Chapter 7 Enrollment Begins
·
Shui Shen Zhi Feng
Chapter 7 Enrollment Begins
After returning from Diagon Alley, there is still one month before the start of school.
Xie Lin has already memorized a large amount of knowledge about spells and potions. Now that he has a wand and a crucible, he can start to practice casting spells and refining potions.All he needs is to transform the knowledge in his mind into practical skills through repeated practice.
Schelling continued to practice every spell he knew every day, until every spell could be as proficient as he could command and do whatever he wanted.
Mr. Ollivander is right, this wand really fits Schelling very well. When you hold it in your hand, the magic power on your body seems to be in perfect harmony with the wand. No matter what kind of magic you cast, it feels handy and natural.
It is worth mentioning that Schelling secretly discovered that this magic wand seems to have an amplifying effect when casting black magic, and the power of black magic he casts is often stronger than other spells.
Two weeks later, Schelling happily received the wizard's robe from Madam Malkin. He looked at it several times lovingly before packing it into his luggage to be taken to Hogwarts.
The time will soon come to September 9st.
The Malfoys arrived at King's Cross Station.
After passing through platform nine and three-quarters, Schelling suddenly saw a crimson steam locomotive parked beside the platform. The sign on the train read: Hogwarts Express, eleven o'clock.
Smoke from steam locomotives hovered over the noisy crowd, cats of various colors scurried around under people's feet, and owls hooted piercingly.
There are so many people here, some are saying goodbye to their children, and some are exchanging holiday thoughts.
"Father, Mother, you can just drop here. We'll get on the train ourselves," Schelling began.
Both of Narcissa's eye sockets were wet, holding the two children in her arms, and kissed them on the cheeks.
"Okay," Lucius' face was full of reluctance, but he tried hard to control his flat tone, "study magic hard, take good care of yourself, and remember to write more letters home."
"Draco, when you grow up, don't just fool around all day long, you should learn more from your brother, you know?" Draco said "Oh" bitterly.
"Schelle, look out for your brother. If you have anything to do, go to Uncle Snape. He will take care of you two." Sherene replied "Understood", and pulled Draco to turn around and look for the boarding gate of the train.
After entering the reserved box, the two brothers waved goodbye to their reluctant parents from the window, and then Lucius took Narcissa's hand and left.
After watching his parents leave, Xie Lin looked at the interior decoration of the box with great interest.Schelling and Draco shared a box, which was pre-arranged for the two of them by Lucius using the contacts in the Traffic Control Department of the Ministry of Magic. It was located in the middle section of the train with the least bumps, and the cushions had anti-vibration devices. It could be regarded as the most comfortable box in the whole train.
In fact, Lucius' purpose was to prevent the two brothers from encountering the dilemma of not being able to find a carriage, and being forced to squeeze into the carriage with those dubious Muggleborns.
"I really don't understand," Draco complained as soon as he sat down, "Why does Hogwarts want us to take this backward Muggle transportation? Can't they arrange a Thestral carriage for every student?"
Schelling smiled, "Brother, thestrals are not easy to tame. Those who can own thestral carriages are usually from noble families like ours. In the past, Hogwarts did not use trains to pick up students."
"Oh, what method is that?" Draco asked, raising an eyebrow.
"At that time, the Ministry of Magic arranged a large number of Floo networks connected to the Hogwarts furnaces, but they had to give up because too many young wizards suffered from Floo network dizziness on the first day of school," Sherin said.
"Hahahaha," Draco laughed loudly, "Take a Floo network, what's the matter?" The two brothers have used the Floo network since they were young, so they have become resistant to the whirling process of the Floo network since they were young. As long as the teleportation is not too far away, the two of them will feel a little discomfort at most and will not suffer from dizziness.
Schelling took out today's Daily Prophet, and was about to read it carefully, when Crabbe and Goyle also ran in, "Draco, Schelling, do you know?" They both said excitedly, "Potter, Harry Potter, he is also in this car, and it has been spread all over the train."
"Hmph, I knew about it a month ago." Draco felt that he had to maintain his big brother's momentum. "I met him in Diagon Alley a month ago. Since you say so, I'll take you to meet him. Shall we go together, Sherin?"
Four kids walked down the aisle, Crabbe and Goyle standing behind them like two bodyguards.Looking at Draco's arrogant look next to him, Xie Lin felt that Draco seemed to be taking his younger brother to find trouble.
"This is it," Goyle said as he reached a cubicle.Draco opened the door immediately.Harry Potter was sitting in it, and across from him was a tall, thin, freckled boy with red hair and a stain on his nose, whom Schelling recognized as Ron.
