HP meets at Hogwarts

Chapter 5 Introduction

After buying a set of crystal phials, An Dai's backpack was full, and Aaron was also full of things, but the items on the list were not yet bought, and there was still a whole set of books and owls to buy.

"Uncle Aaron," Ann tugged at Aaron who was walking towards Lihen Bookstore, "We can't carry any more things, I think we need to buy a box. Put all these things in it..." Ann lifted In order to carry her schoolbag, she was very worried that the schoolbag would explode in the next second. "And," she went on nervously, "I can't take these things home. I didn't tell Dean Odetta. I told her that I was out with Jill..."

"Oh, it's okay, Xiao An, you've done a good job, you'd better not tell her about it, the consequences will not be very good..." Aaron looked at the things in his hand, then glanced at Ann again, The schoolbag was almost as wide as Ann.

Putting the things in his hands on the ground, Aaron reached out and took Ann's shoulder bag, hung it around his neck, and then lifted the things on the ground, "I didn't think about it, let's go to the grocery store to choose for you. A small box... Well, a box with the Infinity spell cast is a good choice. By the way, buy you a map of Hogwarts, I think you will need it. What else? You can Go see for yourself Ann, I think you'll be interested in a lot of the toys there..."

After buying the boxes, they went to the Lihen Bookstore together. The Lihen Bookstore is much bigger than Ollivander's Wand Store. On the second floor, there are books everywhere, including beautifully packaged spell books with fine cashmere shells, and simple parchment. Ann also saw a small book the size of a palm, densely packed with unfamiliar symbols.

Aaron was talking to the bookstore owner at this time, "I need a whole set of books that Hogwarts first-year students need. Can you bring them together."

An Ze wandered around in the bookstore by herself. Before entering the bookstore, An expressed to Aaron that she wanted to buy more books to read. Of course Aaron agreed happily, and thought that An was worthy of Sonia's daughter , Sonia has always been the first in grade.

Scanning the thick or thin books on the bookshelf with her hands, An recalled the scenes of love at first sight between the hero and heroine of the library that often appeared in movies and TV dramas in her previous life.

That's it, one by one, the heroine picked up a book, and the hero picked up the same book from the other shelf. Through the gap between the bookshelves, the hero and the heroine looked at each other and smiled, falling in love at first sight.

Thinking about it, An also picked up a thick book from the bookshelf. The book was taken down, but no one picked up the book in the same position at the other end.

"It's really..." Ann chuckled while holding the book.She looked down at the title of the book, "A Modern History of Magic", a history book?No wonder it's so thick.

Putting a hand on Ann's shoulder, he patted it twice, "Excuse me, can you show me the book in your hand?"

The little girl's voice was a little nervous.

Ann turned her head and saw a girl who was slightly taller than herself standing behind her. She had thick brown hair and looked at her with a restrained smile.

"Oh, of course, here you are." Ann turned around and handed the thick book in her hand to the little girl.

"Thank you." The girl took the book and immediately flipped through it.

Ann noticed that the girl showed a pair of front teeth when she spoke, and thought to herself, maybe she will have some orthodontic treatment in the future. I don’t know if there is a dentist in the wizarding world. It seems that the parents of the heroine in the Golden Iron Triangle of Harry Potter are dentisit.

An thought and walked to another bookshelf, scanning the dazzling array of book titles with her eyes.Occasionally pull out a book to read.When leaving the bookstore, Ann not only bought the required books for freshmen, but also bought "Introduction to the World of Oriental Wizards", "One Hundred Delicious Magical Plants Suitable for Cooking", "Wizard Bank - Past and Present of Gringotts", etc. 5,6, [-] books.

Ann looked at the bookstore with some regrets. She wanted to take a huge "Handbook of Plant Appreciation" with about 1000 pages, but Aaron said tactfully that there were 13 books in the box, and I'm afraid I couldn't fit more. .

On the way home, because Ann couldn't take the box back to the orphanage, but wanted to read, they had to go back and buy a cloth schoolbag with a stretching spell cast on it.

An sat in the passenger seat, curiously flipping through her newly bought schoolbag, taking out and putting back the books inside one by one.

"It's amazing, how can it do this? The thickness has not changed at all, but the mass has become heavier."

