The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 10 Sorting Ceremony
A group of first-year puppies carefully followed Hagrid's footsteps, stumbling along the way, and walked down a steep and narrow path.The Weasley brothers still protected Ada one after the other, and Fred who was walking in front would remind Ada and George to be careful.

"Turn this corner, and you're about to see Hogwarts for the first time!" Hagrid called back to the first years.

"Wow!!!" All kinds of exclamations sounded from the crowd.

A black lake suddenly opened up at the end of the narrow path.On the high hillside on the other side of the lake stands a majestic castle with spiers and windows shining under the starry sky.

Ada looked at the castle from a distance, and the little lights came through the window, as if to illuminate the way back for wanderers from afar.

Hagrid led everyone to the shore, where a fleet of small boats was moored.Hagrid ordered no more than four people per boat, and bento boarded first.The little bean dings also invited their friends to start boarding the boat.Ada was the first to find an empty boat, let the twins get on the boat first, and then Ida called another person to get on the boat before Ida boarded the boat.

This person had just met while looking for a boat—Angelina Johnson, a dark-skinned little girl with pigtails.

After seeing everyone boarded the boat, Hagrid started to lead everyone forward.A group of small boats rowed forward across the quiet lake, and the lights of the majestic castle flickered in the dark night, like a lighthouse in the sea.

The boat carried the four of Ada through the cliff and the ivy curtain covering the front of the cliff, and through a dark tunnel, and finally stopped at what should be an underground dock.

Everyone waited in place for a while, and after counting the ships, Hagrid led everyone forward.After passing through a tunnel in the rock, at last we came to a flat, wet meadow in the shadow of the castle.They climbed a flight of stone steps and gathered in front of a huge oaken door.

Hagrid raised a fist the size of a casserole pot, and knocked three times on the castle gate.

The oak door opened immediately, and Professor McGonagall appeared in front of the door wearing a black robe.With a straight face and an extremely serious expression, she scanned the crowd, and naturally saw Ada standing between the two fiery red-haired teenagers.

"She looks so serious!" whispered George.

"It's not easy to deal with!" Fred frowned and looked at Professor McGonagall.

"It's really scary." Angelina echoed in a low voice.

The stern and meticulous Professor McGonagall looks really bluffing. Ada whispered, "Professor McGonagall is a nice person, as long as you don't fall into her hands." From Ada's point of view, McGonagall Although Professor Ge is strict, she is also a gentle person.

"Freshmen, Professor McGonagall." Hagrid pointed at the students behind him.

"Thank you, Hagrid. Leave it to me here." Professor McGonagall said to Hagrid, "Freshmen, keep quiet and follow me."

Professor McGonagall motioned for everyone to follow her, and then walked along the stone floor first.The four of Ada followed along with the crowd, and the buzzing voices of hundreds of people came from the door on the right.

Finally, led by Professor McGonagall, the first-year students came to a small empty room at the other end of the hall.With the influx of a group of people, the small room suddenly seemed a bit crowded.The Weasley brothers still played the role of the flower protector, but this time there was an extra Angelina Johnson.

"Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall. "The opening banquet is about to begin, but before you take your seats in the auditorium, you must first confirm which college you have entered. Classification is a This is an important ceremony, because the college is like your home at Hogwarts while you are at school. You will attend classes with other students in the college, live in the college dormitory together, and spend time together in the college common room After school time.

"The names of the four houses are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each house has its own glorious history..."

Professor McGonagall held a conference above, and the more courageous students held small meetings below.

Angelina asked, "Do you know how to sort into schools?" She was very worried about the sorting ceremony, and she was afraid that she would not be able to pass it.

Ada couldn't remember, she just thought it shouldn't be too difficult.After all, Hogwarts will also recruit some children from Muggle families. If sorting is difficult, then these people may have to pack up their things and go home when they are sorted.

"We don't know, it shouldn't be too difficult, after all, we are only in the first grade." The twins said.

Hearing what the twins said, Angelina was right to think about it, and she wasn't so scared anymore. A group of first-grade children couldn't be going to face the giant monster, right?

"Gryffindor is the best house, Ida." George whispered to Ada, but looked at Professor McGonagall who was still talking above.

