sinovels Chapter 6: The Sorting Hat
Chapter 6: The Sorting Hat
If he didn't call him a giant, Mario wouldn't know what to call the man in front of him.The man was twice as tall as an ordinary man and at least five times as wide, and seemed strangely tall and brutish in the dim light through which Mario could see his tangled, disheveled body. Long black hair and beard, which almost covered most of his face.The giant's hands and feet holding the lantern were as big as the lid of a trash can, and its feet in leather boots were like two little dolphins.
"Are there any freshmen?" the giant shouted. "Watch your feet, now! Freshmen come with me!"
Led by the giant, they slipped and stumbled down a steep and narrow path.Perhaps it was intimidated by the giant's figure, no one spoke along the way, and it was so quiet that only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard.It was pitch black on both sides of the path, except for the part illuminated by the lights, the rest could not be seen clearly.
"Turn this corner, and you will see Hogwarts for the first time!" shouted the giant, turning his head.
They followed him around a corner, and—
"Oh!" Everyone exclaimed involuntarily.
At the end of the path, there suddenly appeared an open lake. On the other side of the lake was a high mountain, on which stood a majestic castle with many spiers and windows shining under the starry sky.
"There can be no more than four in each boat!" said the giant, pointing to a group of small boats moored on the shore.
Mario, Marco and Andre boarded a small boat together, and Julian seemed to want to come up too, but considering that if Kevin also came up, he would overwhelm the number of people, so he and the big boy went to find his cousin.
"Are you all on board?" The giant sat on a boat by himself, "Well, we are moving forward!"
A group of small boats set off immediately, and the hulls cut through the calm lake and drove forward.Everyone looked up at the huge castle towering into the sky, and forgot to speak for a moment, especially when they approached the mountain, the castle seemed to stand above their heads.
"Low your head!" The giant reminded loudly when the first batch of small boats approached a cliff.They bowed their heads quickly, and the boat carried them across the lake, and through the ivy hanging from the cliff, to a secret open entrance.They drove into the entrance, followed a dark tunnel to the underground of the castle, and finally arrived at a place similar to an underground dock.
After the boat stopped, the students got off the boat one after another and came to the ground paved with small pebbles.Afterwards they climbed for a while by the light of the giant's lantern, through a tunnel in the rock, and at last came to a level wet meadow in the shadow of the castle.
They climbed a flight of stone steps and stopped before a huge oak door.
"Is it all here?" asked the Giant, silently counting the number.After confirming that the first-year students were all there, he raised a huge fist and knocked three times on the castle gate.
The door opened immediately.
A wizard in black robes appeared at the door.The wizard has black hair and a gray scarf around his neck. He looks at them with a smile on his face, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.
"Freshman, Professor Love," said the giant.
"Thank you, Hagrid." The wizard smiled and nodded to the giant named Hagrid, "Leave this place to me, and I will take them in."
He pulled the door wide open, revealing a huge foyer.
Like Gringotts, the stone walls surrounding the foyer are filled with blazing torches, and the ceiling is so high that it can hardly be seen.The front of the foyer is a grand marble staircase, which seems to lead directly to the upper floor.
They followed Professor Love along the marble floor.There was a buzzing sound coming from the door on the right. There seemed to be hundreds of people talking inside at the same time. Mario guessed that it might be students from other grades.They did not go in, however, but were led into a small room at the other end of the hall.
"Welcome to Hogwarts," Professor Love said, "The opening banquet will begin soon, but before you take your seats, you must first confirm which college you will all enter."
"The names of the four colleges are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each college has its own glorious history and has cultivated outstanding wizards. When you study During this period, your outstanding performance will give the college points, and points will be deducted for violation of school rules. At the end of the year, the college with the highest score will win the college cup, which is a very high honor. So, I hope that no matter your points No matter which academy you go to, you can do your best to win glory for the academy.”
"In a few minutes, the sorting ceremony will be held in front of the teachers and students of the school, but before that, please wait a moment." Professor Loew nodded at them, "I will come over there when it is ready." Pick you up.
He turned away.
"Professor Love seems to be a good teacher." Mario said as he watched him leave.
Marco also nodded in agreement.
"But don't underestimate him," Andre said from the side. "This professor is the vice-principal of Hogwarts. He has a deep knowledge of Defense Against the Dark Arts and is also very good at fighting. It is said that his class It will be more difficult, so don't think he is easy to deal with."
"How are they going to find out which house we belong to?" Mario heard Julian ask from behind.
Everyone shook their heads. Even Andre couldn't answer this time. It seemed that no one had told him about the branch.
