The students of Hogwarts were witnessing a peculiar sorting ceremony.

"I know this year is unusual. I mean... we cancelled Quidditch and had a professor who cursed us, but... this is too weird." Seamus muttered.

He looked at the adult students of Ilvermorny, lining up and sitting on small stools one by one, ready to be screened by the dirty sorting hat.

His good friend Dean Thomas shrugged and said, "There will be more weird things, and there are still three schools that haven't come yet!"

"Makes sense." Seamus nodded in agreement.

At the top of the hall, Felix spoke gently, attracting curious eyes. "You just need to go over, put on the hat, and wait quietly for a while... However, I suggest that you should tell your name so that others can recognize you."

Byers, who was standing at the front of the line, looked at him and asked, "Mr. Hep, can I call you professor?"

"Of course," Felix said, "Welcome to my class."

Byers walked to the stool. When he saw the Sorting Hat clearly, he was a little dumbfounded. He looked back at Felix in disbelief. Felix nodded at him: Yes, it's what you think.

Byers said loudly: "Byers Bach, from Ilvermorny, Thunderbird Academy." Then he closed his eyes resignedly, curled up on the stool, and put on the Sorting Hat.

"Look!" A girl from Ilvermorny pointed at the Sorting Hat and said.

The gray hat suddenly cracked from the bottom, and at the same time, a voice sounded in Byers' mind.

"Haven't you seen this sorting ceremony, little guy?"

Byers opened his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Are you the hat ghost?"

"...That's what you think. How are you sorted? Oh, so it's like this... standing in front of four statues, waiting to be selected... Hogwarts is not that troublesome, I can do it alone..."

"You can see my memory?" Byers was shocked.

"It's just what you are thinking at the moment, don't interrupt! You are a student of Thunderbird College? You are kind-hearted, but you also like adventure... Hufflepuff and Gryffindor are both suitable for you, you can choose one..."

"Which college is Professor Hepp from?" Byers made his own calculations.

"Slytherin... Don't think about it, you can't... You are too far away from that cunning boy..."

"No, I want to try!" Byers said.

His idea is very simple. When the competition starts, they may not have time to go to class. Now he just wants to choose the college according to his own preferences.

But the Sorting Hat disagrees. It doesn't want to violate its principles and assign students to completely inappropriate colleges. Byers had been trying to persuade the Sorting Hat for five minutes. The Sorting Hat was really impatient and shouted loudly: "Gryffindor!"

A warm applause broke out in the Gryffindor seats.

Byers took off the hat in a daze and heard Felix say to him: "Go, pick a seat, you will make new friends."

Byers walked to the long table belonging to Gryffindor and sat down. He saw a round face similar to his.

"Um, hello?" He took the initiative to greet, "I am Byers Bach."

"Hello, my name is Neville, Neville Longbottom." The round-faced boy replied.

"Did you choose Mr. Hep's class?" Byers asked.

"Oh, of course..." Neville's attitude became obviously enthusiastic. He began to introduce the course of Ancient Runes, and then mentioned the Rune Club and Dueling Class.

Next, the speed of sorting quietly accelerated -

"Stuart Hampton, from Ilvermorny, Panther House."

"Hufflepuff!"

"Victor Percival Graves, from Ilvermorny, Horned Serpent House." "

Slytherin!"

"Francis Hunter, from Ilvermorny, Goblin House."

"Ravenclaw!"

Ten minutes later, the Sorting Hat ended this short sorting ceremony.

Dumbledore stood up from his seat and said to everyone, "Next, please ask the prefects of each college to lead your new students to enjoy a leisurely weekend. At the dinner, we will gather here and have a good meal. Then the students of Ilvermorny will follow your professors back to the temporary residence. At that time, Professor McGonagall will send you the class schedule of the corresponding college. You can choose the courses you like in the first week."

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

He glanced around and said happily, "Then get started. I think you can't wait!" He turned around and bowed slightly, and said to the headmaster of Ilvermorny, "Professor Fontana, I have this year's new tea in my office..."

