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But so what.
Over the past eleven years, he had almost never lost the war between him and the Weasley twins.
The only few defeats they had were because they were too young at the time, and Charlie's shameless bullying allowed them to make a comeback.
Charlie is now very busy with his graduation exams and Quidditch matters, so he has no time to take care of them.
Without Charlie, who else can the twins turn to for support?
Ron?
If that were the case, it would be much easier to deal with them.
So, with his brilliant record in mind, Kyle has nothing to fear.
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 21 Is the Sorting Hat so brave?
After this unexpected situation, the Sorting Hat no longer hesitated and could basically sort the students into different houses as soon as it touched the new hair.
With this efficiency, soon only the last two freshmen were left.
"Connor Prince!"
Hearing this familiar name, Kyle and Cedric looked over at the same time.
"Is this the little girl on the train?" Cedric asked curiously, "Where do you think she will be sorted into, Slytherin?"
"Probably." Kyle scratched his back subconsciously and said, "Since she is wearing extraordinary clothes, she is most likely a pure blood, probably Slytherin... huh?"
At this moment, Kyle was suddenly stunned. He didn't know if it was his illusion. After Professor McGonagall called out Connor's name, Snape, who had been wearing a stern face and seemed to be completely uninterested in the sorting, actually moved forward and for the first time focused his attention on the sorting hat.
"They don't know each other!" Kyle thought to himself.
Although Snape rarely participated in any social activities due to his special status, he was one of the four deans of Hogwarts and a famous potions master after all. It was impossible that he had no acquaintances in the wizarding world.
Kanna’s family might be among them.
Thinking of this, Kyle felt a chill on his back and suddenly had a bad feeling.
If that was true, with Snape's personality, if he knew that he had cheated Connor, he would probably enjoy the protagonist treatment in advance.
"It can't be such a coincidence..." Kyle felt his scalp tingling.
What a sin.
I was just making fun of the Weasley twins for getting their comeuppance, but I didn't expect the retribution to come so quickly and it happened to me the next second.
Kyle looked towards the stage nervously.
For some reason, when it was Kanna's turn, the Sorting Hat's efficiency seemed to return to the beginning.
Everyone waited for more than a minute before the Sorting Hat spoke:
"Hufflepuff!"
Um? ?
There was a burst of warm cheers at the Hufflepuff table, and the prefects stood up again to welcome Connor.
Only Kyle looked at Kanna who was walking past him, with a question mark on his forehead.
What's going on? Besides Scamander, there are pure-blood families coming to Hufflepuff? This is really rare.
It's not that there aren't any, there are pure-bloods in all four houses, but there are just fewer in Hufflepuff.
As for whether Kanna came here because she was chasing him...that's simply impossible.
Sorting is not a game. On a larger scale, it can even affect the future path of wizards.
So even if Kanna is young and ignorant, the Sorting Hat will not let her act recklessly. Otherwise, Kanna's family will not let it go so easily.
Kyle remembered that Chris once told him that when Sirius Black was sorted into Gryffindor, Mrs. Black had caused a big fuss at Hogwarts.
If Dumbledore hadn't intervened, the Sorting Hat would have been almost burned by her Fiendfyre.
This matter caused quite a stir at the time. Although it was suppressed by Dumbledore at Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic held several meetings to discuss whether to abolish the Sorting Hat and adopt other methods of sorting the houses in the future.
Moreover, the support rate for this proposal is quite high, because most pure-blood families are unwilling to let their children go to colleges other than Slytherin, especially those stubborn conservatives.
Having a Gryffindor in the family is a real disgrace to them.
Of course, the final result was definitely not passing.
After all, Dumbledore more than 20 years ago was not as easy to talk to as he is now. After he clearly expressed his opposition, the pure-blood families did not dare to deny him this face.
The matter just ended there.
However, since then, those pure-blood family members who supported the proposal have never visited other colleges.
Kyle glanced toward the teachers' table on the stage.
It was easy to confirm whether the sorting was normal this time. All he had to do was look at Snape's reaction. If Connor's family really had a good relationship with Snape, Snape would definitely not continue to sit there calmly after she was sorted into Hufflepuff...
amount……
Well, Kyle was wrong.
In the classroom, Snape's face was so gloomy that it looked like water was about to drip out of it. He was constantly talking to Dumbledore and occasionally glanced at Hufflepuff.
