Chapter 2: Unexpected Joy
It has been more than a month since Li Sili crossed into Dali. He re-experienced the feeling of going to elementary school, and was reprimanded by the teacher, the previous grades of the predecessor were really embarrassing, but fortunately, it was only a week before the summer vacation. Otherwise, the feeling of collapse of an adult going to elementary school for a long time is estimated to be experienced by Conan in addition to him.
When it came to Monty Python's escape, under Dudley's persuasion, Harry was only symbolically locked in the storage room by Vernon for one night, and Dudley was still sent in for dinner, otherwise he would be hungry again.
The next day, at Dudley's arrangement, Harry moved out of the storage room, and a room on the second floor was occupied by Harry, to Vernon's indignation.
Harry was happy during this time, he didn't have to sleep in a small and dirty storage room, he had normal-sized clothes to wear, and he had Dudley's food and play, and Harry's favorability towards Dudley, it could be regarded as a wah-wow-wah.
July 24th, a sunny day.
A pleasant day always starts with exercise, and now Dudley has to do weight loss exercises every morning and evening, after all, the original owner is too fat. After a month of perseverance, he felt that his original clothes had changed a little loosely anyway.
Dudley had just returned from his workout when he found Penny, Vernon, and Harry sitting at the table waiting for him.
It is worth mentioning that Vernon did not treat Harry as badly as before, but it was not much better, it was equivalent to not being salty or light, as if there was no Harry as a person.
"Mom and Dad, cousin, I'm sorry to keep you waiting, let's have breakfast. Dudley said as he sat down.
Dudley has been here for so long, and he is still not used to eating British food, for breakfast, it is still Dahuaxia's soy milk fritters, sweet tofu brain is good.
Dudley was enjoying a leisurely morning after eating. An owl flew in with an envelope made of heavy parchment.
The cat's head rested in front of Dudley, and at a glance he could see that there was no stamp on the envelope, and that it was written in emerald green ink: Four Privet Road, Little Whinging, Surrey County, Dudley Dursley, and Harry Potter.
Dudley looked at the letter on the owl and froze, he felt incredulous that his name would appear on the envelope.
The owl tilted its head to look at Dudley, who had not responded for a long time, and the owl released the envelope from its mouth and pecked Dudley's pecking hand with its sharp beak.
Dudley reacted in pain, and he reached out to pick up the envelope with trembling hands, and looked at the text letter by letter with wide eyes, making sure that his name was on it, it was him, it was him, it was him.
Dudley flipped the letter over, and saw a wax seal on it, and on top of it was the decoration of a shield with a large 'H' written in the middle of the shield, and on all sides of the shield were placed a mighty lion, a sharp eagle, a flat-headed brother, and a viper with a triangular head.
Harry leaned over and asked, "What is this?"
"I don't know. Dudley knew it was Hogwarts admissions, but he couldn't say it explicitly, or he wouldn't be able to explain why he knew.
Dudley handed the envelope to Harry and said, "There's your name on it, look at it." With that, he handed the envelope to Harry, then picked up the biscuits on the table, broke them into small pieces and fed them to the owl who had delivered the letter.
"Who's going to send us a letter?" muttered Harry.
Vernon and Penny kept an eye on them, and when Vernon saw the envelope in Harry's hand, he snatched it quickly.
Vernon looked back and forth at the front and back of the envelope, his pupils visibly dilated, and he was a little frightened. He was about to tear the envelope from his hand when Penny snatched it again.
Penny held the envelope with an inexplicable expression on her face. There is relief, some relief, there is...
Dalimont is circled, and the Dursleys must be very averse to the fear of magic, and Vernon's reaction seems normal to him, but he is a little confused about Penny's reaction.
Vernon looked at Penny and said nothing, sat down again, picked up the newspaper and pretended to read. For Vernon, he was deeply in love with Penny, and if Penny liked this, he would like it too. Another point is that he suddenly can't adjust to his son, Dudley, who is also a wizard.
Penny opens the envelope, revealing four pieces of stationery inside. She pulled out the letter and looked at it, Dudley knew its contents, but like Harry, he looked at it.
After reading the letter, Penny handed them each of them and sighed.
Dudley looked at Penny with some confusion, but he quickly turned his gaze to the letter and saw that it read, "Dear Mr. Dursley: We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Semester is scheduled to begin on September 1. We will wait for your owl to hear back from you by July 31. ”
Dudley was truly relieved when he saw the contents of the letter. He's not a Muggle, it's so fragrant.
