Chapter 66: Home Visits
"What are you talking about?" Mr. Eric Hart subconsciously shouted, "Your school principal, will be visiting your home tonight?"
"Yes!" Jon nodded honestly.
"Oh God!" exclaimed Eric, "why didn't you inform us sooner?"
"I just got informed......" Jon smiled wryly.
Eric couldn't help but rub his hands together and asked, "I remember I heard Dr. Granger say that your headmaster seems to be a very famous wizard?"
"That's right!" Jon nodded again, "He should be one of the most famous wizards of this century in the British Isles, and in all of Europe!"
"The equivalent of Tim Berners Lee, John Lennon or Winston Churchill in the wizarding world?"
"Almost!"
"Amen...... I said son......" Eric quietly lowered his voice, "You shouldn't have committed something at school, right?"
"Of course......," Jon said with some disobedience, "no." ”
"That's good. Eric breathed a sigh of relief.
"You think Jon is like you?" Judy came out of the kitchen, she had already heard the conversation between father and son, and said to Jon with a smile on her face, "Your father was a troublemaker when he was a student, and he had to break the curfew at least five times a month in Tranpington......"
"Hey, hey!" Eric smiled, "Your mother is a good girl, and when she married me, the old professors in Newnham were shocked, how could she be involved with me, the notorious troublemaker!"
"Jon has been like me since I was a child, very well-behaved!" Judy snorted coldly, but continued to ask her son, "Your headmaster...... Professor Dumbour......"
"It's Professor Dumbledore......" Jon quickly corrected.
"Yes, Professor Dumbledore...... Come over at seven o'clock, he'll probably have dinner with us, right, does he have any food preferences?"
"Well, I think ......" Jon thought for a moment, "he should be more fond of fish and chips!"
......
On July 15th, it seemed like a year.
I don't know how long it took for the sun to go down...... Glancing at the shattered sun, Jon looked at his watch, it was six fifty-five.
"How will Professor Dumbledore come over?" asked Judy, also a little nervous, "on the flying carpet?"
"I'm going to walk in through the door!" Jon whispered, glancing at the long-welded fireplace in the living room.
Five years ago, the family switched to an electric fireplace, and the fireplace in the living room was abandoned.
I can only hope that Professor Dumbledore will not use Floo.com......
The minute hand of the watch pointed to twelve, and almost at the same time, the street lights outside the window suddenly went out.
Jon leaned over the window and squinted at the sidewalk outside the door, only to see a tall figure in a long cloak walking towards Eighty-Six.
Jon reacted quickly, waving at his parents while whispering, "He's coming!"
Eric and Judy began to make final preparations at a rapid pace.
A few seconds later, there was a crisp knock on the door.
"Hello, who?" said Eric's voice in a calm and polite voice.
"I'm Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts!" a deep voice came from outside the door, "Is this Mr. Jon Hart's house?"
"Oh, wait a minute!" Eric walked briskly to the door
"Professor Dumbledore!" After opening the door, he eagerly shook the guest's hand, "It is an honor for you to come to the Humble House, I have admired your name for a long time, a friend of mine told me that you are the most accomplished wizard of the century in all of Europe!"
"Oh, really...... Mr. Hart!" Albus Dumbledore looked a little surprised.
"My friend, Mr. Wendell Granger, has a daughter who is an upperclassman...... "Eric explains with a smile, "and the family thinks very highly of you!"
As he spoke, Eric raised his hand and made a gesture of please, "Come in, Professor Dumbledore!"
"Thank you very much!" Professor Dumbledore bowed gently, "But you really overestimated me just now. ”
He walked into the living room, and Jon hurriedly greeted him, "Hello, Professor!"
At the same time, he placed the mattress on the couch where Professor Dumbledore was about to sit.
"Thanks......" Professor Dumbledore smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Good evening, Jon, how was the summer vacation?"
"Great, Professor...... Except you can't use magic!" Jon replied grinning.
"To be honest, I also think that the Reasonable Restraint of Underage Wizards Act is too harsh in some respects!" Professor Dumbledore nodded solemnly, "but it's usually necessary...... Thank you, ma'am. ”
As he spoke, Professor Dumbledore stood up and took a cup of black tea from Judy.
