HP: Wizards at Hogwarts

That night, there was another person who also had difficulty falling asleep.

Dumbledore!

He sat in his office, silent, looking through old letters over and over again for hours.

Fox lay quietly in the fireplace beside him, equally silent.

He is about to enter Nirvana, and the bird will become very, very ugly, so he is in a bad mood during this time and naturally finds it difficult to pay attention to Dumbledore.

Letters came one after another.

The longer you look at it, the more immersed you become.

Beneath those crescent-shaped old glasses, Dumbledore's eyes were lost in memories, his thoughts seemingly returning once again to Godric's Hollow decades ago, to see those two ambitious and spirited young men.

After a long while, Dumbledore put down the pile of old envelopes and picked up his pen.

He hadn't written a letter in a long time, but today, he suddenly felt a strong urge to write, to tell his old friend what had happened that day—

Dear Gellert Grindelwald

My old friend, how have you been lately?

Please forgive me for not daring to write to you for so long; sometimes I even forgot that I am a Gryffindor…

(After a string of sweet words)

...My old friend, do you know that an interesting child came to Hogwarts this year?

For some reason, I was the one who personally went to meet him.

You would never believe how shocked I was when I first saw him!

Not only because he looks about 50% like you when you were young—blonde hair, blue eyes, and handsome—but also because he was using magic to alter the memories of several Muggles and was eating and drinking for free in the most luxurious hotel in England. This audacious behavior is just like yours.

At the time, I even suspected that you had secretly had a child behind my back...

Tonight is the Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony.

During the ceremony, the young man pointed out, in a sharp tone, the three major hidden dangers facing the magical world today…

He said things that were just like yours, just like mine, and even more visionary, philosophical, and persuasive than ours.

By the way, at that time I really suspected he was your child.

Finally, he pulled out the Gryffindor sword hidden in the Sorting Hat, but to everyone's surprise, he ended up going to Hufflepuff.

That's funny, isn't it?

He harbored lofty ambitions, possessed a captivating power, combined courage and fairness, and loved everyone in the world equally.

This little wizard possesses all the good qualities we both have, but without the same bad traits as us!

His future will probably be much more exciting than ours...

looking forward to your reply.

—Albus Dumbledore

Dumbledore wrote more and more, and before he knew it, he had written a full five parchments.

When he came to his senses, he hurriedly finished the letter and wrote his name at the end.

After finishing the letter, Dumbledore slumped into his chair, feeling as if he had worked for three days and three nights straight, all his energy completely drained.

Strangely, my heart was filled with joy.

Dumbledore put the parchment into an envelope, went to the window, handed the letter to an owl to deliver, and watched the small figure gradually disappear into the horizon. He finally felt a sense of relief.

……

September 2nd.

The first day of school happened to be a Monday.

At 7:30 a.m., Elaine opened his eyes in bed.

He has classes all day today.

There are two consecutive potions classes in the morning, herbalism class in the afternoon, and history of magic class in the evening.

It was a very fulfilling experience.

Fortunately, after a night's rest, he is now full of energy.

After a quick wash, Elaine left the room and casually hung a sign on the door that read "Out and Not Back".

The dormitories at Hogwarts are not locked.

This is not only because it is a "four-person dormitory", but also because even if there is a lock, anyone who wants to enter can still use a "lock-picking spell" to get in.

Fortunately, the young wizards in Hufflepuff are all very honest. When they see the "Out and Not Back" sign, they understand that it means "No Entry" and will not trespass.

Upon arriving at the common room, one finds that quite a few young wizards have already woken up.

They gathered in small groups, some sitting in chairs trying to clear their heads, others watering the plants in the lounge, and still others already eating.

Elaine was relieved to find that he hadn't seen any of the young wizards secretly memorizing spells or practicing casting.

That's something only Ravenclaw students would do!

Good morning, Elaine!

Two teenagers walked over together, waving to Elaine.

Good morning, Justin, Ernie!

Justin Finley and Ernie McMillan are both freshmen, just like Elaine, except that the former comes from a Muggle family and the latter comes from a pure-blood family.

Elaine noticed Justin's puffy eyes, horribly dark circles, and messy hair, and couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"yes……"

Justin was clearly exhausted. "I can't fall asleep no matter how much I toss and turn because I'm in a new environment."

Elaine then looked at Ernie, whose condition was clearly much better.

Ernie noticed Elaine's gaze and chuckled, "I was too tired yesterday, so I went straight to sleep."

"I was wondering if Justin was too nervous at Hogwarts because he was born into a Muggle family, while I was born into a pure-blood family and was already used to the wizarding world."

"But seeing your condition, Elaine, I feel that's not the case. You seem to have slept very well last night?"

Elaine nodded: "I did sleep very well last night."

"Justin's situation probably has nothing to do with his Muggle family background. I think it's purely because he's picky about sleeping in different beds; many people have this problem."

Justin asked curiously, "Eleven, you can't do it?"

Elivin said, "No way! I'm naturally adaptable; I can sleep anywhere."

Of course, it's also possible that it's because I renovated the room myself, and the bed I slept in last night was one I prepared myself.

"We're about to go to the cafeteria for breakfast, do you want to come along?"

"OK!"

Hogwarts classes start at 9 a.m. every morning, while breakfast is served between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., lasting for two hours.

The three of them leisurely arrived at the cafeteria and found that a large number of people had already gathered there.

Elaine looked around but didn't see Harry, Ron, or Malfoy. However, he did see Hermione at the Ravenclaw table.

He wasn't surprised by this.

Because Hufflepuff had two Potions classes this morning with Ravenclaw.

Hogwarts classes are all large lectures, each lasting an hour and a half.

In other words, the freshmen of both houses will have to face Snape's grumpy face from nine o'clock to twelve o'clock this morning!

Elaine could already imagine what a nightmare it would be.