The Death Knell

The ice cream arrived quickly, not only with candy sprinkles that constantly changed its color, but also beautifully glowing chocolate frosting.

After getting her parents' permission, little Hermione picked up the spoon and started eating, her eyes narrowed into crescent shapes.

While Su Ming was eating, he talked about the branching. It was easier for the suggestions given in a relatively relaxed situation to penetrate into the other party's subconscious mind.

"Hogwarts is divided into four houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Didn't you know that Professor McGonagall told you about the sorting?"

Mr. Granger looked at the people walking on the street. The bustling scene was completely different from human society. He didn't even take a few bites of his ice cream, but he seemed to be very yearning for the magical world.

"No, Professor McGonagall didn't say that. Her reply was very short." It was Mrs. Granger who took up the topic.

Su Ming nodded pretending to understand: "Under normal circumstances, the branch test is a surprise attack. According to the nature of a child, they are divided into different colleges to teach students in accordance with their aptitude, so the children will not be told in advance, let alone the students. Parents. But since I hit it off with your family and I particularly like little Hermione, I can give you some inside information."

After hearing the inside information, even Mr. Granger, who was distracted by the flow of people, came back to his senses. What does this mean?

Just like the information given by college admissions teachers, it is very important for children to choose a major or something.

"thank you!"

The couple sincerely thanked the death knell, but Hermione blinked her eyes and tried her best to enjoy the sweets when her parents were not paying attention, but her little ears were also perked.

Su Ming waved his hand modestly, pushed the glass of ice cream in front of him to the center of the table, divided the snow-white food into four equal parts with a small spoon, and drew the animal logo of the four quarters.

"First of all, let's talk about Slytherin. The representative animal is a snake. It recruits children who are ambitious to climb up and do whatever it takes to achieve their goals." Su Ming pointed to the piece of ice cream with the snake painted on it: "The Slytherin we just met Professor Pugh is the branch head of Slytherin. Mr. Granger is right about one thing, the people in that house either don't laugh or laugh wildly."

Hermione wiped the cream from the corner of her mouth: "By any means necessary, that sounds like a derogatory term."

"Not necessarily, little Hermione. Doing whatever it takes is another form of support for 'working hard to get rewards'. You are still young and don't need to know this for the time being." Su Ming shook his head and scooped out the piece of ice cream with the Snake Yard logo on it. Come out and eat it in one bite.

"I'm not young anymore, I'm eleven years old this year." Hermione pouted.

Su Ming ordered another order of fries and gave it to her to eat with ice cream. She said to her parents: "I don't recommend Hermione choose Slytherin. The proportion of pure-blood students there is too high. I'm afraid she went there as a girl." Will be bullied."

"Then don't go."

Mr. Granger didn't know what sorting would look like, but he heard that it was not good for his daughter to go there, so he made the decision immediately.

"Smart move."

Su Ming affirmed and gave his husband a heroic look, which made the other party a little excited. He felt as if he was affirmed by the Prime Minister of the country, and continued:

"Next, let's talk about Hufflepuff. The headmaster is Ms. Pomona Sprout, the Potions Professor. She is a very kind and stocky woman. Hufflepuff's style is tough, honest, and hard-working."

The child's mother took away her ice cream and glared at her, saying that her daughter's sweets today were excessive. Then she asked under Hermione's desperate eyes:

"So this academy sounds good?"

"Well, Hufflepuff is pretty good. I also call it the Culinary Arts branch. Their dormitory area is located underground in Hogwarts Castle. It doesn't see the light all year round. Next door is the main kitchen, which is open 24 hours a day. Food is provided, and students can freely enter and exit the kitchen to add meals. There are many recipes in the wizarding world, including the color-changing ice cream we are eating now, which were invented by Hufflepuff alumni. If you want to make Hermione a Ice and Fire Demon Chef can go there.”

Su Ming stabbed Hufflepuff in the back, but there were all honest people there. It is estimated that even if Professor Sprout knew the bad words behind his back, he would not be angry with him.

The beautiful Mrs. Granger frowned when she heard this. Can you eat twenty-four hours a day? That’s not okay, who knows how many desserts are in the kitchen?

The dormitory will never see the light of day. Should the children be allowed to sleep after eating?

If she doesn't see her daughter for one semester and she becomes a little fat, what will she do in the future? Do you want to get married in the future? ! She excluded this branch in her heart.

However, Mr. Granger still asked his daughter's opinion: "Baby, do you want to be a magic chef?"

Hermione was still staring at her ice cream and saw it being eaten by her mother. The little girl's upper body lay limply on the table and she shook her head:

"No, I want to learn magic. I don't like studying recipes or farming. Those can be learned in any school."

Mr. Granger nodded and said to Su Ming: "Yes, I don't agree with becoming a chef. I would rather my daughter become a magic dentist."

"There is no such thing as a magic dentistry, because tooth decay problems can be solved with healing potions. The profession of treating diseases is called a rehabilitation practitioner in the magic world." Su Ming shook his head with a smile and ate the ice cream with the little badger painted on it. .

The girl's father scratched his head and became more curious about the magical world, but his daughter's important matters were more important. He asked again: "What about the two branches?"

"Next is Gryffindor, it..." Su Ming suddenly pretended to be mysterious, looked back at the crowd, and lowered his voice: "The dean is Professor McGonagall, who advocates courage and courage. , courage, boldness, and curiosity. Let me tell you clearly, Gryffindor is full of naughty children. They are all like monkeys. They never listen carefully in class and always violate the school's rules. Generally Poor students will be assigned there."

