Chapter 594: Message

"Four statues, representing the wizard's mind, body, soul, and heart... in other words, this transfer student has been fully recognized by the statues?"

"The last time this happened, I remember it was sixteen years ago..."

"Where did this transfer student come from?"

The young wizards let out gasps of amazement one after another.

But without exception, they all applauded.

But Xiang Xien no longer had time to listen, because a faint voice was ringing in his ears.

"Choose me, Horned Serpent, and I will grant you the ability to fly in the sky of wisdom and hide in the noise."

A wise voice said.

"I have seen your persistence; I am certain you will fight like a warrior, and a wizard who fights to the end ultimately belongs to Wampus House."

A firm voice said.

"Since embarking on your adventure, you have never had time to care about fear, little wizard; I spread my wings for you."

A high-spirited voice said.

"Those who carry beauty in their hearts will enter Pukwudgie House."

A gentle voice said.

Xiang Xien guessed they had the same ability as the Sorting Hat, but this ability seemed inferior to the Sorting Hat, which was why they could not make a decision.

"I haven't seen a situation like this for a long time, Her... Mr. Green, when four statues solicit a little wizard together, it is left to the little wizard himself to decide."

The young witch said.

How... should he choose?

Xiang Xien hesitated slightly.

Crossing the rolling mountains of western Massachusetts, one arrives at Ilvermorny; the background color of the night turned silver-white, and the bustle of the castle also stilled.

It was just holding its breath, waiting for the little wizard in the center of the circular hall to make a choice.

"Horned Serpent House."

Xiang Xien said slowly.

He came to Ilvermorny to seek knowledge.

"Very good!"

On the viewing platform, Professor Tela was the first to applaud.

"He heard..."

Headmistress Herrera showed an inexplicable expression.

Very few people could hear the words of the statues.

In fact, even if solicited by all four houses, one would not necessarily hear the words of the four house statues.

Even she did not have this treatment when she enrolled—since she became the headmistress of Ilvermorny, she had never encountered such a wizard.

"Welcome to Horned Serpent House!"

The senior Horned Serpent House prefect shouted excitedly.

There was no help for it; if she didn't shout, her voice wouldn't even leave the viewing platform.

In the hall.

Xiang Xien bowed silently; he heard the three voices in his mind all sighing.

"The warrior returns in defeat—"

The firm voice said.

"It is the warrior returning in defeat once again—"

The high-spirited voice added.

"The spirit of Pukwudgie House is not just on the badge symbolizing the house."

The gentle voice said.

"Wise wizards always make the right choice."

The wise voice said slowly, feeling a bit proud.

Thus, the statues all returned to their original state.

Xiang Xien also walked onto the platform of Horned Serpent House under the signal of the young witch's eyes.

The young wizards here applauded non-stop, and some little witches even looked at him shyly.

"Quiet—"

At this time, the young witch spoke.

The viewing platform fell into silence.

"Now, before the sorting ceremony ends, let us sing the school anthem together!"

On the viewing platform, Headmistress Herrera said loudly. She flicked her wand lightly, and lines of text twisted and coiled high above the dining table like snakes.

At the same time, portraits of the house representative animals descended from the viewing platform.

Before Xiang Xien could react, the senior prefect walked to his side and happily handed him a piece of parchment.

Inside were the lyrics to the Ilvermorny school anthem.

During this time, the young wizards also began to sing, shaking their heads:

"We stand united,

Against the Puritans.

We draw inspiration from the kind witch Morrigan.

Because she was once persecuted by those who were not wizards.

So she fled here from far-off Ireland, and this is the origin of our school.

Oh! Ilvermorny of Massachusetts!

We chose it!

We chose it!

Excellent school of magic

Your walls protect us.

Days with you are like a dream.

You taught us everything about magic

Now one thing is very clear:

No matter where we are,

No matter where we are,

Our true home,

The one and only home,

Is Ilvermorny!"

Now.

On the viewing platform.

Xiang Xien would remember that this Christmas, no matter where he was, Hogwarts had always been in his heart, becoming a distant and quiet symbol.

Immediately after, everyone finished singing this school anthem in a scattered manner.

Only the students of Wampus House were still singing; Headmistress Herrera conducted the last few bars for them with her wand, and when they finished singing, her applause was the loudest.

"Now it is time for bed. Everyone go back to your dormitories."

She also signaled to Xiang Xien with her eyes, letting him know he could go over.

"Our house is in a tower; by the way, I'll tell you a little secret: it is said that the founder Isolt Sayre could understand the language of the horned serpent."

The senior prefect said some words to Xiang Xien with a smile.

"Is this the origin of Horned Serpent House?"

Xiang Xien showed a certain amount of curiosity.

At this moment, he remembered some stories about this founder—for example, that she was a descendant of Slytherin, and her aunt was her enemy, Gormlaith Gaunt.

So, did her Parseltongue mutate into Horned Serpent-tongue?

Magic is truly wonderful.

The prefect seemed to have seen the headmistress's signal, so she didn't reply, just watched Xiang Xien say goodbye and leave with an eager look.

Ignoring those dazzling titles... this was a good-looking, polite little wizard.

She thought.

And following her gaze, Headmistress Herrera was saying something with a smile:

"The castle has a small path that leads to the stone house; you have an extra bedroom at the stone house, dear Mr. Hermes."

And Professor Tela had an "as expected" expression:

"Go, my disciple, that is the original stone house of Ilvermorny..."

Xiang Xien did not ask why Professor Tela was not going with him; he recalled the look of loss on Professor Tela's face in front of the stone house; it seemed that at that time, the stone house was only open to him alone.

As for the reason, he didn't know, just taking it as an extra favor.

And what he didn't know was that for this condition, Professor Tela had argued strongly with Headmistress Herrera for a long time.

Thus, he walked out along the small path.

Walking all the way toward the hidden stone house.

The snow on the ground was soft, the forest was a sheet of white,

The trees all looked like they had been sprinkled with a layer of cotton wool, and snowflakes were slowly spinning in the air. ===== CHAPTER 595 =====