Aaron drove the car, and because of Ann's good mood, he also had a smile on his face, "This is magic, Xiao An, after you go back this time, I may have to wait until September 9st to see you. Of course, that day It is also the day when your school starts. I will help you buy a bus ticket and pick you up at 8 o'clock in the morning to King's Cross Station. Generally, the bus to Hogwarts leaves at 11 o'clock. In the next month you will Obediently know?"

Ann nodded, "Of course, I will use this time to learn more about the magical world." She patted her schoolbag as she spoke, thinking to herself, and of course explaining where she went to school to Dean Odetta , and Jill, yes, that flamboyant little girl, I want to say goodbye to her too.

However, she still has a question that she wants to know, "Uncle Aaron, does Hogwarts have a holiday?"

"Of course, Hogwarts has a holiday every Christmas. During the holiday, you can choose to stay in school or go home... Speaking of which, according to the rules of the wizarding world, I am now your guardian, so..." Aaron He turned to look at Ann. "Are you going to live with me?"

Ann was a little excited, a wizard's home?What will happen? "certainly!"

After Ann answered, Aaron suddenly remembered that only the wizarding world recognized his guardian status, and said apologetically, "But not now..." A look of disappointment flashed across Ann's face, and Aaron quickly explained, "Well, That's because the Ministry of Magic still has to contact the Muggle world, and it will take at least two months before I get the documents from the Muggle world to pick you up. And..."

After a pause, Aaron said, "My job is to travel all the time, and the place I live in is really, really not suitable for a little girl. Just wait until this year's Christmas, this year's Christmas, I need to put I'm going to get my house in order and maybe get a house-elf..."

Ann interrupted with a question, "So, Uncle Aaron, are you still single?".

"Well, that's right..." Aaron blushed when he realized what question he had answered, "Ahem..." He changed the topic a little at a loss, "Hogwarts There are four, um, four houses, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff..."

An Zai Aaron already understood when he talked about business trips, and he understood even more after answering the question of being single. He nodded secretly in his heart. A home for older single men is indeed not suitable for her to live in. It seems that in this There is no difference between wizards and ordinary young men on this issue.

After Aaron finished introducing all the Hogwarts colleges, and talked about some problems encountered at the beginning of the school, such as the sorting hat, they arrived at the orphanage.

Taking advantage of no one nearby, Aaron opened the car door, Xiao Pao got out of the car and opened the door of the passenger seat.Tell Hao'an to pay attention to safety, write to him if you have something to do, and drive away.

Ann nodded her head as an answer to his repeated instructions. After the car drove away, Ann walked around outside the orphanage for a while and returned to the orphanage.

When passing by the mailbox, she suddenly remembered that the owl Momo she bought was still in Aaron's car.

"I guess he won't find out when he goes back tonight, and he won't write a letter until tomorrow morning." Ann guessed.

After dinner, Ann walked into the room. Just as she sat down and took out her book to read, there was a thumping sound from the glass window. When the window was opened, a small black thing hit her directly.

She grabbed the little thing with both hands, "It's you? Momo!" A letter and a small cloth bag were tied to the owl's feet.I took the things down and read the letter. The letter was written by Aaron, expressing his apology and an address.

He poured the owl food from the small cloth bag into his hand, fed Mo Mo for a while, opened the book, and An read it seriously.After these few days of understanding, the wizarding world is no longer just a simple symbol or picture to her.It was a real world, a world as complex, lively and three-dimensional as the Muggle world, a world as wonderful as the material world.There are many people in that world, interesting people.

In the next few days, Andu stayed in the orphanage, reading books leisurely, and occasionally thinking about how to explain to Dean Odetta that she would not be able to go to Corfu Middle School in London at that time.

She wrote to Aaron about it, and Aaron told her not to worry.

A few days later, Ann received a letter from Corfu Middle School in London. After reading the letter, she felt that Aaron had a bad idea.

It's just that Dean Odetta keeps talking about Corfu Middle School in London, which annoys Ann a lot. She thinks that if she doesn't stop it, the whole orphanage will know about it, and then more than one person will come to talk about Ann.

