In the principal's office, the whole office fell silent again because of Professor Snape's words, and the atmosphere became even more gloomy.
After a while, Professor Sprout spoke with some consideration, and said in a low voice, "But... that kid Kewen is different from that person."
"Where is it different?" Professor Snape's mood still did not return to calm, and immediately said: "Is it different in appearance? Or is it different in age?"
"No, I mean..." Professor Sprout waved his hands and turned to look at Professor McGonagall: "At least, Cowen is a Gryffindor, not a Slytherin, sorry West Fleurs, I didn't mean that..."
Snape, who was also from Slytherin, shook his head slightly to express his indifference, but retorted: "People from other colleges have also produced many scum, perhaps, Gryffindor's background can just serve as a good example for him." Not one' set the perfect cover."
At this time, Flitwick turned his head to look at a display cabinet in the office. Inside the cabinet, the Sorting Hat was quietly displayed.
After hesitating, Professor Flitwick spoke and said in a tangled tone: "I have something to explain. Of course, I still believe in Xiao Kewen."
"Felius, please speak." Dumbledore said softly.
"About the branch." Professor Flitwick said hesitantly: "Actually, Kewen's quality is suitable for all houses, but in the end, Kewen himself decided to go to Gryffindor."
Then, Professor Flitwick told the story of what he asked the Sorting Hat about the Kewen Branch.
Everyone was surprised after hearing this.
"Understood?" Professor Snape was even more excited: "He is also a Slytherin!"
"Okay Severus!" Professor McGonagall finally couldn't help but said, frowning: "You, the head of Slytherin, don't forget that the Sorting Hat decides who goes to Slytherin based on the blood of the students , not quality!"
"But I think it must be quality!" Snape stubbornly retorted: "There are still many half-bloods in Slytherin, at least I am!"
"Albus?" Professor McGonagall sighed, then turned to ask Dumbledore's opinion.
Seeing this, Dumbledore nodded slightly, and said softly: "I still agree with Minerva, but let's listen to what the Sorting Hat said."
After finishing the words, Dumbledore waved to the display cabinet, causing the display cabinet to open automatically, and the sorting hat inside quickly flew to the dean's desk.
Then, Dumbledore tapped lightly on the table with his fingers.
"Hmm..." The Sorting Hat seemed to have just woken up, the folds on the hat began to twist, forming the shape of eyes and mouth, wriggling and yawning.
"Oh? What's the matter?" The Sorting Hat saw the scene in the office clearly, and said in surprise, "Did something serious happen?"
"That's right." Dumbledore gave a rough overview of the situation, and then said, "We need to hear what you said about your test of Coven Quinn at the time."
"Kevin Quinn? Oh, oh, I remember him very clearly." The Sorting Hat immediately cheered up after hearing this: "That child is the most special child I have ever seen. You can never imagine that his quality has reached It has exceeded the limit of the admission standards of the four colleges!"
"What are the testing criteria for Slytherin House?" Snape asked immediately, "On what basis do you judge that he can be assigned to Slytherin?"
"Slytherin, um, I remember." The Sorting Hat turned around with the tip of the hat, looked at Snape and replied, "I judged according to the bloodline standard, the child's bloodline is very noble, as for why?" Nobility, I don't know, but the magic in me tells me so."
Hearing this, except for Professor Snape, everyone else secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
"But..." Unexpectedly, the Sorting Hat had something to say: "But the magic in me also told me that the child will have great achievements in the future, so I said that the child has reached the limit of the admission standards of all colleges."
"Is bravery the standard for our Gryffindors?" Professor McGonagall asked immediately.
"Of course." The sorting hat nodded, and turned to look at each professor: "The standard is as you know, it has never changed."
Before Professor McGonagall could breathe a sigh of relief, Snape continued to drink without giving up: "The Sorting Hat said 'great achievement'! What achievement? That man also made a great achievement!"
"Severus, you are too aggressive today." Professor Sprout comforted softly: "Didn't you listen carefully to what the Sorting Hat said? Little Kewen has the highest quality of all the colleges, even if you don't care about Gran Fendo qualities, but you should also think about what our Hufflepuff qualities are."
"Of course." The Sorting Hat interjected, and said in a relaxed tone: "Integrity, loyalty, honesty, and fearlessness of hardships, Coven Quinn also possesses these qualities. If it weren't for my saying that Hufflepuff College is in the basement, I'm afraid Coven Quinn's first choice would be Hufflepuff House, as I recall, he was very interested in the kitchen at the time."
"Ah, that's such a pity." Professor Sprout shook his head amusedly and sighed.
"Yeah, it's a pity." Professor Flitwick also interjected to ease the atmosphere, and said with a smile: "Little Kewen is good everywhere, but he dislikes trouble. The reason why he didn't choose us Ravenclaw is actually The problem of disliking the door knocker is too troublesome haha."
"You..." Snape was a little helpless, heaved his chest, and said stubbornly for a long time: "Don't get the focus of your attention wrong! You should pay attention to the danger of that Coven Quinn! You should pay attention to his inconspicuous appearance. One performance!"
"He has great strength at a young age, and he has reached this level in just over a month! Also, his mature performance that is not like a child!"
"If it weren't for Dumbledore's reminder, who of you would have noticed his duplicity? His performance in the face of us in the afternoon, even I felt that he was the most innocent one!"
"He was attacked by Death Eaters." Professor McGonagall took over the conversation, and said seriously: "The kid was always trembling in his life before school started. I have been in contact with him several times, and I can see it!"
"I think if it were me, I'm afraid I would be wary of the surrounding environment and hide my true emotions! Maybe he is used to this, so he only behaved in the afternoon."
Speaking of this, Professor McGonagall concluded solemnly: "He is naturally on the opposite side of the Death Eaters!"
The others were completely relaxed when they heard this, only Snape was still a little bit unwilling, but his emotions were not so excited...
(end of this chapter)