Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

Moon took the bag. It was light and weightless. He hung the bag on his waist. He knew clearly that this bag must have been cast by Uncle Golov. As for whether it has been approved by the Ministry of Magic, ...As Uncle Golov, there is no need to worry too much anyway.

"Ha, uncle, I have nothing to give you. How about I give you another apple?" Edgar, who had gotten over the embarrassment caused by Golov's retort, laughed playfully and picked up another apple as if to throw it away. To Moon.Moon, who was still holding half an apple in his mouth, was startled and quickly shook his head.

"Okay, oh, by the way, I won't go to see Moon off later." Edgar seemed to suddenly remember something, and said to Golov and Ann: "The Ministry of Magic has just received news from Convoy. There was a vicious wounding incident in our county. A guy from nowhere used a curse to kill three Muggles and injured more than a dozen. I and several other colleagues will have to deal with it later. "

"Okay, pay attention to safety." Golov nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

Chapter 7 The Hogwarts Express

9 3/4 on the platform.

"Promise mom, take care of yourself." An stepped forward and hugged Moon before saying.

Moon patted An's back gently and said, "Don't worry, Mom, I will do it."

An sniffed and let go of his hand. Golov came behind him and seemed to want to give Munn a hug, but after hesitating for a moment, he just raised his hand and patted Munn on the shoulder.

Moon smiled, took a step closer to Golov, opened his arms and hugged him, "Don't worry, Uncle Golov, I will take care of myself."

Golov's body visibly stiffened for a moment, and then he carefully stroked Moon's back with his hand, "Well, I believe in you, you are the best."

Golov has basically never held Moon since she was four years old.Moon is good at everything, but his slightly precocious thinking makes it difficult for anyone except An to have any intimate behavior with him. Golov himself is not the kind of person who easily hooks up with Edgar. Lai Mi, on the contrary, is a traditional person who is not very good at expressing intimacy.

"Okay, I'm getting in the car." Moon let go of Golov, took two steps back, and waved to the two of them, "See you on vacation."

The two of them waved goodbye to Munn and said with a bit of reluctance: "Go."

Moon pulled out his wand, tapped it on his big box, and softly recited a "Locomotor". The box floated and followed behind Moon, and the new children passing by around the train watched. Most of them were surprised by this scene, and even some Muggle parents cast curious looks.

Moon didn't expect that his actions would attract so many eyes. He waved his hands at his mother and uncle with some embarrassment, and then got into the car without looking back.

……

After finding a booth and sitting down, Moon put the big box on the luggage rack, while Debbie's cage was left on the table. At this moment, Debbie was standing in it and sleeping, as if she was not surrounded at all. I was disturbed by noisy sounds.

After setting everything up, Moon took out the college robe that he would change into later and a book from the box. While he was busy, a boy opened the box door and walked in, "Hey, can I sit over here? ?”

"Of course." Moon took the things and sat back in his seat. "There is no one else here."

"Oh, that's great." The boy dragged his big suitcase and stumbled in. "My name is Gal, Gal Fuller."

"Moon, Moon Fox." Seeing Gal struggling to move the box, Moon pulled out his wand and used a moving spell to help Gal move the box onto the luggage rack.

"Wow! Cool!" Gal looked at the spell Munn used in surprise. "What kind of magic is this? Oh, I thought you were a freshman like me."

Moon smiled, "Movement spell, a very practical spell. In fact, you guessed it right, I am indeed a first-year student, and I learned the spell at home. I was born in a wizarding family."

"That's really great." Gal seemed to like saying this very much, and at the same time he didn't hide his envy at all. "There is no wizard in my family."

"There are advantages and disadvantages." Moon shrugged and put the wand away again.

Gal turned around and sat down in his seat, then raised his eyes and looked out the window. Suddenly, probably seeing his parents, he stood up slightly and waved vigorously toward the window, "Hey!"

Moon followed his gaze with some curiosity, and there was a couple standing over there. The man among them had a big nose exactly like Gar's, and curly brown hair.The woman was crying very reluctantly, wiping her eyes with the handkerchief from time to time.Both of them looked well dressed, so they must be from a good family background.

