Chapter IX Branches
Hogwarts is the most magical, wonderful and magnificent place Raven has ever seen.
Overhead, stars twinkled on the velvet-black ceiling. You could clearly see the dark night, but you didn't hear a sound of wind. In the spacious hall, four long tables were lined up, and thousands of candles were floating in the sky.
The sky lit up the entire hall, and the dining table was filled with glittering gold plates and goblets. It looked rich and luxurious, just like a night banquet scene in a fairy tale.
"A spell has been cast here to make it look like the sky outside. I read about it in "Hogwarts: A History of the School"!"
Because the sorting ceremony was to be carried out according to tradition, the first-year students were lining up according to their last names. Hermione stood in front of Raven and kept muttering in a low voice. It was obvious that she was very nervous.
Raven turned around and looked. Behind him, Harry, the savior whom he had met once before, was also discussing something with a little red-haired boy. From time to time, there would be words like 'George', 'Fred', 'Troll' and the like.
The words floated over.
Obviously, even with Raven's appearance, the two members of the iron triangle still came together, and Harry had found his true love, Ron Weasley.
When Professor McGonagall took out the Sorting Hat, Raven saw Harry and Ron let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that they really thought they were going to fight the troll before, and they didn't know how they became the saviors after that.
Yes, could it be that being as indecisive as him is all due to recklessness? But with Harry's small arms and legs, and without an external brain like Hermione, Raven really didn't expect him to be as tough as Voldemort in the original work.
It was just a curse in his heart. Raven looked at the tattered Sorting Hat, but his face became serious. It was only when he saw it that he remembered that this world has mind-reading skills such as Legilimency. Dumbledore,
Voldemort knew that even the Sorting Hat in front of him had a similar function, so what if his secret was exposed?!
Although he doesn't care about who has a trump card or not, Raven doesn't want to be looked at as an outlier!
"Prodigal, can you block the power of that hat?" With a glimmer of hope, Raven asked in his heart.
"No! This system does not have this function." The prodigal son answered very confidently, not feeling ashamed at all because of his incompetence.
Raven was furious and growled: "What if I'm exposed later? Do you want me to be sliced into pieces by Dumbledore?!"
Raven is very self-aware. Although he easily killed Lucius Malfoy, it was a sneak attack! If they really wanted to face off, as long as they kept the distance, any adult wizard could fly his kite and kill him.
, let alone a great wizard like Dumbledore, so as long as he is exposed, he will die.
Raven could now imagine that after the banquet, the Sorting Hat said to Dumbledore in his broken voice - "Oh, Headmaster, I just found an alien when I was sorting those brats. He seems to know
The future of our world, wait until we capture him, and then do this, that..."
I shuddered slightly, and Raven shuddered when I thought of that scene.
However, the prodigal son turned around in Raven's mind at this time, and asked a little strangely: "Host, I don't understand why you are so afraid of things like Legilimency. Is it because you are worried that the fact that you peeked at Hermione's bath will be revealed?
!”
"You're just peeking at people taking a bath! That's why we took a bath together when we were kids. It's force majeure! What I'm afraid of is people discovering the secret of my time travel. Who would be afraid of such a thing?!" Raven retorted habitually,
Then he came to his senses and asked with some uncertainty: "Prodigal son, what do you mean by what you just said? Are you saying that if I am Legiliminated, what will be detected will only be what happened in this world?"
Nothing will be exposed?"
"Of course," the prodigal said slowly. He was obviously a ball of light, but he showed a humane expression caring for the mentally retarded. "In fact, every aboriginal has more or less contact with the world consciousness, and is known to them.
, there is a risk of being noticed by the world's consciousness, so blocking these mind-reading skills is also within the scope of the system's functions. As for their exploration of the host's personal privacy, I'm sorry, that is not within the responsibility. After all, we are facing these risks.
It’s also a test for the host. If you don’t want everyone to know what kind of underwear you wear today, host, you still have to work hard!”
Although the prodigal son solved Raven's problem, Raven still had the urge to beat him for some reason.
However, after his big worry was solved, Raven breathed a sigh of relief and began to think about which college he wanted to go to.
"Hannah Abbott!" "Hufflepuff!"
"Teriboot!" "Ravenclaw!"
"Justin Finch-Fletchley!" "Hufflepuff!"
…
As time went by, there were fewer and fewer people in front of Raven, and finally it was Hermione's turn.
"Gryffindor!" The Sorting Hat shouted out the name almost as soon as it was put on.
"Okay, nothing changed!"
Raven underestimated in a low voice, and then strode towards the chair in front, where Professor McGonagall had already called out his name.
"Raven Granger!"
When they heard the name, many people at the second table on the left side of the hall stood up.
Raven noticed Qiu Zhang. Marietta and a group of little sisters were looking at him. Qiu even made a cheering gesture.
Want to go to Lowenclaw? There is a large forest there waiting to be developed!
Raven thought beautifully at the moment he put on the Sorting Hat, but then he saw Hermione on the Gryffindor table. The little girl looked at Raven, her expression a little nervous, but her eyes were filled with excitement.
There is a glimmer of hope.
With a slight sigh, Raven thought it would be better to go to Gryffindor. After all, if you don't want to watch it in person, what if the little girl is killed by the snake-faced men? The butterfly effect is not that simple; or like the original work
, when you grow up, you will be picked up by the big red-haired tail? That is unbearable!
"Well, Gryffindor, are you sure?" A small voice sounded in Raven's ear, "Actually, Ravenclaw and Slytherin are more suitable for you, and you will be more likely to succeed there!"
Raven was stunned. He knew that the voice was the Sorting Hat, but Slytherin was more suitable for him. What the hell was this? He should have been born as a Muggle. If not, what kind of bloody background could the original owner have?
The Sorting Hat's voice was even more surprised than Raven's, "You don't know about your bloodline? You shouldn't. A bloodline like yours is at least the first three generations of pure blood!"
Purebloods from the first three generations?
As an Asian, I probably have nothing to do with this!
Raven was confused, but he suddenly thought of a question, that is, where did the earliest wizards come from, the mutation of the species, or -
"As far as I know, some of the early wizards were born naturally, but there were also some who obtained extraordinary abilities from magical creatures! You are the latter kind of pure blood, and the mystery and concentration of your blood are unprecedented in my mind.
I see, from this point of view, you are the real Slytherin, don’t you really think about it?”
As if sensing Raven's thoughts, the Sorting Hat explained, with a strong flavor of confusion in his voice.
Magical creatures!
Raven felt a chill and didn't pay attention to what the Sorting Hat said later. Some scenes that were not suitable for children repeatedly appeared in his mind, such as human beasts, human beasts, etc., tsk tsk, those first-generation wizards were really heavy.
Orally!
"Boy, what are you thinking? Do you think that OOXX can obtain the power of magical creatures? How can it be that easy? It is blood transplantation, blood transplantation! In order to gain power, those first-generation wizards transplanted the blood and organs of magical creatures into themselves
I don’t know how many people died on my body before these pure blood lines can be passed down now!”
Sensing Raven's thoughts, the Sorting Hat said angrily, forgetting to bother about the sorting for a while.
It's just that the two of them forgot, but the people around them didn't forget. As the Sorting Hat didn't tell the result, the students' voices became louder and louder.
"Well, I still want to go to Gryffindor!"
Raven reacted and spoke directly to the Sorting Hat. At the same time, he had a vague understanding of what the blue bird had brought to him.
"Okay, then I respect your opinion!" The Sorting Hat tried to persuade him a few more times, but seeing that Raven was determined to do so, he had no choice but to compromise.
Chapter completed!