I travel through countless worlds at the same time

Higashino Yuu shook his head and chuckled.

"But I saw a very interesting statement in a book at Flourish and Blotts, which said that the founders of the four academies used the method of taking a boat to get here. In other words, we are now walking the same path that the founders of the four academies walked."

"Oh……"

She nodded slightly, and then Hermione looked at Higashino Yuu with an increasingly strange look.

"Why do you know so much about old books and school history? How long have you been in Flourish and Blotts?"

Theoretically speaking, it is impossible for normal freshmen to know these things!

"All the time, of course."

"what?"

At this moment, not only Hermione was stunned, but even Neville and the blond boy on the side also looked over sideways.

"Didn't I tell you? Because I'm an orphan, I stayed at Flourish and Blotts to work after buying books in Diagon Alley."

Higashino Yu shrugged.

Can you do this?

Hermione looked at him with wide eyes. Although she didn't say anything, her expression showed it clearly.

"How on earth did you do that!"

"That's easy, right? Maybe Flourish and Blotts Bookstore doesn't need too many staff members during normal times, but the start of the school year is the busiest time, so how could they need too few staff members? I asked him directly if he needed temporary workers. I could pay him whatever I wanted, but he had to provide me with food and accommodation and allow me to read books when I was not busy. Then the boss agreed immediately..."

"You never told me this!"

Hermione pouted and was a little angry, especially when she thought about how she had boasted in the car that she had memorized all the textbooks, she couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

"Then I probably forgot."

Higashino Youxiao didn't care too much. The reason why he worked at Flourish and Blotts, besides being able to read books, was also to get in touch with more people in the wizarding world so that he could learn some magic for free from them.

It turned out that his idea was right.

Although I didn't learn any unforgivable curses or spells used for combat during this period, I did learn a lot of small spells for daily life.

After passing through a series of rocky cliffs, the boat carried the freshmen through the ivy-covered secret caves on the front of the cliff and arrived at a place similar to a dock. Finally, they stepped on the pebbles and reached the shore.

"Gugua~"

A fat toad landed on Higashino Yu's feet and made a sound.

"Laifu, my Laifu!"

Neville jumped off the boat and was stunned at first, then hurriedly grabbed the toad.

However, before he could touch the toad, it jumped away.

"Whoo~"

A gust of emerald green wind blew up out of nowhere, slowly lifting up the toad that had just jumped into the air. Then the whirlwind dragged the 0.2 toad onto Higashino Yu's palm before slowly disappearing.

"Give."

"Oh~ Thank you."

Dragging the toad in both hands, Neville was ecstatic and cheered while holding the toad in his arms.

"What kind of magic was that? Why didn't I hear you chant a spell?"

Hermione looked at him with increasing curiosity.

"Haha, it's just some little tricks. No spells are needed at all."

Dongye You smiled and didn't explain too much, mainly because he didn't know how to explain this kind of thing.

Just then Hagrid also came down from the boat and asked everyone to follow him.

After passing through a long tunnel, everyone finally arrived at a lawn under the shadow of the castle.

Hagrid led everyone up a flight of stairs, and they finally arrived in front of the gate of Hogwarts.

71. The Fat Friar’s Curiosity

"Is everyone here?"

After counting the number of people again and again, Hagrid raised his fist, which was bigger than a casserole, and pounded it on the oak door of the castle.

Soon the door opened, and Professor McGonagall, wearing an emerald green robe, stood at the door with a solemn expression.

"Professor McGonagall, a first-year student." Hagrid said in a rough and careless voice.

"Thank you, Hagrid. I'll take care of the rest."

Professor McGonagall said as she opened the door completely.

The spacious foyer behind the gate was exaggerated, with a ceiling so high that you couldn't see the top. The stairs were all made of marble, and there were blazing torches burning everywhere on the walls, making the entire hall as bright as day.

Even though he had seen the movie, Higashino Yu was still shocked by being in it now.

I'm afraid only a wizard can build such a castle!

The freshmen team followed Professor McGonagall along the stone-paved road, and soon she led everyone to a small house at the end of the hall.

Dozens or even a hundred people were squeezed into the small room, which was obviously a bit crowded. Although it was not as crowded as sardines in a can, it was still shoulder to shoulder.

Professor McGonagall's eyes swept across the faces of the new students one by one, and finally she spoke slowly.

"Welcome to Hogwarts then."

"The opening banquet will begin soon, but before you take your seats in the auditorium, you must first confirm which college you will each enter."

"House Sorting is a very important ceremony, because Hogwarts is like your home during the school. You will attend classes with other students in the house, live together, and spend your spare time in the common room together."

"The four houses are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Racked, and Slytherin."

"Each college has its own glorious history, and has produced outstanding wizards. During your time at Hogwarts, your outstanding performance will add points to your college, and any violation of the rules will also deduct points from the college."

