“…… Check it out! The cheerful Irish lads threw down a big bag of popcorn on our side, crackling and shattering the window panes of the Churchill Square shopping centre, and bringing down more than 200 poor civilians along the way. Honestly, it was a tragic tragedy! ”

However, history often tells us that miracles are always born in disaster! Yes, according to the latest investigation, a little boy lying in his mother's arms actually survived unscathed in the epicenter of the explosion! It's really ......"

One day, in a café near an ordinary residential area in London, Maca was sitting near a floor-to-ceiling window flipping through a newspaper.

Of course, judging from the nonsense of the report, it is obvious that it is not a serious newspaper at all.

After reading this article about the previous car bomb in a hurry, he sighed for the cold rice again, flipped through it a few times, and by the way, he also focused on the third edition behind.

"Hey, it's pretty big today......"

With that, Maca folded the newspaper again and tossed it aside. At the very top of the front page, the name of the newspaper is striking – it is the British newspaper The Sun, which is notorious all over the world.

I won't mention the Muggle newspaper here. In fact, time often flies by at a speed that we can't predict before we even know it. In the blink of an eye, most of the Hogwarts holidays have passed.

And in the meantime, things that should have happened will still happen, such as the British Ministry of Magic's multiple operations with Hogwarts, and Maca's various magical research.

Now, it's time for Maca to work again.

The boy named Alexander Wolfe, the child who had lost his mother in the explosion, lived in the neighborhood across the street from the café.

Around the middle of last month, the Hogwarts offer had been delivered to his home by an owl; Today, it's time for Maca to visit the family and get to know the child and his father's wishes.

By the floor-to-ceiling window, Maca drained the last sip of coffee in her cup, leaving the café with a tip and heading straight for a small house across the street.

From the outside, you can tell that the house has been over the years, and it has barely been renovated or renovated, and it looks quite dilapidated. The lawn in front of the house seems to have been mowed in the past, but in recent days, it has probably been unmanaged, and the grass has grown quite arbitrarily.

Maca first walked to the mailbox on the side of the road, reached out and opened the lid to glance at it, and there were already a lot of letters in it. Of course, several envelopes from Hogwarts were mixed up with other advertisements, sales, and missionary materials, and looked rather messy.

It doesn't really matter much, though, as the Hogwarts barn owls are hardworking.

Even if it doesn't reach the children once or twice, they will continue to take the prepared letters out and deliver them in every possible way. Whether it's a crack in a door, a window, or even a chimney – of course, it only works when the fireplace isn't lit.

Maca just looked at the mailbox, then walked to the door of the little house and knocked politely.

The door didn't open immediately, and it wasn't until he knocked a third time with a little more effort that a still childish voice came from the other side of the door, as there was a sound of footsteps inside.

"Who's there?"

"My name is Macka McLean," Marca introduced herself before stating her purpose bluntly, "You must have received an admission letter from an owl, right?" I'm here to ask if you'd like to go to our school and learn how to use magic properly......"

This was not the first time he had visited the family of the future young wizard, and he knew that he should be clear about the first meeting, and then use the facts to dispel their hesitations.

And when dealing with a child, it's even more important to pay attention to certain key points – such as the mysterious and wonderful word "magic".

"Magic?"

Sure enough, as soon as the child heard the word, he hurriedly "clicked" the door. Such a defenseless little guy inevitably gave Maca the illusion that she was abducting children.

"You're an old man from the school of magic—"

As soon as the door opened, the boy standing in the doorway looked at Maca and froze. Obviously, Maca's extraordinarily young appearance made him immediately deny the identity of the "teacher" he had expected.

McKellen ...... Sir, are you a senior in your senior class? Alexander, the boy with short flaxen hair, paused, and then guessed in confusion, "Is that really a school of magic?" ”

"Yes, the School of Magic."

Maca nodded, then reached out and shook slightly, and a flame exploded under his control, turning into a bouquet of flowers. He smiled, handed the bouquet to Alexander in front of him, and glanced into the room behind him by the way.

In fact, he was a little puzzled, because according to the investigation, the child lived with his parents. Although he lost his mother not long ago, he didn't lose his father with him - was his father out?

It's not a good idea to leave your children alone at home. But now that the child has no mother, the burden of the family's livelihood completely falls on his father alone, and I am afraid that it will be helpless for a while.

"It's really magic......" Alexander looked left and right at the bouquet in his hand, almost speechless, and after looking at it for a while, he suddenly raised his head, "Sir, I need magic!" I'm going to bring my mom back to life! If it's magic, it must be able to do it, right? ”

For this question, of course, Maca had expected it, and it would come sooner or later. It's just that he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

This young boy named Alexander is very straightforward, and has a strong heart of "facing reality" that ordinary children do not have. After losing his mother, instead of falling into the fear of death and the sadness and helplessness of the parting of his loved ones, he naturally thought of saving his mother.

Looking at his hopeful eyes, Maca couldn't help but realize that a simple "no" could be so difficult to say.

"It's a pity that resurrecting the dead, I'm afraid it can't be done." He sighed softly, "Alexander, you must understand that even the infinite magic is not omnipotent. ”

"Can't? Why? Alexander clenched his fists and exclaimed, "Then I don't study magic, it won't be of any use to me—"

Faced with a child who was only ten years old, it was difficult for Maca to interpret the meaning of death with Dumbledore's rhetoric - how could he explain it to a child without even understanding the true meaning of death himself?

So, he had to use his own point of view to try to channel the other party.

"Alexander," said Maca, "death can be painful and painful, but it doesn't have to be the end of life, you know? The previous principal of our school also passed away some time ago, but in the guidance he left behind, I went to another world and saw him. ”

"Another world?" Hearing Maca say this, Alexander's eyes lit up, "That'...... Did Mom go there too? I...... I'll still be able to see her, right? ”

Maca couldn't answer this question, after all, Dumbledore was able to go "there" because of his own powerful ability. As for Alexander's mother, I am afraid that she will not be found there.

"I don't know," Maca shook her head eventually, "because I'm not strong enough...... But I know that magic, while not yet able to resurrect the dead, can protect the living. Alexander, do you have someone you want to protect? ”

Alexander blinked, then nodded firmly.

"I'm going to protect Daddy!"

Maca suddenly smiled.

"Really?" He said softly, "That's good, I'm sure you'll be able to protect your father...... So where is your dad now? Did you go out? ”

"Oh, no......" the boy hesitated and looked back at the small staircase in the room, "Daddy is upstairs, in his room...... He hadn't been out for many days. ”

"Huh?" Maca was stunned when she heard this, and she had some guesses in her heart, "Is he okay?" Have you ever gone in and seen it? ”

The death of his wife must have dealt a big blow to the child's father. Perhaps his father was not as resolute as he was, and when faced with the life and death of his lover, he fell silently into despair.

"Yes...... In fact, he cooked for me for the first few days, but now ......," Alexander's childish face slowly crept up a little gloomy, "I could only cook something very hard, he ate very little, and barely spoke." ”

"Do you do it yourself?" Maca looked at him and said, "It's remarkable, Alexander...... Take me to see your dad! I might be able to do something for him—"

"By magic?" Alexander nodded hurriedly and said, "Please cheer up Dad!" He's lost a lot of weight, he can't go on like this-"

With that, he immediately turned around and beckoned Maca to go home.

This is undoubtedly an exceptionally strong boy, and Maca feels that this child may bring more changes to Hogwarts. It's just that being too defenseless against strangers is not a good habit.

Maca thought as she stepped forward and closed the door.