"Wizard, is this true?" said Harry, with a staccato voice, feeling like his three views were crumbling and being rebuilt.
"I think so. Dudley said excitedly.
"These are true. But Dudley, I very much want you to go, and I very much don't want you to go. Penny was a little confused about Dudley, and she sat down between them and continued, "And Harry, I think there's something I should tell you. About your parents. ”
"My parents?" asked Harry, confused.
"Yes, your parents are also wizards. My sister received the same letter, and how proud my parents were, and I still remember their expressions vividly when they had a magician. She went to that school and came back every time she was out for the holidays. The pockets are filled with toad eggs, and there are also tools that can turn rats into teacups. ”
"Then she met your father, Potter, at school. They got married after graduating, and with you, on Halloween, the year you turned one, they were killed, and then we adopted you. ”
Harry's face turned pale after hearing this, and after a long pause, he said, "But... But didn't you say they died in a car accident?"
Penny put her arms around Harry and said in a low voice, "I'm so sorry. Because... Because... Lily could have learned magic, but I couldn't. I... I'm very, very envious and jealous. We've cut off all of our contact and forbade everything that has to do with magic, so we've got to make something up. ”
Penny finished covering her face with her hands.
"Why?" Harry paused and asked, "I mean, who is it?" Why did you kill my parents?"
"Voldemort, at least that's what Dumbledore wrote in the letter he put on you. ”
"What letter?" asked Harry hurriedly.
"I'm sorry, but we've destroyed the letter. Petunia was a little embarrassed, and she continued, "But I can relay the contents of the letter to you." ”
At this moment, two people suddenly appeared in the living room.
One of them, he was tall and thin, with long silver-white hair and a beard, almost waist-length hair. He wore a robe, a purple cloak that dragged to the floor, and a pair of high-heeled boots with buckles. Behind the half-moon-shaped glasses, a pair of bright blue eyes sparkled.
There was also a man who was very tall, yes, very tall, about three meters or so, with a somewhat fierce, rough face, and he had unkempt hair with a mustache that was mixed together, and he wore a somewhat dirty fur coat.
Dudley recognized the two men at a glance, Dumbledore and the half-blood giant Hagrid.
The sudden appearance of the person frightened Vernon, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, threw the newspaper and quickly got up to block Penny and the others.
"I suddenly felt that I should come over today, and I am very sorry for our sudden visit, but you must be Mr. Dursley. Dumbledore said, "We don't mean to be rude, however, we do often encounter unexpected faux pas. ”
Penny pulled Vernon, who was in the way, and whispered, "It's okay." ”
Dumbledore looked at Penny and said, "Ah, good morning, this must be Petania." ”
"Yes, Albus Dumbledore. We pass the letter, please be seated. Penny said, pointing to the couch next to her.
As Hagrid sat down, Dudley could see that the couch was a little overwhelmed.
"I'm glad you ......," Dumbledore hadn't finished speaking.
Penny took over and said, "I think so, I can face the past. I have no talent, and magic makes me envious and makes me jealous. But my son, Dudley Dursley, can, and he'll take my place. ”
Dudley senses that his mother, Penny, has an unknown past, and there is not as little information as revealed in the movie.
"I think so. Dumbledore looked at Dudley with a smile.
Dudley was a little overwhelmed, he saw the wisdom in Dumbledore's eyes, the wisdom that saw through everything, and the kindness and kindness in his eyes, he had to smile with a polite but awkward smile.
"Can we talk alone?" said Dumbledore, looking at Penny.
Vernon was a little nervous, tugging at Penny's hand.
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Dursley, I just wanted to ask her to do me a favor. With that, Dumbledore walked out into the courtyard.
Penny patted Vernon's hand and followed.
Hagrid looked at Harry excitedly when he saw them walk out and said, "The last time I saw you, you were a little doll, you really look like your father, but your eyes are like your mother." ”
Harry looked at the giant in front of him and thanked him nervously, then asked, "Who are you?"
"I'm sorry, I haven't introduced myself to you yet. Rubeus Hagrid, Hogwarts Keykeeper and Hunting Ground Warden. Call me Hagrid. That's what everyone calls me at Hogwarts. Hagrid touched the back of his head and giggled.
"Do you know my parents?" Harry was now desperate to know about his parents.
"Of course, your parents are good, and they are the best wizards, and they were the presidents of the boys and girls when they were at Hogwarts. Hagrid recalled.
"Then you know why my parents were ...... by Voldemort," Harry interrupted Hagrid before he could finish asking.