Chapter 274 272 Sorting Ceremony

The originally dark surroundings were filled with light under the candles floating in the air. The souls of each college stood at their long tables, waiting for the arrival of the little wizards.

The little wizards were chatting happily under the candlelight, exchanging news about the summer vacation, greeting friends from other colleges loudly, and examining each other's new hairstyles and clothes.

Feeney sat in his fixed position on the head of Slytherin's table. There was still no one around there. Even the little wizards were not sure about the gap between the number of freshmen in the new year and the old students who had graduated. , however, they would rather squeeze together than sit with Feeney,

Before, it was because of their fear of Feeney - a guy who would start a family war because of conflicts, and actually beat the other family to the point of almost disappearing, so it was better to hide.

Now it's probably because of the warnings from the elders in the family, at least that's what Feeney guessed. Even if the family members couldn't think of the fact that he was attacked by a mysterious man during the holidays, they would be able to think of it later. Needless to say, there will be some reaction from the markings on their arms telling them that the madman they once called their master is back.

After looking around, he found that there was no difference except for the graduating seniors. Only then did Feeney turn his attention to the staff table.

It was precisely because of his move that he saw someone he didn't expect appearing in Hogwarts.

Dumbledore was sitting in the middle of the long table, wearing a purple robe filled with silver stars and a matching hat. He was sitting on a golden high-backed chair, tilting his head and talking to a woman next to him. ,

The woman was speaking into his ear at this time, and even though she couldn't hear her voice, another voice that was so sweet that it gave people goosebumps appeared in Feeney's mind.

That woman looked like a never-married old aunt. She was short and fat, and had curly short gray-brown hair. The most unbearable thing was that there was a big pink bow on it. , matching the pink plush cardigan she wore outside her robe, (this description is based on the description of the original work, and does not have the author's sense of responsibility, including the description of the old aunt, a dog's head saves her life!)

I don't know what she said to Dumbledore. She turned around with a somewhat excited smile, picked up the goblet on the table and took a sip. It was precisely because of her action that Finny could see her clearly. The appearance, the toad-like face, droopy eyelids, protruding eyes, and very obvious features all told Feeney that this person's identity was the person in his impression.

Minister Fudge's confidant in the Ministry of Magic, Dolores Umbridge, the existence that many people hate to the extreme,

Feeney frowned as he recognized her identity. This was wrong.

In the original book, this person only came to Hogwarts when Harry was in fifth grade. Why is he here now when Harry is in second grade? This is three years ahead of schedule.

Is the butterfly effect caused by what I have done so powerful?

Wait, no, this is not the butterfly effect. The moment you appear in this world, the future of this world has already changed!

Feeney only realized this at this moment. The reason why he had not noticed this before was simply because he had not come into contact with Harry in the past few years. The original story line had not yet unfolded. However, last year, although he had come into contact with Harry , however, it didn’t deviate too far from the original work. Feeney thought it was because of the butterfly effect caused by some of his actions, so he didn’t pay attention.

But now, Feeney finally realized,

In other words, he should have realized a long time ago, when he was attacked by the mysterious man, that the original stories in his memory can only be used for reference, and the role they can play now has reached its limit.

After all, this is a complete world. Everyone has his own consciousness and the ability to think independently. They will not develop according to the original story step by step, but will make different choices according to different changes in the world. It is like a mysterious People will feel guilty because of the destruction of the Horcrux, just like Fudge will let Umbridge come to Hogwarts early because of the return of the mysterious man.

While Feeney was meditating, Hagrid returned to the auditorium. He walked to his seat at the end of the staff table and sat down. This meant that the freshmen had passed through the Black Lake and arrived inside the castle. Outside the auditorium waiting,

Sure enough, a few minutes later, the door to the auditorium opened. Under the leadership of Professor McGonagall, the freshmen lined up in a sad line and walked into the auditorium as if they were in shock.

Professor McGonagall still held the stool in her hands, as well as the ancient, dirt- and oil-stained, somewhat broken Sorting Hat on top of the stool.

As Professor McGonagall walked in, the buzzing voices in the auditorium subsided. In the middle of the auditorium, the freshmen lined up in front of the long staff table, facing the young wizards from other years.

Professor McGonagall placed the stool and the Sorting Hat in front of their eyes and stepped aside. Under the illumination of candlelight, some freshmen shivered, just like other freshmen in the past. They were afraid of the unknown sorting ceremony that was about to happen.

Thinking of this, Feeney couldn't help but smile. Speaking of which, I don't know which Hogwarts senior or senior sister came up with this custom, and it has continued to this day, that is, never tell anyone before school starts. New life, the truth about the sorting ceremony, but choose some scary lies, such as fighting trolls, fighting dragons, performing magic, etc.

As the teachers and students in the school waited, the slit next to the brim of the Sorting Hat opened like a mouth, and they sang loudly:

That was more than a thousand years ago,

I have just been woven into shape,

There are four famous wizards,

Their names survive to this day:

Brave Gryffindor, from the barren swamp,

Beautiful Ravenclaw, from the peaceful riverside,

Merciful Hufflepuff, from the open valley,

The shrewd Slytherin comes from that quagmire.

They share a dream and a wish,

At the same time, he has a bold plan,

To cultivate young wizards into talents,

This is how Hogwarts School was founded.

These four great wizards

Everyone builds his own academy,

in the students they teach

They have different ideas about the talents they value.

