Chapter 5: Entering Hogwarts

After leaving Ollivander's wand shop, Dumbledore bought Maple a wizarding robe in Diagon Alley. Because he was not yet old enough to enter school, he didn't need to buy things like potions and textbooks.

"I'm sorry, kid, Hogwarts has a fund for Muggle-born wizards who need funding, and unfortunately it's not for you alone, so your wizarding robes can only be bought second-hand." Dumbledore explained as he bought wizarding robes.

"Is there any difference between a new wizard's robe and a second-hand one?" Maple asked, "Like defending against spells or something." ”

"Neither new nor second-hand wizard robes have the ability to defend against spells, Maple." Dumbledore said.

"That means that there is no difference between second-hand and new goods except for a little breakage." Maple said.

"Not bad."

"Then buy a second-hand one, I don't care. Even if it's second-hand, it's much better than what I used to wear in the orphanage. Maple said, suddenly thinking of something again, and stopped talking.

Because he was not the original Maple, he only got a slight memory of him from Maple's soul, so when the name of the orphanage was mentioned now, Maple, who had not yet fully digested the real Maple's soul, thought of the orphanage where the original Maple lived.

"Sir, how is my old orphanage?" Eight-year-old Maple hasn't traveled much, so when he erupts in silence, he tries to find a place away from the downtown, but tragically, the closest sparsely populated place he knows is the orphanage where he lives.

"The orphanage has collapsed, but luckily, they have been transferred by the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic before your silence erupts." Dumbledore said.

"That's great. By the way, what is an Auror? Maple asked like a curious doll, acting well, very much like a Muggle boy who had just entered the wizarding world and was very curious about everything.

"The Aurors are a group of elite witches and wizards who fight against the dark arts, engaged in the investigation of extremely dangerous dark magic crimes, and catch magic criminals. There is also a sudden and very dangerous magical accident that breaks out silently, and it is also up to them to deal with it. Dumbledore replied patiently.

"That's cool!" Maple looked yearning, and then asked, "What about you, sir, are you also an Auror?" ”

"No, I'm a teacher, Headmaster of Hogwarts, please call me Professor Dumbledore in the future." Dumbledore replied.

"You're probably the most unschooling person I've ever seen!" Maple couldn't help but complain, and then looked innocent again: "Did you once be an Auror, and then you were too old to move, and then retired to Hogwarts as the headmaster for retirement?" ”

"Oh, oh my God, your nose has been broken, and it seems that your skills back then were not very good!"

Maple naturally knew Dumbledore's past, but the rare opportunity to pretend to be stupid and complain about Dumbledore, Maple naturally wouldn't let it go.

"Hahaha, that's an interesting point, Maple." Dumbledore giggled happily and said, "It's a pity, Maple, I've been teaching at Hogwarts since I was young, and I've been teaching here ever since, and I love this castle." ”

"Oh." Maple answered, Hogwarts, this castle, too many people miss it, Harry, Hagrid, Dumbledore and even Voldemort have found a home in it, for a while, Maple is also a little looking forward to entering this mysterious castle that intersperses the entire main story of Harry Potter.

Maple had already chosen his clothes, and Dumbledore took them when the conversation stopped.

"Professor Dumbledore, can you use magic to clean my robes, it's a little dirty." Maple didn't put it on immediately when he took the robe, but said.

"Clean up!"

"That's amazing, Professor, they look like new now." Maple said happily.

"Well," Dumbledore sighed, "I'm afraid I'll be the least welcome person in the future." ”

No way, Dumbledore's magic, coupled with the magic cast by the Elder's wand, was too powerful, and not a trace of dust and grease could be retained under Dumbledore's magic. Aside from the dim color, there was no difference between it and the new wizard's robes.

After going out, he attracted onlookers again, and the wizards passing by were curious, who was this boy that Dumbledore personally brought over?

"Alright, hold on to my arm, Maple."

Then there was another unpleasant apparition experience, but instead of going straight to Hogwarts, they ended up at the orphanage in Maple.

"I did it?" Seeing the ruins that were raging silently, Maple couldn't help but gasp.

This out-of-control power of Silent Ran is terrifying!

"Professor Dumbledore, can I trouble you?" Maple was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked up and said to Dumbledore.

