Hogwarts Card System Chapter 019

“Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw!” Hermione mumbled.

The Sorting Hat: “Ah, a studious little girl, yet not lacking in bravery…”

“Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw!” Hermione paid no attention to what the hat was saying, just kept repeating it.

The Sorting Hat: “Uh, excuse me, could you let me say something…”

“Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw!”

“Alright, alright!” The Sorting Hat compromised.

“You are indeed suited for there, although I think Gryffindor would also suit you. Go on, find your friends. Ravenclaw~”

Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, her face flushed as she put down the hat and ran towards the Ravenclaw table.

The little eagles immediately applauded in welcome. Ted moved aside, making space for her.

“How did you get sorted into Ravenclaw?” Ted asked. He hadn’t expected the sorting to change.

Hermione subtly lifted her chin, feigning demureness: “Perhaps the Sorting Hat thought I prefer studying!”

Soon, the sorting letters reached “H.”

“Harley Quinn Potter.” Ted paused when Professor McGonagall called out Harley’s full name.

A death row riddle? This middle name doesn’t sound very auspicious!

As expected, Harley was sorted into Gryffindor.

In the original work, the Sorting Hat hesitated for a long time, possibly due to the Horcrux of Voldemort, and even considered sorting Harry into Slytherin. But this time, it was quick—just a few seconds.

Has it begun?

It’s already over!

Harley, with great poise and grace, put down the hat, swept the hem of her wizard robe, and strode towards the Gryffindor table. Then she spread her arms, as if bathed in holy light…

“Roar~” A wailing cheer erupted; the little lions thought this girl was absolutely delightful!

In fact, the Weasley twins cheered the loudest, jumping up and down.

There was also another older red-haired girl, who should be Percy Weasley.

Harley had known them before.

Soon after, Jerry also came up.

He had no surname, so he was sorted by the first letter of his name.

The Sorting Hat didn’t hesitate, sorting him into Gryffindor in three seconds.

The atmosphere in Gryffindor was indeed good; there was no discrimination because of Jerry’s round mouse ears on either side of his head. Instead, they were even more excited?!

“We have a little mouse now~”

“Thank you, thank you, thank you…” Jerry was moved, thanking each person who welcomed him.

Not long after, it was Neville’s turn.

When Neville Longbottom’s name was called out, the scene quieted for a moment, then began to buzz with whispers.

The Sorting Hat hesitated again with Neville, taking almost five minutes before finally making a decision—“Gryffindor!”

Neville hurriedly ran off, forgetting to take off the hat again. Sigh, why did I say again?

This familiar scene somewhat reassured Ted.

“Ah! We have another Longbottom! The Boy Who Lived!”

The Gryffindors rushed to shake Neville’s hand, making his face turn red, then white, then red again… The situation was a bit too stimulating for him; he nearly fainted on the spot.

After Neville, the next familiar face was Malfoy, who was, as expected, sorted into Slytherin.

By the time Ron came up, there were only a few people left.

Ron was also naturally sorted into Gryffindor.

The Sorting Ceremony quickly concluded.

Ted felt the magical connection with the castle suddenly transform into a grand magic, seeping into the castle and disappearing.

It seemed the entrance ceremony magic was complete, and these young wizards had become Hogwarts students on a magical level.

The Gryffindor and Ravenclaw tables were next to each other, and Neville and Ron sat down behind Ted and Hermione.

Neville turned around and whispered to Ted: “Thank you, thank you, Ted. What you said was true! I kept mumbling Gryffindor, and I really got sorted into Gryffindor!”

Ted smiled: “You got sorted into Gryffindor because you possess precious qualities; you are brave enough. Perhaps you haven’t found it yet, but it’s always been within you.”

Ron grimaced: “I feel like Ted talks more like a professor than a professor!”

Jerry nodded in agreement beside him.

Hermione glared at them: What Ted said was so logical, what are you two talking about?

In any case, the Sorting Ceremony was over.

The final sorting results:

Gryffindor: 10 students.

