Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Chapter 51 Ferdinand's Fear

On the day of Professor Murray's party, Wade changed into the suit and dragon-skin boots that Fiona had carefully selected for him after breakfast. He stood in front of the mirror while Fiona circled around him, adjusting some details from time to time.

"So handsome, baby!" Fiona kept giving exaggerated compliments, "You are definitely the most dazzling little gentleman at the party. Seriously, why don't you wear the necklace I picked for you? The bow and arrow pendant is super cool, and it will definitely make other kids envious."

"No! Mom, I'm not a three-year-old child." Wade refused firmly without hesitation.

Fiona sighed: "You didn't want to wear it when you were three years old—"

"So I didn't wear it when I was eleven."

Ferdinand raised his wrist from time to time to check the time and occasionally looked out the door.

"The professor said he would pick you up at 10 o'clock, right?" he confirmed with his son.

"Yes, that's what the letter said."

But it was only a minute before 10 o'clock and there was still no one outside the door.

"Is he late?" Fiona guessed.

"Maybe something delayed them." Ferdinand looked outside the door again: "I just hope they don't show up at the door suddenly."

"No, there are ordinary people around here! How many people would see him?" Fiona said with certainty: "He must have been delayed by something. Maybe we will receive a letter from an owl soon."

Fiona said, and ran over to open a window to make it easier for the owl to fly in. Just as she turned around, the flames in the fireplace suddenly turned green, illuminating the entire room with green, and then a dark shadow walked out of the fireplace.

Ferdinand jumped up, quickly reached behind his clothes with his right hand and pulled out the pistol. With his other hand, he pushed Wade back and shouted, "Who is it?!"

"Don't—Dad, it's Professor Murray."

Wade hurriedly grabbed his arm and suddenly found that his father's palm was very cold.

He looked over in surprise and found that Ferdinand's teeth were clenched, the veins on his neck were exposed, and his tense expression seemed very cold and unfamiliar.

Wade was stunned for a moment.

Ever since he received the Hogwarts acceptance letter, the Greys have been very happy. They are full of curiosity about the magical world, eager to participate in this world, and their understanding of the wizarding world is almost better than that of Wade.

Vader had always thought so.

But at this moment he suddenly discovered that perhaps his father had always hidden a deep fear of the wizarding world in his heart.

Fiona was only startled at first, but she calmed down after hearing what Wade said. She took a few steps forward and asked curiously, "Is this the Floo trip?"

Ferdinand walked over quickly, as if to greet the guests with his wife, but Wade saw that he was actually standing in front of Fiona.

It was Professor Murray who came out of the flames. He patted the soot off his body and said with a smile, "Yes, it's a safe and convenient way to travel. Everything is good except that the soot will stick to you. Hello, Mr. Grey, Mrs. Grey, I am Terrence Murray, I think you should know."

"Of course." Ferdinand had already put away his pistol, and there was no sign of anything unusual on his face. "Welcome, Professor Murray. I'm sorry, my fireplace hasn't been thoroughly cleaned for more than two years."

Fiona popped her head out from behind him and asked, "Can we travel on fire, too?"

"Oh, probably not." Professor Murray smiled and said, "In fact, the Ministry of Magic prohibits the connection of fireplaces in non-magical people's homes to the Floo Network. I asked someone to temporarily open the Floo Network permissions for me in order to pick up Wade. It will be restored after we leave - Wade, I'm glad to see that you are ready."

"——Yes, Professor." Wade glanced at his parents, put his wand into the wand pocket on his dress robe, walked over and said, "Shall we set off now?"

"Of course, the guests are waiting for us!" Professor Murray took out a small bag filled with sparkling powder like a magic trick and asked, "Have you used Floo powder?"

"No, Professor."

"It's simple, just watch me do it."

He handed the bag to Wade, picked up a pinch of powder and threw it into the fire. Suddenly the flames turned emerald green.

"Remember, you must clearly pronounce the address - Alsophila Garden. Close your eyes and don't wander around in the fireplace, or you will get bruised and may even come out of another fireplace."

Professor Murray walked right into the fire and demonstrated, "Aldera Garden."

He disappeared from the fire in a flash.

Wade also pinched a handful of Floo powder and walked towards the fireplace. When he was about to throw it, he turned back, looked deeply at his father and said, "Dad, I'll be back in the evening."

"Yeah." Ferdinand's throat rolled, wanting to say something but holding back, he looked down at him: "Follow your professor - don't conflict with others."

"I understand." Wade nodded seriously.

Fiona put her hands on her hips and pretended to be angry and said, "You only said goodbye to Dad, but not Mom?"

"How come?" Wade smiled and went forward to hug his mother: "Goodbye, Mom."

He sprinkled the Floo powder, and the flames immediately turned into a turquoise color. Weed suppressed his instinctive fear of fire and walked in as if he was used to it.

The flames surrounded him like a warm breath. Through the firelight, Vader saw the remaining fear in his father's eyes.

It is the anxiety and fear that comes with a person's long-held belief that a safe haven is suddenly intruded by a stranger...

"Alpinia cycad garden." Wade looked at his father and spoke clearly.

In an instant, his parents and the living room disappeared from his sight. He spun rapidly in the green flames, and countless fireplaces flashed by quickly. Wade immediately closed his eyes. When he was dizzy, the rapid rotation suddenly stopped. When Wade was about to fall, a pair of strong arms supported him.

"It's not very pleasant, is it?" said a voice. "I heard that this is your first time using the Floo Network."

The man pulled him out of the fireplace. Wade coughed twice, rubbed the ashes that accidentally got into his eyes, and saw a big man standing in front of him.

He was very tall, about two meters, with a sturdy build and a somewhat fierce look, but when he bent down and looked at him, his eyes seemed very gentle.

"Ahem - sorry, who are you?" Vader asked.

A cup of water was handed to him.

"Have some water." The big man took out his wand and used the [Clean Up] spell, and the dust on Wade's body disappeared immediately.

He said, "I'm Steven Murray, son of Terrence Murray. My father was waiting for you here, but a friend from France has just arrived, and he's going to go meet him - you can just walk around and have something to eat."

(End of this chapter)