Chapter 001 Extra: "To apologize, I'll send you some of the weird stuff I wrote in the pas
Chapter 001 Extra: "To apologize, I'll send you some of the weird stuff I wrote in the pas
Chapter 1: Claude Reed and Harry Potter
Claude Reed is a magician and fortune teller.
Of course, he is not the one known to people in the other world, he is the magical reincarnation of Elio.
That's not quite right, he came from Earth and met the aging Elio after his death.
He felt that he died too early and wanted to continue his short twenty years of life. However, Elio, who had lost Guanyue, thought that there was no need for him to continue living, so Elio gave all his magic power to him.
It is not known whether it was an accident or Elio's deliberate act, but Claude Reed was driven by huge magic power and reincarnated into another world.
A world far away from the real hometown of Craw Reed and Elio, a world without any familiar characters, a world called "Harry Potter".
Claude Reed felt that he should be able to live a happy life.
……
In the manor villa, Kuro sat at the desk, holding a feather pen in his hand, the tip of the pen sliding lightly.
The room was very bright. There was a windowsill next to the desk. The window was open, and the breeze gently blew the papers on the edge of the desk, making the quiet room, where only the sound of writing was heard, a little noisy.
Yes, for a quiet room, this sound is already considered loud.
Kuro's black hair was blown gently. He seemed to sense something. He stopped writing and looked up towards the windowsill.
At some point, a woman appeared there. She was wearing square glasses, had black hair tied into a high bun, and was wearing a dark green robe...?
Maybe it should be described this way.
Kuro put down the pen in his hand with a faint smile on his face: "Hello ma'am, I don't remember putting a ladder outside the windowsill."
This is the second floor.
The woman seemed a little surprised at Kuro's calmness.
She walked slowly towards him and stopped near the desk. "Hello, Mr. Crawford Reed. I think you have received the admission letter from Hogwarts."
"Hogwarts?" Kuro seemed to think for a moment before nodding slightly. "Yes, the magical school of witchcraft and wizardry. I received it. It was sent to me by an owl."
He turned his head and picked up a book at least sixteen inches long that was placed on the other side of the desk. Then he opened a page and took out the envelope that was sandwiched in the book.
After doing all this, he slowly stood up, looked up at the woman, holding the envelope in his hand, and his smile became a little more obvious: "So, you are Minerva McGonagall... Deputy Headmistress? Should I call you that?"
"If possible, I hope you can call me 'Professor', Mr. Craw Reed." Minerva McGonagall smiled, "We don't need the letter, you can keep it as a souvenir."
As of now, the child in front of him is humble and intelligent. He doesn't shout like a Muggle, nor is he arrogant like a pure-blood.
At least in Mag's mind, this child is very good.
"Okay, Professor." Craw smiled and put the envelope into the book that was a bit too big. "I didn't remember the time wrong, Professor McGonagall. The school should start tomorrow instead of today."
"Yes, you are not mistaken." Professor McGonagall nodded with a smile, "You are not born a wizard. Some of the necessities in the admission letter are not easy to buy in the Muggle world. In this case, Hogwarts will let the professor find the students in advance and help them buy some necessities."
Kuro held his forehead with his hand: "It seems that it's not that I didn't look for it carefully."
"Before you come, I am considering writing to some special pen pals to see if they can help me buy these things." He turned around and picked up the letter he was writing, "If you didn't come."
"But it's not needed now." Kuro folded the paper with a smile, opened the drawer and put it in.
Mag couldn't help but become curious: "Have you already bought some of them?"
"Yes," Kuro nodded. "A black three-sided plain work robe, a black plain peaked hat for daytime wear, a pair of protective gloves, and a black winter cloak with silver buckles. Unfortunately, I don't know where to buy gloves made of dragon skin or equivalent material."
These are the things on the admission letter. Mag was a little surprised.
Craw went on: "There's also a cauldron, a set of glass and crystal phials, a telescope, a brass balance... well, I couldn't find a wand, so I ordered some toys, hoping to make up the number when the time comes."
As he said this, Kuro couldn't help laughing.
"You are very humorous, sir." Professor McGonagall seemed to be infected and laughed gently, "All of these things can be used in Hogwarts. It seems that we can save a lot of trouble."
"Trouble, in a sense, means you won't be bored." Craw chuckled, "Should we go out, Professor McGonagall?"
"Of course." Professor McGonagall nodded, "We are going to Diagon Alley, where many wizards gather. Everything you need for school can be bought there."
"Then could you please wait a moment? If I go out, I need to explain to my family." Kuro bowed slightly.
Professor McGonagall looked at Craw with satisfaction, and her tone became even gentler unconsciously: "Of course sir, you must inform your family if you go out... But most of the time, your family can choose to go with you."
The Statute of Secrecy does not apply to the families of wizards. Even if family members cannot use magic, they will still be classified as "wizards".
Maybe it’s because of the connection.