Coincidentally, the couple was standing not far from where Moon had just gotten into the car, so Moon quickly found Golov and Ann nearby.The two people's eyes were wandering back and forth between the windows of the train, probably looking for him.He smiled and waved, and the two of them noticed him, with happy smiles on their faces.

However, not long after, the train officially set off.

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Moon and Gal's "two-person world" could not continue. After the train started, the sliding door of the compartment was opened again soon.

"Hey, can we sit here?" Two little wizards, a boy and a girl, came in.

"Of course." Both Munn and Gal nodded, and the two little wizards immediately walked in with relief and put the box on the luggage rack.

"My name is Greg, Greg Dawson, and this is my sister Doreen." The boy with dark brown hair and big amber eyes introduced himself to Moon and Gal, and also introduced Take a look at your own sister.Compared to Greg, who seemed very cheerful, Doreen seemed a little shy and didn't speak. She just nodded and her eyes kept wandering on the floor of the carriage.

"I'm Gal Fuller, and this is Moon Fox." Gal, who was also somewhat familiar, responded, "Are you also a freshman?"

"That's right." Greg said, "We are all freshmen in the first grade and come from a mixed-race family. Our mother is a wizard, but our father is a Muggle."

"Muggle?" Gal looked at Greg in confusion, not understanding what that meant for a while.

Moon closed the book and put it aside. "It's a person who doesn't know magic. This is what wizards call ordinary people."

"Oh." Gal suddenly realized, "Then my parents are both Muggles, and there are no wizards in my family."

"Where are you, Moon?" Greg looked at Munn.

"My parents are both wizards." Moon said briefly.

Gal also interjected, "Mun is very powerful. He just used magic to easily make my big and heavy box float to the luggage rack. Your mother is a wizard, so you will definitely use it too." Magic?"

Greg shook his head and blushed slightly in embarrassment.

"I'm quite special, Gal." Seeing this, Munn explained to Gal, "Normally, little wizards under the age of 11 do not learn magic systematically. They enter Hogwarts at the age of 11. Learn spells, potions, etc. Those who have learned accurate and specific magic knowledge in advance are actually only a few."

Gal nodded in understanding, but he obviously realized that his words seemed to make the brother and sister a little embarrassed, so he quickly apologized.Fortunately, everyone is just a child, so they don’t think anything of this kind of thing, so soon, there was another burst of laughter in the cubicle.

Chapter 8 Arrival

By noon, the train had already left London. Looking out, there were fields and pastures full of cattle and sheep.You can see some mountains and lakes in the distance, and the scenery is quite good.

Gal and Greg, two people who couldn't stop talking, were eagerly discussing football - which was somewhat out of place on the Hogwarts Express.Doreen listened to their chat, looking out the window from time to time, and occasionally glanced at Moon sitting by the window.Moon held the book and read it with gusto, but he would also chime in to chat with them when he heard some interesting points.

After a while, around 12:30, there was the noise of some wheels rolling in the aisle of the train.Not long after, there was a knock on the door, and a fat woman with a smile raised her hand and pushed open the compartment door. "Dear little wizards, do you want to buy something to eat?"

The four of them were somewhat hungry. Greg and Doreen brought some candies and chocolates, but with the four of them sharing the food, they were all eaten up in no time.Therefore, when the dining car arrived, several people were a little excited.

Moon took off the small bag that Golov had given him that morning from his waist, opened it and felt a little dizzy.Although he knew very well that the Shafiq family's wealth was definitely quite large, he really didn't expect that the so-called "little" money that Gorov gave him would be a lot, hundreds or even thousands of gold galleons - he Not even a single Sickle or Nat was seen inside.

"Well, here are four pumpkin pies, two bags of Bibi's multi-flavor beans, eight crucible cakes, and some chocolate frogs and licorice wands." Moon took out a galleons from the bag. "I'm treating you, and you still want to eat." What?"

