Simulate the heavens from Faerûn

Chapter 20 Opening of School and School Sorting Ceremony

The door to Hogwarts slowly opened.

The moment the door opens, Hogwarts Castle completely changes.White-gold clouds floated over the castle, driving away the surrounding darkness.Countless magic runes emerged from the castle walls and glowed brightly. A faint blue light shuttled through the clouds, shrouding the castle in a light blue glow. The originally gloomy and ancient castle instantly became magnificent.

When the little wizards were immersed in the huge changes in the castle, behind the wooden door, a middle-aged witch wearing a light yellow wizard robe and long blond braids came out.

"First-year students, I am Professor Spurr."

"Thank you for your hard work, Professor Prewett. Leave it to me when you get here. You can take a rest first."

With a flick of her wand, the two doors suddenly swung open.

As can be seen through the door, the foyer inside is spacious and bright, which perfectly complements the current appearance of the castle.Magic flames burn brightly in the stone basin, which can automatically adjust the brightness and never go out.Marble-paved steps lead directly to the upper floor, and the high-hanging vaults are decorated with complicated patterns. Four huge hourglasses are placed on the side near the door. What flows inside is not gravel, but four-color gemstones that sparkle.

Rey thought to himself: This should be the scoring hourglass of the four colleges. It is much more arrogant than the movies and TV dramas. It is worthy of Hogwarts, magnificent and rich!
The space of the entire foyer was more majestic and grand than what he remembered, and it was wider than it looked from the outside. It was obvious at a glance that it was the effect of magic expansion.Rey walked into Hogwarts Castle along with the crowd. The little wizards around him were all nervous, but he was a little excited, but it seemed that they all reacted the same way, so it didn't seem like Rey was unusual.

Although Rey has seen Hogwarts Castle many times, this is the first time he has actually set foot in it in any sense.Previous life?In his previous life, he was a poor and transparent student, the kind of person who would be unemployed after graduation without being admitted to graduate school. How could he have the money to go to Universal Studios? Even his movies and novels basically depended on free prostitution...

But Rey is very proud now. Although he was not able to waste money on fake goods in his previous life, now he officially represents all the people of Blue Star to set foot in this dreamland (All people of Blue Star: Represented? Why didn’t you get my consent! Forget it! Forget it, I’m used to it), this is the first time that Blue Star people’s soul imprints have left traces here. Rey calmly said that although this is a small step for him, it is a giant step for Blue Star humanity... …

After the professor Spur brought them to the empty room at the other end of the hall, he suddenly put on a serious face, staring at the young wizards who were crowded together and divided into several groups with a serious face. "Welcome." Professor Spoor began to briefly introduce the four houses of Hogwarts to them: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin and each house like power, love , intelligence, power and other traits.

The young wizards present all knew the four major academies very well. After all, they either had extraordinary people in their families or were born in powerful families.Even those young wizards from ordinary families received the basic knowledge from their sponsors before school started.Therefore, Professor Spurr did not talk much, but only emphasized the qualities and characteristics of the four colleges.

However, she used the word ritual when talking about the method of sorting the colleges, which reminded Rey of the witch pet contract ceremony. The ritual means that the sorting ceremony is not as simple as putting on the sorting hat in the movie. After all, it is a The world of magic, but mortal imagination is limited after all.

By the time he came to his senses, Professor Spurr's introduction had come to an end.Her voice turned cold and became extremely serious.

"In a few minutes, the sorting ceremony will be held in front of all teachers and students. I solemnly warn you, no matter what your previous status was or which organization you came from! After the sorting, there will only be houses in Hogwarts! You are all Students of Hogwarts! Forget your previous identities and go to meet your future destination!"

Her stern eyes wandered around the faces of the little wizard group. Under the oppressive gaze, the little wizards all bowed their heads obediently and held their breath. Rey met her gaze, and instead of avoiding it, she looked deeply into it. He nodded in agreement.Professor Spurr saw Rey's brave performance that was different from others. She nodded with satisfaction and smiled back in a very rare way.

"Hey, don't be so dull. The sorting ceremony will be held later. I suggest that while you are waiting here, you should tidy up and be more energetic. After all, this is a major event that will determine your campus life for the next seven years. Wait for preparations over there Okay, I'll come to pick you up, please stay quiet while I wait."

Professor Spurr's voice suddenly softened, as if she was not the one who was so angry just now.After saying that, she turned and left the room.When the door closed, the dull and oppressive atmosphere in the room was broken. Each of the little wizards breathed a sigh of relief and began to tidy up their appearance quietly. It seemed that they had been frightened just now, and they were still frightened now.

After a while, Professor Spurr came back and said to the first-year students: "Now, line up in a single file and follow me."

The little wizards lined up in a row, with Rey walking in the middle and front.They followed Professor Spoor out of the room, through the foyer, and through a double door, and entered an extremely luxurious auditorium. After entering the auditorium, all the little wizards couldn't help but clenched their palms. .