"Hey Harry, how's your summer?" Draco asked aloud. "Everyone in the car is saying you're sitting here."
"Well, it's okay." Harry stammered. He had already learned something from Hagrid. He thought that the Malfoy family were all sinister and cunning villains, and it was better to have less contact with them.
But Draco didn't notice Harry's abnormality at all, and continued to say: "This is Crabbe, this is Goyle, and they want to know you too." Finally, Draco also noticed the red-haired boy next to him, raised his eyebrows, "I guess you must be the child of the Weasley family, my father said that your family is all red-haired, and there are so many children—"
Schelling coughed lightly, and Draco suddenly stopped talking. Schelling looked at Ron, whose face was flushed, and said, "Hi, I'm Schelling Malfoy, and this is my brother Draco. What he said just now was not intentional. I apologize to you on his behalf. We are all pure-blood families, I hope you don't take it too seriously, and we may become classmates in the future!"
It's a pity that a bad impression has already been planted. Neither Harry nor Ron have good faces at the moment.
Just at this time, a little girl also came to the door of the compartment, followed by a little boy with a round face, who was a little timid. "Did any of you see a toad? Neville lost a toad."
The little girl has long, thick brown hair and a pair of front teeth. She has a loud voice, and her words sound a little arrogant.With such iconic hair and speaking tone, Schelling can naturally recognize that this is Hermione Granger, one of the three protagonists.
Draco frowned when he saw Hermione. Judging from the girl's dress and behavior, he suspected that the girl in front of him was the "Mudblood" he despised the most, which was an insulting term for those whose parents were Muggles or Muggle wizards in their pure-blood circles.
But at the moment he couldn't be sure, and he knew that his younger brother never liked him saying these "Mudbloods" bad things, so he finally resisted the desire to speak and said nothing.
Xie Lin looked at the family crest of the round-faced boy with two lions lying on the throne embroidered on his robe, and said calmly, "Twin Lions, are you from the Longbottom family in Kent?"
Without waiting for the boy to reply, Schelling said to himself, "I guess, I guess you are Frank Longbottom's son? I have met your grandma, Mrs. Augusta Longbottom, and she mentioned that she has a grandson living with her, so it must be you?"
The boy who had kept his head down heard the names of his grandmother and father, and suddenly straightened his body. He looked at the boy in front of him with a little pride on his face, "It's me. You can call me Neville. You know my grandmother and my father?"
"Let's reintroduce, I'm Sherin of the Malfoy family, and this is my brother Draco. We've all heard about your parents, they are both great Aurors and deserve respect."
"Really?" Neville's eyes lit up with a different kind of light, and it was the first time he heard positive comments about him, even if it was only about his parents.
Schelling continued, "I haven't seen your toad, but I think I can find it for you."
Hermione showed a curious expression, "How are you going to find it?"
Schelling smiled confidently. He took out a small round gadget that looked like a compass from his pocket, and asked softly at it, "Where is Neville's toad?"
The compass vibrated obviously, and the needle pointed in one direction after a while.
Seeing Hermione's startled eyes, Schelling explained with a smile: "This is an object-finding needle, which can find items that were lost not long ago, but the time of loss cannot exceed five hours."
"I know this thing," Hermione said quickly, "I've seen it in the Encyclopedia of Household Practical Magic Items, but this is the first time I've seen it in real life, and its principle is..."
"Stop!" Seeing that Hermione was about to start the endless lecture mode, Xie Lin hurriedly interrupted her.
Xie Lin first looked at Neville, "According to the guidance of the needle, your toad should be in the south. You have to continue to look for it at the rear of the train. I believe the clues revealed by the color changes on the needle, uh..." Xie Lin thought about it a few times, "It should be sixteen feet further down from here, then it is No. 30 No. [-] box, you can go there and ask?"
"Okay, thank you. Thank you very much." Neville thanked him sincerely.Before that, it was not that he had not sought help from others, but the students in every compartment just told him indifferently that the toad was not in the compartment. Hermione was the first person who volunteered to accompany him to find the toad, and Schelling was the first one who took the initiative to help him find the toad.
"You're welcome. I hope we can become friends in the future," Schelling said.
"Well," Neville seemed to have regained his lost courage after hearing his parents' names, and he said, "Then I'll go find my Raffle right now, and continue chatting without disturbing you, see you at school!"
After Neville turned and left, Hermione did not follow, but looked at Schelling with examining eyes.