"Professor Dumbledore, this is the best Sri Lankan uva black tea!" Judy said, "If you prefer green tea, milk tea, or cocktail tea, you'll have to wait a bit!"
"No...... No need!" Professor Dumbledore shook his head, "That's good!"
"Do you need some dessert?" Judy continued, "some scones, mousse, or a piece of birthday cake?"
Of course, Judy wouldn't have prepared only fish and chips for Professor Dumbledore, as Jon had said.
"Birthday cake?"
"It's my birthday, Professor!" Jon said honestly.
"Oh, is it?" Dumbledore was visibly surprised, "I'm sorry to disturb your birthday party...... And I haven't brought you a birthday present yet!"
"No, no, no, if you can come to the Humble House and give him personal guidance, it's his best birthday present!" Eric quickly chimed in.
"You're so polite, Mrs. Hart!" Before he could respond to Eric's words, Dumbledore saw Judy come over with a large plate of dessert.
The old wizard snapped his fingers, and the plate of dessert came out of Judy's hand, and then flew safely to the coffee table in front of them.
Jon was keenly aware of the strange expressions on his parents' faces...... Although they have long known about the existence of magic, it is true that they have not really seen it a few times. Still, they remained as calm as they could.
"Well, thank you very much for your hospitality!" Dumbledore quickly added, "But there's really no need to be so polite!"
......
Eric and Judy both sat down on the couch across from Professor Dumbledore, and Jon sat next to them on a small bench.
"Professor Dumbledore!" Eric was the first to ask, "I still don't quite understand your intentions, did Jon make some mistakes in the school?"
Judy on the side also asked worriedly, "Yes, Jon has been very well-behaved since he was a child and has never caused trouble...... Is there something wrong?"
"Wrong?" Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile, "Of course not, Mr. Hart and Mrs. Hart, in fact Jon did very well in school......"
“...... His final exam score was the first in the school, and almost all the teachers praised him, including an extremely strict dean, and of course, me......"
In fact, there is hardly a student in the whole of Hogwarts who works harder than him...... I've seen him use the Petrification Charm once in a Defense Against the Dark Arts exam, and it must have been the result of thousands or even tens of thousands of practices, which many sixth and seventh graders can't do!"
Jon was stunned, he didn't expect Professor Dumbledore to give him such a high evaluation, and he didn't look polite.
Eric and Judy glanced at each other, and a deep surprise appeared in their eyes:
"But I still don't understand......," Eric asked, cautiously.
"There's no one who can't make a home visit to a very good student, is there?" Dumbledore blinked.
However, his expression gradually became serious: "Of course, Mr. Hart...... You may not understand that the wizarding world is very large, there are many temptations, and many true geniuses are likely to be led astray by temptation and fall into it......"
"I'm sorry, but I've seen this happen several times...... Especially if a wizard with real talent doesn't have an elder who knows magic to discipline him......" Dumbledore said apologetically, "It's a bit abrupt, but I'm sorry, you don't really know our world!"
Eric and Judy heard Dumbledore's words, and their eyes were a little more worried.
"Jon has been a good boy since he was a child, he doesn't ......," Judy muttered to herself in a very small voice.
"Don't worry so much...... Dumbledore laughed again, "It's just a crazy old man's alarmism, hahaha!"
Eric and Judy also forced out an awkward smile.
......
They talked together for about an hour.
Albus Dumbledore was a very easy-going person, and he could still have a good time with the Harts, who didn't know anything about magic.
It was a quarter past eight, and Dumbledore had just finished telling a joke about a "goat breaking a wizard's nose" before he stood up.
"Are you leaving, Professor Dumbledore?" Jon's parents quickly stood up.
"I'm sorry, I'm a little late, I have a date!" Dumbledore said apologetically.
Jon couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, this nerve-wracking "home visit" is finally coming to an end!
"Still, I have a presumptuous request!" Dumbledore suddenly bent down and looked at Jon, "I hope Jon can come with me and do me a little favor in the coming days!"
Jon stared into the basilisk as if he were indirectly staring into the basilisk's eyes, and his whole body froze there.
"I don't think you will, do you?" Dumbledore winked at him.