Chapter 7 Sorting Ceremony

"You will follow me into the Great Hall and complete the Sorting Ceremony there."

Minerva McGonagall, the vice-principal of Hogwarts and the dean of Gryffindor, one of the four major colleges of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, stood at the top of the stairs, looking at more than thirty excited teenagers and said lightly.

These children are now in the head of excitement, a little noisy, but she didn't mind too much.

She didn't go into detail about the Sorting Ceremony, but simply introduced the names of the four colleges they would be sorted into.

Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff.

For those people from magic families, there is no need for introduction, but Lu Yunkai doesn't know!

"What are the differences between these colleges?" Lu Yunkai asked Ron beside him in a low voice.

Chris slipped away again as soon as she entered the school gate, so he could only ask the person who knew the magic world best around him.

"I don't know the details. Anyway, my brothers are all in Gryffindor, and the mysterious man and his men are mostly from Slytherin. Anyway, I just want to avoid being sorted into Slytherin." Ron looked very nervous.

"Don't worry, you will definitely be sorted into Gryffindor." Hermione on the side said.

"Thank you." Ron nodded.

As they were mumbling, the waiting time passed. Professor McGonagall motioned the group of teenagers to follow her into the school's auditorium.

The auditorium was brightly lit, and the starry sky above was shining with the brilliance of magic. The flags and logos of their respective colleges were hung above the four long dining tables, with the four colors of red, blue, yellow and green clearly distinguished.

The freshmen walked through the aisle and came to the front of the auditorium under the gaze of the old students who were already seated.

There was a worn-out peaked hat on an armchair.

Professor McGonagall motioned the freshmen to stand in the open space in front of the pointed hat. She stood aside, took out a scroll from her sleeve, and began to preside over the sorting ceremony she mentioned.

"Students whose names I called out, come forward and put on the sorting hat. It will sort you to the college you should go to." Professor McGonagall said the opening remarks first.

But she did not continue to speak, but looked at the sorting hat.

"Wow!" There was an exclamation from the freshmen.

Lu Yunkai was also startled.

The tattered sorting hat suddenly opened its eyes and mouth.

At first, he thought it was just the wrinkles on the hat.

Then, something even stranger happened: the sorting hat actually sang a song.

Lu Yunkai, who was in the crowd, couldn't hear the vague singing of the Sorting Hat clearly, but he could vaguely hear that it was introducing the four colleges, such as the brave and generous Gryffindor, the upright and loyal Hufflepuff, the wise and knowledgeable Ravenclaw, and the Slytherin who would do anything to achieve his goal...

Lu Yunkai listened, but didn't take it to heart.

Although he didn't go to college in his previous life, he also went to a technical secondary school. The school seemed to have a motto, but he didn't remember it at all and didn't care about it.

What values ​​each college advocates, what kind of people they cultivate... Such clichés and empty words, he really didn't care at all. He didn't believe that the dean of Slytherin could force his students to work for Voldemort.

After all, the master leads the way, but it's up to each person to practice.

Finally, the singing of the Sorting Hat ended, and the Sorting Ceremony officially began.

One by one, students were called by Professor McGonagall, and then sat on armchairs, put on the Sorting Hat, and were sorted into four colleges, either quickly or slowly.

Lu Yunkai, who was in the audience, felt that the hat basically made a decision the moment it was put on the student. As for some of the slower ones, it was just teasing the children. For example, Ron, whom he had just met, was almost teased to tears by the Sorting Hat saying that he would be sent to Slytherin.

There seemed to be only one exception: Lu Yunkai's friend, Harry Potter.

The Sorting Hat was entangled between Gryffindor and Slytherin for a long time, and finally listened to Harry's own choice and sent him to Gryffindor.

When he was sorted into Gryffindor, the whole Gryffindor College stood up and applauded him.

It's true that you should become famous as early as possible.

With such emotion, finally.

"Lu Yunkai."

Professor McGonagall read out his name.

Lu Yunkai took a deep breath, calmed his slightly nervous mood, sat in an armchair under the gaze of the crowd, and put on the Sorting Hat.

A strange chill poured down from the top of his head like cold water.

"Hmm? Oriental? And a strange Oriental!" Lu Yunkai finally heard the vague voice of the Sorting Hat.

"Am I weird?" Lu Yunkai replied.

"You have some secrets, but it doesn't matter. Slytherin!"

The Sorting Hat made a decision very straightforwardly.

Silence.

No one in the audience applauded, and they were all looking at the Sorting Hat, as if everyone did not believe in the Sorting Hat's decision.

"What? Don't you believe my judgment? There is no smarter hat in the world than me!"