"Why didn't you let me continue?" Hermione was a little unhappy. "I was just about to say that the principle of the object-finding needle is really amazing. The principle of mutual repulsion of the magic elements it uses can sense the magic power left by the owner on the lost object..."
Schelling stared at Hermione's face with his gray pupils, and kept silent like this. As if Hermione felt something, her face blushed suddenly, and she also became quiet.
She looked back at Xie Lin stubbornly, she suddenly felt inexplicably that this young man's face was really good-looking, but his gaze was too compelling, too aggressive, her character had always been strong, but at this moment under the young man's gaze, she couldn't help but feel guilty, unable to continue to look at Xie Lin and looked away.
Xie Lin said softly: "You don't have to do this, really."
"What?" Hermione was confused, "how am I?"
"Judging from your clothes and manners, neither of your parents are wizards, right?" Xie Lin's eyes were sparkling, but his tone was unquestionably confident. "You were very uneasy when you first came into contact with the wizarding world, right? That's why you have to arm yourself with your knowledge and knowledge, so that you won't appear ignorant or make a fool of yourself in front of your classmates from wizarding families."
"I, I didn't...don't talk nonsense..." Hermione denied with a stutter.
"Don't worry, I don't mean anything malicious," Xie Lin smiled gently. "I just want to tell you that your worries are unnecessary. Most of the students who come from wizarding families, like you, are not allowed to touch magic before entering school. I dare say that there is no one in the same grade as you on this train who knows more than you. At least, not everyone can recognize this object needle."
"You are excellent, show your confidence, you don't need to prove yourself like this," Schelling said jokingly: "Because, this will only cover up your strengths, and make people think you are long-winded."
"You!" Hermione's eyes widened. She didn't expect that the young man in front of her had such a good-looking smile, but could speak with such a vicious tongue.
"I'm not kidding you," Schelling gave a noble salute gentlemanly, and asked politely: "Then, this kind, lovely, intelligent and knowledgeable lady, do I have the honor to know your name?"
The girl's face was really red this time, "Hermione Granger. Just call me Hermione." The girl replied.
"A very nice and special name, especially for you. I will remember your name." Seeing that Draco, Harry, and Ron were having trouble, Schelling said, "Okay, my brother and I are going back to our carriage. Let's meet again when we get to school. I hope we can become classmates in the same academy. Let's go, Draco."
After speaking, he pulled Draco and his two followers away.
The active Draco was unwilling to be lonely, and went to the compartment of Goyle, Crabbe and others to meet some other first-year freshmen.Xie Lin returned to the box alone, took out a sandwich and a newspaper, and read while eating leisurely.
Suddenly the door of the compartment was opened again, and two tall blond girls walked in. The girl standing in front quickly glanced at Schelling with scrutiny eyes, and then walked into the compartment, and the one behind followed quickly.
Schelling didn't know them, but this was a box pre-booked by the Malfoy family using family power, and anyone who dared to open this door at will would definitely not be an ordinary person.
Xie Lin raised his head slightly, his eyes quickly passed the family crests embroidered on the robes of the two girls, and recognized their origins.
The girl who stepped into the car first came from the Greengrass family, while the girl who followed later came from the Shafik family. Both of them came from the holy 28 pure-blood family like himself.
In the original book, these two families have little ink. The more impressive Greengrass family is Draco’s future wife, Astoria Greengrass. Most of the women in this family do not live long because of the blood curse inherited from generation to generation. In the original book, Astoria passed away at the age of 37.
The bloodline curse is a very advanced and rare curse-type magic. It can plant a curse on the bloodline of a family, and all descendants of the family have a certain chance to activate the curse.
There are various types of curses, some will shorten the lifespan of people, some will make people unlucky, and some will eventually turn people into beasts.Unless the bloodline is cut off, or the anti-curse is found to break the curse, the curse will be passed on to future generations forever.
In addition to the Greengrass family, the only known blood curse host (Maledictus) in the wizarding world is Nagini, the giant snake that surrounded him after Voldemort returned.
Schelling searched his memory, and found that the Shafik family did not leave any records in the original book, but he read the rich collections of Malfoy and Black, and his understanding of the magic world has far surpassed that of readers of the original book in previous lives.
It is mentioned in the book "Born Noble: The Family Tree of Wizards" that the Shafik family is a branch inherited from Merlin's mortal enemy and King Arthur's half-sister, the black witch Morgan Le Fay. In history, there was a powerful figure in the Shafik family known as the "Dark Queen".
Xie Lin took the initiative to speak, "Two beautiful ladies, I am Xie Lin Malfoy, nice to meet you. Is there anything I can do for you?"
