The Magical Principles of Natural Philosophy at Hogwarts

Fine snowflakes fluttered to the ground, and the cold wind blew the windows of the Hogwarts train.With the sound of whistling whistle, the steam train slowly entered platform nine and three-quarters of King's Cross Station.

The doors opened and the students who had returned for Christmas got off one by one.Among them was Heinrich Savile, a sixth-year Hufflepuff who caught sight of his father after passing through the blind wall that didn't actually exist.Old Savile's shabby clothes stood out in the crowd.

Although he couldn't hide his tired expression, the father was still very happy to see his son. He got into the dilapidated classic car and followed the traffic through the bustling streets of London. The father and son returned to their home in a low-cost apartment in the slums.

Heinrich's mother died of cancer when he was eight years old, leaving him and his sister two children to live with their father. The old Savile was just an ordinary railway worker with a meager salary. It was a bit difficult to raise the two children alone If he was not caught, he even had to borrow money to survive.

Heinrich has learned to be strong in poverty. He is used to not buying any food on the Hogwarts train and being hungry all the time; he is used to mending wizard robes by himself; The students from the previous class would have bargained for their old textbooks for a nutt; and they were used to not having any of the things that other students had, such as pets, games, and broomsticks.

But his younger sister is going to go to middle school this year. She was excluded by other classmates because of poverty in elementary school. After arriving in the new environment, she will go through that kind of embarrassment and pain again. Thinking of this Heinrich's heart curl up.

At the moment when he received the Hogwarts admission letter, he had naively thought that he could use magic to stay away from poverty.But the reality gave him a ruthless blow. According to the strict confidentiality regulations of the Ministry of Magic, he was not allowed to perform magic outside the school until he graduated.And even after graduating, he can't return to normal society. He can only apply for an ordinary job and receive a salary of more than ten Galleons a week.

Sometimes Heinrich felt that he might as well not go to Hogwarts, and that he might have a better future if he went to an excellent university.

Savile Sr. struggled to have a normal family life for his two children, so he insisted that his son be home for Christmas.Before entering the door, Heinrich thought it was still the same as before, with a simple Christmas tree, a few small gifts, and a poor Christmas dinner with only a roast chicken and a pie.

But when he opened the door, he couldn't believe his eyes.

The house was brightly lit, with a holly tree covered in gold glitter in the center, and relatives and neighbors gathered here, filling the house to the brim, with laughter on everyone's face, "Merry Christmas!" they all said in unison shouted.

On the table was a shiny roast turkey, a five-tiered cake, and a variety of other foods.Just when Heinrich was in a daze, Old Savile handed him a long package wrapped with a gift ribbon, "Your Christmas present." He smiled happily, as if he was satisfied with his son's surprised expression.

Heinrich tore open a small hole in the package and found a flying broom inside, Comet 970. Although it is not as good as the latest Nimbus 150, the price is at least 750 Galleons, and it takes [-] pounds to go to Guling cabinet exchange.

Heinrich didn't look surprised, "How much money did you borrow?" He lowered his voice and asked his father.

"It's not borrowed money." Old Saville said with a smile: "Last month, a British Wizards Aid Foundation gave me a large sum of money, saying that it was free of charge to support your education. Now it's good, not only can you send Pay off the previous arrears, and you don’t have to worry about the cost of going to school in the future.”

British Wizarding Aid Fund?Heinrich frowned slightly, is it really free funding?Why haven't I heard of such an organization before?

It feels wrong.

But he suddenly heard his sister shouting in surprise. The little girl was hugging a brand new electric guitar and was refusing to let go. She liked music very much, but their family could not afford her hobby before.Looking at the lively scene in the room, and then looking back to see his father still wearing the worn jacket, Heinrich suddenly had a sore nose.

Even if he suddenly got a large sum of money, his father didn't think of himself.

In any case, they did need the money, and it would significantly improve their lives, and he was not in a position to refuse it.

He could only remember the name of the foundation.

It was snowing heavily in London, and Hogwarts was covered in snow. In the Ravenclaw tower, Isabella, a sixth-year student, was reading a letter from St. Moses' Orphanage.

In this letter, Sister Ilya happily told her that the orphanage had received a large donation, and the other party named it in her name.

Isabella grew up in St. Matthew's Orphanage. Because she received a notice from Hogwarts, she did not find another adoptive family. For her, the orphanage is her home, and Sister Ilia is like her mother.

She also didn't know where the foundation came from, and she could only remember the other party's name.

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Erwin chose to stay at school for Christmas, because even if he went back with Hermione, he would spend Christmas with the Granger family, which was quite embarrassing to be honest.

