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Before Harry Potter’s story became legend, Hogwarts was already filled with unforgettable friendships, fierce rivalries and moments that would be remembered long after graduation. Follow the daily lives of Gryffindor’s brightest students as they navigate the chaos of school, Quidditch matches, late-night common room conversations, Hogsmeade weekends and the complicated journey of growing up. At the heart of Gryffindor Tower is a close-knit group of students: the determined Quidditch captain Oliver Wood, confident Chaser Angelina Johnson, mischievous twins Fred and George Weasley, charismatic commentator Lee Jordan, and Lily Hillman — a respected pure-blood witch whose kindness proves there is far more to her than her family name. As younger students like Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger begin their own Hogwarts journeys, they look up to the older Gryffindors who make the castle feel like home. Between butterbeers at the Three Broomsticks, Quidditch practices in the rain, pranks gone wrong and friendships that become family, these are the years before the war — the years where Hogwarts was simply a place to laugh, love, and grow. Because every legend begins with the people who were there before it.