HP: At the beginning, I influenced Snape's childhood.

The bus was about to arrive at the station, and the children were packing up to get off. As the tallest of the new students, Lin Mo became someone the other children had to look up at when he stood up.

"Mo, why are you so tall?" Ron wailed, feeling utterly devastated as he looked at Lin Mo, who was much taller than him.

"I don't know." Lin Mo shrugged, looked at the group of children around him, and felt a headache coming on. He suddenly had the feeling of becoming the leader of the kids. In fact, they all treated Lin Mo as an older brother.

Four people shared a boat: Lin Mo, Harry, Draco, and Ron were on one boat, while Hermione and Neville were on another. The journey was pitch black, with only the twinkling stars and the castle lights reflected on the water offering glimpses of the grand landscape in the distance.

"Look down." Hagrid suddenly spoke from somewhere, reminding them. The lights only illuminated the area around the castle, not the people around them, and no one saw the archway not far away.

Hearing the sound, Xiaolong craned his neck to see what was going on, but Lin Mo pulled him down and made him sit obediently. Unfortunately, Ron was too far away, so Lin Mo couldn't just kick him down. He could only watch with his eyes, which had excellent vision and were not affected by the darkness, as Ron bumped his head.

"Ah!~" A long and loud scream—no, a wail—sounded out, and Lin Mo almost couldn't help but laugh. Luckily, it was dark and no one saw it.

"Hahaha, Ron," Draco laughed, completely forgetting that he almost ended up like this if it weren't for Lin Mo, "How did you get hit by a rock?"

Ron glared at Draco, covering his head angrily, but unfortunately, the little dragon didn't see it. "Alright, alright, little dragon, you're still talking about Ron? Have you forgotten that you also wanted to look up just now?" Lin Mo patted Draco's head.

Now, neither of them can laugh at the other. Ron and Draco are both sulking, their heads twisted in the air like stiff necks. The only difference is that Draco is next to Harry, who is smilingly comforting the proud little dragon, while Ron is all alone, eating a bowl of dog food (a Chinese idiom for witnessing a couple's lovey-dovey scene). (Morpheus doesn't count as Ron, after all, someone is waiting for him at Hogwarts. (๑＞؂＜๑）)

And so, after the two children had almost developed stiff necks from the sleep, they finally reached the shore. Hagrid, as big as a small mountain, led the way with a lantern, while a group of young wizards chattered excitedly behind them.

"I heard that the Sorting Hall is going to fight a troll." Ron said, still a little scared, as he approached Lin Mo, seeking comfort from the tall man.

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Seeing the small group gradually approaching, Lin Mo promptly kept his distance. Draco, while patting the somewhat nervous Harry on the back, asked with a mix of disdain, anger, and arrogance, "Who said that?"

"That's what Fred and George said," Ron replied.

Hearing the Weasley twins' names stirred up some memories of the original story for Lin Mo, who thought he could sponsor the two of them to open a joke shop in advance and try to change their ending.

"Although my dad didn't say how we'd be sorted, it definitely wouldn't be fighting trolls," Draco said, then looked down at Harry, who was slightly shorter than him, and said, "It's okay, don't be afraid, don't be nervous, I'm with you."

Looking at the scene before him, Lin Mo moved even further away. Please, he didn't want to become a multi-watt light bulb like Ron. (Multi-watt is definitely unrealistic. Ron: What did I do to you?!~)

No trolls, but there might be a basilisk king or a giant bat in the cellar, Lin Mo thought to himself. However, hearing Draco say that Lucius hadn't told him about the Sorting Ceremony made sense; Lucius and Severus had both experienced those bizarre Sorting Ceremony guesses, so he probably wanted Draco to experience it too. (A typical example of tearing up an umbrella.)

"So, which college do you all want to go to?" Lin Mo changed the subject to prevent these imaginative kids from thinking about even stranger college selection methods.

"Gryffindor!" Ron blurted out.

"Of course, it's the great Slytherin," Little Dragon said proudly.

They stopped for a long time when they got to Harry. Draco and Lin Mo had told Harry about four houses before, but Harry had never said which house he wanted to go to, and the two of them didn't force him.

Under Draco's expectant gaze, Harry hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "I like Slytherin, but I also want to go to Gryffindor."

Upon hearing this, Draco's face tightened, and Ron remained silent. Lin Mo, however, suddenly thought quirkily, "If Harry goes to Slytherin, will Severus... be furious?" Tsk tsk, just thinking about it makes one curious. But what if he gets sick from anger? No, no, he should go to Gryffindor. Dumbledore, that little old man, has already told the Sorting Hat.

