Chalter 48: Parlour Tricks!

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One thing about being in the house that values intelligence, everyone is likely to ask questions.

I made sure to sit with my back facing away from the head table as best I could, didn't want to give the old man or greasy git the chance to try some passive legitimacy on me.

Not that they would get past my shields but I didn't want to give them the opportunity and watched the rest of the sorting as best I could without letting my gaze drift up to the head table.

Everything was running smoothly so far and nothing had fallen out of place as of yet as I watched each student go to the sorting hat and get sorted as they should.

"Daphne Greengrass" .... "Ravenclaw!"

I blinked, 'Wait what?' my head turned to see Daphne hopping off the stool with a pleased smile on her face as she made her way over to the Ravenclaw table it took a moment.

Before I started to clap with the rest of the table, 'That wasn't supposed to happen,' I thought worried, 'She's meant to be in Slytherin… did I cause her to be sorted here instead?'

I could see her pleased smile as she sat down at the table opposite me, I could practically see her giggling at my shocked look and I shook my head, 'Okay as long as she's the only…'

"Tracey Davis"…. "Ravenclaw"

'Oh fuck me,' I mentally groaned as I turned again to see Tracey hopping down from the stool as the hat was lifted from her head and smile all the way as she sat down next to Daphne both girls giving me grins and I suppress a groan, 'Great, I wonder how this will affect things,' I mentally berated myself.

Of course my talking to them could have caused this, I practically pointed out the facts that made them Slytherin made the house of Slytherin unsuitable for them, and out of the only three houses remaining, of course, they would choose Ravenclaw it.

Their Slytherin qualities would make them not even consider the house of the brave or the house that is seen as taking the leftovers, Ravenclaw was the only logical choice left out of the three.

'I guess I can be grateful that I didn't mention the houses to Hermione or Harry when I spoke to them, last thing I needed was either of the golden trio not being in Gryffindor that could have seriously messed with how things are meant to go in the long run, guess I should be glad it was only these two that I had any real conversation with on the train.'

As the sorting ceremony finished and the hat and stool were carried off out the side door of the hall.

I heard the chiming of the headmasters McGonagall's goblet as she tapped it to gain everyone's attention as the headmaster rose from his seat, everyone turned to look to him.

I did my best to follow the crowd but kept my gaze firmly on his chest not looking at his face.

"Let the feast, begin" Dumbledore's voice carried through the hall and just like that all the food appeared on the tables.

I could hear the shock from all those around me at the magic that was performed, making it look as though Dumbledore had conjured everything.

I smirked, it was a good trick I'll give him that but it just takes a little bit of thinking to realize the number of ways it could be performed.

And the easiest answer was simple, house elves, his command to have the feast begin was the command for all the houses elves to place the food on the tables via house-elf magic.

While it made it look like the old man was using wandless magic when it was really slight of hand.

I just rolled my eyes as I began to fill my plate and snorted seeing other students looking at the food still in some kind of shock.

Daphne looked at me with a raised eyebrow, "What are you snorting at?"

I smirked, "Just the headmaster's little parlour trick," I mused as I took a couple of spoonfuls of mashed potatoes making sure to use my ring hand and letting the detection ring get close to any of the food to test for any potions, not that I suspected anything, but it always pays to be safe.

"What little parlour trick, he used wandless magic, I'd hardly call that little," I heard from my left.

I looked and smiled as I recognised who it was, Padma Patil, and I shook my head, "No that's only what it looked like," I stated as I subtly checked then poured some gravy.

I could see a number of older students giving me sceptical looks, while I could see Daphne trying to figure out what I meant and I smirked.

"How many of you over here are purebloods?" I asked as I ate, and I could immediately see some start to look at me with narrowed eyes.

I sighed, "no I don't mean it like that. I'm only asking because if you're a pureblood it should make more sense to you as to how he did it." I said as I poured myself a drink.

"He didn't use his wand, nor did he utter any incantation, he spoke in English and gave a command…" I said as I saw others now start to think as well.

I smirked and sipped my water, I couldn't fathom how people could stand pumpkin juice.

As I did so I gaze around and saw that still, it wasn't clicking for any of them, I finished drinking, "He gave a command and his servants obeyed, the Hogwarts house elves," I stated and I could see a number of eyes going wide at my statement.

"Oh come now, how do you think the castle stays clean, or all this food was prepared, I hardly think the staff do it" I stated and I could see it click with Daphne.

"He had it all set up so when he spoke the food would appear, clever," Daphne commented.

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