Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

She squeezed a smile. As expected, she couldn't subconsciously show a smile when there was no one around. Although there was no mirror, she knew that the smile was still very stiff. She didn't want to be hit by anyone in this embarrassing scene. Then the corners of his mouth calmed down.I don’t know if I want to practice or I don’t want to practice, but I can’t laugh naturally.

"What the hell am I doing, let's go back." In an instant, she felt ashamed of the way she did just now, especially when she thought that Max must be hiding in her body and watching all this, it turned pale in an instant.

When she returned to the auditorium and found her place to sit down again, the sorting ceremony had been going on for a while. Padma whispered to her about the previous sorting situation. She pointed to a boy who was sitting on the other side blushing and told Her child was Stuart Ackley, one of the new blood Ravenclaw got.

"I think he looks very clever." Qiu Ye was very happy. When Ackley was announced to be assigned to Ravenclaw just now, she clapped harder than anyone else.In Hogwarts, apart from the fact that everyone is a student of the same school, competition between the four major colleges is also everywhere. The students of the four major colleges are all excited because of the good seedlings in their colleges. Padma and Qiu, who have a sense of honor, even Luna behaved happier than usual.

Zoe looked at the first-year students lining up to accept the branch. The mentality was subtly different from the past. She even had a little expectation that some of them could become Ravenclaw students. The mentality changed unexpectedly. Can this be done, she thought with a wry smile.No, it must be because the anticipation of the people around her infected her, there will be no more reasons.

But when she was looking down the first-grade queue, she met a little girl. She had a lovely dark brown long curly hair and a pink hair band on her forehead. , Showing her white forehead, her attitudes that were half expectant and half scared were different from those of others, not only not afraid, but even a little anxious, as if the team was moving too slowly.Zoe just glanced at her without paying too much attention, so he continued to look down.

Professor McGonagall is holding a piece of parchment in her hand. She uses a quill pen to write a name. When Professor McGonagall finishes reading the row with the surname K, it is time to go to the row with L.

First, a boy was assigned to Hufflepuff, and then another girl was sent to Gryffindor. Professor McGonagall paused. She blinked and said loudly in a clear voice.

"Daisy Longbottom."

The little girl wearing the headband took a deep breath and slowly put on the sorting cap, which opened its mouth for a while.

"Ravenclaw!"

Chapter 34 Daisy Longbottom (Part 1)

"Longbottom? Longbottom!" Along with the deafening applause from Ravenclaw's long table, there was also a brief commotion on Gryffindor's side. Seamus Finnigan opened his mouth and stared at him and almost buried his face. Neville, not just him, but also Dean, Ron and Harry who were in the same bedroom were also very surprised. "I thought you were the only son! You never mentioned to us that you have a younger sister. Ravenclaw, there is no dull person there!"

Neville looked like he drank a barrel of wine because his face turned flush, but he looked more painful than embarrassed. He stammered, "I just don’t think it’s necessary to say. Daisy she She is very similar to my grandmother, and she has always been educated and raised by her. They- uh, they think I am too cowardly and always ask me to do this and that... But Daisy is very smart and looks like a little adult. It is more in line with my grandma's expectations of family members than I am. She is the future of our entire family."

"It's not easy to get along with you, this little girl." Ron shrank his neck. Probably the whole Hogwarts knew that Neville's grandma was a very strict person. She sent more than one to Neville every year. A roaring letter. If this special letter is not opened immediately, it will explode, so that the writer’s roar can be heard everywhere (of course, even if you open it in time, you will inevitably suffer Reprimand), she was always furious because of Neville's habit of losing things, or because of what trouble he caused in school.

As classmates, Harry and they all know that when Professor Lupin was appointed last year, he used Bogut as the material for the class, and Neville and his Bogut appeared in the image of Professor Snape (he always I like to trouble Neville because of his clumsiness), but it’s not surprising that he appears in the image of his grandma.

"Oh, I almost forgot about Daisy's enrollment this year. We haven't spoken well for a long time." Neville sighed depressedly: "The people in the family think I have nothing good, and my personality is weak. , Study is not good, my memory is still messed up... I am always reprimanded by my grandma for being humiliating, she must think that I am a shameful brother after following her."

"Is that so? I originally envied you. I am the only child in the family, and sometimes I want a younger brother or sister, but my parents didn’t mean it, and I was helpless...Speaking of you Didn't Mom and Dad say anything? If the relationship between brothers and sisters is not good, parents will also have a headache." Seamus asked curiously.

