Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 8 Sorting Ceremony
"Heh, incompetent roar." Mike shook his head, speaking with disdain. "Okay, someone will tell me what happened."

Harry and Ron surrounded him, and they explained to Mike why Malfoy came just now.

Mike chuckled, he actually knew Malfoy's intentions very well.

Little Mr. Malfoy had come with good intentions this time, but he was clearly a spoiled kid.He approves of Harry, but despises Ron.The most important thing is that he actually thinks that Harry, who grew up in the Muggle world, can understand his theory of pure blood supremacy, especially under the premise that both Harry's parents died at the hands of Voldemort, the leader of the pure blood nobles.

It can be said that the two are not in the same camp by nature, want to win over Harry?Simply fantastic.

"When he comes again in the future, you can come to me and I will solve it. I have dealt with many such things when I was wandering on the streets." Mike said solemnly to the two.

"You're so handsome!" It was Ron and Harry.

Hermione's focus was different from the two.

"What, have you been wandering the streets?"

"Yes, I am an orphan."

"Sorry, I meant..."

Hermione realized that she had said something wrong and apologized hastily.

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Mike interrupted without waiting for Hermione to finish. "The train is going to Hogwarts soon, let's change quickly. Ma'am, I think you need to dodge a bit. Also, thank you Neville, your courage just now is astonishing, you will definitely be sorted Ryffindor's."

Hermione blushed and ran away.

Harry and the others quickly changed into wizard robes, and they all regarded Mike as the backbone without knowing it.

Mike also changed into the second-hand robe that Hogwarts had given him.

The robe was obviously too small and could only cover Mike's calf, while Harry's robe was tailored and firmly covered his shoes.

Ron's robe was obviously second-hand or even a lot of hands. He felt a little inferior when he saw Harry's new robe.

Mike was different, he didn't care at all whether the shabby robes on his body would attract contemptuous eyes from others.He walked off the train with Harry and Ron in great strides.

As soon as they got off the train, a tall figure caught the attention of the three of them.Hagrid's size was hard to go unnoticed in this group of young wizards.

"First year! First year come this way! Harry, come this way, how are you?" Hagrid finally spotted the three of them.

Under Hagrid's leadership, a black lake appeared before everyone's eyes.

A castle stood on the hillside across the lake. Under the light of the stars, the entire Hogwarts castle seemed to be a pearl dotted in the night sky. Compared with it, even the moon was eclipsed.

"No more than four people per boat!" Hagrid led the little wizards onto the boat.

Harry and Ron boarded the boat first, followed by Mike and Hermione.Originally, Neville also planned to take the same boat with Mike, but seeing Hermione boarded the boat first, he could only leave aggrieved.

Hagrid rowed his boat that could be sunk by him at any time, and the little wizards followed slowly.It didn't take long for Mike to feel the majesty of Hogwarts as they approached.

Unlike in the distance, the interior of Hogwarts is now brightly lit, and there are many spiers in the castle, which is very shocking.

"Look down!"

Mike and the others fell into a state of dementia until Hagrid woke them up with a loud roar.

The crowd came to the pier underground of the castle along a dark tunnel, and finally gathered in front of a huge oak door under Hagrid's leadership.

Neville's toad finally returned to Neville's hands on the road, and Neville was so excited that he couldn't make a sound.

Mike, who noticed the movement over there, looked at Neville, who happened to meet Neville's eyes, and gave him an encouraging look.

The door was suddenly opened, and a tall witch in an emerald green robe looked at the little wizards standing in front of the door. Her expression was serious, her lips were tightly pressed, and her eyes drifted past Mike and Harry inadvertently. It was Professor McGonagall.

"Thank you, Hagrid, leave the rest to me."

She bid farewell to Hagrid, and led a group of young wizards into the castle.Under the oppression of her momentum, the little wizards who were chatting with each other were all silent, and followed Professor McGonagall like a chick following an old hen.

