Admiral of Hogwarts

"The Admiral of Hogwarts"

After some discussion and persuasion, at noon, the owl, which was well entertained by Mrs. Granger with raw meat and milk, took off from Granger's house with a letter, and then flapped its wings vigorously and flew towards the north. go.

At night, the owl appeared again on the window sill where it had been in the morning and pecked at the glass on the window. After Mrs. Granger opened the window, the owl used its talons to roll up a tightly wrapped sheepskin. After handing the scroll to her, she flapped her wings and flew away.

"Dear, what happened just now?" Mr. Granger asked as he saw Mrs. Granger walking into the living room with an unfolded parchment roll in her hand. "I thought I heard something tapping on the window just now."

"Because the owl brought us a reply at noon today." Mrs. Granger said to the curious eyes of the three people in the living room, "This magic school called Hogwarts said they would send someone over the day after tomorrow. Explain it all to us.”

"Great!" Hugo and Hermione, who had been playing chess on the side before, jumped up excitedly. Hugo was excited because now he could enter Hogwarts to change the plot to accumulate destiny points, and then summon all his previous ship girls one by one.

Hermione was excited because for a child of her age, compared to the step-by-step process of going to a top public school and a top university in the future after the holidays, and then living a life that is not much different from that of her parents, it is easier to understand at a glance. Being able to see what would happen decades later, going to a magic school to learn magic would be more attractive to her.

It is easy to understand why the school sends people here. After all, young wizards of Muggle origin attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry every year, so Hugo feels that this kind of home visit is probably a standard procedure at Hogwarts.

After all, Hogwarts also knows that as a magical school hidden in the magical world, if ordinary parents who know nothing about the magical world allow their children to go to such a school to learn magic, the school must do something. What, make those parents realize that magic is real and not some kind of joke.

So on the morning of the third day, Granger and his family finished breakfast early and waited in the living room wearing formal clothes. At five minutes to nine in the morning, there was a knock on the door.

"It seems that the other party is quite punctual." After hearing the knock on the door, Mr. Granger immediately put down the newspaper and stood up, then walked towards the door and prepared to open the door for the knocker. As a doctor, he had a natural affinity for people who could keep time.

"Ma'am, who are you?" After opening the door, Mr. Granger saw an elderly woman wearing an old-fashioned black robe standing at the door.

"Hello, I am Professor McGonagall from Hogwarts. Are you Mr. Granger?" Professor McGonagall said politely, looking at Mr. Granger who opened the door.

"Yes, we received the letter from the owl before." Mr. Granger nodded and opened the door and made a gesture of invitation. "Please come in, Professor McGonagall. It is not appropriate to stand at the door and talk."

When the two people came to the living room, they found that Hugo and the others had prepared tea and snacks. After sitting on the sofa, Professor McGonagall looked at the two adults and said, "I am here today just to talk to you." Let’s talk about your children’s future studies.”

"So, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry really exists, right?" After looking at each other, Mr. Granger asked Professor McGonagall, who was sitting across from the coffee table. "But magic-"

"Magic exists, but it's just because the entire magical world is hidden, so you Muggles didn't know about our existence before." Professor McGonagall explained patiently, as a person who works in the school As a professor for many years, I have seen this situation like Mr. Granger more than once or twice, so I am very familiar with it.

After saying these words, Professor McGonagall took out her wand and touched a teacup on the table. The teacup immediately turned into a beautiful little bird. The little bird flew around the living room and sang. Then it fell back on the coffee table, and then turned into the teacup filled with black tea again.

"Magic is indeed magical." Mrs. Granger said after seeing the scene just now, "I also know that since my child has this kind of magical talent, it is acceptable to receive professional training. But with all due respect, could you tell us what children can do after they graduate from school?”

"Madam, please forgive us as parents for being worried about our children's future." Mr. Granger said at this time, "My two children have now obtained admission to the top public schools in the UK. If nothing else happens, They're going to have a bright future. So I hope you can give me a reason to let my kids give it all up."

"No one can guarantee what the future will be like." Professor McGonagall pursed her lips and said with a serious face, "But I can tell you that everything I did just now is just the simplest application of magic. Magic can There are still many things that can be accomplished——"

After a brief introduction about magical power, Professor McGonagall changed the topic and talked about the future of their children that the Grangers are most concerned about now: "——The wizards in this world don't understand anything like you. Magical Muggles have their own society, and they don't hide alone in the jungle like in your fairy tales. So it's not like you can't find a good job after graduating from us."

Speaking of this, Professor McGonagall showed a proud look. "The Hogwarts invitation to your children is an ancient school with a history of nearly a thousand years. It is also one of the three best magic schools in Europe. Every student who successfully graduates from Hogwarts has A decent job in the wizarding world."

"That is to say, there are not only three magic schools in Europe. I remember that the information said that there seems to be one in Russia." After hearing this sentence, Hugo thought divergently, "But think about it, this is normal. The ones that appear in the original work In theory, those three schools should not be able to cover the whole of Europe. Besides, the magic world pays attention to a long history. It is not surprising that countries in Eastern and Southern Europe like Greece, which have their own unique culture and sufficient history, have their own magic schools. .”

While Hugo was thinking about things about the magic school, Professor McGonagall was describing to the Grangers what kind of life the students who graduated from Hogwarts would have, except that the kind of work the professor described was easy and there were... During the winter and summer vacations, a life where you even have a lot of time and money to conduct magic research sounds like a reflection of Professor McGonagall's own life.

"If that's the case, I think I roughly understand what your magical world is all about." Mr. Granger nodded and said, "Please allow us to discuss it as a family, and we will give you an answer in five minutes at most. .”