harleyscars Chapter 129 Branch
Chapter 129 Branch
Soon before reaching the Hogwarts castle, the Thestrals stopped.Along the way, Cedric and the Weasley twins analyze what the Ministry of Magic will do to Dumbledore and how they can stop the Ministry from getting involved at Hogwarts.
Halia was listening, feeling a little surprised. She didn't expect Cedric to look impulsive, which was different from the Hufflepuff in her impression.But she saw Qiu next to her and the blue color of Ravenclaw on her body, neither of them fit her own impression of Ravenclaw.
Thinking of this, Ha Liya smiled and met Shang Qiu's eyes.
After getting off the bus, the boys went to get their luggage.Qiu stepped forward and said to Halia worriedly: "Sed is too impulsive, he trusts Dumbledore too much."
Halia looked at Qiu, wondering why she said this to herself: "You don't believe in Dumbledore? Don't you believe that the mysterious man is resurrected?"
Qiu glanced at Halia and sighed: "I believe it's useless. Others don't believe it, just like Marietta. I'm basically caught between her and Seid now."
Halia thought of something, laughed out loud, and saw Qiu's expression, and quickly explained: "I thought, so in terms of the situation around you, there are three people on average, and only one believes in Dumbledore. But as far as I am In terms of the surrounding situation, on average, out of five people, four believe in Dumbledore."
Qiu was amused by Halia's sophistry: "How can you make such a calculation. But people around you like you believe that Dumbledore is also very good. Marietta and I can't talk about this matter now, alas, no The way, her mother works at the Ministry of Magic, and she's on Fudge's side."
Halia sighed: "Not everyone around me believes in Dumbledore. When I saw Matilda in the car today, she just pretended not to see me."
After listening to Halia's words, Qiu's mood was a little depressed, probably thinking of her own and Marietta's situation, as if talking to herself: "If Seid doesn't trust Dumbledore so much, as he said before It would be nice to go to the Quidditch national team to try after graduation."
Halia looked at the three people carrying luggage from the opposite side of the carriage, nudged Qiu with her elbow, and whispered to her, "If he went straight to play Quidditch after graduation, would you still like him?"
Qiu was stopped by Halia's question, and was stunned for a while, then took his suitcase from Cedric next to him.I saw Halia take the suitcase from George or Fred again.
Halia took the suitcase from Fred and thanked him with a smile.Not intending to wait for Qiu to answer her question just now, she walked towards the castle.
"Then what about you and the two of them?" Qiu quickly caught up with Halia and whispered beside her.
Halia was stopped by Qiu's question, and couldn't understand the meaning of Qiu's words for a while.But Halia saw the three boys next to her and didn't answer.
After the students got off the car and walked into the castle foyer, the suitcases in their hands disappeared, and they should have returned to their respective dormitories.Students above the first grade all walked towards their long tables in their colleges.
Halia and Cho waved to the three boys and walked towards Ravenclaw's long table.Matilda and Marietta were still very indifferent to them. Matilda pretended not to see Halia, but Marietta just asked Qiu to sit beside her.
Qiu looked at Halia next to her, declined Marietta's invitation, and sat down beside Halia.
Qiu seems to have forgotten to ask Halia the question of "the three of them" before, and chatted with Halia about her summer vacation experience.It was as if they had just met.
Many students on the long table in Ravenclaw also chatted about their summer vacation.Some even went out of their way to walk up to Halia and tell her they believed her.Others stared at Halia and talked for a while, with expressions of disapproval on their faces.
"Wow, there's Ms. Umbridge on the staff table." Marietta, who was not far away, said loudly to her friends next to her, pointing to the position of the staff desk in front of the auditorium.
Halia was attracted by Marietta's voice, followed the direction of her finger and saw the short and fat lady in pink on the staff desk, only to feel her eyes go dark.This guy, like the Death Eaters, was simply bad.
Qiu also followed Halia's line of sight to look at the staff table, and whispered to Halia: "That seems to be Marietta's mother's superior. Is the Ministry of Magic sending someone directly to Hogwarts? To intervene in Hogwarts?" Is it wrong?"
"What a beautiful cardigan." Matilda on the other side was also talking loudly to the person next to her, with a sarcastic tone, wondering if she was talking about Umbridge's pink cardigan.
Professor McGonagall was holding a stool with a battered hat on it, and followed a line of first-year students into the hall of the auditorium.The voices in the auditorium gradually quieted down, and everyone looked at the sorting hat, waiting for the new year's sorting.
The Sorting Hat sang a new song loudly, as the song ended.The auditorium was buzzing with discussion again.
"Leah, the Sorting Hat is warning us this year." Qiu said to Halia who was sitting next to her in surprise.
Normally, the Sorting Hat will only tell you the traits that the four houses value, but this year it is warning everyone to stay united.
Halia glanced at Umbridge who was sitting at the faculty desk, and whispered to Qiu, "This year's theme is unity, unity within Hogwarts, don't be infiltrated, except for the Mysterious Man, and the Ministry of Magic. "In the final "Ministry of Magic", there are almost only mouth shapes left, no voice.
"But," Qiu didn't understand, "isn't everyone's goal is to get rid of the mysterious person?"
"Probably for them," Halia raised her head and pointed her chin in the direction of the instructor's desk, "For these people, the visible Dumbledore needs more vigilance than the invisible mysterious man."
Professor McGonagall took out a long list of freshmen and looked around severely.Soon, the auditorium hall became quiet again.Professor McGonagall announced the name of the first freshman, and the freshman ran to the Sorting Hat, put on the hat and sat down, and the Sorting Hat shouted out the college he was going to.
One by one, the freshmen ran to the sorting hat as Professor McGonagall called their names.Slowly, the list of new students in Professor McGonagall's hands became shorter and shorter, and with the last freshman being sorted into Hufflepuff, the whole sorting process came to an end.
When Professor McGonagall announced her name, Halia heard her stomach growl, and it was difficult to say whether it was her own or the other students sitting next to her.
After Dumbledore saw Professor McGonagall walking away with the stool and hat, he stood up, opened his arms, and made a gesture of embracing everyone, with a smile on his face, welcoming new students and old students back to Hogwarts, Let everyone eat first, and there will be plenty of time for speeches later.
The auditorium erupted in violent applause and laughter as food suddenly appeared on plates at long tables.
Every student ate dinner happily.