Chapter 850: The Professor Comes to the Door
The taciturn child looked at Duran, as if waiting for how Duran would judge the falsity of the letter. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Because as before, no one would believe him, Ed thought.
"My little Ed Ccordley, congratulations on becoming a wizard. ”
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"Do you believe it's a letter from an owl, and that the story of the wizarding school and wizards is true?" said Eddard was meeting adults who were willing to believe in him for the first time, and even his parents didn't believe in his particular experience.
"Little Ed, your parents will be proud of you. ”
However, Ed didn't have a happy expression: "They won't believe it, they won't believe that there is any wizarding school." ”
"It doesn't matter, what matters is whether you want to join the wizarding world and be one of them. ”
"But uncle, what the hell is a wizard?" Apparently Ed didn't really understand what he was about to face. It is difficult for an eleven-year-old boy to understand the magical and ancient existence of wizards.
"A wizard is the one who can make you as pure as Superman. Duran said, "Do you know Superman?"
Of course, Muggle boys love Superman and are comic book heroes.
"Cool. Ed understood: "I'm going to be a very good person." ”
"That's right, we'll write back now, I think your parents will be happy. Because they will love this boarding school. "With Duran's understanding of Ed's parents, I'm afraid they will be glad that Duran found a school for Ed, so that they don't have to worry about Ed's education anymore.
Ed was old enough to start middle school, but his parents simply didn't have time to keep their children in check.
So there was Duran to do it for you: "I'll write a reply for you." ”
As Ed's uncle, I agree to allow Ed Choidley to complete a great adventure at your school, and I look forward to having a great time in his studies. Forgive us for not knowing anything about Hogwarts, not finding the school on any map, and being unaware of the items and books on the purchase list, and we hope to be able to help if you have time. - Ed and his uncle Duran, who are genuinely waiting for a reply.
The owl has been perched on a tree in Edgar's backyard, and it will reply to the school with a letter in its mouth.
Just as Duran thought, when he said that he would help Ed find a good school, they gave Ed's enrollment to Duran, and even made Duran Ed's godfather. Then they turned around and went about their business, and they had something greater to work on.
Duran shrugged at Ed, but instead of being sad by his parents' attitude, Ed smiled, indicating that he was about to go to a magical world where he would learn the skills of Superman.
For the rest of the day, Duran had nothing to do, but after a week, someone finally came, led by Eddard was a strange old woman, with a straight face, as if she wanted to show the world some color.
However, this woman is not really so serious, her tone is gentle, and there is no trace of domineering: "Hello, Mr. Duran, are you Ed's godfather, the overseer in charge of Eddard's admission?"
"Yes, are you the teacher at Hogwarts?"
"I am Minerva McGonagall who wrote to you, and you may call me Professor McGonagall. ”
"Hello, Professor McGonagall, please come in. "Duran was very polite.
Professor McGonagall was already a regular visitor to Muggle families, and during this time she had hosted many Muggle children and met many quirky Muggles.
"Drink something?"
"Water, thank you. "McGonagall had tried Muggle coffee and cola, the horrible liquid that should have been sent to Azkaban for torture potions, and she never wanted to drink them again in her life.
When everyone settled, McGonagall spoke, "I know what Ed's parents are at, but Ed said you are his godfather, and his parents entrusted him to you, isn't it Mr. Duran?"
"I think yes, Ed's parents were friends of mine when I was a student, and the two of them were crazy researchers with so much work to do, so it was up to me to decide Ed's school. ”
McGonagall nodded, "Then Mr. Duran, I know you have a lot of questions, so let me start with a brief introduction to our great Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." ”
It is to introduce some of the history of the school, and then the size of the school, the purpose of the school, and so on.
It also took an hour to say it all, and it was still streamlined. Because wizards often record history long and smelly, and they talk about other things left and right as they talk, so that anyone who reads wizard history books can have a bigger head.
Of course, wizards also have extremely convenient historical records, and that is to ask the historical figures themselves. Many wizards will transform into spirits or draw magical portraits of their memories and personalities for preservation. As long as the soul and the portrait are intact, they can answer everything they know.
"I know you're not very receptive to the existence of wizards, but if you're willing to follow me to Diagon Alley to buy items, I can take you on a tour of the wizarding world. McGonagall had seen a lot of stubborn Muggles and often asked her to perform magic to prove that she was a wizard, but McGonagall's Transfiguration Charm was not a Muggle clown, so McGonagall later directly used a visit to Diagon Alley to prove the existence of wizards.
If the stupid Muggles still didn't believe it, then she would leave the Muggles on the streets and leave them alone.
Duran saw that McGonagall seemed reluctant to perform the spell, and even blocked her own words, and guessed what bad things had happened to her before.
"So you need money to shop, do wizards charge pounds?"
"No. McGonagall said, "But we wizards have our own bank, and you can exchange pounds for wizards' coins. ”
Then let's go and drive to the Leaky Cauldron Bar.
"Professor McGonagall, you're in our car too?"
"Yes, because we wizards have strict rules about the use of magic, and we can't use magic in front of ordinary people, so I've also become accustomed to the slow and cramped means of transportation of you ordinary people. "Professor McGonagall can actually take Muggles for apparition, but after two Muggles are scared silly, she won't be able to teleport with Muggles.
Then go by car.
Along the way, Professor McGonagall sat straight in the front seat at a ninety-degree angle, her hands clinging to the armrests, as if she might be thrown out of the stupid iron box at any moment.
It seems that although wizards themselves know a lot of dangerous spells, because of Muggle distrust, they have very little confidence in Muggle equipment, and it is hard for Professor McGonagall to hold back her screams.
Luckily, they made their way to the Muggle-invisible Leaky Cauldron pub and went straight to the backyard and tapped a few times on the rocks beside the dumpsters.
The masonry wall opened automatically, and Ed looked surprised that he finally saw the magic. (To be continued.) )