Chapter 6: First Taste of Magic
That night, Albert showed his family his new Hogwarts uniform, a plain black overalls and a black peaked hat.
If I had to say it, it would look stupid, especially with that damn peaked hat, and wearing it on your head until you go out for a walk must have a good chance of turning heads, at least that's what Albert thinks.
Nia was pleased with her gift, wearing a much larger cloak and the black peaked hat on her head, posing in the living room, and Herb taking a camera to take a picture of the two of them.
Daisy sat on the couch, silently flipping through Albert's magical history, wanting to know more about where her son was going.
"Mom, look, it's a live chocolate frog!" Nia opened the box of the chocolate frog and couldn't help but giggle when she saw the chocolate frog jumping away.
Herb had already gained experience, and quickly reached out to grab the chocolate frog that had landed on the table and handed it to Nia.
Herb then opened another box, which also contained a chocolate frog. He quickly grabbed the chocolate frog and handed it to Daisy, who was carefully flipping through the book.
"Is this really edible?" Daisy raised an eyebrow, looking suspiciously at the living chocolate frog in front of her, skeptical that it was safe to eat.
"Mom, the chocolate frog can be eaten, it tastes good!" Nia had already bitten off the part of the chocolate frog's head, eating it happily, and her face was stained with some melted chocolate.
"Alright, wipe your face clean like a little flower cat!" Albert handed his handkerchief to Nia, turned his head to look at Tom, who was confronting the owl, picked it up, placed it on the couch, and scolded his chin and admonished, "Tom, don't bully it." ”
Albert took the owl nuts out of the package, poured some out on a plate in the cage, and muttered, "What's the name?"
"Jerry. ”
Albert thought about it and gave the snow owl its name.
Tom & Jerry.
Although there is no anime of cat and mouse in this world, Albert thinks the name is quite funny.
Snow owl seemed to sense the owner's malice and did not react to Jerry.
"Albert, what a terrible name you have acquired!" Nia reached out and picked up the owl, rubbing her face and said, "It should be called Shela, that's a good name." ”
"Why don't you call it Sherabi?" thought Albert with a wicked taste.
"Albert, the person in the picture is suddenly gone!" Herb is surprised to find that the person in the chocolate frog painting has disappeared.
"Photo?" Albert looked at his father, who was holding a picture of a chocolate frog.
"Perhaps, the picture of the wizard could have moved? The chocolate frog can move, so why can't the people in the photo move?"
"Yes!" Herb accepted the explanation, turning the picture over and reading the text on the back: "Albus Dumbledore...... He is currently the Headmaster of Hogwarts and is widely regarded as the greatest wizard of his time. ”
"Oh, the old man who sent Albert. Daisy took the chocolate frog picture from her husband to see who had sent the invitation to her son.
Unfortunately, the inside of the picture is empty.
Daisy flipped over the chocolate frog and continued reading the rest of the book, "Dumbledore's well-known contributions include defeating the Dark Wizard Grindelwald in 1945, discovering the twelve uses of dragon blood, and working with partner Nicol Lemay in alchemy. Professor Dumbledore enjoys chamber music and the Ten Pillars of Bowl. ”
"Dragon's blood?" Daisy's eyes widened in disbelief, "and there are dragons in this world?" and, Nicol Lemay, I remember him as ......"
"A famous alchemist of the 14th century. Albert added: "Create the legendary Philosopher's Stone, which is said to turn stones into gold and immortalize people. If he is still alive, it means that the Philosopher's Stone has made Nicol Lemay immortal. ”
"Okay Daisy, be happy. Herb put his arm around his wife and comforted him softly, "It's not as bad as you think, especially since we don't know much about the wizarding world, it's best not to judge lightly, and besides, you should trust our son, he is a genius who can make the most of his talents wherever he goes." ”
"By the way, Albert, can you use magic?" Nia pounced on Albert, grabbed his hand, and shook it gently like a coquettish, looking at Albert with a little face full of anticipation, "I want to see you magic." ”
"This ...... If you want me to look into it first, I won't use it now. Albert reached out and ruffled Nia's hair.
"Nasty. Nia covered her head and ran to Daisy's side to share the pumpkin pie with her.
Albert began to flip through Miranda Goshak's Standard Spells, Elementary, then pulled his wand out of the box and prepared to make his first attempt at spellcasting.
"Don't, Albert, don't try it here!" Herb twitched, thinking about what had happened in the wand shop earlier.
"You should have some confidence in your son!" Albert raised his wand and whispered a mantra, "Fluorescent flicker." ”
The tip of the wand flickered suddenly, then went out again.
"Just now, the tip of that cane flashed, right? Daisy said uncertainly.
"Yes, it flashed, it's my son!" Herb found Albert able to use magic instantly, and his face was undisguised with pride.
"Albert, what was that. Nia asked excitedly.
"Well, it's a glowing spell, it should be a spell that is relatively easy to master, I'm giving it a try. Albert secretly checked his panel, and sure enough, he found that there was a glowing charm in the skill list.
The spell is still at level 0, but it still has 7 experience points left.
Only when you reach level 1 can you be considered truly mastered. It only takes 100 XP to get from Level 0 to Level 1, but Albert doesn't plan to use the stored valuable XP to upgrade the Glowing Charm to Level 1, even if only 100 XP is quite valuable.
"I'll try again. Albert cleared his throat and repeated the incantation, the tip of his wand glowing palely again.
Albert had tried five times to get the spell to his fingertips, and with a little concentration, the light on his wand would not fade easily.
Seeing this scene, the other three couldn't help but applaud, although it was just a simple glowing spell, but in the eyes of the Anderson family, it was quite remarkable.
"Albert, Albert, let me try, I want to give it a try too. Nia excitedly pounced on her brother.
"No, I can't. Albert quickly put away his wand, "At least, you can't play here, you know? The last time I tried a wand, I almost blew up the counter of that wand shop." ”
"Stingy. ”
"It's not a matter of being stingy, the wand itself is dangerous, and I don't understand anything, what to do if I'm in danger. Albert immediately put on a face and offered a killer offer, "If Nia is so willful, I won't teach you to use magic in the future." ”
Albert was right. Herb hurriedly said, "You should wait until he is familiar with magic before teaching you." ”
"Alright!" Nia pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, but she compromised, but she looked a little lost, and she was envious of Albert's ability to use magic.
"Your grandfather, I'm going to come over these two days. However, I think we'd better visit them together, lest we'll have to run and lie down again. Herb had left some magical sweets and gifts, which he knew his father might not eat, but he must have been glad to see them.