[HP] Butterfly Effect

It was three days later when the owl came again, which happened to be the 31st of July.

Compared with Aurora, who has the advance knowledge of Sirius and Remus, so it is much easier to accept, Vox is not so lucky.During these three days, his emotions experienced the greatest fluctuations in his 11 years of life, and he also learned the biggest secret about their family:

Vox's mother is a witch who graduated from Hogwarts Gryffindor House.Shortly after Vox was born, she has been missing ever since.Now at home, there are only some photos of her from a long time ago.

After seeing Vaux's admission letter, his father was silent for a long time, and finally went back to his room without saying anything.However, according to Vaux's description, when he prepared breakfast the next day and went to call his father, he found that he was huddled in a corner holding a photo of Vaux's mother, drunk and unable to stand still.

"Then do you still want to go to school? Your father didn't agree, right?" Aurora and Vaux sat side by side on the steps in front of Chevalier's house, holding a piece of half-eaten watermelon in their hands, and asked.

Because it was early in the morning, Aurora's light blonde long hair was only tied loosely by an old aqua blue polka-dotted hair band.When she tilted her head, some strands of hair jumped out of the not-tight confinement, hung down from her forehead and stuck to the corners of her mouth stained with juice, and were blown away by Aurora.

"But he didn't refuse. I still can't figure out what he thinks." Vox seemed a little uncertain, his brows were furrowed, and his messy brown hair was fluffed up by him. Finally, he simply Lie back against the door. The 11-year-old boy's height has grown to the height of a wicker in full spring, slender and smooth, and his legs can easily reach the ground with his straight legs.

And Aurora could barely reach the last step.

He suddenly turned to look at his playmate beside him: "Aurora, you will definitely go, right?"

"That's right." Aurora shrugged, her voice muffled because of the watermelon pulp in her mouth, "Otherwise, what else can I do if I stay here?"

Then, she remembered the list of equipment attached to the admission notice, licked her lips that were stained crimson by watermelon juice, and said, "But it's not necessarily true, as you have seen, my current living expenses are enough to get by , there is not much left, and there is no way to buy those things, let alone tuition fees.”

"Too."

"That's it."

"But I still hope to go, because maybe I can meet my mother there." Vox said, looking up, his golden brown eyes narrowed because of the hazy yellow light cast by the sky Get up, "It would be great if I could know about her past, my father will be very happy."

Aurora's enthusiasm is obviously not as high as Vox's, but a much more gentle attitude: "Let's go with the situation, it's best if I can go, there is nothing to lose if I can't go." When Sirius first mentioned the wizarding world to her, , she was as excited as Vaux.But after he told himself that the wizarding world is actually as complicated as Muggle society and has many prohibitions, she didn't look forward to it so much.

It's not that she is a natural/free person, but she thinks that except for the magic that is as gorgeous as glass candy paper shining in the sun, people in the two worlds are actually similar.A considerable number of Muggles think that wizards are monsters, and they always like to speak ill and bully each other.Similarly, many conservative wizards also feel that Muggles are inherently inferior to them, and even wizards with Muggle blood are not qualified to learn magic.

It's hard to say which world is necessarily better than the other.

However, whether she goes to Hogwarts or not, it's time for Aurora to think about her studies.If she doesn't want to go to school anymore, it will be difficult for her to support herself in the future.

"Aurora." Vox suddenly patted her on the shoulder, and said a little strangely, "Who is that guy at your door?"

"what?"

Aurora looked up blankly, and saw Remus standing at the door wrapped in a frayed light brown canvas cloak, as if waiting for someone inside to open the door.She jumped up all of a sudden, ran briskly across the courtyard and across the road, and tugged on the other party's robe: "Remus, are you looking for me?"

Remus turned his head, and a gentle smile spread across his face immediately: "I heard that you received the admission letter?" "I heard?" Aurora blinked, "Who did you hear from?"

"Of course someone specifically notified me." Remus circumvented the question in a roundabout way, and reached out to stroke her hair, "How is it, did you reply?"

"not yet."

"why?"

"I haven't decided whether to go or not."

"Aurora?" Remus was stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't thought she would have such an idea, "Hogwarts is very good, I guarantee you will never find a better school than it. So is your father Graduated from there, have you forgotten?"

"Yes, sir, I haven't forgotten. But I really don't think I can go to school with my current financial situation, and it's still a magic school. I have hardly seen anything on the equipment list, let alone where to buy it. Aurora thought for a while and added, "Of course I've seen many owls, cats, and toads."

"This is what you're worried about?" Remus looked strangely relieved, and then took Aurora's hand, "Go, I'll take you to buy these things now." Upon hearing this, Aurora hurriedly He grabbed him and tried to pull his hand back: "Remus, I've already thanked you and Sirius for taking care of our family these past few years. I really can't ask you to buy these things for me anymore."

"It's not me, Aurora." Remus smiled and shook his head, "Haven't you thought about where the living expenses that are sent to you on time every month come from?"

Aurora was stunned: "Who is it?"

"Follow me to Diagon Alley and you will know."

"Diagon Alley?"

