Chapter 4048 4050 [Hogwarts Admission Notice]
In addition to books on Charms, Potions, Herbology, Transfiguration, Divination, Astronomy, History of Magic, Magical Creatures, Magical Theory, Ancient Runes, Defense Against the Dark Arts…
Xiang Nan spent half a year reading almost all the books in his home.
This is also thanks to his super photographic memory, which allows him to quickly flip through these books and remember the contents in one go.
And he can also stay awake for a long time, which gives him more time to study.
Through reading these books, Xiang Nan’s knowledge of magic has become more and more abundant, and his understanding of magic has become deeper and deeper.
In his opinion, magic, martial arts, special powers, etc. have similar approaches and effects, and may even come from the same source.
For example, magic has petrification, martial arts has acupuncture; magic has prophecy, and special powers include clairvoyance; magic has blazing fire, martial arts has flaming swords, and flaming palms; magic has levitation, and special powers have object-repelling; magic has freezing. , martial arts include Xuanming Divine Palm and Black Wind Finger; magic includes transformation, and special functions include card rubbing...
Xiang Nan has done research on special functions at the research institute before in the world of "The Gambler". Through reviewing various ancient documents, we can see that there are many people with special functions at home and abroad in ancient and modern times, and they have very miraculous abilities.
For example, Buddha, God, Zeus, Zhuangzi, Laozi, Odin, Brahma, Merlin, etc. are among them. However, they have different names for special functions. Some call them "magic", some call them "supernatural powers", some call them "magic", some call them "curses", some call them "Tao methods". …
Hence Xiang Nan has reason to believe that the magic in the world of "Harry Potter" is similar to the martial arts in the martial arts world and the magic in the fairy tale world, but each has its own ingenuity.
So he wondered whether he could use the magical power of "transferring flowers and wood" to absorb the magic power from other people's bodies; whether the body-protecting Qi could be used as an iron armor spell to block most of the magic spells; Xiao Li's flying knife versus Avada Kedavra Curse, who will die first...
However, these doubts will not be solved until he goes to Hogwarts.
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In addition to reading, Xiang Nan meets Lily every weekend.
They are now very good friends. Even Lily's parents and sister have a good impression of him and don't mind him visiting their home often.
Time flies, and finally it’s July.
On this day, Xiang Nan’s family of three was having breakfast, with oatmeal and hummus on the table.
At this time, a brown owl flew into the house through the open window, made a cooing sound, and then dropped a letter.
Xiang Nan hurriedly caught the letter before it fell into the porridge bowl. He saw that the envelope was made of thick parchment, and the address was written in emerald green ink, "No. 7, Spider End Lane, Cokeworth." , collected by Mr. Severus Snape."
He immediately opened the letter and saw the letter written on the paper, "Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Albus Dumbledore. (President of the International Federation of Magic, President of the Wizards Association, First Class Magician of the Order of Merlin division)
Dear Mr. Snape: We are pleased to inform you that you have been admitted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Attached is a list of required books and equipment. The semester is scheduled to start on September 1st. We will be waiting for your owl to bring your reply before July 31st. Sincerely, Vice-Principal (Female) Minerva McGonagall. "
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"Mom, I received the admission notice to Hogwarts." Xiang Nan happily said to Eileen after reading the letter.
“Good boy!” Erin Prince was also very excited. She stood up and hugged her son tightly. “From the day you showed your magic talent at the age of five, I knew that this day would come sooner or later.”
“Oh my God, there’s another monster coming out of the house.” Compared with the excited Erin Prince, Tobia Snape looked disgusted.
"Let me see what we have to prepare..." Irene ignored his complaints, opened the attachment in the envelope and read, "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (uniform) first-year students need: one or three sets of plain work robes (black ); 2. A plain pointed hat (black) for day use; 3. A pair of protective gloves (made of dragon skin or similar materials); 4. A winter cloak (black, silver buckle). Please note: All student clothing All must have name tags
Textbooks: All students are required to prepare the following books: Standard Spells, Elementary, by Miranda Gorshak; A History of Magic, by Bathilda Bagshot; The Theory of Magic, by Adebe Wulfling Author; The Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, by Emery Switch; A Thousand Magic Herbs and Grasses, by Phyllida Spohr; Magic Potions and Potions, by Arseny Giger; Monsters and Where to Find Them, by Newt Scamander; Dark Powers: A Guide to Self-Defense, by Quentin Trimble.
[Other equipment]: a magic wand, a cauldron (made of pewter, standard size 2), a set of glass or crystal vials, a telescope, a brass balance, students can bring an owl or A cat or a toad.
Parents are particularly reminded that first-year students are not allowed to bring their own broomsticks. "
“Oh my god, do you want so many things to make me bankrupt?” Tobias shouted angrily.
"My dear, don't be angry. Severus can use my old books, cauldron, scale and telescope. As for school uniforms, we can also go to a second-hand robe shop to buy them for more than half the price. Only the wand needs to be bought new. , but only seven galleons are enough," Erin quickly explained.
“Seven Galleons? How much is that?” Tobia asked doubtfully.
“Almost thirty-five pounds.” Eileen thought for a moment and said.
“Thirty-five pounds?! That’s enough for me to buy a lot of bottles of wine,” Tobias complained.
“Dad, if I go to school, my family will save enough food for one person, which is much more than thirty-five pounds.” Xiang Nan said when he saw that he refused to pay for thirty-five pounds.
In fact, although he is currently unemployed, Britain has been promoting high welfare policies since World War II. Even if workers are unemployed, they can still enjoy most free medical services, as well as free food, housing subsidies, transportation subsidies, water and electricity subsidies, education subsidies, etc. Together, they can receive three hundred pounds a month.
So thirty-five pounds, even for Tobias, was not a huge sum of money.
Tobias was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and then nodded.
The school where my son goes does not require tuition and meal expenses, which has saved a lot of money, and it can also save one person's food rations. Overall, it is a good deal.