Chapter 7 Enrollment Begins

After returning from Diagon Alley, there was still one month before the start of school.

Xielin had already memorized a vast amount of spells and potion knowledge. Now that he had a wand and a cauldron, he could start practicing casting spells and brewing potions. All he needed was to transform the knowledge in his mind into practical skills through repeated practice.

Xielin practiced every spell he knew every day until he could cast every spell as if he had an arm and could do it at will.

Mr. Ollivander was right. This wand really fits Xielin very well. When holding it in his hand, the magic power on his body seemed to blend seamlessly with the wand. No matter what magic he cast, he felt at ease and it was a natural process.

It is worth mentioning that Xielin secretly discovered that this wand seemed to have an amplifying effect when casting black magic, and the power of the black magic he cast was often stronger than that of other spells.

Two weeks later, Shaylin happily received the wizard robe sent by Madam Malkin. He looked at it several times before packing it into the luggage to be taken to Hogwarts.

Time soon came to September 1st.

The Malfoy family arrived at King's Cross Station.

After passing through Platform 9 and 3/4, Shaylin saw a crimson steam locomotive parked beside the platform. The sign on the train read: Hogwarts Express, 11 o'clock.

The thick smoke of the steam locomotive swirled over the noisy crowd, cats of various colors ran around under people's feet, and owls also hooted harshly.

There were so many people here, some were saying goodbye to their children, and some were exchanging their holiday thoughts.

"Father, mother, you can just send them here. We will get on the train by ourselves," Shaylin said.

Narcissa's eyes were wet, and she hugged the two children and kissed them on the cheeks.

"Okay," Lucius's face was full of reluctance, but he tried hard to control his tone, which sounded flat, "Study magic hard, take good care of yourself, and remember to write more letters home."

"Draco, when you grow up, don't just do nonsense all day, learn more from your brother, okay?" Draco said "Oh" with a bitter face.

"Sherin, you should take care of your brother more. If you have any problems, go to Uncle Snape. He will take care of you two." Sherin replied "I know", and then took Draco to turn around and find the boarding door of the train.

After entering the reserved compartment, the two brothers waved goodbye to their parents who looked reluctant from the window, and Lucius took Narcissa's hand and left.

After watching his parents leave, Sherin looked at the interior decoration of the compartment with interest. Shaylin and Draco shared a compartment, which was arranged in advance for them by Lucius using his connections in the Ministry of Magic's Traffic Control Department. It was located in the middle of the train, where the train was least bumpy, and the cushions had anti-vibration devices, making it the most comfortable compartment in the entire train.

In fact, Lucius's goal was to prevent the two brothers from finding a compartment and being forced to squeeze into the compartment with those dubious Muggle-borns.

"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 each student?"

Shaylin smiled, "Brother, Thestrals are not easy to tame. Those who can own a Thestral carriage are usually from our noble families. In the past, Hogwarts did not use trains to pick up students."

"Oh, what method is used?" Draco asked with a raised eyebrow.

"At that time, the Ministry of Magic arranged a large number of floo networks connected to the furnaces of Hogwarts, but they had to give up because too many young wizards suffered from floo sickness on the first day of school." said Sherin.

"Hahaha," Draco laughed loudly, "It's a big deal to sit on a floo network?" The two brothers have used the floo network since they were young, so they have been resistant to the dizziness of the floo network process since they were young. As long as the transmission is not too far, the two will only feel a little uncomfortable at most, and there will be no dizziness.

Sherin took out today's Daily Prophet and was about to read it carefully when Crabbe and Goyle ran in. "Draco, Sherin, do you know?" They said excitedly, "Potter, Harry Potter, he is also on this train, and it has spread all over the train."

"Huh, I knew it a month ago." Draco felt that he had to maintain his eldest brother's momentum. "I met him in Diagon Alley a month ago. Since you said so, I'll take you to meet him. Let's go together, Shaylin?"

The four children walked in the corridor, and Crabbe and Goyle stood behind them like two bodyguards. Looking at Draco's arrogant look beside him, Shaylin felt that Draco seemed to be looking for trouble with his younger brother.

When they came to a compartment, "This is it." Goyle said. Draco took the lead and opened the door. Harry Potter was sitting inside, and sitting opposite him was a red-haired boy with freckles all over his face, tall and thin, with a stain on his nose. Shaylin recognized that this was Ron.

