Chapter 5 Admission Invitation

One year has passed and Xie Lin has turned 10 years old. During this year, due to a nutritious diet and sufficient physical exercise, Xie Lin has a very slender and tall figure, which is half a head taller than his brother Draco. With his handsome appearance and gentle temperament, he looks very rich and handsome.

As an older brother, Draco was often envious and jealous. Just looking at his height, Draco had the illusion that Sherrin was his older brother. Not just in appearance, the two brothers are obviously biological twins, but their personalities are completely different.

Draco developed a arrogant and arrogant style similar to Lucius because of his blind worship of his father, although his behavior is still childish; Schelling did not inherit the character of his parents at all, and was always low-key and quiet. Modesty and polite, confident but not ostentatious, more like a Hufflepuff.

Although Lucius and Narcissa were very satisfied with Sherin's maturity and stability beyond his peers, they loved the domineering Draco even more. After all, Draco's personality was more in line with the Malfoy family's usual style, and it was a little bit... Childishness can also inspire parents to protect their calves.

During this year, with Xie Lin's tireless efforts, he finally finished the collection of books he took from his grandmother's house, and Xie Lin began to make plans to go to No. 12 Place Grimmauld. In the past year, Schelling had written to his grandmother who loved him in many ways, and he had already figured out the exact location of Blake's old house.

On this day, he Apparated to No. 12 Grimmauld Square under the leadership of Dobby, and met the house elf Kreacher who lived alone there.

At this time, Kreacher was already over 600 years old. Even based on the age of an elf, he was already at a very old stage. As described in the original book, he lived alone in the empty Black house.

Because the house elf is bound by contract magic, it cannot leave the old house without the owner's permission. It can only talk to the portrait of its old owner, Mrs. Black, all the year round, so its character has become a bit crazy.

But when it knew that Xie Lin was the son of Narcissa and also had Black blood, it automatically regarded Xie Lin as its half master, and its tone and attitude were full of respect and obedience.

Schelling knew that intelligent creatures like house elves actually knew how to repay kindness. Only by being friendly to house elves could they gain their true loyalty. Sirius in the original book made this mistake and died indirectly.

Schelling did not use a condescending attitude to boss Kreacher because of his apparent submissiveness. Instead, he showed concern and condolences to Kreacher in a gentle and friendly manner, allowing Kreacher to change into clean clothes for himself and gave them to Kreacher. Some candies and snacks brought from home immediately moved Kreacher to tears of gratitude, and gained a lot of loyalty.

Kreacher took the initiative to take Sherrin around the old Black mansion. As the mansion of the Black family, No. 12 Grimmauld Place is a typical pure-blood wizard's house. There are decorations everywhere that have hundreds of years of history. , many of which are silverware forged by ancient fairies. If these objects were placed outside, they would definitely be priceless antiques.

After Voldemort returns, this house will be used as the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, but it is still uninhabited and naturally has not been protected by magic. It can be seen from the thick dust around it that it has been here for a long time. No one has been here.

Arriving at the studio on the second floor, a very large tapestry hung on one of the walls, almost covering the entire wall. The tapestry recorded the genealogy of the Black family, whose origins can be traced back to the twelfth century.

Unlike the Malfoy family, which has only a small population, the Black family is actively spreading its wealth and can be said to be the most widely branched pure-blood family. At a glance, it can be seen that almost every pure-blood family with a name in Great Britain has had a marriage relationship with the Black family.

Sherrin was surprised to find that his name also appeared on the Black family's genealogy. After asking Kreacher, he learned that Mrs. Black died in 1985, when he was 5 years old, and his name It has been embroidered since the day of birth.

Xie Lin remembered that the Slytherin pendant, one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, was stored in this room. However, Xie Lin, who was not yet in school at the moment, did not dare to have any illusions about it. He knew in his heart the consequences of coming into contact with a Horcrux. Danger. There are fragments of Voldemort's soul inside the Horcrux. It has self-awareness and can confuse people's hearts and corrode the souls and lives of those who come into contact with it.

The goal of Schelling's trip was the Black family library.

As the oldest pure-blood family of the Holy 28, the Black family's book collection is far superior to the Malfoy family in terms of quality and quantity. There are many out-of-print magic books in it, even from medieval times. The only rare book in the century excited Schelling, who was hungry for knowledge.

