The demon monk in the second dimension

They were riding in the Thestrals that older students used when they entered the school.

Upon arriving at the station, Hagrid explained the situation to the Hogwarts staff and successfully got Summer Solstice onto the train.

The Hogwarts Express is a very old-fashioned steam train.

Because of restoration spells and other magic, wizarding items can generally last a long time.

On the way to Platform 9¾, Xia Zhi was the only person on the entire steam train, which was quite impressive.

On the train, a female vendor selling snacks even went up to Xia Zhi and tried to sell them to him.

"Young master, would you like any snacks?"

Summer Solstice: ...

You work so hard, your salary must be very high, right?

As a "righteous cultivator," Xia Zhi couldn't refuse, so he took out a few Galleons and bought a lot of snacks.

The saleswoman beamed and even gave Xia Zhi a bag of Bibi-Flavored Beans as a gift.

Chapter 273 It's too hard for righteous cultivators.

When the Hogwarts Express came to a stop at Platform 9¾, Xia Zhi could see many young wizards passing through the walls onto the platform.

On the Hogwarts Express, each year has its own carriage, and students of different years cannot sit together.

The student council president and prefects will be responsible for investigating this matter.

Summer Solstice sat in the seat reserved for new students for a while and soon other young wizards boarded the bus.

He saw a little witch with messy hair and chubby cheeks looking for a seat, and then immediately noticed a huge pile of snacks on his seat.

She glanced at it and subconsciously said to Xia Zhi.

"Eating so much sugar will cause cavities."

Summer Solstice: ...

This outfit and tone of voice, especially the focus on cavities that ordinary wizards wouldn't even notice, could this little witch be our "know-it-all" Hermione Granger?

Although it was well-intentioned advice, the tone was a bit too stiff, as if to say, "You should do as I say."

Let alone children, even adults would feel dissatisfied with this.

No wonder Hermione is disliked by those around her.

But considering the increasingly beautiful little witch she would become in five years, Summer Solstice extended an invitation to Hermione.

"Perhaps you'd be willing to work with me to deal with them?"

Few children dislike eating sweets.

As the daughter of a dentist, Hermione Granger certainly doesn't have much sugar to eat every day, especially since this is a snack from the wizarding world.

She hesitated for only a moment, then immediately nodded and sat down next to Xia Zhi.

"Ok."

Hermione looked through the pile of snacks, picked up a pentagonal box, and looked at what was written on it.

"A magical chocolate frog? Could this really be magic?"

"You'll know once you take it apart."

When Xia Zhi opened the box, a frog immediately jumped out and landed directly on Hermione's face.

"what!"

The little witch screamed and jumped up from her seat.

Xia Zhi grabbed the chocolate frog, put it in her mouth, and bit into it, making a crunching sound.

Hermione clearly saw the frog's exposed leg twitch twice near Xia Zhi's mouth, and she felt completely horrified.

Seeing Hermione's pale face, Xia Zhi chuckled and broke off a frog leg, showing her the cross-section.

"This is a chocolate frog."

Hermione reached out and pinched the frog's leg, her face contorted with displeasure as she held it to her nose and sniffed it. Only when she realized it really did smell like chocolate did she feel relieved.

She angrily threw the frog leg that had startled her into her mouth, crunching away as she ate, and asked Xia Zhi a question.

"Were you born into a wizarding family? My parents were just ordinary people. When Professor McGonagall came to my house, my parents thought she was a fraud."

"I guess you could say I come from a good family background."

Summer Solstice reached out her hand to Hermione.

"Xia Zhi, you can call me Xia. It's nice to meet you."

“I am Hermione Granger, you can call me Hermione.”

The little witch shook hands with him generously, introduced herself, and then bombarded him with a string of questions.

"Your name is Xia Zhi? Are you Chinese? So it should be Zhi Xia?"

"Please don't call me that, it makes me feel very uncomfortable. Summer Solstice or Summer is fine."

While Xia Zhi was chatting with Hermione Granger, a slightly chubby little wizard with black hair walked over.

He looked at Xia Zhi and Hermione, and although he was shy, he still managed to suppress his embarrassment and asked.

"My name is Neville. My toad is missing. Have you seen it?"

Upon hearing Neville's words, Hermione Granger immediately stood up to help.

Xia Zhi took her hand and suggested snacks on the seat.

"Let's share these snacks with the students around us and help Neville find more. There aren't enough for just the two of us to eat."

Hermione thought for a moment and then nodded decisively.

"good idea."

So Neville and Summer Solstice took the snacks and distributed them to the little wizards in the surrounding carriages, mobilizing the crowd.

Hermione and Summer Solstice were also helping, walking towards the other brother's direction.

Each year, Hogwarts has around a hundred new students. After searching through several carriages, Xia Zhi found a boy with platinum blonde hair in one of them.