"It's not about letting us show magic in front of the teachers and students in the school!" Marco gasped and said.
Hearing this, everyone immediately exploded, whispering uneasily.Some of the children from Muggle families, including Mario, felt that they couldn't spell a single spell and would definitely be expelled from school...
Just then, a strange thing happened.
From the wall behind them suddenly appeared a score or so ghosts.They were all translucent, pearly white in the firelight.They talked to each other as they slid across the room in mid-air, and one of them quickly spotted the first-years in the room.
"Ah freshmen!" a ghost in a ruffed bodysuit shouted joyfully to them.
"Preparing for a test?" another fat ghost asked kindly.
Everyone nodded, feeling even more uneasy at the word "test."
"Hope you get a Hufflepuff!" said the Fat Ghost. "I used to be there!"
"Welcome to Gryffindor!" The ghost in tights added immediately.
The ghosts floated across the room and disappeared through the opposite wall.
"Stand in single file now," Professor Love said to them when he returned, "follow me."
Mario never knew there were such wonderful places in the world.
The entire auditorium is magnificent, with thousands of candles floating in the air, illuminating the auditorium brightly.The ceiling of the auditorium was dotted with starlight, and now and then sparse clouds drifted past, and the starlight was blocked and then revealed again.Such a picture is so real that it is hard to believe that there is really a ceiling on it.
There were four long tables in the auditorium, on which were placed glittering plates and wine glasses, and the tables were filled with students in wizard robes and pointed hats.There was another long table on the upper stage of the auditorium, behind which sat wizards and witches, which seemed to be the teachers' seats.In front of the long table is a podium in the shape of a golden owl with outstretched wings, and a few candles float above it non-stop.
Professor Loew brought the first-year freshmen to the teacher's seat, and made them line up facing all the senior students.Then he placed a four-legged stool in front of them, and everyone stared at it immediately.Afterwards, Professor Love put a peaked wizard hat on it.
Mario felt that his mother would not like the hat.Because it looked terribly dirty, dusty, worn and faded, and patched.
There was no sound in the auditorium, and everyone's eyes were on the hat.
Then suddenly the hat twisted.It cracked open and sang through what looked like a mouth—
Welcome, welcome, future wizards,
How short a year is,
The last sorting seemed like yesterday.
Although I'm not pretty,
But I once belonged to Gryffindor himself,
any thought in your mind,
None escape my snooping.
If you are righteous and brave,
Then maybe you belong to Gryffindor;
If you are upright and faithful,
Hufflepuff will be your home;
If you desire knowledge,
Ravenclaw will make you wiser;
If you seek strength,
The Slytherins will help you navigate.
But don't, don't be fooled by these words.
They are not a complete representation of your character.
Although I must sort you,
But there should be no parting between you,
Please keep in mind that only in unity can we face difficulties and dangers,
The original intention of the Big Four to build schools should not be diminished.
I am before you now,
please wear me
I'll tell you which college you belong to.
After the hat sang, everyone applauded.The hat bowed to each of the four tables, and then stood still.
"Looks like we'll just have to put on our hats," said Mario with a sigh of relief.
"But it seems that the requirements for this hat are not low..." Marco expressed concern.Mario had to admit that what he said was reasonable, and he couldn't help thinking, what if after he put on the hat, the hat thought carefully for a long time and still felt that he was not suitable for learning magic?He was from a Muggle family after all, and in case his magic wasn't enough...
Just as Mario was thinking wildly, Professor Loew unfolded a roll of parchment in his hand. "I have called the person whose name, please sit on the stool, put on the hat and wait for the sorting." He said.
"Aaron Ramsey!"
A boy with dark brown hair stood up from the queue, walked unhurriedly to the stool, sat down, and put his hat on his head.After a moment's pause—
"Hufflepuff!" shouted the hat.
The people at the table on the right immediately applauded him and welcomed him to his seat.The fat ghost from the previous encounter was also greeting the new Hufflepuff.
"Oscar!"
"Ravenclaw!" This time it was the second table from the left who cheered.
"David Alaba!"
"Gryffindor!" The table on the far right applauded.
"Julian Draxler!"
Julian looked very nervous. He stumbled out of the queue and went to the stool to put on his hat.The hat was too big for him, covering his eyes directly.The pause seemed a bit too long this time, and the auditorium gradually became filled with low-pitched murmurs from complete silence.Mario felt that the hat seemed to be a little hesitant this time, and he didn't know which college it would be more appropriate to assign Julian to.After a long wait, finally——
"Slytherin!" the hat yelled again.
