The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

The young wizards around him who heard these words felt much more at ease.

About two minutes later, Professor McGonagall appeared before them.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. The opening banquet is about to begin, but before that, we need to determine which house each of us will be admitted to."

Professor McGonagall gave a brief introduction to the four houses and the House Cup, and then led more than a hundred young wizards toward the castle hall.

By this time, the senior students were already seated at their respective college tables.

There are over a thousand students in the entire Hogwarts. Except for Hufflepuff, which has over four hundred students, the other three houses have significantly fewer students, around two to three hundred each.

The young wizards stood on the rooftop, their tension palpable even by the shimmering, transparent ceiling above them.

Ryze looked up at the professors on the platform.

Snape's hair looked even greasier than in the movie, and his skin was sallow and gloomy.

Quirrell, possessed by Voldemort, wore a headscarf and was as timid and submissive as he remembered.

Professor Babling sat on the far right of the professor's table, next to what should be the divination professor whose name Ritz couldn't remember. After feeling Ritz's gaze from the platform, she nodded slightly in his direction in response.

Then, Professor McGonagall took out a four-legged stool from the side and placed an old-fashioned pointed wizard's hat on it.

Rizz's gaze was fixed on the Sorting Hat. After listening to it finish singing the less-than-pleasant Sorting Hat Song, which described the four houses and itself, he joined the upperclassmen in clapping.

"Looks like all you need to do is wear a hat. Doesn't that sound much easier than facing a fire dragon head-on?"

Upon hearing this, Neville breathed a slight sigh of relief, and his tense emotions calmed down considerably.

Then Professor McGonagall held up the parchment and began to read out the names in alphabetical order of surnames.

"Hannah Abbott!"

A blonde little girl with pigtails stumbled out of the line and put on her destined hat.

Meanwhile, Ryze was thinking that if he were to revert to the surname Black, then the second name should be his first name.

However, Professor McGonagall respected his advice and wrote White's surname on the parchment.

From B to W, in the Sorting Ceremony, it's basically the difference between the very beginning and the very end.

So he patiently watched as each person was assigned to their respective college.

Nothing unexpected happened.

Hermione spent four minutes, and the Sorting Hat ultimately sorted her into Gryffindor, just as she had hoped.

Nawei's side, on the other hand, was much faster.

Seemingly because of Rizz's suggestion, he was encouraged by Rizz and was assigned to Gryffindor in just a minute or two.

He even rushed over to give Rhett a hug while still wearing his hat, indicating that what Rhett told him was true and that focusing on going to Gryffindor really helped.

“I’m so glad your wish has come true, but before that, I think you should return the wizard’s hat to Professor McGonagall.”

Rizz patted Neville's hat, and Neville realized he had done something stupid again.

Amidst a burst of good-natured laughter, Neville, blushing, trotted back and returned the hat to Professor McGonagall.

Another half hour passed, and Harry Potter, who was similar in stature to him, hesitated for five minutes before finally becoming a student of Gryffindor.

The entire Gryffindor community erupted in jubilation at that moment, so much so that Professor McGonagall spent more than a minute trying to calm the cheers down.

Then about ten more people passed by, and when only three people remained who hadn't been sorted, Professor McGonagall finally read the letter W from the parchment in his hand.

Before Ryze, there was a red-haired, freckled boy, who was clearly Ron Weasley.

He was identified as a Gryffindor student in less than half a minute.

As the other person excitedly ran to sit down next to Harry Potter, it was Rizz's turn next.

Rizz greeted the last remaining boy whose last name started with X, then quickly walked over, put on his wizard hat, sat on a four-legged stool, and waited for his sorting results.

Before the wizard hat could speak, the rune system in Ryze's mind, which had been inactive for a year, issued a warning.

"Once the conditions are met, the system will officially start after the host completes the academy selection and activate the academy effect for the host."

Chapter 11: Sorting results

As the system notification, which had been silent for a year, sounded, Ryze subconsciously focused his attention on the system in his mind.

What are the effects of the academy?

He knew that there were many city-states in Teamfight Tactics and Arena, and each city-state would provide players with some special buffs during the game.

The city-state effect now appears to have been converted into an academy effect.

It seems that being assigned to different colleges will trigger different college effects.

Ryze couldn't help but feel curious, but unfortunately it seemed he wouldn't see the effects of his academy until after he completed his college selection process.

Then he heard the voice coming from the wizard's hat.