With such striking hair color and being a newcomer, he is undoubtedly Draco Malfoy.

Two tall, fat boys, Crabbe and Gore, were with him.

At this moment, the three of them were eating snacks from their seats.

Hermione stepped forward and asked the three of them.

"Have you seen Neville's toad? He's very sad that he lost his toad."

Malfoy raised his head and said with a slightly arrogant expression.

"No."

"Oh."

Hermione nodded slightly and left with Xia Zhi without hesitation.

After walking to one end, Hermione was going to take Xia Zhi to the other end.

"Although there are people over there helping to look, there might be some we've missed. Let's go check again."

"That's enough, Hermione."

Xia Zhi pulled Hermione back, who seemed more concerned than Neville, the owner of the lost item, and said with amusement.

“This is a magical world, Neville’s toad won’t get lost. After we stop, we’ll tell the station manager about it, and he’ll find Neville’s toad.”

The two returned to the carriage, and Xia Zhi took out a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans from her pocket. She and Hermione tasted them and tried to figure out what flavor the beans they had just eaten were.

Not long after, Neville came back with his toad to thank the two men.

When the train stopped at the station, Hermione draped her wizard robe over her clothes and got off the train with Summer Solstice.

In front of the station, Hagrid, carrying a lantern, called out loudly.

"Freshmen! First-year students, come here! Harry, are you there?"

After the new students gathered in front of Hagrid, they walked down a somewhat steep and slippery downhill path and then saw Hogwarts Castle.

Many young wizards, including Hermione who was standing next to Summer Solstice, exclaimed in amazement.

After walking a few more steps, the group arrived at the Black Lake.

They boarded a small boat in groups of four, crossed the Black Lake, and then climbed up a ground covered with gravel and pebbles before finally reaching their destination.

At the entrance to Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall rambled on for a while, mostly about studying hard and about house points and trophies.

Xia Zhi noticed that Hermione beside her was eager to try, wishing she could earn a thousand points and win the honor of the Academy Cup for her school.

The new students went to a small room next to the auditorium to wait for their assigned college.

Just then, a group of ghosts flew in.

They spotted the first-year students and struck up conversations with them, smiling.

I felt very uncomfortable during the summer solstice.

"So many ghosts who have lived for hundreds of years, they are full of soul power!"

Feeling the meager magical power within her body, barely enough to wisp a hair's breadth, and watching the unsuspecting ghosts flying around in the sky, Xia Zhi's tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

"It's so hard to be a righteous cultivator!"

Chapter 274 Strikes the Professor with Lightning Upon Enrollment

Not long after, Professor McGonagall confirmed that the Sorting Ceremony was ready and addressed the new students.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please form a single line and follow me."

The freshmen, who were extremely nervous, were not told how to conduct the sorting ceremony. They followed the instructions and walked into the auditorium under the watchful eyes of hundreds of senior students.

Ron Weasley could barely stand, and his face turned pale.

"My two older brothers say we seem to be fighting a giant!"

His words frightened many of the young wizards around him, causing many to show expressions of fear.

Professor McGonagall, the team leader, smirked but said nothing.

Inside the auditorium, thousands of candles floating in the air illuminated the hall.

The long tables of the four colleges were neatly arranged, and even the ceiling of the auditorium was twinkling with starlight.

Hermione whispered to Xia Zhi.

“There’s been a spell cast here, it looks just like the sky outside. I read about it in ‘Hogwarts: A History of the School’.”

Soon, Professor McGonagall placed a high stool in front of the first-year students, and then put the Sorting Hat on the stool.

After waiting a year for the Sorting Hat to finish its song, Professor McGonagall held up a list and began to read.

"Hannah Abbott!"

During the Sorting Ceremony, apart from Harry Potter being sorted into Gryffindor, which caused great excitement among the Gryffindor students, each young wizard was welcomed with applause by the corresponding house after being sorted.

Summer Solstice discovered that Hufflepuff had the most members of the four houses, while Slytherin had the fewest.

When the summer solstice came, he put on the dirty-looking Sorting Hat and muttered to himself.

“I saw you like this in Headmaster Dumbledore’s office yesterday, and you’re still like this today. I thought Headmaster Dumbledore would at least give you a bath. How long has it been since you’ve washed yourself?”

The Sorting Hat immediately protested.

“I’m just old, not dirty! After all, I’m a hat with a thousand-year history, you can’t expect me to be as new as I am.”

It peered into Xia Zhi's shallow thoughts, wanting to assign him to the same college, and remained silent for a full five minutes.

Harry Potter hasn't been sorted into his houses for that long.

Everyone was surprised by this unusual situation, turned their attention to it, and began to discuss it.

Dumbledore, however, looked thoughtful.