So, one afternoon, Ann explained to the dean with a sad look, "Dean Odetta, you know, two schools have sent me admission letters, and I may not go to London Corfu Secondary School. , they canceled my full scholarship." Ann handed over the letter from Aaron.

"Oh. How, they, why? Ann, you passed their test."

"Yes, ma'am, but they took another Londoner who was willing to pay. They said they were sorry. Another school would take me for free."

"Oh, poor Ann, poor Ann," Abbot Odetta hugged Ann.

After that conversation, Ann thought the problem was solved. Although Ann thought it was a bad idea, the result was not bad. Dean Odetta never talked about it again.

At least, Ann thought so.

In the early morning of summer, Ann and three 11,12- and 9,10-year-old orphans, Abelard, Gage, and Gavin, took a group of [-]- and [-]-year-old children from the orphanage to the farm next to the orphanage to help. Some older children lead the younger ones to complete the monthly labor.

They have to do some simple labor on the farm, such as collecting haystacks and watering vegetables, and work for a whole morning before returning to the orphanage for dinner.

Anzheng and Gage taught the three children how to arrange the grass neatly, and someone called Ann's name from a distance.

"Ann, I saw you, I'm here!"

It's Jill, Ann's good friend in elementary school. Her family owns a large piece of land, which is mainly used to raise dairy cows. Her family provides the milk for the orphanage. Many families in London also order milk from her family.

Ann and Gage talked and walked towards Jill.

"What's wrong?" Ann asked, wiping the sweat off her brow with her hands, when she noticed that Jill was holding a colorful plastic cat-shaped jar.

Jill took Ann's hand and walked to a shaded place under the eaves, with a serious look, "I heard!"

Ann's heart skipped a beat, "What did you hear?"

"Are you planning to hide it from me?" Jill pouted, "Hmph, forget it. This is for you!" She said and stuffed the jar into Ann's hand.

Ann looked at the jar carefully, only to find that it was a piggy bank. "Why did you give me this?" The jar was heavy, and there should be a lot of coins in it.

"I know all about it~ I overheard Mrs. Odetta talking to Mrs. Adeline (in charge of cooking in the orphanage) yesterday when I was delivering milk to you, saying that you are not going to Corfu Middle School in London, you are going to another school. College."

Oops, I thought, knowing it was a bad idea, wizards couldn't understand how powerful that school was for Muggles and people in the suburbs of London.

"I don't have much money," Jill bit her lower lip. "This is all my money, about 60 pounds." She looked at Ann with her eyes, "I don't know if it's enough, but, Ann, There is always a way, and I think you should go to a good school."

Ann wanted to avoid Jill's eyes staring at her. Those eyes were full of innocence and firmness, which made her feel very uncomfortable. Maybe she should tell Jill the details, Ann thought.

Opened her mouth, Ann still didn't say anything about Hogwarts. She remembered that Aaron said that Muggles should not know about the wizarding world. If Muggles knew about it, An guessed that the Ministry of Magic would have corresponding measures to deal with it. She didn't know what the measure would be, but she didn't want Jill to be treated that way.

Ann gave Jill a reassuring look, "Jill, do you trust me?"

Jill thought about it seriously, then nodded, "Of course."

"Well, let me tell you, the school I'm going to is better than Corfu High School in London, many times better. The school I'm going to is one of the best schools in the world."

"But... Mrs. Odetta said it was an unknown school..."

"Jill..." Ann looked at her.

"Well, I believe you. Is your school also a boarding school?" Jill said, "My dad also contacted me with a good school. It is a school in London. He said it is a good school and the management is very strict. .”

Jill said with a disappointed tone, "That school has very strict regulations, you can't wear nice skirts, you can only wear school uniforms."

"But" Jill's tone changed, "last time my dad brought me milk, I went to see that school, that school is really big! It's a beautiful school! Let me tell you, there is a building in that school Very large teaching building, there is a fountain in front of the teaching building..."

Ann was very happy to hear Jill talking excitedly about what she had seen and heard at school and in London, but at last she had to interrupt her because she had to go to work.

When we parted, Ann returned the piggy bank to Jill. Jill was a little reluctant but accepted it because Ann's attitude was tough.They made an appointment for their next meeting, mainly when Jill invited Ann to take a trip to London in her family's milk truck.

The author has something to say:

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