"At the end of the year, the colleges with the highest scores will receive the College Cup. This is a great honor. I hope that no matter which college you are assigned to, you can bring glory to your college."

Professor McGonagall glanced over the freshman's face again.

"In a few minutes, the Sorting Ceremony will begin. I suggest that you tidy up your appearance and look more energetic."

As she spoke, her eyes couldn't help but fall on a few freshmen who looked a little sloppy.

"I'll pick you up once it's ready. Please keep quiet while you wait."

Professor McGonagall said and left the room.

Just like all primary school students, the freshmen waiting here did not keep quiet as Professor McGonagall had instructed. It could even be said that as soon as Professor McGonagall closed the door, the whole room became lively.

"Do you know how to sort the houses?"

Hermione tugged at Higashino Yu's clothes, blinking her big eyes.

"If I told you, then there wouldn't be any surprise at all."

Higashino Yuu smiled.

It seemed that playing pranks on freshmen who had not yet enrolled was a tradition of all wizards. During the time he worked in Diagon Alley, he had heard no less than five versions of the story.

There was talk of releasing the spell in public;

There is talk of fighting giant monsters;

There is talk of fighting a dragon;

Others say that one should put their hand on a crystal ball to test their talent;

One person even said he would shout "Hail Hufflepuff! The other houses are garbage" in front of everyone.

Then a few days later he saw that man's face was covered with wounds. Some people said that it was because what he said during the day reached his wife's ears at night, and then he was punished by his wife.

By the way, the man also said that his wife had been a Beater for Gryffindor.

Anyway, it's really outrageous.

Hermione's face turned pale with nervousness: "I just hope it's a surprise instead of a shock."

The young wizards around them listened to the entrance exam talk by several classmates who claimed to have "inside" information, and their faces became even more panicked. Only Dong Yeyou stood there as steady as an old dog.

There was no other way. If possible, he would like to panic, but knowing the plot, he really couldn't panic.

The only thing I am looking forward to is which college he will be assigned to in the end.

Just then, a large group of ghosts suddenly jumped out of the wall and interrupted their conversation.

Under the stunned gaze of a group of freshmen, a group of ghosts emerged from the wall and floated across the room. They did not pay much attention to the first-year freshmen. There were new students every year, and they had lived in the castle for so many years that they could not remember how many classes of freshmen they had welcomed.

"what?"

Suddenly, the fat monk who was walking at the end of the ghost noticed Higashino Yuu.

Then it slowly floated in front of him.

"Huh? What's the problem?"

Looking at the ghost in front of him, Higashino Yuya tilted his head slightly and looked at the other party without any fear.

"No, nothing, I just feel...you seem different from others." The fat monk looked at her for a long time but couldn't figure out what was going on. He could only shake his head and said, "I hope you will be sorted into Hufflepuff. I used to study in that house."

As soon as the fat monk left, Hermione subconsciously grabbed Dong Yeyou's clothes and asked.

"What did he mean by that?"

"I don't know about that. Maybe it's because I'm handsome."

Higashino Yu shrugged.

580

"Tsk, look at what you can do."

Hermione turned her head to the side and muttered.

Looking at the marble wall, Higashino You speculated that the reason for this situation just now was most likely related to his identity as the God of Death.

Although the two worlds are different, the god of death represents the soul after all. Souls attract souls, so it is not difficult to understand that one can attract the attention of ghosts.

While he was talking, Professor McGonagall came back.

Looking at her solemn face, the originally lively little house suddenly became silent.

"Now get in a line and follow me."

Soon, under the command of Professor McGonagall, all the freshmen lined up in a row and followed Professor McGonagall out of the room, through the entrance hall, and into a luxurious auditorium.

Candles floated in the air, illuminating the entire auditorium. At the same time, they saw flocks of bats flying over the ceiling of the auditorium from time to time.

In the middle of the auditorium, four tables several dozen meters long were already filled with students, with shiny golden plates and transparent goblets neatly placed on the tables.

There is also a table at the top of the auditorium, which is the teacher's seat.

Not long after, Professor McGonagall placed a square stool in front of the freshmen, and then placed a traditional wizard hat that looked like it was not old on the stool.

72. Ravenclaw

The reason why you can't tell its age is that the hat has patches all over it and is fuzzy from being worn. Although it hasn't been washed for an unknown period of time as described in other novels, you can tell from the surface that the hat is quite old.

When the hat was placed on the stool, the whole auditorium fell silent.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, the hat actually began to twist coquettishly, and a mouth-like gap opened up and it began to sing.

“You may think I’m not pretty enough.

But don't judge a book by its cover.

If you can find a smarter hat than mine,

I could eat myself..."

The sound is not bad, but it is interesting.

"Do you think the patches on its body were sewn by itself?"

Looking at the twisting hat, Higashino Yu pondered for two seconds and suddenly looked at Hermione beside him.

“This… no way…”