20. The New Students Were Scared To Tears And McGonagall Was Furious.

"I'm preparing for the next test!"

One sentence caught everyone's attention. The young wizards were already nervous about the upcoming sorting ceremony and had a fear of the unknown. Judging from Wayne's performance, does he know more about the sorting ceremony?

"Hey, do you know what the sorting ceremony entails?" a boy with platinum blond hair asked domineeringly. Next to him stood two large boys who were bigger than the other young wizards.

The young wizard appeared confident, but his expression seemed flat, making the situation unpleasant for others. Wayne clenched his fists. He had been the "school bully" for four years in elementary school, and no one had dared to speak to him like this for a long time. However, thinking about his plan, he explained with a normal expression, "I know, Cedric and the twins just told me about the sorting process."

Ronald, who was standing next to Harry, whispered, "Twins? Can it be George and Fred?" Wayne heard this and nodded, "You're Ronald Weasley, right? Your brother spoke to me about you."

At that moment, all the young wizards gathered around and asked in a hurry, "What exactly is the sorting ceremony?" "Will it be dangerous?" "I haven't mastered a single spell. Can I enroll in school?"

"Alright, alright, I've got their attention," Wayne thought happily. Did he think he was so full and would cooperate so easily with the twins and Cedric on the train?

On one hand, Wayne was bored and simply played with the fools.

On the other hand, he wanted to trick the older ones. The hunt begins! Before Professor McGonagall returned, Wayne quickly told the twins and explained the sorting ceremony he had mentioned. He also kindly helped improve some of the details.

As Wayne told the story, the faces of the young wizards surrounding him turned pale and their legs grew weak. Even the young wizards from pure-blood families reacted the same way. Malfoy's face drained completely of color. Though parents may use the sorting ceremony to scare their children for their amusement, it wasn't supposed to be this detailed. After hearing what Wayne said, the group of young wizards seemed to grasp the tragedy of the sorting ceremony.

Ronald murmured to himself, "It's over, it's over. I remember when Fred and George returned from their first year, they were both limping." "It must be that their injuries from the sorting ceremony hadn't healed yet."

In reality, the twins had only wanted to secretly visit the Forbidden Forest, but Hagrid discovered them and sent them away. No one responded to Ronald at that moment, and Harry was lost in his thoughts. What should he do? If he fails the test, will he be sent back to the Dursleys?

After seeing the magical worlds, he didn't want to return.

Wayne finally sighed and said, "If it's too dangerous, I'm going to give up the test and go back to my Harrow School."

This also inspired several young wizards from Muggle families.

If it doesn't work, should we just give up?

"Wayne, is everything you said true?" Hermione was also frightened, desperately hoping that Wayne was lying.

"It wasn't me who said it, Cedric and Ronald's two brothers said it," Wayne corrected, "You may not know who Cedric is. He has ranked first in our class for two years straight and is a model student to his parents."

Hermione was on the verge of tears and had completely lost hope.

Crunch!

The door to the room was pushed open, and Professor McGonagall was stunned as she walked in.

"What's going on here?"

Do the little wizards from previous years get this nervous too?

This is a sorting ceremony. People who don't know any better would think we're going to a grand celebration.

Before she could speak, a little witch ran over and tearfully asked, "Professor McGonagall, can I choose to drop out of school?"

"What did you say?" McGonagall could hardly believe her ears.

What did she just hear?

There's a young wizard who wants to leave Hogwarts.

"And me too!"

"Ohhhhh, mum, where are you? I want to go home!"

Four little wizards began crying. McGonagall's head spun and she felt even more panicked.

Throughout Hogwarts' history, students have been expelled, transferred, and even killed.

But never has a student wanted to drop out.

Yet today, she encountered them--five at once.

If word of this spreads, what will other magic schools think of Hogwarts?

It would become a joke for ages!

"Why do you want to drop out of school? Did someone bully you on the train? Let the professor decide for you."

McGonagall tried to be kind and gently asked the little wizards.

As the vice principal, she couldn't let this shameful incident occur and had to calm these little wizards.

They spoke amongst themselves in a scattered manner, taking McGonagall a while to understand their meaning.

"So, you're planning to drop out of school because the sorting ceremony might be dangerous and you don't know how to do magic spells?" All the little wizards vigorously nodded.

In an instant, McGonagall's face turned red. "Who is spreading rumors here, claiming that the sorting ceremony is dangerous? It's nonsense!"

Swish, swish, swish! Suddenly, everyone's attention shifted to Wayne, who was standing in the middle.

McGonagall immediately noticed and became angry. "Mr. Lawrence, are you the one intimidating other students?"

"Professor McGonagall, I didn't threaten them," Wayne replied, feigning innocence and a hint of aggrievedness.

"I just wanted to inform them about what to expect during the sorting ceremony so they could prepare. What's wrong with that?" he defended.

"You can't spread false information. Trolls and ghouls are not part of the process."

"If it wasn't for the sorting process, I would deduct twenty points from your house!"

Wayne's unhappiness grew. "I'm not making this up; my seniors told me."

"Which seniors?" Professor McGonagall inquired.

"George Weasley, Fred Weasley, and Cedric Diggory," Wayne responded without hesitation.

Professor McGonagall became completely stunned at that moment.

"You foolish twins!"