Compared to the system's notification sounds, the wizard's hat's voice is softer, and its tone of voice is more emotional.

"With a maturity far beyond that of his peers, along with remarkable talent and willpower, it's not easy to discern your true desires deep inside, but it's not a problem for the great Sorting Hat."

"Let me take a good look... Hmm, this is a tough decision. You don't seem to have any particular preference. Are you thinking of letting me decide your Sorting? It's been a long time since I've met such a special and interesting little wizard."

"You have a rather contradictory personality. Ancient energy flows in your blood, yet you don't value the glory in your bloodline. You have an unimaginable passion and pursuit for magic, but your emphasis on emotions will always leave room for compromise when you pursue power."

"Oh, deep inside you, there is a heroism that you have hidden for a long time. It is very hidden, but stronger than I thought."

“I think at some point you probably really admired the protagonists in heroic stories and wanted to experience their exciting and thrilling adventures, but your rational mind kept reminding you not to try to be a hero.”

“Although I don’t know why you have such complicated and conflicted thoughts in your heart, and it even seems like there’s a strange sense of urgency pushing you forward, I want to say that you are only an 11-year-old wizard, and there’s no need to force yourself like this.”

Hearing the Sorting Hat's reminder, Ryze blinked and then casually remarked, "I have an agreement with my cousin that I have to reach the level of an adult wizard before she will be willing to let me move out and live alone, so I am indeed quite anxious."

"I won't pry into a young wizard's privacy, but don't even think about fooling the Sorting Hat."

The Sorting Hat raised its voice slightly, while continuing to agonize over Ryze's sorting.

"In short, let me think it over. Ravenclaw would like a bright student like you, and Slytherin would be happy to have a clever and ambitious young wizard join his house, but your hidden heroic dreams and your courage and spirit also meet Gryffindor's requirements..." the Sorting Hat murmured.

"So you're not considering assigning me to Hufflepuff?" Ryze asked curiously.

"If you really want to go to Hufflepuff, Hufflepuff will definitely welcome an outstanding young wizard like you. However, you don't have a clear preference for any of the four houses, so as the Sorting Hat, I must perfectly fulfill my duty and assign you to the house that best suits you!"

After some deliberation, the Sorting Hat first ruled out Hufflepuff.

Then Slytherin was ruled out because Ryze's ambition wasn't strong enough, and going to Slytherin wouldn't allow him to fully utilize his talents.

"Hmm... is it Gryffindor or Ravenclaw? That is the question."

"You'll succeed in both Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. The former will unleash your hidden desires and make you a hero, while the latter will allow your creativity to flourish. It's a real dilemma for me..."

Ryze felt that quite a bit of time had passed outside, but the Sorting Hat was still stuck there, agonizing over it.

However, after muttering to himself for a while, the Sorting Hat seemed to have thought of something and suddenly burst into loud laughter.

"Haha, I remember now, among the four founders of Hogwarts, that founder also had the most contradictory personality!"

"Although Ravenclaw herself may not have liked her contradictory personality, it must be admitted that it was the clash between her delicate emotional thinking and rigorous rational thinking that made her the wisest and most visionary wizard of that era, even though it also brought her some irreparable heartache."

"In short—Ravenclaw, that's the perfect college for you. You'll find everything you want here, your dilemmas will be resolved, your conflicts will be resolved, and of course, your deepest heroic dreams can also be realized here!"

"After all, who dares to say that Rowena Ravenclaw wasn't a hero and a protagonist in her time!"

The Sorting Hat loudly announced Rizzi's Sorting results.

Amidst the lukewarm applause from the Ravenclaw table, new system notifications began to ring in Rizz's ears.

"Congratulations, host, on completing your academy selection. The system is now officially activated. The 'Ravenclaw Vision' academy effect is now active. Your personal attribute panel and rune shop are now open. Please go to the rune shop to receive your academy selection rewards."

Hearing these notification sounds, Rizz didn't rush to check his reward. Instead, he put down his wizard hat and walked towards Ravenclaw's long table amidst the applause, changing his wizard robes to the blue of Ravenclaw and revealing the house crest of Ravenclaw.

"The heroism hidden deep within me... I thought I had completely forgotten these things after I grew up in my previous life... It's amazing that the Sorting Hat could still detect it. However, because my inner struggles are similar to Ravenclaw's, I was sorted into Ravenclaw. I don't know if this is a compliment or a mockery of Ravenclaw."

