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"From today on, we are classmates. If you need any help, just tell me. Don't be embarrassed.
Hufflepuff is a warm big family. Every senior, including me, will help you.
You should be sleepy now, I will take you to your respective dormitories, Patty, you will be in charge of the girls' side."
Kyle stood up from the sofa as if he had been pardoned, and followed the group. He didn't even say hello to Cedric before leaving.
Under Harris's guidance, Kyle quickly arrived at his dormitory.
Like the public lounge, the main colors here are yellow and black.
The copper lamp casts warm light on the four-poster bed in the dormitory, and there is a copper bed warmer hanging on the wall, which can keep the little wizard's bed at the most comfortable temperature.
There were two other people sharing the same dormitory with him.
Mikel Drake is a thin, dark-haired boy.
The other one is blond and relatively strong, his name is Ryan Baggins.
Well, both of them are unknown passers-by.
As for the remaining bed, it was empty, probably because there were not enough new students.
Kyle tilted his head, greeted the two briefly, and then climbed onto the bed.
"Hey, this is amazing, isn't it? I'm actually a wizard." Mikel sat on the bed and said excitedly, "No one in my family knows magic. My father sells drilling rigs and my mother works in a bank, so when I first received the letter, I thought it was just a prank, but I didn't expect it to be true.
Haha, Hogwarts... I still think I am dreaming."
"I'm half and half, which is what wizards often call a half-blood."
Ryan, who has blond hair, echoed: "My dad is a wizard and my mom is a Muggle. She was horrified when she found out the truth."
"Of course, this is the case for people who have never been exposed to magic." Mikel said, "You may not imagine that when the professor named Quirrell appeared in our house, my parents almost called the police.
He just stood in front of us all of a sudden, and he said that was called a change of position...movement?"
"Apparate." Kyle whispered a reminder.
"Yes, that's right, Apparition."
Mikel looked over and suddenly his eyes lit up and said, "Hey, I remember you. You are the Kyle Chopper who took twenty minutes to complete the sorting, right?"
"Yes, nice to meet you." Kyle replied.
"Well, can you tell us what happened?" Mikel asked curiously, "Why did your sorting take so long? Twenty minutes, longer than all the freshmen combined."
"Nothing." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "It's just that the Sorting Hat is always struggling with where to sort me and hasn't made up its mind yet."
"So that's how it is." Mikel said with emotion: "You must be very good to make that hat think for so long."
Kyle just smiled and said nothing.
He is excellent, that's for sure, but that has nothing to do with the Sorting Hat.
And if Mikel knew the real reason why the Sorting Hat was so confused, he probably wouldn't have said that.
For the next period of time, Mikel seemed to be full of energy and kept talking.
From Diagon Alley to Gringotts, and from Gringotts to choosing a wand, there was no pause in between.
It seemed that being a wizard really made him very happy.
At the beginning, Kyle and Ryan could still say a few words, but gradually, only Mikel's voice was heard in the dormitory.
There’s no way. I can’t stand it.
I felt sleepy after eating, and I had been sitting on the train for more than ten hours, so it was not easy to stay awake until now.
Kyle also wanted to talk to his roommate to enhance their friendship, but the bed was too comfortable and he fell into a deep sleep without realizing it.
Ryan next to him fell asleep even faster and had been silent for five minutes.
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 26 Rodan
The next morning, Kyle was forced to get out of bed early.
Because the curtains were not drawn last night, the sunlight shone through the round window of the dormitory and hit his face directly like a searchlight.
Who can sleep like this?
Kyle reluctantly dressed and stretched himself to the window.
Since the location of Hogwarts Castle is not flat, although this is the underground part of the castle building, it actually has plenty of sunlight. Through the round windows of the dormitory, you can also see the swaying grass and dandelions outside the window.
Kyle glanced at his two roommates who were sleeping soundly, and opened the window as wide as possible with an expressionless face.
The OWLs exams are in five years, how can they sleep at this age?
Besides, it's already half past seven, which means it's eight fifty if we round it up, and there are only a few minutes left before the nine o'clock class.
After all, this is their first class after entering Hogwarts, and they always have to leave a good impression on the professors. It would be bad if they were late.
The misty breeze in the early morning is undoubtedly the best alarm clock.
"I'm so considerate." Kyle nodded with satisfaction.