Ravenclaw: 9 students.

Hufflepuff: 9 students.

Slytherin: 8 students.

A total of 36 new students.

The magical community of Great Britain was facing a population crisis!

Just think, none of the four Hogwarts Heads of House, plus the Headmaster and professors, had children. The British wizarding world was doomed!

However, this number seemed to be a few more than in the original work, but since the original work didn’t explicitly list the names of the 1991 new students, Ted couldn’t be sure.

But exotic races like Jerry were definitely not in the original work.

And he wasn’t the only one at Hogwarts!

For example, there was a gnome girl in his same year and house, Clara Sparkle.

She was just over a meter tall. Although she was only 11 years old, she might still grow. But how much more could she grow?

She was an intelligent species from another world—a gnome.

It was said that they excelled in magic, jewelry processing, and magical engineering.

Besides these two, Hogwarts had also admitted some magically talented students from other races in previous years, as it had been 11 years since the Second Celestial Convergence brought intelligent species from other worlds.

Some children who had crossed over to this world at a young age were admitted to Hogwarts once they reached 11.

Specifically:

Hufflepuff 2nd-year student, the ox-horn boy Gruff Oasis.

He had two horns on his head and a somewhat large nose, looking a bit dull. He was a head and a half taller and considerably wider than his classmates.

He somewhat gave off the vibe of: “I’m in second year of junior high, afraid of school violence.jpg.”

Gryffindor 3rd-year student, the dwarf Muradin Bronzebeard.

At just 14, he already had a full beard. It wouldn’t be long before he could braid his chin.

Ravenclaw 4th-year student, the female elf loli Aida Sylph.

She was older than her classmates, already 18, but her appearance was still that of a six or seven-year-old, and she spoke in a childish voice.

After all, elves lived three times as long as humans and developed more slowly.

Hufflepuff 5th-year student, the rabbit-eared girl Itory.

She was the school’s first non-human student. Dumbledore personally persuaded the Board of Governors to accept her, setting a precedent.

This year, having two non-human students admitted showed an increase in this proportion.

The emergence of non-humans was a huge test for the wizarding community. On one hand, they tried their best to conceal them to prevent accidental exposure to Muggles, and on the other, it involved the distribution of benefits.

Non-humans brought different knowledge but also occupied living resources, creating a certain degree of competition.

Originally, the pure-bloods were targeting Muggle-born wizards, wanting to make pure-bloods great again, but then even more unconventional competitors arrived.

As the saying goes, colleagues are often taken down by those from other fields.

Regarding this, wizards were currently divided into three factions.

One was the pro-friendly faction, one was the neutral faction, and one was the opposition faction.

The opposition faction was mostly pure-blood wizards. The neutral faction had the most people…

The last Celestial Convergence didn’t bring intelligent species; it was just about fighting monsters and even enriched magical resources.

However, the Celestial Convergence ten years ago brought many different non-human races. Fortunately, their numbers were not large, otherwise conflict would have been inevitable.

This would be a major challenge testing the magical world, possibly even more dangerous than Voldemort!

…

“Hiss hiss hiss~ Ha!” Neville suddenly clutched his forehead with a pained expression.

Jerry, beside him, quickly asked, “What’s wrong?”

Neville forced a smile: “Nothing, just a sudden headache.”

Harley, with some experience, said, “Maybe you caught a cold wind while rowing.”

Ron chimed in, “Exactly, you’ll be fine after eating more!”

Neville felt it wasn’t from catching a cold wind, and eating more probably wouldn’t help.

It was his scar that was stinging, as if someone was pricking it with a needle.

But it only lasted a few seconds, then it was gone. He naturally didn’t refute his friends’ concern.

To be honest, this feeling of being cared for by friends was truly good.

At this moment, Quirrell, turban-clad, had his back to Neville, seemingly talking to someone.

Ted smirked inwardly: He probably can only sleep on his side~

And Snape, with his arms crossed, stared blankly at Harley, who was laughing and chatting with her friends.