"hiss......"

Mr. Granger took a breath. The letter Professor McGonagall gave him had the emblem of Gryffindor on it. He thought it was the best house, but the internal news he heard now was a shock.

Seeing the couple's reactions, Su Ming became even more aggressive:

"You have all met Professor Snape, but you haven't met Professor McGonagall yet? She is also the type who can't laugh, and she is very serious and old-fashioned. She is not only the head of Gryffindor, but also the head of Huo Huo. The vice principal of Gewoz is also the dean of students, and is responsible for the discipline of students. Therefore, the most difficult college to lead was assigned to her, and she was asked to strictly manage those skinny monkeys. "

"Thank you, Professor Wilson, your suggestions have helped us a lot."

Mr. Granger wiped the cold sweat from his head. It was so dangerous that he was almost deceived by Professor McGonagall. Which college with many bad students wouldn't want children with good grades to compete for teachers' performance? My daughter has good grades, but she cannot be among the bad kids.

He automatically brought the things from ordinary schools into the concept of Hogwarts.

Su Ming waved his hand to signal him to keep quiet, and at the same time ate the piece of ice cream with the lion on it: "As long as your family knows about it, don't keep it quiet. After all, Professor McGonagall is the vice-principal and the immediate boss of me, an ordinary professor. You got it......"

"I understand, I understand." Adults all understand the rules in the workplace. Professor Wilson is helping his family, so of course he cannot be betrayed.

Su Ming sat up straight again and placed the cup with only a quarter of the ice cream left in the middle of the table. As the strangulation increased his body temperature, the ice cream gradually melted and covered the bottom of the cup. The eagle logo above the ice cream was Bigger and more conspicuous.

"This is my answer, Ravenclaw House, the gifted boy class that does not exist in name but actually exists in Hogwarts! Assuming that there are one hundred students enrolled this year, then forty people will enter Hufflepuff. Odd, thirty people get into Slytherin, twenty-five get into Gryffindor, and only five get into Ravenclaw."

"Is it so difficult..."

Mr. Granger was a little nervous. It was better if everything was precious. The numbers of these five places seemed to fully explain something.

Su Ming's expression was serious, but his heart was naturally filled with something else, but he pretended to be:

"Ravenclaw advocates wisdom and knowledge. The criteria for admission to that academy have nothing to do with things like bloodline and wealth. Only truly smart people can enter it to learn, master and explore the infinite mysteries of magic. Its The headmaster is Professor Filius Flivi, a respectable man who was once a wizard dueling champion, very powerful and knowledgeable."

Mrs. Granger was a little moved. She touched her daughter's hair and still had some confidence in the child's IQ: "What about the accommodation conditions?"

Su Ming began to describe it, as if he had really been to Hogwarts:

"The Ravenclaw common room is on the castle tower with the best view. Because the seven grades combined are very small, and the dormitory uses the invisible stretching spell, every child can communicate with the Slytherin house." The prefects are also assigned to a single room, so they can enjoy another invisible benefit while observing the sky at night. If it is not unexpected, the only girl who can enter Ravenclaw this year is Hermione."

The Grangers looked at each other, nodded slightly, and continued to listen to Professor Wilson's story.

"The common room is a large, ethereal round room with elegant arched windows and blue and bronze silk curtains. Stars adorn the ceiling dome, as do the dark blue carpet below. There are many large bookshelves in the room, and a door next to it leads to the dormitory area above. It's so beautiful. Little Hermione will definitely be as happy as a little princess if she lives in it now."

"I like reading." Hermione was moved. She took her mother's hand and shook it, acting coquettishly like other children.

"Then that's our goal, Professor Wilson. Is there anything we need to do as parents?"

Mr. Granger was also decisive and immediately stated that he would pay the price in order for his daughter to enter the 'best' branch.

Su Ming seemed to be possessed by a saint at this time, shaking his head with a smile: "You don't need anything, I will take care of everything. As long as little Hermione has the firm belief to enter Ravenclaw, that will be enough."

The girl's father shook hands with Su Ming excitedly and called him the eternal friend of the Granger family, while someone just smiled modestly and said that he had only done some trivial work.

Letting Hermione enter Ravenclaw is only the first step to prevent her from being infected by Harry and Ron. The next step is how to make her a talkative among this generation of students and the 'leader of the leading party' in this world. Prepare things carefully...

The apprentice Su Ming wanted to train was a new-age wizard, one with a big sword in one hand and magic in the other. The requirements for intelligence were extremely high, and Harry Potter was directly excluded.

Yes, think about it. In the future, under the guidance of Professor Wilson, Hermione destroyed Voldemort's seven Horcruxes and killed Voldemort himself, and Harry Potter was as invisible as the whole process. Then Dumbledore will What a weird expression.

Lao Deng has been planning for the Boy Who Lived for more than ten years, and Su Ming will prove to people in the future that the White Devil is still old, the plan will only catch people blind, and the magic world needs a new leader.

A Supreme Mage.

A series of conspiracies and conspiracies were swirling in his heart, but Su Ming still stood up with a cheerful face: "I also have some properties in Diagon Alley. Do you want to go and have a look? There is an interesting new wand, the one that turns six hundred times with one breath. ..."