The girl who stepped into the carriage first replied generously: "Hello, Mr. Malfoy, I'm Daphne Greengrass, and this is my friend Meredith Shafik. We just met your brother in another compartment, but...uh..." Her face flushed when she said this, and she didn't know how to continue the conversation.
Compared with Daphne's friendly attitude, Meredith was a little cold. She snorted disdainfully and said in a slightly mocking tone: "Your brother and Pansy Parkinson... seem to share the same interests..."
Now Xie Lin can be sure that the two of them must have had a disagreement with their elder brother's friends just now, so they decided to change to another car, and they changed to him when he knew it.Hearing Meredith's tone just now, she seemed to almost say the insulting word "Bitch". No wonder, Schelling is well aware of Pansy's virtue. His words are harsh and self-centered, and his words must offend many people.
Xie Lin showed a friendly smile, "I guess, my ignorant brother must have accidentally offended the two ladies. I am here to apologize to you on his behalf. Please accept these two small gifts generously, as an apology!"
After finishing speaking, Schelling took out his wand and lightly tapped the cup on the table. The cup split into two, turning into a golden daphne flower and a purple daphne flower, "This daphne flower with Miss Daphne's name is just beautiful; this daphne flower is for the beautiful and noble Miss Meredith, which just shows your gorgeous and elegant temperament."
Although Xie Lin's pretentiousness could not avoid the suspicion of trying to please the beauties, but his superb transfiguration skills really shocked the two women.During the subsequent journey, the eyes of the two girls looking at him also began to change, and their words became warmer. The three of them chatted about their family backgrounds and their aspirations for Hogwarts.
The two women also enthusiastically asked Xie Lin about various magic issues, only to find that Xie Lin had a lot of attainments in Charms, Transfiguration, and Potions, and there was a bit of admiration and awe in his eyes when looking at him.
It was night when the train reached the terminal.The platform where the freshmen get off is small and dark, which is quite weird.The cold wind blows through the robes, making a swishing sound.
The school didn't keep the new students waiting too long.A lamp swayed silently above the students' heads, and then a rough voice shouted: "Freshmen! Freshmen come here!"
Hagrid, who was almost three times the height of the freshmen, held a magic lamp in his right hand, and smiled on his bearded face, "Come on, come with me. Are there any first-years? Watch your feet! Alright, first-years, follow me!"
The freshmen followed Hagrid through a rugged mountain road, and there was a sudden admiration in front of them.
At the end of the path, a black lake suddenly appeared, sparkling with sparkling light.On the other side of the lake, on a high hillside, stood a towering castle, shrouded in unfathomable darkness.There are many spiers on the castle, and windows flicker under the starry sky.There are small boats docked on the shore of the lake, shaking gently with the ripples.
Hagrid shouted at the top of his voice, "Get on board! No more than four people per boat!"
A dozen small boats rowed across the calm lake and sailed towards the opposite side.Everyone was silent, staring at the huge castle high into the sky.
After arriving at the gate of the castle, Professor McGonagall led the freshmen into the auditorium, followed by the sorting ceremony.
Unsurprisingly, the pure-blooded, ambitious and scheming Schelling was sorted into Slytherin by the Sorting Hat.
After dinner, the students returned to the lounges of different colleges under the leadership of the prefects.
Slytherin's lounge is located in the dungeon of the castle. The vast lounge is filled with green lights. The walls and ceiling are made of black Gothic marble. Looking out of the window is the bottom of the Black Lake. Occasionally, the water monster Grindylow and the giant squid swim by.
Different from other colleges, noble little snakes have their own rooms and bathrooms, do not need to live with any roommates, and have more private space.Schelling was very happy about this, it was really a suitable college for him, and he had a lot of plans in Hogwarts, the less people know about it, the better.
Schelling chose a remote and quiet room. After locking the door, he snapped his fingers, and with a click, a dirty house-elf apparated in the room. It was Dobby.
House elves and wizards practice completely different magic systems. They can apparate freely in Hogwarts. As one of Dobby's masters, Schelling has the contract in his soul that allows Schelling to summon Dobby through his mind at any time.What a talent, Schelling couldn't help but sigh, Dobby will become his indispensable... errands this year.
Many readers think that the dialogue in which Xie Lin sends flowers to the two girls is very strange. Here is a unified explanation: Ruixiang flower is Daphne in English, which means Daphne, so it is just right to please people.Jiaoqinsha represents nobility and sincerity, and is the first choice for apologizing to strange girls. (roses and lilies/daffodils are more suitable for lovers or loved ones)
(End of this chapter)
After returning from Diagon Alley, there is still one month before the start of school.
