Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 17 Hogwarts
In the carriage, Hermione was talking about the spells in the textbook with great interest. She had many questions to discuss with Ted, and she couldn't suppress her excitement.

Understandably, if I could learn magic, I would be more excited than she is.

The problem is that she kept asking Harry, Ron and Neville, the little wizards from wizarding families, what spells they learned at home? Of course, the one that changed the color of mice didn't count.

Ron: I feel like someone is targeting me!

But it was obvious that Neville and Ron didn't want to talk about this topic, their faces were filled with the humility and caution of poor students.

Jerry was trembling even more.

Harry could tell me a few things, but Ted hadn't even touched on the flying spells and the disarming spells.

It seems that she has learned a lot under Sirius's education.

In the original book, Harry was very talented, and now it seems that this Harry is no worse.

The train was shaking so much as to make people fall asleep.

We set out at noon and continued until sunset, but the destination was still far away.

Express? This is a sightseeing bus!
By the time the car broadcast announcing the arrival of the station, it was already dark outside the window.

Harry and Hermione went out first to give the four little boys time to change into wizard robes. Then they took over.

The train stopped quickly and the six people got off in a row.

This is a small station, a bit shabby. It was very dark and it was a bit hard to see clearly.

A very tall figure holding a lantern shouted in the distance: "Freshmen, come here and follow me!"

It was hard to ignore him because of his three-meter-tall stature and his booming voice.

"It's Hagrid, let's go over there quickly." Harry obviously knew Hagrid, and she led everyone to stride over and get to the front.

"Oh, Harry, how are you? And Neville." Hagrid greeted "softly".

After following Hagrid along a narrow path, the view soon opened up.

They had reached the lake, where a row of small wooden boats were waiting for new life.

There was a lot of moss on the rocks by the Black Lake. Hagrid loudly reminded the freshmen: "Be careful with your steps. Don't slip."

As soon as he finished speaking, two students slipped and almost fell into the lake.

"Four people per boat, no more!"

Harry and the other four boarded the first boat, and Ted and Hermione boarded the second boat.

After everyone was on board, Hagrid shouted "Let's go" and the boats started moving in a line.

Every ship has a ship light, but it can only illuminate itself and cannot illuminate too far around.

The black lake below was like a pitch-black mirror, reflecting the moon and stars in the sky without a ripple.

A row of small boats seemed to be moving silently in the Milky Way...

The students were so nervous that they dared not speak, with complex emotions surging in their hearts.

Ted remembered that there were mermaids in this huge black lake, but they were a bit ugly.

Maybe there are different types of fishmen: yellow, white, agricultural ones and so on.

In China, they are called mermaids, and the main records are of marine species.

There is also a giant squid of unknown origin in the Black Lake, and there are no freshwater species of squid.

This shows that the lake next to Hogwarts is a saltwater lake in the northern part of the Scottish Highlands.

If Scotland goes too far north, there will be only bare Highlands left…

So, there must be a large forest and castle ruins... I guess Hogwarts is in an area west of Loch Lomond and north of Glasgow.

This also fits with the fact that Durmstrang's huge sailing ship emerged from the lake during the Triwizard Tournament. Scotland's saltwater lakes are generally huge long lakes that lead directly to the sea, rather than inland lakes.

It was hard to imagine that Durmstrang's ships could enter the freshwater lakes through the shallow rivers in the highlands. They probably took the sea route.

Ted had nothing to do, so he let his imagination run wild and began to calculate the location of Hogwarts.

"Turning this corner, you will soon see Hogwarts for the first time." Hagrid called back.

"Take a closer look. It will be an unforgettable memory for the rest of your life." Ted whispered to Hermione.

After turning around the cliff, I could vaguely see the outline of a castle dotted with lights in the distance!

The closer you get, the larger the castle appears, and under the reflection of the lights, it is so magnificent.

This is Hogwarts! Which school is the best at training the Dark Lord...

Hermione whispered, "Every freshman takes this path. It is said that it is to let us experience the hardships that the founder of Hogwarts went through in finding the location of the castle."

"Maybe there is another deeper meaning."

Ted sensed something unusual, a great magical force connecting him to the castle in the distance.

This new student is retracing the old path of creating the four giants of the academy, which should be an ancient ritual magic.

