HP: Hogwarts, but pro-generation

Xia successfully found the box where Ander and the others were. When she pushed the door open, the boys had just packed up all their things.

Xia sat next to Ander and listened to them discussing the evening's sorting. Although everyone had discussed what college they wanted to go to before, who would be bored with this topic before the sorting?

"My father said that sorting is to make us fight trolls." James suddenly changed the topic about the college and led the conversation to how to sort the houses.

"Bella told us before that she was dueling with a giant squid." Sirius frowned when he heard what James said. Although Bella is not in a good state now, she doesn't look like someone who would play with children.

"Maybe the duels are different every year? Maybe this year it's a theoretical test." Ender put forward his own idea, but his words "theoretical test" scared the other little wizards present except Xia, actually James and Sirius.

"Merlin bless you - I hope not, I haven't read much!" cried James.

Sirius also looked worried, and Shia couldn't help but laugh at their reactions.

Before the boy who was being laughed at could ask Xia why she was laughing, he heard a rhythmic knock on the door of their box, and the next second the door was pushed open.

He was a boy who looked a little weak, with some faint marks of injury on his face, which were hard to see if you didn't look closely. He exuded a gentle temperament, and when he saw the people in the box looking at him, his light brown eyes were filled with embarrassment.

"Sorry, there are no empty boxes outside." Being stared at by four people was not a good feeling. He looked even more nervous. "I mean, can I share a box with you guys?"

Xia saw that after he finished speaking, the hand that he had not released after pushing the door open began to exert force again, and his already pale face looked even worse.

"Of course, come in!" James was an overly enthusiastic person. He patted the seat next to him and said, "Sit here. I'm James Potter. What's your name?"

The boy's hand on the door suddenly loosened. He exhaled lightly, but did not completely relax. "Hello, James. My name is Remus Lupin."

Remus obediently sat down next to James. He spoke carefully, "Oh, I didn't expect there were four people in the box." Feeling that it was a bit strange for him to say that, he explained, "Well... I was listening outside for a while. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation. I only heard three voices, and I thought there was extra space. The other boxes were reluctant to have another person."

"It's okay. Although the box usually seats four people, it doesn't matter if there is one more person." Ander didn't care how many people were sitting in the box. "I'm Andrick Hopps, you can call me Ander. Next to me is my sister, Sylvia Hopps."

Xia nodded as a greeting, "I'm Sylvia Hopps. If you're surrounded by three noisy guys, you won't want to talk." Xia understood what Remus meant, and she agreed with Ender's opinion.

Sirius, who was sitting next to James, thought so too. If others had no objection, he would not have one either. He never cared about these little things. "Sirius Black."

Remus looked grateful when he heard their words, and he thought he was really starting to look forward to life at Hogwarts.

"Freshman, follow me over here. We'll take the boat in. No more than four people allowed."

Xia and the others, who had already changed into wizard robes, looked at the tall figure standing at the front of the team and exclaimed in amazement.

"I bet he has giant blood!" James swore. It was the first time he had seen a giant.

Ender also opened his mouth wide, "Hogwarts really has everything!" He felt that he would not be surprised even if there was a troll.

"Hey, did you hear that? No more than four people can sit together."

"Oh, let's go find another boat." Ender came out of his surprise at seeing the giant. Although he wanted to sit with James and the others, he had said before that he would not leave Xia alone. After saying hello to his good friends, he took Xia and walked in another direction.

"See you at the Sorting, then."

Xia had no objection. She knew that Ender would be with her. Not to mention that the twins had basically never been separated except for that time in Diagon Alley, their parents also told them to take care of each other before school started.

"Lily!" Xia saw the beautiful girl with fiery red hair when she and Ander were looking for a boat to take. "Can we join you?"

Xia noticed Snape who was always by Lily's side, and she symbolically asked for Snape's opinion, but of course the most important thing was Lily's opinion.

There was no doubt that she received Lily's enthusiastic response, and Xia jumped into the boat and sat next to Lily.

Snape looked at the seat that was squeezed out by the girl with silver hair, his expression darkened and he sat silently opposite Lily.

After meeting Lily and Snape, Ender tried to talk to Snape, but the man remained silent except for occasionally answering Lily's questions.

He took the initiative to find a few topics but was ignored by the other party without exception. Ender joined the girls' conversation. His joining obviously created a barrier between the four people - isolating Snape.

Lily had thought about asking Snape to join in, but she gave up after seeing that he had no interest in the topic they were talking about.

However, when Xia proposed to go to the same college with Lily, Snape said to Lily: "We'd better go to Slytherin."

I didn't expect that the topic about the college with James and others in the original book would happen here, Xia secretly complained.

Xia didn't say anything and Ander didn't care where others went, especially this guy who had eyes for no one else but Lily.

The boat swayed to the shore, and Hagrid, the giant who led the way, went to the other side after sending all the freshmen to the castle.

The excited little wizards were chattering away, and the topic was nothing more than the academy and its branches.

Yes, Sorting!

Xia's excitement reached its peak at this moment. She had always wanted to know which college she would go to. The answers from the Sorting Hat and her own tests always gave her different feelings.

"Hogwarts welcomes everyone." A slightly serious voice appeared above them.

It was Professor McGonagall, and Thea looked at the witch standing at the top of the steps.

"I'm Minerva McGonagall, you can call me Professor McGonagall." The noisy little wizards finally quieted down, "I will take you to the auditorium for sorting. We will be divided into four colleges..."

As usual, Professor McGonagall would give a brief introduction to each college before the freshmen were sorted. The young wizards from wizard families knew about each college, while the young wizards from Muggle families knew this information from the books they had bought in advance and from their new friends on the train.

But apart from Professor McGonagall who will give the most official and fair introduction here, other ways of understanding are all somewhat emotional.

Xia thought that Professor McGonagall made a special introduction here probably to allow the young wizards to find a college that better suits them. Of course, the Sorting Hat would respect the opinions of the young wizards themselves.

"Okay, now come with me to the auditorium." Professor McGonagall led the curious little wizards who were whispering and starting from the introduction of the colleges to the direction of the auditorium.

Like most freshmen, Xia was looking around and admiring the ancient castle. She noticed that Sirius was silent. Even he was looking around but he couldn't hide the emotion in his eyes.

"Sirius? Are you nervous about the Sorting?"

"I was just wondering which house I would go to. You know my whole family is Slytherin." Sirius answered Xia's concerned question.

It was her fault. She had always known from a God's perspective that Sirius would be sorted into Gryffindor, but she forgot that Sirius himself was not aware of it and was anxious about it.

But she couldn't tell him directly that he would be sorted into Gryffindor, so she chose a compromise, "It doesn't matter, maybe I will be sorted into Slytherin, or maybe we will both be sorted into Slytherin. And you know, the college won't change the fact that we will always be friends."

Xia's words relieved the pressure on Sirius.

He fixed his gaze on her. Her beautiful blue eyes were full of sincerity. Being looked at by such eyes, Sirius felt like retreating for the first time. He lagged behind Xia by half a step and said in a voice that only the two of them could share: "Well, you're right. I shouldn't worry about this."

The next second, the door of the auditorium opened.