Neville trembled as if shocked, and sweat came from his forehead. He removed his eyes and stuck it on it as if confirming the pattern on the plate: "No, my parents-they are usually very busy. , I don’t care much. Grandma is in charge at home. She thinks that there are some oppositions and competitions between Daisy and I. It’s very good. No matter how bad I am, I can be a negative example. Let Daisy see that I can never become a person like me. ......" Neville became depressed as he spoke, "I also want to get along well with her."

"Don't worry, Neville. You can show your chic and handsome side in front of your sister, and she will know how amazing your elder brother is, of course, remember not to go wrong, although this is a bit difficult for you- Hey, Seamus, do you want brothers and sisters?" George patted him comfortingly on the back, turned his head to show Seamus with a mocking expression, and frowned, "As someone who came by, let us come." Break your naive fantasy and let you know how bad this idea is."

"Besides Bill and Charlie, Percy is really annoying." Ron also shrugged. "He is now busy checking the thickness of each crucible, or desperately trying to make his boss remember His real name." "Percy with a stern look, my goodness, does he still think that the dragon dung was packed for his work?" The twins imitated Percy's arrogant posture a few more times. All the people except Hermione laughed.

"Hey! You say that is unfair to Percy!" They didn't care about Hermione's reproach, and Fred whistled: "Really, there are too many people in the family, especially when there are more brothers and sisters. It's a noisy quarrel all day long." This is too credible to say from the people of the Weasley family, they are really a big family.

Seamus wanted to refute something, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only talk to Neville: "Then you won't go find your sister later? You want to save your brother's majesty, don't you? "

"I actually didn't mean it. I had given up on repairing the relationship a long time ago." Neville covered his face, "not to mention that Daisy would not treat me nicely because I am her brother. She will definitely be able to quickly I found a lot of new friends in Ravenclaw..." As soon as the voice fell, he suddenly stood up as if thinking of something, regardless of the strange eyes of his companions, scanning the Ravenclaw table.

"It's over." He collapsed in his chair, just as the sorting ceremony ended, and Dumbledore announced the meal.Even if a lot of his favorite food appeared before him, he was not in the mood to take a mouthful: "What's the matter?" Harry asked him suspiciously.

"It's just a bit of a bad premonition... That kid has been too upright since before."

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After enjoying a delicious meal, the atmosphere in the auditorium finally became calmer. The full-fledged students slumped on their chairs, reminiscent of the taste of the meal.Dumbledore began to speak routinely, such as prohibiting students from using dangerous materials, hoax props were also resolutely resisted (strong protest from administrator Filch), and an absolute ban on sneaking into the forbidden forest once a year, because It is too dangerous for the students. So far, only Rubeus Hagrid has penetrated every corner alone, but few people can see this.

"I haven't been to the Forbidden Forest. It must be dangerous. But do you think there will be horned snorers?" Luna asked Zoe. She knew that Zoe went out secretly when he was in the second grade. It can only be a forbidden forest.

"I don't know. I only went to the periphery with Professor Snape one or two times later. He always asked me to help him collect snake venom and used me as a labor force." Although Zoe said that, it seemed Don't feel annoying.Although Snape had never had a gentle attitude towards her, he never shy away from her suspicious talents. He thought that she was doing her best and instructed her to do all kinds of things, even after class. Cleaning up her office is so big that she uses her snake-like voice, and occasionally asks her indifferently what she thinks about the mixing of certain materials, but every time Zoe answers, he can't tell whether he is satisfied or not.

"Although it is a bit regretful, we will not hold the Quidditch Academy Cup this year. We will start in October and hold a grand and ancient event that will occupy the entire next academic year. For this reason All faculty and staff need to spend a lot of time exploring the site and making various arrangements. These are very complicated workloads-but I guarantee that you can all have a lot of fun and put in it -"

Although the scene solidified for an instant when Dumbledore spoke, it now drew everyone's attention again.Except for those students who already knew the inside story, everyone was whispering.Padma looked at Zoe in surprise, "You must know what is about to happen! You just told me that it will not be held this year..."

At this time, the door of the auditorium was slammed open. Outside the door was thunder and lightning. The footsteps of da, da, da came from the door. The visitor was wrapped in a thick black cloak with a wooden stick in his hand. Crutches walked in strode, leaving a series of water stains on the smooth floor behind him.Whenever he passed by a student, the student would shrink back in fear, and at the same time kept looking at the ugly face of the coming person as if staring at a suspicious person.

