Harry Potter’s Raven’s Claw

"Mr. Mike Townley, it looks like you have read the letter we sent you."

Dumbledore stood outside the door, the soft sunlight shining on him outside made him seem to be glowing, especially his white beard.

Mike stared at Dumbledore dumbfounded, and glanced at the letter in his hand from time to time, but he didn't know how to react for a while.

Dumbledore saw Mike's stupid look, and continued:

"Forgive me for not introducing myself yet. I'm Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This time I'm here to help a little wizard with special circumstances like you."

"Principal... Mr. Principal?" Mike didn't seem to react.

"Mr. Townley, don't you invite me in first when the guests come?" Dumbledore winked at Mike, and some old urchins smiled.

Mike shuddered, and then he hurriedly invited Dumbledore in and asked him to sit down on the only intact sofa in the garbage house.

"Mr. Headmaster, is everything in the letter true? I...I was really accepted into a magic school?"

Dumbledore sat down without disdain at all, and looked at the clean and tidy environment in the garbage house.

"Of course, Mr Townley, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a long-established school of witchcraft and wizardry. Also, I have to say, your place is surprisingly clean."

Mike's mind was very chaotic at this time. Dumbledore's arrival was too sudden. Fortunately, Mike had seen many big scenes in his previous life, and he was also very adaptable.

"Um... Mr. Principal, why did Mr. Principal come in person? Wouldn't it be okay to send someone casually for this kind of thing? Of course, I don't suspect that you are lying to me, it's just... It's just too sudden. "

Mike's face flushed nervously, and he subconsciously asked the question he was most puzzled by.

"Mr. Mike, don't be nervous. We have determined that you have magical talent and meet our admission requirements. I believe you have already discovered this, about a series of abnormal phenomena that have happened around you."

Dumbledore said he paused here.

"As for why I came here in person, it was mainly because the Ministry of Magic found that you seemed to be intentionally triggering a magical riot. You must know that this is very dangerous. I think it is necessary for me to come in person for your special situation. Oh! Magical riots are those anomalies that happen around you."

After all, Dumbledore glanced at the large piece of meat hanging from the steel structure of the shed.

Mike has calmed down at this time, and the emotional control training during this time is still somewhat useful. It was found that Dumbledore looked at the leftover meat last night. Combined with what he said before, it was clear that someone had been monitoring him during this time, and the abnormal situation that Dumbledore said, in addition to the magic riot, also included him last night. 's actions.

"Mr. Principal, I haven't eaten meat for a long time. I didn't mean that. I just couldn't help it."

Mike pretended to be aggrieved.

Dumbledore was obviously a little surprised that this child was so observant. But it also makes sense. After all, he is a wandering orphan, and his ability to observe words and emotions is not strong, and he will suffer a lot.

"Mr. Mike, I don't mean to blame you. In fact, I have seen many children similar to you. One of them is very similar to you, with the same talent and the same misery from childhood."

Dumbledore smiled kindly.

"I believe you are kind, and I believe that Hogwarts will not let you down. Also, just call me Dumbledore, don't be so restrained."

Mike couldn't help his scalp tingling after hearing Dumbledore's words. He had a hunch that the child Dumbledore said was very similar to him was probably Voldemort.

"Thank you, Mr. Dumbledore, how much does Hogwarts charge? I'm like going to school,

But...I don't know if I have enough money. "

Mike controlled his expression and smiled stiffly.

"Oh, Mr. Townley, I think you may have misunderstood something. Hogwarts has a subsidy for students with special circumstances like you. You just need to wait for our follow-up staff. There is no charge."

Dumbledore explained with a surprised look.

Mike pretended to breathe a sigh of relief, his eyes were red, and he said with a choked voice, "Thank you! Thank you! I have always dreamed of studying, but...Thank you!" Mike still cried in the second half of his speech.

"What a poor child." Dumbledore's big hand stroked Mike's short blond hair. "Don't worry, as I said, Hogwarts won't let you down."

Mike couldn't help shivering when Dumbledore stroked his hair, knowing that Dumbledore was suspected of being gay, but he had to continue to look grateful.

The two talked for a while, until Dumbledore offered to leave Mike before sending Dumbledore to the door with red eyes.

"See you at Hogwarts, Mike." Dumbledore nodded at Mike and Apparate away.

Mike, on the other hand, stood at the door of the garbage house, silent for a long time.

He really didn't expect Dumbledore to visit the house in person, and he also thought that his superpower turned out to be a magical explosion.

But I just learned from the conversation with Dumbledore that his talent seems to be very strong. After all, the talent of a little wizard who can control his magic explosion without being hurt can be imagined before he is 11 years old, which means that he is in the There is an amazing talent for silent and wandless spellcasting.

In fact, in the days before wands, only such people were considered to be gifted with magic. Because of the appearance of the wand in modern times, many people who were identified as squibs in ancient times can also become wizards with the help of wands.

Thinking of this, Mike couldn't help but get excited. The wizarding world is completely different from the world of ordinary people. The individual strength in the wizarding world is very powerful, and even Dumbledore, Voldemort, and the like can fight against the army alone. It's self-evident what it means to have a strong magical talent in such a world.

To a Muggle wizard like him who wants to make a name for himself in the wizarding world? That is almost impossible.

Although Dumbledore and others have done a lot with the banner of peaceful coexistence between wizards and Muggles, the wizarding world is still the domain of pure-blood wizards. Muggle wizards are undoubtedly at the low end of the discrimination chain in the wizarding world. Even the Squibs of some of the big families have fared better than them.

This can be seen from the Weasleys.

Ron's father, Arthur Weasley, worked for the Ministry of Magic's Misuse of Muggle Articles Division and even wrote the Muggle Protection Act. But from the description of him in the original book, it is clear that he does not know much about Muggles.

Is there a Muggle-born wizard better suited for the job than Arthur?

Of course there was, but the Ministry of Magic would rather let an incompetent pure-blood wizard hang around in the post to die than recruit a Muggle-born wizard.

So, Mike wants to stand out either by overthrowing pure blood wizards' domination of the wizarding world, or by having a power so powerful that pure blood wizards can't ignore it, just like Voldemort and Dumbledore.

Mike shook his head, throwing distractions out of his mind.

There is one more thing looming now.

Mike just learned from Dumbledore that every little wizard born in a Muggle family can use the Hogwarts admission notice as a voucher to exchange 100 gold at the price of 5 pounds to 1 gold Galleon in Gringotts every year Galleon.

Mike's current deposit is only more than 400 pounds, which is what Mike has picked up in the past six months. I have to say that Mike's nickname is really not for nothing. In this era, the purchasing power of the pound is very strong, and this 400 pounds is not a small amount.

It's okay to sell the stuff in the garbage house for more than 500 pounds.

Thinking of this, Mike quickly packed up the things in the garbage house and went out with a large package.