Chapter 288: Chat and Sorting Ceremony Begins

The sky gradually darkened, and the Hogwarts Express gradually slowed down, finally slowly stopping at the dark station. The train door suddenly opened, and the young wizards moved forward with the crowded crowd.

Just like last year, the first-year students were picked up by Hagrid, and they needed to take the traditional boat ride across the lake to enter Hogwarts; while the older students of other grades walked along the dark platform, only to see a hundred Thestrals already waiting in a neat row outside the station.

Angelina was expecting to see the surprised expressions of her friends, but she was disappointed to find that except for Parvati, the other friends all looked indifferent. Of course, Goyle and Crabbe were automatically ignored by her.

"Can you all see the Thestrals?" Angelina couldn't help but ask first.

"Of course! Although we didn't catch up with the Albanian expedition, at least we have participated in other operations." Penelope said proudly.

Parvati looked around and asked in confusion, "What is a Thestral?"

"They are a kind of magical creature that looks like Pegasus. Only those who have seen death can see them." Yang Tian explained.

"They are right in front of the carriage?" Parvati became even more curious.

"Yes... but actually, being able to see it is not a happy thing." Looking at Parvati's disappointed expression as she tried to open her eyes wide but got nothing, Yang Tian couldn't help but explain.

Angelina had no time to care about Parvati's reaction. She was surprised and angry and asked, "So, Parvati and I are the only ones who have never participated in actual combat?"

"Well...it seems...yes." Yang Tian replied somewhat confused.

"Merlin! You actually let two brave Gryffindors be the only ones in the group who have not participated in any action. Do you think this is really appropriate?" Angelina said angrily.

Parvati on the side finally realized the problem, and she immediately agreed, "Yes, Angelina has only been in our team for a short time, so it's understandable that she didn't participate in the operation, but what about me? I'm an old member of the team! How can I be left behind?"

"What do you mean I have excuses?" Angelina was immediately unhappy when she heard what Parvati said, and she retorted.

"Stop joking. There weren't many operations last year, okay?" Yang Tian was completely speechless. "And you, Senior Angelina, the reason why the new members could see the Thestrals was because they participated in the Albania trip. I didn't stop you from going."

"Okay, okay, don't get excited, there will definitely be opportunities in the future..." Zhang Qiu tried to calm the dispute, but Angelina and Parvati obviously didn't buy it.

"I don't care. If there is any action this year, we must have the right to participate first!" Angelina said firmly.

"That's right, that's right!" Parvati nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Tsk, this is your main purpose, right?" Yang Tian said disdainfully. But he suddenly had an idea and said, "Just tell me if you have something to say. How about this, as long as you can treat everyone to two big meals and get the consent of every member, I will agree to this."

The two girls were delighted at first when they heard this, but after seeing the other people's joking expressions, they suddenly came to their senses.

"Yang Tian, ​​how dare you cheat us!" Angelina roared.

"Yang Tian, ​​I've been so good to you, but you're cheating me!" Parvati couldn't stand it anymore.

The friends burst into laughter...

Amidst the banter and laughter, the four-person Thestral carriage smoothly crossed the steep slope and slowly stopped in front of the huge oak gate of Hogwarts Castle.

Young wizards from all grades got off the bus one after another, and Yang Tian and others followed the bustling crowd into the auditorium.

But as soon as they entered the auditorium, they were shocked by what they saw!

The entire auditorium still retains its usual splendor, but because of the opening ceremony, it has been decorated with a new look.

Of course, this was not the reason for everyone's shock. What really made everyone at a loss was that the auditorium, which was already very spacious, seemed to have become a little bigger at this time; the school dining table also became spacious...

But thinking about the information Draco provided today, the friends felt that everything was natural. So, while admiring the changes in the hall, they found their familiar seats at the tables of their respective colleges and sat down...

After a long vacation, the students who had not seen each other for a long time could not wait to greet each other and share their experiences during the vacation. Among the many topics, the most popular one was the Albania expedition. The whole auditorium became lively almost instantly, with discussions rising and falling one after another, and even the auditorium door was closed...

After an unknown amount of time, the door of the auditorium was pushed open again, and the originally noisy environment suddenly became quiet. Professor McGonagall led a long line of first-year students and walked in slowly. However, this line was a little too long...

Just like last year, Professor McGonagall arranged the four stools and placed the worn and patched Sorting Hat on them.

Under the astonished gaze of the freshmen, the Sorting Hat's cracked mouth began to sing: "After waiting for a thousand years, I finally see that Hogwarts is becoming more and more powerful. The auditorium is expanding, the lines are very long, and there is an endless stream of young wizards seeking to study... Come on, put me on, I have never made a mistake, I will put you in the most suitable college!"

I have to say, it's still a familiar recipe, still a familiar taste. The Sorting Hat's singing caused deafening applause in the hall.

"This isn't the one from last year!" Padma muttered.

"It's obvious that it has new inspiration every year, isn't it?" Zhang Qiu responded in a low voice.

Everyone was still talking in low voices when Professor McGonagall started calling people one by one.

"Theo Clark."

A little boy, whose attire was obviously different from that of British wizards, walked up quickly.

......

As the roll call began, the sorting ceremony officially kicked off.

However, the senior students watching the ceremony soon discovered an unusual phenomenon: a war seemed to begin the moment each freshman put on the Sorting Hat.

They frowned from time to time, got angry from time to time, and were not happy...and the Sorting Hat could not always tell the little wizard which house he was assigned to at the first time.

What's even more outrageous is that the little wizards who were sorted into Ravenclaw were ecstatic, those who were sorted into Gryffindor looked happy, those who were sorted into Hufflepuff behaved well, and those who were sorted into Slytherin were frowning.

Such a scene stunned everyone present...