HP: I'm not going to rule the wizarding world

For example, the changing pattern of the stairs, the location of the classrooms, how to enter the kitchen, and how to get along with house-elves.

Cedric and Lucas pulled Ariana aside to talk about Hogwarts, but they were actually helpless.

After teaching magic to several first-year students, this girl almost always succeeded on the first try. She can be described as a demon.

And they hadn't forgotten that Ariana had used the summoning spell on a living creature. The new textbook clearly stated that the spell couldn't be used on living creatures.

In fact, this spell is not unusable on living things, but it is not usable for beginners.

After the train stopped, Cedric and Lucas said goodbye to Ariana.

"New students need to take a boat to enter Hogwarts, so we'll meet in the hall." Cedric was looking forward to Ariana joining Hufflepuff.

Ariana changed into her robe before getting out of the car after the two seniors left.

She originally wanted to find someone of similar age and follow the main group, but as soon as she got off the train, she saw a 3-meter-tall giant shouting for the freshmen to assemble.

"First-year students, stand here!" The voice was loud and powerful, echoing throughout the station.

"Hey, Harry, how have you been these past month?" Hagrid greeted a thin boy enthusiastically.

Ariana heard Hagrid call the little boy Harry. There were only about fifty freshmen present, so the possibility of having the same name was not that high.

That person is most likely Harry Potter.

As Ariana expected, a beautiful boy with platinum hair standing in front of her left cursed angrily, "Potter, you have no vision."

Ariana immediately confirmed the identity of Harry Potter. He was different from his image in the movie. He was not as cute and much thinner.

Ariana moved slightly closer to the platinum-haired boy, intending to gather more information.

Unexpectedly, people misunderstood that she was going to say hello to Harry Potter, and was suddenly stopped by him.

"You're also a fan of Harry Potter, aren't you?" Draco Malfoy pressed.

Ariana felt puzzled, but she didn't get angry. She just replied calmly: "I just want to be closer to the giant."

Draco's attitude improved a lot after hearing this. He put down his hand that was blocking the other party and said, "Okay, it seems that I am a little too sensitive."

Ariana didn't buy any second-hand robes, and her other accessories were all branded, so you couldn't tell at all that she was a Muggle-born.

Draco thought she was a pure-blood from some country, after all, he knew all the pure-blood children in Britain.

"By the way, what's your name? I'm Malfoy, Draco Malfoy."

"Ariana Colin." Ariana smiled slightly.

"Colin? Is he a pure-blood wizard from which country?" Draco asked her curiously.

Ariana brought out her identity and shook her head and said, "It seems that you are a pure-blood wizard from Britain. I am not sure of my bloodline. My parents died when I was very young, but they left a considerable inheritance."

Draco looked Ariana up and down and said with certainty, "Based on your age, your parents may have died during the Wizarding War. You don't look like a half-blood or a Muggle-born."

Ariana didn't know he was just saying that casually, so she looked at him in surprise and asked, "Can you judge a person's background by his appearance?"

Draco panicked, but in order to save face, he had to firmly admit the statement.

"Of course, I'm very good at evaluating people. Take that Potter for example. He's skinny and looks malnourished, and he's friends with Weasley. He's from a poor family. How could such a person be the savior who defeats You-Know-Who?"

Although Ariana has not seen the Harry Potter movies, she has read about the recent history of the wizarding world and has a general understanding of Harry Potter's situation.

Hearing Draco belittling the Weasley family, Ariana whispered to him, "I've read modern history, and it says that the Order of the Phoenix won the Second Wizarding War. The Weasley family is the backbone of the Order of the Phoenix. I'm afraid it's not a good idea for you to slander this family, right?"

Draco was choked. His father had never talked to him about such things. He just kept belittling the Weasley family for having so many children, which led to poverty and the family had to squeeze into a crooked house.

"Just because they won the war, we can't comment on it?" Draco was a little unconvinced.

"I'm not sure." Ariana shook her head and said, "In the Muggle world, the victorious side in the war is the politically correct side. Ordinary people who maliciously slander them will be investigated."

"I'll write to my father and ask him." Draco was no longer confident.

Ariana nodded slightly. "I should ask clearly. After your father replies, can you let me know? I don't know how the wizarding world defines post-war behavior."

Draco really enjoyed the feeling of being needed, and he nodded immediately and said, "Okay, I'll tell you, but you'd better get into Slytherin. Other houses are also fine. If you get into Gryffindor, I will definitely not talk to you."

"Slytherins can't talk to Gryffindors?" Ariana looked at him puzzled.

"Of course not. Don't you know that the two founders hate each other?" Draco answered as a matter of course.

This made Ariana even more confused. Is there such a big gap between what is written in the book and reality?

