The same Sorting Ceremony is very uneasy for the new students, but for the senior wizards who have experienced it, they are only interested in watching the fun.
They like to see the little wizard nervous, and it would be even better if he could make a fool of himself.
However, it is best not to assign such a little wizard to his own academy, otherwise, more people will laugh at him...
Of course, in addition to those panicked little wizards, those who look unusual are also worthy of attention.
However, it is a pity that among this year's young wizards, there seems to be no one who is ready to do great things.
Therefore, when Sorting Ceremony ended, people from each college welcomed their newcomers, but they didn't look too excited.
The choir led by Professor Herbert walked up, and soon it was time to sing the school song again.
Speaking of this matter, after Professor Herbert heard Tom's voice, he once had the idea of letting him join the choir.
However, after asking Tom, he actually refused.
"Professor, I have no interest in chorus. I prefer to study magic and improve myself. As for chorus, and Quidditch, this kind of activity seems to me a bit redundant..."
When he heard the reason for Tom's refusal, Professor Herbert was also very worried.
This habit seems a bit withdrawn. It is normal for children of this age to be full of energy and do all kinds of mischief. Even the little wizards of Ravenclaw will also play Wizard's Chess to relax after reading a book.
But Tom seems to have matured too early, which is not a good thing.
Fortunately, when I saw Tom planting plants, that kind of attitude dispelled some of my worries, and that kind of love, it seemed that there was no need to worry too much...
Therefore, Professor Herbert let Tom refuse.
When we sang along with everyone this time, Tom's mind became a little clearer.
This year in Hogwarts, his growth is more obvious than other little wizards.
The contact with magic allowed him to truly discover his talent. All the knowledge he had learned began to be integrated in this year. He is completely different now.
Moreover, he also felt that his magic power had grown significantly, and so had his spirit.
These changes allowed him to better experience the fluctuations of magic power when singing chorus.
When everyone sang together, the magic in Hogwarts actually came alive, and then entered each little wizard's body along with their singing.
It stands to reason that when external magic enters the body, it will cause physical discomfort and cause problems.
But every little wizard present seemed to have nothing strange, as if they hadn't noticed anything.
Of course Hogwarts will not harm his little wizard, but Tom wants to know how these magic powers work.
So, he learned the method taught by Grindelwald during the vacation, and used Magic Perception to track the magic that came alive with the chorus.
At the moment when the magic power came into contact with his body, a channel seemed to be connected.
Tom's consciousness is like entering a water pipe, moving quickly along the long pipe.
Soon, he reached the finish line.
Obviously he was just conscious, but he seemed to smell the darkness, dampness, and a faint fishy smell here. There seemed to be a huge creature lying not far away. It looked like a snake, but Tom felt the huge magic power in its body.
The snake seemed to wake up because of his arrival, and its body began to squirm inch by inch.
The whole space seemed to be shaking slightly.
Tom was about to look up when he heard the familiar Parseltongue--"If you don't want to die, then don't look up..."
To outsiders' ears, it's just a series of "hissssssss~"
But Tom heard it clearly.
That voice was a bit old, like a voice that had gone through many long years, but that kind of care made Tom feel very relaxed.
He decided to follow the voice, "Who are you? Where is this place? How do I get back?"
He directly asked the question he was most concerned about right now.
But the snake was just observing him. Tom could feel that the snake lowered its head, and the fishy smell became more obvious.
A burst of hot air sprayed down from the top of his head, and Tom felt as if his body was poured with hot water. But soon, a cold breath appeared from deep inside his body, which directly neutralized most of the burning heat.
The snake also felt this change and spoke again with a bit of satisfaction and intimacy, "I'm in the castle, you can come to me..."
"Your current strength is still lacking, so you have to work harder, at least to be able to match my current strength..."
"If you want to go back, just relax your mind and imagine your body. Don't come here casually when your strength does not meet the requirements. I don't want to wake up suddenly like this every time..."
"... As for this time,... forget it, go back quickly..."
After the snake said this, it curled up again. Seeing this, Tom also followed its instructions, pulled away its consciousness, and then returned to its own body.
What he didn't notice was that just as his consciousness left, Headmaster Dippet looked directly at him, with worry and relief in his eyes.
The process of consciousness returning to the body is faster, just like riding a roller coaster with only a downhill slope, and then comes back with a "swish".
And the moment he came back to his senses, the chorus ended.
He also brought his own doubts and ended Sorting Ceremony with everyone.
As for the dinner that followed, he had just eaten a lot of things made by Mo Fei on the train. Now he had no desire to eat these things, so he just weighed a piece of pudding and tasted it slowly.
After the dinner, it was back to each college's own welcome ceremony.
Slytherin It's still a battle among freshmen to choose their chief.
However, this time, Tom became a bystander, and more than that, as the second-year chief, he also gained the right to sit on the sofa.
The other sophomores stood behind him.
Some third-year students also appeared behind him, as if they had automatically joined his camp.
This scene made Dawson feel a little embarrassed, but he seemed to have thought of the situation after using his Hill family before, so he chose to ignore the situation...
For many heads of other grades, this scene seems a bit meaningful...
However, these are all trivial matters. Today's chief selection of freshmen is a more important matter.
After all the little wizards were ready, the war began again.
Compared with last year when Tom still had the ability to suppress the heroes, this time the little wizards are a bit more immature. Many of them only know one or two pranks Charms, and they use them very mediocrely...
So the scene immediately became very chaotic.
Some smart little wizards directly win over familiar people around them, and then start a small group mode.
In fact, this is what Slytherin wants to see. The first small groups should have been born at this time, with strong people and followers attached to them.
If the strong one does not continue to be strong, then he can be usurped by the people below, and if the followers are incompetent, they can also be replaced.
This is the normal ecology of Slytherin.
But Tom's strength exceeded so much that he directly became the strongest in the entire grade. He suddenly had the right to speak. He shattered the possibility of small groups and made everyone stick to him.
Only Slytherin people know how beneficial this is...