Chapter 11 Before Going to School

The duel between the teenagers served as an interlude, bringing a small climax to the ball, and the show ended once and for all as Draco woke up under the influence of a few [Wake Up] spells.

The reason why an episode is an episode is because it can't be taken as a meal.

The parents forcefully suppressed the teenagers who were excited about watching the duel, and the dance became peaceful again.

"I lost ......"

Draco climbed up from the bright red carpet in some frustration, the pain in his body had long since disappeared under the healing of magic, but disappointment was not something that could be lifted by magic.

"You've done well enough, Mr. Malfoy won't blame you!"

Seeing that her "little boyfriend" was overly sad, if Pansy didn't know how to seize the opportunity to consolidate the impression in her other person's heart, then she was really a failing aristocrat.

Draco didn't speak, he shook his head faintly, and he cast his gaze on the other side, Sephiroth's.

This shijie, no! It should be said that in any shijie, people worship the winner, and there are obviously many more people around Sephiroth than around the loser himself.

Noticing Draco's gaze, Sephiroth cast an apologetic look at him. Draco waved his hand and silently mouthed at him, "Enjoy your honor as the victor!" ”

It wasn't the first time Draco had failed, and as he had done countless times before, this blow would not have affected the close friendship between the two families.

"Sephiroth, next year is the time for you to go to school, and then the glory of Slytherin will depend on your efforts. Don't lose to those brainless and impulsive Gryffindors. ”

"Sephiroth, I'm from the Sharp family, when I get to school, please help me take care of my daughter Victoria, she should be enrolled with you for a year."

Surrounded by a large number of pure-blood wizards, Sephiroth barely had a chance to interject, and could only pretend to be calm and return a reserved smile.

At this time, Sephiroth's father, the Lord Stirling, appeared to relieve him, apologized to the crowd, and brought him out.

"If you're too enthusiastic, you'll be overwhelmed."

Sephiroth's sigh-like voice sounded like a show off to others. After all, seeing that you don't breathe chaotically, you are neat and calm with a faint smile, who would believe such a thing.

With such an excellent heir, if you put aside the impure heart from the beginning, it can really be said that there is no disappointment. Before he knew that his son had actually been impersonated a long time ago, Sephiroth was worthy of the name.

It was as if all the beautiful things on Shijie had been integrated into his body by the gods, and although Sephiroth had tried his best to be kind to the others, except for Draco, who had not changed his life, the other pure-blood wizards were so ashamed that they did not dare to raise their heads in front of Sephiroth.

Think of Neville Longbottom, who he had met a few times before, this kid couldn't help but bow his head and didn't dare to leave his toes when he saw Sephiroth, and Ron Weasley secretly cursed Sephiroth as his mortal enemy, envious and jealous.

The Weasley twins, on the other hand, were like natural rivals to Sephiroth and Draco, who were as accurate as taut clocks at all times and everywhere. They are also one of the few descendants of pure-blood wizards who can entangle with Sephiroth, of course, when the two are together.

It can be seen that Sephiroth puts too much pressure on his peers, so that even if he doesn't deliberately offend anyone, he becomes the most hated person by those careful-eyed children.

After all, "someone else's child, Sephiroth", will probably be the object of envy and hatred of many people since childhood, especially if your mother compares him to him every three days. Even if you haven't met each other, I'm afraid you won't have a good impression of him.

With a victory, Sephiroth's name once again spread in the small range of purebloods, and even the heirs of the Malfoy family, who have always been one of the leaders of purebloods, have been defeated repeatedly, and it seems that the Stirling family is really about to rise.

In addition to the Sterling family, the Black family is probably the happiest about this. Although the Black family now has no living people except Sirius, an unfilial son.

But in the wizarding world, you don't have to be alive to call the shots, and the portraits of the ancestors of the Black family have made a deal with Big Sterling, and after Big Sterling agrees to give Sephiroth's second child the surname Black, the Black family officially replaced the heir with Sephiroth...... of offspring.

This is a contract witnessed by dozens of pure-blood wizards from different families in the wizarding world, and even Dumbledore doesn't want to meddle in changing anything here.

Sirius had officially been abandoned, after all, once he entered Azikaban, no one expected him to come out alive.

