Ivan was about to ask more questions when cheerful applause broke out from the audience. Ivan had no choice but to suppress his questions, placed the Sorting Hat on the four-cornered table, and walked down the stairs.
Seeing Ivan coming down, several old students in the Gryffindor seat moved aside to make an empty seat.
A pair of identical twin brothers with fiery red hair pushed Ivan to the empty seat in the middle in a familiar manner, and one of them spoke in an exaggerated tone.
"Oh my God, I bet you're the first one who dares to disrespect Professor McGonagall in the freshman sorting ceremony. This is really..."
"What is the truth?" Ivan asked in confusion.
"How brave!" the other twin brother took over the conversation.
"You are destined to become a legend in this academy!" The two looked at each other and said in unison.
After hearing the two men's answers, Ivan almost choked up. The two brothers' train of thought was so strange that he could hardly understand it.
"Okay, thank you..." Ivan politely thanked the twin brothers for their "blessings" and then asked.
"My name is Ivan Hals, what's yours?"
"I'm George Weasley, and that's Fred over there," one of the twin brothers spoke first, winking at Ivan. "You'd better remember not to recognize the wrong person next time you meet. Fred hates it most when people call him by the wrong name..."
"Okay, George, I don't think I'll make a mistake." Ivan was well aware of the two brothers' trick of exchanging identities, so he naturally wouldn't be fooled. He turned around and said to the other twin brother.
"You're right, aren't you, Fred?"
Fred, who had been thinking about tricking the freshmen with his brother, was stunned. George, who had talked to Ivan before, was also stunned for a while, and asked after a long while.
"Wait, how do you know I'm George's?"
"That's easy to guess, isn't it? Everyone among the freshmen knows that you Weasley brothers like to play pranks." Of course Ivan couldn't say that he saw it in a book, so he could only find an excuse to fool people.
"Oh my God, are we so famous now? Even the freshmen know about it?" George and Fred said in surprise, and they all expressed their gratitude that their years of fighting against the school rules of Hogwarts had finally paid off.
"Poof!" Ron, who was eating heartily, almost spit out the food in his mouth. When did his two brothers become so famous among the freshmen at Hogwarts? How come he didn't know?
George and Fred were a little curious about what Ivan was whispering to the Sorting Hat on the stage. It was the first time they saw someone chatting with the hat for so long.
Ivan half-truthed and fooled her. After all, knowing dark magic was not something to brag about in Gryffindor House.
By the way, Ivan took the opportunity to turn the topic to George and Fred's adventures at Hogwarts School, and asked about the location and information of the secret passages in Hogwarts.
Ivan, who had read the original novel, naturally knew that George and Fred had a magic map that could show most of the secret passages in Hogwarts and could also mark the names of people inside.
With it, you can move freely in this magic castle without worrying about being discovered by professors and administrators.
Although Ivan had read the original book in his previous life and knew many secrets of Hogwarts, he could not remember everything he saw, so this map was still very useful.
The Weasley brothers, faced with Ivan's fanboy-like appearance, naturally revealed a lot of information without any precautions, and even wanted to win Ivan over to join in their prank.
However, nothing about the magic map was revealed.
Ivan was not surprised. After all, it was their first meeting. Even if they had a good chat, it was impossible for such an important secret to be revealed. Ivan just wanted to gain some favor and pave the way for the future.
However, at this moment, an inexplicable voice suddenly sounded in Ivan's mind.
[Ding, the host has obtained secret information, and the task is being generated...
Mission Objective: Explore Hogwarts
Current progress: 2/100
Mission introduction: The curiosity to explore the unknown is what every little wizard should have. The thousand-year-old castle contains countless secrets. Please explore and understand them. When the exploration progress reaches a certain level, a certain degree of reward will be given according to performance. ]
Ivan, who suddenly received the news, couldn't help but be stunned, and his conversation with the Weasley brothers was interrupted.
Golden finger?
Ivan reacted quickly, followed by ecstasy.
Ivan had inexplicably traveled to Hogwarts before. Although he felt happy and grateful to be reborn, he also felt uneasy about suddenly arriving in an unfamiliar environment. However, he had to suppress this feeling because he had to disguise himself.
But now I feel much more at ease.
Ivan casually dismissed the Weasley brothers who were about to continue talking about their adventures, and calmed down to focus on exploring this newly appeared golden finger. After trying various methods in the novel to call out the system, a series of information finally appeared in front of Ivan.
Ivan Hals
Occupation: Wizard
Magic column: Fear spell level 1 (3/200)
Knowledge Theory: Magic Item Crafting Level 0 (435/500)
Magic Items:
Wand (yew, unicorn hair, eleven and three-quarters inches long)
Magic: Medium
Compatibility: 72.5%
Academic performance points: None
...]
The information bar that appeared in front of Ivan was within his expectations, but some of the content in the information bar was a little beyond his expectations.
"Fear spell? Magic item creation?" Ivan muttered to himself slowly. As a young wizard who had just traveled through time and hadn't even figured out the situation yet, these two abilities naturally wouldn't be brought by him.
Thinking of the memories that emerged in his mind when he was on the stage just now, Ivan immediately realized that it must be the magic that he, the little wizard named Ivan Hals, had learned before entering school.
This situation is not uncommon among young wizards. Even Hermione Granger, who was born in a Muggle family, was able to master some simple magic through self-study before entering school, not to mention those young wizards who were born in wizard families.
However, Ivan thought about the magic of fear for a long time but had no impression of it. It didn't seem to be a magic that appeared in the original book.
Ivan did not find it strange. After all, Harry Potter was just a novel, and it only showed a small part of the magic world. It was impossible to show all the magic in a comprehensive way. The black magic that appeared in the original text was even rarer. It was impossible for a real black wizard to only know these few black magics.
After all, there are countless books on dark magic in the restricted area of Hogwarts alone.
Of course, Ivan was more curious or worried about the family situation of the original owner. A family that could teach their children black magic before school started was obviously not a good family.
Ivan was very worried about his own safety. If people found out that Ivan Hals, the little wizard, was possessed by a soul from another world, who knew what kind of dark magic would be waiting for him...