Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

Moon looked into Ann's eyes and said seriously: "Don't worry, Mom, I will pay attention to safety. Moreover, with Professor Dumbledore here, Hogwarts is still a very safe place. As for the way here and there, , Diagon Alley and other places, Uncle Golov will accompany me. His presence is enough to prove that I am a member of the pure-blood family and there will be no problems."

"I know...but I'm just worried." An said with a wry smile: "You know, Moon, what happened back then..."

"Okay, An" Golov suddenly interrupted An. After all, the attack that year was a painful thing for everyone. If you can not mention it, you should try not to mention it again, so as not to let everyone fall into it. In the midst of sadness.He patted Moon on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Just rest assured that as long as I am here, nothing will happen to your baby son. This is the hope of our Shafiq family. Even if something happens to me, Even if something happens, I won’t let anything happen to him.”

An glanced at Golov lightly and shook his head, "Don't talk nonsense, brother Golov, nothing will happen to anyone."

Golov smiled naively and found a place to sit down with a stiff posture - he had encountered an accident when he was a teenager, and a vicious curse caused serious injuries to his left leg, and he has become a lame since then.

"That's right, nothing will happen." Moon accompanied him and pulled An to sit down.

He could actually understand Ann.

Even though Voldemort suffered a great defeat a few years after his father's death and became a disembodied ghost.The Death Eaters under him also became a rabble without a master, and most of them were captured and imprisoned in Azkaban. Few of those who escaped the sanctions of Azkaban dared to come out again.

But for An, the scene that year, the dazzling green light, the scene of her husband falling to the ground helplessly, all of this is still vivid in her mind.Moon even saw An woke up from nightmares more than once, and then stood blankly in front of the door with tears streaming down her face.Moon knew that it was because she was suffering and struggling - why she didn't die together that day.

Ann, who never drank, would pretend to be strong and refused to cry on the anniversary of her husband Blaze Fox's death. Then when she got home, she would stay alone in her room and drink until she was extremely drunk.

If Moon hadn't still been alive, An might have committed suicide long ago.

This soft-looking woman, who usually had no signs of abnormality and talked and laughed with others, actually had a turbulent ocean in her heart, drowning her time and time again. Only the root called Mu The straw of grace is holding her last shred of life.

"Moon, when you grow up, I also know that sooner or later you will have to leave and experience this world." An turned sideways, raised his hand, and gently brushed away the dust on the corners of Munn's clothes. "Mom can't tie you up because of her worries. But you must promise mom to be careful in everything, okay? Mom can't lose you again."

Moon didn't say anything, just nodded heavily.

"Go see your dad before you leave, Yueming." An suddenly said in Chinese, "After all, you are going to school. You can't visit him on his death anniversary this year."

Yes, Moon has a Chinese name that is exactly the same as his name in his previous life - Hu Yueming.

His father's name is Blaze Fox, which is actually a free translation from the Chinese name, because his father's Chinese name is Hu Yan.An rarely talked about his father's past. What he talked about the most was the origin of Hu Yueming's name.

The month is the hometown Ming.

Moon knew that it was a line from Du Fu's "Moonlight Night Remembering My Brother".

"Don't worry, Mom, I know." Moon nodded again.

An smiled and nodded, then patted his left shoulder lightly, "Okay, Moon, go ahead and reply to the letter. In the afternoon, your Uncle Golov will take you to Diagon Alley again. You can have your own wand and pet." .”

"Okay, Mom, Uncle Golov, I'll go back to the room to write a reply first." Moon stood up and said to the two of them.

Golov smiled and said: "Go ahead, you can use my owl to deliver a reply to Professor McGonagall. It's time for that fat ball to move around. It hasn't done much since I graduated from Hogwarts." If it continues like this, I’m afraid I won’t be able to fly in the future.”

Chapter 4 Diagon Alley

"Tell me, Moon, which house do you want to go to? Slytherin? Ravenclaw?" Walking with Moon on the streets of London, Golov asked Moon casually: "Or Hutch?" Patch or Gryffindor?"