"Sephiroth, you're going to be of school age next year, and I'm going to send you to Durmstrang. However, you have been very assertive since you were a child, so I want to ask your opinion first. ”

After the ball, Lord Stirling, who was increasingly pleased with Sephiroth, gave up his right to be the head of the family and gave Sephiroth the opportunity to choose his own.

Looking down and pondering for a moment, Sephiroth rejected the temptation.

Durmstrang is a school that focuses on dark arts, and only the descendants of pure-blood wizards are eligible to go to school. Theoretically, this school should be the most suitable for you, but Durmstrang's background is probably not as good as that of Hogwarts.

The sheer volume of books in Hogwarts' large library would probably surprise other schools, especially since the banned books were placed in the same place, which was a crime to seduce students.

The banned books at Hogwarts should still be of some quality, otherwise Voldemort, the guy whose family behind him is finished, should not have the ability to know about the existence of Horcruxes, let alone how to make them.

"No, father. I want to go to Hogwarts School. ”

In the end, Sephiroth, who had the upper hand of reason, chose to study at Hogwarts, and the large library at Hogwarts alone made his trip worthwhile.

And......

Big Sterling was noncommittal, just said lightly, "Tell me your reasons." ”

"Although Durmstrang focuses on dark arts, it is a pity that its teaching liliang and heritage collection are not as good as Hogwarts. In the case of dark arts, I can teach myself at Hogwarts, even without a teacher. As for the other reasons, the father should understand that pure-blood wizards are no longer the mainstream in this era. ”

"Although we still dominate the wizarding world, the percentage of Muggle wizards is increasing. On the other hand, the number of our purebloods is decreasing year by year. Especially after that battle, too many pure-blood families perished without even leaving an heir. ”

"While insisting on purebloods, we must also win over other Muggle wizards in order to maintain our pureblood advantage. But now at Hogwarts, it is said that apart from Slytherin, the other houses have little affection for us under Dumbledore's influence. ”

Sephiroth spoke to the deepest concerns of every pure-blood wizard, even above his own family.

If one day, pure-blood wizards disappear completely, what about the honor that their ancestors have passed down for hundreds or thousands of years?

This worry gradually became a chilling fear!

"I see, it's up to you. But you have to promise me that you must ensure that you have excellent grades while studying at Hogwarts, and that the dark arts will not be left behind! ”

"I see, father!"

A year later......

An old owl staggered into the Stirling family mansion and dropped a notice wrapped in brown paper. The owl, which had completed its mission, could no longer hold on, and one of them fluttered and fell to the ground, panting, making people wonder if it was capable of returning to Hogwarts.

"Such an old owl should have retired a long time ago!"

Carrying one of the owl's wings, Sephiroth's mother fed it a few sips of milk in disgust, and then threw it out after regaining a little strength.

Sephiroth took the envelope with the Hogwarts crest on the cover from his mother's hand, and after thanking his mother, Sephiroth couldn't help but walk quickly back to his room and open the envelope.

"This kid is really a little excited!"

Madame Stirling, who covered her mouth with a fan and chuckled, watched Sephiroth, who had always been graceful and calm, depart, even if she pretended to be unmoved in front of her, and her steps became a beat faster than usual.

The long-awaited time has finally arrived, a full eleven years. He waited eleven years before finally receiving an admission letter from Hogwarts.

Back in the room, Sephiroth took out the paper cutter from the cabinet and carefully slipped it through the mouth of the envelope. The cowhide envelope didn't make a sound, and a smooth crack fell out of the white parchment.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore.

(President of the International Federation of Magic, President of the Wizards Association, First Class Magician of the Order of Sir Merlin)

Dear Mr. Potter,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Enclosed is a list of the required books and equipment.

Semester is scheduled to begin on September 1. We will wait for your owl to hear back from you by July 31.

Vice-Principal (Female)

Sincerely, Minerva McGonagall

Below, there is a large list of books, these books Sephiroth has already bought back and read a few years ago, so naturally there is no need to buy another one, just select them directly from his own study.

Still, the wand and uniform had to make another trip to Diagon Alley.

"Father, I'll go out first. Draco asked me to meet in Diagon Alley. ”