On the day of the birthday festival, when he woke up early in the morning, he found that there were gifts piled up next to the bed. Hogwarts house elves should have helped deliver them while the students were asleep. Erwin, who often stayed up late, noticed their presence early on.These dutiful little guys are responsible for almost all the chores at Hogwarts.

The other roommates were still sleeping soundly, Erwin started to unpack the pile of presents, Hermione and Neville gave him books, Mrs. Granger sent him a gold and red towel embroidered with a lion pattern, it couldn't be seen that it was handmade. Traces, should be factory custom, not every mother is good at weaving.

Now there is only one large package left, signed by Professor Stuart, and Erwin knows that it also contains Uncle Felwood's copy.

Unpacking it, Erwin's pupils widened suddenly, and he was surprised by his psychological quality. Inside the package was a lot of golden Galleons, and a jar of transparent liquid wrapped in velvet. fountain.

"I got in touch with the families of some Hogwarts students. Many of them are willing to sell their Galleon credits at five times the price while accepting financial aid. After all, their children's credits will expire as soon as they graduate, so I I bought them all, how about a surprise?" Felwood wrote in the letter.

The corner of Erwin's mouth twitched, didn't he say not to make any demands on those families?Felwood just ignored his words!

On the back of the letter, there is content, "I think those financial people in wizards should not be too stupid. The large outflow of funds will attract their attention, so this is just the first batch I sent to you. Parents want to give It makes sense for the kids to buy expensive Christmas presents and exchange Galleons more."

It turns out that my stupid uncle still has such excellent insight, Erwin sneered.

He looked at the pile of Galleons, and estimated that there were almost four thousand, and the pot of fountain of power represented at least the same amount.Although this is Felwood's self-assessment, I have to admit that these things are very useful to Erwin. Self-learning potions and runes require a lot of materials, and more fountains of power mean that he can practice more. Many advanced spells.

At present, Erwin has not yet been able to earn a lot of Galleons, this is almost a timely help.

But this does not mean that he will accept Felwood's favor, Erwin immediately wrote back, scolding this unreliable uncle.Then he quickly put Garen and the fountain of might into the locker of the suitcase.

At noon, although less than half of the students stayed in the school, the lunch provided in the auditorium was still extremely rich. Perhaps because of the festive atmosphere, people who usually didn't communicate much began to chat.

Erwin noticed that there was a gray mouse eating the pie crust next to Ron. It was covered with a small sweater, which was the same purple color as Ron's. "Is this your pet?"

"Yeah, what's the matter?" Ron asked with some vigilance,

"It's nothing, I just find it a bit strange." Erwin shrugged, "In such an environment where most people keep cats and owls, keeping a mouse as a pet is not a good choice, you should always pay attention to it safety."

"Spotters isn't afraid of them," said Ron, with a little pride in his tone. "It's been alive for at least ten years, and it's still doing well."

"Ten years, indeed," said Ron's older brother, Percy the Prefect.

"The lifespan of a normal mouse is only two to three years, but this one in your family is really a good breed." Erwin looked at Ban Ban, thinking that mice are not cute, "You can find some mates for him. He suggested sincerely: "If its offspring can inherit this longevity, I think the owner of the pet shop in Diagon Alley will be happy to pay you..."

Scabbers' body suddenly twitched twice, and disappeared into Ron's cuff.

"By the way, Erwin, why did you stay at school?" Harry asked.

Elvin could only talk about his "tragic life experience" with some helplessness, focusing on describing his "childhood life" in Ethiopia.

This resonated with Harry, "I'm like you, and Mom and Dad haven't been around for as long as I can remember." He was a little lost.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting dull, Percy quickly changed the subject. "Today is Christmas! Harry, have you received any special presents?"

"I like Mrs. Weasley's sweaters," said Harry.

Harry and Ron left in a hurry after dinner, they were going to the library, but it wasn't for their studies - Erwin knew roughly what they were looking for, and Erwin was there when Hagrid had a dispute with them .

He had seen Nicole Flamel's name in history books before, so he could roughly guess that the Philosopher's Stone might be in Hogwarts.He didn't have any idea about it. The two functions of the Philosopher's Stone, turning stone into gold is really tasteless to wizards. As for the elixir of life, Erwin is only 12 years old now, so there is no need to consider the issue of longevity.

Children are children after all. Harry, Ron, and Hermione never thought about it. If the security work of Hogwarts requires a few first-year students to worry about, then the school will simply close down, so what? Arguably the safest place in the UK?