Time always passed faster when one was meditating. Jon didn't feel like much time had passed before he was pulled back to reality by Béla's pat.
"Wake up, stop sleeping. We're almost there. Hurry up and change."
Béla pulled out Jon's earplugs and said to her "sleepy" brother.
"We're already there?" Jon rubbed his eyes twice. Although he was pretending to be asleep, he still felt a little uncomfortable after closing his eyes for a long time.
"Yes, the bus is about to stop. Hurry up and change into your robe. I'll wait for you outside."
Béla wanted to give her brother some space to change, but she didn't expect that Jon didn't even have the intention to change. He just pulled out the outermost robe from the small suitcase and put it on.
"If that's the case … it's barely okay!"
Seeing that it was almost time, Béla didn't want to pick on her brother. She pulled Jon out of the cubicle and muttered, "There's a name on the suitcase. The attendants will send our things to our respective schools. You should hurry up and find the freshmen team. You have to be the first batch to cross the lake. If you're late, it'll be too late … Fluorescent light flashed."
Béla's wand bloomed a ray of light, dispelling the darkness in front of the siblings. Jon then saw a sea of people in front of him. These students, without exception, were all wearing the same robe.
"The freshmen team is … over there."
Béla's wand pointed to the lakeside. Jon looked over and saw a huge figure.
That should be Hagrid. As expected of a mixed-blood giant, his height was well-deserved.
"What are you staring at?"
Béla reached out and pushed Jon. She held Jon's hand and put it into the pocket of her robe. Then, she took out and stuffed something into the pocket of Jon's robe. "I left you two chocolate frogs. You must be hungry after sleeping for so long. It'll be a long time before we get to the new school. Eat this first."
"Alright."
Jon felt a burst of warmth in his heart. Usually, Béla always seemed to be careless and unreliable. Suddenly, she acted like an elder sister, which really made Jon feel surprised and touched.
Hmm … If she wanted to date Cedric, then it would be fine. If it really didn't work out, then he would secretly do something to save Cedric.
But if you want to get married, you still need to carefully consider it!
Béla didn't expect her brother's mind to be so messy. She sent Jon to the tail of the freshmen group and hurried back to her own group.
Jon trailed behind the freshmen. He got off the bus a little late, but under the cover of the night, no one noticed his sudden appearance.
He quietly pinched the ring on his index finger, opened the secret compartment above the ring, and took out the wand.
"Flickering fluorescent light."
The results of his diligent training were now apparent. Although Jon had not practiced the Fluorescent Spell for a long time, he could still see the way clearly with the help of the little light.
"I was careless. I should have brought a flashlight."
His whisper and the light on his wand naturally attracted the attention of a few freshmen around him. But everyone was attracted by the black lake in front of them, so not many paid attention to him.
"That's the Hogwarts!"
Hagrid, who was like a small mountain in front of the group, shouted as he pointed to the opposite side of the lake.
On the high hillside there stood a majestic castle. The castle had many spires, and the windows shone with a mysterious light under the starry sky.
"No more than four people per boat!"
Jon followed behind and boarded a boat. There were two unfamiliar boys on this boat.
"Is everyone on the boat?"
Hagrid shouted as he boarded a boat by himself.
"Good … Let's go!"
A group of small boats immediately sailed across the mirror-like surface of the lake. Everyone was silent.
Jon looked up at the castle of the Hogwarts. It was not much different from the movie. This Wizard's Paradise, which had appeared countless times in his dreams, was finally standing in front of Jon at this moment. It gave him a very unreal feeling.
It was not that he was afraid of returning home. This was not his hometown, but he was more or less emotional.
He took a deep breath.
The air was mixed with the humidity of the lake, and there was a smell of old age. It was like a rotten wood suddenly glowing with new life under the spring rain.
This was the smell of knowledge!
…
The boat soon reached the shore. Under the illumination of Hagrid's lantern, the freshmen climbed up a tunnel in the mountain rocks. Finally, they arrived at a flat and damp grassland under the shadow of the castle. They gathered in front of a huge oak door.
Hagrid raised his huge fist and knocked on the gate of the castle three times.
The door was quickly opened.
Professor Mileva Meg, who was wearing an emerald green robe, was waiting for them here.
"Freshman, Professor Meg!"
Hagrid said.
"Thank you, Hagrid. Leave it to me now. "
Professor Mileva Meg was as serious as he remembered, but Jon knew that this vice-principal was actually a very kind witch.
At least, she was much better than Snape's cold look.
The Wizard was also human. As long as he was human, there was no one who did not judge a book by its cover. Oh, Dumbledore was not, so he taught Voldemort that way.
If he had the chance to meet Snape in private in the future, maybe he could give him some "immature advice". What was wrong with becoming more popular? Keeping a cold face would only make him look bad.
If he had not left such a bad impression on the three main characters at the beginning, the plot would not have been so complicated later on.
Naturally, no one noticed Jon's silent criticism. He did not even realize that the image he was criticizing was the image he had planned for himself before school started.
The freshmen were led into the school's waiting room by Professor Meg. The space inside was smaller than Jon remembered, so everyone was squeezed together.
"Welcome to Hogwarts," Professor Meg said.
"The school opening banquet is about to begin, but before you go to the cafeteria, I want all of you to confirm which school you are going to …
"The names of the four schools are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slythrin. Every school has its own glorious history, and has nurtured outstanding male and female Wizard … "
Professor Meg said slowly and clearly. Jon knew that these words were useless to him. Firstly, he had already made up his mind to go to Hufflepuff. Secondly, he would not violate the rules casually, nor would he perform too well. Furthermore, Hufflepuff was not related to the School Championship.
Hence, while Professor Meg was talking, he opened a chocolate frog, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.
It smelled like mint. It was refreshing.
Professor Meg did not notice the little action at the back. After she finished explaining the rules, she cast a cleansing spell to clean up the stains on the freshmen's robes.
"Then, I think all of you can go to the hall now to participate in the school assignment ceremony."
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