Anyway, the Black family has no heirs. Instead of letting these precious books end up in the hands of Harry Potter, a man who doesn't like to read, and let the treasures become dusty and wasted, it would be better to benefit himself, and he can barely be regarded as a Black branch. No matter what, he is more qualified than Harry Potter's surname!

After Schelling obtained Kreacher's consent in the name of a member of the Black family, he unceremoniously packed up all the Black family's books and took them away in his bag.

There are hundreds of books in the collection here, which are as comprehensive as the Malfoy family's collection, covering almost all areas of magic. Many of the records about ancient magic symbols can be found in the Malfoy collection with Sherrin. What he had seen confirmed each other, which surprised and delighted Xie Lin.

But the most precious thing is the Black family's secret spell notes that can only be passed down by direct descendants. Schelling had already read some of this note at his grandmother's house, but after all, the Black Mansion was a paternal surname inheritance, and Druella had only daughters, which was only considered a matrilineal surname, so it was found here at the Black Mansion. The notes are relatively more complete and complete.

[Obtained the supplement to the Black Family Curse! 】

Unfortunately, there are still no dark magic books in the Black family's collection. Schelling deduced that, like the Malfoy family, the Black family also has a secret room dedicated to storing prohibited items.

Schelling specifically asked Kreacher about this, but Kreacher said he knew nothing about it.

Due to the slave nature of the house elf, Kreacher was unable to lie to Sherrin, and he had no motive to lie. Xie Lin could only deduce that the secret of this secret room was probably only in the hands of the core members of the family, and the house elves were not qualified to have access to it.

After that, life returned to a simple two-point and one-line routine - reading books like crazy during the day, and doing physical training with Dobby at night. Only on weekends could I relax a little, read letters from my pen pal, and write replies to my pen pal with all my heart.

Before his 11th birthday, Xie Lin, a top student, successfully read through the Black family's collection of books and documents with the help of a time plug-in.

Through the cross-comparison and integration of the two families' book collections, Schelling not only gained a clear understanding of the history of the wizarding world, the formation of magic, and the development of spells, but his biggest gain was that he pieced together a lot of clues based on the clues in the massive books. About the historical secrets of the Middle Ages, and successfully mastered the interpretation and deciphering of the ancient runes through self-study.

The ancient rune script in the wizarding world and the ancient human language of Muggles have the same mother writing system, both composed of 22 Phoenician characters. However, as the wizards discovered the magic hidden in the characters, over time, In the development and evolution of ancient runes, the ancient rune gradually formed its own writing system.

Ancient wizards developed a variety of their own rune symbols to gather and transmit magic through rune symbols, which is especially common in alchemy. However, with the advent of the peaceful era, the use of magic has become more and more life-oriented. Ancient magicians The use of Wen has gradually declined.

Xie Lin was an expert in ancient human languages ​​in his previous life. Through his experience in his previous life and the rich collection of books from the two major families, he quickly figured out the rules of the ancient runes and the secret to deciphering them. If anyone knew this, it would be very amazing. Achievement.

It is well known that the ancient runes are difficult to understand. According to the normal progress of Hogwarts, the ancient runes class is an elective subject that can only be taken in the third grade, and that course only teaches how to identify common basic rune symbols and words. .

In contrast, Schelling, who is already able to hold historical documents written in ancient rune magic and read them with relish, his level of ancient magic literature far exceeds the highest level that Hogwarts can teach. .

Xie Lin, who is only a few days away from his 11th birthday, began to review his progress in the beginning, and he has to say that he is very satisfied with his achievements so far.

Although I was born into a family that was on the wrong side and would probably be involved in a family tragedy a few years later, my start was much better than that of Harry, the protagonist in the original work.

Compared to Harry, who is a novice in magic, he has a very thorough understanding of the wizarding world. The family's bloodline power and secret spell inheritance guarantee his future potential. More importantly, he has the hourglass of time, a cheating device that allows him to My life at Hogwarts is destined to be a super academic.

Just when Schelling was full of fantasies and longings for life in Hogwarts, his 11th birthday came soon, and both Schelling and Draco received invitations to enroll in Hogwarts. The two brothers naturally knew what was going on, so they went downstairs to the hall and told their parents about it.

On the second page of parchment of the invitation, the textbooks, wizard robes, cloaks, wands, crucibles, etc. required for the first grade of Hogwarts were also listed.

