Noah was not interested in the ceremony, except for an obvious Asian face in the team that made him pay a little attention.
Qiu Zhang, or Zhang Qiu.
Eve also noticed this face that was different from the others. She turned sideways and discussed in a low voice with her sisters, feeling a little curious about this foreign face.
The ceremony went smoothly, and each of the restless little wizards was called to their seats and put on the sorting hat.
This hat is the same as last year, looking very shabby, but the lyrics have changed slightly since last year.
There was no one as strange as Noah this year, so the sorting ceremony went very smoothly.
However, there are more students this year than Noah and his group, especially Slytherin, who has 13 students, two more than Gryffindor. Noah noticed that the senior Slytherins had subconsciously sat upright. He raised his body and while greeting the new students, he also cast a provocative look at the Gryffindor table.
The Gryffindors expressed disdain for this, and even a fifth-year Gryffindor secretly made a provocative gesture.
Suddenly, the atmosphere between the two long tables became undercurrent. If the professors were not still sitting on them, Noah guessed that the two colleges might directly curse or even throw a few curses at each other.
The professors here were probably used to this and didn't even look at him.
Principal Dumbledore stood up and began to give his usual speech, which still contained a few words of unknown meaning, and then directed everyone to sing the school song.
Very good, Noah heard someone singing an old song from the wizarding world... His mother also liked this song, so that when Noah heard it, he subconsciously turned his head and looked over.
Actually a Slytherin? !
After singing, it was time for the banquet, and Noah, who had been hungry for a long time, started to eat directly. Recently, his appetite has increased, and the good news is that his magic power is also increasing faster.
This is good news. It means that his magic power will enter the growth stage next. This is an extremely important process for a magician and basically represents a person's talent.
Even the book at the bottom of his consciousness has changed recently, helping him expand the magic meridians in his body to ensure that he will have extremely outstanding magic talents in the future.
only……
"Wow, Noah, I haven't seen you since the holidays, and your appetite seems to have increased a lot." Montague looked in shock as he watched Noah quickly destroy the food in front of him with an elegant gesture.
Eve who was beside Noah didn't say this, but after Noah finished destroying the food in his sight, she touched and handed the food in front of her over. By the way, she couldn't help but look up and down at Noah in surprise, trying to find it. Isn't Noah fatter?
It doesn't seem to be there, but it's a lot higher.
Noah thanked Eve, took a sip of juice and ate again: "Maybe he's growing."
The others looked at each other, not sure whether they believed it or not, but they couldn't help but calculate how much Noah's appetite had increased.
It seems like...three times as much as before?
Wait, after all, Noah's appetite before was bigger than theirs, so... why hadn't Noah been discovered to be a big eater before?
Everyone was lost in thought... It seems that it's because Noah doesn't look like him?
Meng Yang, who has a fat body, uh, is strong, and Warrington is quite tall. Noah's body shape is too standard and looks a bit slender. It doesn't look like he has a bigger appetite than these two!
Noticing their rudeness, Noah glanced over and his silver-gray eyes would only reflect cold light even under the warm light. Seeing this, everyone subconsciously closed their mouths and began to eat.
Well, they thought nothing of it, nothing.
…
Campus life started again the next day.
Noah got up early as usual, and was caught in the corridor by Dean Snape, who also got up early, and was taken into the Dean's office.
"Here is your class schedule for this semester." Snape handed him a parchment.
Well, just their class schedule.
Logically speaking, the class schedule should be posted by the prefects, except for the first grade who still need to schedule classes.
The current situation is that their class schedule has been deliberately reserved. Noah is a little suspicious that the dean is waiting for him?
After taking a look at the professor's unhappy expression, Noah began to reflect on whether he had offended him again. It seems that yesterday the dean felt particularly displeased with him.
While he was thinking about it, he heard Dean Snape suddenly ask: "I heard that you went to the United States during the holidays?"
Noah: "..." The case has been solved.
"Yes, Professor."
Snape studied him carefully. "I assume you were not involved in that."
Noah looked at him innocently and remained silent.
Snape: "..."
"Perhaps I can explain the situation to Professor McGonagall, or ask that nervous hat to sort you into another house?" Dean Snape started spraying venom again, "I can't believe you actually Get involved!”
Noah obeyed the instruction obediently and waited for about five minutes before Professor Snape finished spraying the poison and sneered: "In this case, go to the principal's office after lunch. Maybe our principal will see your bravery. I’ll give you some praise for my sake.”
Noah: "..." Okay, it looks like they need to report to their principal later.
Because he was still an underage wizard, the agreement was only a verbal agreement and he did not sign a contract with magical effects.
So you can learn what happened from him.
Noah had to think carefully about how to respond to Dumbledore's inquiry.
Seeing his appearance, Snape's expression softened a little.
He was quite satisfied with Noah. Although this student looked like a Gryffindor in some aspects, he had the excellent qualities that a Slytherin should have, and he was easy to understand.
As the professor who has spent the longest time with Noah, he knows much more about Noah than the principal. Even if he vaguely senses that Noah has a secret, he will not delve into it.
But Dumbledore is different. Even Snape can't fully understand Dumbledore's thoughts, but he knows how cautious Dumbledore's character is. It is the sharpness and vigilance honed by years and experience, which is the difference between others. Something that wizards don't have.
He believed that Dumbledore could do everything for the magical world, but because of this he had to be wary of Dumbledore's views on Noah.
This little Slytherin is too good, and in just one year he has shown a talent that is not weaker than that of the mysterious man.
A genius who came out of Slytherin... Even a slug can guess that Dumbledore will find ways to monitor Noah in many aspects to avoid the emergence of the next Dark Lord.
Oh, look, the next Dark Lord, it seems that this student is still slightly similar to the mysterious man in some aspects.
Snape took a deep look at Noah, but at least one thing he could confirm was that this student had a quality that the mysterious man did not possess, and that was "humility."
Professor Snape, who brought out the teacher-student relationship with his students, did not want this outstanding student to be influenced by Dumbledore at all.