Xie Lin has already memorized a large amount of knowledge about spells and potions. Now that he has a wand and a crucible, he can start to practice casting spells and refining potions.All he needs is to transform the knowledge in his mind into practical skills through repeated practice.
Schelling continued to practice every spell he knew every day, until every spell could be as proficient as he could command and do whatever he wanted.
Mr. Ollivander is right, this wand really fits Schelling very well. When you hold it in your hand, the magic power on your body seems to be in perfect harmony with the wand. No matter what kind of magic you cast, it feels handy and natural.
It is worth mentioning that Schelling secretly discovered that this magic wand seems to have an amplifying effect when casting black magic, and the power of black magic he casts is often stronger than other spells.
Two weeks later, Schelling happily received the wizard's robe from Madam Malkin. He looked at it several times lovingly before packing it into his luggage to be taken to Hogwarts.
The time will soon come to September 9st.
The Malfoys arrived at King's Cross Station.
After passing through platform nine and three-quarters, Schelling suddenly saw a crimson steam locomotive parked beside the platform. The sign on the train read: Hogwarts Express, eleven o'clock.
Smoke from steam locomotives hovered over the noisy crowd, cats of various colors scurried around under people's feet, and owls hooted piercingly.
There are so many people here, some are saying goodbye to their children, and some are exchanging holiday thoughts.
"Father, Mother, you can just drop here. We'll get on the train ourselves," Schelling began.
Both of Narcissa's eye sockets were wet, holding the two children in her arms, and kissed them on the cheeks.
"Okay," Lucius' face was full of reluctance, but he tried hard to control his flat tone, "study magic hard, take good care of yourself, and remember to write more letters home."
"Draco, when you grow up, don't just fool around all day long, you should learn more from your brother, you know?" Draco said "Oh" bitterly.
"Schelle, look out for your brother. If you have anything to do, go to Uncle Snape. He will take care of you two." Sherene replied "Understood", and pulled Draco to turn around and look for the boarding gate of the train.
After entering the reserved box, the two brothers waved goodbye to their reluctant parents from the window, and then Lucius took Narcissa's hand and left.
After watching his parents leave, Xie Lin looked at the interior decoration of the box with great interest.Schelling and Draco shared a box, which was pre-arranged for the two of them by Lucius using the contacts in the Traffic Control Department of the Ministry of Magic. It was located in the middle section of the train with the least bumps, and the cushions had anti-vibration devices. It could be regarded as the most comfortable box in the whole train.
In fact, Lucius' purpose was to prevent the two brothers from encountering the dilemma of not being able to find a carriage, and being forced to squeeze into the carriage with those dubious Muggleborns.
"I really don't understand," Draco complained as soon as he sat down, "Why does Hogwarts want us to take this backward Muggle transportation? Can't they arrange a Thestral carriage for every student?"
Schelling smiled, "Brother, thestrals are not easy to tame. Those who can own thestral carriages are usually from noble families like ours. In the past, Hogwarts did not use trains to pick up students."
"Oh, what method is that?" Draco asked, raising an eyebrow.
"At that time, the Ministry of Magic arranged a large number of Floo networks connected to the Hogwarts furnaces, but they had to give up because too many young wizards suffered from Floo network dizziness on the first day of school," Sherin said.
"Hahahaha," Draco laughed loudly, "Take a Floo network, what's the matter?" The two brothers have used the Floo network since they were young, so they have become resistant to the whirling process of the Floo network since they were young. As long as the teleportation is not too far away, the two of them will feel a little discomfort at most and will not suffer from dizziness.
Schelling took out today's Daily Prophet, and was about to read it carefully, when Crabbe and Goyle also ran in, "Draco, Schelling, do you know?" They both said excitedly, "Potter, Harry Potter, he is also in this car, and it has been spread all over the train."
"Hmph, I knew about it a month ago." Draco felt that he had to maintain his big brother's momentum. "I met him in Diagon Alley a month ago. Since you say so, I'll take you to meet him. Shall we go together, Sherin?"
Four kids walked down the aisle, Crabbe and Goyle standing behind them like two bodyguards.Looking at Draco's arrogant look next to him, Xie Lin felt that Draco seemed to be taking his younger brother to find trouble.
"This is it," Goyle said as he reached a cubicle.Draco opened the door immediately.Harry Potter was sitting in it, and across from him was a tall, thin, freckled boy with red hair and a stain on his nose, whom Schelling recognized as Ron.
