This year's number of new students was the highest Hogwarts had seen in recent years;
Ron and the others were not the only ones to notice. As the professor presiding over the Sorting Ceremony, Filius Flitwick noticed it as well.
Flitwick was the head of Ravenclaw. Having a few more fresh seedlings in the House could be counted as a good thing no matter how one looked at it;
Even if all these new students had come because of Vizet, that did not matter much. He had great confidence in Vizet, and believed Vizet would definitely set a good example and lead these new students to improve together;
At that thought, a smile could not help but rise at the corners of his mouth, and the pitch with which he read the names unconsciously lifted a little. "Aura Quirk!"
"Ravenclaw! Ravenclaw!" The Sorting Hat's pitch rose a great deal as well, and it even said "Ravenclaw" twice.
"Why does it sound..." Anthony Goldstein rubbed his chin and said in a somewhat amused tone, "like the Sorting Hat's emotions have gone a little out of control?"
"I read it in a book from the library..." Chris Moen, beside him, picked up the thread. "If your will is firm enough, a new student can go to the House they want."
"In other words..." Terry Boot caught on and subconsciously looked toward the far end of the House Table, only to discover that the new students were also looking at them. "These new students all actively asked to come to Ravenclaw?"
"And they need to have a firm will too!" Michael Corner sighed. "How nice! I want that too!"
"Can I understand it this way?" Hearing Michael say that, Anthony immediately struck him down with words. "You're hoping... to fight a bunch of