“Not necessarily. Look at that smug face—ridiculous.” Faire said haughtily, openly badmouthing Peyton to Seraphina.
“不一定吧，瞧瞧那自豪样！真是可笑。”弗尔用傲慢的语气，光明正大的同塞拉菲娜吐槽。
“Tell me about it—like a pheasant covered in phoenix feathers: useless and gaudy. Don’t end up a dud later.” Seraphina mocked.
“可不嘛，跟一个插满凤凰羽毛的山鸡一样无用虚荣，别到时候成为哑炮。”塞拉菲娜用嘲讽的语气说着。
“Looks like purebloods aren’t all that. We’re better.”
“看来纯血也没什么本事，还不如我们。”
“What do you mean by that?!” Peyton flew into a rage—no one had ever spoken to her like this. “Who do you think you are, anyway?!”
“你们什么意思！”佩蒂气愤极了，头一次有人这么跟她说话：“说说，你们什么家族的！”
“You don’t deserve to know! Look at that stupid scowl—you’re even uglier when you’re mad.” Seraphina flicked her hand dismissively. “What did you eat? Rotten bugs? You reek—nearly made me sick.”
“你也配知道！瞧你那愤怒的样子，长得更勉强了。”塞拉菲娜又扇了扇手，又道：“你吃了什么？难道是恶心的虫子？这么臭，差点把我臭死。”
“You’ve gone too far! I’ll make you regret this!” Peyton snarled, then ignored them.
“你们太过分了！我会让你们后悔的！”佩蒂吼完这句话就不再理她们了。
“Sure we will.” Faire Lestrange glanced at Peyton. “Seraphina—there’ll be plenty of fun things once term starts.”
“好，我们等着。”弗艾尔·莱斯特兰奇白了佩蒂一眼：“塞拉菲娜，开学后有趣的事情会有很多的。”
“Absolutely. Faire—should we find something to do now?” Seraphina signaled with her eyes, and Faire looked across the water.
“当然，弗艾尔，我们要不现在就找点事干？”塞拉菲娜用眼睛示意，弗艾尔往斜对面看。
Across the way was Evelyn and the others’ boat. Clearly, Faire remembered the Diagon Alley encounter vividly: “We’ll meet again.”
斜对面的船上是伊芙林她们，显然，弗艾尔记得非常清楚在对角巷那天的一句：“我们会再次见面的。”
“Looks like the term’s about to get interesting.” Faire smirked.
“我看开学变得有趣了。”弗艾尔不怀好意的笑道。
The boats drew closer to the shore. Hagrid led the first-years to Hogwarts.
船离岸边越来越近了，海格把新生们带去了霍格沃茨。
The first-years entered the castle’s main hall, which hummed with magic.
新生们进了城堡主楼，四周充满着魔法的气息。
The moving, talking portraits on the walls were captivating—sometimes the people in them chatted with first-years about daily life or family, and bored ghosts would suddenly pop out to make people scream. Peeves, for example, loved playing pranks when no one was looking; last time, he dumped a stinking egg on a third-year’s head, and the smell lingered for a week.
吸引人的是四周墙壁上会动会说话的肖像，里面的人有时候会和新生搭话，聊些日常或家庭，一些无聊的幽灵会突然窜出来吓人大叫一声，比如皮皮鬼，它会趁人不在意干些过分的事，上次它就把臭蛋弄到一个三年级学生的头上，以至于那个学生一周了，臭气依然没散。
Evelyn stared at the towering hall doors, surprised. The floating candles, ghosts, and moving staircases on the walls all fascinated her.
伊芙林看着几米高的礼堂大门，吃了一惊，四周墙上的浮周还有幽灵、会动的楼梯无不吸引着伊芙林。
“Merlin’s beard—this is awesome!” Fawkes exclaimed, shaking Daniel’s shoulder. “Mate, how long d’you think this took to build?”
“我的天，这也太棒了吧！”法斯克惊呼一声，摇了摇丹尼尔的肩：“老兄，你说这得耗多长时间建完的呀。”
“No clue.” Daniel’s head spun from the shaking, but his eyes stayed on Evelyn.
“不知道。”丹尼尔被摇得头有点晕，眼睛却一直在伊芙林身上。
“Fawkes—you’re a McLaren, for Merlin’s sake. Act like it.” Evelyn was drawn to the commotion by Daniel, and sighed.
“法斯克，你好歹是麦克米兰家的，注意点形象。”伊芙林被丹尼尔那边的动静吸引，无奈道。
“Evelyn—what house d’you want?” Daniel asked, his tone casual but strained. “My parents insist I get Slytherin.”
“伊芙林，你想去哪个学院？”丹尼尔问道，语气淡淡的，却夹着一丝不自然：“我父母一定要我去斯莱特林。”
“Ravenclaw. I love books—I heard their common room has a starry ceiling and a huge library!”
