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Chapter 4066 [Four Major Colleges]

"Thank you." Lily took the chocolate frog with a smile, and did not show any surprise at Xiang Nan's ability to take the object from mid-air.

In her opinion, Xiang Nan was very powerful, and she had seen similar scenes many times.

"Wow, how did you do that?" James Potter and Sirius Black were both amazed when they saw it.

They were born in wizard families and knew much more about the wizarding world than Lily. They knew how difficult it was to cast spells silently and without a wand.

Not to mention that Xiang Nan hadn't entered Hogwarts yet, even a seventh-year graduate might not be able to master these two high-level spellcasting techniques. Therefore, as a first-year student, Xiang Nan could do this, which was really incredible and terrifying.

"You'll do it after a few more tries." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

When James and Sirius heard this, they didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Silent casting, wandless casting, these high-level casting techniques cannot be achieved by just trying a few times.

"Hey, the images here move." Lily said in surprise again.

"That's normal. Each chocolate frog has a wizard card that introduces the deeds and contributions of famous wizards in the magical world. There are more than 500 different characters in total.

Therefore, in the magic world, many people like to collect Chocolate Frog cards, but very few can collect them all. Being on a Chocolate Frog card is also the dream of many wizards. "Xiang Nan explained with a smile, and took a closer look, "Ah, it's Rowena Ravenclaw's card.

She is the founder of the Ravenclaw branch of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and was once known as the smartest witch. Legend has it that she selected the site and designed Hogwarts Castle.

"So amazing." Lily exclaimed, and then worriedly said, "I wonder which college I will be assigned to?"

"Gryffindor emphasizes bravery and adventure; Ravenclaw emphasizes wisdom and foresight; Slytherin emphasizes honor and ideals; Hufflepuff emphasizes integrity and loyalty." Xiang Nan smiled again, "Each house has different requirements for students and will select students who are suitable for their own house. But no matter which house you are assigned to, you will take the same courses, there is no essential difference."

"Then how do we divide it? Do we need to go through a test, a written test, an oral test, or a spell test?" Lily asked again with concern.

"It's not that troublesome. We just rely on a hat to divide the houses." Xiang Nan explained.

"Hat?" Lily asked in confusion.

Even James Potter and Sirius Black looked at Xiang Nan curiously, because they didn't know how the sorting ceremony was done.

Before this, they had asked their elders countless times, but no one was willing to tell them the truth, and some even tried to scare them on purpose.

They were told that they had to fight trolls, or venture into dragon caves, or pass through layers of traps. If they failed, they would be expelled from school, or even die. For example, they would be beaten by trolls, eaten by dragons, or fall into traps and die.

This practice of scaring new students is already a tradition in the wizarding world. Every child who is about to enter school will be scared half to death, but the adults still enjoy doing it.

"Yes, that hat is called the 'Sorting Hat', and it is a relic of Godric Gryffindor, the founder of Gryffindor House.

The four founders of Hogwarts cast a spell like Legilimency on the hat, allowing it to read a person's innermost thoughts, judge a person's characteristics, and decide which college to assign them to. "Xiang Nan explained, "So when the time comes, just put the hat on your head and you will be accurately assigned to the college that suits you."

"So that's how it is. Damn, I thought we really had to form a team to adventure into the Dragon's Lair." Sirius Black said angrily.

"I heard from my father that we are going to fight mountain monsters." James Potter said in annoyance, only now realizing that it was all bluffing. ...

"Severus, which college do you want to go to?" Lily asked with concern.

"Actually, you can go to any one of them, because the classes are the same, there is no difference." Xiang Nan smiled, "But if possible, I would rather go to Ravenclaw. Because Ravenclaw's common room is at the top of the tower, you can overlook the mountains and the river, the scenery is the most beautiful."

"What about the lounges of the other three colleges?" Lily asked curiously.

“The Gryffindor common room is also in the tower, but it’s a little lower than Ravenclaw’s, and the view is also very good, and there’s a big fireplace in the middle of the common room, and there are comfortable velvet sofas around the fireplace.

The Hufflepuff and Slytherin common rooms are both in the basement. Hufflepuff is next to the Hogwarts kitchens, so you can often smell the aroma of food.

The Slytherin common room is under the Black Lake, so you can see the underwater world through the window." Xiang Nan explained one by one.

After hearing his answer, not only Lily Evans, but also James Potter and Sirius Black were fascinated.

Because of the four major branches of Hogwarts, it is almost impossible for students from other colleges to enter except for students from the Hogwarts. James Potter's family has been students of Gryffindor for generations, and Sirius Black's family has been students of Slytherin for generations.

So even though they came from wizarding families, they were not clear about the differences between the public lounges of various colleges, and were not as well-informed as Xiang Nan.

"It sounds like both Gryffindor and Ravenclaw are good." Lily nodded. "If you go to Ravenclaw, then I'll go to Ravenclaw too."

"The Sorting Hat sorts by name, so you will be in front of me." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "You will be assigned first, and then it will be my turn."

Lily Evans' first letter is E, which makes her the first in the alphabet, while Severus Snape's first letter is S, which makes him the last.

"So that's how it is." Lily nodded and said regretfully, "It would be great if we could be grouped together."

"I hope so. But it doesn't matter even if we are separated. We'll just have different lounges. We can still study, eat and play together." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

Lily smiled and nodded.

……

During the subsequent journey, Xiang Nan told Lily about the Forbidden Forest and introduced the magical creatures there, such as centaurs, werewolves, trolls, thestrals, unicorns, eight-eyed spiders, etc.

"It's very dangerous. You're not allowed to get close to it. Otherwise, you'll be violating school rules. At the very least, you'll be put in solitary confinement, and at the worst, you might be expelled directly." Xiang Nan explained.

Not only Lily, but also James and Sirius listened with great interest.

"Severus, you know so much." Lily said admiringly.

"My mother told me all this." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "Okay, let's change into school uniforms. We will be at Hogwarts in a while."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the Muggle clothes he was originally wearing immediately changed into Hogwarts school uniform.