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"If that was true then why did they create a school?"

"Hogwarts originally belonged to the Ravenclaw family but had been abandoned since the castle was in need of repairs. Rowena suggested it as a place to stay so they could recuperate since she knew that nobody from her family ever went there. The repairs were easy to make with magic and they fixed it up. Unfortunately for them they didn't know that a person from the nearby village saw them and recognized Rowena from the wanted posters. He contacted the Ravenclaw family and they sent some troops to take care of them. The founders were able to beat them but not without injuries. The only reason they won was because of their magic but they realized that they would need help if they were going to survive the next attack. It was Godric who came up with the idea to recruit other magical beings. The idea worked and the muggles were unable to beat them but at the same time the wizards couldn't overwhelm their numbers so they came to a mutual agreement. The muggles would stop attacking them if the wizards would keep to themselves and take in any person who had magical powers. They agreed and that's how Hogwarts began." He finished.

"Why this was never covered in History of Magic?" Older Harry wondered.

The old man gave a loud laugh at this. "Do you honestly think that if the ministry would admit that the founders were really only together for their own protection and not for the betterment of wizarding society that it would put the school in a favorable light? If they found out that the school only existed because wizards were not strong enough to beat mere muggles?"

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