"Hey, Harry, how was your summer vacation?" Draco asked loudly, "People on the bus are saying that you are sitting here."

"Well, it's okay." Harry stammered. He had learned something from Hagrid and thought that the Malfoy family were all insidious and cunning bad guys, so it was better to have less contact with them.

But Draco didn't notice Harry's abnormality at all, and was still talking to himself: "This is Crabbe, this is Goyle, they also want to get to know you." Finally, Draco also noticed next to him The red-haired boy raised his eyebrows, "I guess you must be a child of the Weasley family. My father said that all of your family have red hair, and there are so many children--"

Xie Lin coughed lightly, Draco suddenly stopped. Xie Lin looked at Ron, whose face turned red, and said: "Hello, I am Xie Lin Malfoy, and this is my brother Draco. He just said He didn't mean it. I apologize to you on his behalf. We are all from a pure-blood family. I hope you don't take it too seriously. We may still become classmates in the future."

It's a pity that the bad impression has been planted. Neither Harry nor Ron looked good at this moment.

Just at this time, a little girl also walked to the cubicle door, followed by a little boy with a round face, who looked a little timid. "Did any of you see a toad? Neville lost a toad."

The little girl has thick long brown hair and a pair of front teeth. She has a loud voice and her words sound a bit arrogant. With such iconic hair and tone of voice, Schelling could naturally recognize that this was 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. She was the one who treated those whose parents were idiots in their pure-blood circle. An insulting term for a melon or Muggle wizard.

But he wasn't sure at the moment, and he knew that his brother never liked him speaking ill of these "mudbloods", so he finally resisted the desire to speak and said nothing.

Xie Lin looked at the family emblem embroidered on the robe of the round-faced boy with two male lions lying on the throne with their front paws, and said calmly: "Two Lions Throne, are you from the Longbottom family of Kent County?"

Without waiting for the boy to reply, Schelling said to himself: "That's it. I guess you are Frank Longbottom's son? I have met your grandmother, Mrs. Augusta Longbottom, and heard her mention her. There is a grandson living with her, it must be you, right?"

The boy who had been lowering his head suddenly straightened up when he heard the names of his grandmother and father, and looked at the boy in front of him with a little pride, "It's me. Just call me Neville. You know my grandmother." , know my father?”

"Re-introducing me, I am Sherrin of the Malfoy family, and this is my brother Draco. We have all heard of your parents. They are both great Aurors and deserve to be respected."

"Really?" Neville's eyes sparkled with a different kind of light. This was the first time he heard a positive comment about him, even if it was just for his parents.

Schelling continued: "I haven't seen your toad, but I thought I could help you find it."

Hermione looked curious, "How are you going to find it?"

Xie Lin showed a confident smile, took out a small round object similar to a compass from his arms, and then asked softly to it: "Where is Neville's toad?"

The compass vibrated significantly, and after a while, the needle pointed in one direction.

Xie Lin looked at Hermione's frightened eyes and explained with a smile: "This is a finding needle. It can find items that were lost not long ago, but it cannot be lost for more than five hours."

"I know about this thing," Hermione said quickly, "I've read about it in the "Encyclopedia of Useful Household Magic Items," but this is the first time I've seen it in action. Its principle is..."

"Stop!" Seeing that Hermione was about to start preaching, Xie Lin hurriedly interrupted her.

Xie Lin first looked at Neville, "According to the guidance of the finding needle, your toad should be in the south. You have to continue to look for it to the back of the train. From the clues revealed by the color changes on the needle, I believe, uh... ..." Xie Lin thought about it for a while, "It should be about sixteen feet down from here, so it's box number 38. Can you go there and ask?"

"Okay, thank you. Thank you very much." Neville thanked him sincerely. Before this, it was not that he had not asked for help from other people, but the students in every carriage just told him indifferently that the toad was not in the carriage. Hermione was the first person to volunteer to accompany him to find the toad, and Xie Lin He was the first one to take 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 the courage he had lost after hearing the names of his parents. He said, "Then I'm going to find my Leif. I won't disturb you and continue chatting. See you at school!"

After Neville turned around and left, Hermione did not follow him, but looked at Sherrin with careful eyes.

"Why didn't you let me go on?" Hermione was a little unhappy. "I was just about to say that the principle of the finding needle is really wonderful. It uses the principle of mutual repulsion of magical elements and can sense when the owner is missing. The magic power left on the object..."

