Hogwarts Rising Again

Chapter 1 Maureen
"Walter Gary, the president of the Werewolf Association, issued a statement recently. He believes that werewolves and wizards have equal social status and should not be discriminated against in employment. In view of the fact that the latest research on wolf poison is enough to keep werewolves conscious during the full moon , calling on the Ministry of Magic to promulgate relevant regulations to ensure that the rights of werewolves are not violated..."

The old brown radio on the desk was playing a news item.A ten-year-old boy lay on the sofa and yawned involuntarily. He held a black birch wand in his hand, which gave off a faint light that flickered on and off.

The little boy looked a little thin, with his hair curled up restlessly, but his eyes were very special. The pupils on both sides were of different colors, the pupil on the left was blue, and the pupil on the right was green, which looked very strange.

But the little boy doesn't like these eyes, because he is often ridiculed by other children because of the heterochromatic pupils.Although his mother kept telling him that different eyes were a gift from God, the other children didn't think so. They all thought that only freaks had such eyes.

The little boy is Maureen Walker and he is 11 years old.

It was a gloomy hut, and it looked a little messy, and the room was full of weird things.The faucet in the sink was running, the cloth in the sink was cleaning the dishes by itself, and the pots were clanging.On the wall hangs a poster of the Quidditch World Cup with lots of people flying around on broomsticks and a handsome man holding a huge Quidditch trophy and smiling triumphantly with his teeth shining .

Maureen listened to the news on the radio, and was not interested in the werewolf wanting to fight for his own interests. He clicked on the radio with his wand and muttered: "Big Eyeballs", and then the radio changed to a channel:
"Judy Rita, a reporter from the Daily Prophet, wrote an article claiming that the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic suffered an illegal invasion by unknown wizards on August 8. Mitheus, the head of the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic, solemnly stated that this is a fiction. The Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic The company has a strong magic defense, and it is impossible for outsiders to break in.

But Judy learned from a staff member of the Ministry of Magic who did not want to be named that the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic lost a pocket watch on the 19th. The pocket watch was a time converter, a very dangerous magic item.Mitheus refuted this claim, as all Ministry of Magic Time-Turners were destroyed more than 20 years ago and no longer exist.

According to relevant information, the destruction of the Time Turner is related to the famous Harry Potter..."

When Maureen heard the word "Harry Potter", he immediately regained his energy and sat up straight on the sofa.There are two books on the coffee table in front of the sofa. On the cover of one of the books is a thin man with a lightning scar on his forehead and round glasses. His eyes are green, like pickled toad.The title of the book is called "Harry Potter, A Man with Fascinating Scars", and the book below is called "What Harry Potter and Voldemort Have to Tell".

It has been 21 years since Harry defeated Voldemort. The wizarding world has published many books about Harry Potter. Now the story of Harry Potter and Voldemort is known to every child in a wizarding family.

Maureen is also one of them. He likes these two books very much and has almost read them all. He knows every Harry Potter story very well.But instead of reading the two books, he listened carefully to the contents of the radio:

"Time-Turner is a magical item handed down from many centuries ago. It can make people go back in time and change the facts. It is quite dangerous. According to the famous conspiracy theory wizard Graves, some dark wizards who claim to be Death Eaters are planning to Use the Time-Turner to go back in time and save their Dark Lord. But this is impossible, because the effective range of the Time-Turner is only 24 hours at most, which can be confirmed in historical magical materials, let alone Says all Time-Turners have been destroyed..."

The news was not long, and it was quickly replaced by the news of the concert of the magic singer Alva. The radio came with Alva's graceful singing and the details of the concert. The next concert will be held in Dean. Forest, tickets can be purchased at the "Blue Moon Magic Record Store" in Diagon Alley.

"Voldemort has been dead for 21 years, are there still Death Eaters?"

Mo Lin thought suspiciously. He stood up, walked to the window, and watched a few boys playing basketball on the street outside the window. He snorted, and then the corner of his mouth twitched slightly as if he had thought of something.

"What's so interesting about basketball, it's better to play Quidditch." Mo Lin muttered.

For Maureen, Quidditch is the most fun sport in the world, bar none.He has a Comet 980, a very old flying broom, an antique from his grandfather when he was young. It has been eliminated, and the flying height is only two meters at most. If he flies too high, he will tremble, as if he has a fear of heights.

It's been completely retired since the last time Maureen rode the Comet and crashed a wall at home.

There is a clock on the wall. There is no engraving on the clock, but some places are written on it, such as "at home", "at work", "on the way" and so on.The clock has four hands with four names written on them, representing a family. The pointer of Maureen is the smallest, and the pointer of him and grandpa Alton points to "at home", while the pointer of his father Joel and mother Kath points to "home". The pointer points to "abroad".

Mo Lin's parents are both wizards and ancient magic researchers. They studied ancient magic in Egypt and were away from home all year round. Mo Lin lived with his grandfather.

"Maureen, are you taking Grandpa's wand again?" Alton asked kindly as he came down the stairs.

Alton is the retired old director of the Ministry of Magic's Prohibition of Misuse of Muggle Items. He specializes in restoring cursed Muggle items to normal, and also assists in using the Amnestic Curse to restore the memories of those Muggle items to normal. expert.Even though they are retired now, there are still some wizards who come to Alton when they encounter spells that cannot be broken.

Maureen returned the wand to Grandpa and said, "Grandpa, I'm bored at home, can I go out and play?"

Alton waved his wand casually, and the dark room suddenly became brighter. He glanced at the children outside the window and said helplessly, "No! You played with someone yesterday and turned the eyes of that little Tony." It’s over, and I haven’t settled with you yet! It’s thanks to me that I discovered it in time and covered it up.”

The Ministry of Magic will not punish children born in magical families who use magic on Muggles indiscriminately before they go to school, but they will send people to deal with these matters and fine the guardians.Fortunately, Grandpa Molin is a retired official of the Ministry of Magic, so he can handle it by himself.

"I didn't do it on purpose. Who made him laugh at my abnormal eyes?" Mo Lin didn't feel guilty at all. He was just annoyed at the time, and Tony's eyes turned to the back of his head, leaving only The whites of the eyes were lowered, scaring a group of children into screaming. Mo Lin was not very proficient in controlling magic.

Alton shook his head: "This is the third time you have cast magic on Muggles this month. You are still young, so it's fine if you accidentally cast some magic. When you enter Hogwarts this year, you can't casually cast magic on Muggles outside the school." Work the magic."

When it comes to Hogwarts, Maureen seems a little impatient. Many children born in magical families yearn for Hogwarts. It is the cradle of wizards, and Maureen is no exception. Two weeks ago, he You have received your admission letter to Hogwarts.

"Let's go, let's go to London and buy your school items." Alton said.

"Grandpa, do you apparate?" Mo Lin asked excitedly. He likes the magic of teleportation. Unfortunately, this magic has strict regulations. Minors can't use it at will, and they have to pass the exam.

"No, Floo powder." Old Alton walked to the fireplace, pointed his wand into the hearth, and the warm flame immediately ignited and crackled.

Alton doesn't like apparating, saying that it's not safe to apparate when he's older, and claims that every time he uses apparation, he loses a hair and is now bald.Although Maureen always believed that Grandpa's baldness had nothing to do with Apparition, Alton insisted that going out and relying on Floo fans was the most reassuring.

Maureen was obviously a little regretful.

(End of this chapter)