The oblivious conversation between Ye Ting and Cho Chang left Hermione and Marietta feeling quite overlooked and neglected.
"What are you two even talking about?" Hermione protested. "Can't you speak in a language everyone can understand?"
"Alright," Ye Ting shrugged and switched to English. "So, would you like to come in and sit? There are still some empty seats."
"Of course." Marietta nodded briskly and pulled the hesitant Cho Chang inside.
With the addition of the two girls, everyone became a bit reserved. No one spoke, and the atmosphere turned somewhat awkward.
Eventually, Marietta broke the ice. She looked at Ye Ting and then at Cho Chang, asking somewhat reluctantly, "Are all you Easterners so beautiful?"
"How can you call a man beautiful?" Ye Ting complained.
But in fact, handsome as he was, he could already be considered beautiful. Mrs. Garry had said more than once that if Ye Ting dressed up as a girl, he would definitely be cuter than any other girl.
Upon hearing Marietta's remark, Hermione and Cho Chang both scrutinized Ye Ting intently and then simultaneously blushed and looked away.
The atmosphere became even more awkward.
Helplessly, Ye Ting remembered his original intention: to get Hermione into Ravenclaw. So, he deliberately asked, "Are you two freshmen this year too?"
"No, we entered Hogwarts last year and are now in our second year." Cho Chang shook her head.
"So you should call me senior sister." Marietta added.
"Alright, senior sister," Ye Ting rolled his eyes. "So, which house are you in?"
"We're both Ravenclaw students." the two girls glanced at each other and said in unison.
"Ah, Ravenclaw," Ye Ting nodded pretendingly. "I hope I can be sorted into Ravenclaw this year. How about you, Hermione?"
"Gryffindor," Hermione replied. "I've heard that Gryffindor is the best."
"Gryffindor is not the best, Ravenclaw is," Cho Chang countered.
"Absolutely," Marietta agreed. "Gryffindor people love to promote their house to others the most. But in reality, they are just a group of foolish and reckless idiots."
"That's prejudice." Hermione pointed out sharply.
"No, I also think Ravenclaw is the best," Ye Ting supported Cho Chang and Marietta, explaining, "Wizards gain power through knowledge. Ravenclaw represents wisdom and knowledge, which is exactly what wizards should pursue."
He concluded, "Although courage, diligence, and cunning are all important for wizards, wisdom and knowledge are their essence."
Marietta and Cho Chang both applauded.
"Well said, you will definitely become an excellent Ravenclaw."
"Professor Flitwick will surely be delighted to meet you."
After carefully considering Ye Ting's words, the proud Hermione had to nod. "I have to admit you make a good point. Now I also hope to be sorted into Ravenclaw." Saying this, her cheeks turned red.
"Unfortunately, it's the Sorting Hat that decides which house you get sorted into. If you're unlucky, you might end up in another house." Marietta reminded them with some regret.
However, having read the original books, Ye Ting immediately had a plan: "I've heard that there's a way to change the Sorting Hat's decision. Just keep thinking about which house you want to be in, and the Sorting Hat will also take your opinion into consideration. You can try it. If it works, we can stay in the same house."
As he said the last sentence, he looked intently into Hermione's eyes.
Being stared at by such a handsome guy, Hermione's cheeks turned even redder. She quietly agreed, "Got it, I'll do that."
Next, the four of them engaged in a heated discussion about Ravenclaw. Basically, Cho Chang and Marietta introduced Ravenclaw, while Ye Ting and Hermione gave their evaluations. Cho Chang and Marietta sometimes agreed and sometimes strongly opposed, and then continued introducing... Such a cycle. All four of them had a great chat and didn't even notice that the train had already departed.
Around half-past twelve, a smiling woman with dimples pushed a trolley past their compartment. All four bought some snacks from her and happily exchanged them to eat.
Ye Ting declined Marietta's offer of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans because he didn't want to taste any strange flavors like bogey. Hermione, however, was quite interested and boldly ate several until she was spiced up by a chili pepper-flavored bean and had to drink several glasses of water.
What truly interested Ye Ting was the trading card that came with the Chocolate Frog, which featured moving characters. This sparked a bold idea in his mind – to use this technology to create a trading card game, similar to Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-On!, or Hearthstone. He knew that there were games like Wizard's Chess in the wizarding world, and collecting Chocolate Frog cards was also very popular. So, creating a trading card game in the wizarding world definitely had potential, and he could even become wealthy through it.
He even thought about hiring Ravenclaw students to help develop and manufacture the cards. Such technology was not very advanced in Alchemy, and students would surely be happy to earn some Galleons after school. During this period, he could take the opportunity to screen out truly capable young wizards and officially hire them after they graduated.
"I'm such a genius." Ye Ting thought, feeling slightly pleased with himself for a moment.
Just then, an accident interrupted his thoughts.
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