"Uncle Golov, which college do you think I belong to more?" Moon followed Golov and asked.

Golov showed his trademark naive smile again, which made him look like an old farmer who came to the city from the countryside, wearing a clean but old suit and lame on one leg.

"Pure-blooded, intelligent, and highly talented, you look like you are really suitable for Slytherin and Ravenclaw, but..." Golov drawled a long note and laughed to himself again. "If I were the Sorting Hat... no, I know the Sorting Hat will definitely sort you into Hufflepuff or Gryffindor."

"Why?" Moon became a little curious.

"Compared to your mother Ann, your personality is obviously more like your father's. Just like him back then, for Slytherin, you are not good enough to win at all costs; as for Ravenclaw, you are not good enough for the kind they promote. "The rational wisdom of pursuing advantages and avoiding disadvantages." On the contrary, the loyal Hufflepuff and the brave Gryffindor are more suitable for you. But which one of them is it, I can't tell." Golov He blinked, leaving a bit of suspense, but he wasn't sure whether Moon noticed that he wasn't telling the truth.

Fortunately, whether Moon noticed it or not, he did not continue the topic. "Well, we can only wait until then...Uncle Golov, the Leaky Cauldron is here."

The door of the Leaky Cauldron is on an inconspicuous road in London. On both sides are a Muggle-owned bookstore and a Muggle-owned record store.Just like Muggle shops, the Leaky Cauldron also has its own number - One Diagon Alley.

"Oh, we're here." Golov reached out and pushed open the door of the bar, and walked in with Moon.

There were always a lot of people in the Leaky Cauldron. A few wizards took the initiative to say hello to Golov. Golov just responded casually. It seemed that there were no particularly familiar people there. Those exchanges were not even as good as the bar owner. Tom's hospitality came eagerly.

"Ah, dear Mr. Shafiq, you are here." Tom took out a cup from the bar. "Is it still mead?"

"No, Tom, I have something else to do." Golov waved his hand with a smile and pulled Moon to his side. "I want to take my nephew to buy things for him to use for school."

There was a strong hint of showing off in Golov's tone. Of course, this showing off could not be because "my nephew is good at school."It's obvious that Golov is showing off Moon.Moon felt quite dumbfounded, but he still took the initiative to step forward and bowed to Tom, "Hello, sir."

"Ah, this is Young Master Moon. Mr. Shafiq often mentions you and is very proud. He always says so, very proud." Tom walked out of the bar and shook hands with Moon with a flattering smile. "I'm very happy." Getting to know you.”

"Moon Fox, nice to meet you too."

"Okay, okay, let's save the mead and drink it when we come back later. Now, we have to set off." Golov nodded at Tom, "Let's go, Moon."

Moon followed Golov and followed him to the patio behind the bar.

Starting from the trash can, counting three blocks upward and two blocks horizontally, Golov took out his wand and tapped it lightly. The bricks on the wall began to change until they gradually formed a wide archway. .

"Let me think about it, we should go to... Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, Madam Malkin's Robe Shop, Partridge's Cauldron Shop, and also go to Wiese's Magical Supplies Shop to buy you telescopes and scales. Of course, you must also go to Ollivander's wand shop." While leading Munn to Diagon Alley, Golov said nonchalantly, "Oh, by the way, there are also your pets, Muen. Well, do you want an owl or a cat? I don’t think you like toads.”

"Owl, it's convenient for communicating with home." Mu En answered concisely.

"Then let's go to the Eela Owl Store." Golov made up his mind.

…………

Nothing special happened during the procurement process. This year was not 1991, but 1989. Cornelius Fudge had not yet taken office as Minister of Magic, and Harry, the savior, would not go to Hogwarts until the year after next. However, Cedric Diggory and the Weasley twins are both enrolling this year.

