Hogwarts: This holy light is righteously evil

"No one likes to be subservient to others." Puni curled his lips. "The increase in power is an inevitable side effect of exploring magic. My true motivation is to gain a deeper understanding of this magical world."

"You're such a liar!" The Sorting Hat laughed in exasperation. "That's not what you were telling me!"

Regardless of whether he was straight or not, Puni was very confident: "Now announce the result, let me go to Ravenclaw—for your apology to me."

Sorting Hat: ? ? ?

Why should I apologize to you?

Puni was puzzled: "Your rashness just now almost cost me the next seven years, as I'll be spending most of my time with kids who prioritize purebloods. Don't you realize that this will determine the course of my entire life?"

"I don't subscribe to pure-blood supremacy, and I believe I possess the qualities of all four houses, yet you're suggesting throwing me into Slytherin—because of your empiricism, which I think is far too simplistic."

Puni seriously criticized the Sorting Hat for its hasty decision.

The Sorting Hat was also taken aback by what was said.

After careful consideration, it not only didn't get angry, but also sheepishly admitted its mistake.

"Well... this is my problem. It's because over the years, nine out of ten children from Slytherin-related pure-blood families have ended up choosing that gloomy place."

Puni nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's why I said most of them inherited Slytherin's pure-blood supremacy ideology—and you actually want me to spend seven years in that gloomy place too!"

Sorting Hat: "..."

—This little wizard's tongue is just as sharp as Dumbledore's!

Hate!

It dislikes talking to people it can't argue with!

"Even so, I still believe your true self is best suited for Sly..."

Just as the Sorting Hat was frowning in distress, it suddenly paused, and then began to laugh strangely.

"I see! I finally understand!"

The Sorting Hat trailed off, "No wonder you insisted on going to Ravenclaw! Hehehehe~"

Puni's calm expression stiffened slightly, and he pursed his lips: "I don't understand what you're talking about. I told you, I'm heading to the Ravenclaw library."

"Hooray!" The Sorting Hat laughed even harder.

Sure enough! No matter how eloquent a person is, they will definitely have their own weaknesses!

Even Dumbledore was no exception, let alone this little wizard who just had some strange talents?

Hehehe~ It loves hearing these gossip stories!

"Alright, alright—since you insist on going, then..."

The Sorting Hat was about to open its mouth and assign a college to Puni.

But Puni grabbed its mouth again.

Professor McGonagall glared helplessly at Penny: "Mr. Lestrange!"

Puni let go of his hand and smiled sheepishly—in fact, he wasn't embarrassed at all.

"Ugh! Ptooey! Your hands are so salty! What did you touch?"

"It's just the water of Black Lake."

"What?! You actually fed me water from the sewer!"

"How could I ask you to eat? I just wanted to interrupt you—you're always so hasty and rushed."

"What do you mean? You're not planning to go to Ravenclaw again?"

"No, no, of course I'll go, but I'd like you to wait another minute to announce it—oh, it's been over fifty seconds now."

Sorting Hat: ? ? ?

"What does this mean?"

"Because I really want to be a challenging student in the sorting process!"

The Sorting Hat was truly furious this time; its mouth was practically crooked with anger.

"Don't even think about it!!!"

The Sorting Hat suddenly took a deep breath, giving Penny no chance to bargain further, and immediately opened its throat, shouting at a volume that made everyone's eardrums hurt:

"Ravenclaw—!!!"

The shout was so urgent and loud that even Professor McGonagall, who was standing next to him, was startled and swayed slightly.

She gently adjusted her glasses on the bridge of her nose.

—How about we have Severus come to next year's freshman ceremony...?

Thinking of this, she suddenly paused.

No, I'll have to do it next year. I'll let Severus fill in for me the year after. Every year there's something wrong with the freshman ceremony, it's such a headache.

Professor McGonagall reached out and removed the Sorting Hat from Puni's head.

Puni regretted that he hadn't become a hat-wearing clown.

As soon as he stood up, he heard the old hat muttering in Professor McGonagall's hand.

"Every hat-wearing embarrassment is a stain on my record, and you think I can do it again? No way!"

Puni shrugged.

It's just a hat embarrassment, isn't it?

Although Hogwarts has been established for nearly a thousand years, only Professor McGonagall and Peter Pettigrew are widely known.

That old man is really unreasonable.

"If I become a hat-wielder, I wonder what new things the diary will unlock. What a pity."

Puni descended the steps from the platform amidst regret and Ravenclaw's applause, and then went to Ravenclaw's long table.

Cho Chang was very excited at this moment—Puni even felt that she was more excited than when she learned that she had become a student of Ravenclaw.

"Come sit here! Congratulations, your hat has turned blue too."

Qiu Zhang gave Puni the most spacious spot.

Marcos, his face flushed, exclaimed, "That's fantastic! We're all Ravenclaws!"

A senior girl next to her laughed and looked at Puni: "Haha~ You should have held the Sorting Hat's mouth shut a little longer, then you could have become the third Sorting Problem Student of the 20th century."

"A student facing difficulties in the college selection process?" Qiu Zhang was taken aback.

"Yes, those students who can make the Sorting Hat agonize for more than five minutes without deciding on a house are called Sorting Problem Students, or Hat Difficulties—both of the Hat Difficulties of this century went to Gryffindor. I wish we could have one in Ravenclaw too." The upperclassman sighed.

Qiu Zhang's eyelashes fluttered twice: "But Puni seems to have reached five minutes in just a few dozen seconds! He can still last a long time!"

Puni's lips twitched.

Why does this sound a little strange?

Having gone through the Sorting Ceremony, Puni gained a deeper understanding of the diary in her mind.

A diary that possesses one of its own unique characteristics is certainly no ordinary thing.

In addition to its proven efficacy, it can even replace Occlumency to some extent, preventing others from probing one's thoughts.

If he wanted, he could even turn the events recorded in his diary into memories and present them to others!

"Goodness, it seems I don't even need to learn Occlumency. I can just write more in my diary every day."

Puni smiled and turned to look at the few young wizards still undergoing the Sorting Ceremony.

Whether it was due to his influence or not, the Sorting Hat suddenly became incredibly energetic, and almost every young wizard who went up to the Sorting Hat was declared to belong to a house within half a minute.