MTL - Harry Potter and the Badger Who Can’t Magic-Chapter 2 Auston's Admission Notice
"What are you talking about, Oss, I don't understand." Mr. Brown asked.
Auston shook his head and sighed, "Oh, I mean, this must have been created by your mother's magic. Get it back quickly. Don't make such a joke on such an important day."
The Browns understood now. They looked at each other and smiled.
Mrs. Brown walked up to Auston, squatted down, she stroked Auston's short black hair lightly, her blue eyes looked into his, and said kindly, "Baby, I assure you, I didn't use any magic. "
Auston looked at his mother with puzzled eyes, then glanced at the two letters on the table, and suddenly understood, "You mean, one of these is... mine?"
"Yeah!" Mrs. Brown nodded heavily.
Mr. Brown also picked up the coffee on the table with ease, put his other hand towards Auston, blinked at the letter on the table and asked, "Would you like to take a look at it?"
After listening to her father's words, Qian Qian elf ran to the coffee table, grabbed the letter with her name on it, and read it first.
Auston also picked up another letter and examined it carefully.
It was a pale yellow envelope with emerald green ink on it: England, Manchester North, 36 Low Lilac Street, left hand room on the second floor, received by Mr Alston Brown.
"God, they even know which room I live in." Qian Qian raised her head and stared at her brother with wide blue eyes.
Auston glanced at her envelope, and sure enough, the only difference from his letter was that the room on the left became the room on the right, and Auston Brown became Sissy Brown.
Auston smiled and shook his head, disdainfully saying, "Tricks to fool children."
Mrs. Brown and Mr. Brown, who had been watching Auston's reaction, looked at each other with a little deep meaning in their eyes.
Auston picked up the envelope knife beside the dining table, opened the letter, and took out the letter inside. Sure enough, it was the same as what he had seen in the book. It was written in the same emerald green ink:
Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Albus Dumbledore (President of the International Federation of Magic, President of the Wizarding Association, First Class Wizard of the Merlin Order)
Dear Mr. Brown: We are pleased to inform you that you have been admitted to study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Enclosed is a list of required books and equipment. The semester is scheduled to start on September 1. We will be waiting for your reply from your owl by July 31st.
Vice-Principal: (Female) Minerva McGonagall Sincerely
On another sheet of paper is a list of school supplies, written in the same font.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry [Uniform]
First-year freshmen need:
1. Three sets of plain work gowns (black)
2. A plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. A pair of protective gloves (made of dragon skin or similar materials)
4. One winter cape (black, silver buckle) Please note: all student clothing must be marked with a name tag
【Textbook】All students are required to prepare the following books:
Standard Spells, Beginner by Miranda Goshak
History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
"Theory of Magic" by Adbel Waughlin
The Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeryswich
A Thousand Magical Herbs and Mushrooms by Phyllidas Pohl
"Magic Potions and Potions" by Arsenal Giger
Monsters and Where They Found by Newt Scamman
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Defense by Quentin Tring
【Other equipment】
a magic wand
A crucible (made of pewter, standard size No. 2)
A set of glass or crystal vials
a telescope
A brass balance
Students may bring an owl or a cat or a toad
I would like to draw the attention of parents here, first-year students are not allowed to bring their own brooms.
Auston read the letter quickly, feeling very complicated.
And the little guy on the other side, Sissi, also finished reading the letter and was extremely happy. Her originally fair little face was flushed, and she jumped up and down with excitement, shouting, "Dad! I'm going to Hogwarts!"
Soon she jumped to Mrs. Brown's side again, happily pulling the sleeve of Mrs. Brown's pajamas and saying, "Mom! I'm going to Hogwarts to learn magic!"
Mrs. Brown also bent down, stroked the little guy's blond hair, and nodded with a doting smile.
Auston looked at the scene in front of him and showed a gratified smile. After all, this little guy is so looking forward to it.
Since their tenth birthdays at the same time, she has knocked on Auston's door almost every day before going to bed and asked him expectantly, 'Do you think I'll get a letter from Hogwarts tomorrow morning? ? ’. And Auston could only laugh helplessly and drive her out every time, repeating the same cookie-cutter saying, 'Sissi, how many times have I said it, only eleven-year-old wizards can receive letters, you are only ten years old ,go to bed now! ’. Sissi, who was kicked out, could only roll her eyes at Auston's door and return to her own little bed, dreaming sweet dreams.
Now the dream has come true, and Auston is really happy for his twin sister.
However, he looked down at the letter in his hand again, and the complicated mood surfaced again.
Mr. Brown, who was looking at Sissi's mother and daughter happily, also noticed Auston's strangeness. He walked over carefully, patted Auston's tender shoulder, and deliberately joked, "What's wrong, Austen, I can't speak in surprise? It's not like you."
Auston stroked his hair indiscriminately, let out a long sigh of relief, and shoved the letter in his hand to Mr. Brown.
"Dad, I'm tired. I want to be alone." After speaking, he turned around and walked up the stairs to the second floor, leaving Mr. Brown holding the letter and staring blankly at Auston's back.
Mrs. Brown, who was holding Sissi, congratulated her daughter and also had a panoramic view of the exchange between the father and son.
She carried Qian Qian to her husband and patted his shoulder lightly.
Mr. Brown turned his head slightly, looked at Mrs. Brown and said, "Daisy, I feel that Auston was not as happy as I thought when he received this letter."
The disappointment in his dark eyes made Mrs. Brown feel distressed, she comforted Mr. Brown gently and said, "Alger, he is still a child, it is too sudden for him to hear such news, you should give It takes time for him to accept that fact."
"I know, I know Daisy, but I'm afraid, you know, I've been a squib for more than 30 years, and in the more than 10 years when Auston had no magic fluctuations at all, I almost accepted that my son is a harmonious The fact that I'm a Squib now has hope, but seeing how he can't be happy at all, I'm really afraid that he will refuse, Daisy, I really don't want him to live a life away from magic and family like me. Days." Mr. Brown said angrily.
Mrs. Brown put down Sissy, gently arranged the collar of her pajamas for her husband, put her hand on his chest, and continued to persuade her husband
"Alger, you know, Auston is a smart child. He has been more mature than other children since he was a child, and this time too, he will not disappoint us."
