Chapter 3 of 4
Chapter 3
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Chapter 3
Visit
Herb
called his father. The
old man was emotional after hearing it, and said that he would come to visit
his grandson in the near future.
Daisy
was still angry, but she didn't quarrel with her husband after Albert comfort
her that he woudn’t be deceived by silly jokes and so she only said for him to
think about the future of his precious son.
In
fact, everyone thinks that it is very interesting, after all, such things as
magic only exist in legends.
Nia even pestered Albert to enchant
herself.
"I won't." Albert spread
his hands helplessly.
Actually, Albert certainly knew some
spells, such as the simplest glow spell.
But without the help of the wand, it
probably wouldn't work, so Albert didn't try.
At
least, he won't try it in front of other people, otherwise how will he explain
it?
"Nia,
there is no such thing as magic in this world at all, it's all a trick."
Daisy said seriously, she didn't want her daughter to be full of those weird
thoughts.
"Albert, the letter says that
you can bring a pet to school. Are you going to take Tom to school with
you?" Nia didn't care about her mother's words, and picked up the
shorthair cat and went to Albert's side.
"I won't consider this until I'm
sure magic exists," Albert said solemnly.
Of
course, this is actually to appease his mother Daisy. She now looks like a ticking time
bomb that could explode at any moment.
An owl flew into the living room
through the window and threw a piece of parchment on the table.
The parchment reads:
I'll be visiting by 3:20 - Professor
McGonagall.
"3:20?" Albert took the parchment,
glanced at the clock and murmured, "It's still a minute away."
"Very
well, I will definitely reveal the tricks of those liars."
By 3:20, the doorbell outside rang.
The Anderson family looked at each
other, and finally Herb Anderson, the head of the family, went to open the
door, while Nia followed.
Opening the door, Herb found an
elderly woman standing outside his door.
"Professor McGonagall?"
Herb looked at the woman in front of him suspiciously, and said dryly,
"Oh, okay, please come in, Albert is in the hall, if you can prove the
existence of magic."
"You know magic?" Nia
probed and asked.
"I'm
here for this!" Professor McGonagall is very good at dealing with this
kind of situation. She has experienced similar things many times. "Some muggles
families will always have similar questions."
"Mummy
what is a muggle?" Anderson's expression froze, and he repeated what he
had just heard.
She
called ours Muggles?
"Muggles
are ordinary people who can't use magic." After McGonagall entered the
living room, her eyes fell on the only boy in the room.
"Hello Mr. Anderson."
"Hello, Ms. McGonagall."
Albert looked at the witch in front of him. Professor McGonagall's appearance
seemed to be different from the movie. To be honest, after more than ten
years, his memory in this regard has been blurred.
"We
hope you can prove...the existence of Magic." Daisy served Professor
McGonagall a cup of unsweetened black tea.
"Of
course, look!" McGonagall took out her wand and tapped it on the teacup,
and the teacup actually turned into a little mouse.
This
was the first time Albert saw Magic, and he grabbed the little gray mouse
curiously: "It's amazing."
"This
is Magic? I will never let Albert waste time learning such boring tricks. Can't
I expect him to be a Wizard in the future?" Daisy took out the aura of a
lawyer and pointed out sharply: "I am blunt. , I am worried about Albert's
future. The graduation certificate of the Wizard school shouldn’t be different
from waste paper in the world of common people. The premise is that if you
really will issue a graduation certificate.
"
"Every
qualified graduate of Hogwarts can find a decent job in the wizarding world,
you don't have to worry about this." Professor McGonagall explained.
After
seeing Magic, Daisy knew that she couldn’t deny the existence of Magic, but she
still planned to fight for the last line: "Albert, I think Eton College is
a better choice, that was only achieved by your own efforts. If you want to
develop into finances, it is best not to go to Hogwarts, where your talents won’t
be displayed."
Herb
looked at his wife and sighed helplessly in his heart. He knew that Daisy
didn't want Albert to go to Hogwarts.
"Son,
choose for yourself, we will respect your choice."
"With
all due respect." McGonagall cleared her throat and explained,
"Hogwarts can teach underage wizards how to control and use Magic. And,
once magic gets out of control, it can cause some accidents."
"Well,
it seems that I have no choice!" Albert couldn't help but raise his
eyebrows, in fact, he had already made a choice.
"But,
Albert..." Daisy still wanted to say something. However, it was
interrupted by Nia.
"Ma'am,
can I go to Hogwarts too?"
"Only
eleven-year-olds who have received an invitation to Hogwarts can study
there." McGonagall declined politely.
"Nia,
you aren’t eleven yet." Albert touched his sister's head, looked at
Professor McGonagall and asked, "Where should I go to buy things? And that
ticket? Where should I use it? the train?"
Is
this an agreement?
Professor
McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief and told Albert the approximate route to
the Leaky Cauldron, "You can definitely see it, but it won’t be visible to
the muggles around you... Muggles mean Ordinary people who can't use magic. By
the way, the bar owner's name is Tom, as for how to get to Diagon Alley, you
can ask Tom, and he will be happy to guide you."
"As
for platforms 9 3/4, it's in the wall between platforms 9 and 10 at King's
Cross, just go through it."
"It's
ridiculous to take the train to the wizarding school. Are your magic carpets
all broken?" Daisy said sharply.
"Daisy."
Herb coughed lightly and handed the record to Professor McGonagall to avoid
missing any key information.
"Then
we'll see you at Hogwarts on September 1st, Mr. Anderson." Professor
McGonagall was about to leave.
"Professor,
can you restore it to its original state?" Albert pointed to the mouse
that the teacup turned into.
"Oh,
of course!" Professor McGonagall waved her wand, and the mouse turned back
into teacup.
After
Albert sent the other party out, Professor McGonagall directly Apparated and
disappeared.
"She
disappeared?" Herb looked in disbelief at where Professor McGonagall had
just stood.
"Dad,
are we going to London tomorrow?" Albert asked.
"Oh,
yes, we are shopping in London tomorrow," said Herb dully.
"I'm
going too." Nia said coquettishly, holding her father's hand.
"Wait
next time." Albert shook his head and said, "I'll go to get
acquainted with the place first, and next time I'll take you with mother this
time I’ll bring you a present."
"I
hate you, really hate you." Nia left angrily.
Albert
reluctantly spread his hands towards Herb, turned and entered the living room.
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