir Nicholas was walking in the park when he met Lady Grieve.

She was sure he could help straighten her crooked teeth, but Nicholas's attempt backfired and left her with fangs.

Because of this mistake, Sir Nicholas was immediately imprisoned and sentenced to death.

In addition, his wand was taken away, making it impossible to use magic to escape.

At dawn the next day, poor Nick was sent to the execution ground.

To make matters worse, the executioner lost the stone he used to sharpen his axe, causing the axe head to become blunt.

So Nicholas had been hit forty-five times in all, but even then there was still a little bit of skin and sinew attached to his neck.

Because of fear of death.

Nicholas chooses to remain as a ghost rather than "go on".

But even though his entire body was translucent and pearly white, his neck still retained the same appearance as when he died.

So he often wore an extra-large ruff to prevent his head from shaking too much on his half-severed neck.

And it’s also very festive.

"Sorry." Nick's figure floated up a little.

Then he explained to the students who were looking at him with doubt: "It must be hard for you to believe. There are many more freshmen this year than you imagined."

“I’ve never seen so many students.”

"The Sorting Waiting Room was so crowded that some students even stood on the lawn in front of the castle."

Bagir shifted his perspective, and the 'certain part' of the students also included Madison and the others.

There were also a few extra figures that shouldn't be here.

The magic circle for rejuvenation that he left behind in the [Dream Kingdom] was not only used by them.

Among the children with short arms and legs and baby faces, there are female ghosts who look similar to Leso, Narcissa, Alice, and Rosalie.

These little brats are surrounding Ariana and Furong at this moment. If you don’t know, you might think they are acting coquettishly towards Ariana and Furong.

The worst part was that Draco Malfoy happened to be walking by.

He even yelled at Narcissa desperately: "Little devil! Get out of the way!"

If Ron in the auditorium saw this scene, he would definitely not be able to help but take a picture of it.

But unfortunately, as a man, he doesn't have this opportunity.

He could only open his mouth into an O shape, "No way! Are there really so many people?"

Nick nodded, "But a lot of these freshmen don't seem to even speak English. They're all speaking other languages."

"Japan, Italy, France, Russia, Germany, these are the only ones I can tell."

The crowd instantly became excited when they heard Nick's words.

They all started discussing why Hogwarts was so popular this year.

But it wasn't long before the answer became apparent.

"Nick!"

"I mean the other Nick, the one who made the Philosopher's Stone."

"It's hard to believe that I was so close to the Philosopher's Stone last year."

"Could it be that"

"Yes, this is the only possibility!"

"He has been to France."

"With Dumbledore."

"Nic Flamel also gave him a castle."

"Yes, I can guarantee that this is true. I live in Hogsmeade. When I was practicing Quidditch, I saw that there was another castle in front of the Hogwarts castle, and it disappeared not long ago!"

It seemed like a century had passed before the discussion ended.

But now, everyone in the auditorium knew about it.

They all looked at Bagel from time to time, and at the same time looked at the door leading to the hall.

At this moment, it no longer seems to be a pipeline for fresh blood to flow into the future academy, but seems to have become a wooden bridge for the enemy to cross the rapids.

Professor McGonagall was frightened by these indignant and hostile looks.

Almost went back.

Ariana, who was following behind, quickly shrank back into Furong's arms.

In an instant, almost all the boys were attracted by the pitiful Ariana and the silver-haired girl.

Ron's face flushed red.

He stared at her blankly, opened his mouth to answer, but only made some strange little sounds, as if his throat was stuck.

But he looked like just an ordinary silhouette among the boys.

Bagel, who looked calmly at Professor McGonagall and the freshmen behind her, was met with admiring gazes from all the girls.

Look! This is a good man!

Professor McGonagall pursed her lower lip.

She was about to say something when she saw Dumbledore stand up.

He said gently, "The one following Minerva is the exchange student from Beauxbatons, France."

"They will be entering their fifth year. They will also attend the Sorting Ceremony with the first-year students."

Then he sat down again.

The audience immediately became excited.

Only then did they notice that the person sitting in the middle of the main guest seats was a strange red-haired young man.

But his crooked nose, half-moon glasses, and tone of voice undoubtedly gave him away.

"He's Dumbledore!"

"The Philosopher's Stone is in your hands!"

"Huh! Bajir is fine."

"Was Dumbledore this handsome when he was young?"

It took a long time for the auditorium to return to peace.

Professor McGonagall continued to walk forward, holding the stool and the Sorting Hat.

Ariana followed closely behind with a blushing face.

Furong took graceful steps.

The fascinated eyes of the boys and jealous eyes of the girls in the auditorium followed her steps. For a moment, no one noticed that even though Ariana had walked to the end of the auditorium, a large part of the long line of first-year students was still outside.

As usual, all freshmen turned their backs to the guest of honor seats and faced the senior students.

Professor McGonagall cleared her throat unhappily.

"The Sorting Hat will sort you into different houses later. All you have to do is put it on."

"Whoever's name I call will put on his hat, sit on the stool, and wait for the sorting."

The restaurant was silent. Then the hat twisted. A wide crack appeared on the brim, like a mouth.

The hat began to sing:

Don't look at my plain appearance.

I am Gryffindor's hat.

