Chapter 19: Unexpected Division
The little wizards lined up obediently in single file, followed Professor McGonagall's footsteps without saying a word, and walked into the hall one by one.
The first thing you see is a magical, magnificent and magnificent auditorium.
In the auditorium, other old students sat quietly around the long table according to the divisions of their respective colleges. Countless candles floating in the air provided sufficient lighting for the place.
One thing to say, in this solemn atmosphere right now, let alone the new students, even Ino felt a little bit of pressure.
Not to mention the row of professors at the guest of honor seat, just being stared at by hundreds of pairs of eyes at the long table made people feel a little uncomfortable.
But after all, he was someone who had seen big scenes. After a brief moment of shock, Ino quickly came to his senses and even took the time to look at the legendary enchanted ceiling.
He didn't know if it was because of himself, but he never heard Hermione introduce "A History of Hogwarts" to Ron in an arrogant manner.
At this time, Professor McGonagall had gently placed a high stool in front of all the freshmen, and then the mysterious Sorting Hat appeared.
He listened to the hat's rap with great interest. If he wanted to say what interested him most in Hogwarts, the Sorting Hat must be on the list.
It has been passed down for thousands of years, possesses wisdom and memory, and even possesses thoughts and independent personality. Such a hat, whether placed in fairy tales, fables or folk tales, is guaranteed to be a legendary existence.
The hat can talk and even sing, surprising the freshmen from ear to ear. At the same time, they finally know how Hogwarts is sorted.
In fact, this is not to blame for the lack of knowledge among the new students. Even Malfoy, who was born in a pure-blood family, would not have known about the branching in advance.
Sorting ceremony, old students coaxing new students, this has almost become a Hogwarts tradition.
After the Sorting Hat finished singing and the applause from the audience gradually subsided, Professor McGonagall, who had been standing by for a long time, slowly unfolded the parchment in his hand.
"Now, my name is called, please come up!"
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"Hannah Abbott!"
As soon as Professor McGonagall finished speaking, a timid blond girl walked out of the crowd. As she moved, her ponytails swung left and right behind her head.
"Old acquaintance!"
Ino sighed secretly.
Before the start of school, the time he lived in the Leaky Cauldron gave him a good understanding of this little witch who spent a lot of money and loved listening to stories.
Of course, everything has pros and cons.
Compared with Hannah's enthusiasm and clinginess, the bar owner Tom seems a little unkind.
Ino noticed more than once that Old Tom always stared at him with a look to prevent thieves.
Back to business.
As Hannah sat on the high stool, it also announced that the sorting ceremony in 1991 had officially begun.
Time passed, and the freshmen put on the sorting hat one after another. Since his last name was late, Ino was also lucky enough to watch this scene as a bystander.
Not limited to Harry's embarrassment when he was sorted, Malfoy's quickness into Slytherin, the real swordsman Neville, the explosive wizard Seamus, etc...
It is worth mentioning that Hermione eventually entered Gryffindor, and everything should be as in the original book.
During this period, Ino discovered something very interesting, which also solved his doubts for many years.
That is, after the little wizard is sorted into the academy, the collar and sleeve edges will change to the background color of the academy.
Otherwise, everyone will buy a plain robe and then manually embroider the color on the robe later? It's not realistic even if you think about it.
(PS: The sorting robe changes color. This setting comes from the official mobile game "Hogwarts Mystery")
at the same time.
As Professor McGonagall called the roll call one by one, the number of freshmen in the team gradually became thinner, and there were even fewer students who had not yet been sorted into different schools.
"Eno Swinburne."
The moment she heard her name, Ino walked towards the guest of honor seat calmly, with a sweet and gentle smile on her face.
His elegant figure, paired with his pure and penetrating eyes, also allowed him to win the favor of a wave of Yan party members.
After some operations, several deans including Professor McGonagall showed happy expressions on the guest of honor table. After all... all teachers like good children.
Of course, there are always exceptions to everything.
For example, the other guest of honor, Dean of Slytherin, Severus Snape, who had been indifferent throughout the sorting ceremony, now showed a rare sneer.
That expression was like watching an opera with a well-known plot. The other audience members were deceived into tears, but he looked sober.
As the person involved, Ino tried his best to pretend at the moment. He wanted to see if the Sorting Hat could still chat with him and read his thoughts in this situation.
"Relax, it's okay!"
In front of the high stool, Professor McGonagall comforted him warmly.
"Thank you! Professor!" Ino responded with a shy smile.
Sitting gently on the stool, he seemed relaxed and at ease on the surface, but in fact he was already highly concentrated inside.
However, the next second!
The answer was already known before the Sorting Hat even touched the tip of Ino's hair.
"Slytherin!" the Sorting Hat shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
Warm applause erupted from the Slytherin table instantly, and several of the lower-grade girls in Snake Academy even clapped until their palms turned red without even realizing it.
"It's over..." Ino's heart skipped a beat.
He was completely numb now, and there were countless things he wanted to say stuck in his mouth, but under the signal of Professor McGonagall's eyes, he could only resign himself to walking towards the Slytherin table.
To be honest, Slytherin was actually nothing special, and he never looked at any house differently.
But the problem was that the Sorting Hat made such a mess... not only did his plan fail, but it also attracted a lot of unnecessary attention.
Ino wanted to die now, you know, he just watched the whole sorting ceremony. Among all the freshmen in the sorting house, no one was determined to belong to the house by touching the ends of his hair like him.
Even Malfoy, who was the fastest sorter... he put on the hat and was sorted into Slytherin one second after contact.
...
Ino walked towards the Slytherin table with his head down, and now he even imagined the scene in his mind.
Dumbledore's meaningful eyes, even Quirrell and Voldemort's curious expressions...
Just thinking about it made him feel uncomfortable.
Of course, it's not that the headmaster is so bad. Ino has never questioned Dumbledore's character from beginning to end.
You have to know that this is a magical world. No white wizard is dark and vicious. Even Snape, who is proficient in brain occlusion, is by nature redeeming and protecting, not cruelly killing.
Having said that, compared with Quirrell, who is a consumable, he is more worried about the attention and concern from the headmaster.
If this is true, then the campus life in the next few years will be surprisingly "exciting".
"This matter is..."
At this moment, Ino just wants to sit at the long table, integrate into Slytherin as soon as possible, and then live a low-key life for half a semester.
I think when Quirrell is completely noisy, Dumbledore will not pay attention to other things.
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