6 Chapter 6: A Newbie Too Skilled at Play?(Edited)
Hogwarts Express
The train without a ceiling continued its journey.
In a certain compartment,
George and Fred had put on all the clothes they could find.
In fact, since Lupin arrived late in his third year, he rode the Hogwarts Express to school.
Basically, the teachers would use the Patronus Charm in advance to apparate to "Hogsmeade Village".
Then they would walk back to the school.
This could save half a day's time.
So when they found out that the glass and ceiling were missing,
the young wizards on the train made a commotion.
Finally, they were freezing cold...
and went back to find their clothes separately.
...
"What? You can memorize at least half of the textbooks from Academy before enrollment?"
"And you need to be proficient in advanced magic like the Patronus Charm."
After hearing Ron's words, the two exclaimed simultaneously.
Then they looked at each other.
Both could see the excitement in each other's eyes.
This is really a genius-like prank idea!
"George, Fred, are you guys are surprised? So, it's a lie?"
Noticing the expressions of the two, Ron felt a sense of relief after the disaster.
"Oh, no, of course not!"
George shook his head earnestly.
"I thought you would know!"
"Don't you? Didn't your parents give you any pre-school education?"
The trio's faces turned pale.
"Then what about your entrance assessment?"
"our entrance assessment?"
"Of course, don't you know? Hogwarts is the greatest wizarding school, !"
"A school like this wouldn't just accept any student."
"You know, even in the wizarding world, there are many mediocre ones , who dream of entering in the hogwards !"
"So... can I ask about what we have to do ?"
Little Hermione felt like she was suffocating.
"Oh, don't worry, it won't be too hard, generally won't cause any fatalities." George shrugged.
"ummm, George, i remember three freshmen died in last year's assessment."
"But that was considered a good year!"
"The year before that, freshmen had to face twenty werewolves in the Forbidden Forest, and a third of them died."
"No, even in our freshman year, it wasn't easy. Students had to fight giants on the arena, and seven or eight young wizards died."
Listening to the discussion between the twins, the trio's legs became weaker and weaker...
Is this Hogwarts?
This is simply the Colosseum of Rome!
This is not just a matter of losing face, it's a matter of losing life!
"Maybe we should ask someone else!" Ron turned pale.
"Come with me, I know some older students..."
Malfoy temporarily put aside the centuries-old feud between the Malfoy family and the Weasley family.
At this point, saving their lives was the priority!
After a while...
The three walked out of a compartment of Slytherin fifth-years.
Their faces were filled with despair.
As fifth-year students, these Slytherins "knew" much more than George and Fred.
They detailed every Sorting of Hogwarts in the past twenty years.
Like retrieving a pre-hidden coin from the nest of thousands of Acromantula.
Like duelling with a dragon in a confined space.
Or being kissed by a Dementor, only to live to enroll, and so on!
"Hi, how are you? I'm Florian John. Are you a freshman too?"
Just as they were about to return to their compartment, they suddenly met a strange young wizard who greeted them warmly.
There were quite a few young wizards who wanted to make more friends before school started.
Except for a few pure-blood theorists, most people would respond warmly.
This time...
"Can you defeat a dragon?"
"Can you fight a giant?"
"Can you enter the nest of Acromantula alone?"
Hermione's three questions directly baffled john.
He was also from wizarding family...
But can't even adults do these things?
"Well, it seems you haven't received pre-school education either."
"So, good luck to you in the upcoming assessment." Hermione looked at him sympathetically.
"I mean, I hope you survive."
After that, the three walked away dejectedly.
...
"Oh my Merlin, I need to find someone to ask."
The matter of the freshmen's assessment quickly spread within the Hogwarts Express.
The new young wizards heard the news and immediately went to verify with the senior students they knew.
These senior students who were asked all had the same reaction.
First, astonishment, then excitement...
Finally, they pretended to be surprised.
They would say things like, "Surely no one can't do even this."
Intimidating freshmen was a tradition at Hogwarts every year.
Even parents wouldn't tell their children the specific details of Sorting.
But in previous years, it was just making up some exams to scare the academically weak students.
How come it's so much fun this year!
This is simply not something a normal person could come up with.
The first-year students were trembling with fear.
Many senior students began to help their younger schoolmates analyze the most likely contents of the Sorting.
Like organizing the new students to fight Gellert Grindelwald one by one with a door key.
Like dueling with Dumbledore.
Even Voldemort couldn't escape!
In the mouths of these senior students, Voldemort was imprisoned deep in Hogwarts Castle, preparing to test the new students enrolled one day.
It was said that as long as he killed a hundred freshmen, Dumbledore would set him free and so on.
The news spread in an organized manner, and there were witnesses who swore they had seen it.
The whole Hogwarts was plunged into a sea of despair and joy.