At this time, Aurora suddenly remembered something, and she turned her head and yelled to the boy who had been standing across the road: "Vox, let's go together?" Then she turned her head and looked at the person next to her, "Can you take him with you?" ?He has the same notice."

"Hey little guy, if you want to go, hurry up and follow, the place we are going is far away from here."

"Wait for me!"

……

It was almost noon when we arrived in London.

The magnificent sunshine is gradually blooming from behind the thick clouds, and the moment it breaks through the barrier, it is so majestic and wanton that it is a bit dazzling, which is completely different from the perennial gloomy gray-green of Plymouth.The weather here is much better, even when the sun falls on the leaves, it seems to have a texture, as bright as a flame.

The wonderful weather suddenly increased the flow of people on the street, and the public lawn was full of people who came to soak up the sun.

Under the leadership of Remus, Aurora and Vaux found a restaurant for a simple lunch, and then came to the entrance of a bar that looked not only small, but also old and dirty.If Remus hadn't led the way, Aurora would never have noticed this place.In contrast, the cafes and video stores next to it are much more spacious and tidy, and much more attractive.

It is hard for you to imagine how it operates in such a location, because it has no advantage compared with any shops on this street.But it is indeed doing well, even if it seems that its business is shaky and may close at any time.

Remus opened the door, letting Aurora and Vox go in first.

As soon as she entered, Aurora was almost blind in her sight, and it wasn't until her eyes got used to the darkness that she could see the scene clearly.The only brighter light source here is the top of the bar wall, the hollow near the ceiling, the hazy yellow light falls on the ground, clearly depicting the fine soot flying in the air.

Remus didn't give them much time to look here, and led them straight to a small patio with walls on all sides.

"Are we going to jump from here?" Vox glanced cautiously inside, not seeming to find this a pleasant idea.Aurora jokingly said: "Welcome to the Wonderland, Mr. Alice. This well is very deep, so remember not to open your eyes. But if you have brought replacement pants, then enjoy the process of jumping down." .”

The implication is, don't open your eyes, it will scare you to pee.

"Aurora!" Vox shouted the other party's name angrily, seeing the other party's bright and rogue smile almost depressed.

He and Aurora grew up together, each knowing each other's personalities all too well.Although Aurora's personality is always gentle and easygoing and easy to get along with, but occasionally some words can really make people dumbfounded, and she can't find the words to choke back.

"Don't worry, you don't have to jump in." Remus finished, tapping a few bricks on one of the walls.The walls soon began to change, and as the bricks were pulled out and combined automatically, a brand new and bustling street appeared in front of them.

"Welcome to the treasure chest of the wizarding world, Diagon Alley."

The road is covered with cobblestones, shining warm luster in the gentle and bright sunshine.People who came and went wore strange floor-sweeping cloaks and pointed wizard hats.Aurora suddenly remembered that a few years ago, there was such a person dressed in similar clothes knocking on the door of her house. At that time, he lied about his postman.

So maybe he wasn't lying then.He was the postman, just a wizarding postman.

The clothes on them are very retro, and the ladies' wide-brimmed sun hats are embroidered with gorgeous and complicated lace, and delicate ribbons hang down to the shoulders.Aurora watched all this in disbelief, feeling as if she had stepped into a medieval movie.

"Let's go, let's go to Gringotts first." Remus walked ahead and led the way, waving at the two children who had been completely distracted by the strange shops around, "You will soon know who has been coming to your house Send money."

Gringotts is a wizarding bank carved out of white marble, staffed by strange goblins.Some of their ears are surprisingly sharp, and some of their fingers are skinny and long. It seems that there is only a layer of dry and wrinkled skin wrapped around their hand bones, and there is no flesh and warmth in the middle.

What Remus said at the side, Aurora was no longer in the mood to listen, her attention was all attracted by the elf with a strange appearance and a short stature.She was curious about everything here, but she would rather stay by Remus's side than boldly go far away to look like Vaux.

Remus took Aurora and Vox to meet the goblin at the end of the corridor. After reviewing the will certificate left by Aurora's father, the other party muttered slightly, as if he disapproved of this transfer method, but he still didn't If there is anything redundant, just ask to show the token certificate.Aurora thought for a while, then took out the pocket watch that she had been carrying with her for four years: "Is this okay?"

The other party took it over and compared it to the receipt in his hand, then turned his black eyes to stare at Vaux: "Where's your token, kid?"

Vox was stunned for a moment, unable to react at all: "What token?" Remus reminded: "Your mother is a wizard, right? Did she leave anything for you? For example, a key or something."

"Key?" Vox thought for a while, then hesitantly took out a golden key from his trouser pocket, "It was sent together in my admission letter, but the letter didn't say what it was .”

The goblin's eyes stayed on the key in Vaux's hand for a moment, and then stretched out his extremely long and dry fingers and gently hooked it: "This is it. Let me see, let me see..."

He flipped through the heavy book in his hand, as if waves were rising and falling, and a gust of wind slapped the two children's faces, with a smell of old books and strange ink.

"Ah, I found it. Claudia Townsend, here is her key." After speaking, he got up, "Come with me."

