In the plains of the United Kingdom, a train was heading to its destination. What would shock most people is that this train had the appearance of a steam engine from over 50 years ago.
This train was the Hogwarts Express. It brought, as it did every new year, both new and returning students to the magical school of Hogwarts.
In a carriage lively with people well known to the students and teachers (not necessarily in a positive way), the door of this carriage opened, and a girl who appeared to be about 10 years old looked at the occupants.
She wore a black witch's dress with some stripes and a blue tie. She belonged to the Ravenclaw house.
"Hey, boys, you wouldn't have seen a toad in your carriage?"
As she said this, she checked the carriage to see if they might be making a joke about not having seen it.
"No, we haven't seen any, unless you count the Chocolate Frog," replied a teenage with red hair.
Half the people in the carriage tried not to laugh at the joke.
"Otherwise, you're already helping people before we've even arrived?" The person speaking was the exact look-alike of the first speaker.
These two were Fred and George Weasley, respectively.
"The person who lost the toad is my little brother. I can't be ungrateful and not help him."
The passengers were curious about the girl's younger brother.
"Which house do you think he'll be in?"
She thought for a moment before giving her answer.
"I'd say there's a 60 percent chance he'll be in Hufflepuff and the rest in Gryffindor."
A person from the carriage outside the Weasley twins intervened.
"Are you sure he won't be in Ravenclaw like you?"
"Yes, I'm sure. He doesn't have the necessary skills and is too clumsy to be a Ravenclaw. However, he's a very good person. His loyalty to anyone kind to him is boundless. And that loyalty might give him courage he never thought he had, which is why I'm making these predictions."
Even though she didn't want to discuss Slytherin, they were still curious about her reasoning for why her brother wouldn't join that house.
"I understand what you mean. He won't be in Slytherin because he doesn't have high ambition and isn't cunning. And stop thinking that Slytherin is just a house of dark wizards where no one values anything but pure-blood."
They felt a little guilty for holding onto a negative image of the house, knowing that some Slytherins are kind and don't seek conflict with them.
"If you haven't seen it, I'm going to withdraw."
"Good luck with your search, Evelyn."
They wished her well without any negative thoughts.
After all, this person had helped some students from different houses and years with minor issues in their studies. Some people in the carriage were no exception.
Evelyn Longbottom, daughter of Alice and Frank Longbottom, two Aurors who suffered a tragic fate just like Evelyn.
On that fateful day, Alice and Frank lost their sanity, and Evelyn lost the chance to grow up normally and live like someone her age. She was affected by what people call the curse of time.
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