Hogwarts: From Squibs to Greatness

Chapter 26 Before the Sorting Ceremony

Professor McGonagall stood in front of everyone, looked at the young faces in front of him, and said.

"Welcome to Hogwarts, the start-of-term banquet is about to begin, but before you take your seats in the auditorium, you must first confirm which college you are entering."

"Sorting is a very important ceremony, because when you are in school, the college is like your home in Hogwarts. You have to take classes with other students in the college, live in the dormitory of the college together, and live in the college's dormitory together. Spend your spare time in the common room."

"The names of the four houses are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin."

"I know that because of some rumors, everyone has some misunderstandings about certain colleges. I still hope that you will change this prejudice."

"Each academy has its own glorious history and has produced outstanding wizards."

"During your time at Hogwarts, your good performance will earn your house points, and any violations will cost your house points."

"At the end of the year, the academy with the highest score will win the Academy Cup, which is a very high honor. I hope that no matter which academy you are assigned to, you can win glory for the academy."

When Professor McGonagall said this, John could clearly feel Hermione watching him, and of course there were many other little wizards who heard John's punishment.

Even John could feel the sight of Professor McGonagall standing in front of him.

"In a few minutes, the sorting ceremony will be held in front of the teachers and students of the whole school. I suggest that you tidy up yourselves and be more energetic while waiting."

She looked away from John, and wandered over Neville's cloak (the cloak strap fastened under the left ear) and the filth on Ron's nose.

Harry, on the other hand, was nervously trying desperately to straighten his messy hair.

Seeing this, John took out his wand and pointed it at Harry, Ron, and Neville.

"Clean up"

With the flash of the spell, Harry's disheveled hair became tame, the ashes from Ron's nose disappeared, and Neville's cloak was fastened again.

"Nice cleansing spell, Mr. Williams, I think I'll give you five points!" Professor McGonagall smiled.

But before John could reply, Professor McGonagall withdrew his smile and said again: "I'll pick you up when it's ready over there.Please be quiet while waiting. "

After speaking, Professor McGonagall pushed open the door and left the room.

"How are they going to put us in exactly which house?" Harry asked Ron in a low voice.

"I guess there's a test to be passed. Fred said it hurt us a lot. I think he was joking."

Although he said so, Ron's pale face at the moment because of nervousness revealed his true thoughts.

Harry's heart skipped a beat, a test?In front of the whole school teachers and students?But thinking that John had already taught him the spell on the train, he felt a little relieved.

Looking around, he found that except for John, everyone was panicking, and then he saw Hermione who was chanting, reciting the spells he had learned quickly.

Seeing Harry approaching John, he asked in a low voice, "John, do you know how to sort houses?"

John was still thinking about Snape's attitude, and it was only when he heard Harry that he came back to his senses.

Seeing Harry who was a little uneasy beside him, John thought for a while and said directly: "Don't worry, I read in a handbook that the Hogwarts sorting ceremony is not dangerous, and even a bit boring, so there is no need to investigate it." What kind of magic will not ask you for knowledge."

Hearing John's words, the people around couldn't help but relax. Among them, Hermione, who was reciting the spell, also breathed a sigh of relief, and temporarily stopped reciting.

After all, compared to other little wizards, John, who can learn spells before entering school, and who is proficient in using them, is obviously a top student.

Xueba read a lot of books, isn't it normal to know something they don't know?
At this moment, a familiar and disgusting voice was heard from behind.

"Oh, my dad is the school trustee. He told me that the sorting ceremony is for us to face the fire dragon, and the fire dragon can distinguish between pure blood, half blood, and Muggles!"

Hearing this, Ron was the first to get upset, and replied directly: "What nonsense are you talking about! My father and brothers all said that they want us to deal with a giant monster!"

"My parents were talking about confronting the dementors..."

"My mom said to read a book of curse spells"

As several pure-blood families or children from mixed-blood families spoke, many people realized that something was wrong.

Although children are easy to deceive, they are not fools. Gradually excluding children from Muggle families, all the little wizards who have been deceived realize that this is a spontaneous collective behavior of wizard parents.

"Really, I thought George and Fred were the only ones who lied to people. I didn't expect my parents and elder brother to cheat people too!" Ron was a little unhappy.

John smiled and didn't say much. He wants to see if you will cooperate with your family in deceiving people when Ginny enters school next year.

Just when the little wizards settled down and started whispering and discussing with each other again.

John felt his sleeve being tugged by someone, turned his head and saw that it was Hermione, and Hermione leaned over at this moment, and asked with some embarrassment: "Well...John, you can lend me that notebook after sorting. see?"

"Of course, I will send someone to your dormitory."

John naturally did not refuse. He really has such a notebook, which is a travel note recorded by a Russian royal wizard 200 years ago. It contains a lot of knowledge about extinct magical animals and wizard-related knowledge. There is an article that introduces Hogwarts.