After getting the money, Remus gave Aurora the letter that the goblin had just handed to him: "Your father gave it to you, and the person who has been taking care of you in secret. It's okay to go back and see, let's go to Aurora first." Fander to see if there is a wand suitable for you."

Ollivander is probably the most unremarkable store on this street, but Aurora is full of curiosity about it at the moment.She found that wizards seem to like to use shabby to cover up their value, and the more shabby something is, the more likely it is to hide more surprises.

After pushing the door and entering, Aurora was stunned by the crowd inside.Although the store is small in size, from the dusty floor to the roof covered with cobwebs and crawling over cracks, it is packed with densely packed long and narrow boxes.A lighted lantern is placed on the relatively large black wooden tabletop. The not-so-bright light just complements the weakness of the store due to the lack of sunlight due to its location, but it also pulls and piles up the shadows of all the things here. When they got together, she felt that this room would be overwhelmed by too many boxes.

"Hello, come to choose your wand?" A soft and erratic voice sounded, coming as light and slow as a feather.Ollivander jumped out of the hill of boxes with ease, his white curly hair swayed with his movements, and wrapped around his head like a weightless cloud.

Aurora found that the shopkeeper's eyes were silver-white, which made her shudder when she looked at him.

Remus nodded and pushed the two children forward: "Yes, please choose a suitable wand for each of them. They will go to Hogwarts soon."

"Of course, that's not a problem." Ollivander took out a tape measure from his pocket as if by magic, and pulled Aurora's arm deftly, "You're right-handed, right? I saw you've been using this all the time just now. One hand counting the wooden boxes here. What's your name?"

"Aurora." Aurora stood there a little stiffly, feeling that the place he touched was chilly, like being kissed by the steep mountain wind in early spring, which made her shiver a little.

"Well, it's a very appropriate name. It must be the color of your hair that made your father decide to give you this name?" Ollivander retracted the tape measure, and as he spoke, he took it out from the pile of wooden boxes behind him One, after opening it, took out the wand inside and handed it to her, "Try it, a combination of apple wood and unicorn hair."

Mr. Ollivander took it back before Aurora held it in her hand: "No, no... try this again, a combination of silver-feathered linden and phoenix feathers, ten and a quarter long."

It still didn't look right, and Mr. Ollivander took it away again.

"What about this one?" He opened another box, which was different from other wand wooden boxes, and Aurora noticed that he took out this wand with a very formal and respectful gesture, "Same as your friend who led the way." Combination of cypress wood and dragon heartstrings, twelve and three-quarters long, nice and quite pliable."

Aurora held it in her hand, and a strange radiance immediately swam from the tip of the wand to her palm the moment she touched the wand.

"That's it!" Ollivander clapped his hands happily, and then his emotions suddenly settled down again, his tone was no longer as elegant and breezy as before, but with a kind of solemnity and comfort, "Aurora, our family has been here for generations. We all make wands and know the characteristics of each wand. But among all the wand owners, it is our greatest honor to meet the owner of the cypress wand.”

"Why?" Aurora stared at him with wide eyes, and then subconsciously looked at Remus, who gave her a silent and reassuring smile.

Ollivander explained slowly but firmly: "The cypress wand is closely related to nobility and sacrifice. Every wizard chosen by it is willing to sacrifice at the last moment for his beliefs, lovers and friends. out of life."

"So I'm doomed to die?" Aurora's sales pitch to the shopkeeper seemed unhelpful, and she bet that the shop wouldn't be able to sell anything in the Muggle world.

"I can't jump to conclusions." After Ollivander finished speaking, his voice became lively again, and it was as elusive as a thread in the wind as before, "Then let us pray together that you will not When you have to make a choice. Remember to make good use of the wand. The inner core of the dragon heartstring will make your wand have great power, but at the same time they are only loyal to the current owner. Protect it and don’t be Others take it away. Come here young man, let me measure you and find out who your best partner is."

Vox took a deep breath, and took a step forward, with a sense of righteousness.Ollivander was amused by his appearance: "Relax little guy, you don't need to be so nervous."

Aurora twirled the simple and unadorned slender wand in her hand, bright sunlight shone on the wand, the clear and charming light almost blended with the light yellow color of the wand itself.It doesn't have any carvings, even the necessary lines are very scarce, it looks rather plain, but it's just what Aurora likes.

She looked at her wand, then at Remus: "Is what he said true? Those of us with cypress wands will die in the end?"

"Everyone dies, no matter who they are, Aurora." Remus said softly, with the gentle tone of a father comforting his daughter, "but to me, the reason why you die is the most important thing. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Ollivander's cheerful laughter came again: "Haha, the combination of black walnut and dragon heartstrings, twelve and three-quarters long!"

"Is there any particularity to this?" Vaux looked at the dark brown smooth wand in his hand, frowning.

"Never do self-deception, young man. Your wand will not love a coward who dares not even face his own heart. It will punish you by weakening your magic to the max."

The sunlight fell on the tip of his wand, and he seemed to be picking at a crystal clear gem.

The author has something to say:

Sorghum, cypress wand properties and black walnut wand properties are from the pottermore website.

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