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Chapter 4111 4113 [New Semester]

Ye Qi pulled the carriage carrying Xiang Nan and others, circled the outer wall of Hogwarts, and finally arrived at the gate of Hogwarts.

It was an imposing wrought-iron gate flanked by stone columns and surmounted by winged boar statues.

Because the name Hogwarts comes from the hog. Legend has it that Hogwarts was chosen here because Rowena Ravenclaw was guided by a hog in her dream and came to the cliff by the lake.

In ancient Greek mythology, Chrysaor, the giant son of Poseidon and Medusa, the holder of the golden sword, is portrayed as a winged warthog.

Legend has it that he and the water nymph Calliloe gave birth to the giant Geryon and the snake woman Echidna. Echidna and the giant Typhon gave birth to Chimaera, Hydra, Sphinx, Harpy, Nemean Lion, the three-headed dog of the underworld, the fierce dragon of Colchis, and other monsters. Therefore, Chrysaor is also called the "ancestor of monsters."

The carriage stopped in front of the castle. Everyone got off, walked up the steps, passed through the huge oak door, passed through the deep vestibule, and came to the school's auditorium.

The hall was still magnificent, and had been decorated for the new term banquet, with hundreds of candles hanging over the tables, making the golden plates and goblets sparkle.

Everyone sat down at the long table of their own college, waiting for the sorting ceremony of the freshmen.

"When does the sorting start? I'm starving. I can eat a cow." Joey Farrell said, holding his stomach.

"Don't be in a hurry. After the division of the courtyards, we can have a big meal." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the auditorium opened, and Professor McGonagall led a group of freshmen in, and then the sorting ceremony officially began.

As usual, the Sorting Hat first sang a new song, introducing its origin and how it allocated the houses.

Gryffindor focuses on courage, Ravenclaw focuses on wisdom, Slytherin focuses on ambition, and Hufflepuff focuses on honesty. It will assign students to the appropriate college according to their characteristics.

Of course, if none of them fit, they will be classified into Hufflepuff, because it is the most tolerant house. It is willing to accept even if there are no strengths.

"This is not the song it sang last time it sorted us," Gregory said as he applauded with everyone else.

“It sings a different song every year,” Benjamin laughed. “It must have a pretty dull life as a hat, doesn’t it? I guess it takes a whole year to come up with the next song.”

Then the sorting ceremony officially began.

Xiang Nan didn't pay attention to this matter because he was eavesdropping on the students' conversation. Everyone was talking about the "mysterious wizard", and each of them looked nervous and frightened.

In their opinion, this so-called "mysterious wizard" is much more terrifying than Voldemort.

Because Voldemort's horror is obvious. He simply advocates "pure blood supremacy" and discriminates against, attacks, and kills Muggle wizards.

But the terrifying "mysterious wizard" is in the dark. No one knows who he is, what he wants to do, why he absorbs the magic power of wizards, and how he does it...

The more unknown and terrifying it is, the more everyone will feel insecure.

"I don't know who he is."

"I wonder if he will come to Hogwarts."

"My parents don't want me to report to school anymore~"

The students were talking about it, especially those who lived in the wizarding world and were more informed, all of them had a look of worry on their faces. However, wizards like Joey Farrell and Benjamin Winslet who lived in the Muggle world didn't know about this at all, so their mentality was much better.

……

Soon the sorting ceremony was over and Professor McGonagall took away the sorting hat and four-legged stool.

  Headmaster Dumbledore stood up and said, "Welcome!" The light from the candles made his beard sparkle, "Welcome to Hogwarts in the new school year!

We also welcome a new professor to join our team, he is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher - Tim Brown, welcome everyone! "

A male wizard of ordinary appearance, about fifty years old, stood up.

The students applauded.

Last year, Austin Amelio, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, was bitten by a blood-venom jellyfish while traveling in France and had to rest for at least half a year.

However, Xiang Nan believed that after his injury healed, he would not dare to take up this position again. After all, it was rumored that this position was cursed by Voldemort, and no teacher could teach for a full year.

Although this curse may not be true, the fact is that over the past few decades, teachers of Hogwarts' Defense Against the Dark Arts have often had accidents and rarely taught for more than a year.

Therefore, it is better to believe it exists than to believe it does not exist.

"Also, first-year students, please note that students are prohibited from entering the woods on campus. Some of our old classmates should also remember this." Dumbledore said, "Also, the administrator Mr. Filch also asked me to remind everyone not to perform magic in the corridors during class breaks.

The review of Quidditch players will be held in the second week of this semester. Students in their second year and above who are interested in joining the house team should contact Madam Hooch.

Okay, I'm done talking, let's eat~"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the originally empty long table was suddenly covered with all kinds of delicious dishes.

"Finally, we can eat." Joey cheered and immediately grabbed a chicken leg and started to eat it voraciously.

The classmates also followed suit and ate with relish.

……

"You can try out for the Quidditch team in your second year. I must give it a try and try to get into the Quidditch team." Benjamin said excitedly.

Although he lived in the Muggle world and didn't even know about magic before entering Hogwarts last year, he fell in love with Quidditch as soon as he saw it and was crazy about it.

"I'll go with you. I want to join the team, too." Gregory said with the same hope, "Siv, do you want to come with us?"

"I won't go. You guys go and have fun. I will cheer you on." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled when he heard that.

Joining the Quidditch team is not as simple as playing two games. The key is to continue training so that you can hone your flying ability and develop a tacit understanding with your teammates.

But this would take a lot of time, and Xiang Nan was worried that he didn't have enough time. He had to read all the books in the library this year and try to become an Animagus. Time was very tight, so how could he have time to participate in Quidditch games?

"That's a pity, you fly so well." Seeing him say that, Gregory and Benjamin both felt sorry.

Because Xiang Nan was the best flyer among the first-year students, not inferior to the Quidditch players at all. But he himself didn't want to go, and no one could do anything about it.