Familiar Gold

Dumbledore was universally acknowledged as the greatest wizard of the age. His status in the Wizarding World was probably comparable to that of the Supreme Mage in Kamar-Taj.

He just did not know who was more powerful, Dumbledore or the Supreme Mage.

Perhaps he could learn more magic from Dumbledore and grow even stronger.

By the time Harry and the other two had finished half their snacks, the compartment door opened again.

A round-faced, slightly chubby boy stood outside the door, looking timidly at the three of them.

He looked very weak-willed, even worse than Ron had been when he first entered the compartment. He was severely socially anxious.

"Hello, my name is Neville. I wanted to ask if you've seen my toad?" he said.

When Harry and the others shook their heads slightly, the boy immediately burst into tears.

"Waaah... I lost him again. He's always trying to run away from me."

Having grown up with Peter, Harry was quite good at dealing with troubled children. Young Wizards were no exception.

"Don't worry. Maybe we can help you."

Harry had already developed the habit of using his wand. He raised it toward the corridor outside the compartment and spoke the incantation.

"Neville's toad, come here!"

Perhaps other wizards needed something like the owner's name as a medium to cast the Accio Charm, but Harry only needed to tell Chaos Magic what he wanted.

The round-faced Young Wizard seemed at a loss and said doubtfully,

"The Accio Charm is a spell only older students can master. It's hard for first-year Young Wizards to learn, let alone new students like us.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I should keep looking."

Hermione stopped him. Miss Otter raised her little head with a proud expression.

"Don't worry. Harry is the Savior, so of course he's different from everyone else. The Accio Charm may be difficult for others, but Harry can master it easily!"

The round-faced Young Wizard looked at Harry in surprise, his attention fixed on the Lightning Scar on Harry's forehead. However, unlike Ron, who had kept staring at it, he merely glanced at it before lowering his head again.

Still, the change in his tone was clear. He seemed a little happy.

"So you're Harry Potter. I believe you can find my toad."

Right as the round-faced Young Wizard finished speaking, a toad flew swiftly over and stopped before Harry's wand.

Harry handed the toad to him.

"Is this your toad?"

The round-faced Young Wizard hurriedly accepted the toad and thanked him repeatedly.

"Thank you, thank you. This is my Trevor. Thank you so much.

"My name is Neville. I'll repay you someday!"

Watching Neville leave, Ron commented,

"So that was Neville. I didn't expect him to be so timid. Looks like he won't be sorted into Gryffindor. He'll probably end up in Hufflepuff."

Ron's words immediately caught Hermione's interest. She asked,

"Why can't Neville be sorted into Gryffindor?"

Ron had not wanted to pay attention to this somewhat annoying Little Witch, but seeing that Harry was interested as well, he explained,

"I already asked around before school started.

"I heard that Dumbledore graduated from Gryffindor, and the most important quality for getting sorted there is being brave and fearless.

"Maybe because Neville's grandmother is too domineering, he's got a very timid personality. It's almost impossible for him to be sorted into Gryffindor."

"I see..." Hermione looked thoughtful before asking, "Then what about the other three houses? What qualities do they value?"

"Gryffindor's symbol is the lion. Its house spirit is courage, nerve, and chivalry.

"Hufflepuff's symbol is the badger. Its house spirit is fairness, loyalty, honesty, and perseverance.

"Ravenclaw's symbol is the eagle. Its house spirit is wisdom and wit.

"As for evil Slytherin, they're all a bunch of cunning people.

"Their symbol is the snake, an evil and ambitious creature.

"As long as it isn't Slytherin, I'm fine with joining any house.

"Harry, Hermione, you'd better stay away from Slytherin's Evil Wizards at school. Most Dark Wizards come from Slytherin." Ron's expression was utterly sincere as he gave his heartfelt warning.

Hermione was clearly intimidated by Ron's manner and immediately felt that Slytherin was no good.

Of course, that was also related to the books she had read. Many notorious Dark Wizards in history had come from Slytherin.

Harry smiled and shook his head slightly.

He had read no fewer books than Hermione over the summer, including information about the four houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

It was true that many Dark Wizards came from Slytherin, but not all Slytherin Young Wizards were evil.

Slytherin's house spirit was ambition and leadership. They valued bloodline and personal ability. The Young Wizards there were all shrewd, ambitious, and resourceful.

Ron was not entirely wrong. For Hermione, joining Slytherin would not be the right choice.

As a Muggle-born, she would certainly be excluded.

As for Harry himself, it did not matter which house he joined.

Every house had its own strengths and value.

If he was sorted into Slytherin, he could make many friends from pure-blood families during school. Those pure-blood families had always held considerable influence in the Wizarding World.

If he was sorted into Gryffindor, he could befriend a group of brave and enthusiastic Young Wizards. They surely would not mind making the whole world a better place.

As for Ravenclaw, the Young Wizards there yearned for knowledge and learning. Magic from another world would surely attract them with ease.

And if some Young Wizard used Kamar-Taj's knowledge to create new magic that their weak Chaos Magic could use, then Harry would be even more powerful using it.

Harry had long noticed that the magic within the wizards of this world was an infinitely inferior version of his own.

As for Hufflepuff, which seemed the most ordinary and mediocre, it was the most important house to Harry.

Because they were ordinary, lending to them held greater value.

Perhaps in the future, Harry could develop the entire Hufflepuff house into his borrowers.

Surely they would not mind paying a few insignificant prices!

In short, no matter which house he was sorted into, it would greatly benefit Harry...

Wait!

Why not take all four houses in one sweep?

Harry realized that he had fallen into a mistaken way of thinking. A door to a New World had opened before him!

Bzzz! Bzzz! Bzzz!

Suddenly, the compartment door was opened again.

But unlike the cautious Neville, the Young Wizard who opened the door this time was clearly ill-mannered.

He yanked the door open with great force, producing a piercing, irritating noise.

Harry looked toward the compartment door. Just as he was about to teach this rude Young Wizard a lesson, he suddenly saw a familiar flash of gold.

He froze slightly. What a coincidence—it was someone he knew.

It was that blond Young Wizard who had wet himself in fright!

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