The Sorting Hat seemed to feel the doubt in the eyes directed at it, and said proudly.

"Yeah."

Finally, Professor McGonagall, who presided over the ceremony, came back to his senses and applauded first.

The professors sitting on the rostrum also began to applaud, just like the other teenagers did when they were assigned to colleges.

But the applause in the hall was still sparse.

Especially in Slytherin College, which was supposed to welcome the newcomers and applaud the most enthusiastically, Lu Yunkai didn't see anyone applauding.

Almost everyone was looking at him with unbelievable eyes.

What's wrong? Am I unworthy? It's good enough that I don't despise you dark wizards, huh.

Lu Yunkai came to the Slytherin table a little depressed and sat at the edge.

The blond boy who despised him at the train station was assigned before him. Lu Yunkai just knew his name, Draco Malfoy.

"Why would a mudblood be assigned to Slytherin? Is the Sorting Hat old and confused?" Draco muttered in a loud voice.

Lu Yunkai knew that Draco was saying this to him. Although he didn't understand what mudblood meant, he could guess from the literal meaning that it was not a good thing.

He also instantly understood why he was not liked by the Slytherin people.

Bloodline!

This made Lu Yunkai a little worried.

If it was just poor grades and a poor family, they could still change it through their own efforts. But if something like bloodline, which cannot be changed, became the reason for discrimination, wouldn't they be bullied to death by this group of people in school for so many years? ?

What to do? Otherwise, pretend?

Lu Yunkai made up his mind in an instant.

"Do you think you know more than the Sorting Hat?"

He raised his head and glanced at Draco with his chin.

Lu Yunkai's voice was not loud, but it was not small either. Not only Draco, but also the two boys sitting next to him who had just been sorted into Slytherin, and several senior Slytherin students sitting not far away heard it.

Those people were stunned.

Thinking about it, it was right.

If there was really a problem with the Sorting Hat, the Malfoys were not sent to Gryffindor, and the Weasleys were arranged into Slytherin!

A yellow-skinned Oriental was sent to Slytherin, which attaches the most importance to bloodline. The Sorting Hat must be very cautious about this, right?

But it just made the decision almost in an instant.

Is there really any explanation for this?

"Our Slytherin College is the most united in the whole Hogwarts. Since Lu Yunkai is already a Slytherin, everyone should be more friendly and don't let others see the joke." A senior female student sitting not far away said.

"Yes, senior sister." Lu Yunkai nodded to the senior female student, glanced at Draco who was stunned by him again, and stopped talking.

At this time, a girl behind Lu Yunkai also completed the sorting.

"Slytherin!"

The sorting hat just landed on her head, and the decision came.

This time, the applause among the students of Slytherin College was obviously much warmer.

Lu Yunkai also applauded enthusiastically and took the initiative to invite the girl to sit down.

"See you again." Lu Yunkai said to her with a smile.

This is the girl from the Greengrass family who he had met in Borgin and Burke's magic shop before.

"... Well, what a coincidence." Daphne smiled a little awkwardly.

"Yeah." Lu Yunkai saw that Daphne didn't seem to want to talk to him, so he stopped talking.

After Harry Potter, a famous person, and an Oriental who was sorted into Slytherin, which values ​​bloodline the most, the Sorting Ceremony finally returned to calm, and the 39 freshmen were sorted into new colleges.

After completing the presiding of the Sorting Ceremony, Professor McGonagall finally returned to her empty seat on the podium and sat down. Lu Yunkai's attention finally shifted from the Sorting Hat to the people who had been sitting on the podium behind.

He saw Professor Sprout, who was delivering the letter to the beer hall, and the big man Hagrid.

Professor Sprout saw Lu Yunkai looking at him and nodded at him with a smile.

At this time, the old man with long white hair and white beard sitting in the middle of the podium stood up.

In the card collection snacks on the train, Lu Yunkai had seen his picture and knew that he was the current headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore, known as the most powerful magician of the contemporary era.

Is this the headmaster's speech for the opening of the school?

However.

"Idiot! Crybaby! Scum! Twist! Anyone who doesn't want to suffer or die tragically, please don't enter the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor. Students are not allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest. Okay, let the banquet begin!"

After saying that, he waved his wand.

The originally empty dining table was suddenly filled with food.

The auditorium suddenly became lively.

Lu Yunkai was a little surprised.

Just two sentences? Did the principal know that everyone was hungry, so he didn't waste time?

What a good person!

Lu Yunkai picked up a fried chicken leg without saying a word and took a bite.

Mm, it smells so good. It's much better than the snacks on the train.

Eat it first! As for the fact that he was sorted into Slytherin, it will always be straight when the boat reaches the bridge!