With that thought, he sat down in an empty seat at the back of the Ravenclaw table, waving to Neville at the Gryffindor table next door, who looked slightly dejected for not being assigned to the same house.

“Cheer up, Neville. Even if we’re not in the same house, we’re still classmates at Hogwarts and will often have classes together.”

After greeting Neville, he also greeted several of Ravenclaw's classmates around him in a friendly manner.

Rizzo remembered the girl sitting across from him, as she was the only East Asian among this year's Hogwarts students.

The other person's name is Su Li, or Li Su.

"You're really something. The Sorting Hat agonized over your sorting for six minutes, which I hear is the longest in the history of the world. If you just hold on a little longer, you'll break seven minutes and become the student with the longest sorting time in Hogwarts history."

"I don't think it's anything special. I feel quite embarrassed that I delayed the start of the dinner by six minutes."

While the two were talking, the last student was assigned to Slytherin in less than a minute, marking the successful conclusion of this year's Sorting Ceremony.

There were more than 150 students in total, with Hufflepuffs making up a third of them, a total of 52.

Ravenclaw has the fewest students this year, with only 27 including Raz.

After Professor McGonagall left with the Sorting Hat, Dumbledore also stood up from the platform in the Great Hall.

"Welcome everyone to Hogwarts for the start of a new school year!"

"Before the dinner begins, I want to say a few words, which are—idiot! Crybaby! Trash! Screw!"

Thank you everyone!

With Dumbledore's cryptic remarks, the Hogwarts freshman dinner officially began.

Chapter 12: Sorting Rewards [The Doomsday Prophet]

Looking at the dishes that suddenly appeared on the table, Reiz knew he was right not to have any expectations.

Roast chicken, pork chops, lamb chops, and steak are all types of meat.

Next up was a four-in-one potato feast: boiled potatoes, baked potatoes, potato chips, and French fries, with ketchup and gravy thoughtfully placed on the side.

To be honest, these dishes are definitely not bad to eat, and the cooking skills of house-elves are certainly much better than those of the chefs at the orphanage.

But looking at these things, Rizzi really couldn't feel the joy of enjoying food.

Rizzi simply grabbed some roast meat and lamb chops, and drank a bowl of vegetable and meat soup, easily solving his hunger problem.

Sitting across from him, Li Su seemed to share the same thought. Although she grew up in the UK, she usually ate Chinese food at home and had no problem communicating in Chinese.

Anyway, Rez heard the other person muttering in Chinese that the food at Hogwarts was all potatoes.

While eating these greasy meals, Ryze also multitasked with checking the system that had just been activated in his mind.

The first thing is the effect of joining Ravenclaw's academy.

Ravenclaw's Vision: Various ravens will randomly spawn around the host. Find these ravens and complete the questions or requests they raise to finish the collection. The collection will be settled quarterly based on the number of ravens collected, and corresponding rewards will be given.

"Collecting ravens for rewards, isn't that just the city-state effect of the crows?" Ryze muttered to himself after seeing the academy's effects.

In the Arena mode, the Raven City is actually not bad.

You're guaranteed to get a gold-tier Hextech rune, but because you have to compete with your opponents all over the map for the ravens, it completely changes the game's dynamics.

What was once a mindless and exhilarating battle has become a "top-level strategic battle" that requires controlling the speed of combat and preventing opponents from stealing too many ravens.

As a result, few players liked this troublesome city-state and preferred to choose a city-state with no benefits rather than the Crow City-State.

However, he should be the only one who can collect those ravens now.

As long as no one competes with him for these ravens, the Ravenclaw Vision is much better than the Raven City in the game. It's just a question of how many ravens one would need to collect per quarter to obtain the Colored Hextech.

"If I get into Gryffindor, I'm afraid they'll unlock a 'Gryffindor Adventure Show' effect that encourages me to take risks," Rhys thought to himself. "I wonder if I'll get any other new house effects afterward..."

He continued to examine the system's functions.

The personal attributes interface is somewhat similar to the hero attributes section in the game. His portrait displays the standard attributes and corresponding status bar from League of Legends.

Reiz looked down.

Rizz White (11 years old)

Rune: Keystone Mage (Unlocks the talents of Summon: Aery and Arcane Comet, enhancing the Wizard's basic stats)

Equipment: Useless Big Stick

Status: Unknown Curse (Slowly deducts health points)

生命值：427（52+375）/675（300+375）

Magic Power: 300/300

Attack power: 5