During the short interval of waiting for the students to arrive, Aaron finally understood why even a good-tempered person like Professor Flitwick would put on such an ugly face towards Lockhart.
Since Aaron sat down, Lockhart has been chattering there, recalling the past when he was studying at Hogwarts. In his description, the young Gilderoy Lockhart was simply a radiant god:
He has outstanding talents, talents, and great ambitions for the world. Since his youth, he has been willing to dedicate his life to the great cause of eradicating the forces of the dark devil.
Not only that, Lockhart also said that when he was in school, it was when the mysterious man was gradually gaining power. Although he was a student, he was also quite aware. He put in all the efforts he could to resist the mysterious man in school——
Except resistance.
Aaron added quietly in his mind.
"...Of course, everything has its pros and cons. I regret that I raised Mr. Dean's expectations, which may make him have more stringent requirements for the subsequent Ravenclaws. Oh my god, how pitiful Children, according to my standards - even if it is only half, it is enough for them..."
After hearing what he said, the headmaster of Ravenclaw, Professor Filius Flitwick, a wizard who was very short but had an excellent personality, couldn't help but lower his head in embarrassment.
Aaron looked at Professor Flitwick covering his face with his hands. He could almost guarantee that if the sorting ceremony hadn't happened to start, Professor Flitwick would have used some kind of magic to escape from here.
"Okay, Professor Lockhart, we are all familiar with your glorious deeds. Now let us leave our free time to the new little wizards, shall we?"
Dumbledore suggested with a smile.
"Of course, of course, in fact, this is also the reason why I came to Hogwarts, this ancient castle!"
Lockhart spoke with as much gesture as if he were the star of the first-term party.
The Sorting Hat was placed on the table and began to sing its newly composed song. Aaron looked at the dirty and worn hat with great interest - such a thinking magic hat. Legend has it that the four founders of Hogwarts had injected their thoughts into it, so that it could follow the instructions of the magic hat. The founders selected students according to their criteria.
"Fleet Birkin."
"Hufflepuff!"
"Calgis Bellamy"
"Ravenclaw!"
Every time the Sorting Hat calls out the name of a house, there will be a burst of cheers from the table in that house. Then there will be a nervous little wizard trotting to the long table - but this time there is no hero like Neville who abducts his hat.
Reliving this familiar scene made Aaron deeply moved. He couldn't help but think of the time when he was sorted. At that time, the sorting hat stayed on top of his head for five minutes, but he couldn't make a decision. Aaron had too many qualities and was an out-and-out 'The Sorting Difficulty Student'.
Finally, the Sorting Hat had no choice but to consult Aaron for his own opinion.
Aaron was just a novice who had just entered the magical world at the time, so how could he understand these things. He only remembered that when he watched the movie, it seemed that everyone in Gryffindor was decent. In addition, his only specialty at the time was fighting, so he chose Gryffindor.
But now - watching the sorting ceremony again after many years, Aaron found that what concerned him more was actually the hat:
It can perform magic similar to Legilimency, and can clearly see people's deepest thoughts. Aaron even suspected that it also has the ability to read other people's memories.
What's even more rare is that after more than a thousand years, the ideas instilled in it by the four founders have not been distorted or changed at all. It is still carrying out its mission to the letter, which makes Ya Lun couldn't help but start thinking about a question:
At the beginning, how extraordinary the magic of the four founders had reached!
"Ginny Weasley!"
A red-haired girl trotted forward. The hat made a decision almost the moment it touched her hair. It shouted loudly:
"Gryffindor!"
Aaron noticed that there was particularly warm applause from the long Gryffindor table - the Weasley family has been Gryffindor for generations, and almost every Gryffindor student will know a Weasley. Aaron At that time, I had a good relationship with Charlie, the middle child of the Weasley family.
Ginny trotted all the way to the Gryffindor table, where she sat between Percy and Hermione. Ginny patted Hermione, who looked worried, as if to tell her not to worry.
After the sorting result of the last little wizard came out, the sorting ceremony officially came to an end. Dumbledore stood up as usual and cleared his throat:
"Okay - as you all know, I do have a few words to say, but I guess right now, it should only be two words."
Dumbledore smiled and opened his arms in a welcoming gesture:
"Eat it!"
At that moment, all the plates on the long table, which were originally empty, were suddenly filled with all kinds of delicacies: Ron's favorite chicken legs piled high, roast beef, roast chicken, roast lamb Steaks, steaks, marinades, all kinds of potatoes... countless steaming delicacies are gathered together in one place, making people want to eat.
Aaron looked at the dazzling array of sumptuous food in front of him, and for the first time he felt so excited that he was about to cry. At that moment, he suddenly felt a strong sense of belonging to Hogwarts - he had not eaten for a long time. Such a rich and delicious meal!
The banquet officially began, and the atmosphere in the auditorium became lively almost instantly. At the teacher's table, Dumbledore seemed so interested in the custard tart in front of him that he did not hear Lockhart talking to him. No sooner had Aaron stuffed a piece of bacon into his mouth than Professor Flitwick began talking to him.
"Well, right..."
Aaron always remembers the etiquette his father taught him: don't talk to others while chewing something in your mouth. But he didn't want to neglect Professor Flitwick, so he swallowed a large piece of bacon with all his strength, but ended up choking on himself.
"Ahem..."
Professor Flitwick laughed loudly. He stood up on tiptoes, poured a glass of ice pumpkin juice for Aaron, and then patted Aaron on the shoulder with his child-like hands:
"I hope you won't keep coughing like this when you recite the incantation."
The little wizards spoke much louder, and many of them seemed to be possessed by Ron: they held chicken legs with both hands and ate their food.
A news quickly spread among them. It was said that the reason why Harry and Ron did not show up at the banquet was because they did not take the Hogwarts Express but drove a speeding car to go to school.
This news caused different reactions in different people: George and Fred were excited and regretful, and only regretted that they could not come up with such a cool idea; Hermione and Percy were worried and angry, and Ginny was caught in the middle. Among them, they looked left and right, not knowing which side they should take refuge in.
Soon, the arrival of a person showed everyone the correctness of the news.
Snape looked anxious, and he hurried to the teacher's desk. Aaron greeted him with a smile, which made the corners of Snape's mouth twitch.
He leaned over and said a few words to Professor McGonagall, causing her expression to change greatly. Then, McGonagall and Dumbledore both left the banquet with him.
