Ahh, well. It was no use. The Hufflepuff had been discovered. She'd tried, but the damage had already been done. She gave him an apologetic look then turned away. At least it'd been Hufflepuff to lose the house points. She had enough Slytherin in her to not feel that sorry for him.

Anyway, she'd been correct about the lesson begin about magical schools, founders, and houses, but she was still assuming there was more to it than just that. She watched as more and more magical schools were listed on the board. There were some she'd never even heard of. She tried to remember some of the things her mom had taught her during her homeschooling years. Let's see...

"Well, I'm a Gryffindor," she said, raising her hand. "Gryffindor was founded by Godric Gryffindor, and apparently he favors the bravest witches and wizards." It seemed kind of basic of her to say that, but she was a first year. She'd leave the in-depth answers to the Ravenclaws and the older students.