Children do not always think about complicated things like adults. In addition, during the previous period of getting along, several little wizards had already become good friends. Therefore, when Moon said that he wanted to treat a guest, the other three The man didn't refuse, and came up to pick out a few other snacks, most of which were candies, such as quill candies.Then Moon got a few more bottles of pumpkin juice, and by the time the woman left with the cart, one of Moon's Galleons had turned into six Silver Sickles and two Copper Nuts.

While munching on the pumpkin pie, Gal said vaguely: "I have actually reviewed the textbook, but I am still worried. You know, I have never been exposed to magic or anything. If I can't keep up by then, Course, for example, if I find out that I can’t cast spells, will I be expelled?”

"Don't worry." Greg took a sip of the Bibi's multi-flavor beans in his hand, and then stuffed them into his mouth with a smile on his face, probably because he got some good taste. "Actually, my mother is also a 'first-generation wizard'—— My grandparents are both Muggles, and many smart children from Muggle families learn magic no slower than those from wizarding families, maybe even faster."

Moon also comforted him: "Yes, birth is not exactly equal to talent. What's more, being admitted to Hogwarts is basically equivalent to your magic talent being recognized. You know, in Hogwarts In the history of China, we have never admitted students without any magical talent."

Gal didn't reply, but judging from the look on his face, he was obviously relieved and not so worried.But soon, the new discussion provoked by Greg made him worried again.

"Which house do you want to go to? I want to go to Gryffindor. My mother is from Gryffindor. I heard that Professor Dumbledore is also from Gryffindor. But Doreen always said that I can only go with her. Enter Hufflepuff." Greg licked the licorice wand and said, while not forgetting to look back at his sister Doreen.

Gal was not particularly confused on this issue. Maybe the teacher who went to his home to communicate with him mentioned the branching, but he was obviously not very confident, "I only know that there are these four branches, but what are the differences between them?" I don’t understand it at all.”

"Gryffindor is the best." Greg grinned, and seemed particularly excited when he mentioned Gryffindor. "Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw are also fine, but don't go to Slytherin. All bad wizards.”

After saying the last sentence, he seemed to realize that with Munn's pure blood origin, it was very likely that he would be sorted into Slytherin, so he muttered another explanation, "Not entirely, but most of them are."

Munn looked at them, smiled and shook his head, "I don't have any particular college that I want to go to, no matter Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, they are all acceptable to me. As far as the college itself is concerned, there is no distinction between superior or inferior, the important thing is itself. Your character, your choice, your desire, these are more important than the college you are in."

Gall and Greg obviously didn't understand Munn's words that much, but this did not prevent them from nodding in agreement pretending to understand. On the contrary, Doreen glanced at Munn and seemed to understand a little.But she had not spoken much since she got in the car, so she did not continue to talk about this topic. Therefore, the topic about the branching was completely forgotten by several people.

In the next period of time, Moon opened several more chocolate frogs, and without any suspense, he drew two Albus Dumbledores.From the remaining three chocolate frogs, he selected Cliona, Mirabella Plunkett and Paracelsus respectively. This was probably a relatively European result.

He also ate a lot of the two bags of Bibi's multi-flavored beans that were shared by everyone. Most of the flavors were not outrageous enough to make Moon feel nauseous. Maybe it was because he was too receptive.For example, he ate Bibi's multi-flavored beans that smelled like earth, soap, and candles, but they just felt like a novelty.Flavors like maple syrup and sour grapes were particularly good to him.There was only one that he swallowed and spit it out immediately, and gargled his mouth with pumpkin juice. It was a pale white bean. Gal thought it might taste like raw shellfish, and Greg guessed it might be. It was the smell of slug mucus. Moon had no idea, but he did not dare to eat the new Bibi Multi-flavored Beans after that.

During the second half of the train's journey, the four of them were still chatting from time to time as before. Of course, it was mainly Gal and Greg who were talking.But they apparently forgot to change into robes.It wasn't until the train arrived at the station and the whistle sounded that the four of them hurriedly put on their robes.Then they walked out of their compartments and, together with all the other students, walked off the Hogwarts Express one after another.

Chapter 9 Four Colleges

Students crowded out of the express train doors one after another and got off the dark and small platform.It was already dark now, and the cool air of the night was swept everywhere by the wind, causing many people to wrap their robes tightly.