"Say, kid!" Dumbledore said.

"You're the Headmaster of Hogwarts, so you must be rich, can you lend me some money to rebuild this orphanage, Professor?"

"Maple, you are a good and kind boy, and I have granted your request." Dumbledore said with a relieved smile.

"I'll write an IOU, but I don't know, how much you're going to contribute, Professor?"

"Ten thousand pounds, what do you think?" Dumbledore said, clearing the rubble and building an orphanage of the same size here, which was more than enough for 10,000 pounds.

"Twenty thousand pounds," Maple doubled up unexpectedly, his surprise move jaw-dropping, "and if I survive, I feel like I can pay it back." If I can't get over that, the money is the last thing I can do for the orphanage. ”

"You're not going to go to the dead to collect debts, are you, Professor?" "So, in order for your IOU to be honored, you need to take a little extra time to keep me in control!" ”

"Hahaha, I will definitely find you the best teacher to tutor you." Seeing that Maple was playing tricks again, Dumbledore also happily echoed that such an interesting student as Maple was really rare to see in a hundred years.

"Then choose a younger, stronger one!" Maple said.

"I thought you were going to let me tutor you?"

"Aren't you the principal, doesn't the principal always sit in the office reading the newspaper and wait for the sunset?" Maple said innocently.

"Yes, yes, yes! I will definitely follow your request and find you the youngest and strongest! ”

Hey, even if I did, you probably wouldn't have that much to teach me personally. Aside from you, Snape, who has the most mastery of Defence Against the Dark Arts, is the best choice. Everyone else thinks of Snape as a dark wizard, but a dark wizard can't use a Patronus, so it's no wonder you trust him so much.

Apparition again, this time finally going to Hogwarts. But what Maple didn't expect was that after Dumbledore placed him, he immediately apparitioned back to the orphanage. Seemingly inspired by Maple, Dumbledore directly used the two spells of Restore to Normalcy and Clean Up to renovate the orphanage with the help of the Elder's wand and his own powerful power.

Then he used a paste spell to make the bricks of the house stick more firmly, and finally a color-changing spell to paint the inside and outside of the house to make the house look like a new look.

And the price of these simple spells is Maple's tens of thousands of pounds in IOUs, which is too easy to come by, too crazy!

Instead of taking Maple directly to his headmaster's office, Dumbledore embarked to the Hogwarts gate and tapped the chain on the door with his wand, which loosened like a snake.

Opening the door, Maple finally enters the world of Hogwarts.

It's big, it was Maple's first feeling when she entered Hogwarts.

Hogwarts has many deeper and bigger secrets, the protective magic that pervades every corner of the castle, the oversized Muggle banishment charm and the map hiding charm, but these hidden magic can't give people an intuitive feeling.

"Severus, I bring you a student, he is an obscurity. I want you to do your best to help him and help him control Silence. Unsurprisingly, Dumbledore handed Maple to Snape and said solemnly to Snape.

"Maple, this is Professor Snape, the professor I chose for you, I hope you will learn from him." Dumbledore turned his gaze back to Maple and introduced him to Severus Snape.

"Hello, Professor Snape!" Maple bowed to Snape politely, but the next sentence immediately changed the mood: "You are the youngest and strongest wizard that Professor Dumbledore said, I have to say, the professor's eye is really good, you look like a very powerful person." Now that my life is in your hands, I hope you can help me overcome Moran! ”

"Ahem, ahem!" Dumbledore couldn't help but look away and coughed several times.

Snape's grim and indifferent eyes finally had a different color, this task was supposed to be completed by Harry Potter, but it allowed Maple to take the lead. Seeing the awkward expression on Snape's face, as if he had eaten poop, Maple's heart immediately swelled with a sense of accomplishment in teasing the big bat.

"I'll definitely teach you well." Looking at Snape's gritted teeth, I'm afraid that if it weren't for Dumbledore's side, he would definitely be tempted to recite a curse to Maple.

"Alright, now go back and get some rest, and start your class tomorrow afternoon." Dumbledore said.

"Why don't you start in the morning?"

"Professor Snape still has a few classes to attend in the morning, and he only has free time in the afternoon."

"Oh."