Xie Lin stared at Hermione's face with gray pupils and remained silent like this. Hermione seemed to feel something, and suddenly her face turned red and she became quiet.

She looked back at Xie Lin stubbornly. She suddenly felt inexplicably that this boy's face was really good-looking, but his gaze was too compelling and too aggressive. She had always had a strong character, but at this moment, under the boy's eyes, Under the intense gaze, she couldn't help but feel guilty. She couldn't continue to look at Xie Lin and looked away.

Xie Lin said warmly: "You don't have to be like this, really."

"What?" Hermione was confused, "How am I doing?"

"Judging from your dress and speech and behavior, your parents are not wizards, right?" Xie Lin's eyes were piercing, but his tone was unquestionable, "It's your first time coming into contact with the wizarding world, and you feel very sad. Uneasy, 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 classmates from wizarding families.”

"I-I didn't...don't talk nonsense..." Hermione denied with a stutter.

"Don't worry, I don't mean any harm," Xie Lin smiled gently, "I just want to tell you that your worries are unnecessary. Most of your classmates from wizarding families are just like you. For those who are allowed to come into contact with magic, I dare say that no one in the same grade as us on this train knows more than you. At least, not everyone can recognize this finding needle."

"You are very good. Show your confidence. You don't need to prove yourself like this," Xie Lin said jokingly, "Because, this will only cover up your strengths and make people think you are verbose."

"You!" Hermione's eyes widened. She didn't expect that the young man in front of her had such a beautiful smile and could speak so viciously.

"I won't tease you anymore," Xie Lin made a gentlemanly aristocratic salute and asked politely: "So, this kind, lovely, smart and knowledgeable lady, am I honored to know your name?"

The girl's face was really red this time, "Hermione Granger. Just call me Hermione." The girl replied.

"It's a very nice and special name, especially suitable for you. I will remember your name." Seeing that Draco, Harry, and Ron were all unhappy, Xie Lin said, "Okay, me and Brother is 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 saying that, he took Draco and his two followers and left.

The restless Draco was unwilling to be lonely and ran to the carriages of Goyle, Crabbe and others to get to know some other first-year freshmen. Xie Lin returned to the box alone, took out a sandwich and newspaper, and started reading while eating leisurely.

Suddenly the compartment door was opened again, and two tall blond girls walked in. The girl standing in front quickly glanced at Xie Lin with a scrutinizing look, then walked into the compartment, and the girl behind quickly followed. .

Xie Lin didn't know them, but this was a box reserved by the Malfoy family in advance using their family power. Anyone who dared to open this door at will would definitely not be an ordinary person.

Xie Lin raised his head slightly and quickly scanned the family crests embroidered on the two girls' robes, recognizing their origins.

The girl who entered the carriage first came from the Greengrass family, and the girl who followed later came from the Shafiq family. Both of them came from the same Holy 28 pure-blood family as herself.

In the original work, there is very little detail about these two families. The more impressive Greengrass family is Draco’s future wife, Astoria Greengrass. Most of them have a short lifespan due to their bloodline curse. In the original work, Astoria died at the age of 37.

The blood curse is a very advanced and rare curse magic that can plant a curse on the blood of a family. All descendants of the family have a certain chance of activating the curse.

There are many types of curses, some will shorten people's lifespan, some will make people extremely unlucky, and some will eventually turn people into beasts. Unless the bloodline is severed or a counter-curse is found to break the curse, the curse will be passed down to future generations forever.

Apart from the Greengrass family, the current known host of the blood curse (Maledictus) in the wizarding world is only Nagini, the giant snake that surrounded Voldemort after his return. The blood curse carried by Nagini and the Greengrass family's The difference is that although he will not die prematurely due to the loss of lifespan, he will irreversibly mutate into a giant snake.

Schelling searched his memory and found that the Shafik family left no records in the original book. However, he had read the rich collections of books by the Malfoy and Black families, and his understanding of the magical world far exceeded that of the readers of the original book in his previous life.

It is mentioned in the book "Born Noble: The Wizarding Genealogy" that the Shafiq family is a branch inherited from Merlin's mortal enemy and King Arthur's half-sister, the black witch Morgan Le Fay. Historically, the Shafiq family The family once had a powerful figure known as the "Dark Queen". It is said that the villain Maleficent in the Muggle fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty" is based on this Shafiq family. Based on the black witch.