On the ink-black ceiling, dots of bright starlight shone, and thousands of candles floated in mid-air like jellyfish, illuminating the entire auditorium as if it were daylight.

Under the starry sky, all the students except the first-year students were already sitting around four long tables according to the college. They were quietly looking at the freshmen who walked into the auditorium. The shining gold plates and tall wine glasses were placed on the table. Gotta be full.There is another long table on the stage at the top of the auditorium, which is the teacher's seat.

Professor Spurr took the first years over there and lined them up facing the upperclassmen, with the teachers behind them.The candlelight above them flickered, and the hundreds of faces staring at them were like pale lanterns. Ghosts were also mixed among the students, shining with a hazy silver light.What a magical and wonderful place!
While the little wizards were indulging in it, Professor Spurr placed a four-legged stool in front of the first-year students, and then placed a patched and worn pointed wizard hat on the stool.The patina on the wizard's hat reflects the traces of time left on it.

There was silence in the entire auditorium. Under the gaze of everyone, the hat twisted and cracked a wide slit, like a mouth, and sang a song.Yes, as an annual famous scene at Hogwarts, this hat can still sing well. After all, it has a year to think about a new song.

However, as the Sorting Hat sang, Rey faintly felt a faint magic wave resonating with the entire auditorium.He raised his head and glanced at the teacher's desk with the corner of his eye, and found the principal Walter Aragon, a kind old man with gray beard and hair who looked a bit like Gandalf. He was shaking his head in time with the rhythm of the song with his eyes closed, as if he was not aware of it.

The Sorting Hat sang and said thank you, then fell silent and stood still.At this moment, Professor Spur stepped forward, holding a roll of parchment in his hand.

"Whoever's name I call now puts on his hat, sits on the stool, and waits for sorting." She said, "Britney Ebsen."

A little brown witch slowly walked out of the queue and put on her hat. The wide hat almost covered half of her face.

She sat down, and after a moment's pause a strange voice came from the Sorting Hat.

"Ravenclaw."

The second table on the left immediately burst into applause, and several Ravenclaw witches pulled Britney Ebsen to sit down.

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Before the Sorting Hat's turn came, Rey thought carefully. He remembered the introduction to his expertise after taking up the post of Chaos Sorcerer.

[Chaos Magic: Chaos Wizard professional specialty, the magic of Chaos flows in your body, and through fixed casting actions and spells, you can guide it to achieve any purpose you want.It should be noted that the power of chaos will erode your soul and body, and you will unconsciously tend to the chaotic camp. The more this power is used, the faster the erosion will be. ——Power is a double-edged sword and needs to be grasped well. 】

Combining the previous magic fluctuations with the scene in front of him, he guessed the purpose of the sorting ceremony-soul anchoring. This is a camp solidification ceremony for young wizards, which begins when entering the castle.

The four founders of Hogwarts divided the four houses into four houses with four personalities: bravery, loyalty, intelligence, and ambition. They used these extreme personalities to suppress the erosion of the magic of chaos on the young wizards, and subtly influenced the students during their seven years of study. Cultivate a corresponding character, and restrain the erosion of the chaotic magic on yourself through this kind of discipline.

As long as their temperament does not change drastically after graduation, young wizards can live a normal life for a long time by observing the precepts. However, when they get older, their willpower declines, and they fail to maintain the precepts, their chaotic side of magic will be revealed and they will become crazy and ugly.

However, remembering that the Sorting Hat has mind-reading and legilimens powers, Rey couldn't help but worry. He had too many secrets, most of which were hidden. If even a little bit was revealed, he would be ready to GG. He didn't know about Goldfinger. Can you protect him?

But it was too shaky to rely on Goldfinger, and suddenly he had a good idea that would definitely get him into the house he wanted - Gryffindor - without going through the sorting hat. This was related to many of his plans.Moreover, extraordinary people will do extraordinary things.If you want to achieve great things, you need to be ambitious - isn't this what he is talking about!It's definitely not that he wants to pretend to be 13.

"Ray Lord!"

"...Here!" Rey was shouted out of surprise and replied subconsciously. This was one of the habits left over from his previous life. In his previous life, almost every child who had received education and grew up had such a conditioned reflex.

Rey adjusted her robe to look more serious, although to others it looked like a sign of fear.Of course, this may be erring on the side of caution.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, this handsome, blond and sunny boy with a calm expression walked step by step to the Sorting Hat and asked in a deep voice: "Professor Spurr, is there really no danger in the Sorting Ceremony?"

"Mr. Rhodes, don't worry, there is no danger, just put the sorting hat on your head..."

Professor Spurr held the sorting hat and explained with a smile. She suddenly remembered that there were always people who used the sorting ceremony to scare the little wizards.

"Really? I don't really believe it...Professor Spurr, can I check? Someone told me that the sorting ceremony at Hogwarts is dangerous..."

Ray frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"Please check, Mr. Rhodes. You are the first student to make such a request, but you have to hurry up."

Professor Spurr didn't expect that the person he had praised before would suddenly be so courageous. No, it could be said that the little guy was really courageous.