"Of course." The headmaster of Ilvermorny returned the greeting meticulously.

Dumbledore took him away, leaving Professor McGonagall who was a little embarrassed.

Logically, Professor Wilkinson and Professor Moody taught the same subject and should have a lot in common, but McGonagall was really worried about letting them be alone. She didn't want to see the news of the professor of Ilvermorny being attacked in Hogwarts in the Daily Prophet the next day.

She followed Flitwick. She planned to talk about some light topics. If Professor Moody was going to talk about his experience of cursing students, she could stop him in time...

Before leaving, Professor McGonagall gave Felix a look. She left with confidence because she saw that the other two young assistants knew Felix, and she was very confident in Felix. Sure

enough, Uriah and Bethenny found Felix.

Before he could say anything, Bethenny ran over and hugged him enthusiastically. She said excitedly: "Mr. Hep, this is a belated thank you... Thank you for saving my life!" When

she let go, Felix smiled and said: "I just happen to have that ability. No matter who was there at the time, I would not remain indifferent."

He didn't want to dwell on this issue, so he changed the subject a little stiffly: "Ms. Bach, Mr. Edmund, do you want to try the Sorting Hat?"

This was really not a normal topic. The Sorting Hat seemed weak in his hands.

But Uriah and Bethenny were really interested. They had just watched for a long time in the professor's seat. Now they had the opportunity to try it, so they would naturally not refuse. The result of the test was that Uriah was sorted into Slytherin, and Bethenny into Ravenclaw.

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"I really didn't expect you to become professors. But it seems that you haven't quit the Reform Society?"

In the grounds outside the castle, Felix took the two of them for a walk along the Black Lake. The students of Hogwarts all went to see the students of Ilvermorny. There were few people around. The breeze blew, and the giant squid in the Black Lake lazily basked in the sun.

He glanced at the sail wave logo on the right side of the two people's chests and asked softly.

"That's not all! Brother Uriah is now the backbone of the Reform Society. Many people joined because of his name. Even the logo of the organization was designed by him."

Bethenny said with emotion, "In fact, Principal Fontana protected us. Before the Magic Congress officially made a decision, he hired Uriah, and I followed him as an assistant."

Felix nodded, which made sense. Uriah Edmund was the student leader of the Paris incident. Even if the Magic Congress of the United States did not pursue it at the time, it was inevitable that they would cause trouble afterwards. But after becoming an assistant teacher at Ilvermorny School, many problems were solved.

"But they still broke Uriah's wand." Bethenny said bitterly.

Every time she mentioned this, she would get furious.

Uriah said indifferently: "They only restrict me in these unimportant places."

Bethenny said sharply: "How can it be unimportant? It's too inconvenient without a wand!"

Uriah shook his head slightly, and he looked at Felix: "Mr. Hep, what subject do you think I teach?"

Felix thought for a while: "I can only think of a limited number, Herbology... No," he saw Bethenny wanted to interrupt, and realized that he had guessed wrong. His mind was turning quickly, and he didn't need a wand to be related to him... He asked in a positive tone: "Is it Muggle Studies?"

Bethenny looked at him in surprise.

"That's right, but we call this course No-Maj Studies - No-Maj is the abbreviation for non-magical people." Uriah explained: "After losing my wand, I was also in pain for a while, but soon found that it had much less impact on me than I expected... I can cast some simple magic without a wand."

"On the contrary, I have more time to think. In the library, I saw Mr. Hepp's works, which opened a window for me... Principal Fontana protected me, but he didn't expect me to teach students. I chose the direction of research myself."

He said solemnly: "So, when I learned that the school would participate in the competition, I immediately asked the principal to add my name to the delegation... I hope to ask you in person!"

...

After they separated, Felix looked at Uriah's back with some emotion. Although only more than a year had passed, he had obviously grown a lot and was more organized.

"Well, maybe I should suggest to Remus that we should give priority to opening a branch in America."