HP: I’m working on redemption at Hogwarts

By the time the train arrived at the station, darkness had spread all over the sky. Near the black lake, the surrounding air was also filled with a damp and cold atmosphere.

"First-year students, line up to get on the boat!" Hagrid's rough voice echoed throughout the crowd. Astoria frowned slightly, covered her ears that were restless in the noisy environment, and stepped onto the boat first, avoiding the crowd.

It’s been a long time since I’ve experienced this kind of moment. Sitting on a quiet boat, feeling the evening breeze gently brushing my cheeks, and the sound of rippling lake water hitting my ears from time to time.

The few people sitting on the boat with him all kept silent in tacit agreement. Finally, they were no longer the noisy Muggles on the train asking questions and the red-haired girl who kept staring at him with scorching eyes.

Maybe it was because the Black Lake was too big and the boat was swimming too slowly. After several people on the boat looked at each other secretly, a little girl with blond hair and braids started the conversation.

"I'm Shiblanco Rozier."

"My name is Rosa, Rosa Lant." A little girl with short brown hair and freckles on her cheeks responded.

"Lant? I haven't heard of him very often. Are you a Muggle?" Rozier immediately sat down in a corner far away from Lant with a somewhat unkind tone.

"No, no, my mother is a wizard." Lanter nervously squeezed his sleeves and explained, his face turning red.

"My mother is a wizard... so she is a mixed race?" Rozier raised his eyebrows slightly, and the expression on his face did not improve much. He just curved the corners of his mouth slightly and looked up and down at the reserved Lant, with a flash of light in his eyes. Disdainful.

"how about you?"

Finally, Astoria, who was sitting in a corner and staring at the distant castle in a daze, was noticed. She sighed helplessly and slowly turned her head.

"Astoria Greengrass."

"Greengrass? I know Sister Daphne, but I have never met you." Rozier rubbed his braid back and forth, staring at Astoria and thinking for a long time.

"I am Daphne's sister, but I have always lived with my mother." Astoria had the right smile on her face, looking kind and flattering. Rozier almost thought that the girl who had been sitting quietly and lowly in the corner just now was his imagination.

After listening to Astoria's explanation, Rozier realized that he had indeed never met Daphne's mother at the Greengrass family's banquet.

Thinking of this, Rozier finally showed his first sincere smile since boarding the ship, and took the initiative to reach out and make friends with Astoria.

"Then it seems that we will all be classmates in Slytherin from now on. It's an honor to be friends with the second young lady of the Greengrass family."

Astoria looked at the girl with a relaxed expression and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. However, she shook the hand of friendship extended by Rozier with a happy expression that was not apparent on her face, pretending to accept it readily.

……

Soon, all the first-year students gathered together and came to the auditorium under the leadership of Professor McGonagall.

The Great Hall of Hogwarts was still as bright as I remembered, with gorgeous lights hanging from the ceiling of an empty and mysterious starry sky. The students on the four long tables looked extremely excited, and everyone turned their attention to the first-year students in the middle of the auditorium.

"Now, the students whose names I have read will go on stage and put on the sorting hat." Professor McGonagall, wearing a long dark green cloak, was holding a parchment with a list of freshmen written on it, and read out the names of the students one by one.

Maybe it's because Astoria's name is near the front, so she can be pronounced almost immediately. This made her already extremely nervous even more anxious.

"Astoria Greengrass."

Well, Professor McGonagall's voice at this time was like a sound coming from outside the world, with a sense of ethereal isolation. Astoria was stunned for several seconds before quickly walking up.

The moment the dusty, heavy Sorting Hat was placed on her head, she kept repeating that word in her heart.

"Slytherin Slytherin Slytherin Slytherin Slytherin Slytherin Slytherin Slytherin Slytherin Slytherin Slytherin..."

"Stop! My kid, you are really too noisy!" The Sorting Hat could hardly get a word in, and his head almost exploded listening to just a few syllables of Slytherin.

"Oh! Sorry! Mr. Sorting Hat, I didn't mean it." Astoria realized that she had embarrassed Mr. Sorting Hat, and immediately calmed down and apologized to the Sorting Hat.

Astoria's voice made Professor McGonagall next to her couldn't help but look sideways. Only then did she realize that she had accidentally spoken out what was in her heart.

"Child, I can feel your heart. You long for attention, but you hate unnecessary interpersonal relationships. Maybe you can go to a college where you can make more friends..."

"Slytherin is fine. I want to be in the same house as my sister." Although Mr. Sorting Hat wanted to say something, seeing Astoria's firm attitude, he would not persuade her.

"Okay... okay, but good boy, your wish to go to Slytherin is good, but don't lie to an old antique who can see through your mind..." Mr. Sorting Hat sighed longly and said. A sentence with unclear meaning.

Astoria's pupils shrank, her fingers tightly clasping the corners of her clothes, and the expression on her face was a little cold.

My father said that members of the Greengrass family must enter Slytherin Academy. He just wanted to ensure that this was possible...

In a sense, she was not lying, she really wanted to be in the same college as her sister. This reason is more worthy of Mr. Sorting Hat's sympathy, isn't it?

"Slytherin!"

When Mr. Sorting Hat shouted out the name that she had been thinking about in her heart for a long time, Astoria finally showed a satisfied smile. She raised her eyebrows and subconsciously looked in the direction of the Slytherin table. At this moment, Daphne's eyes happened to be looking at her, but she turned her head back pretending not to care.

Later Ginny Weasley and the camera Muggle were both sorted into Gryffindor. Rosier was sorted into Slytherin almost as soon as her head touched the Sorting Hat. Only Lant made Astoria feel strange. She originally thought she would be sorted into Hufflepuff. Unexpectedly, he also entered Slytherin.

Astoria, Rozier, and Rant sat next to each other at the Slytherin table, surrounded by a large group of seniors and seniors who were in the same grade introducing Hogwarts or expressing friendship with each other.

Only Astoria and Lant sat quietly in their corner, still enjoying the food calmly in this noisy and noisy environment.

"Hey! Astoria, I knew I was right. Of course you would come to Slytherin."

Draco didn't know when he changed his position and sat next to Astoria. His eyes were excited, and his straight blond hair had a dull hair sticking up. He looked a little less arrogant and a little more cute.

"Hey, Draco, are you familiar with her?" Pansy was not very happy. She looked at Draco sitting next to Astoria and curled her lips in dissatisfaction.

"Very familiar? Of course not only...from today on, Astoria is my Draco Malfoy's friend." Draco paused emphatically on the last name Malfoy, obviously giving the whole The Slytherin table serves as a deterrent.

His behavior was childish but effective. It was obvious that this young master, who he thought was arrogant and arrogant, seemed to have noticed Astoria's dilemma in getting along with the crowd, and used his domineering behavior to help sister Leah regain her status.

As expected, everyone at the Slytherin table looked different, looking at Astoria with much more earnest expressions. Daphne and Pansy seemed not to have expected Draco's sudden and strange behavior, especially Daphne, who really couldn't imagine when her withdrawn sister would get involved in the Malfoy family.

"Daphne, what on earth is going on?" Pansy looked dissatisfied, but her family etiquette prevented her from being too rude.

"I don't know..." Daphne's words contained a trace of hesitation and confusion.

Well, Draco's mother did seem to be kind to him, and even mentioned to him the school friendship between her and her mother.

Is it because of this...

But it is true that Astoria is loved and favored by her mother in every aspect. Even her appearance is exactly the same as her mother's when she was a child. No wonder Aunt Narcissa reminds Draco to take care of her.