Julian seemed to be stunned. He sat on the stool for ten seconds before he remembered that he should take off his hat and go to the college table.Pale, he ran headlong into the middle of the welcoming Slytherins at the far left of the hall.At the same time, Kevin at the Hufflepuff table was looking towards him, and another senior Ravenclaw was also looking there worriedly. It seemed that this was the "cousin" that Julian said "Are.
"Andre Schurrle!"
Andre went to the stool, pushed the hat on his head, and before it touched his hair, the hat shouted: "Slytherin!" He immediately walked to the leftmost table and sat down with Julian. to go together.
There were fewer and fewer people left, and Mario could feel Marco moving restlessly behind him, and he himself was getting more and more tense.What if everyone has finished sorting and hasn't called his name yet?Would they tell him that everything had gone wrong and that he should have gone back to Germany to attend a Muggle high school?
"Marco Royce!"
Marco nervously walked over to put on his hat.
"Hufflepuff!" The hat made a quick decision.
Marco made a cheering gesture to Mario, and sat down at the Hufflepuff table.
Then Jack Wilshere was sorted into Hufflepuff, Mateo Damian into Gryffindor, Fabian Delph into Ravenclaw...Ben Turner ... Dejan Lovren ... and finally -
"Mario Gotze!"
Mario hurried forward, and kept telling himself not to be nervous.Then he sat on the stool, put his hat on, and sank into the darkness inside it.
"Ah, another problem." He heard a small voice say in his ear, "It's not easy. A lot of courage, and a lot of emotion...a lot of talent and a good heart—ah, yes Yes, and the desire to prove yourself. So, let me think about it, where should I put you?"
Mario waited in bewilderment for the hat to make a decision.
"Do you have a college you yearn for?" Hat asked him after some consideration.
"I don't know," Mario said in his heart, "If I have to choose by myself... Which college does Professor Love belong to?" For some reason, he felt very fond of Professor Love when he saw him, probably Because some of the temperament of this professor is a bit like his father.
"He never went to school in England, but if he's sitting here today and sorting me out, then I think it's Gryffindor who has the guts to explore." The hat answered him.
"Then go to Gryffindor!" Mario didn't hesitate anymore.
"As you wish, then," said the Hat softly, and then he heard—"Gryffindor!"
Mario felt relieved.He took off his hat, his legs trembling slightly, and walked towards the far right table, where all the students had stood up to welcome him.
"Welcome to Gryffindor!" A small boy came up and held out his hand to him, "I'm Philip Ram, the prefect of Gryffindor." Mario shook hands with him, and in his Lead down to find a vacant seat.
After sitting down, he could finally take a good look at the guest table.The giant named Hagrid was sitting in the corner closest to them, drinking from a huge wooden mug.In the center of the guest table sat a witch who looked very old. She was wearing a dark green velvet robe and looked very serious.Mario immediately thought that this person must be difficult to deal with.
"That's our principal, Minerva McGonagall." Philip introduced to him, "Don't look at her so serious, she cares about the students very much. Without her, foreign students would have no chance to enter Hoag Watts learned."
There is only the last student to be assigned on the stage.
After the freshman named Ilkay Gundogan was assigned to Hufflepuff by the hat, Professor Love rolled up the parchment, picked up the sorting hat and left.Mario looked down at the empty plate in front of him, and suddenly felt extremely hungry. It seemed that eating white sausages brought from Germany for lunch was a thing of the last century.
Minerva McGonagall stood up from her chair, she tapped lightly on the glass in front of her, and the auditorium fell silent immediately.
"Welcome," she said with a warm smile towards the students, "Welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, whether you are new students or old students!" She nodded to the four college tables one by one.
"I know you're hungry, but before you all open your bellies and enjoy dinner, I still have to emphasize a few things seriously, so that you won't forget when you're full." She regained her serious face slightly, "Please Attention first graders, the wooded area on the school grounds is off-limits to any student. Also, Mr. Moore, the administrator, once again asked me to remind everyone not to cast magic in the corridors between classes. Dr. Te added a lot of extra burden. Finally, the selection of Quidditch players will be held in the second week, and students who are interested please contact the prefects of each house."
"Now, enjoy your dinner!" Professor McGonagall waved his hand, and all the plates were immediately filled with food.
Mario was dumbfounded, he had never seen so many things he liked to eat on the table at once.Roast beef, roast leg of lamb, pork chops, roast potatoes... There are even German fried sausages, pasta, crepes and other foods that cater to the tastes of students from all over the world. Pile of small pea-shaped sweets.
