The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 149: The Iron Hannah

The Thestrals drove the carriage through two imposing wrought-iron gates, flanked by stone pillars topped with winged boars. After passing through the gates, the carriage accelerated along the long uphill drive leading to the castle, with the turrets and towers getting closer and closer to Ada and the others.

The carriage wobbled to a stop near the stone steps leading to the castle. Ada was the first to jump out after the door was opened. The straw smell in the carriage was not bad, but the musty smell was really unpleasant.

Ada and her group followed the crowd up the stone steps, passed through the majestic oak door, walked up the magnificent marble staircase, and then turned into the auditorium.

Under the enchanted ceiling, countless candles floated in the air. Students from the four colleges were discussing the issue. There were two main themes. One was that Gryffindor and Slytherin had clashed again, and the main force was still Ada, but this time it was Ada who could "crush a strong man to death with her bare hands."

Another topic is Harry Potter, who enrolled today. Everyone is very concerned about which college this savior will be assigned to, and it would be best if he could be assigned to his own college.

Ada and the others also discussed this in the car. Everyone felt that Slytherin had no chance at all, after all, it had a bad reputation.

In the eyes of several people, there has never been any good person in Slytherin. This is a prejudice accumulated over several lifetimes. How could Harry Potter, who defeated Voldemort, go to a place where dark wizards gather?
Among the remaining three colleges, the possibility of Ravenclaw is slightly smaller. People have no prejudice against this college. The main reason is that the threshold of Ravenclaw is too high. If the hard standards are not met, it is impossible to become a wise Ravenclaw.

Of course, Ada had doubts about the selection criteria of this college. Professor McGonagall was very smart, but she was a Gryffindor and the headmaster. Quirinus Quirrell graduated from Ravenclaw, but Ada did not find any wisdom in him.

Gryffindor and Hufflepuff have similar chances, but several people are more optimistic about Gryffindor. The reason is that Dumbledore, the current headmaster of Hogwarts, graduated from Gryffindor.

Ada and the others were talking about this year's freshmen when Professor McGonagall came over. She stood behind Ada and said, "Ada, you are getting better and better. You actually bullied the freshmen on the bus."

Did the news spread so quickly? Did it reach Professor McGonagall so quickly? Does that mean Snape knew about it too?
Ada felt a little wronged. There were Flint and several senior students on the opposite side, and she was just a third-year student who was alone and powerless. If there was any bullying, it should be done by the opposite side.

"Professor, I can explain this..." Ada felt that since Professor McGonagall called her by her nickname, it meant that there was still room for improvement and she could struggle for a while.

"I have to go pick up the new students now and I don't have time to listen to your quibbling. The incident happened on the train, so I won't deduct any points." Professor McGonagall said, "But you can escape the death penalty, but you can't escape the punishment of life. You must be in my office at 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening. Don't be late."

After saying that, Professor McGonagall left immediately. However, from the look on Ada's face, Professor McGonagall didn't look angry at all. It seemed more like she was simply punishing Ada.

Ada thought of something and turned to look at the teachers' seat, and then she saw Snape also looking at her, but Snape's expression was really hard to describe.

Ada felt that she was probably doomed for this year and could forget about studying Potions class. If Snape didn't have a bad look on his face, Ada would change her last name to Testri.

"Would you say you were the quickest student ever to get detention?" Fred asked, the smirk on his face a little more obvious.

"No one will probably catch up with this record, and it will be hard for us to break it!" George patted Ada on the shoulder and said, as if Ada had broken some long-forgotten world record.

"Will this be recorded in history?" Ada said self-deprecatingly.

"When 'Hogwarts, A History' is revised again, you will definitely be included in it," Fred said seriously.

"Before the opening dinner of 1991 started, Esmeralda Drizzt was put in detention by the school's vice-president Magon!" George used a broadcasting voice.

After a while, Ada and the twins each put on a pointed black hat, and the hall became a sea of ​​pointed black hats. At this time, the door of the hall opened, everyone quieted down, and Professor McGonagall led a long line of first-year students to the top of the hall.

The first-year students stood in a row in the front. Not only were the students from various colleges looking at the freshmen, but the professors in the teaching seats were also looking at them. Ada looked at Snape, and she found that the old bat's expression had become more complicated.

Professor McGonagall put down a square stool and placed the old and shabby Sorting Hat on it. Then, the hat began to twist, cracked a crack, and began to sing the lyrics he had composed for a year.

