Harry Potter: The Path of Destiny

The boat started moving, crossing the mirror-like lake. Everyone became silent, staring at the huge castle high into the sky. As they approached the cliff on which the castle stood, it seemed to tower above them. The boat took everyone through the ivy curtain covering the front of the cliff to the hidden open entrance. The students seemed to follow a dark tunnel to the castle underground, and finally arrived at a place that resembled an underground dock.

Everyone got off the boat one after another on a ground of gravel and pebbles. After checking the empty boat, Hagrid led everyone up another set of stone steps and gathered in front of a huge oak door.

"Is everyone here?" Hagrid raised a huge fist and knocked on the castle door three times.

The door opened, and a tall black-haired witch wearing emerald green robes stood in front of the door. She looked serious.

"First year, Professor McGonagall." Hagrid said to Professor McGonagall

"Thank you, Hagrid. Leave it to me when you get here." Professor McGonagall glanced at the freshmen, turned around and led them into the school's castle.

Everyone followed Professor McGonagall as they walked along the stone floor. Professor McGonagall took the new students to the other end of the hall, into a small empty room. Everyone crowded in, rubbing shoulders and gazing nervously at everything around them.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. The opening banquet is about to begin. But before you go to the restaurant to sit down, you must first determine which house you will enter. Classification is a very important ceremony, because you During your time at school, the College is like your home at Hogwarts. You will attend classes with other students in the College, stay in the College's dormitories together, and spend your free time in the College's common room." Professor McGonagall. Continue to say, "The names of the four houses are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each house has its own glorious history and has cultivated outstanding witches and wizards. During your time at Hogwarts, your outstanding performance will earn your house extra points, while any infractions will result in points being deducted. At the end of the year, the house with the highest points wins the House Cup, which is very high. Honor. I hope you can bring honor to the school no matter which college you are assigned to.”

"In a few minutes, the sorting ceremony will be held in front of all the teachers and students of the school. I suggest that you tidy up and be energetic while waiting." Professor McGonagall looked in the direction of several students.

Following the direction of her gaze, Nydia saw Harry, Ron and Neville.

"When the other side is ready, I will come to pick you up. Please keep quiet while waiting." After saying this, the professor turned and left.

"How can they accurately assign us to which college?" Harry's voice came over as his position was not far from Nydia.

"It's always a test, I guess. Fred said it hurt us a lot, but I think he was joking." Ron replied

"Pfft," Ron's words made Draco laugh, "Weasley, I think sending you to the academy to study would be the greatest harm to your family's finances!"

Draco's provocation attracted the attention of Harry and Ron. They looked in Draco's direction and also noticed Nydia standing next to Draco. Ron's brows frowned, and Harry Lee is more surprised!

"Nitya, it turns out you are here. I haven't seen you since I got out of the car." Harry said.

"Have you been staying with this guy?" Ron was a little angry that Nydia was standing with Draco.

"Nidia, do you know them?" Before Nidia could respond to Harry and Ron, Draco asked Nidia another question.

"Yes, I was in the same compartment with them on the train."

"You guys are in the same cubicle? But I've been to their cubicle and I didn't see you!" Draco was confused. He had obviously been to Harry's cubicle. Only he and the red-haired Wei Sly is inside.

"I know. I happened to go out to help Neville find his toad at that time. I heard that you had been here, and I had some misunderstandings with Ron."

"Misunderstanding! That's not a misunderstanding, Nidia, you just heard what he said." Ron said angrily.

"Am I wrong in what I said? Isn't it all true? The biggest characteristic of the Weasley family is that they have too many children to raise." Draco's words aroused laughter from Pansy and others around him.

Ron's face turned red, and he wanted to move forward to argue with Draco, but Harry kept holding him back, telling him to calm down and stop talking to Draco.

"Draco, you shouldn't say that." Nydia felt that Draco was going too far in mocking Ron's family in public.

"Nitya, are you helping them condemn Draco? Why, the Field family has lost. Are you now choosing to associate with a family like Weasley?" Before Draco could react, Pansy said I couldn’t wait to question Nitya.

"I don't think there is anything wrong with the Weasley family." Nidia retorted. From the beginning when the twin brothers helped her carry her luggage to getting along with Ron later, Nidia felt that the Weasley family was a very special family. Warm and friendly family.

"Is it possible that you have fallen in love with a boy from the Weasley family?" Nydia's answer seemed to make Pansy very happy, and she became more and more proud as she spoke.

"Shut up," Draco snapped at Pansy.

"Draco!!" Pansy looked at Draco in disbelief. Draco had never spoken to her in such a tone before.

"Have you seen it, Nydia, they are just like this, and you actually call such people friends." Ron said angrily. If Harry and Neville hadn't been there to hold him back, he might have been there by now. He rushed over and started a fight with Draco.

"It's not your turn to talk about Nydia." Draco tried to rush towards Ron, but Nydia immediately grabbed him.

"Draco, Ron, please stop arguing." Nydia didn't want Ron and Draco to continue arguing like this. Both parties were their friends, but she didn't know how to deal with such a situation. At this moment She just hoped that the stern-looking Professor McGonagall would come back soon.

"What are you doing?" It seemed that God heard Nidia's prayer, and Professor McGonagall was really back.

"Professor, he was the one who caused trouble first," Ron said to Professor McGonagall, pointing at Draco.

"Okay, no more arguing, unless one of you wants to pack up and leave the academy now." Professor McGonagall obviously didn't want to hear any excuses. Ron and Draco finally fell silent under the majesty of Professor McGonagall.

"Now move forward! The sorting ceremony is about to begin. Stand in two rows and follow me."