"But modern history records that Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, was from Gryffindor. Professor McGonagall, who came to pick me up to go shopping in Diagon Alley, was also from Gryffindor. She is the professor of Transfiguration. Won't you talk to these two professors in the future?" Ariana looked at Draco in confusion.

"I'm talking about students," Draco declared through gritted teeth.

Ariana followed his words and said, "Okay, but I don't know if I can be sorted into Slytherin. After all, I was too young when my parents died. I'm not sure if they were wizards. It is said that Slytherin does not welcome people who are not pure-bloods."

He was a little uncertain at first, but after talking for so long, Draco is now very convinced that Ariana is a pure-blood, and he even listed a lot of evidence.

"I see that the jewelry you are wearing is quite expensive. Do you think an ordinary wizard can leave you such a legacy? Besides, you look very smart. It is impossible for a Muggle to give birth to such a smart child."

Ariana couldn't help but laugh. Intelligence and such, isn't that determined by DNA? What does it have to do with bloodline?

Moreover, these things on her were not left to her by her parents whom she had never met, but were bought with her own money.

Although she bought second-hand books in Diagon Alley, Ariana did not have the virtue of thriftiness. In her opinion, since she had earned money, she should of course use it to enjoy herself. Otherwise, why work so hard?

"Then do you know how the houses are sorted?" Ariana suddenly asked.

Draco answered uncertainly, "My dad said there would be an exam covering all the first-year course content, so I started studying hard after I bought the book. Have you done any preparation?"

Ariana believed it. After all, this way of sorting was not dangerous and was suitable for testing freshmen.

"I did prepare for the exam, but I didn't practice many spells. I only learned two from two seniors on the train. If it's just a written exam, I should be able to do it." Ariana replied.

Draco didn't dare to continue chatting with Ariana, for fear that she would ask him how many magic spells he knew, because he was not as good as Ariana.

In the two months before school started, he only had time to finish reading the textbooks, and then he was busy looking for Harry Potter on the train, but there were no seniors to teach him magic.

Chapter 7 Slytherin

The freshmen followed the giant Hagrid on a boat to Hogwarts. Ariana looked at the towering castle and couldn't help but sigh at the weight of history.

However, she had traveled from the 21st century, so she felt that although the castle was beautiful, it was not suitable for living. Thinking that she would have to go to school here for the next seven years, she couldn't help but grimace.

Because they had chatted before, Draco thought Ariana was a nice person, so he took her all the way to Hogwarts.

Draco saw that Ariana was upset and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Ariana replied embarrassedly: "I think this castle is only suitable for visiting, not for living. We have to stay here for 7 years, so I am a little unhappy."

"You're not even satisfied with such a beautiful castle." Draco raised his eyebrows. "Is your castle very luxurious?"

"Don't you think this castle is a product of the Middle Ages?" Ariana looked at Draco in surprise. "I'm sure the student bedrooms don't have bathrooms. It's almost the 21st century now. This kind of building is no longer suitable for human habitation."

"Does your castle have a bedroom and a bathroom?" Draco asked in surprise. "Don't you think it's noisy?"

The sound of a flushing toilet is very loud.

"Soundproofing technology is really advanced these days," Ariana replied as a matter of course.

"And is there anyone else living in your bedroom?" Ariana obviously misunderstood what Draco meant.

"Are Muggle architectures so advanced now?" Draco looked at Ariana in shock.

Ariana didn't answer, but asked, "Which county are you from?"

"In Birmingham," Draco replied.

Ariana didn't comment, but only suggested tactfully: "Judging from the way you dress, your family must be very rich. It would be best if you could buy a villa in London. The living environment would be much better."

Afraid that Draco might feel uncomfortable, Ariana added: "Birmingham has a lot of mafia and homeless people. Safety is definitely a problem."

"But there are too many Muggles in London. They will find out that we are using magic." Draco frowned his beautiful eyebrows.

"Then don't use magic." Ariana said as a matter of course.

The pure-blood wizard was very proud of his magical heritage. How could he not use magic? He looked at Ariana speechlessly and said, "We are wizards. How can we not use magic?"

Ariana thought for a moment and suggested, "Why not buy a super-large villa in the suburbs and equip it with some luxury cars? It's convenient for commuting into the city, and there are no Muggles nearby. Isn't that enough?"

"How much does it cost?" Draco asked her curiously.

"I bought a luxury villa last year for 1325 million pounds. It may be more expensive this year." Houses are appreciating assets no matter which country they are in, and Ariana has quite a few under her name.

"How many gold Galleons are 1325 million pounds?" Draco asked again.

"More than a month ago, I went to Gringotts to exchange gold Galleons. Five pounds for one gold Galleon. You can do the math yourself." Ariana said.

