In a three-story building near the village of Ottery-St. Catchpole.
Eleven-year-old Kyle Chopper was standing at the window, looking at the parchment in his hand carefully.
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore (Sir Merlin, First Class, Chief Wizard of the Wizengamot, President of the International Confederation of Wizards)
Dear Mr. Chopper
, we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Enclosed is a list of required books and items.
The semester begins on September 1st. We will wait for your reply by owl before July 31st.
Sincerely, Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmaster (Female)
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Yes, it is the admission letter from Hogwarts.
Since he traveled here eleven years ago, Kyle has been waiting for this day.
As for why he is so sure, it is simple, because there are several other special families living not far away next door.
Among them, Kyle is most familiar with Lovegood, the editor-in-chief of The Quibbler.
And the Weasley family.
Especially the latter, the extremely strange building and the red hair of the whole family made Kyle instantly determine the composition of this world.
It is worth mentioning that being able to live here also means that Kyle in this life also comes from a wizard family.
His father, Chris Chopper, works in the Ministry of Magic, the deputy director of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, and the director of the Beast Office. And thanks to his family talent for communicating with magical animals, he is also a famous magical zoologist, one of the only few students of Newt Scamander.
His mother Diana is also in the Ministry of Magic, but in the Department of Mysteries, but Kyle doesn't know what she does specifically. He also tried to use various methods to insinuate, but all failed. Obviously, his parents' sense of confidentiality is quite in place, and no news has been revealed.
Family situation... well, because there have been no prominent figures in the ancestors, it can only be said to be mediocre, far worse than those famous surnames, such as Dumbledore, Grindelwald and the like.
But even so, Kyle is already very satisfied, at least his parents are wizards, and there is definitely no problem in entering Hogwarts.
Unless he is a Squib.
This was denied after his first magical riot when he was three years old.
Although he had known that this day would come, Kyle was still so excited that he almost jumped up when the owl really pecked open the window of his room with the envelope. He
held the parchment like a treasure, and would not let it go even when he slept, and would take a look at it every now and then.
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"Dear, you have been reading the acceptance letter over and over again for three days. Can you put it down? I promise you it is absolutely real!"
Chris looked at his son who was starting to laugh again helplessly, and couldn't help but remind him: "Don't forget that we have an appointment with the Weasley family next door to go to Diagon Alley together today, don't keep them waiting for a long time."
"Okay, Dad, I'll be there."
Hearing this, Kyle hurriedly put away the Hogwarts acceptance letter that he had read countless times, stood up hurriedly, and knocked on a wooden stake next to him: "Groot, I'm leaving."
As soon as the voice fell, a little green guy jumped out and waved at Kyle.
Kyle has magical animals at home, but not many. In addition to this Bowtruckle named Groot, there is also a catkin named Tom.
Although Chris, as the deputy director of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, can easily raise more than ten or twenty magical animals, he did not do so. And even Groot and Tom were left here because they refused to leave.
It's not that Chris doesn't like magical animals, but he believes that so-called magical animals should not be kept by wizards.
Those kept by their side can only be called pets.
On this point of view, this middle-aged gentleman, who has always been gentle and known as a good guy in the Ministry of Magic, is very firm.
His view is also supported by Newt Scamander.
Newt also believes that magical animals should be in nature, and has always done so.
As for why there are so many magical animals in his magical box, it is purely because of Newt's own physical condition.
Kyle has seen this old man, and more than once, so he can be sure.
Just like a magical death god elementary school student, Newt Scamander also has a similar physique.
Kyle clearly remembered that when he was five years old and walking with Newt in the garden, he witnessed a ball-eating bird dive into Newt's arms.
You know, ball-eating birds are natural masters of apparition. Although they are not very smart and will not hide themselves like other magical animals, they have a strong sense of territory and the ability to perceive danger.
Once they sense that there are wizards or other creatures that threaten them, they will flee as soon as possible.
The first sentence of the description of the ball-eating bird in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is that you can only watch from a distance, but you can't get close.
However, such a ball-eating bird actually dived into Newt's arms with such accuracy.
