When the magic train stopped, the four of them got off the train together.

On a large platform, groups of students aged fifteen to twenty were walking towards the address of Hogmot under the guidance of several staff or teachers.

The person who leads Fiona's group is Martha Olivia, who is dressed in a magician's costume.

Art, who was standing on Fiona's shoulder, noticed the slightly twitching corners of her mouth.

"Hello, beauty~"

Art deliberately changed his tone to be weird.

"Calm down your familiars. We will pass through the outer forest in a moment. There are many magical creatures in the forest."

Martha, who had searched for many ways to break the contract without success, took a deep breath and said in a warning tone.

"Magical creatures?"

A muggle-born magician asked.

"That's right."

Martha half-turned around and pointed into the distance.

In a huge forest, there is a tall clock tower standing in the center of the forest. You can vaguely see traces of buildings around the clock tower.

"Hogsmot is built in the center of Hogsmot Forest, that's why it's called Hogsmot..."

"Ah? Is that why it got its name?"

"Do you think it was a school founded by a great magician called Hogmot? Or do you think it has various special meanings?"

Martha, who was filled with worries and anger because of seeing Art, said angrily.

In fact, she was originally a very easy to get along with teacher.

But this kind of behavior made her first impression in the minds of the freshmen as "serious" and "difficult to get along with".

Martha looked at the freshmen with a gloomy face and continued:

"There are many magical creatures in this forest. It is Hogmot's tradition to enter the school here, which allows you to truly get in touch with a corner of the magical world."

"Many of you have not really come into contact with the magic world before. You have only seen magic, been found to have the talent to use magic, and then received the admission notice."

After explaining why, Martha warned:

"They have various habits and have reached peace with the magicians. You can observe them from a distance, but it is best not to disturb these magical creatures..."

"If you want to turn into a pig nose or a dwarf until the end of the entrance ceremony, then make as many magical creatures as possible."

"Perhaps such a result will be more impressive for you on your first day of school?"

Upon hearing these words, all the trainee Muggle magicians immediately hurriedly collected their familiars.

But as a new student from a magician family, he was well prepared, so he didn't panic at all.

While the freshmen were hurriedly trying to figure out how to calm down their familiars, everyone had already set off, and Martha didn't wait too long and led the freshmen into the forest.

The dense woods were unusually eerie. In the sight of the new students, shadows would pass by from time to time, making their moods fluctuate continuously.

Even Fiona was nervous, and then Anna took the opportunity to take advantage of several waves of deviations.

And for Art...

"That one is a bit similar to the Flower Demon Praying Mantis. Apart from its strength, it should be the same species."

"That one feels a lot like a goblin..."

"That's right, that's just a centaur. Are there centaurs in this forest? I dissected a lot of lightning centaurs for experiments. I don't know if this one has any extraordinary abilities. It doesn't seem to have any. It's too weak. Forget it.

There is no arrest value."

"I haven't seen any extraordinary birds here... Is it true that we can only capture ordinary crows?"

More than an hour later, after a near-miss and heart-stopping journey, the exhausted freshmen finally arrived in front of the Hogmot campus.

After passing through the forest, the end of the path unfolded into a flat area nearly two hundred meters long, with majestic, castle-like contiguous buildings standing in the abrupt plain surrounded by forest.

Moreover, there is a tall school wall surrounding those spire-shaped buildings, which is four to five times larger than the average campus.

"Hogmot is ahead."

Martha looked at everyone and said, walking towards the campus.

The freshmen also followed. When they entered the campus, they found...

All the new students have arrived.

"Why?" Fiona asked with some surprise and confusion.

"Because it took the longest detour."

Martha's deliberate detour was not hidden from Art at all. After all, through the memories of Clottey and Martha, Art had completely mastered the terrain here.

And the reason Martha did this...

"Little girl, the idea of ​​exposing me through magical creatures is still too naive."

Although revealing the "true identity" is planned, it is too early.

He needs some time to find out.

...

Time comes to night.

The entrance ceremony is in the evening, dinner time to be precise.

The place where the entrance ceremony is held is in the Great Hall of Hogmot.

The freshmen walked into the hall and sat around rows of long tables according to college and grade.

Hundreds of candles were lifted into the air by the power of magic, and their light illuminated the dark auditorium. The ceiling was specially opened to let in the moonlight.

The mysterious magical atmosphere filled the entire space, and even the new students from a magician family could not help but be immersed in this grand ceremony.

As a familiar, Art stood on Fiona's shoulders. Although it would be more enjoyable to look down from this angle, he still looked around.

Black cats, crows, blackbirds, owls, mice, squirrels...all kinds of small creatures stay quietly beside their owners.

The power derived from the "Calming Spell" affects these small creatures that are not resistant to magic.

Then, Art raised his head and looked at the four flags hanging on the high platform of the auditorium and above the podium.

Pure white unicorn, turquoise griffin, jet black bat, and tan golem.

The flags feature the logos of the four major colleges.

Under the four flags, there are eight smaller flags.

They are:

Side one:

The shield is behind, and in front is a composite pattern of crossed wands and swords - Magical Protection Department

Disciplines about combat and protection.

Side two:

On the blue background, countless pale yellow star points condense into constellations that are constantly changing - Astrology.

About astrology, horoscopes, celestial movements and other subjects.

Side three:

A vague pattern similar to the brain, which reminds you of a different scene every time you look at it - Illusion Science.

The subject that mainly studies various illusions and illusion magic.

Side 4:

An entangled image of a western dragon and a phoenix - Magical Creatures

It mainly studies creatures, including magical creatures and various creatures including familiars, as well as various biological-related magics such as controlling familiars and animal transformation.

Side five:

Many humanoid figures wearing simple magic robes - ancient magic.

The subject of magical archeology and the study of ancient magic.

Side Six:

Skeletons and a ghostly blue background form a slightly scary pattern - Necronomicon

The study of undead creatures, spirits, and various cursed magics.

Side 7:

A huge potion pot with bubbles of various colors floating out of the pot - Alchemy Department.

The disciplines about potions and alchemy include the making of various potions and the making of magic props such as wands.

Side 8:
To be continued...