"Could it be that a banshee ever touched his face with her long nails?" Even the two most noisy Weasley brothers were shocked, and the witty words became dry.The girl’s riot was greater, but the boys’ murmurs immediately converged in. The person's face with almost no flesh, the missing nose, and the blue left eye that turned around like a story book. The demon who came out stood in front of them, even though the demon didn't seem to want to harm them, because he didn't look at them, but shook hands with Dumbledore.

When Dumbledore invited him to sit on his right hand, the professors probably all knew the person's true identity and did not show any special emotions.But the students were stunned, staring at the vicissitudes of eccentric man intently. After sitting down, he did not use the knives and forks on the table, but took out the small knives and forks he carried with him to eat, and he didn't even move. A large glass of iced pumpkin juice, took out a silver curved wine bottle from his arms, and took a sip with his neck back.Even when he was eating, he looked at the dinner plate with his normal right eye like a tight string, while his left eye looked everywhere in the auditorium.

"That's Alastor Moody." Zoe blinked. "He and Dumbledore are old friends, and I have met him several times before." But usually they meet in the trial bench. The difference is that she is on the trial seat, while Moody’s is on the seat for onlookers. "He finally retired two years ago. I didn’t expect Dumbledore to let him teach and let him teach this. The class really couldn't be more suitable." After all, Hogwarts has only one faculty seat.

Chapter 35 Daisy Longbottom (Part 2)

"I'm honored to introduce you the new Defence Against the Dark Arts class professor." Dumbledore said lightly as if he hadn't seen the commotion underneath. He waved his hand to Moody who stopped eating. He stood up blankly when he introduced, "Professor Alastor Moody."

Although they knew it was the time to applaud, everyone was busy talking to the people around him, shooting at Moody, who was standing on the teacher’s seat like a wooden sculpture, with scared eyes. The applause of a few people was swallowed up. In the noisy voice, Dumbledore waited wittily for a short while, raising his hand to signal everyone to stop first.

"I know you must be in a complicated mood now, but there is still at least a full year for you to learn more about each other and break down the barrier." Zoe is sure that at least half of the people who just said the sentence just shook their heads in their hearts to resist.She put down her hands and, as one of the few applauds (purely to cheer for Dumbledore), when she looked at the faculty seat, she found Moody was also looking at her, even though he just moved his head slightly, but Zoe knew he was looking at him and nodding.

Zoe is puzzled because he recognizes her?Or will Dumbledore be treated specially for her face?The two of them had never had a direct communication in the past, but Moody just greeted her, and did not pay too much attention to her, so Zoe didn’t think much about it, believing it was because of Dumbledore. .

"There is one more thing that I haven't finished talking about just now: in the next few months, our school will co-host a wonderful event with the Ministry of Magic. The last one was a century ago. This year, we jointly decided to revive this traditional competition-the Triwizard Tournament will be held in Hogwarts this year!"

"About 700 years ago, the three largest wizarding schools in Europe-Hogwarts, Boothbatten, and Durmstrang-set up regulations for competition and exchanges: every five years It is held once, and each session is hosted by three schools in turn. Each school selects a warrior. The three warriors compete in three magic projects under the same conditions, compete for the final championship, and win honors for themselves and the college. And victory. At the time, people believed that this could establish a strong friendship between wizards from different countries, and it could also strengthen the communication and circulation of knowledge among wizards... In fact, it was indeed a great idea, if it weren’t for the death toll. Too much, it should have lasted until now—"

"It sounds terrible, this kind of competition activity can actually kill people?" Padma's eyes widened, many students also showed anxiety, but more people were stunned by the shining honor and the triwizard competition. Blinded his eyes with intense curiosity, discussing details excitedly.The discussion this time was much more enthusiastic than before, and the news of the upcoming Triwizard Tournament ignited their enthusiasm.

"At least this time they will definitely take measures. Otherwise, wouldn't it be meaningless to resurrect this activity?" But even so, Zoe knew that the difficulty would not be much lower.She had read from the book that the reason why the death rate in the past was so high was largely because of the lack of attention to protection, and even the target of the magical creatures went rampant in a certain Triwizard Tournament. The tragedy of rushing into the audience caused a large number of casualties, let alone the warriors who died on the field.

Sure enough, this was what Dumbledore said in the following words. He told everyone that he had made enough preparations this time, and whether it was the school or the Ministry of Magic, they were doing their best to ensure the safety of the warriors."In October, the principals of the other two schools will bring their carefully selected students to Hogwarts. At that time, we will begin the selection ceremony for the Warriors, which happens to be Halloween."

