Magical Studies at Hogwarts

The food at Santa Maria Welfare Home is very good, and each of the more than 100 children can eat meat every day.It's just that Britain is a food desert, and the style of dishes is really monotonous.Fried fish, French fries, French fries, and fried fish are the most common foods on the table.

Looking at the golden fried fish in front of him and the pieces of broccoli and green beans dotted beside it, Ike misses the braised pork every day.

Unfortunately, Groggs is a small place and there is no such thing as Chinatown.

More importantly, Ike didn't have much money.

The orphanage will only provide the children with food, clothing, housing and transportation. Even if Santa Maria receives a lot of donations every year, it will not give the children pocket money like ordinary families.If you want money, you have to work.

The older children are okay and can work as waiters in local supermarkets, convenience stores, shopping malls, and restaurants. The younger ones can also be newspaper boys, delivering newspapers door to door on bicycles.

At this embarrassing age, Ike can neither work as a waiter nor compete with his younger brothers and sisters as their assistants. There are really few ways to make money.And because of that special ability, Julianne rarely let Ike go out of Santa Maria.

If not, he would not have received the title of Oak Guard.

After finishing the fried fish and broccoli in front of him with a slumped face, Ike washed the plate and put it in the tableware recycling place. After saying hello to Julia, Ike returned to his dormitory.

As "Julian's favorite", at the age of 10, Ike received a benefit that other children only received at 14: a private room.

A bed, a cabinet for clothes, a table and a chair are all Ike's room has.

On the table are the books Julian gave Ike, and there is a somewhat old school bag next to the table leg.It is now the school holiday, and Ike, who enjoys a happy education, does not have much homework. Most of the books are placed in the school cabinet, and there are only two or three reading materials borrowed from the school library in his schoolbag.

"World History" is not a very profound one.

Picking up a book casually, Ike lay on the bed.Reading a book before going to bed is a habit left over from the past.At this time, there are still nearly 20 years before smartphones become popular, and there is no way to read books.

The next morning, Ike was woken up by a sound of "dong, dong, dong".I squinted my eyes to follow the sound, and saw an owl standing outside the window with a letter in its mouth, its beak tapping the glass rhythmically.

Seeing that Ike was awake, he moved his head excitedly and knocked on the window faster.

"No." Ike couldn't explain how he felt when he saw this scene. He was a little excited and a little surprised.As someone who has watched eight movies plus two "Fantastic Beasts" and dozens of fan stories, Ike is quite familiar with this scene.

Opening the window, the owl flapped its wings and flew in.Ike reached for the letter and looked at the familiar shield crest on it, with a big "H" in the middle, surrounded by a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake.

Turning it over again, I saw a line written on it: No. 231 Treadworth Road, Gloucestershire, on the bed in the third floor room of St. Mary's Orphanage, owned by Mr. Ike Strider.

"Sure enough! It really is!" Ike quickly opened the envelope and took out the letter. It read as expected:

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore

(President of the International Federation of Magic, President of the Wizarding Association, first-class magician of the Merlin Sir Order)

Dear Mr. Stride:

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.

Semester is scheduled to start on September 31st, and we will be waiting for your owl to hear from you by July [-]st.

In view of your special situation, we will send a dedicated person to your residence to answer your questions and provide you with the necessary help.

Vice-Chancellor

Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall.

"Gu Gu, Gu Gu, Gu Gu" Ike felt relieved and looked at the owl that was looking at him with its head tilted. He smiled and reached out to touch its head.

"The reply will have to wait." After saying that, he put on his clothes, grabbed the letter and went out.

"Dean Julian! Dean Julian!"

Ike knocked on the door for a while before Julianne opened it.Before Julianne could say anything, Ike handed over the letter.

"Dean Julian, I received a letter."

"Little Ike, you got up very early today." Julianne took the letter with a smile and did not read it. Instead, she pulled Ike into the room, poured him a cup of black tea, and then started reading while talking.

"You usually don't wake up until after nine o'clock, so early today, just because of this letter? Let me see... um, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?"