"Hey Harry, how's your summer?" Draco asked aloud. "Everyone in the car is saying you're sitting here."
"Well, it's okay." Harry stammered. He had already learned something from Hagrid. He thought that the Malfoy family were all sinister and cunning villains, and it was better to have less contact with them.
But Draco didn't notice Harry's abnormality at all, and continued to say: "This is Crabbe, this is Goyle, and they want to know you too." Finally, Draco also noticed the red-haired boy next to him, raised his eyebrows, "I guess you must be the child of the Weasley family, my father said that your family is all red-haired, and there are so many children—"
Schelling coughed lightly, and Draco suddenly stopped talking. Schelling looked at Ron, whose face was flushed, and said, "Hi, I'm Schelling Malfoy, and this is my brother Draco. What he said just now was not intentional. I apologize to you on his behalf. We are all pure-blood families, I hope you don't take it too seriously, and we may become classmates in the future!"
It's a pity that a bad impression has already been planted. Neither Harry nor Ron have good faces at the moment.
Just at this time, a little girl also came to the door of the compartment, followed by a little boy with a round face, who was a little timid. "Did any of you see a toad? Neville lost a toad."
The little girl has long, thick brown hair and a pair of front teeth. She has a loud voice, and her words sound a little arrogant.With such iconic hair and speaking tone, Schelling can naturally recognize that this is Hermione Granger, one of the three protagonists.
Draco frowned when he saw Hermione. Judging from the girl's dress and behavior, he suspected that the girl in front of him was the "Mudblood" he despised the most, which was an insulting term for those whose parents were Muggles or Muggle wizards in their pure-blood circles.
But at the moment he couldn't be sure, and he knew that his younger brother never liked him saying these "Mudbloods" bad things, so he finally resisted the desire to speak and said nothing.
Xie Lin looked at the family crest of the round-faced boy with two lions lying on the throne embroidered on his robe, and said calmly, "Twin Lions, are you from the Longbottom family in Kent?"
Without waiting for the boy to reply, Schelling said to himself, "I guess, I guess you are Frank Longbottom's son? I have met your grandma, Mrs. Augusta Longbottom, and she mentioned that she has a grandson living with her, so it must be you?"
The boy who had kept his head down heard the names of his grandmother and father, and suddenly straightened his body. He looked at the boy in front of him with a little pride on his face, "It's me. You can call me Neville. You know my grandmother and my father?"
"Let's reintroduce, I'm Sherin of the Malfoy family, and this is my brother Draco. We've all heard about your parents, they are both great Aurors and deserve respect."
"Really?" Neville's eyes lit up with a different kind of light, and it was the first time he heard positive comments about him, even if it was only about his parents.
Schelling continued, "I haven't seen your toad, but I think I can find it for you."
Hermione showed a curious expression, "How are you going to find it?"
Schelling smiled confidently. He took out a small round gadget that looked like a compass from his pocket, and asked softly at it, "Where is Neville's toad?"
The compass vibrated obviously, and the needle pointed in one direction after a while.
Seeing Hermione's startled eyes, Schelling explained with a smile: "This is an object-finding needle, which can find items that were lost not long ago, but the time of loss cannot exceed five hours."
"I know this thing," Hermione said quickly, "I've seen it in the Encyclopedia of Household Practical Magic Items, but this is the first time I've seen it in real life, and its principle is..."
"Stop!" Seeing that Hermione was about to start the endless lecture mode, Xie Lin hurriedly interrupted her.
Xie Lin first looked at Neville, "According to the guidance of the needle, your toad should be in the south. You have to continue to look for it at the rear of the train. I believe the clues revealed by the color changes on the needle, uh..." Xie Lin thought about it a few times, "It should be sixteen feet further down from here, then it is No. 30 No. [-] box, you can go there and ask?"
"Okay, thank you. Thank you very much." Neville thanked him sincerely.Before that, it was not that he had not sought help from others, but the students in every compartment just told him indifferently that the toad was not in the compartment. Hermione was the first person who volunteered to accompany him to find the toad, and Schelling was the first one who took the initiative to help him find the toad.
"You're welcome. I hope we can become friends in the future," Schelling said.
"Well," Neville seemed to have regained his lost courage after hearing his parents' names, and he said, "Then I'll go find my Raffle right now, and continue chatting without disturbing you, see you at school!"
After Neville turned and left, Hermione did not follow, but looked at Schelling with examining eyes.
"Why didn't you let me continue?" Hermione was a little unhappy. "I was just about to say that the principle of the object-finding needle is really amazing. The principle of mutual repulsion of the magic elements it uses can sense the magic power left by the owner on the lost object..."