Four great wizards,
Infused me with thoughts,

Their names are still passed down to this day.
Let me sing:

Dual wielding of cane and sword, the king of duels, a brave Gryffindor
Crown of Wisdom, well-read, wise Ravenclaw
The gourmet gold cup, the master of curse-eating, is a benevolent Hufflepuff
The Lord of Ten Thousand Serpents, the source of the curse, is a powerful Slytherin
Four parts of the British Isles, rising stars shine
The wild moors of England, home of Godric

The canyon riverside in Scotland is Rowena's hometown
The valleys of Wales are Helga's hometown.
The gloomy quagmire of Ireland is the hometown of Salazar
Gryffindor walked out of the swamp

Ravenclaw thinking by the river

Hufflepuffs gardening in the Vale

Slytherin hiding in the mire

Four different growth environments

Four great wizards with different personalities

A common vision unites them
The same goal makes them work together
Hogwarts was founded
Four colleges were born.

Gryffindor welcomes brave fighters

Ravenclaw selects smart people

Slytherin cultivates motivated teenagers

Hufflepuff accepts hard-working children

Come wear me!
The magic hat with the thoughts of the Big Four!
Do not be afraid!
Don't panic!

Even if you come from all over the world,

Hogwarts will accept you too!
Let me see your mind
Which college will light up for you!
After the Sorting Hat finished singing, the audience burst into applause. It bowed to the four dining tables one by one, and then stood still.

At this time, Professor McGonagall took a few steps forward, holding a roll of parchment in her hand.

She said, "Feng An!"

A little girl with a dark complexion and doll-like hair stumbled out of the line and put on a hat that just covered her eyes.

She sat down.

There was a pause... "Ravenclaw!"

shouted the Hat.

The people at the second table from the left applauded and cheered An Feng, welcoming her to sit at their table.

Qiu Zhang deliberately changed his seat and sat next to her.

"Dragon people?" Bagir raised his eyebrows.

"Ariana Dumbledore!"

Ariana trotted over and put on her hat.

There was a sudden hum of voices in the hall, like the hissing of a small flame.

"Dumbledore, she is also Dumbledore!"

"She's from France?"

"Hiss! She's Dumbledore's granddaughter?"

"Who is Dumbledore's lover, child, daughter-in-law or son-in-law?"

Countless burning, probing, and curious gazes enveloped Ariana's body.

There was a crowd of people, and everyone was craning their necks to look at her, hoping to get a clear view of her.

In the chat group, Madison once again envied: "It would be great if that person was sitting on top."

The Sorting Hat yelled, "GRYFFINDOR!"

The students sitting at the Gryffindor table started banging their heads on the table like crazy.

Fred and George stood up. "We have Dumbledore! We have Dumbledore!"

As the supervisor, Percy followed Ariana and led the way.

When he noticed that Ariana's eyes were on Bajir, he pulled Ron up without any hesitation and said, "Stand up and make room for the freshmen."

Ron was indignant and sat in Harry's seat.

Harry switched seats with Dean, who was sitting next to him, and Dean sat back.

"Fleur Delacour!"

The auditorium fell silent again.

The tall, silver-haired figure twisted and gracefully sat down on the square stool.

Fleur lifted the Sorting Hat in disdain.

Ron suddenly forgot that he was kicked out of his seat by his brother and stood up. "Wash the Sorting Hat! It's so embarrassing for Britain!"

This shout was echoed by hundreds of people.

There were also many boys at the four college tables who could not help but act as yes-men.

"Yes!" x99
There were also some rare rational boys who still followed the speech.

"England and France are neighbors, we should make this young lady feel at home!"

"The Sorting Hat Gets Out of Hogwarts!"

"Dumbledore, step down!"

"I couldn't bear to use even one cleansing spell!"

The girls, on the other hand, all said that Furong was very pretentious.

Hermione slammed her face on the table and asked, "Who does she think she is?"

I completely forgot the friendship I had established with Furong on the train.

The Sorting Hat: "Gryffindor!"

There was another round of cheering from the Gryffindor table.

But this time it was more like a wolf howl.

As soon as Fleur took off her hat, Percy trotted over to her side, bent over, to lead the way.

Even more welcoming than the reception given to Ariana.

The professors on the stage had even stranger expressions, but in the end they all closed their eyes in disgust.

Professor McGonagall, who was in charge of the sorting, was even more furious.

Percy was acutely aware that Fleur was eyeing a spot to the left of Ariana.

However, this time, before Percy could scold him, Ron stood up as if the bench was on fire.

Ginny, who was waiting for the sorting, finally couldn't hold it anymore and covered her eyes.

The division is still going on.

"Colin Creevey!" "Gryffindor!"

"Harper Levine!" "Slytherin!"

"Luna Lovegood!" "Ravenclaw!"

"Junko Suzuki!" "Gryffindor!"

"Erich von Manstein!" "Gryffindor!"

"Roger Malone!" "Hufflepuff!"

"Mary Skotlova!" "Gryffindor!"

"Ginny Weasley!"

I heard Professor McGonagall read out my sister's name.

Ron, who was vying with Harry for the seat next to Fleur, finally came to his senses.

Just when Basil thought Ron had returned to normal.

With a shout from the Sorting Hat, "Gryffindor!"

The worry in Ron's eyes disappeared, and he was instantly competing with Harry again.

ten minutes later.

There is only one new student left waiting for sorting.

Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief, "Jin Xiaolin!"

The Sorting Hat Song annoyed me for a long time. Fortunately, I wrote it before and changed it a little bit.

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(End of this chapter)