"Well, before we go to bed, let's sing the school song together!" Dumbledore raised his wand and tapped it lightly. A piece of text made of twisted golden ribbons floated in front of everyone.
Members of the Hogwarts Choir also appeared, including the prefect next to Albert. Several choir members in the front row were holding big toads in their hands.
As Dumbledore waved his wand, all the teachers and students began to sing the school song to their own beat.
Albert joined in the fun, opening and closing his mouth, pretending that he was singing too.
There's nothing we can do. The song is so childish, and it's also sad that the professors in the classroom all have stiff expressions, and they're obviously a little reluctant.
It’s okay if it’s just children, but it’s so shameful to see a group of adults singing this kind of school song!
"Hogwarts, Hogwarts..." Next to Albert, the funny Weasley brothers were singing to the melody of "Funeral March", but their beat was totally out of sync with the others. Several freshmen around them all looked at them sideways.
“… We will study hard until we turn into dust.” When the song was finished, the two were still singing slowly. Albert suddenly had the urge to cover his face and pretend that he didn’t know them.
After the last chorus of the song ended, Dumbledore asked everyone to go back and rest.
The entrance banquet finally ended, and everyone rushed forward, instantly causing traffic congestion.
Now, Albert somewhat understood why the newcomers were ranked at the front.
If you follow other students, you might end up in the wrong place. Imagine a Gryffindor student accidentally following the wrong team and ending up in the Hufflepuff common room, only to find out that he or she is in the wrong place. That scene is simply too beautiful.
"Newbies, follow me." The one who led the Gryffindor newbies was the prefect, who was the one who had just performed on the stage.
He led everyone through the noisy crowd, out of the restaurant, and after climbing the marble stairs, separated from the freshmen of other colleges.
The procession of freshmen walked through the corridors and around the castle, not taking the legendary moving stairs.
There are many portraits hanging in the corridor. The characters in the portraits are whispering to each other when the freshmen pass by, and some portraits will greet them.
The prefects lead the freshmen through the castle, and you can never guess where the entrance is
There is a closed wooden door in front of them, but they go through the stone door on the opposite side. Some doors will open only when you touch the right position, and some doors are hidden behind curtains or portraits. However, the worst is not these, because there is a poor guy in the trap staircase, which looks no different from a normal staircase, but at a certain step, you need to step over it, otherwise your foot will sink into it.
For newcomers here, it is a disaster.
"Are you okay?" Albert reached out and pulled Li Jordan out.
"No." Li Qiaodan said unhappily, "I was just shocked. I really don't understand why the school has so many weird things."
"I think it's pretty funny, right George."
"I think so, too."
"These are the defensive facilities left over from the past. They have now become a major feature of Hogwarts." Albert explained, "Hurry up and follow me. I don't want to get lost."
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Albert felt his legs were a little sore when they finally reached the eighth floor. They walked through a long corridor and arrived at the end. There was a portrait hanging there, showing a very plump woman. Undoubtedly, this was the legendary Fat Lady, the gatekeeper of Gryffindor Tower.
"Password?" she asked.
"Nonsense." After the prefect finished speaking, the portrait opened like a door, revealing a circular hole at the back.
He was not in a hurry to go in, but turned to the newcomers and said, "You must remember the password. You can only enter the lounge after you tell the Fat Lady the password. The current password is gibberish."
After saying that, the prefect led everyone through the hole in the wall, inside was the Gryffindor common room.
This is an old, round room with many sofas. In one corner of the room, a blazing fire was burning in the fireplace, and next to it was a large amount of firewood. Several people were sitting on the sofas chatting. When the newcomers came in, they looked over here and waved to them.
"You are lucky. Tomorrow is Saturday, which means there are no classes. This is a rare opportunity. I suggest you get familiar with the castle in these two days. The castle environment is more complicated than you think. If you don't want to get lost, you'd better find out the location of the classrooms as soon as possible." The prefect said, pointing to two doors, "Girls go that way, boys follow me."
After saying hello to another female class leader, he led Albert and his group through another door and walked down the narrow spiral staircase. They encountered many doors along the way, and the class leader introduced them to the freshmen's rooms, washrooms and bathrooms.
Of course, the toilet and bathroom are shared, but fortunately the bathroom has cubicles, thank God.
As for their respective rooms, they need to find them by themselves, and there are special name marks on the doors.
Albert, the twins and Lee Jordan lived in the same room, so there were only four people there.
The room was not very big, with four beds with curtains and each person's luggage placed beside the bed.
Albert found his suitcase easily, and took out his pajamas from it and changed into them while holding back his yawn.
"Please give me your guidance in the future." Albert greeted the other three people with a smile.
"Please give me your guidance." The four of them looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
"Tomorrow, I'm going to explore the castle. Do you want to come?" Albert took out a camera from his suitcase and stepped back to the door to take a picture of his dormitory.
"Of course. Remember to call me in the morning." The twins looked at each other and said in unison.
"What about you?" The three of them looked at Li Qiaodan in unison.
"Of course, let's go together." The black guy obviously didn't want to be alone.
"Good night."
Lying in bed, he was obviously very sleepy, but he still couldn't fall asleep. Albert always suffered from insomnia when he went to a strange place.
The others obviously didn't have the same troubles as him. After eating and drinking, they fell into a deep sleep not long after lying down on the bed.
Albert turned sideways and opened his task panel. The original exploration progress had reached 3%.
I wonder how many I will get if I walk around the castle tomorrow. He flipped through his skill list again, which was several pages long.
Most of the magic is only level 1, and a few have not yet been mastered.
Looking at those skills that were still at level 0, Albert suddenly had the urge to spend experience to upgrade them to level 1.
These are all bad habits left over from playing games in the past. I always max out all my skills out.
Albert took a deep breath and turned off the panel to prevent himself from accidentally wasting all the experience he had worked so hard to accumulate, which would be of great importance to his future life.
Albert fell asleep in a daze, and he had a dream. He dreamed that he was reading a book in his previous life. He still remembered that it was his first time to read Harry Potter.
"Is all this a dream?"
No, this was not a dream. He had confirmed it again and again the moment he opened his eyes again after his death.
This is not a dream.
I always feel like the author of a fan fiction, creating another Harry Potter fan fiction of my own. However, this time, he cannot describe the YY content he wants as recklessly as the author.
Ah, being a hipster is a disease.