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 entered the carriage first replied calmly: "Hello, Mr. Malfoy, I am Daphne Greengrass, and this is my friend Meredith Shafik. We were just in another hotel with your brother. We met in the box, but... uh..." At this point, her face turned red, and she didn't know how to continue.

Compared to Daphne's friendly attitude, Meredith behaved a little coldly. She snorted disdainfully and said in a slightly mocking tone: "Your brother and Pansy Parkinson... seem to have the same interests. ah……"

Xie Lin was now sure that the two of them had just had a bad fight with their brother's friends, so they decided to change carriages, and unexpectedly they ended up in his own car. Just listening to Meredith's tone, it seemed that she almost said the insulting word "Bitch". It's no wonder that Sherin is very aware of Pansy's character, her words are harsh and very self-centered. , my words will definitely 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 give these two small gifts to the two ladies generously." Accept it as an apology!"

After saying that, Xie Lin took out his wand and lightly tapped the cup on the table. The cup split into two parts and turned into a golden daphne flower and a purple jaggery. "This daphne flower matches Miss Daphne." "Your name is Renmei Huajiao; this flower is given to the beautiful and noble Miss Meredith, which just shows your gorgeous and elegant temperament."

Although Xie Lin's pretentiousness was inevitably suspected of trying to please beautiful women, his superb transformation skills really shocked the two women. During the subsequent journey, the way the two women looked at him began to change, and their words became warmer. The three of them each talked about their family backgrounds and their longing for Hogwarts.

The two women also enthusiastically asked Xie Lin about various magic issues. Only then did they realize that Xie Lin had considerable attainments in spells, transfiguration, and potions, and there was something special in his eyes when they looked at him. A bit of adoration and awe.

It was evening when the train arrived at the terminal. The platform where the freshmen got off was small, dark and a little weird. The cold wind blew through the robes, making a whooshing sound.

The school did not keep the new students waiting too long. A lamp swayed silently above the heads of the students, and then a rough voice shouted: "Freshmen! Freshmen come here!"

Hagrid, who is almost three times as tall as the freshmen, is holding a magic lamp in his right hand, with a smile on his bearded face, "Come on, follow me. Are there any freshmen? Watch your steps! Okay, one day Freshman, follow me!”

The freshmen followed Hagrid through a rugged mountain road, and suddenly there was a sound of admiration in front of them.

At the end of the path, a black lake suddenly opened up, glowing with sparkling waves. On the high hillside across the lake stood a majestic castle, shrouded in unfathomable darkness. There are many spiers on the castle, and the windows twinkle under the stars. There are small boats docked on the shore of the lake, swaying gently with the ripples.

Hagrid shouted at the top of his lungs: "Get on the boat! There can be no more than four people in each boat!"

A dozen small boats rowed across the calm lake to the opposite side. Everyone was silent, staring at the huge castle reaching into the sky.

Upon arriving at the castle gate, Professor McGonagall led the new students into the auditorium, followed by the sorting ceremony.

Unexpectedly, Schelling, who is pure-blooded, ambitious and full of schemes, was sorted into Slytherin by the Sorting Hat.

After dinner, the students returned to the lounges of different colleges under the leadership of their 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 the window is the bottom of the Black Lake, with occasional water monsters. Grindylow and giant squid swim by.

Different from other colleges, the noble snakes have their own rooms and bathrooms. They do not need to live with any roommates and have more private space. Xie Lin was very happy about this. It was really a suitable college for him. He had many plans in Hogwarts, and the fewer people knew about them, the better.

Xie Lin chose a remote and quiet room. After locking the door, he snapped his fingers and with a bang, a dirty house elf appeared in the room. It was Dobby.

House elves and wizards practice completely different magic systems. They can apparate freely within the scope of Hogwarts. As one of Dobby's masters, Schelling's soul contract allows Schelling to use his thoughts at any time. The ability to summon Dobby. What a great ability, Xie Lin couldn't help but sigh, Dobby will become indispensable to him this year... running errands.

Many readers think that the dialogue in which Xie Lin gives flowers to the two women is strange. Here is a unified explanation: Daphne is Daphne in English, so it is just right to make people happy. 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 relatives)