Schelling stared at Hermione's face with his gray pupils, and kept silent like this. As if Hermione felt something, her face blushed suddenly, and she also became quiet.
She looked back at Xie Lin stubbornly, she suddenly felt inexplicably that this young man's face was really good-looking, but his gaze was too compelling, too aggressive, her character had always been strong, but at this moment under the young man's gaze, she couldn't help but feel guilty, unable to continue to look at Xie Lin and looked away.
Xie Lin said softly: "You don't have to do this, really."
"What?" Hermione was confused, "how am I?"
"Judging from your clothes and manners, neither of your parents are wizards, right?" Xie Lin's eyes were sparkling, but his tone was unquestionably confident. "You were very uneasy when you first came into contact with the wizarding world, right? That's why you have to arm yourself with your knowledge and knowledge, so that you won't appear ignorant or make a fool of yourself in front of your classmates from wizarding families."
"I, I didn't...don't talk nonsense..." Hermione denied with a stutter.
"Don't worry, I don't mean anything malicious," Xie Lin smiled gently. "I just want to tell you that your worries are unnecessary. Most of the students who come from wizarding families, like you, are not allowed to touch magic before entering school. I dare say that there is no one in the same grade as you on this train who knows more than you. At least, not everyone can recognize this object needle."
"You are excellent, show your confidence, you don't need to prove yourself like this," Schelling said jokingly: "Because, this will only cover up your strengths, and make people think you are long-winded."
"You!" Hermione's eyes widened. She didn't expect that the young man in front of her had such a good-looking smile, but could speak with such a vicious tongue.
"I'm not kidding you," Schelling gave a noble salute gentlemanly, and asked politely: "Then, this kind, lovely, intelligent and knowledgeable lady, do I have the honor to know your name?"
The girl's face was really red this time, "Hermione Granger. Just call me Hermione." The girl replied.
"A very nice and special name, especially for you. I will remember your name." Seeing that Draco, Harry, and Ron were having trouble, Schelling said, "Okay, my brother and I are going back to our carriage. Let's meet again when we get to school. I hope we can become classmates in the same academy. Let's go, Draco."
After speaking, he pulled Draco and his two followers away.
The active Draco was unwilling to be lonely, and went to the compartment of Goyle, Crabbe and others to meet some other first-year freshmen.Xie Lin returned to the box alone, took out a sandwich and a newspaper, and read while eating leisurely.
Suddenly the door of the compartment was opened again, and two tall blond girls walked in. The girl standing in front quickly glanced at Schelling with scrutiny eyes, and then walked into the compartment, and the one behind followed quickly.
Schelling didn't know them, but this was a box pre-booked by the Malfoy family using family power, and anyone who dared to open this door at will would definitely not be an ordinary person.
Xie Lin raised his head slightly, his eyes quickly passed the family crests embroidered on the robes of the two girls, and recognized their origins.
The girl who stepped into the car first came from the Greengrass family, while the girl who followed later came from the Shafik family. Both of them came from the holy 28 pure-blood family like himself.
In the original book, these two families have little ink. The more impressive Greengrass family is Draco’s future wife, Astoria Greengrass. Most of the women in this family do not live long because of the blood curse inherited from generation to generation. In the original book, Astoria passed away at the age of 37.
The bloodline curse is a very advanced and rare curse-type magic. It can plant a curse on the bloodline of a family, and all descendants of the family have a certain chance to activate the curse.
There are various types of curses, some will shorten the lifespan of people, some will make people unlucky, and some will eventually turn people into beasts.Unless the bloodline is cut off, or the anti-curse is found to break the curse, the curse will be passed on to future generations forever.
In addition to the Greengrass family, the only known blood curse host (Maledictus) in the wizarding world is Nagini, the giant snake that surrounded him after Voldemort returned.
Schelling searched his memory, and found that the Shafik family did not leave any records in the original book, but he read the rich collections of Malfoy and Black, and his understanding of the magic world has far surpassed that of readers of the original book in previous lives.
It is mentioned in the book "Born Noble: The Family Tree of Wizards" that the Shafik family is a branch inherited from Merlin's mortal enemy and King Arthur's half-sister, the black witch Morgan Le Fay. In history, there was a powerful figure in the Shafik family known as the "Dark Queen".
Xie Lin took the initiative to speak, "Two beautiful ladies, I am Xie Lin Malfoy, nice to meet you. Is there anything I can do for you?"