"But how can they choose a real warrior?" Someone at Gryffindor raised his hand and asked eagerly, "I mean they didn't get the wrong candidate and miss the real warrior?"

Dumbledore was not angry because of the doubt. He smiled and replied: "Don't worry, the judges selected are the most impartial. The judges will only select candidates based on their abilities and talents, in order to maintain your expectations. And mystery, please allow me to sell it here." The students laughed kindly, "Of course, being a warrior can not only earn glory, but the victor can also receive a thousand gallons of bonus." The appetite of many people is lifted, and the charm of money is more real.

Stared by a large group of students with fanatical eyes, Dumbledore still maintained his calm attitude: "I know that everyone in this room is willing to win for honor and bonus. But to ensure safety, we agree that This year’s competitors set an age limit. Only students who are 17 years old and above—that is, some sixth-grade and all seventh-grade students, are allowed to register. This is not only for safety reasons, but also because of those Most of the problems require accumulation and study to be able to deal with, and not ordinary students in the lower grades can fight. So I hope students under the age of seventeen..." He focused on the position of the two Weasley brothers. The two men jumped up angrily just now.

"Don't bother to apply. Because I will set up barriers to prevent those who are underage from signing up."

He also said some things that urged students to live together peacefully with students from other schools. Knowing that they need time to digest this important news, he thoughtfully concluded the opening ceremony.

"Let's go back together, Zoe." Zoe stood up. After hearing the Triwizard Tournament just now, she began to fall into her own thoughts again. After Luna asked her again, she came back to her senses: "You go back first, Luna. I have something I want to go to Dumbledore." She glanced at Dumbledore who was talking with Moody anxiously, thinking that she had to talk to him about her thoughts. .If Max really puts his mind on this game, something bad will definitely happen.

But the dense flow of people made it impossible for her to walk through the hall easily, so she could only stay where she was and let others leave.Then she heard a noise coming from a short distance to the right, and the crowd stopped moving for a while, and even backed away, leaving a small space."Are you okay?" She even heard someone yelling in panic.

She looked over and saw the source of the riot through the gaps between the students, the first-year Ravenclaw girl who made a short impression on her (the name seems to be Van Lentin? At that time, Zoe just followed Ravenclaw. The other students applaud and didn’t pay attention to her name at all.) Sitting on the ground, he looked like he had fallen and his expression was a little distorted. Standing next to him was a senior boy who probably hit her, looking at her at a loss. .But she didn't lose her temper either, just shook her head, refused the boy's hand to pull her up, and got up as soon as she supported her.

"It's just a fall, don't make a fuss. You are older than me and a boy, why do you keep being trembling." The little girl apologized in a weird manner, and the little girl accepted the other party without pretense. Apologize, "Please accept my apology too. I shouldn't keep squeezing forward against the crowd, because I have a person I want to see. I have to catch her before she leaves." But the boy looked dumbfounded. Yes, I was completely suppressed by a girl younger than me and dismissed in a few words.

He met his sight again.Zoe flinched, because she felt that the other person's eyes became fierce when they saw her, and they began to squeeze menacingly. Although she said she was sorry to let her go, her eyes looked like a hunter staring at her prey. Hold on to Zoe the same.

When she stood in front of Zoe out of breath, the bad premonition in Zoe's heart became stronger and stronger. When she opened her mouth, she unconsciously took a step back, but the next second she felt that this was too embarrassing, so she quickly stood still: "I found you, Zoe Siegel." She heard her name from the little girl's mouth: "I... shouldn't know you, am I?"

The little girl glared at her unexpectedly, her eyes seemed to say "What nonsense are you talking about", "We must have met for the first time, in a formal sense. But I have seen you in the photo before, Zoe West Geer." Her tone was not gentle, a bit hostile, which made Zoe a little nervous, but she couldn't tell from her face.

"Don't you realize anything when you hear my name?" Seeing Zoe's cold and calm expression, the little girl said unwillingly: "Your name...I remember your name is Fan, Fan Lentin?" Zoe Seeing the little girl trembling suddenly and the anger that a fool could see appeared on her face, she knew she must have made a mistake.

"Sorry, I didn't pay attention at the time, um... can you tell me again? Your name." Zoe tried hard to release his kindness. In fact, if it is ordinary other people, seeing her at least superficially A very sincere, low-profile attitude, even if he would not give up hostility to her, he would not continue to show her clearly, so that the negotiation can proceed.