The scenery outside the window began to darken, the speed of the train slowed down, and finally stopped at the platform.
"First-year freshmen come here, be careful where you step." A huge body is maintaining the order of the crowd, and he will lead the freshmen onto the boat. In order to imitate the scene where the four great wizards of the original school arrived at Hogwarts, all new students had to cross the lake in a small boat in groups of four to Hogwarts Castle. As for the students of other grades, they returned to the castle in a carriage.
"Goodbye." Luna waved Malfoy goodbye.
"It's best not to see you again." Malfoy murmured, and waved her goodbye politely, which of course was impossible.
Following the flow of people, Malfoy also found a carriage and stepped on it.
When the carriage was full of students, it began to move slowly, and then gradually accelerated. Even though it might be the effect of magic, some students were still amazed, and began to discuss the principle of this and what kind of magic was used.
"If the little girl just saw it, she probably wouldn't think so." Malfoy remembered the girl who just broke up just now, and she must have seen the Thestral pulling the cart. "Actually, she's quite pitiful." Thinking of this, Malfoy felt that it was no big deal that he suffered the "devastatment" of the whole journey.
The students walked through the gate and walked to the hall, almost all except the first-year students were there.
Countless candles stopped in mid-air, illuminating the four long tables surrounded by people, and making the golden plates and goblets sparkle.
The stars are shining on the ceiling, which is enchanted and always reflects the sky outside.
Malfoy was fiddling with the food in the bowl and looking around boredly. He saw Hermione was also looking around, with an anxious look on his face, obviously worried about Harry and Ron, because they were too late long time.
"The French people are so hospitable, and they are reluctant to let the guests leave." Malfoy thought of Pansy who was trapped in France again. He was also late, but someone could make a big splash.
The door on the side of the auditorium slowly opened, and a long line of freshmen slowly walked in. Most of them were very nervous, for example, Ginny, who had met once before, her face was pale, and she kept talking. Looking around, it seems that he wants to find something to rely on.
"Your god and brother should be being lectured by Snape right now," Malfoy said thoughtfully.
As for Luna, who seems to be at the other extreme, she seems to be in her own home, although she is also observing the surroundings, but Malfoy can see that there is a curious light in her eyes, and he guesses that she is looking for her again. The creatures that were imagined. The eyes of the two met, and Luna even waved to him.
Professor McGonagall called the freshmen forward one by one. What I have to say is that after a year, the Sorting Hat has become more torn, and a few huge puddings have been added, and it is almost impossible to see the original appearance. up.
"Colin Creevey," called Professor McGonagall.
A thin and small boy tremblingly walked to the front of the stage, slowly put the sorting hat on, and shouted, "Gryffindor!" without much effort. The nervousness was different, he happily jumped to the Gryffindor territory, but the excited expression soon dimmed because he didn't see his "idol" present.
"Ginny Weasley."
The little girl moved towards the worn-out hat step by step. Like a prisoner waiting to be judged, she tightly pressed her lips. Her little hands tremblingly picked up the hat and put it on, for fear that the hat would shout "Slytherin!" "These words. But obviously this is an unnecessary concern.
"I've never seen the Weasleys go anywhere else, Gryffindor!" The Sorting Hat called out the moment Ginny put on the hat, and Ginny breathed a sigh of relief. After that, she happily walked to the Gryffindor table, and her two twin brothers also extended their hands to her to welcome her.
"I just said that your worries are unnecessary, Ginny." The two brothers said in unison.
Then a few more students came to the stage, the Sorting Hat acted resolutely, and quickly assigned their colleges, but he soon ushered in an uninvited guest.
"Luna Lovegood."
The girl was different from the previous nervous students. She had a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, like a crescent moon. She didn't seem to care about this ceremony that was about to determine her life for the next seven years. She even observed carefully before putting on the hat. After a while, the Sorting Hat urged.
A few strands of pale blond hair protruded from the broken brim of her hat, making her look even weirder.
"Well, let me think about it." The sorting hat tilted its corner, and it was thinking, the girl in front of it made it a little overwhelmed, because it didn't know what she was thinking, or it couldn't keep up with her thinking. "Weird girl." The Sorting Hat was silent for a while and came to such a conclusion. "Maybe Ravenclaw will suit you." It judged hesitantly, this was the first time in so many years.
"Extraordinary ingenuity is the greatest wealth of human beings." Taking off her hat, Luna repeated this sentence in a chant-like tone, and then walked to Ravenclaw's position. Some students stood up and expressed their gratitude to her. Welcome.
Afterwards, the sorting matters of several students were resolved, and the sorting ceremony officially ended.
"Shut your ears and listen!" Malfoy changed the spell so that the target was himself. Some senseless buzzing was better than all the Weasley twins singing all sorts of school-godgy school anthems. While others were humming in various strange tones, he lowered his head and thought about how to spend this year.
"Now there are two possible situations. First: the diary was taken away by someone outside the school, and its whereabouts are unknown. In this way, there will always be a Horcrux that cannot be destroyed." Malfoy shook his head. "Of course, this possibility is very small. The biggest possibility is that it was taken away by a student. After all, it is a bookstore." Malfoy thought of the extremely powerful ring again, and he always spontaneously asked the people around him. exudes temptation.
"Maybe the materials are different?" Malfoy thought that he didn't feel any special feeling when he got the diary, and there was no voice calling in his ear.
"Did I already have mental immunity?" Malfoy smiled self-deprecatingly.
The reasoning continued, "That's the second possibility. The student is taken away and brought to the school. The ultimate owner may be any student. Even the students who were not present at the time may get it through other methods." Thinking of this, Malfoy couldn't help but get a headache. .
The basilisk is easy to deal with, and any professor-level character should be able to take it down. For example, Professor McGonagall only needs to activate some soldiers in the castle, and the crowd tactics will kill it. Increased the difficulty of finding Horcruxes. What's more, it's impossible for Malfoy to tell them directly: "Professor, there is a secret room under the girls' bathroom, and there is a basilisk in it.". This is inexplicable in the first place.
"I can only take one step at a time." Malfoy thought helplessly. "But there are always ways to prevent it." He thought of his own plan again.
Suddenly he felt that the table in front of him was shaking violently. He looked up and saw a face he was very familiar with. He was looking at him vigorously. It seemed that he had called him many times.
"Welcome back to school." He said with a smile, undoing the spell, feeling his head hurt again.