Draco was smart and figured it out immediately, and then he was shocked by the amount.

"More than 260 million gold Galleons, is a Muggle castle so expensive?" Draco widened his eyes.

You know, a Nimbus 2000 flying broom only costs 1000 gold galleons, but his father didn't buy it for him. Don't mention the nonsense that freshmen can't bring it to school. If it really doesn't matter, he can just buy it and keep it at home.

Ariana thought this situation was normal.

"I've read the history of the wizarding world. There are only about 1 wizards in the whole of Britain. Even if you do business with every wizard, how much money can you make? Think about how many Muggles there are in the world?" Ariana reminded him.

Although pure-blood families hate Muggles, it does not mean that they know nothing about Muggles. Not to mention the whole of Britain, even in London alone, there are more than six million Muggles.

Draco nodded with lingering fear. "Indeed, there are so many Muggles. Even if we earn a Galleon from each of them, it would be an unimaginable fortune. Your family must be quite wealthy. You bought such an expensive castle just like that."

Ariana replied as a matter of course: "Money in the bank will only depreciate. I bought it to preserve its value."

"I was planning to immigrate to the United States next year, and these assets will have to be disposed of by then. If your father wants to buy them, he can come to me. Since we are classmates, I can give your family a discount." Thinking of her immigration plan, Ariana became a little bored.

Draco, unwilling to lose face, could only say, "I'll write to my father and ask. I haven't gotten involved in family affairs yet."

The two were chattering about these business transactions at the house banquet and had no time to pay attention to the situation in the house. It was not until Dedraco's name was called that they turned their attention to the teachers' seats.

"Draco Malfoy." Professor McGonagall called out his name.

Draco stepped forward, and before the Sorting Hat had even touched his hair, he shouted, "Slytherin!"

Professor McGonagall called people up in alphabetical order of their surnames. The others were unremarkable until Harry Potter was sorted into Gryffindor, which caused a sensation.

After Draco left, his place was taken by a black boy. Perhaps seeing Draco talking to Ariana all the time, he also leaned over and whispered in Ariana's ear.

"Going to Gryffindor, what's so exciting about that, right? He's so skinny and small, it really doesn't look like he could defeat You-Know-Who. Maybe his parents died along with You-Know-Who."

Ariana looked at the man in surprise, which meant who are you.

The black boy introduced himself: "Blace Zabini, I saw you talking to Draco for a long time, you must be a pureblood, right?"

"Just because you're not a pureblood means you can't talk to him?" Ellie recited her life story again.

"Okay, I know why Draco is talking to you. You look like a pureblood, and it seems like we're sorted pretty far down. How about we talk about Harry Potter?"

It's boring to just stand there like an idiot, so Ariana naturally doesn't care.

Blaise added, "It's more plausible that his parents died together with the mysterious man, isn't it?"

Ariana said nonchalantly, "But why do all the books say that he defeated the mysterious man?"

Blaise frowned and said, "He was only one year old at the time and didn't even have a wand. How could he possibly defeat the most powerful dark wizard? Maybe his parents and the You-Know-Who really died together."

Seeing that Blaise didn't really want her answer, Ariana immediately lost interest in talking.

Ariana's last name starts with K, so when it comes to her, there's only Blaise after her.

As soon as she put on the Sorting Hat, Ariana heard someone speaking in her head.

"You'd be perfect for Slytherin, but you're a little Muggle-born wizard."

"You can see my memories?" Ariana asked in shock.

"I can't see your memories. I only see your attributes. You don't have the courage to move forward, nor are you honest and kind enough. Your pursuit of knowledge is not pure enough. You are a Slytherin through and through."

"Then go to Slytherin," Ariana suggested tentatively.

But the Sorting Hat reminded Ariana: "The environment in Slytherin has not been very good for half-bloods in the past few decades, let alone a pure Muggle-born wizard like you."

After hearing what the Sorting Hat said, Ariana lost all hope in her parents, but she still tried to persuade them: "If you don't tell me, I won't tell you either. Who will know? Besides, I came to Hogwarts to learn magic, not to fight against others."

"Okay, Slytherin." The Sorting Hat finally made a decision.

As soon as Ariana stepped off the stage, she saw Draco waving at her, asking the two big boys next to her to move aside and make a seat free.

With an acquaintance introducing her, Ariana certainly wouldn't refuse.

"I knew you would come to Slytherin." Draco smiled slightly.

"The Sorting Hat said I'm only suitable for Slytherin," Ariana said vaguely.

Draco was a bit overbearing. He still remembered that Ariana and Blaise had been talking for a long time after the Sorting, so he asked, "What did you say to Blaise just now?"