After the incident on the train, the long Sorting Ceremony, and a brief interview, the little wizards returned to their dormitories. They chatted for a bit, then drifted off to sleep, exhausted, ready to begin their school lives...
It must have been a slight time discrepancy caused by the merging of the worlds. This time, classes on the first day of school fell on a Friday.
First-year Gryffindors had only two classes on Friday, but both were Potions, and they had to take them with the Slytherins.
Harry had noticed Snape watching him on the train, but for now, he didn't take it to heart.
The little wizards still knew nothing about Snape, and were chattering excitedly about their first class.
"Potions. Tao Yu brewed a bottle of brain tonic once, and it worked really well. I think I still have some of it in my system today. I woke up feeling full of energy."
Harry had started boasting about Tao Yu's exploits again. He was practically Tao Yu's biggest fan.
"Oh, if it's Tao Yu, I wouldn't be surprised if he brewed some kind of resurrection potion right now."
Ron's expression was just as exaggerated.
Little wizards were quick to swing between extremes. Tao Yu had already acquired an aura of omnipotence in their eyes.
"But I think if we don't hurry, the stairs up ahead are going to turn, and by the time they shift again, you'll definitely be late."
Tao Yu reminded Ron and Harry from beside them.
The little wizards' dawdling had made them leave late.
Almost as soon as Tao Yu finished speaking, the group on the stairs felt them tremble. Then the staircase began to turn, connecting to another entrance, like a traffic light at a crossroads.
"Oh, no!"
"I don't want to be