"Thank you."

Rey nodded politely.

Seeing Rey really start to check the sorting hat seriously, a group of senior students couldn't help but whisper, and some even started to laugh at this cautious and timid guy... Surprisingly, there are actually freshmen who believe in the sorting hat. The ritual will be dangerous~
However, they soon stopped laughing.

Rey held the hat with his left hand, and put his right hand into the sorting hat, with a sudden expression of disbelief on his face.The next moment, Rey's right hand pulled out a sharp sword from the hat!

"Clang!"

With a crisp metallic sound, the sword penetrated directly into the stone slab beneath his feet.

The whole Hogwarts was in an uproar, and some timid freshmen were even scared to tears. Every old student couldn't help but be a little frightened. Professor Spurr was startled, and the staff of Hogwarts couldn't help but stand up. Get up.Even the principal, Walter Aragon, looked at the scene with some disbelief.Rey looked at Professor Spurr with an innocent face.

That's right, what Rey thought of was to pull out the Gryffindor sword, so that not only could he skip the sorting hat and go directly to Gryffindor to ensure the smooth progress of the plan, but he might also take this opportunity to gather titles.

"Silence~!"

Before causing a bigger commotion, Walter stood up from his seat. His quiet voice seemed to have a power to calm people's hearts, and the auditorium quickly fell silent.

Walter was indeed shocked at first. He knew that there was a sword left by Godric Gryffindor, one of the founders of Hogwarts, in the Sorting Hat. Only those who were recognized by the Sorting Hat and had enough courage could Pulling out the sword from it is a secret spread among the principals...

Walter never thought that the Sword of Gryffindor would be pulled out by a new student. Maybe this little guy has enough courage.Of course, he really couldn't imagine that almost everyone who had seen Potter knew this secret, almost billions of people, and this was taken advantage of by Rey. Of course, this also proved that Rey was also a brave person.

The shock in Walter's heart slowly subsided, and he felt a little relieved, because Gryffindor House, where he was born, once again produced an outstanding student.

He glanced at Rey, who was standing on the spot holding the sword, and said loudly: "That is the treasure left by Godric Gryffindor, one of the founders of Hogwarts. No one has ever seen it. Only those who truly possess the qualities of Gryffindor House can take it out. It seems that there is no need for the Sorting Hat to judge, and we also know that Gryffindor House has an outstanding student..."

The entire auditorium burst into applause.Except for Slytherin, the other houses couldn't help but applaud in celebration, especially the Gryffindor students who even clapped their palms red!

Rey didn't care about this. For him, this matter was actually a magic ritual.It is the beginning of a legend, the beginning of a myth, just like the vision of Gautama Buddha's birth or the birth prophecy of Harry Potter.When Rey completes great deeds in the future, people will naturally think of everything tonight and push Rey to greatness from now on.

"Mr. Rhodes, hurry up and sit down at the table that belongs to you!" A serious voice sounded in Rey's ears. Finally, it was Professor Spurr, the dean of Gryffindor, who ended the farce. .

"Oh, okay, I'm sorry for causing you trouble, Professor!" Rey put down the sorting hat, placed it on the stool, and said sincerely while bowing slightly.Professor Spurr nodded, satisfied with his behavior.

When Rey sat down on the Gryffindor side of the house, the cheerful atmosphere in the entire auditorium was still unabated.Many seniors and sisters from the same college came over to say hello.From time to time at the Ravenclaw table next door, the little witch turned her head and looked at him secretly.

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When the last person was assigned to Hufflepuff, Professor Spurr rolled up the parchment, picked up the sorting hat and left. The entire sorting ceremony came to an end.Walter stood up, looked at the students with a smile on his face, stretched out his arms to them, and waved gently. A warm and extensive power spread, filling the entire auditorium, penetrating into the little wizard's body, and warming them. soul.

When Rey came back to his senses again, he found that all kinds of food appeared on the table out of thin air, and Walter also returned to his seat, raised his glass high, and drank to his heart's content.

Medium-rare roast beef, golden-skinned roast chicken, sizzling grilled pork chops, a whole fan of lamb chops, black pepper-flavored German bratwurst, fried potatoes topped with meat sauce, and tender green pea shoots, Pan-fried carrots, tomato sauce pasta...the long table was full of things, and for some weird reason, there were also chocolate frogs.

In the food desert of China, the food at Hogwarts is pretty good. At least for Rey, he can eat it without having to cook it himself.

After Rey took some roast beef and put it on the dinner plate, he lowered his head to deal with the barbecue in front of him.When he had finished clearing his plate, the rest of the food disappeared.The dinner plate is as smooth as ever.After a while, desserts were served after the meal, but Rey, who had high body fat in his previous life, was not interested in these sweets that needed to be eaten with insulin, so he stopped.

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"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwarts, please teach us, whether we are bald old men..."

The opening ceremony and the sorting ceremony came to an end with the school songs with different tunes.The prefects also led the young wizards from each college back to their lounges to rest.

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