Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 82. Hogwarts Shouldn't Have Four Houses (Third update, please subscribe and vote)

They really are the type to say something truly outrageous.

Dudley's words made Snape's eyes widen in surprise.

I was just criticizing Gryffindor, and you immediately dragged the other three houses into it?

Dudley's words piqued Dumbledore's interest: "Please explain why."

Dudley didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "I've been at Hogwarts for several months now, and I know these four houses to some extent. For example, Gryffindor is brave, Ravenclaw is wise, Hufflepuff is loyal, and Slytherin is shrewd."

"Of course there are others. Gryffindor is full of reckless people, Ravenclaw is full of dullards, Hufflepuff is a bunch of cowardly good-for-nothings, and Slytherin is full of evil."

"Professor Dumbledore, is that your view as well?"

Dali said all the good and bad things at once.

"Isn't that right?"

Dumbledore asked again, this time with even more interest on his face; he seemed to know what Dudley was going to say.

"Of course not."

Dali shook his head firmly: "There's a problem here, a big problem."

Just as Gryffindor has its scoundrels who betray their friends for personal gain, Slytherin also has its righteous individuals who dare to resist Voldemort's tyranny.

Humans are complex beings with many emotions. They have more than just the personality traits of the founders of the four academies. Moreover, their personalities can change over time. Some people are timid as children but become brave as adults. It is very unscientific to categorize young wizards based on only four personality traits. Even magic cannot explain it because it is not rigorous enough, unless wizards can transcend the human realm.

It's neither science nor magic.

This is why some wizards are considered out of place in their colleges after graduation.

"First, there's the matter of house assignments. Take you, Professor Dumbledore, for example. As far as I know, you graduated from Gryffindor. But I don't see a trace of Gryffindor recklessness in you. Based on your personal history, I'm more inclined to believe you come from the wisdom of Ravenclaw."

Dudley then gave a brief account of Dumbledore's life, mentioning his knowledge of various non-human languages, including but not limited to Mermaid and Goblin languages, his exceptional alchemical talent and achievements, his numerous collaborations with the world's top alchemist Nicolas Flamel, his discovery of twelve uses for dragon blood, and his defeat of Gellert Grindelwald, the greatest dark wizard of the 19th century.

In fact, Dudley omitted some details. Based on his own personal feelings, Dumbledore was more like a combination of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. The original Headmaster Dumbledore only joined forces with Grindelwald for some great benefit. At that time, he was ambitious and capable. If it weren't for his sister's accident, perhaps the entire wizarding world would have undergone earth-shattering changes.

It may be good, it may be bad.

But one thing is certain: there will never be the greatest white wizard we know today.

"I think so too," Snape retorted sarcastically. "Perhaps his brain underwent some kind of mutation?"

Dumbledore still ignored Snape, but winked at Dudley: "But I'm not stupid, am I?"

Dudley suddenly asked, "The Sorting Hat, I think that thing should be with you, Professor Dumbledore."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the distinctive voice of the Sorting Hat rang out from the Headmaster's office: "Hey, little guy, who are you calling a thing? I'm not a thing, I'm the great magic hat, and there's only one of my kind in the whole world."

Dudley followed up, saying, "Okay, not Mr. Sorting Hat, the stuff of things."

"I feel like you're insulting me."

Dudley didn't respond to it, but instead asked, "If I remember correctly, you said when I put on the Sorting Hat that you would generally sort the young wizards according to their personalities, right?"

"That's right." The Sorting Hat readily admitted, and with great pride: "I will follow the hearts of the younger wizards."

"So, can I understand that the Sorting Hat's assignments were actually inaccurate from the start?"

"Hey, that's a very rude thing to say."

He only complained once and did not refute, which shows that Dali's statement was not wrong.

"Since it's not allowed, then there's no need to divide it into four colleges; that would be really stupid."

This brings us to the historical context of the founding of Hogwarts by the four founders. It was an era of hunting wizards. To protect wizards from persecution by Muggles, they established Hogwarts to preserve the wizarding bloodline and ensure the continuation of magic.

But that was a thousand years ago. The former sanctuary has now become the largest and best school in the European wizarding world. After so many years of accumulation, Hogwarts should not be just about passing on magic and preserving bloodlines.

To put it nicely, it's called inheriting culture; to put it bluntly, it's called lack of ambition.

Dividing the college into four departments unnecessarily would only seem incongruous, and even if a division were to be made, it should not be based on personality or traits.

You can specialize in a particular field, but you can't differentiate your personality; these are the foundation of being a person and pursuing knowledge.

"The four colleges are significant; perhaps a wizard will emerge who inherits the spirit of those four great beings."

Dudley's quotes, and even his exploration of human nature, made Dumbledore no longer simply see him as a child.

As for Snape? He had been teaching Dudley for several months and already thought so. He regarded Dudley as Lily in her seventh year, but only in terms of potions. Why seventh year? Because his memories of Lily ended there.

"How many young wizards are truly capable of inheriting the spirit of the founders of the four houses? Most young wizards simply want to live a peaceful life."

"I don't know if you've noticed, but the atmosphere at Hogwarts is terrible, really terrible. Especially between houses."

Dudley believed that dividing the college into four schools would do more harm than good, as it would create antagonism between the schools from the very beginning.

"For example, Gryffindor and Slytherin."

Dudley gave a classic example.

"There is a very clear hostile relationship between the two, which is a major reason why it has escalated into today's incident. If I were Gryffindor instead of Slytherin, Hermione, who was closer to me, would only be ostracized because of her personality, and it would never be bullying."

People only remember that Gryffindor and Slytherin parted ways because of their differing ideals, but who remembers that Godric and Salazar were once best friends who shared life and death?

The Sorting Hat says Slytherin is a mess, but aren't Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw just as chaotic?

"And Hufflepuff."

How many young wizards refused to come to Hogwarts before arriving at the school?

Dudley had heard from many junior wizards before the Sorting that they did not want to go to this house.

Many people even associate Hufflepuff with mediocrity, labeling entering Hufflepuff as equivalent to being a waste.

In Hogwarts' social hierarchy, Hufflepuffs are placed at the very bottom.

So, were the young wizards hostile or even contemptuous of each other from the very beginning?

But is Hufflepuff really that bad?

"No, it only became like this after the colleges were assigned."

"Cedric, a third-year student at Hufflepuff, is, as far as I know, the best wizard in the entire third year."

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