Such a scene is really embarrassing.

Miss Hermione Granger embarrassedly withdrew her hand and looked away.

Matthew looked at the last boy on the boat with some curiosity. His eyes were always looking down at the lake, looking very introverted.

Silence is speechless.

...

Eleven ships, rowing through the calm lake, among which Professor Kettleborn sat alone on a boat, leading the team in front.

All ships, driven by magic, travel automatically without paddling.

The children raised their heads and stared at the huge castle towering into the clouds; as they came to the cliff where the castle was, it seemed as if it was towering above them.

A thousand years ago, the four founders of Hogwarts were rowing a small boat together and came to Hogwarts along this road; so according to tradition, every first-year student at Hogwarts had to walk this route again.

The journey lasted about a quarter of an hour, and they landed at an underground marina filled with ivy tents.

Stepping on the pebbly ground, they climbed a steep path along the mountain under the lanterns on Professor Kettleborn's prosthetic limbs, and finally arrived on a flat grass on the belly of the castle.

Everyone climbed up a stone staircase and finally gathered in front of a huge oak door.

"Are everyone here?" Professor Kettleborn counted the crowd again: "Very good!"

He raised his prosthetic limb and knocked on the oak door a few lightly.

...

They didn't wait too long, and the oak door was quickly opened, a witch in a black windbreaker with a pointed wizard hat on her head.

She looked serious, giving people a feeling that it was not easy to deal with.

"First year student, Professor Rozier." Professor Keitelborne pointed to the crowd and said.

"Okay, thank you, Sivanos, let me leave it next." The witch replied.

She waved her hand gently, and the door suddenly opened. The crowd, which was originally crowded, quickly turned into a queue of two people under the control of invisible power.

Matthew and Neville were in the same row, behind them was Hermione and the little ghost wearing glasses.

"Please come with me!" said the witch, with no smile on her face.

After saying that, she walked directly in front of the queue and led the way for the new students with elegant steps.

"Is she the Principal Rozier?" Hermione Granger lowered her voice: "Oh my God, she is simply too young and looks less than thirty years old..."

Neville turned around and whispered: "Don't be confused by his appearance. It is said that Professor Rozier is older than my grandma!"

"What kind of magic is it, it's so magical..." Miss Granger's voice sounded extremely excited.

"Don't whisper!" A cold voice sounded from the front of the queue. Professor Rozier turned around, and her eyes stayed on Hermione and Neville for a second.

The two of them immediately lowered their heads in fear.

They were walking on the marble floor. Behind the wall on the right, a buzzing sound could be heard. I guess other students had already arrived at the auditorium. Professor Rozier brought the freshman in the first grade to the end of the passage. In a very small empty room, everyone squeezed together.

"Welcome to Hogwarts!" Professor Rozier also stopped, and her sharp eyes glanced at the crowd: "It is an honor to see you here, and it is an honor to accompany you to grow up. You will spend the next seven years in Hogwarts. Hogwarts Castle will protect you and guide you in the direction of your life like your home. At the same time, every Hogwarts student must fulfill the seven-year compulsory education in Hogwarts. This is your duty and obligation..."

Professor Rozier's voice was very clear, but most of the students around him looked absent-minded. Perhaps only Matthew and Hermione were listening carefully to her words.

"The school banquet is about to begin, but before you enter the auditorium, you must determine which college you are about to enter. The branch ceremony will be a very important ceremony. The four colleges are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each college has their glorious history and the outstanding wizards they have cultivated..."

Professor Rozier briefly introduced the matters related to the branch ceremony. At the end, she said: "...I will come back to pick you up later to attend the branch ceremony. Please be sure to keep quiet while waiting!"

After saying that, she left the room.

Hermione beside her looked obviously relieved.

It seemed that Professor Rozier's previous existence was so oppressed that she couldn't breathe.

The students around them were talking about what they needed to experience in the branch ceremony.

"Don't worry, just put on a hat, and in a few seconds it will assign you to the appropriate academy." Neville whispered with Matthew and Hermione, "A very simple step."

"Thank you!" Matthew smiled at him.

And Hermione seemed to be muttering something over there, pricking up her ears, and she could vaguely hear it, she was talking about it:

"Don't go to Gryffindor...Don't go to Gryffindor...Don't go to Gryffindor..."

...

Professor Rozier came back soon.

"Follow me!" she said simply.

They walked out of the room, walked through the foyer, and came to a gorgeous auditorium.

It has to be said that Hogwarts' auditorium does seem magnificent at this time.

On the walls on both sides, at least a thousand wall lights and a thousand candles made the entire auditorium crystal clear; on the velvet black ceiling, there were starry lights; four long tables were neatly placed in the center of the auditorium, with hundreds of students sitting around, and shining golden tableware placed on the long table...

There was another long table on the table at the top of the auditorium, with more than a dozen teachers sitting on it. Matthew's eyes swept across the long table on the rostrum and tried to find the face he had seen on the chocolate frog cartoon, but unfortunately he did not find it.

Professor Rozier waved his hand and a small stool appeared in front of the first-year freshman, with a pointed wizard hat on it.

The wizard's hat was covered with patches and looked dirty and broken.

At this time, the auditorium suddenly became silent, and then the hat twisted gently, and a crack was cracked on it, like a mouth.

It started singing:

“Welcome to Hogwarts,

I hope you don't regret coming here,

You may spend seven years of romantic time in this castle,

It may just be wasting a lot of light and shadow here,

But please don't forget

The responsibilities and obligations you need to bear.

I was still a new hat a long time ago.

Hogwarts had not been built yet,

Under the oppression and bullying of Muggles,

The four founders of the noble school,

They gathered here.

Who is better at fighting than the brave Gryffindor?

Perhaps only his true best friend Slytherin,

Who is more proficient in spells than the wise Ravenclaw?

Maybe there is only Hufflepuff who is inseparable from her.

The same goal unites them together,

That is to work hard for the future of the wizard world,

They really let the wizards pass on their knowledge,

It also truly allows young wizards to survive on this land,

But the most sincere friendship will eventually come to an end.

The four great wizards eventually parted ways,

But the spirit they left behind will last forever.

The direction outside the castle is changing dramatically.

No one can tell the future world.

The most dangerous moment may be coming.

What we may be before us may be dawn before darkness.

Maintain the continuation of the wizard world,

Keep magic mystery

Protect everything around you,

Maintain the warmth of this world.

We need to rely on us,

It also depends on you,

In the end, it depends on you!

I want to divide you into four colleges,

Because my duties cannot be changed.

But I have to say a few more words,
To be continued...