"Dumbledore graduated from Gryffindor." Fred continued, "And don't go to Slytherin!"

"There are a lot of bad guys there, and that's where the most black wizards are." Just as George finished speaking, several unfriendly eyes cast over him.The twins were not scared at all, but stared back one by one.

Sure enough, Slytherin's style review was murdered from a baby.Ada knew that the two were explaining to herself that Angelina also came from a wizard family, so the four academies naturally knew about it.But isn't it common sense that there are five of the four major colleges?Shouldn't it be Azkaban that you should never go to?
"Understood, but the college is not a commodity in Diagon Alley, so I can choose it or not? It would be interesting if the four of us each had a college." Ada said while staring back at the few people just now.If you dare to stare at me, you will pull out your eyelashes!
"In a few minutes, the sorting ceremony will be held in front of all the teachers and students of the school. I suggest that you tidy up yourselves while waiting." Professor McGonagall said, "I will pick you up when the other side is ready, remember to keep Quiet!"

After speaking, Professor McGonagall left the room.

"I'm still very nervous about the sorting ceremony, is it a test or something else?" Angelina asked again after Mag left.

"Don't think so much, Angelina, you'll know in a while." Ada patted Angelina's shoulder and said comfortingly, "It's already here, you won't drive us home again, will you?"

Suddenly screams sounded from around them. It turned out that more than [-] ghosts jumped out of the wall behind them, and Angelina, who looked nervous, jumped up directly.The first-years stared in horror at the pearly white, translucent ghosts, who didn't pay attention to the frightened little beanies, or they didn't expect that they could scare Hogwarts student...

The ghosts whispered to each other, then moved across the room, and the fish disappeared through the opposite wall.

Professor McGonagall had also returned at this time, and said to the freshmen: "Now, stand in a single file and follow me."

Everyone followed Mag to the auditorium. Tens of thousands of candles floating in the air illuminated the auditorium very brightly, and the velvety black ceiling was dotted with stars.

There is a long table on the upper stage of the auditorium, which is the teacher's seat, and four tables are placed on the lower end, corresponding to the four colleges.

The freshmen faced the students below, hundreds of faces looking at them, mixed with the hazy silver light of the ghosts.

Professor McGonagall placed a four-legged stool in front of the new students, and she put a wizard hat on the stool.The hat, patch upon patch, was worn and very dirty.For the first time, Ada felt that compared with the sorting hat, those clothes in the orphanage were so clean!

There was no sound in the auditorium, and the Sorting Hat began to twist, and a wide slit opened like a mouth—the Sorting Hat sang:

You may think I'm not pretty,
But don't judge a book by its cover,
……

……

in my hand (although i don't even have a hand)
you are absolutely safe

Because I am a thinking magic hat!
When the Sorting Hat sang and bowed, the audience burst into thunderous applause.

"Now, you don't have to worry, Angelina." Ada smiled at Angelina.Angelina finally let go of a hanging heart.

At this moment, Professor McGonagall took a few steps forward with a roll of parchment.

"Whoever I call now gets a stool, puts on a hat, and waits for sorting," she said. "Joel Angie!"

A slightly chubby little boy came out of the queue, looking a little messy.He put on his hat, sat down, and waited a while.

"Hufflepuff!" the Sorting Hat announced loudly.

The table on the right applauded and cheered Joel Angie, who also sat down at that table.

"Cody Avery!"

Avery came out, looking very stinky, and he was the only one who stared at Ada just now.The Sorting Hat had barely touched his head before announcing, "Slytherin!"

Avery put down his hat, and a self-conscious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and walked towards the Slytherin table calmly.

Professor McGonagall called the names of several people, and the sorting hat also assigned these people to their respective colleges.

"Cedric Diggory!"

A slender and handsome boy sat on the stool and put on the sorting hat.The Sorting Hat stayed for a long time this time, "Hufflepuff!"

……

The sorting was still going on, but there were not many people left. Angelina, who had been anxious before, had been sorted into Gryffindor. The girl's excitement could be seen through her dancing ponytail.

"Alia Spinnet!"

"Gryffindor!"

Professor McGonagall glanced at the parchment, then looked up at Ada who was a little distracted, and said, "Esmeralda Drizzt!"

(End of this chapter)