He really did it for the sake of his roommates. He didn't want them to get up early with him. As a Hufflepuff, he couldn't do such a thing.
After a quick wash, Kyle left the dormitory through the passage to the common room.
As we all know, the stairs in Hogwarts are very unique. They seem to have their own consciousness. When the little wizards are most anxious, they always change their original direction or extend to higher floors, and then silently enjoy the desperate wails of those unlucky guys.
Kyle was ready to walk around a few times, but he didn't know if it was because he had plenty of time or because it was not yet time for the stairs to be operational.
He walked all the way from the lounge to the auditorium. The stairs never changed once and it was very quiet the whole time.
This made Kyle somewhat disappointed. To be honest, he actually wanted to give it a try.
Although it was not yet eight o'clock, there were already quite a few people in the hall, especially the Ravenclaw table, which was almost full. There were also a few senior students from other colleges sitting there.
There was only one Hufflepuff... just Kyle.
As soon as he sat down, a steaming hot breakfast immediately appeared on the plate in front of him.
A glass of milk, two sausages, and a piece of bread.
It’s not very rich, but it’s pretty good. If it’s not enough, you can add more.
Kyle ate his breakfast leisurely. Not long after, two familiar figures walked into the auditorium one after the other.
"Hi, Kyle, why are you up so early?" Mikel and Ryan walked over quickly.
"I didn't want to either. I was planning to take a nap, but the window of the dormitory was open and the wind was too cold to fall asleep." Kyle cut a piece of sausage and put it into his mouth without changing his expression. "What about you guys? Why are you up so early?"
"Same to us." Mikel said with a bitter face: "I thought it was you who opened the window before?"
"The window was open when I left."
Kyle emphasized the words "when leaving".
"Is that so? It must have been blown open by the wind." Mikel picked up the bread and took a big bite. "But it's okay this way. I didn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning last night. If the window wasn't open, I definitely wouldn't have been able to get up before nine o'clock.
If I were late for the first class... I don't even dare to think about the consequences. I would definitely be expelled."
Beside him, Ryan nodded in agreement.
Although he got up at around eight o'clock when he was at home, that was because his mother forcibly pulled him out of bed.
If he were really allowed to sleep until he woke up naturally, he would hardly be able to make it to the first class.
Kyle smiled and said, "Then you really have to thank the kind man who helped open the window."
"Yes."
The two sleepy-eyed people were busy eating breakfast, and no one noticed that there was anything wrong with what Kyle said just now.
Mikel even chimed in: "It really helped a lot."
At this time, Kyle also finished the last sip of milk, stood up and said, "You guys continue eating, I'll go somewhere else."
"Okay." The two said in unison.
……
After saying goodbye to his roommate who was addicted to eating, Kyle walked straight to the castle gate.
It was just after eight o'clock and it was still early before class. Kyle decided to solve the pet problem first while he had time.
There was already a cat and a toad in the dormitory, so he couldn't seem to be a loner.
Walking out of the castle gate, Kyle raised his arms skillfully.
All of a sudden, seven or eight owls swarmed in from all directions and landed neatly on the stone steps in front of him.
"This time I'm not delivering a letter." Kyle looked at them and said, "I will be staying in Hogwarts for a long time, and during this time I hope to hire one of you as my exclusive messenger.
In return... All meals are provided, at least one pack of owl nuts every day, at least three packs of Mothra rat jerky every week, and a bottle of owl tonic every month... That's all for now, you can add more if there is anything else you need.
In addition, these conditions will still be valid even after I graduate, until it can no longer raise its wings.
How about this, if any of you are willing, just fly onto my shoulders."
It has nothing to do with Kyle's family talent.
As the magic world's special messengers, owls have a natural affinity for magic. With just a little training, they can understand what wizards say.
And those at Hogwarts are the best in the industry in this regard.
Even though Kyle's words were a bit complicated for them, they could understand about 70% of it with some body movements.
In less than a second, the owls scrambled to fly towards Kyle's shoulder.
Some of the slower ones even attacked the owls in front of them.
For a moment, there was chaos all around, with feathers scattered everywhere.
Kyle scratched his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and wanted to stop it, but it was too late, because the situation was no longer something he could persuade with just a few words.
Fortunately, this situation did not last long.