Chapter 22

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Hermione greeted Verde with an enthusiastic hug when he took the seat next to her. Verde awkwardly patted her shoulder in response. Hermione released him and gave him the widest smile she could give.

"I'm so glad we are in the same house!" she told him. Verde nodded in response. The remainder of the sorting went the same as it did previously, ending with Blaise Zabini being sorted into Slytherin. Verde's eyes followed the boy as he took a seat at the Slytherin table. Zabini was a name familiar to him from his time as an Arcobaleno. The Zabini famiglia was mainly a neutral family, however if you got on their bad side they wouldn't hesitate to retaliate. If Verde remembered correctly, Blaise's mother held the moniker of Black Widow. She was a very talented assassin. Verde made a note to talk to Blaise sometime. He might prove to be very useful in the future.

Verde turned his attention to Dumbledore as the old man stood. He was careful not to make eye contact with the man as his gaze swept over the students, lingering on Verde for a second longer than the rest before moving on.

"Before we begin the feast," Dumbledore said, his voice drawing everyone's attention to him. Now that Verde was prepared and knew what he was looking for, he could feel the Sky Attraction rolling off Dumbledore. He was purposely flaring his Aura at them. Verde was careful to keep his face blank, though inwardly he was growling. It was like Luche all over again. Actually no. It made sense now. Luche was just like another Dumbledore. Verde had just never realized it before.

"I'd like to say a few words. And they are Nitwick. Blubber. Oddiment. Tweak. Thank you," Dumbledore said before sitting down. As soon as he was seated, food appeared on the tables as if appearing out of thin air.

"Verde did you see?" Hermione asked excitedly, shaking his arm to get his attention, which Verde gave to her along with an indulgent smile.
"I did. It was really cool," he said. Hermione was satisfied with his answer and began to pile food onto her plate. Verde followed her lead calmly. As he ate, Verde couldn't help but be slightly disappointed. He had grown used to Allie's cooking and this was nowhere close to it. Hmm. Perhaps he should start taking his meals in the lab. It was much more preferable than having the same meal every day. Verde would have to think about it later. Right now, some of the other students were trying to engage in a conversation with him and Hermione.

"What classes are you most looking forward to taking?" a fourth year asked them.

"All of them!" Hermione answered happily. "Though I think I'm most excited for Transfiguration," she said. The older students around them chuckled.

"She'll fit right in," a sixth year declared, earning many sounds of agreement.

"What about you?" someone asked Verde.

"From what I heard, I think I am most looking forward to History of Magic. It is essentially a study hall so I can work on my own projects," he explained.

"Well...he's not wrong," a third year said. "It's what we all usually do anyway," she said.

"You have a point. I guess I'm just surprised a first year is actually looking forward to a study hall," said the fourth year from before. Verde pushed his glasses back before explaining.

"I am a scientist. If I could get away with it, I'd be spending all my time working. But my friends and uncles won't let me. They thought it best for me to attend a school and meet new people," he told them.

"Scientist? What's that?" a second year asked. Verde figured he was a pure blood or at least a magically raised half-blood.

"Science is, in a sense, muggle potions. The actual definition is a bit more complex though. A scientist is similar to a potion's master," Verde explained. "I spend my time doing research or inventing new products for my shop," he said. Verde took a couple bites of his food while the others digested this information.

"Your shop?" Hermione asked. "Are you planning to open a business when you graduate?" Verde shook his head and took a drink of pumpkin juice.

"No. I already opened it. The goblins take care of most of the day-to-day issues but they keep me updated and call me if I'm needed for something. If I am unable to attend, my uncles will go in my place," Verde said. The ravens seemed surprised by this information. They didn't expect an eleven year old to have his own business after all. Hopefully they are quick to learn that Verde isn't your typical eleven year old.

The remainder of the meal was spent in a similar manor. Just getting to know their new housemates. Verde was just happy that they finally introduced themselves.

A few of the older students explained what would happen after the feast. Their prefects, Jasmine and Tony, would give them a brief tour on the way to the common room. Afterwards, Flitwick would give a speech and go over a few things specific for Ravens. Then they'd be assigned rooms and go to bed. If you were up early enough, then the prefects would lead you down to breakfast and to your first class. Verde was impressed. It was much more organized than the Gryffindors. Though any organization was more organized than the Lions.

It was about this time that the food disappeared and Dumbledore stood to give his proper speech. His Aura flared once again, drawing attention towards him from everyone in the room. Verde felt a shiver of disgust go through him. If he had to put up with that for the next seven years, he really was better off just eating in his lab.

Verde tuned out the speech, since he already knew what would be said. Being from the future had its advantages. Such as knowing how to bypass all the traps surrounding the Philosopher's stone. He was planning on waiting a month or two before stealing it. Not only would it keep the stone out of Dumbledore and Quirrelmort's grasp, Verde would get to experiment on an actual philosopher's stone. Who knows what kind of stuff he could produce with it.

Verde was only aware of Dumbledore's speech ending thanks to all the older students standing up, which prompted the first years to stand as well. Verde listened to Hermione chatter about everything as the Prefects led them to the Ravenclaw tower. They went the long route, so as to give the students a bit of a tour as promised. Jasmine and Tony alternated between telling them facts about various things they saw along the way and giving them advice for certain classes they passed. Verde smiled. He definitely preferred being a Ravenclaw over a Gryffindor.

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