The girl who stepped into the carriage first replied generously: "Hello, Mr. Malfoy, I'm Daphne Greengrass, and this is my friend Meredith Shafik. We just met your brother in another compartment, but...uh..." Her face flushed when she said this, and she didn't know how to continue the conversation.
Compared with Daphne's friendly attitude, Meredith was a little cold. She snorted disdainfully and said in a slightly mocking tone: "Your brother and Pansy Parkinson... seem to share the same interests..."
Now Xie Lin can be sure that the two of them must have had a disagreement with their elder brother's friends just now, so they decided to change to another car, and they changed to him when he knew it.Hearing Meredith's tone just now, she seemed to almost say the insulting word "Bitch". No wonder, Schelling is well aware of Pansy's virtue. His words are harsh and self-centered, and his words must offend many people.
Xie Lin showed a friendly smile, "I guess, my ignorant brother must have accidentally offended the two ladies. I am here to apologize to you on his behalf. Please accept these two small gifts generously, as an apology!"
After finishing speaking, Schelling took out his wand and lightly tapped the cup on the table. The cup split into two, turning into a golden daphne flower and a purple daphne flower, "This daphne flower with Miss Daphne's name is just beautiful; this daphne flower is for the beautiful and noble Miss Meredith, which just shows your gorgeous and elegant temperament."
Although Xie Lin's pretentiousness could not avoid the suspicion of trying to please the beauties, but his superb transfiguration skills really shocked the two women.During the subsequent journey, the eyes of the two girls looking at him also began to change, and their words became warmer. The three of them chatted about their family backgrounds and their aspirations for Hogwarts.
The two women also enthusiastically asked Xie Lin about various magic issues, only to find that Xie Lin had a lot of attainments in Charms, Transfiguration, and Potions, and there was a bit of admiration and awe in his eyes when looking at him.
It was night when the train reached the terminal.The platform where the freshmen get off is small and dark, which is quite weird.The cold wind blows through the robes, making a swishing sound.
The school didn't keep the new students waiting too long.A lamp swayed silently above the students' heads, and then a rough voice shouted: "Freshmen! Freshmen come here!"
Hagrid, who was almost three times the height of the freshmen, held a magic lamp in his right hand, and smiled on his bearded face, "Come on, come with me. Are there any first-years? Watch your feet! Alright, first-years, follow me!"
The freshmen followed Hagrid through a rugged mountain road, and there was a sudden admiration in front of them.
At the end of the path, a black lake suddenly appeared, sparkling with sparkling light.On the other side of the lake, on a high hillside, stood a towering castle, shrouded in unfathomable darkness.There are many spiers on the castle, and windows flicker under the starry sky.There are small boats docked on the shore of the lake, shaking gently with the ripples.
Hagrid shouted at the top of his voice, "Get on board! No more than four people per boat!"
A dozen small boats rowed across the calm lake and sailed towards the opposite side.Everyone was silent, staring at the huge castle high into the sky.
After arriving at the gate of the castle, Professor McGonagall led the freshmen into the auditorium, followed by the sorting ceremony.
Unsurprisingly, the pure-blooded, ambitious and scheming Schelling was sorted into Slytherin by the Sorting Hat.
After dinner, the students returned to the lounges of different colleges under the leadership of the prefects.
Slytherin's lounge is located in the dungeon of the castle. The vast lounge is filled with green lights. The walls and ceiling are made of black Gothic marble. Looking out of the window is the bottom of the Black Lake. Occasionally, the water monster Grindylow and the giant squid swim by.
Different from other colleges, noble little snakes have their own rooms and bathrooms, do not need to live with any roommates, and have more private space.Schelling was very happy about this, it was really a suitable college for him, and he had a lot of plans in Hogwarts, the less people know about it, the better.
Schelling chose a remote and quiet room. After locking the door, he snapped his fingers, and with a click, a dirty house-elf apparated in the room. It was Dobby.
House elves and wizards practice completely different magic systems. They can apparate freely in Hogwarts. As one of Dobby's masters, Schelling has the contract in his soul that allows Schelling to summon Dobby through his mind at any time.What a talent, Schelling couldn't help but sigh, Dobby will become his indispensable... errands this year.
Many readers think that the dialogue in which Xie Lin sends flowers to the two girls is very strange. Here is a unified explanation: Ruixiang flower is Daphne in English, which means Daphne, so it is just right to please people.Jiaoqinsha represents nobility and sincerity, and is the first choice for apologizing to strange girls. (roses and lilies/daffodils are more suitable for lovers or loved ones)
(End of this chapter)