"What is this? A prank?"

"I don't know either." Ike shook his head. "It was sent by an owl. I think it is true. Dean Julian, you know, I..."

"That's right." Dean Julian nodded, "It seems like it's not impossible."

"By the way, it said someone would come? Why didn't it say when..."

"Dean Julian..." Ike pointed to the fireplace in the room that suddenly lit up with green fire, "I think someone is here."

Julianne looked toward the fireplace and saw a person suddenly appear from the green fire.She wore square glasses, curly black hair tied into a high bun, dark green robes, and a pointed wizard hat. She looked very serious.

"Hello, Ms. Julianne, Mr. Strider. I am the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Minerva McGonagall. You can call me Professor McGonagall."

Professor McGonagall nodded slightly, stretched out her hand and shook Julianne and Ike. "Speaking of which, your fireplace needs to be cleaned. It's a bit dusty, Ms. Julianne."

"Clean up." Professor McGonagall took out her wand, and the dust in the room was picked up by a small whirlwind and flew out along the fireplace chimney.

Julianne looked at everything, even though she had been mentally prepared before, she was still surprised.

"Is this magic?"

"Just a simple cleaning spell, madam." Professor McGonagall said, waving her wand again, turning a chair into a majestic lion, then into a tap-dancing teapot, and then waving the wand to turn the chair into a majestic lion. Change back.

"Mr. Strider is gifted with magic. He will get a good education at Hogwarts." Professor McGonagall briefly introduced the basic situation of Hogwarts.

"Oh, little Ike." Julianne touched Ike's hair, "Although I had long known that one day you would leave me, I didn't expect this day to come so quickly."

"But it's okay. I think you'll have a good time at Hog...Hogwarts."

"At least you don't have to hide it anymore, right?"

"Wait, Ms. Julianne." Professor McGonagall asked aloud, "Did you just say hide?"

"Of course." Julianne nodded, "Little Ike is a magical child, I have always known this." As she said this, she motioned for Ike to perform.

Facing two pairs of expectant eyes, Ike waved his hand, and a pen flew up from Julianne's desk, circled around the three of them several times, and returned steadily to the desk.

"It's unbelievable, Mr. Strider." Professor McGonagall was a little surprised, "You are indeed a very talented little wizard. You must know that even children from wizarding families rarely do things like you. Almost No!"

"You are exaggerating, Professor McGonagall." Ike bowed slightly, "I just don't want others to be hurt because of me."

Julianne touched Ike's hair and told him what happened in the orphanage.After hearing this, Professor McGonagall couldn't help but said: "Mr. Strider, I have to say, your talent is amazing."

"Maybe... I have to make some changes." Professor McGonagall thought for a while and then said, "Then, Mr. Strider, on July 7th, that is, two days later, I will come back and take you to buy new students. Books and equipment required for admission.”

"Originally it wasn't until the end of the month, but I wanted to see some magic books earlier. It's always good, isn't it?"

"Of course, Professor McGonagall." Ike quickly replied, "See you on July 7th."

"See you on the 12th." Professor McGonagall nodded slightly to Julianne and Ike, then waved her wand, and with a harsh "pop" sound, Professor McGonagall disappeared into the room.

After a while, Julianne recovered from what had just happened, bent down slightly, and said with a smile: "Little Ike, I didn't expect you to be a wizard, and you are going to study in a magic school soon. It’s magic. It’s so unbelievable!”

"Incredible!" Julianne sighed, "When I picked you up in front of the orphanage more than ten years ago, you were still such a little kid. Now that you have grown up, you have to leave me to learn magic."

"Oh! Magic! Unbelievable!"

Ike looked at Dean Julian who was at a loss and felt a lot of emotion in his heart. He quickly comforted him: "It's not like I will never come back. I will still come back after the school holidays."

"I hope you won't give my room to anyone else then, so I won't have a place to sleep at night." Ike blinked his blue eyes, very playfully.

"Of course, your room will always be there."

"This is your home, isn't it? Little Ike."

"Yes, this is my home, you are my family..."

"The dearest family..."