A light suddenly came on, and outside the platform, a giant more than three meters tall was holding a large lantern in his hand, and was shouting towards the platform, "First-year freshmen! First-year freshmen, come here! Come to me! First graders follow me! Hey! Watch your step!"

The four of them, Moon and the other freshmen, hurriedly walked towards the giant.Looking at the tall figure in front of him, Moon knew very clearly that this giant must be the gamekeeper and keykeeper of Hogwarts, Hagrid.

"Why don't everyone walk in different ways? Why are only the first-year students walking with this... uh, giant." Gal's curiosity was obviously becoming more and more intense. Even though no one was talking around him, he still He asked in a small voice.Fortunately, Hagrid in front had been shouting and paying attention to the students' situation, and it seemed that he didn't hear Gal's voice.

"Maybe you want to take us on a tour of the campus or something?" The person who answered was not Moon or Greg, but a little girl with braids next to him, "Angelina Johnson, nice to meet you."

"Hello, my name is Gal, Gal Fuller."

"Moon Fox."

"My name is Greg Dawson, and this is my sister, Doreen Dawson."

The four of them nodded to Angelina and introduced themselves.But soon, a gust of cold wind blew through, making several people feel a little chilly. In addition, the surroundings were cold and wet, making them uncomfortable. The little wizards all shut their mouths completely and followed Hagrid quietly.

This seemed to be a downhill path, narrow, steep, and slippery. Besides, except for Hagrid's lamp, there was basically no light around it.This made it very difficult for the little wizards to walk, and some children even almost fell down.

After passing through a forest, Hagrid suddenly turned around and shouted to the children: "You will soon see Hogwarts for the first time. It's right in front, just around the corner!"

Hagrid was right. After turning the corner in front, the children let out surprised shouts one after another.

At the end of the narrow path, there is a black lake.On the other side of the lake, a majestic castle stands on a high hillside. There are many spiers on the castle, as if it can directly see the sky and clouds; there is a dim light in the windows, and looking from a distance, people can't help but think of the sky. stars.

The moment they saw this castle, almost all the children from Muggle families suddenly had an idea in their hearts: If there is any mysterious and magical castle in the world, then its best appearance should be This is it.

"Stop just looking at it." Hagrid waved the wind lantern in his hand. "Get on the boat, little guys. There can be no more than four people in each boat."

Hagrid pointed to the shore, and many children discovered that a group of boats had appeared on the shore of the lake at some point.Munn took advantage of the time when everyone was boarding the boat to roughly count the number of boats. There were about twenty boats in total. [Note 1]

When all the first-year students got on the boat, there happened to be only one boat left on the shore.Hagrid stepped onto the last ship, and the pressure caused the ship to plummet downwards - this was still unexpected, and many freshmen thought the ship would sink directly to the bottom.

After Hagrid boarded the boat, the boats suddenly started moving forward on their own, carrying the freshmen directly across the calm lake that became calm after the wind stopped, and moved closer to the castle.

"Lower your head!" As the boat gradually approached the cliff on the side of the castle, Hagrid shouted loudly, and took the lead in squatting down and lowering his head.The new students followed suit and quickly lowered their heads.So the boat carried them through the ivy curtain covering the front of the cliff and into a hidden open entrance.Then, along a dark tunnel, they seemed to come directly underground to the castle, next to an underground dock.

"Freshmen, get off the boat." Hagrid raised the lantern in his hand high and shouted to the freshmen, "Come to my side to assemble."

The children got off the boat one after another and set foot on a road paved with gravel and pebbles.Then, under the leadership of Hagrid, they passed through another tunnel, and finally arrived on a lawn in front of the castle.

"Is everyone here?" Hagrid carefully counted both sides of the crowd. After confirming that the number of people was correct, he turned and walked up the steps, patting the tall oak door of the castle with his hand.

"Boom boom boom——"

The door opened with a sound, and a tall black-haired witch wearing emerald green robes stood in front of the door, holding a roll of parchment in her hand, with a very serious look on her face.

"I brought the first-year students here, Professor McGonagall." Hagrid said angrily.