"It's Bibi multi-flavored beans, literally everything." David Alaba, who was sitting next to Mario, said, "I ate it on the train, and they made me eat a gray bean. , it turned out to be peppery!"
So Mario avoided the plate of candy beans, took some of everything from the rest of the food, and began munching.
"I miss this time of year very much." The wrinkled ghost who I met before said sadly, "Although I don't need to eat anymore, I still miss the taste of food."
"Nick, seriously, don't you come for a little bit?" A tall boy sitting not far from them said to the ghost. He had pure blond hair and a face that belonged to the Germans at first glance. .
"No, thank you, Manu," said the ghost, "I don't want to disturb the enjoyment of the meal, you won't like it."
"That's Nearly Headless Nick, our Gryffindor ghost," Philip told Mario in a low voice, "but he prefers to be called Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington."
"Are there ghosts in other houses?" Mario thought of the fat ghost on the Hufflepuff table just now.
Philip nodded. "The Hufflepuff house is a fat monk, and Ms. Gray is a Ravenclaw ghost. As for Slytherin, I think you can see why he is called Bloody Baron at a glance."
Mario looked towards the Slytherin table and found a very scary ghost floating beside the table.He stared blankly, looked haggard, and his robe was stained with silvery blood.
He suddenly felt that he couldn't eat anymore.
Fortunately, Professor McGonagall had stood up at this time.
"Now, before everyone goes to bed, let's sing the school song together." Professor McGonagall said and took out his wand. "Everyone can choose the tune they like."
"Get ready, sing!"
The auditorium was instantly filled with deafening singing, and since there were so few two identical keys, the song sounded like a disaster to anyone.However, everyone still insisted on finishing the singing piecemeal. In the end, only the twins who belonged to two different tables finished singing slowly with the same tune.Mario noticed that one of the twins was in Hufflepuff and the other was in Gryffindor.
"Thank you everyone, you can go back to the dormitory now." Professor McGonagall said, quietly wiping his wet eyes.
The students began to leave the table one after another.Mario followed Philip and a group of first-years through the noisy crowd out of the auditorium and up the marble staircase.Maybe it was because he was too full, he felt extremely sleepy, and wished he could lie down on the ground and fall asleep immediately.
"Here we are," said Philip at last, after he had climbed an infinite number of stairs.
At the end of the corridor hung a portrait of a very rich woman in a pink dress.
"Password?" she asked.
"A tabby," Philip answered.
The painting was seen to move forward unsteadily, revealing a circular opening in the wall.They all climbed in through the hole and came to a warm and comfortable lounge.
"This is the common room of Gryffindor. Girls, please go up the stairs on the right, and boys on the left. Your names and corresponding bed numbers have been marked on the head of the bed. Please check, and your luggage has been put away." .Then, good night, everyone!"
As soon as Philip finished speaking, they rushed to their bedroom in a mess.In the chaos, Mario managed to find his own bed, which was to David's right.
Drowsiness immediately flooded in like a tide.
After changing his clothes, he didn't want to say a word, and immediately tucked himself into the soft quilt and fell asleep.
The author has something to say: * About the principle of sorting.In fact, I sorted the players according to the color of the team's jersey. Bayern is mainly red, so Bayern players are all in Gryffindor; Dortmund is mainly yellow and black, so Dortmund players are all in Hufflepuff; Wolves Castle and Mine correspond to Slytherin and Ravenclaw respectively.As for the reason for this classification, it is because I cannot say that I have a good understanding of each player's personality. It may not be appropriate to rashly classify according to personality. Colleges should not be simply "labelled", for example, Slytherins are all evil and passionate about black magic, while Hufflepuffs are ordinary people with mediocre qualifications.I think such an impression is inappropriate, and as players, they themselves have these "labeled characteristics" of the four colleges, such as Gryffindor's bravery, Slytherin's ambition, Ravenclaw's Clever and tough as a Hufflepuff.Therefore, I hope that everyone can accept my slightly simple and rude sorting method. If you can't accept it, please click the cross to exit. It may cause discomfort if you continue to watch.
*This chapter thanks players whose names cameo: Ramsey, Oscar, Alaba, Wilshere, Damian, Fabian Delph, Ben Turner, Dejan Lovren, Gundogan .
*The song of the Sorting Hat is so difficult to write, it took me two days to come up with it... I hope this song can express the weakening of the contradictions and boundaries between the colleges, and make the students feel more united~
*We all have reason to believe that Professor McGonagall remembered Dumbledore when he sang the school song...
*After writing this chapter, I somehow feel that Hogwarts has become an all-boys school_(:3」∠)_