Kuro smiled and shook his head: "Unfortunately, they all went to the banquet and didn't have the chance to see another magical world, so I need to tell the servants about this, so that they won't be able to find me and do something that will have a greater impact on society."
"Of course." Professor McGonagall nodded with a smile.
Kuro smiled and bowed slightly again, then turned to the door of the room, opened it and walked out.
Mag watched Craw Reed's leaving back and nodded with relief, but then sighed helplessly.
"I really hope this kid can go to Gryffindor... although the chances are slim."
She hadn't seen a normal student in Gryffindor for a long time, and she missed it a little.
A few minutes later, Kuro returned to the room with the same gentle smile as before: "Wait a moment, I need to change clothes."
"Of course." Professor McGonagall nodded again.
Craw walked slowly to the clothes rack and took down the... robes hanging on the hanger? Perhaps it should be described as a completely different type of magical robes from the one Professor McGonagall was wearing.
White lining, black shawl and wide robe. The edge of the robe is sewn with blue patterns with gold thread. It does not look high-profile, but has a sense of luxury. There is a magic circle printed on the chest in an unknown way?
Professor McGonagall was a little curious. To be honest, it was a very strange feeling to see such robes in the Muggle world.
Yes, she watched Kuro finish changing his clothes.
My God, Craw is just an eleven-year-old boy, do you expect Mag to turn around because of this?
Of course, Kuro only changed his outer clothes and lining, and some more private clothes did not need to be changed.
After getting dressed, Craw came to Professor McGonagall, looked up and smiled: "I like this dress very much. If possible, can I continue to wear it in school?"
"I think it's okay." Professor McGonagall reached out her hand, adjusted the collar on Craw's body, and nodded with a smile, "Just remember to wear your school uniform on the first day of school. If there are any important occasions that require wearing school uniforms, we will notify you."
"That's great." Kuro smiled easily.
……
Standing at the entrance of a shabby bar at the crossroads, Craw held Professor McGonagall's right hand and said, "I thought we would use a more wizardly method to get on the road... like teleportation or something like that."
They came here on foot.
Yes, walking.
It wasn't even a car ride.
Kuro felt that he should be thankful that the manor was not far away.
"Believe me, Mr. Craw, the feeling of Apparition is not pleasant." Professor McGonagall had a faint smile on her face, which was very rare for her. "Besides, the manor is not far from here."
"Apparition...I heard an interesting word." Kuro laughed unconsciously.
"That's the sixth grade course." Professor McGonagall took Craw's left hand and walked forward. "Okay, the easiest way for us to get to Diagon Alley is to enter from the Leaky Cauldron. You have to remember this place. It's the most prosperous wizarding place in the UK. Starting from the second year, there will be no professors to help you buy textbooks."
"Of course." Kuro nodded as he was pulled forward. "Professors are responsible for the freshmen. No one is always a freshman, and no one wants to be a freshman forever."
"Yes, you are right." Professor McGonagall nodded with a smile, "So remember the route in your clever head and don't forget it."
"I will, Professor." Kuro nodded.
The Leaky Cauldron, just like its name, is shabby and old, with an inexplicable...retro beauty.
Kuro didn't reject this peculiar beauty, it would be better if it could be cleaner.
There were quite a few people in the bar, and it was fun to see the brooms moving on their own, and the tablecloths sweeping on their own, but it wasn't enough.
Kuro can do that, too.
Eleven years... oh no, that's too long.
Or to say, starting from the age of three, Kuro has been learning for eight years, learning how to use magic.
Just like the real Craw Reed, he based his magic on Eastern and Western mysticism, and built his own magic system that was similar to Craw Reed's, but different.
Perhaps because of his nostalgia for the previous world, his magic circle is different from Claude Reed's, and ancient Chinese characters account for a large proportion of it.
Of course, trying to analyze his magic circle simply through ancient Chinese characters would only lead to a dead end.
The composition is centered on the sun and is composed of three overlapping square frames. The moon is located in the east, and there are ancient Chinese characters and runes on the edges.
Yes, he knows magic.
A completely different kind of magic from Harry Potter.
Watching Professor McGonagall greet the wizards in the bar and their surprised responses, a smile appeared on Craw's face.
The golden sun wheel key worn on his right wrist swayed slightly as he walked.
Chapter 2: Claude Reed and Diagon Alley
"Everyone seems surprised." Standing in front of the wall of the small patio behind the Leaky Cauldron, Craw looked up at Mag.
McGonagall took out her wand with her left hand and nodded slightly: "Perhaps, it is time for new students to enter school again, and everyone is looking forward to what this year's new students will look like."
Kuro blinked. "Really?"
Why did he feel that these people were surprised by the smile on Professor McGonagall's face?
"Of course, yes." Professor McGonagall nodded. "Start at the rubbish bin, count three bricks up and two bricks across. Look at it and remember it, Mr. Craw."
"I'll remember that, Professor." Kuro nodded.
"Very good." Professor McGonagall extended her wand and tapped the brick three times. "Remember, three times. This is the way to get to Diagon Alley."
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