Chapter 7: The Sorting Ceremony and Ghost Storm II
I saw the sorting hat twisted a few times, and then a crease was like a mouth closed one by one, and then its singing spread throughout the restaurant.
"Hey!
Maybe you think I am not beautiful, but don’t just trust your eyes. If you can find a hat smarter than me, you can do whatever you want with me.
Your bowler hat is black and shiny, your top hat is smooth and tall, but I am a Hogwarts sorting hat, so they are not as good as me.
I know what you think in your mind, so put me on, and it’s clear where you should go.
Maybe you should go to Gryffindor, where there are so many warriors, courage, spirit and hard work, without fear of challenges and disturbances;
If you live in Hufflepuff, where you are loyal, upright and outstanding, people are patient and sincere, and you are not afraid of hard work;
If you live in Ravenclaw, it is really good, there are a lot of scholars and wise men, and it is not easy to find elsewhere;
Or if you live in Slytherin, you will find friends and true feelings. The residents there are capable and the scenery there is very attractive.
Come put on me, don't be trembling and frightened! It is safe to have me protect, because my hat of thought is not stupid. "
When the Sorting Hat sang the lyrics word by word in a nasty tone, everyone applauded and Harry said to Ron and Charlie while applauding, "It seems that you just need to wear that hat on your head. , You can know which college you will go to!"
Ron replied with an expression of being tricked, "Yeah! Damn Fred also said he was going to fight the trolls!"
Charlie looked at the dirty hat and said involuntarily, "Don't you think it's dirty? Put it on your head and hiss!" Cha Wang went into the scene like that, and got goose bumps all over his body.
McGonagall took out the parchment in his hand and said to the first-year students, "Whoever I read the name of, put on the sorting hat, sit on the stool, and then make sure to go to that college!"
"Susan Bonn!" A girl with reddish cheeks and golden braids walked up shyly, then put her hat on her head, but she did not expect the wide brim to cover her eyes.
Soon the Sorting Hat shouted "Hufflepuff!" The Hufflepuff students who belonged to the little badger applauded and welcomed her. Hannah shyly walked over and found an empty seat to sit down.
Soon most of the people were sorted out, only Harry Potter and Charlie Elvis were not sorted yet.
"Harry Potter!" Hearing Professor McGonagall's name, the restaurant was full of whispering voices. People wanted to know which college Harry Potter who defeated Voldemort would be assigned to.
Harry, who was sitting on the stool, looked very nervous. He closed his eyes, clutched the stool tightly with both hands, and said something in his mouth. He stayed on the stool for a long time before the sorting hat shouted "Gryffindor!"
The students sitting at the long Gryffindor table burst into cheers throughout the restaurant. They shook hands with Harry and were proud of it.
McGonagall looked at Charlie and said, "The last one, Charlie Elvis!" Although Charlie was a little surprised why he was the last one, and he still had a secret in his heart that he was not a person in this world. After all, this hat claims to be able to see through. As people thought, Charlie walked up hesitantly.
The worried Charlie picked up the dirty hat and put it on his head. For a long time, the sorting hat did not speak. This made Charlie more and more nervous, and even the dirty hat on his head was in no mood to pay attention.
Gradually, everyone's discussion sounded in the restaurant. After all, this sorting was really weird. There has never been a sorting cap that seemed to be broken during sorting—it took so long without saying anything.
"Huh, why? Why can't I read this little guy's inner thoughts clearly? It's like through a layer of fog!" Very nervous Charlie swallowed after hearing the soft doubts of the hat. Let go of the heart hanging in the air.
"The little guy doesn't know, I don't know which college you want to go to? Is it the brave Gryffindor? The low-key Hufflepuff? The wise Ravenclaw? Or the united Slytherin?" Charlie waited for a while suddenly. I heard the sorting hat
Checked the ideal for a while and then hesitated, "Let’s go to Ravenclaw!" The sorting cap was silent for a while and then said loudly, "Ravenclaw!"
Charlie took the sorting hat off his head, and walked to Ravenclaw's table to find a seat.
Professor McGonagall re-rolled the parchment in his hand and sat down in her position. At the same time, Dumbledore stood up and announced "The Sorting Ceremony is over! Then, the banquet begins!" Dumbledore waved his hand and set it on the table. There was a lot of delicious food on the plate in an instant, the students began to cheer, and the restaurant played cheerful background music.
Every student focused on destroying the food in front of him. The food stuffed in Ron's mouth said to Harry, "Harry, these foods are so delicious!"
Harry said perfunctorily and then asked the prefect Percy who was sitting next to him, "Who is that talking to Professor Quirrell?"
Percy looked up and then continued to eat his own food and said, "This is Professor Snape, he is also the Dean of Slytherin!"
At another table, Charlie was eating the food in front of him, but he was thinking, "Why didn't the sorting hat see his thoughts, or if he saw through but pretended not to see?"
"Wow!" Suddenly there was a sound of shock. Charlie looked up and saw that Ron and the others were startled by the sudden appearance of ghosts. Then many ghosts began to appear one after another, starting their own carnival.
Charlie looked at these crystals in his consciousness that suddenly moved by themselves. The ghosts in the field suddenly stopped what they were doing, and then fled the restaurant hurriedly with a look of horror, some ghosts. He also shouted, "It's terrible! It's terrible, is this to scare the ghost?"
The sudden chaos of ghosts made the restaurant lively. Everyone was whispering to discuss why the ghosts would flee in a hurry. Even the always steady professors looked at each other with doubts, and finally brought their eyes to Dumbledore’s. Body.
Dumbledore stood up calmly and then used a "sound loud!" The spell said, "Okay, everyone is quiet, everyone eats quickly, and then the chiefs and the students of their college gathered together and led by the professor. Go to the lounge to rest!"
Dumbledore sat down again after speaking, and the restaurant became extremely quiet, leaving only the sound of eating. The students bury their heads in the meal in silence to reduce the time they spend eating.
Charlie buried his head to eat and thought to himself, "Is the crystal in my body related to ghosts? These ghosts seem to be very afraid of the crystals in my body. It seems that the answer I want can be found at Hogwarts, at least useful information."