“拉文克劳吧，我喜欢书！我听说拉文克劳的公共休息室有星空顶、还有藏书！”
“Oh… that sounds nice.” Daniel looked a little disappointed.
“那…那挺不错的。”丹尼尔有些失落。
“Daniel—I’m gonna take you on adventures! I’m gonna challenge the school heartthrob!” Fawkes said excitedly.
“丹尼尔，我要带你四处征战！我要挑战校草！”法斯克兴奋道。
“Dream on!” Faire and Seraphina emerged from the crowd.
“别妄想了！”弗尔和塞拉菲娜从人群中出现。
[Nothing good ever happens when those two show up.] Yaslin thought.
[她们两一出现肯定没好事。]雅思·林心里想着。
Yaslin looked at Fawkes (admittedly, he was handsome, and his voice was nice—but still not as good as Daniel).
雅思林看着法斯克（说实话，他确实帅，声音也好听，但就是觉得不如丹尼尔。）
“Cut it out—you two bickering sounds like a pair of clowns. My ears are gonna flee the country.” Evelyn retorted mercilessly.
“得了，你们两个别在这巴拉巴拉讲相声，听得人耳朵都要离家出走，小丑！”伊芙林毫不留情的反击。
“Exactly—I’m way too cool for you two clowns.” Fawkes said smugly.
“就是，我长得这么哇塞，两小丑。”法斯克的语气贱兮兮的。
“‘Way too cool’—more like ‘way too ugly it’s shocking’.” Seraphina rolled her eyes as she spoke.
“长得是挺哇塞，毕竟丑的让人震惊。”塞拉菲娜边说边翻着白眼。
“You… you!” Fawkes’ face turned red with anger.
“你…你！”法斯克憋红了脸！
“‘You’ what? And you—the servant’s kid—daring to talk back to me?” Faire’s mouth ran nonstop, like a machine gun. “Don’t end up a Muggle like your father!”
“你什么你，还有你，一个长工的女儿还敢顶嘴瞪我？”弗尔开口嘴就没停过，像连珠炮的子弹一样，又道：“别到时候跟你那个父亲一样成了麻瓜！”
Yaslin was caught in the crossfire. She was about to snap back when Evelyn pulled her back: “The professor’s here!”
雅思·林无故躺枪，她刚想开骂却被伊芙林拉住：“教授来了！”
A witch in a dark green robe held a sheepskin roll. Tall and thin, her gaze seemed to see through everything—she looked intimidating, her aura so stern that the first-years fell silent the moment she appeared. The hall entrance went dead quiet.
一个身穿墨绿色巫师袍的女巫拿着羊皮卷，她高高瘦瘦的，眼神仿佛能洞察一切，看起来叫人害怕，气场实在是太严厉了，一出现新生们就安静了下来，礼堂门口鸦雀无声。
“First-years—follow me. Keep order.” The sharp voice rang out. Hagrid stepped forward: “Professor McGonagall—more first-years than usual this year.”
“新生们跟我来，保持秩序。”严肃的声音响起，海格走了上去：“麦格教授，今年新生比往年更多了。”
“Yes, thank you, Hagrid.” Professor McGonagall led the first-years into the hall.
“是啊，谢谢你，海格。”麦格教授领着新生们进了礼堂。
Hogwarts’ hall ceiling looked like the night sky, with countless floating candles. Four tables stood in the hall—one for each house.
霍格沃茨的礼堂顶美得仿佛是夜空，无数支蜡烛悬浮着，礼堂摆着四张桌子，每个学院各一张。
The first-years walked through the hall and lined up between the Gryffindor and Slytherin tables.
一年级新生们穿过礼堂，站在格兰芬多桌和斯莱特林桌之间站成了列。
Headmaster Dumbledore was an elderly wizard with a white beard—one of Europe’s greatest wizards. He looked kind as he stepped forward to speak:
邓布利多的校长是一位年长且有着白胡子的巫师，他是欧洲最伟大的巫师，看起来很慈善，他走上前开始致词：
“A new school year begins, and Hogwarts welcomes a new class of first-years.
新的学年开始，霍格沃茨又迎来了一批一年级新生。
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“May your year be filled with success and peace. Now—let the Sorting begin.”
愿你们在这一学年学业有成、平安喜乐，接下来开始分院仪式。
The hall erupted in thunderous cheers and applause; the whole room trembled.
台下传来震天的欢呼声和鼓掌声，整个礼堂都颤了颤。
An extremely old, tattered, and drab hat was brought out—it was brownish-black.
一顶非常老、破旧甚至是颜色很土的帽子被拿出来，是棕褐色的。
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