Kyle quickly lowered his head, trying to reduce his presence.
It can't be such a coincidence, is the Sorting Hat really that brave? Kyle was a little nervous.
At the same time, the last of the freshmen had just finished sorting and went to the Gryffindor table.
Dumbledore immediately stood up, looked at the students below the stage with a smile on his face, and stretched out his arms: "Welcome, welcome to Hogwarts, it's a new school year, and nothing could be more gratifying than seeing you.
What are you waiting for, eat it!"
The originally empty dining table was instantly filled with steaming food.
Beef, roast chicken, pork chops, sausages, and steaks are piled up into small hills, which makes people's appetite increase just by looking at them.
If you think these are too greasy, there are also fragrant boiled potatoes, pea sprouts and potato chips on the side, which are also very good to eat together.
The whole auditorium was filled with the aroma of food.
Kyle shook his head, trying not to think about those messy things.
Forget it. Things have already happened this way. What’s the point in thinking so much? Let’s just take it one step at a time.
Anyway, no matter what, he will not be the first one to be unlucky, because there is still a Sorting Hat ahead of him.
Besides, even if Snape really wanted to cause trouble for him, it wouldn't last long. As long as he could hold on until Harry Potter entered school next year, he wouldn't be in the mood to care about himself anymore.
Kyle calmed himself down, reached out and took a fried chicken leg from in front of him and stuffed it into his mouth.
He had no appetite after being jolted all the way on the train, so he just had some snacks. He was really hungry now.
The elves have quite good craftsmanship.
The fried chicken legs are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. When you take a bite, the juice overflows and the fragrance instantly fills your entire mouth.
The baked potatoes are also good, cooked to the perfect temperature, without any extra seasoning, and the fragrance of the potatoes is fully preserved. If you find the taste a bit bland, there are separate ketchup and black pepper on the side.
Kyle found this combination unexpectedly good, so he took another one.
But just as he finished cutting the potatoes and was about to get the black pepper, Cedric suddenly came over and whispered, "Did you notice that she has been staring at you?"
"Staring at me? Who?" Kyle replied without even looking up.
"That's the freshman named Connor Prince whom I met on the train." Cedric raised his eyebrows and pointed in the opposite direction with a teasing look in his eyes, "Look, she's looking at you again."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 22 Making Careless Friends
Kyle raised his head and looked in the direction of Cedric's finger, only to find that Kanna was sitting opposite him to his left, processing a steak.
But every time she cut, she looked up at Kyle, as if the plate contained not steak but Kyle.
This scene gave him a toothache.
"Wait, why do I feel that her eyes are not very friendly, but she was obviously not like that on the train." Cedric asked curiously, "I remember that the freshmen were all together before the sorting, right? Did anything happen to you during this period?"
"It's really my fault," Kyle shrugged and gave a brief account of what happened in the cabin.
After hearing this, Cedric was numb.
Sorting by the Killing Curse? Is this something a normal person could come up with?
"She believed it?" Cedric asked cautiously.
"What else?" Kyle said with a bitter face: "If she didn't believe it, would she look at me like this?"
amount……
This is really a case of one person daring to say it and the other daring to believe it.
Cedric twitched his lips, and for a moment he didn't know what to say. He could only look at Kanna speechlessly, then at Kyle, and then silently gave a thumbs up and said:
"Really Kyle, you two are a match made in heaven."
"She's only eleven years old, why are you so anxious to go to Azkaban?" Kyle said unhappily, "And I advise you not to say that in the future. If Professor Snape hears it, you're doomed."
"She knows Professor Snape?" Cedric asked in surprise.
Kyle nodded and said, "Although I'm not sure, I think they know each other."
"..."
Cedric's expression suddenly changed. He stared at Kyle with a scumbag look and said, "You've gone too far. How can you play such a bad joke on a freshman? If I were the class leader, I would definitely deduct your points."
Kyle looked at Cedric in disbelief, as if he had just met him.
After hearing that Connor and Snape knew each other, he immediately changed sides. This speed of changing his attitude was too fast.
Was this really the Cedric he knew?
However, facing Kyle's gaze, Cedric remained expressionless, and even took the initiative to move his butt to the side, as if he wanted to draw a clear line between himself and Kyle.