Completing the whole process is equivalent to signing a contract between the student and the school and becoming a student of the school. "Bow down~" Hagrid said in a rough voice. The deep and loud voice was like an echo coming from the cave.

The boat approached the cliff. There was a hidden cave under the steep cliff. The boat carried the students forward and stopped at a dock at a cave.

Hagrid held up the lantern. "Everyone, come down. Come down. Follow me."

The freshmen got off the boat and walked up a steep staircase with more than 200 steps, and came to an open-air square surrounded by pillars. At the end of the square was the gate of Hogwarts.

Hagrid walked forward, raised his sandbag-sized fist and hammered on the door, "Bang, bang, bang~" Judging from the sound, the door was quite thick.

The person who opened the door was an ugly bald old man with his hairline reaching the top of his head.

If this happened a hundred years earlier during the Qing Dynasty, the lowest rank he would have held would be a Beile!
"Is it a freshman? Just leave it to me."

Hagrid snorted, like the roar of a car engine. "Filch, you'd better be polite to them."

Filch snorted in disdain.

He led the freshmen to the main gate, muttering as he walked: "You'd better behave yourself. If I catch you doing something naughty, you'll be in big trouble."

The voice Ted had been waiting for rang out.

"Ding~ Triggering the task:

【Explore Hogwarts (Red)】

This is Hogwarts, the only school of wizardry in Great Britain and one of only three in Europe.

There are so many secrets hidden in this thousand-year-old school waiting for you to explore. What are you waiting for?
Discover them, find them, use them!

Wuhu, take off!
Objective: Explore Hogwarts.

Progress: 1/100%
Rewards: 1000 experience, +1 skill point, random card.

I have to say: not taking a night tour is like not having read Hogwarts. Understand the applause! "

Filch looked quite old, but he had good legs and walked quite fast.

The young wizards were not very strong to begin with. They first climbed hundreds of steps in a winding manner and came to the gate from the cave under the cliff. Then they were led by Filch for a race walk, and they were all out of breath.

Those with poor physical condition are sweating a little.

Fortunately, they arrived at the place and were led to another tall wooden door. Filch left a message "Wait" and walked away without looking back.

The little wizards finally got a break and began to whisper and discuss what they had just seen and heard.

At this moment, there was a sudden muffled exclamation.

Ted turned his head and saw several milky white translucent ghosts coming out of the wall.

The new students immediately started to make a lot of noise. Some Muggle-born wizards were so surprised that some even reached out to touch it out of curiosity.

The ghosts were quite friendly and welcomed their arrival.

Ted couldn't tell who was who.

Professor McGonagall had already opened the door and walked out. She glanced at the crowd with a serious look on her face, and the little wizards became quiet.

"Before the opening banquet, first determine which college you will each enter," she said.

"There are four houses in Hogwarts. You will be sorted in front of all the teachers and students. This is a very important ceremony. I suggest you tidy up your appearance and prepare yourself well..."

Her eyes paused on Neville and Ron.

Neville's cloak was a little crooked, and there was a black streak on Ron's nose, probably caused by the forced march just now.

The others were not much better off, just like those who had fled from famine.

Filch tricked us at the beginning of the school year!

Professor McGonagall also talked about the house cup and scores, and seemed to attach great importance to honor.

Professor McGonagall returned to the hall and everyone immediately started talking.

Whether they were Muggle-born or pure-blood, everyone was worried.

There are even more different opinions about the sorting ceremony.

Hermione had already started to recite the knowledge in the textbook nervously. She was worried that there would be an entrance exam in the sorting ceremony.

"Don't worry, there won't be any calculus." Ted threatened her.
Hermione glared at Ted: "What time is it..."

"Please come in." At this time, Mag came back and led the students into the auditorium.

Four long tables were placed in the middle of the huge auditorium, and the tables were filled with students of different ages.

On the walls around are hung courtyard flags of different colors: green snake, blue eagle, red lion, and yellow badger.

The ceiling is a transparent ceiling where you can see the stars directly when you look up.

Hermione whispered in a low voice as if she was afraid of disturbing something: "I saw this in "Hogwarts, A History of the School"..."

Ted nodded: Yes, that's the effect of the school auditorium ceiling - it looks like there is no ceiling.

(End of this chapter)