Tsarist Russians don’t understand this kind of wizarding family fun that has lasted for hundreds of years. Although the sorting hat is not written in the handbook, it is indeed the same as John said, describing the sorting ceremony at Hogwarts as boring.

After all, at that time, except for the magic academy in Tsarist Russia, there would not be any academy's entrance ceremony, which would require little wizards to fight magical animals.

Hearing that John agreed to her request, Hermione smiled: "Thank you, John!"

After Hermione left, Harry asked in a low voice, "John, what did she want from you?"

"It's nothing, I'm just interested in the note I just said."

Hearing this, Harry also had a curious expression on his face. Seeing Harry's expression, John said directly, "I'll lend it to you after she finishes reading it."

Harry nodded, thinking that Harry who was better than Ron in his memory, and Harry who had more contact with John was naturally driven to make progress.

At this moment, Harry and the others heard screams from behind and looked back.

In an instant, he was terrified, and so were the people around him.

From the wall behind them sprang a dozen or so ghosts, pearly-white, translucent ghosts, who slid across the room whispering to each other, paying little attention to the first-years.They seem to be arguing about something.

A chubby little monk-like ghost said: "Forgive, forget, I say, we should give him another chance..."

"My good friar, don't we give Peeves enough chances? But he's got us all ugly nicknames. You know, he can't even reach a basic ghost... eh? I Say, what are you doing here?"

A phantom in a ruffed bodysuit suddenly spots the freshman, and no one answers.

However, he noticed that one of the red-haired boys with long pupils was staring at him. There was no fear in his eyes. Instead, he saw some kind of strong curiosity and exploration in those eyes.

This made him shiver uncontrollably, as if he would be caught and studied by a boy in the next second.

Indeed, John thought so too. This was the first time he had seen ghosts. He was very curious about the birth principle of ghosts and their current state.

Is it the soul, or the remaining thinking body under the influence of magic power?

It may be that John's eyes were too hot, which made the ghost ignore other things, and quickly left the room through the wall. The fat monk who talked to the ghost before did not expect this to happen, but he didn't care.

Looking back at the little wizards with a smile, he said, "New students!Hope you get a Hufflepuff!I was at that academy before. "

After speaking, he also turned his head and left the room, and disappeared through the wall. John then retracted his gaze, but ghosts were added to the study plan in his mind.

Not long after the fat monk disappeared, everyone heard a shrill voice: "Move forward now, the sorting ceremony is about to begin. "

Professor McGonagall opened the door and entered, and the little wizards who were still talking for a moment were quiet, and the noisy room was extremely quiet for a moment.

Nodding in satisfaction, Professor McGonagall said to the freshmen: "Now, stand in a single file and follow me. "

Although the tension in his heart was relieved a lot because of John's comfort, Harry still felt that his legs were filled with lead.

At this moment, he was following John, and Ron, Neville, and Hermione were following him.

They walked out of the room, through the foyer, and through a pair of double doors into the sumptuous auditorium.

As soon as they entered the auditorium, all the freshmen exclaimed. They had never seen such a magical, beautiful and magnificent place.

At this moment, in the auditorium, students from other grades of the college are already sitting around four long tables. Thousands of candles floating in mid-air above the tables illuminate the auditorium brightly. Plate And Goblet.

There is another long table on the upper stage of the auditorium, which is the teacher's seat.

Looking up, I saw stars shining on the velvety black ceiling, as if someone had placed a corner of the real sky in the auditorium.

When Harry was astonished, he heard Hermione's voice behind him: "There is magic here, and it looks like the sky outside. I read about it in "Hogwarts: A School History."

Professor McGonagall took the first-years over there, and lined them up facing all the seniors, with the teachers behind them.

Candles were flickering, hundreds of faces staring at them were like pale lanterns, and ghosts also shone dimly among the students with a dim silver light.

John found that many people were staring at him. He even saw George and Fred making faces at him. Of course, apart from the curious and friendly eyes, he also noticed a few eyes full of resentment.

Looking in that direction, he saw a group of little snakes staring at him on the long table of Slytherin, including his dear cousin and cousin.

It seemed that he had noticed that John was watching them, and he saw one of them, a guy with pimples from an unknown family, cut his neck.

But in John's eyes, this guy was like a mischievous toad, which made John couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Those guys didn't expect John's reaction at all. They were stunned for a while, and soon they all blushed with anger.

Instead of paying attention to these clowns, John turned his head to look in another direction again. The sight in that direction made him feel threatened, which is the natural reaction of creatures to natural enemies.

Sure enough, he met a pair of calm, intelligent blue eyes.

It was Dumbledore. When the old man saw John looking at him, he winked at him playfully.

(End of this chapter)