HP: Hogwarts, but pro-generation

Xia laughed awkwardly twice, and then she chose her tone and said, "Answer one by one?"

Lillian was amused, but she still patiently answered Xia's question:

"If the founders you are referring to are Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin, then yes, Godric, Hale, Rona, and Sara, that's the four of them."

"We are indeed very good friends and companions, but sometimes it is difficult for me to admit that I am friends with them."

"As for the rest of the Priest family..." Lillian raised the corners of her lips and said, "My dear, I am the first generation, and you are all my descendants."

"The black cloth is a little quirk of mine. I hate being covered by dust. This black cloth isolates the air and of course it also isolates time. When it covers the portrait, we cannot sense the outside world, just like we are asleep, unless someone opens it. This room is also covered with magic."

"Oh, is this the only room? The other rooms in the manor don't seem to be so magical."

"Xia, this isn't magical." Lillian laughed twice and explained, "Of course I can't ask everyone living in the manor to hate dust like me - I could certainly do that when I lived here, but I think every manor owner has his own ideas. But out of a little selfishness, I cast a spell on this room, and it's the only one that's so special."

"This is amazing! I never knew there was such cool magic."

Lillian was puzzled. She frowned and looked at Xia, as if she was very worried: "Didn't you go to Hogwarts?"

How could she not know this kind of magic? Could it be that the Priest family was too conservative to allow the little wizard to go to school? Or was Hogwarts no longer there? Lillian looked very worried. She was really worried about Xia's schooling and even imagined the possibility of her and Gordie giving Xia a private lesson.

Seeing that Lillian looked very serious, Xia hurriedly explained: "How could that be? All the little wizards in Britain will go to Hogwarts to study! However, there is one thing I want to say..."

"Hmm." Knowing that there was no crisis of going to school, Lillian felt much more relaxed. She motioned for Xia to continue.

"Oh, well, I was sorted into Gryffindor."

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Lillian: "I thought you were going to Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw?"

"Why not Slytherin?" asked Thea.

"I wouldn't be surprised if Hopps went to Slytherin, but Priest, that's unlikely."

"You're right, Lillian." Xia said, but I, Hopps, didn't go to Slytherin. But Ender said he almost got into Slytherin.

Then, Xia explained to Lillian what happened on the day of the Sorting. When she heard about the Sorting Hat, Lillian raised her eyebrows. She waited patiently for Xia to finish, and then asked: "Sorting Hat? Is it the talking hat?"

"That's it. It can also sing. Every year, the branch sings a new song it composed. I think when it's not working, it must be racking its brains to think of the lyrics."

Lillian was amused. She recalled the hat in her memory and couldn't help laughing: "I almost forgot it after so long. It was Gordy's hat. It inherited Gordy's voice."

"Mr. Gryffindor sings the same song as the Sorting Hat?!" Xia was very surprised. This was a "knowledge point" that would never appear in the history of magic. Like most students, she did not like boring magic history. She preferred to listen to the "wild history" told by her elders or read in books, such as Godric Gryffindor's bad singing - but this was not considered "wild history".

"Why do you call me Lord Gryffindor today? Goldie will be sad when he hears it." Lillian teased.

"Can I still call him Gordie? I mean, he's the founder!"

"Silly girl, what's the big deal? Even if he is your dean or principal, you can still call him Gordie. I am still here, right? Besides, it's just a title. It doesn't reduce your respect for them. They will understand."

"Lillian, you're so cool!"

Lillian waved her hands casually to show that it was nothing, but Xia could not hide the admiration in her eyes, which made Lillian a little overwhelmed. In order to hide her face flushed with joy due to the praise, Lillian asked Xia to release the others from the "sealed" state. While Xia was happily helping the ancestor she worshipped, Lillian secretly squatted down and patted her face, saying, "This child is too good at praising people..."

Lillian was still trying to adjust her emotions when she was patted unexpectedly. When she looked up, she saw Gordie looking at her with a smile on his face. "It seems that Gryffindor has gained another outstanding student."

Lillian rolled her eyes. She didn't want to pay attention to this childish guy who came here to show off. Goldie lived up to her expectations and continued, "Don't be too envious. Gryffindor always attracts the best people."

"If anyone is envious, it will only be Heer, Rona and Sarah. And don't involve me in the disputes between your colleges." Lillian glanced at Xia who was chatting with others, and thought with some regret: "However, now I envy you for having your own college."

Gordie understood what she meant and said, "It's because you and Horace both refused the request to start the college."

"I don't want to take care of so many little wizards. They are not students like Xia." Lillian said this, and her regret turned into disgust. She pointed out mercilessly: "Just the few little wizards you took in... oh, they are really troublesome."

Gordie's expression was hard to describe. He retorted weakly: "After all, they are Gryffindor." After that, he let out two dry laughs.

"Ha, yes, Gryffindor."

"What Gryffindor?" Xia's voice rang out.

At this time, Lillian found that everyone was crowding into her portrait. She felt helpless: "Why are you all here?"

"Are we not welcome?" Although she said this, Hull and Rona walked to Lillian's side while speaking. Neither of them cared about what Lillian said at all.

"Of course not. I definitely welcome you all, except him—" Lillian pointed at Horace with a wary look on her face: "Horace."

"That was just an accident. I swear it won't happen again." Horace raised his hands in surrender. "I'm just a portrait. I don't even have magic power. Besides, I'm in human form now! Just like you!"

Lillian finally reacted, and her expression softened a little, "I almost forgot, we are all portraits."

"So, what were you talking about just now? What Gryffindor?" Xia watched the whole process of their argument, and after they finished, she raised her hand again to ask a question.

"It was a group of troublesome little wizards from Gryffindor." Lillian recounted her conversation with Goldie.

I have to say that Lillian's evaluation was very pertinent. Sarah said that Priest did not meet Slytherin's standards, but if Xia wanted to go, he said that Slytherin would not mind having another outstanding student.

This caused strong dissatisfaction among the remaining few people. They all said that if it happened again, Xia would definitely choose their college. After several people failed to decide the winner, they all turned their heads to Xia with burning eyes:

"Then Xia, tell me yourself, where will you go?"

Xia gave a fake smile: Can I refuse to answer...

She changed the subject abruptly, "Ah, let's talk about Gryffindor's troublemakers."