Why They Weren't Turned into Wizards

"Not bad. You settled this so quickly—I thought it would take you a while."

"An elder in the family is a treasure to the family. There was always someone who could be useful at the right moment.

But there seemed to be some bad blood between you and my maternal grandmother, Professor."

There had been no open confrontation in their earlier conversation, but there had been plenty of subtle barbs between the lines.

"What bad blood? It was merely a grudge accumulated back then. When your maternal grandmother rose to prominence in Britain's magical world, that was when we made our move. Britain's magical world was under immense pressure at the time, and your maternal grandmother held a high position, so she naturally bore the brunt of it. Her friendship with Dumbledore was forged then, and so was her grudge against me."

"That's quite surprising. My maternal grandmother has retired for so many years, yet I never expected there to be so many stories left to uncover."

"Had you never considered it before? From what I know of your side, with your background and status, there should have been no shortage of people at school trying to attach themselves to you."

"Attach themselves to me? Not really. My cousin is the Yang family's rightful heir. A surname so obviously Chinese isn't particularly popular among Pure-blood aristocrats. If it weren't for my maternal grandmother's formidable reputation back then—and the fact that she was still alive now—probably no one would be willing to associate with our family."

"That's what's strange. The Hufflepuff family is famous for keeping a low profile, and then it married into another family that was exactly the same. What's wrong with being famous?"

"The more famous a person is, the more trouble follows. That kind of empty reputation