Robert stood in front of the open door.
Wearing black-rimmed glasses, he scanned the young Wizards and asked in a calm tone, "Excuse me, which junior answered just now?"
"It's, it's Lucien!"
Terry looked excited, raising his hand enthusiastically, as if he was the one who had answered correctly.
That shout immediately drew everyone's attention to Lucien.
Being stared at by a group of people, some curious, some surprised, Lucien didn't appear uncomfortable; he was quite composed.
Robert adjusted his glasses and suddenly gave Lucien a thumbs up:
"Amazing, truly amazing."
"I estimate some third and fourth-year students wouldn't be able to answer that question, but who would have thought..."
"The Sorting Hat was absolutely right to sort you, Lucien, into Ravenclaw!"
"What did I just say? Ravenclaw has the smartest Wizards!"
As he spoke, Robert proudly tilted his head back again, making his golden curly hair tremble.
"All right, let's enter the Ravenclaw common room, which will also be your home for the next seven years."
Following Robert into the common room.
What greeted Lucien's eyes was a bright and dreamlike scene; starlight shone through the surrounding windows, the ceiling displayed constantly shifting star charts, and even the carpet was dotted with stars.
It was a large circular room, adorned with Ravenclaw's representative blue and bronze silk.
Some older students gathered in corners or on sofas, discussing course material, while others simply practiced magic spells.
Lucien approached an arched window and found that it overlooked the Black Lake, the Forbidden Forest, the greenhouses, and the Quidditch Pitch.
As expected of Ravenclaw, their common room was at the top of the tower.
The view here was expansive, and it was also very quiet, indeed perfect for studying.
Hmm, coming to Ravenclaw was truly the right choice!
"Everyone, please look at this statue."
Robert raised his arm, gesturing for the young Wizards to look at the white marble statue in the center of the common room.
It was a beautiful, yet somewhat stern-looking lady.
Though merely a statue, Lucien actually felt her eyes were quite lively.
As if she was scrutinizing and encouraging the students before her.
"This is the founder of our House, Rowena Ravenclaw."
While everyone was admiring Ravenclaw's statue and listening to Robert's introduction of her life.
Terry leaned close to Lucien and whispered, "Hey, hey, Lucien, how exactly did you solve that problem just now?"
Lucien turned his head to Terry and quietly offered a hint:
"The premise is that all five Wizards are absolutely intelligent. Secondly, you can try working backward, starting from the fifth Wizard and deriving forward."
Hearing Lucien's hint, Terry lowered his head in thought.
Children sorted into Ravenclaw are all eager to learn and crave knowledge.
Terry was no exception; he wanted to try and solve the riddle based on Lucien's hint.
"Today's introduction concludes here. These are your room numbers, please take them."
"If you have any questions, you can come directly to room 108 to find me."
Robert waved his wand, and dozens of slips of paper floated out of his pocket, flying towards each young Wizard.
Watching Robert's effortless non-verbal spell, Lucien raised an eyebrow.
Indeed, those who become Ravenclaw Prefects all have some impressive skills.
"Lucien, which dorm are you in?"
"I'm 226."
Terry even handed his slip of paper to Lucien.
"Hmm, what a coincidence, I'm 226 too."
"That's great, what a coincidence, hahaha."
Lucien and Terry went up a flight of stairs to their dorm room.
They found their luggage already placed beside their beds.
Because it was located within the tower, Ravenclaw's common room was the smallest of the four Houses, and also the only one to use bunk beds.
The beds came with dark blue curtains, so if you wanted your own small space, you just had to draw them.
Terry wandered around the dorm room with curiosity.
"Hey Lucien, our dorm is a double room, it's just a bit small."
Lucien nodded.
Indeed, a double room meant the dorm size was relatively smaller, but with fewer people, it was also quieter.
"Lucien, you choose first, top bunk or bottom bunk."
"Top bunk."
"Alright, no problem, I happen to like the bottom bunk, it's convenient."
With that, Terry flung himself onto the bottom bunk, immediately feeling the softness of the mattress.
Terry rested his head on his pillow, looking up at the bed board above:
"I guess our House just has too many girls and very few boys, which is why they put us in these small dorms."
"Ugh, I feel like having a lot of girls is such a hassle. I can't get along with them at all. What am I going to do for the next few years?"
Hearing Terry's typical little-boy complaint, Lucien glanced at him.
Heh heh, maybe in a few years, you'll be kissing the Sorting Hat.
Thanking it for sorting you into the House with many girls.
If there were a magic item to record this conversation and play it back to him later, that would be quite interesting.
Unfortunately, Hogwarts seems to be affected by ancient magic, so Muggle electronic devices don't work here.
Lucien examined the bunk beds; they couldn't compare to the large bed at home, but he was used to it.
After all, before transmigrating, he had lived in six-person and eight-person dorms with bunk beds at school...
Ugh, this is a world of magic. A bed is a small problem.
Later, he could learn the Undetectable Extension Charm to simply expand the bed's space.
Perhaps he could ask Professor Flitwick for guidance; he is one of the foremost Charms Masters of his time and my Dean, so he certainly wouldn't refuse.
After tidying their luggage and washing up.
Terry had already changed into his pajamas and was lying on his bed.
"Lucien, aren't you going to sleep yet? It seems we have classes tomorrow morning."
Lucien sat by the window, reading a copy of "Encyclopedia of Common Potions" by the light of the lamp and the stars.
"I'll read a bit more and then sleep."
Seeing Lucien's diligent reading, Terry quietly sighed:
"You're so hardworking! Honestly, just thinking about learning magic tomorrow makes me too excited to sleep, let alone read!"
Lucien shook his head:
"It's fine, reading is a habit now, and it also helps me relax."
"Oh right, Lucien, I still haven't figured out that Galleon distribution problem. Can you explain it to me?"
Lucien continued reading his book and began to explain, "Start by considering the fifth Wizard. No matter what proposal the fourth Wizard makes, he will reject it, thereby monopolizing the Galleons. From there, consider the fourth, then the third..."