Under the leadership of Golov, they quickly bought textbooks, robes, crucibles, and other sundries. By the way, they also bought a gray forest owl [Note 1], a stuffed animal with a round head and big eyes. Because the little guy looked a little dull, Moon named him "Debbie". Of course, in fact, his Chinese name was "Daib".

"Okay, all that's left is the wand, the last stop." Golov put the newly bought robes into the box, then waved the wand, making the box float next to him. "I miss you." I’ve probably been looking forward to it for a long time.”

"Of course." There was some excitement in Moon's voice.

The two walked along the street and soon arrived in front of Ollivander's Wand Store.

Ollivander's wand shop looked small and shabby, with a lone wand sitting on a faded purple cushion in the window.The gold paint on the sign on the door has peeled off, and it reads: "Ollivanders has been making exquisite wands since 380 BC."

After opening the door and entering, the space inside was a bit cramped, with only one bench and countless long boxes containing wands, stacked high together, almost reaching the ceiling.

"Good afternoon." An old man suddenly walked out from behind a pile of wand boxes. His face was calm, his hair was gray, and his eyes were very light in color. They looked like pure silver in the dark room.

There is no doubt that this is the wand master Ollivander. The first time he saw him, Moon felt a little strange that this old man fit in perfectly with this quiet and ancient shop.

"Hello, Mr. Ollivander." Moon bowed, and Golov nodded slightly at Ollivander.

"Well, Golov Shafik, I still remember, beech wood, unicorn hair, twelve and one-half inches, it was a very stable wand." Ollivander glanced at the wand. Golov's wand, in its velvet sheath, "appears to have been well cared for, and it has chosen a very suitable owner."

Golov smiled and gently rubbed the handle of the wand twice with his palm.

"As for this..." Ollivander turned his attention to Moon, "Would you like to enroll in Hogwarts and buy your first wand?"

------

[Note 1] The tawny owl is a type of owl, and Hedwig is a snowy owl.

Chapter 5 The wand chooses the wizard

"Yes, sir, Moon Fox." Moon nodded and introduced himself.

Ollivander walked up to Moon and took out a tape measure with silver scales from his pocket. "Very good, Mr. Fox, what is your dominant hand?"

"Right hand, sir," Moon replied.

Next, it's Ollivander's busy time.He first asked Munn to raise his hand and measured the length from his shoulder to his fingertips, then from his wrist to his elbow, from his shoulder to the floor, from his armpit to his knees... and even measured his head circumference.Of course, this wasn't the strangest thing. The strangest thing was that he also measured the distance between Moon's two nostrils, which made Moon couldn't help but worry about whether his nose hair was trimmed properly.

The only good thing is that Ollivander only measured the first few data with his own hands, and the tape measure was used to operate the rest, so Moon didn't have to worry too much about Ollivander peeking into his nostrils.

"Every Ollivander wand has a super powerful magical substance, which is what we commonly call the core. If the wood is the body of the wand, then the core is the heart and soul of the wand, and it is also the finishing touch of the wand. After a long period of experiments and comparisons, our Ollivander wand uses unicorn hair, phoenix tail feathers and dragon nerves as the wand core." Ollivander introduced while Weaving through the pile of wands, he soon brought seven or eight boxes.

"Come on, Mr. Fox, try this one, alder, unicorn hair, ten inches long, hard, but considerate."

Moon took the wand and waved it, and a slight explosion sound appeared out of thin air, startling Moon and causing Ollivander to frown.

"No, no, try this one, black walnut, dragon's nerve, eleven and one-half inches, very strong."

Moon picked up the wand and was about to wave it when he was stopped by Ollivander. "No, it won't work just by looking at it... Let's try it with this one. Dogwood wood, phoenix feathers, twelve inches. It can be used very beautifully." Magic, but I'm not sure, and you don't look very suitable for this one, but there may be some wonderful sparks."

Munn took the wand and waved it lightly, and a wand box suddenly flew up and hit Munn's head. Munn was startled and quickly ducked, narrowly avoiding the attack.

