'Hostages'

"Silence!"

After sharply rebuking everyone in the Great Hall, Professor McGonagall curiously examined Little Wolf's ears as well.

As Hogwarts's deputy headmistress, she had naturally memorized all the new students' files long ago. Thus, she already knew Little Wolf's identity.

To be honest, it would have been a lie to say she was not curious about this kind of "Wolf Child" she had never even heard of. Unfortunately, their first meeting had not been pleasant. Otherwise, she truly would have wanted to touch his ears right now and see whether they were real.

Suppressing her curiosity, Professor McGonagall lowered the Sorting Hat toward Little Wolf's head.

"Gryffindor~!"

The Sorting Hat announced the result before it had even touched Little Wolf's hair. All it wanted now was to get as far away from this dangerous little brat as possible. It did not want to spend even one more second with him.

Unlike usual, when they heard the Sorting Hat's announcement, the Little Lions of Gryffindor House did not erupt into enthusiastic cheers of welcome.

After all, Werewolves were the second-greatest weapon parents used to frighten naughty children who refused to sleep. The first-ranked one was The Dark Lord. It was no exaggeration to say that Little Wizards had all grown up listening to terrifying tales about Werewolves.

Although they did not know why the school had allowed a "Werewolf" to enroll—perhaps because of the Wolfsbane Potion developed over the past two years?—regardless, everyone instinctively feared Little Wolf.

A few of the new students were even so frightened that they collapsed onto the floor. Thinking that they had spent so long in the same room as a "Werewolf," the little ones felt their bladders tighten.

Crash!

As Little Wolf approached, the nearby Little Lions immediately cleared out a large open space. Chairs