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Chapter 6: Arrival at Hogwarts
Hermione and Neville walked around the entire train but didn't find the escaped toad. Fortunately, Neville had gotten over the sadness of his pet's escape—or maybe not, because he was still depressed, but at least he wasn't crying anymore.
Hermione was surprised to see a pile of snacks on the table when she entered the compartment and asked, "What are these?"
"A lady selling snacks just came by," Wade gestured. "Look, I bought a lot—strawberry custard, chocolate balls, pumpkin tarts, pot cakes, and fruit juice. Let's eat them together. Oh, Neville, do you want to try this mint toad?"
Neville took it, took a bite while muttering "Trevor," and his eyes suddenly lit up, "It's delicious."
Hermione didn't refuse, sitting down generously and taking a piece of cake. "Thank you, I'm hungry too. By the way, you won't believe it, but Harry Potter is in the compartment less than ten meters away from us—do you know Harry Potter?"
"Of course, his name is mentioned in 'Important Magical Events of the 20th Century.'" Wade said while unwrapping some chocolate beans, "But I think it's better not to disturb him—he lost his parents the night he became a hero. If it were me, I would rather not have this honor."
Hermione was stunned, "You—you're right—I didn't expect..."
Neville lowered his head, and his hand holding the mint toad tightened slightly.
The Potter family's sacrifice and honor are world-famous, but not many people know that during that time, the Death Eaters captured Neville's parents and tortured them into insanity in an attempt to find the missing Voldemort.
The boy hid these dark thoughts in his heart, and the three of them had a full meal.
Wade thought there would be a lot of snacks left over, but as the train kept clanging along for hours, it grew dark and they still hadn't reached their destination. The snacks on the table had been eaten by the three of them, the sales witch was nowhere to be seen, and they hadn't found their dinner yet.
"Isn't Hogwarts in England?" Hermione stood up angrily and said, "I'm going to ask the driver when we can get there."
"Let's go together."
This time Wade stood up. He was a little curious about the train driver, who might only work four times a year. He didn't know who was doing this job.
Neville followed him, hoping to look for his pet again.
The train driver was an ordinary brown-haired man smoking a pipe, with stubble on his face and a good temper. Facing the "questions" of the three young wizards, he smiled and replied, "Don't worry, we'll be there soon. You'll have dinner at Hogwarts Castle."
Hermione went back contentedly.
Passing by many compartments along the way, Wade casually observed them. They were all unfamiliar faces, except for the Weasley twins. Their compartment was very lively, and cheers and laughter could be heard from a distance. He didn't know what interesting tricks they were playing.
Before reaching their compartment, he suddenly heard screams. Three children stumbled through the aisle. One of the blond boys pushed Neville and shouted, "Get out of the way! Don't block the way!"
"Hey!" Hermione didn't call anyone, instead stomping her feet angrily. "Rude!"
Wade reached out to support Neville, who almost fell.
"Thank you," Neville said gratefully.
Wade shook his head and said to Hermione, "You go change into your school robes first. We'll wait outside."
Hermione nodded, swallowed her anger, stepped heavily into the compartment, locked the door, pulled the curtain, and quickly changed her clothes. Then it was Neville's turn. Just as the three of them put all their things into their boxes, they heard the driver's voice echoing on the train—
"We will arrive at Hogwarts in five minutes. Please leave your luggage on the train, and we will take you to school."
The train slowed down and stopped at the platform. Hundreds of students rushed out like bees leaving their nests, and the dark, small platform was crowded with people. Hermione and Neville followed closely behind Wade, their faces pale.
"First-year students! First-year students, follow me! Watch your step!" Not far away, a big man holding a lantern shouted in a loud voice.
Wade and others squeezed through the crowd. They noticed that the older students went in another direction, but in front of the huge size of the gamekeeper Hagrid, no one dared to question it.
A group of people walked through a dark path in the woods and finally saw a towering castle in the distance. Countless windows shone with lights, and the light was reflected by the dark, mirror-like lake, making the castle look particularly majestic.
"Wow—" The freshmen exclaimed in unison.
Under Hagrid's command, the group crossed the Black Lake in boats and finally arrived at the bottom of the castle. Hagrid also found Neville's toad on a boat. Neville took his precious toad with great joy, and Hagrid knocked three times on the castle gate.
The gate opened, and Professor McGonagall stood in front of it with a serious expression.
"Welcome to Hogwarts," she said.
…
The sorting ceremony began.
Hogwarts has four houses: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw. A talking hat sorts students according to their talents and qualities. This was something Wade knew from his previous life.
After living in this world for eleven years, he had actually forgotten many details from the novels or movies. But after finding himself in the world of Harry Potter, he thought back carefully, recalled many significant events, and recorded them in his own unique way.
Before enrolling, Wade had carefully considered which house he wanted to be in—although the Sorting Hat valued talent, it also considered the students' own wishes.
First of all, he excluded Slytherin—his parents were not wizards, and Slytherin, which values blood and family background, might exclude him. Although Wade was not afraid of those students, he was not interested in facing unnecessary challenges.
Gryffindor?
Wade thought about it repeatedly but still felt it wouldn't work.
With Harry Potter there, Gryffindor would be the center of attention, and all eyes would be on them. Moreover, in the story, most Gryffindors were a bit rash. They were incited by rumors several times and isolated Harry Potter, who had done nothing wrong, leaving a very bad impression on Wade.
Similarly, Ravenclaw had instances of bullying, teasing, and mocking classmates (like Luna Lovegood).
It wouldn't be like that in Hufflepuff. Although most Hufflepuff students had mediocre grades, they were sincere, kind, and trustworthy. As for being considered naive, so what? Wade believed that his mind wouldn't change because of the house.
After making his decision, Wade seemed much calmer than the other first-year students, who thought they had to fight a giant monster. After the Sorting Hat sang a song, Professor McGonagall took a long list and started calling the first-year students to the corresponding houses. Some students were sorted quickly, while others took a while. Suddenly, Wade heard a familiar name—
"Hermione Granger!" Professor McGonagall called.
Hermione ran over and put on the hat hastily.
After a moment, the Sorting Hat shouted, "Gryffindor!"
There was loud applause from the Gryffindor table.
Then—
"Wade Gray!"
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