"Baby," Narcissa's eyes were full of emotion and reluctance, "I didn't expect that you will be at school age so soon... When you grow up, you have to leave home to learn magic... Mom really can't let you go..."

"Mother, don't be sad. When I learn magic, I will protect you and your father and protect the glory of pure blood." Draco patted his chest and promised.

"Yes, mother." Xie Lin took over, "The school is not far from home. We will come back every Christmas and summer vacation."

Lucius coughed slightly and said coldly: "I have something to say. The educational level of Hogwarts has deteriorated in recent years. I heard your Uncle Snape say that Gryffindor has become the most popular school. Houses where Slytherin was welcomed, while Slytherin was ostracized and marginalized..."

"That's not the worst thing," Lucius snorted. "Originally, Hogwarts did not allow the study of dark magic. The only combat course was the so-called Defense Against Dark Arts course. But in the past few decades, The professors of the Defense Against Dark Arts course are changed every year, and their quality and level are getting worse and worse. Didn’t the news last year say that the professor of the Defense Against Dark Arts course was attacked and killed by an unknown beast in the Forbidden Forest? "

"I think," Lucius said calmly, "You can get a better education by going to Durmstrang. There are few restrictions on the study of black magic there, and you don't have to live with non-pure-blood students. , what do you think?”

Durmstrang is one of the three well-known magic schools in Europe. It is open to young wizards from all over Europe. However, it only recruits students from pure-blood family backgrounds. The school spirit is strict and discipline is very strict. It is said that among the students, the strongest are the most important. Respecting the tradition, competition is fierce.

"You are willing to let our precious son go to such a far away place? It is still a small island, how inconvenient that must be!" Narcissa missed the two children. After all, Hogwarts is in Great Britain, and Durmstrang It is located in the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Not only is it far away, it is also not easy to apply to leave school during the holidays, so she prefers to send her two sons to Hogwarts, which is closer to home.

"Don't forget what kind of person Karkaroff is, the current headmaster of Durmstrang," Narcissa curled her lips and said. She looked down on people like Karkaroff. Everyone had been suspected of being a Death Eater. When he was implicated, he was the only one who got away with betraying his accomplices, which shows how unreliable he is. "Here at Hogwarts, you are still the chairman of the board of directors, so maybe you can take care of him."

"You know that the old man with the white beard and I are not on the same page." Lucius's face was a little ugly. He tried his last effort. After all, he really felt that his two sons could get a better education in Durmstrang. "I I think Durmstrang is more suitable for him.”

Seeing that the two were arguing, Xie Lin spoke.

"I still decided to go to Hogwarts." Schelling said his decision calmly, "The teaching philosophy of Hogwarts has indeed been challenged a lot in recent years, but the reputation and status of the principal in Great Britain It's still unshakable. As for Slytherin being ostracized, don't we have Uncle Snape to take care of it? Don't worry."

"If my brother is going to Hogwarts," Draco said hurriedly, "then I will go there too. I am the older brother, and it is my responsibility to take good care of my younger brother." In fact, Draco himself had no hope for these things. There was nothing wrong with it, but since his younger brother and several good friends he was already acquainted with were going to Hogwarts, he naturally voted for Hogwarts.

"You guys, well, okay!" Facing the unanimous opinions of mother and son, Lucius could only shrug helplessly in agreement. "In a few days, we will go to Diagon Alley to buy your back-to-school supplies, including--" Lucius Hughes' stern face finally showed a smile, "The wand that you have been thinking about so much."

"Okay!" the two brothers cheered at the same time.

Diagon Alley is located in London, quite a distance from Wiltshire where Malfoy Manor is located.

On the day they set out for Diagon Alley, Xie Lin and Draco got up early. They ate the breakfast prepared by Dobby in high spirits, with excitement on their faces. Then the family of four took the family bus together. luxury Thestral carriage.

After Lucius recited the incantation and destination, the pattern on the carriage's body was filled with a faint magical light, slowly rising into the air, and then flew all the way to Diagon Alley.

Xie Lin, who is familiar with the original work, knows that in front of the empty carriage, the invisible Thestral is responsible for pulling the cart. Only people who have seen death can see the Thestral with the naked eye.

The Malfoy family is indeed the most powerful family today. Schelling and others can land directly from the sky to the exclusive carriage parking space in Diagon Alley without passing through the dirty Leaky Cauldron.