17 The Sorting Ceremony, A Different Fate
At Hagrid's loud urging the crowd followed him to the pier.
"Walking through the muddy road and crossing the dark lake at night, the Big Four came to the ancient castle and established the greatest wizarding school in history - Hogwarts."
Hermione sat on the boat, whispering the contents of "Hogwarts: A History".
"Lucas, are we now going to repeat the path of the Big Four?"
"Oh! I'm afraid that Ms. Rowena Ravenclaw would never have imagined that her house would welcome a witch as smart as Miss Hermione after a thousand years."
"Hmph!" Hermione turned her head to the side, but her eyes showed how happy she felt at the praise.
"Everyone, heads down!"
Hagrid's loud voice came from ahead.
After everyone passed under the stone bridge.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry appeared just around the corner.
Looking at the huge castle in front of him even Lucas was a little impressed.
When he saw it in a movie in his previous life, he thought it was very spectacular.
But when he really came in front of it, he realized that the appearance shown in the movie was less than one thousandth of the real Hogwarts.
Hermione, Harry and Ron on the same boat were also dumbfounded at this time.
Obviously, they were amazed by the magnificent castle in front of them.
~Bang bang bang!~
Hagrid knocked on the gate of the castle, and a black-haired witch came out of the door.
The witch's hair was tied up in a tight bun and she wore dark green robes.
Her expression was very serious.
"Professor McGonagall, these children are in your hands."
After Hagrid finished speaking, he turned and prepared to leave, he also winked at Harry before leaving.
"Welcome to Hogwarts!"
Professor McGonagall looked at the young wizards in front of her seriously and continued.
"After a while, you will pass through this door and enter the great hall, but before you can take your seats, you need to go through the sorting ceremony to determine which house you belong to."
"Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin, the house will be like your family while you're at school."
"Good performance can add points to the house, but if someone violates the school rules, points will be deducted accordingly."
"At the end of the year, whichever house has the highest score will win the house cup which is a great honor."
"Smarten up, we'll start right away!"
After McGonagall finished speaking, she led them into a side chamber next to the great hall where they will wait for the start of the sorting ceremony.
"Yah ho ho ho!"
There was a sudden shout, and then a dozen ghosts emerged from the wall.
Seeing the scared faces of the freshmen, these ghosts were pleased with their performance.
Lucas is very interested in the ghosts of Hogwarts.
Just as he was observing with great interest.
Suddenly, he felt a cold hand holding his own.
Seeing Hermione's pale face, Lucas smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, these ghosts are just joking."
"Of course I know, it was introduced in "Hogwarts: A History"."
He didn't expose her, but just clenched his hand.
"First-years, we are ready to start."
Professor McGonagall's voice is heard ahead.
Immediately afterwards, a bright light came from the door in front of everyone and the freshmen lined up to enter.
They were quickly attracted by the scenery in front of them.
There was a long table horizontally placed at the front of the great hall where a group of professors were sitting at the moment, watching the little wizards.
Sitting in the middle of the long table was the Headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus too many names Dumbledore.
In the hall, there are four long tables arranged vertically.
Students from the four houses have been waiting at their tables for a long time.
"Lucas, look up to the sky."
Following Hermione's prompt, Lucas saw a gorgeous starry sky, under which there are countless floating candles suspended in mid air.
Hermione shook Lucas' arm excitedly.
"I've read in books that the candles, and the ceiling, are all bewitched."
Lucas didn't have time to reply since Professor McGonagall's voice came from ahead.
"The sorting ceremony begins now."
After saying that, she unfolded a long piece of parchment and read.
"Hannah Abbott!"
Lucas looked forward.
A pink faced blond girl with pigtails stepped up to the stool.
The Abbot family, one of the sacred twenty-eight families.
Hannah Abbott, future wife of Neville Longbottom, owner of the Leaky Cauldron.
"Hufflepuff!"
With the Sorting Hat shouting, cheers immediately erupted from Hufflepuff's long table.
Seeing how easy it is to get sorted Ron Weasley breathed a sigh of relief.
His big brothers, the Weasley twins, had said before that he would have to fight a troll during the sorting, which had him panicking since he doesn't know any magic at the moment.
He glanced over the Gryffindor table and found the gloating twins in one glance.
"Draco Malfoy!"
The Malfoy family is worthy of being a natural Slytherin.
The Sorting Hat barely touched the ends of his hair before shouting "Slytherin!".
The sorting ceremony continued and the little wizards stepped forward one by one.
Soon, half of the little wizards had a place at their own table.
"Hermione Granger!"
Hermione took a deep breath, and with Lucas' encouragement, she walked to the bar stool.
Something strange happened at this time.
Two full minutes passed, and the Sorting Hat still didn't make a decision.
Lucas looked at Hermione and noticed that her expression seemed somewhat displeased.
At this moment, the Sorting Hat sighed and shouted: "Ravenclaw!"
Hermione let out a long breath and happily ran to the long table of Ravenclaw.
On the way she gave Lucas a cheering gesture.
[Congratulations to the host for completing a new achievement: changing destiny; reward: 50 achievement points.]
Seeing Dumbledore's slightly surprised eyes, Lucas chuckled inwardly. It would seem the old manipulator already had his sight on Hermione even before she stepped foot in Hogwarts.
Then he looked at Harry Potter beside him.
I don't know what choice the savior of the wizarding world will make!