"Thank you, Hagrid, leave it to me." Professor McGonagall pursed her lips and nodded, then waved to the freshmen and said, "Follow me."

The freshmen walked into the castle one after another through the open door and followed Professor McGonagall. However, they did not go directly to the beautiful and luxurious marble stairs facing the door. Instead, they walked sideways and walked all the way through the stairs. The corridor with bright torches entered a small empty room.

After entering the room, most of the freshmen did not dare to make any loud noises. A few children who occasionally talked in low voices quickly stopped.There was only a pair of red-haired twins, who looked like they could be from the Weasley family, and they were playing around.But when Professor McGonagall's eyes glanced at them, they immediately stopped.

Looking at the first-year students who had become silent again, Professor McGonagall finally nodded with satisfaction.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. The opening party is about to begin, but before joining the party, there are some things I need to explain to you in advance."

"Before attending the banquet, you will first be sorted to confirm which house you will enter. This is a very important ceremony, because in the next few years, the house will be like you at Hogwarts. Home. You will live with your fellow students in the College, attend classes together, and spend time in the College Common Room together.”

"In Hogwarts, there are four such houses. Their names are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each one, please note, is every one. Each college has its own glory and glory."

Professor McGonagall looked at the freshmen who were talking to each other again, and her tone became slightly more serious.

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[Note 1] JK Rowling has described different Hogwarts population numbers in the original "Harry Potter" series and on many occasions, and there are certain conflicts among them. Therefore, in this novel, this aspect of the setting It will be re-written by the author.

Chapter 10 The Song of the Sorting Hat

"...During your studies at Hogwarts, your outstanding performance will win extra points for your house. Similarly, if you violate the rules, in addition to your own penalties, your house will also be punished. Points will be deducted. At the end of the school year, the house with the highest score will win the house cup - it is a great honor, so I hope that, no matter which house you study in, you will work hard to win this for your house. An honor.”

Professor McGonagall cleared her throat. "In a few minutes, the sorting ceremony will be held in the auditorium before the banquet. Therefore, I suggest that you take care of your clothes while waiting to make yourself look more energetic. "

When saying this, Professor McGonagall took a special look at the Weasley twins who had turned their robes into cloaks, and Gal, the only one of the four Moons who had not taken care of his robes and inner clothes, making him look a little cowardly.

"When the other side is ready, I will come to pick you up. In the meantime, please keep quiet."

Just as he had appeared, Professor McGonagall strode out of the room, still as resolute as ever.

"Oh, my God, the sorting ceremony..." Gal adjusted his robes and said to the three of Moon: "I thought the school would automatically assign us to different colleges, or let us choose by ourselves, but I didn't expect that, There is actually a ceremony...I hope it's not too difficult."

Moon originally thought that Greg would know what the sorting house was like, but he didn't expect Greg to look nervous, "I heard from my mother that the sorting house seems to be dangerous, although she never told me It’s sorted anyway, but I suspect we might have to fight something.”

"Oh God..." Gal became more entangled, "Please don't. If it's really a fight, then I can only wave my magic wand to cheer you up."

Doreen, who had rarely spoken along the way, suddenly couldn't help laughing when she heard Gal's words, and interjected: "Then you may have completely lost your fate with Gryffindor."

Moon was listening to the chat of the three people. He originally wanted to tell the truth to the three of them, but after hesitating for a while, he gave up the idea - it seemed quite interesting to have them be so nervous and curious.

The freshmen stayed in the room for a while, and then Professor McGonagall came back. Under her leadership, the freshmen lined up and walked out of the small classroom, passed through the foyer, and came to the auditorium on the right side of the foyer. Among the restaurants.

Four long tables were filled with shining golden plates and wine glasses. Young men and women sat at the tables, curiously looking at the freshmen walking in from the gate; there was another long table in the dining room. , there are teachers sitting behind the table, some distinctive faces that Moon can easily recognize, such as Albus Dumbledore sitting in the middle, who has long greasy hair, sallow skin, and a big aquiline Severus Snape with a nose, Filius Flitwick with goblin blood, etc. But similarly, there were some teachers whom Moon did not recognize.