Mrs. Owen immediately went to call her mentor to find out, and a few minutes later she came back with positive news.

Then, after a brief discussion, the Owen family reached a preliminary consensus on Michael's continuing education in the future. If the British government is really pushing for higher education for young wizards, it would be a good idea to let Michael follow that path. After all, the pass rate of university special enrollment is higher than that of ordinary college entrance examination candidates.

Next, there is only one core concern left for the Owens, and that is security.

"In daily study, as long as you don't make too many mistakes and follow the steps and precautions that the professors said, safety is no problem." Zhang Xu said seriously, "There have also been cases in the school where there were reckless students in the protection of magical beasts who did not listen to the professor, and provoked the Hippogriff and were attacked and injured after provoking the Hippogriff, but that was just an example. However, now that the safety and security measures for students during class have been further strengthened, even if a student is stupid, he will not be injured. ”

Fred and George's Weasley Wizarding Tricks and Hogwarts' first business was when the twins successfully marketed the first Iron Charm defensive hat to Dumbledore, making it standard equipment in the Magical Beasts Protection class.

"You know, we're always a little worried about the unknown." "For example, in our legends, the mandrake is a plant that kills people by sound alone, but we often see it in books. ”

Then Zhang Xu made a pot of salad on the spot with two fresh mandrakes that he had brought before going out this morning to dispel Mr. Owen's concerns.

"It's crispy, it's refreshing."

"It's watery."

"It's a little sweet."

This was the Owen family's first impression of the mandrake. So much so that two years later, Professor Sprout had to remind Michael about the dangers of mandrakes, and at the same time mentally make fertilizer for someone who had graduated.

"Actually, the biggest danger right now is not in the school, but outside the school." Zhang Xu said to the Owen family who were tasting the mandrake salad.

For the next half hour, Zhang Xu told the Owen family about the security problems facing the United Kingdom.

The great harm caused by Voldemort is no longer limited to the wizarding world, and more and more ordinary people have been harmed.

After hearing this, the Owen family's faces turned slightly pale, just like the mandrake root cubes on the plate just now.

"However, Hogwarts is now one of the safest places in the whole of Britain." Zhang Xu said, "The British government and the Ministry of Magic have put a lot of effort into protecting Hogwarts, and Hogwarts itself has perfect defense measures and emergency response plans. When necessary, Michael, the younger students, will be evacuated to a safe area through safe passages. I can guarantee that we senior students and professors will not be harmed in any way until they die. ”

The originally cheerful atmosphere in the garden turned into a low pressure at this time, and everyone was thinking about what Zhang Xu said just now.

"Michael, decide for yourself." Mr. Owen suddenly said to his son, "There are many crossroads in life, but there are only a few most important crossroads. Now you are standing at that most critical crossroads in your life, so your mother and I have given you the right to choose. Whatever choice you make, we've got your back. ”

Seeing his father's firm gaze, his mother's kind gaze and Zhang Xu's encouraging gaze all falling on him, Michael fell into deep thought after panicking for a while.

Michael wanted to be part of the green field, but when a colorful new world was in front of him, he was caught in a dilemma.

And he knew that what was in front of him was a multiple-choice question, and there was no chance of selecting all of them.

After a full ten minutes, Michael finally made his decision.

He pulled a coin out of his pocket, his lucky coin, the 50p coin he had picked up on the sidelines of the pitch before his first win in the school league. From that day on, he used the coin as a talisman.

Michael kissed the British goddess on the coin and tossed it into the air.

The Owens knew that their son had a habit of flipping a coin in case of indecision, so they didn't say anything. They don't say it, and Zhang Xu can't do anything to show it.

With a snap, Michael placed the falling coin from the air on the back of his right hand. After taking a deep breath, he carefully removed his left hand covering the coin.

Relieved, Michael sat back in his chair as if he had lost all his strength, and after a few moments he sat up straight and announced to the crowd, "I'm going to Hogwarts." ”

"Welcome to Hogwarts." Zhang Xu stretched out his right hand to Michael.

After the two shook hands, Mr. Owen said to Michael, "Whatever you decide, we stand behind you." ”

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With the arrival of many merchants in Hogsmeade, there was a huge flow of customers, posing a major challenge to the Ministry of Magic's security capabilities.

At the same time, many of Hogsmeade's residents lived a life of charter tenants.

An alley not far from the bustling commercial street has now been turned into a restaurant street.

In a newly opened restaurant called "Kitchen in the Basement," Zhang Xu invited the Owen family, who had come to buy items for the next day's school, to have dinner here.

This store was opened by a pair of students from the Badger Academy, who just graduated this year, and the two of them are acquaintances of Zhang Xu, and it seems that the two of them have plans to open this store as a husband and wife file.

The name of the dining room has a strong Hogwarts flavor, and the interior is almost exactly the same as the Hogwarts kitchen, with round tables by the huge fireplace, but the four long tables not far away are naturally much shorter.

Every day at breakfast, lunch and dinner, there are four long tables with the same meals as Hogwarts, which is a buffet area.

The round table near the fireplace is a la carte "private seat" area.

It can be seen that this is a restaurant with a strong feeling.

The Owen family looked curiously at the unique restaurant, whispering about what they had just seen at the Hogsmeade branch of Gringotts.

And Zhang Xu was busy responding to the acquaintances who greeted him in the store.

Soon, the Owen family was attracted by the dragon meat set meal that suddenly appeared out of thin air on the table.