"Absolutely not." Ollivander seriously took back the wand from Moon and took out the fourth one. "Then I am almost certain that this one is the best choice - silver basswood, phoenix tail feathers." , twelve and a quarter inches, gorgeous, pliable, a bit vintage, perfect for prophecy and Legilimency.”

When he heard the last few words, Moon suddenly became energetic. He stretched out his hand to take this beautiful, gorgeous and distinctive silver-white wand. Just holding it in his hand gave birth to a kind of feeling. A strange feeling: this wand seemed to have become a part of his blood, like an extension of his limbs.

The obvious joy in Moon's brows brought a smile to Ollivander's face. He said gently in his soft voice: "Try to wave."

Hearing this, Moon gently waved the wand in his hand, and some beautiful silver light suddenly flowed out from the tip of the wand, as if it were a miniature version of the Milky Way, gorgeous and deep.Those silver rays of light hovered around Moon in a circle, and then slowly dissipated.

"Excellent, Mr. Fox, the wand chooses the wizard, and this wand has chosen you very clearly. She will be your best helper in magic." Ollivander waved his hand, and the tape measure that fell on the ground fell. It flew back to his hand. "I also have reason to believe, Mr. Fox, that you will have great achievements in the future."

Moon looked at Ollivander in confusion, a little curious as to why the old man spoke so confidently, as if he was not simply being polite.

"As early as the [-]th century, silver basswood was very popular as a wand material. This is not without reason." Ollivander explained while packing up several wands that Munn had just tried: " Silver basswood wands not only have a gorgeous and beautiful appearance, but more importantly, as I said before, they are very suitable for spells such as prophecy and Legilimency. And wizards who are proficient in these, They often achieve high status."

He looked at the wand in Moon's hand with some emotion. "Of course, silver basswood became less popular later on, because in fact many people were not suitable for silver basswood wands. Since then, the silver basswood wands we have sold have become more and more popular." Come less and less.

Moon bowed to Ollivander again and put the wand into the velvet wand case that he had prepared earlier. "Thank you very much, Mr. Ollivander, and also lend me your kind words."

Ollivander shook his head and said softly, "No need to thank me, Mr. Fox, the wand chooses the wizard, it chooses you."

…………

After leaving Ollivander's wand shop, Moon has been in a good mood, as if a little monster appeared in his heart, swallowing up all the negative emotions he had in recent days.

He followed Golov with a rare sense of boyishness. Even though it was not his first time here, he still looked left and right, looking at interesting things.When he finally left Diagon Alley, Golov's box contained a set of wizard chess sets, two knight models that would start to draw swords when put together, and seven or eight miscellaneous books.

The cost of these things is not small, but Golov paid for it very neatly and very happily.In the past ten years, except for daily necessities, Moon has never even asked for anything from his family or elders like them.No toys, no magic tricks and props of all kinds, nothing.Now that he finally asked for some gadgets, Golov naturally had no reason to refuse. If the first grade was not allowed to bring his own broomstick, Golov even wanted to buy him a Nimbus 2000 to play with.

On the way back, Mu En barely took his hand off his wand, and when he got home, he couldn't wait to take his wand straight to the garden, and used all the magic he had learned in the past few years—although He didn't have his own wand, but he had learned a lot of magic using his mother's wand.

From then on, Moon's wand grew on his body, just like his books. Until late at night before the start of school, spells still sounded in his room from time to time:

""Monsters and Where to Find Them" is coming!"

"The Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration is here!"

"Come here Debbie!" Well that didn't work.

And the most often whispered, "The Grimoire is coming!"

Chapter 6 Moon’s little secret

Yes, this is Moon’s “little secret.”

Well, this secret may not be that small, and, to be more precise, this is actually a strange ability of Moon.

There is a book in his mind, a book called "Magic Book", which records many magics that are completely different from the magic system in this world.And through contact with ordinary paper books, he can materialize the book and replace the original book content for him to read and study.

The only pity that Moon felt was that he couldn't flip through the book at will. He could only check a fixed number of pages, one page at a time, and each page had a new magic.Only after learning the magic of this page and mastering it skillfully can he unlock a new page and learn another new magic.