Gryffindor believes that the bravest people

should receive the highest reward;

Ravenclaw believes that those with the smartest minds

Always the most promising;

Hufflepuff feels that the most diligent and hardworking

Only those who are most qualified to enter the academy;

And power-hungry Slytherin

I like those ambitious teenagers the most.

The four great wizards during their lifetimes

Personally select your favorite students,

But when they sleep in Jiuquan,

How to identify talents among students?

It was Gryffindor who figured it out,

He took me off his head,

The Big Four all injected ideas into me;

From now on, it’s up to me to choose and evaluate!

Okay, put me on your head,

I've never looked past it,

I want to take a look inside your head,

Determine which college you belong to,,,,,,,

Now let's start sorting!

After the Sorting Hat finished singing the song, it returned to its motionless state. The auditorium was filled with applause from the little wizards. Professor McGonagall took out a long list from her arms, frowned and looked around, and then lowered her head. Looking at the parchment in his hand, he loudly announced the first name:

"Harper Avery"

A little wizard who was not very smart sat on the chair timidly. Professor McGonagall picked up the sorting hat and placed it on his head.

Like other Slytherin students, the sorting hat announced the result loudly as soon as it almost touched his head.

"Slytherin!"

The little snakes of Slytherin responded with warm applause. The Avery family is also one of the twenty-eight pure-blood families in the "Pure Blood Directory" written by Nott. This family was born in Slytherin. Very popular,

Slowly, the long team of first-year freshmen shortened little by little.

"Ginny Weasley"

"Gryffindor!"

"Luna Lovegood"

"Ravenclaw!"

"Colin Creevey"

"Gryffindor!"

"Astoria Greengrass"

"Slytherin!"

As in the original work, many of the little wizards known to Feeney were assigned to their original colleges. Hermione's situation of different colleges from the original work did not appear.

When the last little wizard was sorted into Hufflepuff, Professor McGonagall picked up his hat and chair and strode out of the auditorium. Dumbledore then tapped the goblet in front of him with a spoon, and let out a crisp and bright sound. The sound attracted the attention of the little wizards.

"Welcome our new students,"

Dumbledore's voice was still very loud. He opened his arms and a smile as bright as a flower bloomed on his mouth. It seemed that he did not feel too much sadness because of the death of his old friend.

"Welcome! Welcome our old students, welcome back! There is plenty of time for speeches, but not now, so let go and eat to your heart's content."

There was a burst of appreciation, laughter and warm applause in the auditorium. Dumbledore sat down upright and shook his long beard aside to prevent it from affecting his eating food.

Seeing this, Feeney frowned. This was different from their original plan. After previous discussions, they all felt that the news of the mysterious man's return should be announced during the sorting ceremony. Although this would annoy the Ministry of Magic, Similarly, it will also make the young wizards wary. Moreover, after all, Hogwarts is also Dumbledore's place. Normally, the Ministry of Magic's hands cannot get in.

But today, two surprises occurred that Finny did not expect. One was that Dumbledore did not act according to plan, and the other was the appearance of Umbridge.

"It's time to eat, Finny!"

At this time, a shy but soft voice came from next to Feeney. He turned around and saw that it was Astoria with a slightly red face. Yes, this girl did not sit down after being sorted. Instead of sitting next to her sister, she sat next to Feeney. In fact, this was probably what her sister did.

It is already recognized in the wizarding world that the Greengrass family has taken refuge with Black. Logically speaking, in Hogwarts, both Daphne and Astoria should consider Black's position and those family members who are hostile to Black. Drawing boundaries, just like Parkinson's around Daphne now. However, Daphne didn't do much. Instead, her sister made her position clear at the end of the sorting - standing by Feeney's side, even if he received The fear and rejection of the entire college,

Shaking his head and brushing these thoughts aside, Feeney looked at the food in front of him. The piles of large pieces of beef, pies, vegetables, bread, and jam were no different from previous years. It was still the same food.

Feeney sighed, took a piece of beef and cut it slowly with a knife and fork.

Astoria poured a glass of apple juice for Finny and put it next to him, and asked at the same time,

"What were you thinking about just now?"

After taking a bite of beef, Feeney said,

"It's nothing, I'm just wondering why the Ministry of Magic sent that woman here. You know, this woman's reputation among pure-blood families is not very good, especially among families at our level."

Astoria was a little confused, but she didn't ask. She believed that if Feeney could tell her about this, he would definitely tell her without her asking.

Sure enough, Feeney continued,

"This woman claimed to be a member of the Selwyn family after entering the Ministry of Magic. The old employees at the time took good care of her. Until one day, she used this identity to have a dispute with the Orvis family and bullied her. other side,"

"You know, the Orvis family is the most capable assistant of the Selwyn family. Naturally, that person was unwilling. He found their patriarch and then the Selwyn family to get an explanation. This woman's lies were After being exposed, she claimed that she did have Selwyn's bloodline, but it took too long and the Selwyn family didn't understand it. Oh, it was just because Selwyn was too lazy to pay attention to a little person like her. The most ridiculous thing is that her father used to be a Muggle wizard who worked at the Ministry of Magic."

Astoria didn't know what to say at this time. This woman was really good at killing people. Selwyn and Black were different. That family could really be said to be flourishing, not counting The collateral line is the direct line. There are more than a dozen people in each generation. Counting the collateral lines, most of Greece is the blood of their family. It is wrong for Umbridge to provoke such a huge family without knowing anything. What is seeking death?