It's outrageous. When he was seven years old, he went out with Newt again and met a salamander.
When he was eight years old, he met an injured unicorn.
When he was ten years old, he met a fire crab that was almost made into a crucible.
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Among these magical animals, some were smuggled into the British wizarding world and then escaped, and some wandered here somehow. They always appeared next to Newt in various incredible ways.
And this is still the premise that Newt has been staying at home.
When he carried a box around the world to send magical animals home, the situation was much more serious than it is now.
Every time he sent a magical animal home, there would be more than a dozen new magical animals bumping into him. After a long time, it would be strange if there were not many animals in his box.
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With such a special talent, it is no wonder that Newt was put on the entry blacklist by almost all the ministries of magic.
After all, those magical animals were not very good-tempered before they met Newt, especially the injured and pregnant ones, who would explode on the spot if something went wrong.
Think about it, you are drinking afternoon tea leisurely on the street, and suddenly a mad and rampaging human-headed lion-body manticore, or a leopard or something like that jumps out beside you... Tsk, that scene, just thinking about it can make people sweat coldly.
So, what Gellert, what Voldemort, the Dark Lord has to do it himself to cause trouble? That's it? It's so weak.
Look at Uncle Newt, he doesn't need to do it himself if he wants to make someone disappear, just buy a plane ticket and stay there for three or five days, drink coffee, and enjoy the scenery, and he doesn't even need to get involved in cause and effect afterwards.
Or maybe Grandma Tina is great, she sealed Newt by her side with her own strength. It's no exaggeration to say that the whole world owes her a Merlin First Class Medal.
It's just that the British wizarding world is suffering.
According to incomplete statistics, since Newt settled in Dorset, the Ministry's incidents about magical animals have begun to increase exponentially, and the British wizarding world has inexplicably become the most popular place for smugglers to sell stolen goods, without a doubt.
Fortunately, although there have been many incidents over the years, none of them have caused any serious impact. At most, some unlucky person has been slightly injured.
As the birthplace of Newt, this place probably has a passive buff.
But Chris is not so lucky. Because of his job, he has to work overtime for several days every once in a while.
But Kyle looks at him and thinks he enjoys it.
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When he came to the door, Kyle found that in addition to Chris standing at the door, his mother Diana also came back from the Ministry of Magic early, which was rare. She was standing there and looking at him with a smile.
Her long black hair was meticulously groomed, and the black-bottomed white-edged robe was decent and generous on her body. When she looked at Kyle, her light blue eyes were full of tenderness.
Elegant and intellectual.
This is Kyle's impression of Diana all the time.
Subconsciously, Kyle turned his head to look at Chris... Well, he was a little handsome, and he could vaguely see some of his youthful demeanor. The two of them were a good match.
The most important thing is that Chris is not bald. Even though he is nearly 40 years old, the distance between his hairline and eyebrows is still only about one inch. This is in stark contrast to Mr. Weasley next door.
Of course, with such strong genes, Kyle's appearance is naturally not much worse. Among the people he knows, he can at least rank first. At a young age, he has the tendency to bring disaster to the country and the people.
Of course, this is not important, and Kyle never takes it to heart. He doesn't make a living by his face.
"Sorry, I'm late."
Kyle walked between the two and said embarrassedly.
"If you can put away the notice, it probably won't be too late, and Hogwarts will not leave the UK because you didn't keep the notice."
Chris looked at Kyle teasingly and told a joke made up on the spot.
Well, let's just call it a joke, at least Chris laughed happily after he finished speaking.
As for Kyle, although he didn't understand what Chris was laughing at, he still pulled the corners of his mouth politely, just to save face for his father.
Fortunately, this situation did not last long.
"Okay, it's getting late, we have to leave."
Diana smiled and interrupted the awkward interaction between the father and son. She took Kyle's hand and said, "There are a lot of things to buy for school, we have to hurry over, and it's not polite to keep the Weasleys waiting for too long."
After that, with a crisp explosion, she disappeared with Kyle.
Seeing this, Chris also Apparated and followed.
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(End of this chapter)