What does it take to master a new magic?

This seems to be a very difficult standard to define in detail. At first, Munn even thought that he might at least be able to cast it skillfully, and even master some basic magic variations, before he can truly master a kind of magic.

But he soon discovered that in this regard, this book has its own criteria for judging - every time the "Magic Book" unlocks a new page, that page will have some pure magic attached to it, waiting for this book to judge After Munn has mastered the new magic recorded on this page, these magic powers will flow into Munn's body the next time the book is opened and become part of Munn's own magic power, just like a reward.

When he first realized that he owned this book, Moon was ecstatic about the magic in it. He also felt depressed because he could only read very little content and was sitting on a treasure mountain with no access.But it didn't take him long to realize that he didn't need to be disappointed at all.

Because first of all, this blocking mechanism is basically a kind of protection for him, so that he will not be tempted to try some difficult magic when he is not strong enough, which will cause disaster.Secondly, the most precious thing about this magic book is not actually the specific magic, nor the magic attached to the pages.But what can be felt from those magics is a completely different magic system and magic ideas.

This is the real treasure, and Moon has benefited greatly from it over the past few years.

In addition, this magic book has another great benefit, that is, it has fully guided Moon into a person who loves reading since he was a child. No matter where he goes, he will always have a book with him.

……

"My God, Moon, you have so many books in your luggage." Edgar Shafiq, Golov and An's brother, and Moon's youngest uncle, was leaning on the sofa with a speechless expression. Go up and stare at the books that take up almost half of the space in the box that Moon spreads out.

While checking the contents of the box to make sure nothing was missing, Moon explained: "No way, there are a lot of Muggle books here. Although the Hogwarts library has countless books, I don't think there should be any." Will collect these books written by Muggles."

Edgar scratched his head, "Emmm... I don't know. I haven't paid much attention to the books in the library. After all, the Hogwarts library is too big. What are you doing with Muggle books? What’s the use of it?”

"What weird life experience are you teaching your nephew again?" The uncle and nephew were talking, and Golov and An, who had already changed their clothes, came down the stairs and interrupted their conversation. dialogue.

It must be said that the Shafiq family are all very good-looking, with smooth and shiny blond hair, deep and beautiful sea-blue eyes, and strong and three-dimensional contours and facial features.Even Golov, who always looks like an old farmer, looks like a standard handsome uncle.Not to mention Edgar and Ann, these siblings of similar age were the school beauties when they were in school.As for Moon, although he did not inherit the blond hair, as a mixed-race child who inherited the appearance advantages of both parents, his face was also praised since childhood. If it weren't for Golov who never agreed easily, he would have been married long ago. I don’t know how many doors have been booked.

"I didn't teach him any weird life experience." Edgar picked up an apple from the table and threw it to Moon. "I was just caring about my nephew's luggage as an uncle. Packing status.”

Golov looked at his invisible brother and couldn't help but sigh. An smiled and sat next to Edgar, "Really? You really didn't try to teach Moon your love guide?"

Edgar showed an aggrieved expression, although everyone knew that it was definitely an act. "Of course not, how old is Moon, 11 years old!"

"It's as if you didn't get drunk three years ago and drag Munn to talk about a hundred tips for picking up girls all night long." Golov retorted mercilessly. , and then ignored Edgar's reaction and went directly to Moon who was chewing an apple. "How are you packing your luggage?"

"It's all packed." Moon just finished checking the luggage, biting the apple while buttoning up the box, and said slightly vaguely, "You can leave at any time."

"Okay, we'll leave when the time comes." Golov nodded and took out a small velvet bag with a buckle from his pocket. "You can take this with you. There is a little money in it, although you can't do it in the first grade." There’s nothing to spend money on when going to Hogsmeade, but it’s just a precaution. If you see something you want on the way, you can also order it directly by mail. If you don’t have any problem, write to us and ask for it. .”