HP: Hogwarts, but pro-generation

"Hopps, please...please..." A Ravenclaw boy stood in front of Xia and spoke hesitantly. His Hufflepuff friend beside him kept pulling his scarf as if trying to make him bolder. But Xia could clearly see that the blush on the Ravenclaw's face was not caused by shyness but because his friend was too strong.

"Sorry to interrupt, but you're almost strangling him to death." Lily said to the Hufflepuff who was pulling the scarf. She pointed at the owner of the scarf, but the Hufflepuff seemed a little excited by Lily's words, and he unconsciously increased his strength.

"The strength is slackening."

Poor Mr. Scarf was finally rescued. His face was red and he was gasping for breath. After he recovered completely, he turned to Xia and said, "Thank you, Hopes."

"It's nothing." Xia waved her hand. Seeing that Mr. Scarf had no intention of leaving, she asked, "Is there anything else? Maybe you need a glass of water?"

"No, no." He waved his hands quickly: "I just want to ask, can you come with me--" to walk around Hogsmeade.

But he didn't say the second half of the sentence because someone was quicker than him: "Xia!"

Sirius pushed the door open and saw Xia and Lily at a glance. Before he could smile, he heard someone inviting him. Sirius then realized that there were two boys standing in front of Xia. They were not just passing by, but had some purpose that made him unhappy.

He spoke decisively. His voice attracted the boy in the scarf. He turned around and looked at the source of the voice. Sirius didn't care whether anyone was looking at him or not. He strode towards Xia and said to him, "Sorry, I'm late."

The Ravenclaw in the scarf looked like he was struck by lightning. He looked even more uncomfortable than when he was strangled by his friend. He apologized to Xia and tried to drag his friend away, but his friend obviously had his own ideas: "Uh... Evans, can I..."

Lily shook her hair and said something colder than the weather today: "Sorry, I have to go back."

Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff shed bitter tears, leaving behind their distraught backs and crying in the air.

"How embarrassing! You almost strangled me just now, and we ran into Blake! How can I compare with Blake in this state? I finally mustered up the courage to invite her... I was wondering why I was so nervous today, haha... It turned out that my heart was about to break, how could it be Blake? Oh, yes, that was Blake, haha, what nonsense am I talking about. He is so cruel, I thought he was going to duel with me..."

"You see, Evans is really beautiful, her red hair is like a flame in winter, oh, what a pity that I was rejected. I must invite her earlier next time."

"You're right. Invite him earlier, before Blake... Oh, compared to Blake, do I still have a chance? I mean, half of the girls like Blake!"

"I don't know, as long as he doesn't invite Evans."

"Well, should I tell those people that Blake has invited Hopes? They should also experience how I feel, don't you think?"

Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff left the Three Broomsticks. Sirius still had a sour face, but Shia and Lily thought they were very interesting.

"Is it Knox from Ravenclaw and Stuart from Hufflepuff?" Lily had a vague impression.

"Ah, I remembered them when you mentioned their names." Xia pounded her fist on her palm. "We took Defense Against the Dark Arts with Ravenclaw, and I was on a team with Knox. Stuart seems to be the beater of Hufflepuff. I saw him in James's game before, and he seemed to be pretty good."

"How come I don't know?" Sirius asked, "Aren't we in the same school and grade?"

Lily laughed out loud, and she kindly answered Sirius' question: "If you pay a little more attention, you will find that there are many new people in the school - considering that you seem to only know a few of us now." Lily patted Sirius' shoulder and said, "Okay, I'll leave first. I don't want to keep anyone here."

Until Lily's figure disappeared in the Three Broomsticks, Sirius was still muttering, "Really? When did you team up with him? I still have no impression - I only remember that you teamed up with Hufflepuff. When was it?"

Xia finally couldn't bear it anymore. She reached out and covered Sirius' mouth. After he finally calmed down, she pulled him out of the three brooms.

"Where are we going next?" Standing outside the door, Xia looked around and then said to Sirius.

"Ah, going to Honeydukes? I remember there's a new flavor of candy."

"Okay, let's go there."

Where Sirius didn't notice, Xia smiled secretly, and she remembered what she overheard in the senior class.

The two walked towards Honeydukes. When they passed a fork in the road, Xia's attention was attracted by a person dressed in pink. She asked, "Who is that?"

"Dolores Umbridge."[1]

"Oh, she's wearing it awful isn't she? My eyes are going to be tainted with pink."

"Yes, like a toad."

Xia sensed the disgust and laughed, "It's a vivid metaphor. I don't know how anyone can tolerate it."

"I think the Ministry of Magic can tolerate it. She was sent by the Ministry of Magic."

How did Sirius know this? Xia turned her head and wanted to ask: "How did you know, Sirius--"

Wait, where's Sirius?

Xia was horrified to find that the person standing next to her was not Sirius, and the person who had just talked to her was not Sirius! She should have noticed it earlier, but where was Sirius?

Xia laughed dryly at the person next to her. She recognized who he was at this time, "Hi, Frank."

Frank Longbottom smiled and said to Thea, "Hi, Sylvia. Are you going to Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop? I didn't expect you to start dating - I don't mean anything else, I just want to know if Andrick knows?"

Sia laughed dryly again, and she said dryly, "No, I'm not going there. I'm going to Honeydukes."

Frank was surprised for a moment: "Honeydukes is not here." He pointed to the fork in the road he had just passed, "You went the wrong way, it's over there."

Xia looked in the direction of Frank's finger and found Sirius standing at the fork in the road with a sad look on his face, his arms folded across his chest. Frank also noticed Sirius and smiled with relief: "I was worried that you couldn't find the way. It seems I don't need to take you there. Well, I'll go first. Alice is waiting for me."

After the two said goodbye, Xia ran towards Sirius.