Chapter 30 Sorting Ceremony (Page 12)
The joys and sorrows of people are not connected.
The Weasley twins agreed that with Bourne, Gryffindor has secured the Quidditch Cup this year.
Even if he hasn't put on that hat and attended the sorting party, it's still unknown whether he will be sorted into Gryffindor.
Even before completing the entrance ceremony set by the Big Four, Bourne is still not officially a Hogwarts student in theory.
But are those important?
The twins didn't think so.
In their eyes, he first "petrified" little Malfoy's follower with a mutated petrification spell, and then punched and kicked a senior Slytherin Quidditch captain - two ironclad facts, enough to prove that Bourne He is an excellent little lion.
Old Green Lanffindor has more things to do!
However, unlike these two people who are purely having fun, Bourne is not so optimistic now.
He has never taken a boat to Hogwarts Castle, never heard the whispers of the Sorting Hat, and never attended the Sorting Party, which is said to have the best British food... He does not want to board the Hogwarts Castle as the "quickest expelled" Gewoz's school history.
Fortunately, the further you go towards the front of the car, the less powerful the uncontrollable "all fall to the ground" (serial lightning) becomes.
Bourne discovered that although there were still people in these carriages who were affected by the attack, there were only a few sporadic victims, and these unlucky little wizards were only electrocuted and not really affected by the petrification curse.
This is a good thing!
But at the moment when his thoughts were suspended, there was a sudden muffled "bang" from the locomotive of the Hogwarts Express.
Immediately afterwards, accompanied by a harsh sound of friction between steel wheels and rails, the train, which had been traveling at a normal speed towards Scotland, braked and stopped in a middle-of-nowhere field.
Because of the sudden braking, some unpacked suitcases fell from the luggage rack, hitting a few unlucky little wizards; some little wizards' pet cages also fell to the ground, and owls and other pets were broken. got out of the cage and flew around along the aisle of the carriage, causing a lot of trouble.
A few shirtless dwarfs ran out from the front of the car. They wore aprons in front of their bodies and were covered with black soot.
These dwarves were members of the locomotive driving crew of this train. Just as they were adding coal to the machine, a thin bolt of lightning penetrated the locomotive, detonating the rising coal dust and blowing a hole in the water tank of the train engine. .
The dwarfs were yelling and cursing, and they kept asking which little wizard was unruly, and threatened to be dealt with severely.
At this time, there was only one sentence left in Bourne's mind: What to do, wait online, it's quite urgent.
……
Today is destined to be a day that will be recorded in "A History of Hogwarts".
The Hogwarts Express, which has been running safely for more than a hundred years and has never been delayed since its first operation, was delayed for the first time in its history.
A full two hours late.
It was close to eight o'clock when the train slowly pulled into the Hogsmeade platform. The little wizards were all very hungry, and all the snacks in the car were sold out. So much so, that when the angry dwarf pilots took her out of the car, the witch pushing a cart selling snacks vowed to Bourne that he would get a special discount next time he bought something in the car.
Bourne had nothing to say but thank you.
However, what was different from what was expected was that neither Dumbledore, whom he had met, nor McGonagall, the two principals and deputy principals of Hogwarts who were qualified to manage academic affairs, appeared because of today's chaos. Hogsmeade Station.
Even professors such as Snape, Sprout, and Flitwick did not show up.
As in the original novel, the only person who came to greet the little wizards was Hagrid, the gamekeeper and keykeeper of Hogwarts.
This strong man, who obviously had giant blood, stopped the dwarf pilots who were about to take Bourne to find Dumbledore's theory, and then took out two bottles of aged fire whiskey from his coat pocket.
Although they are about the same height as goblins, magical creatures like dwarves are actually two different humanoids from the former: dwarves’ faces are more like humans, boxy, without obvious pointed ears and hooked noses; They are generally quite strong, and some even appear to be as wide as the length and width.
Also, dwarves and goblins are different. Although they also like gold, they are very accepting of death and are basically impossible to be bribed by others.
Unless you can do what you like.
"Old Elton, this is the gift Dumbledore asked me to give you." As he spoke, Hagrid handed the firewhiskey in his hand to the leaders of the dwarf pilots.
Then, he continued: "Dumbledore asked me to thank you for your years of diligent service to Hogwarts on his behalf. Someone from the Hogwarts Management Committee will also contact you regarding the subsequent train maintenance costs.
However, you can't bring the little wizard into the castle today. Because it is related to whether a very important traditional ceremony can be carried out smoothly, Hogwarts has passed it down for more than a thousand years. "
After Hagrid's explanation - and of course, the aged firewhiskey also played its due role - the dwarf pilots finally gave up their plan to take Bourne to Hogwarts Castle to complain.
After seeing these difficult dwarves leave, the big Hagrid took out a handkerchief from his coat pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He looked at Bourne, a smile on his bearded face.
"You are little Bourne, don't worry, the great Principal Dumbledore will not expel any students casually." However, he immediately changed the subject, "Of course, any little wizard who makes a mistake will also be notarized and punished , no one will be an exception.”
Bourne nodded quickly, expressing his agreement with Hagrid's words, and said at the same time: "With Grandpa Dumbledore, I feel relieved."
"Hahaha," Hagrid laughed heartily. Fans are always the happiest people when their idol is recognized. "You're right to think so. But remember, when you go to Hogwarts, you have to call Dumbledore 'Headmaster'. But you can't imitate some bad boys and form gangs at a young age. Be special.”
After saying that, he winked at Bourne, and then turned towards the other little wizards who had also just gotten off the train.
Pick-up, Hagrid is professional.
He first arranged for the little wizards in second grade and above to sit in groups of six on a group of carriages that had been waiting next to the station. Bourne saw the thestrals pulling the carriages: they had heads like fire dragons and long hair on their backs. He has a pair of big bat-like wings, his body is dark and skinny. Most little wizards can't see them, so they think the carriage is driven by magic.
After these little wizards left in the car, Hagrid immediately called all the first-year students to gather together and follow him on foot out of the station and along the path to a huge lake.
He asked the little wizards to board some boats moored on the shore in groups of four, while he went alone in a boat.
As he shouted "Let's go", like thousands of boats competing against each other, small boats sailed across the dark lake at a speed that seemed slow but actually fast, and then passed through a deep culvert at the bottom of the cliff and came to a The underground docks of Hogwarts Castle.