Snape shut up. He knew that Dumbledore would definitely use his connections to suppress the matter.
However, this had nothing to do with him, it just gave him another good excuse to mock Harry and all Gryffindors.
"Can you tell me what happened?"
Dolly poked her head out from behind the door. Snape saw this and said, "You have nothing to do here. Go back and attend your sorting ceremony."
The person who showed up was Dolly, because Dolly knew what had happened, but she didn't expect that Ron would actually drive his car into the gate.
I can only say that when Ron is brave, he is really brave.
Hitting the Whomping Willow would at most hurt yourself, but hitting the gate of Hogwarts would simply embarrass Dumbledore.
Snape obviously knew this as well, and he could play the yin and yang of Dumbledore because their relationship was very deep.
But Dolly obviously couldn't get involved in this, otherwise her relationship with Dumbledore would become even more strained.
Dumbledore seemed relaxed and said, "Good evening, Miss Dursley."
"Your brother, Mr. Potter, and Mr. Weasley, sent us a surprise gift, but unfortunately they didn't operate it properly and the gift exploded into pieces."
"But this shouldn't affect our participation in the Sorting Ceremony. Or if you'd like, you can go see your brother now?"
Dumbledore's nonchalant look made Dolly understand that Harry was basically fine, otherwise Dumbledore would definitely not be standing here.
So Dolly said, "No, since it was Harry who caused the trouble, he should bear the responsibility himself."
"As for me, I still think it's more important to attend the Sorting Ceremony."
Dolly's words caught Dumbledore and Snape off guard. They thought Dolly and Harry had a very good relationship.
Dolly's next words also explained the motivation for her actions.
“How can you understand how reckless you are without experiencing pain?”
"I think this is a good lesson for Harry, isn't it?"
Dolly's words forced Dumbledore to nod and say, "Mr. Potter should indeed learn from this lesson."
I have to say that the big news that Harry and Ron made today ranks among the best in Harry's entire career of courting death.
It's not just because of the danger when landing, but also because if something goes wrong during the process, the car will be destroyed and people will die.
Dolly didn't expect Harry to change his nature because of one or two injuries or scoldings, but Dolly at least wanted Harry to understand how big a disaster he had caused this time.
Dolly turned around and went back to the banquet hall. Several professors worked together to quickly clean up the scene, and Professor McGonagall also comforted the first-year students again.
Luna seemed a little out of place in the crowd. After all, she wore a wreath made of some grass leaves on her head, making her look like a wild girl.
However, Luna didn't care about other people's eyes, but stared at the direction where Dolly left, with a hint of expectation and desire in her eyes.
Soon, the sorting ceremony went smoothly.
The students had already forgotten the loud noise. After all, it was not a particularly unexpected sound in Hogwarts.
Especially the first-year wizards, they all looked nervous, some were pale, and some were flushed.
Dolly soon saw familiar faces among them.
The first one was naturally Luna. Dolly waved at Luna enthusiastically, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.
After all, Dolly is now a little star in Hogwarts. How can the people who are followed by Dolly be ordinary?
But when everyone looked at Luna, with the grass wreath on her head and the huge French braid, she didn't look like a wizard of noble birth at all.
Doesn't even look like a normal wizard.
"Who is she?"
Hermione, who was sitting next to Dolly, couldn't help but ask, her frown showing that she didn't like Luna very much.
Hermione intuitively felt that Luna would be a very troublesome person. The trouble here did not mean that Luna would cause trouble, but that the communication between her and Luna would be very troublesome.
"Luna. Luna Lovegood."
Dolly said truthfully, "She was the buyer of the first wand I ever sold. She's a very interesting and lovely girl, isn't she?"
"Are you qualified to call someone a little girl?"
Hermione turned to look at Dolly, a teasing look in her eyes.
Dolly puffed out her chest and said, "I'm already Luna's senior, so why can't I call Luna little girl?"
"Okay, it's up to you, but judging by her appearance, she definitely won't be assigned to our Ravenclaw."
Hermione shrugged and didn't say the second half of the sentence. She thought Luna didn't look very bright.
In fact, most people thought so too. After all, Luna just looked a little weird.
The sorting ceremony went smoothly, and Dolly soon saw Colin Creevey, this year's unlucky guy in the original book.
Colin is the young photographer who loves photography and regards Harry as his idol. In the original book, he was petrified by a basilisk and almost died.
Of course, this is not the worst thing.
When he was 14 years old, he joined the DA organized by Harry, also known as Dumbledore's Army, and finally died in the Battle of Hogwarts, becoming one of the few casualties in that battle.
In addition, his younger brother Dennis Creevey will join Hogwarts next year and will join Dumbledore's Army with his brother in the future. He will also be killed by Death Eaters in the end.
Isn't it considered unlucky to have such an experience?
Dolly had no familiarity or feelings for them, but if possible, she still wanted to prevent the brothers from going down the same old path.
Then there was Ginny Weasley, who was sorted into Gryffindor along with Colin.
Everyone applauded them, including Dolly.
However, Dolly's attention was still on Luna. At the same time, because of Dolly's attention, many people looked at Luna, waiting for the Sorting Hat's answer.
To everyone's surprise, the Sorting Hat gave its answer the moment it touched Luna.
"Ravenclaw!"
It was almost a no-brainer; Luna was a natural Ravenclaw.
152 Luna the Unsociable
There was warm applause from the Ravenclaw side, and there was no sign that anyone would bully Luna.
It even seemed that Luna was quite popular. The moment she sat down, the students around her took the initiative to talk to her.