After a moment's hesitation, Draco finally spoke: "Harry, although my family doesn't like Gryffindor, and I don't want you to go there either, I don't want to go against your wishes. We're friends, and even if you end up in Gryffindor, we'll still be friends." This was a Malfoy's respect for his friend.

"Me too," Ron said, hearing Draco, whom he had initially disliked, say this, and having already come to consider them friends. "Harry, I don't like Slytherin, but if you go to Slytherin, we'll still be friends."

"Relax." Lin Mo smiled at the three children. "No matter which house we end up in, it won't erase the fact that we're friends. Harry is, Draco is, and Ron is too."

"Mo, what about yours? Which house do you want to go to?" Draco asked on behalf of the three children.

"I haven't thought about it." Lin Mo rubbed his left hand's fingers with his right hand. "Each house has its own strengths. Hogwarts should have something to help us determine which house best suits our personalities."

"Well, even though I know you don't have the answer, I still hope you go to Slytherin," Draco said, as Harry and Ron gave him questioning looks.

"I want Mo to go to Slytherin, but it's not mainly because of me," Draco quickly explained. "I think the Godfather would really like Mo to go to Slytherin, after all, Mo is his prized student."

Draco hadn't mentioned his family much to Harry in the past, afraid of upsetting him, so Harry didn't know about Draco's godfather. Lin Mo came to Draco's rescue: "Mr. Snape might indeed think that way. He's our Potions professor, and he used to teach me and Little Dragon Potions too."

Harry simply nodded upon hearing Snape's name, while Ron was horrified by the information about Snape that his several older brothers had passed down over the years.

"You...you two actually studied under Snape before." Ron was a little scared, looking at the two of them as if they were some kind of warriors.

Hearing Ron's address, Draco was about to speak up to remind him, but Lin Mo beat him to it: "It's Professor Snape, Ron. Actually, he's not as scary as you make him out to be; he's just a bit quiet and calm."

Even Draco's lips twitched. Although he didn't want anyone to slander his godfather, after all these years, how come he didn't know that his godfather was as friendly and gentle as Lin Mo described?

The group chatted enthusiastically and soon arrived at the door. After a while, a beautiful, slender, and kind-looking witch led them into the hall.

Upon entering the auditorium, countless candles illuminated the entire space with a golden glow. Above, a magically created starry sky appeared as if it were open to the elements. The professor sat on the platform on the steps in front, though he was too far away to see clearly at the entrance. Upperclassmen sat orderly on both sides, their tables laden with food.

As Lin Mo moved forward step by step, the faces on the professor's table gradually became larger. He first looked at the black-haired wizard in the black robe, and then, following the wizard's black eyes, he saw Harry's clear, bright green eyes.

He glanced back at Snape, thinking there was plenty of time, and then began to scrutinize the wizard in the very center, who wore a childlike hat and whose white hair reached all the way down to his mouth. He thought to himself, "No wonder he's the White Lord, even his hair is so white."

Harry, standing to the side, inexplicably covered his lightning bolt scar and looked at Snape, only to be met with calm, even stagnant, black eyes.

Harry only snapped out of his reverie when Draco asked him a question with concern. After briefly asking Snape's name, Harry turned his attention to the Sorting Hat.

Soon, with Professor McGonagall's announcement, the long-awaited yet unexpected sorting process for all the freshmen finally began (except for Mo).

Let's skip the talk about the ever-present Hannah and the ever-changing main characters, and jump straight to the Sorting Ceremony for the new generation of main characters. ～(￣▽￣～)~

Hermione, unsurprisingly... well, not exactly, was sorted into Gryffindor, the Ravenclaw group everyone expected. (Main group member +1)

Ron and Draco were quickly sorted into Gryffindor and Slytherin, respectively, as if in a race to see who could be sorted faster. They successfully proved the authenticity of their bloodlines. (Main characters +1+1)

When it was Harry's turn, he also got stuck. However, unlike in the original story, this time Harry wasn't determined to go to Gryffindor. The Sorting Hat also wanted Harry to go to Slytherin, but due to Dumbledore's intimidating influence (Grindelwald: Do you think Alfred would mourn for you?), Harry was ultimately sorted into Gryffindor. (Main characters +1)

Draco, upon learning the result, only showed a slight regret, quickly adjusting his mood and waving with a smile when Harry looked over. (Little Dragon: What's Sorting? Nothing's as important as Harry!)

