Chapter 22

He lifted his head and drank it all in one go.

According to Pomfrey's tone, it had Moon Grass in it; perhaps it was a very precious medicinal herb?

It would be a waste not to drink it.

"Alright, the child has just taken his medicine and needs rest. You should leave!"

Madam Pomfrey waved her hands, chasing Dumbledore and Snape out of the infirmary.

Darren had just wanted to secretly mock them a little when sleepiness washed over him. He yawned and fell into a deep sleep.

When Darren woke up again, the sun outside was bright.

On the table were over a dozen bags of candy, two sets of black wizard robes, and two sets of Muggle casual clothes.

The clothes must have been bought by Snape.

Next to the clothes were over a dozen greeting cards.

Darren picked them up in confusion; they were all sent by Hogwarts professors.

One of them was signed by Quirinus Quirrell.

Darren stared at the name for a while, offering a moment of silence in advance for this poor professor.

If this professor didn't run into trouble this year, he would likely end up without a body.

Darren laughed out loud with sadness.

Seeing him wake up, Madam Pomfrey hurried over with a smile to check his body, then let out a sigh of relief and said:

"Good, the wounds have completely healed, and the missing nutrition has been partially replenished. Severus's potion was very effective."

Darren blinked his eyes; he did indeed feel particularly comfortable, having not slept this soundly in a long time.

"Madam, how long have I been asleep?"

It shouldn't have been long, right?

"Three days, my child. You have been asleep for three whole days.

If Severus and I hadn't checked several times and confirmed you were fine and just too tired, I'm afraid he would have insisted on sending you to St. Mungo's."

Madam Pomfrey said with a smile.

Darren opened his eyes wide in shock.

Three days!

He had missed nine temporary tasks!

How could he have slept for three days?

He shouldn't have just drunk it all at once because he thought Snape's potion was good.

No, wait, even if he didn't think anything of it, he still would have had to drink it.

So, does this count as a work-related injury? Will the system make up for the tasks?

Clearly not; the system didn't even bother with his unreasonable demands.

Darren felt so sad he could barely breathe.

"Alright, child, you can be discharged. I hope you won't be as mischievous as those Gryffindor students who always end up in the infirmary."

"Gryffindor?" Darren showed a blank expression.

At this moment, he should "not know" what Gryffindor is.

"Alright, child, I forgot you came from the Muggles.

Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin are the four houses of Hogwarts.

After school starts, the school will sort you into a house, but I'll give you a little secret.

During the sorting, as long as you meet the requirements, you can actively request which house you want to go to.

For example, Slytherin requires pure blood, Gryffindor requires courage, Ravenclaw requires a love of learning, and Hufflepuff requires integrity.

If you possess the traits required by the house, the sorting will be based on your subjective choice.

Back then, I actively requested to enter Slytherin just to pursue a senior student!"

Uh oh!

Before Darren could even ask, Madam Pomfrey had already spilled everything about the sorting situation.

He had thought his choice of house was a secret; it seems quite a few people know about it?

"Oh, right, Madam, which professor will sort us at school?"

Darren asked "innocently" again.

This time, Madam Pomfrey didn't tell him; she smiled mysteriously and said with a hint of schadenfreude:

"Child, life needs a bit of the unknown to be interesting. When I entered school, I heard from my brother that we had to fight a troll!"

She hummed a song as she left, leaving Darren between laughter and tears.

The wizarding world really knows how to tease children.

If he were truly a child from the Muggle world who knew nothing, he would be panicking by now.

Fighting a troll… that's the protagonist's job; what does it have to do with a Saintly Father like him?

Darren muttered, pulled the wizard robe from the table, and put it on.

The fit was just right.

Darren really couldn't imagine Snape gloomily picking out clothes for him.

Dressed, holding a pile of greeting cards and bags of candy, Darren walked out of the infirmary and looked outside in a daze.

This time, he was truly dazed.

Although he had read Harry Potter, he hadn't carefully memorized the school map in the novel!

Where was he supposed to go now?

"Mr. Darren!"

Pop!

A house-elf with large ears, unusually large eyes, and about the same height as Darren appeared before him.

A house-elf!

"Mr. Darren, I am Pachi, a house-elf of Hogwarts. Mr. Dumbledore asked me to take care of you."

Darren, without a trace, carefully sized up this house-elf named Pachi.

The house-elf described most in the original work was Dobby.

A free house-elf.

A house-elf who liked to punish himself at the slightest disagreement when at the Malfoy house, looking a bit neurotic.

But Pachi was not like that; it looked well-bred, looked at Darren submissively, and had a tolerant smile on its face.

"Hello Pachi, my name is Darren Potter. You can just call me Darren. I'd like to know where I'll be staying before school starts? I need to put my things down."

Darren said "obediently."

The smile on Pachi's face deepened; it took Darren's hand and said happily:

"Very well, Darren. Your accommodation is temporarily settled in the Gryffindor dormitory. Professor McGonagall agreed that you can stay here before school starts."

PS: I see in the comments section that everyone is worried that if he enters Slytherin, the protagonist might be suspected.

Actually, don't worry; as long as everyone votes for the result, we can add plot points.

For example, the reason for going to Gryffindor is wanting to be with Harry.

The reason for going to Hufflepuff is wanting to eat? Or being too kind-hearted.

The reason for going to Ravenclaw is a longing for knowledge.

The reason for going to Slytherin might be because the first person he came into contact with was Professor Snape, so he wants to enter his house.

So everyone, feel free to vote boldly; in the end, the author will choose the house with the most votes.

Right, everyone should still vote in the voting area.

Currently, the voting area has two votes for Slytherin, two for Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor and Hufflepuff have no votes yet.