Matthew just felt dizzy for a while,
Fortunately, this feeling of being suspended in mid-air did not last long, and his feet soon stepped on the ground again,
Concentrating and looking around, he found himself in a strange space.
This place looks like a medieval hotel, spacious and dark around. A half candle burned faintly on a wooden table, a dusty floor, a made bed, pieces of polished oak furniture, a green fire in the fireplace, a half-closed window, and a glass of hot water. Steaming tea…
There was no one else in the room except myself, but there were noisy sounds from outside the room from time to time.
Just as Matthew was considering whether to go outside to have a look——
With a “bang”, it seemed that the door of the room was pushed open.
Matthew turned his head and saw a girl in a black windbreaker barging in:
“Is that Mr. Matthew Wakefield?” she asked aloud.
The girl in black is very young, judging from her figure and appearance, she may be around eighteen or nineteen years old. No, the growth and development curve of Caucasian women generally develops earlier, and it is not impossible to be only fifteen or sixteen years old.
The actions of opening and closing the door were very casual, obviously not vigilant about himself in the room.
And judging from her relaxed expression, she doesn’t look hostile.
“Yes.” Matthew nodded.
“I think you have a lot of things you want to ask me.” The other party said straight to the point: “But first of all, I want to tell you that you are a wizard. More precisely, you should be an underage wizard; just need After studying at Hogwarts, you will definitely become an outstanding wizard in the future.”
Wizard, this is not a shocking fact, as Matthew discovered it a few months ago.
But he still tried his best to put on a surprised expression.
“And I am Penelope Clearwater, the prefect of Hogwarts, and I will be your guide in the wizarding world.” The girl continued.
The name Penelope Clearwater is indeed a character in “Harry Potter” in memory.
The letter from Hogwarts should also be true.
But, why do you feel a little strange in the dark?
Matthew thought with some anxiety, but he didn’t show this emotion on his face; instead, he tried to show a curious look.
“Mr. Wakefield, perhaps in your past memory, words such as magic and wizard exist in fairy tales.” That’s not the case, magic exists in every corner of this world, but you were in the world where Muggles lived before, and you couldn’t really touch it.”
She added: “Muggles are ordinary people who don’t have magical abilities, that’s what we wizards call them.”
“It’s like this thin piece of paper can bring you from Northampton, 70 miles away, to London in just ten seconds; this is the power of magic!” While speaking, she picked up a piece of letter paper on the ground and stuffed it into Matthew’s hand.
This piece of paper is the previous letter from Hogwarts.
“Is this London?” Matthew asked softly.
“Of course, if you don’t believe me, you can go to the window and have a look; there is Charing Cross Road outside the window.” The girl said with a smile.
Matthew came to the window, and the noisy crowd on the side of the road proved what the other party said was right. And if he remembered correctly, when he accidentally ran into those mysterious people in strange costumes on Charing Cross Road a few months ago, the places where those guys disappeared were near here.
……
Penelope Clearwater, who only became a Hogwarts prefect this summer vacation, is the first time she faces Hogwarts first-year freshmen from Muggle families and is responsible for their guidance.
But before that, she had heard other prefects talk about it: they usually have to go to great lengths to convince first-years who grew up in the Muggle world that wizards and magic exist; Even if you believe in the existence of the wizarding world, you will cry and cry to go home to find your parents.
But the boy named Matthew Wakefield in front of him is obviously not among them.
No matter when describing the existence of the wizarding world or introducing the general situation of Hogwarts to him, he seemed extremely calm. Although he was a little curious, he was listening quietly all the time.
“Miss Clearwater.” After the other party finished speaking, Matthew raised his head, and he said with a deliberate tone: “Thank you very much for telling me this, but before that, I think you should first Send me home, let’s discuss with my parents before making a decision… After all, I’m only 11 years old…”
“Your parents?” Penelope Clearwater was obviously taken aback: “Are you referring to your Muggle parents? I don’t think there is any need for that.”
This time, it was Matthew’s turn to be stunned: “I don’t quite understand what you mean.”
“They are just Muggles who don’t know anything about our world. It doesn’t make any sense to tell them this kind of thing.” Before you reach adulthood, you are not allowed to touch any Muggles, including your past Muggle relatives…”
While speaking, the girl took out a palm-sized hardcover book from her pocket.
“I remember… it seems to be… page 216…” she muttered to herself.
Soon, she showed Matthew the night she opened——
It was a black-and-white photo of a girl who was about the same age as Matthew; the girl in the photo suddenly grinned after seeing Matthew, and this weird smile made people’s hair stand on end.
“Abigail Williams, the name of this Muggle girl!”
Penelope Clearwater said with a serious face: “This story happened almost three hundred years ago, in Salem, Massachusetts, in the New World. This Muggle girl was dying of a strange disease. , an underage witch who passed by accidentally, the thirteen-year-old girl felt pity for her after hearing her moaning, and quietly took her to the hidden wizard village in Salem, and asked the adults to perform magic for her. Treatment…”
“…but that night, the cured Muggle girl went to the church ~IndoMTL.com~ and the local pastor to report the existence of the wizard village. And in the early morning of the next day, the hidden Sailor The wizarding town of Mu was suddenly attacked by thousands of Muggles, almost two hundred wizards and wizards were caught by Muggles in their sleep, and many of them were burned and hanged by Muggles after the trial; And the thirteen-year-old girl who caused disaster because of her pity was the first to be accused of being a witch, and she was finally stoned to death…”
Listening to this story, Matthew couldn’t help showing a look of fear on his face.
And Miss Penelope Clearwater was quite satisfied with his reaction: “For underage wizards, especially those from Muggle families, you don’t have enough self-protection ability, and you don’t have enough protection for the wizarding world. The hidden consciousness… Any contact with Muggles may lead to terrible consequences.”
“So in the 1956 “Underage Wizards Protection Act”, it is specifically stipulated that minor wizards born in Muggle families are strictly prohibited from contacting Muggle society until they reach the age of seventeen; this will not be canceled until they become adults. One limit!”
Matthew nodded, he didn’t ask what the consequences would be if he violated this law.
“Any more questions, Mr. Wakefield?”
“There is indeed one more question, Miss Clearwater.” Matthew asked in a low voice, “Are wizards and Muggles equal?”
“Of course they are equal.” Penelope Krivat replied without thinking: “Wizards, goblins, giants, Muggles, we intelligent species living in the same world are all equal to each other.” This sentence was said by the greatest wizard of the 20th century…”
“…Of course, as the true masters of magic, wizards should be more equal than other intelligent species!”