Passing through the huge castle foyer, everyone finally stopped in a small room.

"Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall, "but before you officially enter the school, you still need to go through the sorting ceremony to decide which college you will study in for the next seven years."

"The four colleges are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each has bred countless outstanding wizards, and they have all made great contributions to the wizarding world. In addition, The school holds the College Cup every year, I hope you all can perform well and strive to win glory for your college.""

"The sorting ceremony will be held in front of all the teachers and students in a few minutes. Before that, I suggest you tidy up your appearance." Professor McGonagall stared at the stain on Ron's nose, turned and left.

Sensing McGonagall's gaze, Mike took out his wand and pointed it at Ron's nose, "Clean it up." The stain on Ron's nose disappeared instantly.

Noticing that Mike had released the Cleansing Charm, Hermione opened her mouth in excitement.

"You actually learned to clean up! I haven't learned it yet, it's so difficult!"

Mike smiled politely at her and didn't care. At this moment, his attention was all on the white and transparent figures that suddenly emerged from the wall behind them, ghosts.

He is very interested in these ghosts, what kind of life forms are they?Does the soul really exist?
Soon Professor McGonagall came back, and she brought the little wizards into the auditorium.

Mike swore he had never seen such a magical auditorium.

The students wearing long robes sat around the four long tables, and candles floated in the air above the long tables. If you look up, you can see the ceiling.I don't know what kind of magic they cast on the ceiling. The ceiling doesn't seem to exist. The moonlight outside shines straight down, and the stars and lights are dotted in the night sky.

"Uh huh!" Professor McGonagall coughed and drew the freshmen's attention back. There was a high wooden chair in front of her, and on it was a pointed wizard hat that must have been patched and dilapidated. "Next, I will start the roll call, and the students whose names I have read sit on the chairs and put on the sorting hat."

Mike was a little surprised, this didn't match his expectation, the Sorting Hat didn't even sing!
But he didn't have time to think about it. Professor McGonagall began to roll the roll, and he was the first name to be read.

"Mike Townley!"

Mike strode forward. He had already decided which house to go to, Ravenclaw.

According to the original book and the information I inquired in Diagon Alley these days, Slytherin is the gathering place of pure-blood families, so pass.Hufflepuff is a collection station for mediocrity, and it is also pass.

Of the remaining Ravenclaw and Gryffindor, Mike chose Ravenclaw.

First, the fighting power of Ravenclaw students clearly crushed Gryffindor, and the Concentration Camp for the top students was not called for nothing.

Second, Ravenclaw, like Slytherin, is also rich in dark wizards.You must know that the literal translation of Ravenclaw is "raven's claw", and the implicit meaning is "greedy predator".Where did all the books in the Hogwarts library come from?Most of them were looted by Ravenclaw and its students from other places. Therefore, Ravenclaw students are good at fighting and do not reject plundering.

This can be seen from their dean, Filius Flitwick, the dean of a school of academic masters is actually a fighting champion?If Ravencrow were all nerds, then the Dean could never be him.

In short, Ravenclaw is simply a paradise for Mike to cultivate his henchmen.

Let's go back to the auditorium. Mike picked up the sorting hat. Although the sorting hat was dirty, he didn't feel disgusted at all, and at the same time he said silently: "Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw, let me go to Ravenclaw Crowe."

The moment he put on the Sorting Hat, a somewhat funny voice sounded in his mind.

"Wow, a strange little wizard. With ambition and outstanding magical talent, if it weren't for your bloodline, Slytherin would definitely be the most suitable house for you." The Sorting Hat paused, "What? Going to Laven Crow? Not out of the question, but maybe Gryffindor would suit you better. Already decided? All right then."

"Ravenclaw!"

The Sorting Hat announced the result loudly.

Immediately, the students on the second table on the left applauded violently. The first freshman this year is theirs, which is a lucky start.

(End of this chapter)