But after a few seconds, everyone's expressions became a little strange.
For example, someone asked Luna, "My favorite is the meatloaf. I had it at the Three Broomsticks not long ago, with a garden salad on the side."
"What about you? What's your favorite food?"
“Chicken hodgepodge.”
Luna answered truthfully that this was her mother's specialty.
And since her mother left, Luna has never had the chance to taste the familiar flavor again.
Because Luna's father's cooking skills can only keep the two of them from starving to death, as for taking Luna out to eat or something, Xenophilius Lovegood basically would not have such an idea.
Moreover, seeing his crazy appearance, it was a big problem whether to let him into the restaurant or not.
"I see you're wearing a ring made of woven grass leaves. What is that? Is it some kind of lucky charm?"
Another girl looked at Luna curiously. Luna had just taken off the straw ring to wear the Sorting Hat properly.
Seeing someone asking about it, Luna took out the grass ring that had been folded into a ball and said happily, "This is a headband woven from valerian. It can fight against trembling maggots."
"I'm worried the Shiver Grubs will interfere with my sorting process, as I really want to be in Ravenclaw."
"By the way, do you know what a trembling maggot is?"
When the girl next to her saw the tattered headband that Luna took out, she already had a look of keeping her distance.
When he heard Luna was going to talk about such a weird topic as the trembling maggots, he quickly waved his hands, pretended to be hungry, and took the initiative to interrupt the topic.
Luna was a little disappointed. These were the ones she had knitted herself, and she had a few left in her suitcase, which she had planned to give to her roommates.
It seems that none of them are very interested.
Seeing that no one spoke to her anymore, Luna lowered her head and started eating.
The Hogwarts meal was extremely delicious to her, but she had a small appetite and was full after just a few bites.
At this time, she found that the girls around her were looking into the distance in surprise.
It turned out that there was a mountain of food piled in front of Dolly, and even people from Ravenclaw and the neighboring colleges kept feeding Dolly.
Everyone was talking and laughing, and they were already used to this scene. Only Hermione took the initiative to help Dolly choose food to feed her.
Because she felt that even if Dolly wanted to eat more, she should pay attention to nutritional balance instead of eating the whole roast chicken sent by the red-haired twins.
"Who is she? Why does she eat so much? Won't she get a stomachache?"
"I know, I know, she seems to be a wizard from a Muggle family, but she is Harry Potter's sister."
"The famous Harry Potter?"
"Yes, that's the Harry Potter who was absent today!"
Everyone was whispering, and the well-informed students were sharing Dolly's stories.
In fact, they didn't know much, because most of what Dolly did was not well known to the old students at Hogwarts, let alone these first-year students who had just enrolled.
Most of the students in Hogwarts basically only knew that Dolly was attacked by a troll, then defeated Quirrell head-on to protect Harry, and finally passed several levels of the puzzle - slightly worse than her brother.
However, this does not prevent them from describing Dolly as a magical girl who is smart, intelligent, beautiful, weak and can eat.
"I know her."
Luna couldn't help but speak up at this time, saying, "She was an apprentice at Ollivander's shop and learned to make wands by herself. She also hand-picked my wand. Isn't it the same for you?"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. As first-year students, they had naturally seen Dolly when they bought their wands.
Just having Dolly personally help choose the wand was a unique experience.
Some girls even showed envy and resentment, saying, "Maybe you are just unlucky. Mr. Ollivander helped us choose the ones for us."
"Although Miss Dursley is very...excellent, she can't be better than Mr. Ollivander, right?"
Luna stared at the girl blankly. It was hard for her to understand her complicated emotions.
The girl looked into Luna's shining silver eyes and felt a little flustered and ashamed for a moment, but when she saw that Luna did not make any further moves or fight back, she immediately became angry again.
It was as if the fragile exterior had been punctured, revealing the inner heart filled with jealousy and envy, making one angry and embarrassed.
This logic is like an ordinary girl saying that she knows a big star, and then being instinctively ridiculed by people around her.
"Well, Miss Lovegood, we all know what you said, or do you know any more secrets?"
The girl continued to speak, and Luna could only shake her head silently. She and Dolly were indeed not very familiar with each other.
As for the mutual magical attraction between her and Dolly, and the fact that her wand wanted to bring the two together, Luna wasn't someone who spoke without thinking; she was just being straightforward.
So Luna naturally wouldn't tell this secret involving Dolly's body and magic, and simply remained silent.
Luna's silence was also regarded as a lie and a loss after her celebrity-clinging was exposed, and she was then quietly isolated.
If Dolly could see all this, she would understand that basic social interaction at the beginning is very important.
In the shortest few sentences of communication, everyone will simply understand each other's personality and preferences, and finally form an initial impression as quickly as possible.
Of course, this impression didn't last long.
Because the subsequent dormitory assignment and performance in class are the highlights, but unfortunately, Luna does not have any advantage in this regard.
Soon, the banquet was over.
Dumbledore still ordered the prefects to take the freshmen to their respective dormitories, so that they could get to know the way and learn about the rules and regulations of Hogwarts.
During this process, the senior students will continue to wait in the auditorium, leaving the path and lounge space for the freshmen.
Dolly naturally would not break this rule, not to mention that she also had to go see Harry.
So Dolly came to Luna, smiled, and said, "Long time no see, Luna."
Luna smiled happily. Although she was not angry because others isolated her, the feeling of unhappiness was real.
Now that she saw a familiar friend, who could even be said to be her first friend since childhood, Luna was naturally very happy.
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