Ada didn't listen to what the Sorting Hat sang, she just stared at Snape. Snape rarely showed his emotions, he hid everything about himself very well, and it was the first time Ada saw him with such a rich expression.

Like nesting dolls, Ada was staring at Snape, Snape was staring at Harry, and Harry's eyes were on the long table of Gryffindor. Ada wanted to know who Snape was looking at, Harry wanted to go to Gryffindor, and no one knew what Snape was thinking. After the song was over, the whole audience applauded. Professor McGonagall walked forward a few steps, unfolded the parchment in her hand, and said, "Whoever's name I call will put on the hat, sit on the stool, and wait for the sorting."

"Hannah Abbott!" A ruddy little girl with two golden braids came out. After a pause, the Sorting Hat shouted, "Hufflepuff!"

"Susan Bones!" Another little girl came up. Her face was equally ruddy, and her long golden braids were dragging down her back. Ada thought that the Susan mentioned by Amelia Bones who asked her about it at St. Mungo's last time should be her.

The Sorting Hat sorted Susan into Hufflepuff and Terry Boot into Ravenclaw. In previous years, people might not pay so much attention to the Sorting Ceremony, but this year is different. The highlight has not yet begun!

Students were always sorted into the other three houses, and no matter which house cheered, Fred and George beside Ada would boo. When Lavender Brown was sorted into Gryffindor, the twins cheered more enthusiastically than anyone else.

"Hermione Granger!"

The brown-haired girl on the train ran to the stool and hurriedly put the hat on her head. At this point in the Sorting Ceremony, the Sorting Hat was indecisive for the first time. The girl named Hermione sat for a long time before the Sorting Hat sorted her into Gryffindor.

The Sorting Hat soon encountered the next problem, which was Neville Longbottom. The hat took even longer than Hermione before finally deciding to put this round-faced little crybaby into Gryffindor.

The sorting ceremony was still going on, and each house had received its own students. Gryffindor accepted an Indian girl named Parvati Patil, who was very beautiful and one of the most beautiful girls in this class.

As time went by, everyone became increasingly anxious. Why were they waiting so earnestly for the sorting results? Of course, it was for Harry Potter, but the protagonist had yet to appear. This was only the case at Hogwarts. If it were any other place, everyone would have started to shout for a refund.

"Harry Potter!"

As soon as Professor McGonagall finished her voice, there was a buzz of discussion in the hall. The boy that the entire wizarding world had been waiting for ten years was finally going to be sorted. This was an exciting moment.

"Potter, is she calling Harry Potter?"

"It would be great if Potter could be assigned to our house!"

"If only I could have Potter!"

Such conversations were heard one after another in the hall, but when Harry Potter put on the Sorting Hat, the hall suddenly became quiet and you could hear a pin drop.

Not only the students were paying attention to the results of the sorting, but the professors were too. The petite Professor Flitwick was muttering something in a low voice, and the amiable Professor Sprout folded his hands and prayed to Merlin.

Snape, the head of Slytherin, was still looking at Harry with a complicated expression. Ada really had no words to describe this expression. Ada had never known that human expressions could be so complicated!
Anticipation, disgust, nostalgia, heartache... In short, all kinds of expressions could be found on Snape's face. Ada was afraid that Snape's face would spasm tomorrow morning.

"Gryffindor!" After a long thought, the Sorting Hat called out the name of the college Harry was going to.

The long-silent hall burst into the warmest cheers. The cheers belonged to Gryffindor. Clapping, clapping, stomping, the little lions tried every way to make noise. They won. They had Harry Potter!
The twins were yelling, "We got Potter! We got Potter!"

Ada clapped her hands while observing the expressions of the four deans. Professor McGonagall just smiled, just like every other freshman after the sorting. But Ada knew that Professor McGonagall must be very happy at that moment.

Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout were both a little disappointed, but they both clapped sincerely and sent their blessings to Harry. Only Snape was different. His eyes followed Harry Potter all the time, and his clapping was perfunctory.

Finally, there were three people left. Lisa Dupin became a freshman in Ravenclaw, Ron, whose face was blue with nervousness, was sorted into Gryffindor like his brothers, and the last student was Blaise Zabini, who was sorted into Slytherin.

The sorting ceremony officially ended, and Gryffindor became the biggest winner. Not only did the little lions have the boy who survived, Harry Potter, but they also successfully collected six Weasleys, leaving only Ginny to complete the collection.

Thanks to the book friend Memory_浅, the book friend's wish is fulfilled, and the book friend Luoyue Ruzheng's reward
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