At the same time, the new students at Hogwarts were just arriving at Hogwarts in a small boat under the guidance of Hagrid. Scabbers - or Peter Pettigrew was still sleeping soundly in Ron's arms, completely unaware that he had been captured. A church wizard whom I had never met gave me some advice.
Apart from a few whispers among the new students along the way, there was no commotion - Harry didn't know the Weasley family, so naturally he wouldn't be preached around by the twins like loudspeakers, and the scar on his forehead was also not enough. No more, so no one except Hermione and Neville knew that Harry was also a freshman in this class.
Therefore, whether it is on the train or at the gate of the castle, there will naturally be no plot of Malfoy coming to the door.
Under the leadership of Hagrid, the freshmen arrived at the gate of the castle very smoothly and handed them over to Professor McGonagall who was waiting here.
Professor McGonagall glanced at the new students, her eyes lingering on Harry for a few seconds longer, and then she led the children into the castle.
However, he did not take them directly into the hall, but first arrived at an empty room on the other side of the hall, and then gave these children a brief introduction to the four major colleges, as well as the upcoming sorting ceremony and the College Cup.
However, the specific process of the sorting ceremony was not mentioned.
This made the children who had already been exposed to various rumors about the sorting ceremony even more uneasy.
Harry and Hermione, on the other hand, were very calm... Apparently John had already vaccinated them and told them about the existence of the Sorting Hat.
He also analyzed the essence of the Sorting Hat to them - this so-called magic hat full of intelligence and thinking is actually a magic hat endowed with the thoughts of the four founders and good at Legilimency.
Yes, it’s Legilimency.
This is why the Sorting Hat can identify the talents of children to a certain extent and communicate with them.
However, John also explained to the two children that the sorting principle of the Sorting Hat is not entirely based on the children's talents, but more on the children's subjective wishes.
Just like in the original plot, why the Sorting Hat thought that Harry Potter's talents were suitable for Slytherin, but because Harry didn't want to go to Slytherin, he was sorted into Gryffindor.
Of course, John didn't mention the Sword of Gryffindor as it wasn't the time yet.
John's behavior of telling the two children about the Sorting Ceremony in advance is obviously not in line with the tradition of Hogwarts - in the original plot, whether it was Weasley, Longbottom, or even traditional wizards such as Malfoy Families did not tell the specific circumstances of their children's separation in advance.
But John didn't think that this kind of behavior of letting children be assigned in a panic was a good tradition.
What's more, he has never been a traditional person...
Despite John's high status in the church, the old guys in the church actually dislike him... Otherwise, when John proposed to come to the UK for academic exchange, the old guys in the church wouldn't have agreed so simply. , all we have to do is celebrate...
They have been plagued by this thing for nine years, and it's Hogwarts' turn...
"Do you know what this sorting ceremony is about? I heard it's scary..." Unlike Harry and Hermione who already knew about the sorting ceremony, Neville, who was usually a bit introverted, was also very nervous at this time.
"Don't worry Neville..." Hermione heard this and leaned close to Neville to comfort him in a low voice, and quietly informed Neville of the specific methods of the sorting ceremony.
"So you are going to..." Neville wanted to say the name of the college, but was stopped by Harry and Hermione making shushing gestures.
Seeing the neat movements of Harry and Hermione, Neville couldn't help but quietly made a decision that went against his ancestors...
Not long after, dozens of children entered the banquet hall under the leadership of Professor McGonagall.
At this time, all the professors, including John, and students from other grades had already taken their seats.
The freshmen, surrounded by professors and seniors, finally stopped in front of a four-legged stool with a broken hat on it.
Harry and Hermione looked at the dirty and torn hat, feeling a little disgusted in their hearts.
Well, actually most kids dislike it...
Then they noticed that the whole hall was staring at the hat, so they stared at it too.
There was silence in the restaurant.
Then, the hat twisted, and a wide crack opened in the brim, like a mouth, and began to sing...
Harry and Hermione said the singing was really awful.
But the professors and senior students in the audience burst into applause after the Sorting Hat finished singing, and they could only clap along.
Then Professor McGonagall took a step forward with a roll of parchment, and the applause stopped.
"Whoever's name I call now will put on his hat, sit on the stool, and wait for the sorting." McGonagall announced the start of the sorting ceremony, and called out the name of the Iron Hat King, "Hannah Abbott!"
A little girl with a rosy complexion and two golden braids stumbled out of the queue and put on a hat that just covered her eyes. She sat down.
There was a moment's pause - "Hufflepuff!" the Hat shouted.
The Hufflepuff students at the table on the right applauded and cheered Hannah, welcoming her to their table.
John on the professor's chair also clapped gently, his face a little rosy.
Being able to witness this famous scene with his own eyes made his usually calm heart stir up quite a stir in Poland... Oh, no, it was a wave.
"Susan Burns!"
"Hufflepuff!" shouted the Hat again.
Susan quickly ran over to Hannah and sat down.
"Teriboot!" "Ravenclaw!"
The subsequent sorting was uneventful.
Until Hermione's name came up.
"Hermione Granger!"
Compared with the previous students, the pause time of the Sorting Hat this time can be said to be quite long.
This special situation can't help but arouse the curiosity of the professors - because whenever the sorting hat appears in this situation, it usually means that the student will be special. Of course, this specialness can be good or bad.
But what they don't know is that the Sorting Hat's pause this time is very different from the past.
Because in the past, the Sorting Hat paused because freshmen had psychological conflicts about which college to go to, so they communicated with the Sorting Hat.
But in Hermione's case... the Sorting Hat said that he was completely unable to sense Hermione's thinking.
The reason is very simple. As a kind of energy that acts on the soul, holy light naturally has a considerable protective effect on the owner's thinking.
Unless their strength is overwhelming, it is actually difficult for magic and abilities such as Legilimency and mental control to have an impact on Holy Light professionals.
The Sorting Hat said that he had never encountered such a situation before, so he was a little numb.
There was silence for a long time, and when everyone thought there was something wrong with the Sorting Hat, the Sorting Hat finally said nothing.
"Hufflepuff!"
John:? ? ? ?
Then... "Neville Longbottom" "Hufflepuff!"
John:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
"Harry Potter" "Hufflepuff!"
John, McGonagall, Dumbledore, Snape, Quirrell:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