Finally, it was Lin Mo's turn. Professor McGonagall read out Lin Mo's name: "Mo Lin." Snape and Dumbledore looked on with intense curiosity, eager to know the answer.

"Oh, Mr. Lin... Dragon Singer. How many years has it been..." The Sorting Hat's unpleasant voice, carrying a hint of distant memories, appeared in Lin Mo's mind.

With Changfeng's help, the Sorting Hat was unable to truly extract Lin Mo's mind; it could only learn about Lin Mo's personality.

"Wisdom, resilience, decisiveness, integrity, courage, perseverance, cunning, alertness..." The Sorting Hat fell into deep thought for a moment. Years of espionage had long since robbed Lin Mo of his ability to judge his own true personality, let alone which personality trait was more prominent. And even if the Sorting Hat, being an external entity, had the ability to understand people's hearts, it ultimately could not make a judgment.

"Which house do you want to go to?" After a long pause, the Sorting Hat suddenly asked. "Any house is fine," Lin Mo replied. He wanted to go to Slytherin, but he was afraid of causing trouble for Snape, so he didn't care which house he went to.

The Sorting Hat pondered for a long time: "All I know is that you possess exceptional learning intelligence and remarkable shrewdness. Your remaining qualities are all developed to achieve your goals."

"Then..." the Sorting Hat finally uttered its final judgment, "Ravenclaw...and Slytherin."

The sound caused an uproar. This was the first time in history that a student had been assigned to two colleges.

Dumbledore was also momentarily stunned by the strange Sorting results, seeing Lin Mo take off the Sorting Hat. Now unsure which house to go to on the steps, he quickly came to his senses and walked towards the Sorting Hat, asking in a low voice.

After a while, Dumbledore turned to the crowd and announced, "Mr. Lin's sorting result is indeed two houses, but the specifics of which house he will live and attend classes in will be coordinated by the two heads of the house themselves."

After saying this, Dumbledore first looked at Snape and then at Professor Flitwick. The two professors understood, stood up, and walked towards Dumbledore. In front of the headmaster, the two began to discuss their plan.

"I've taught him, so let's keep him in Slytherin," Snape said first.

Hearing Snape's words, Flitwick looked up at Snape with some surprise, having already prepared himself for the latter to find it troublesome and push the student onto him. Flitwick hadn't intended to refuse anyway, since the Sorting Hat's results wouldn't be wrong; being sorted into Ravenclaw meant the student met Ravenclaw's requirements, and being sorted into two houses only proved the student was exceptionally talented.

However, he hadn't expected Snape to actively try to recruit a student. The more moderate Flitwick didn't object, instead saying, "Alright, then Mr. Lin will live and study in Slytherin. But since he's been assigned to Ravenclaw, he'll always have a place there, and he'll have everything that Ravenclaw students have."

After discussing the matter, Dumbledore said, "From now on, Mr. Lin will stay in Slytherin. However, Ravenclaw will also provide him with a dormitory, access to the Astronomy Tower, and other items unique to Ravenclaw students, such as the Time-Turner."

Finally, amidst enthusiastic applause, Lin Mo bowed slightly to the three professors, walked to the Slytherin area, and sat down next to Draco.

"Mo, this is so cool!" Xiaolong exclaimed excitedly. "Two academies in one person, it's incredibly appealing, and you essentially get special items from both academies, plus you can go to the dorms of both."

Lin Mo smiled faintly and began eating, following Dumbledore's words. He inadvertently met Snape's gaze, and tilted his juice glass slightly towards Snape, as if clinking glasses. Snape looked at him, a smile playing on his lips.

Author's rambling: Here's today's update of over 4000 words, please accept it. (o^^o)♪

Two things. One is about the gyrfalcon in Chapter 28. This book is set in a fictional world where there are no laws protecting wild animals. However, in real life, the gyrfalcon is a nationally protected animal. We resolutely oppose the trafficking of protected animals, uphold the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature, and protect wild animals, starting with ourselves.

Another point is that I'm a newbie and don't know how to write about points, so you don't need to look at the system shop carefully. I might forget about it someday. The main focus is on the storyline. The system and such are just stepping stones on Xiao Mo's path to becoming stronger, so don't take them too seriously.

How did the sorting results go? Hahaha, wasn't it quite unique? Finally, the original story begins! The plot can now be followed directly from the book, no need to figure it out yourself. (o^^o)♪