The happiness of HP

This isn't the first time Apollo and Artemis have celebrated their own birthdays.As long as they can remember, they know that their father is very busy, and that his busyness is largely for them to have a good body.The two of them knew from beginning to end that they were different from other little wizards now, they were born by their father!They don't know how much their father has to love their father to let their father conceive them. They don't know how much their father has to love their father to give birth to them. They have checked a lot of information, so they know how difficult it is.Therefore, they love their father, and they also love their father who has never met. They are grateful to their father, and they are also grateful to their father.

They often feel a kind of inexplicable sadness in their father. They have known since childhood that this kind of feeling is beyond the understanding of their brothers and sisters, and they can do nothing but divert his attention when his father has such emotions. , They couldn't help but secretly asked Dad's friend, Uncle Silver Fox.Uncle Yinhu told them that it was missing.

So, they understood that Dad has been thinking about his father.

Every year on January [-]th, my father will quietly make an extra cup of coffee in the morning and put it on the dining table, and then pour it out after breakfast.When I was very young, Apollo once clamored for a taste, but his father didn't stop him, so the poor little guy took a sip and sprayed the whole table - very bitter.So Artemis asked Dad why he made this cup of coffee.Dad just smiled and said, "I only drank it this morning." Later, when they got older, they discovered that Dad often poured two glasses of wine that night, and then listened to a piece of piano music while drinking hard. While drinking, whispering his father's nickname.Later, they knew that this day was their father's birthday.

Dad never told them his father's full name, and never talked about his past.However, from the few words that Dad said, they guessed that Dad was a person who played a very important role in the war, and they also guessed whether Dad also participated in that war.But whenever asked, my father would always tell them with a wry smile: "At that time, I would only 'disarm you'. If not, your father might not have died...I was only 17 years old when I lost your father." A 17-year-old boy who can only "disarm you", what can you expect him to do?It would be really sad if such a child should be placed with high hopes...

This morning, when Apollo got up, his sister was gone, and he was not in a hurry. Artemis just got some good books from her father, and she likes to read early in the morning.

Sure enough, when I went down the stairs, when I came to the first floor, I saw my sister leaning on the belly of the lying little unicorn Likum, and beside her was the little black three-headed dog Toichi, and Artemis was holding a Holding a brick-thick book and reading it vigorously.When Apollo came down, another little unicorn and another little three-headed dog who had been bored in another corner of the hall rushed over immediately, asking the owner to pet and hug them.There were two little phoenixes parked on the perch at the corner of the wall, one of them screamed for joy when it saw Apollo, and the little green capricorn in the crystal jar beside the perch also patted it with its tail. Make a splash.

"Al, have you helped me feed Finix, Capco, Cerberus, and Unikon?" Apollo was a little helpless to deal with the pet's excessive enthusiasm when he saw him.Apollo's little phoenix is ​​called Finix, the little Capricorn is called Capco, the little three-headed dog is called Cerberus, and the little unicorn is called Unicorn.The little phoenix of Artemis is called Chris, the little Capricorn is called Sevor, the little three-headed dog is called Toichi, and the little unicorn is called Likum.

"Well, I fed you. Brother, happy birthday." Artemis said, stood up and gave his brother a hug.

"Where are the presents?" Apollo deliberately teased his sister.

"This is for you." Artemis took a small box and handed it to Apollo.

After receiving the gift, Apollo was not in a hurry to open it. He smiled and pulled his sister into the dining room. There was a very simple wooden table in the dining room. The table was made of ordinary wood and had an unattractive appearance.The two children sat on the stools by the table and said to the empty table: "Small table, open it quickly." I saw that the small table was immediately covered with white tablecloths, knives and forks were laid out, and then delicious and hearty food was served. Breakfast is filled with small tables, and there is a glass of juice for each person.

"Brother, your admission notice should arrive today, right?" Artemis ate the cereal soaked in milk gracefully, and then wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin.

"Well, Dad said it should be today, but we can go out for a walk today. We will receive the letter when we come back." Apollo said.

"Where does brother want to go?" Artemis asked.

"Go to Moline Street and sell the potions we made." Apollo said, "I made some compound potions and got two Muggle hairs. Let's go together?"

"Okay. Let's go to the material store by the way. I'm short of some materials for experiments. Also, didn't Dad say? We have to buy a second wand." Artemis said, "This time The potion should sell for 30 Galleons, right? Let’s bring another 10000 Galleons, don’t know if it’s enough? Do you want to see Grandpa Simbo?”

"It should be enough. If not, I will buy yours first. I heard that the wand sold by Mr. Gregorovitch is quite expensive. Anyway, we received a letter after we came back, and we still have to go out tomorrow. Oh, yes, Dad's The new book will be released in two days, right? Grandpa Simbo must be very busy recently, so let’s not bother him.” Apollo thought for a while and said.

"We won't buy it if it's too expensive. Anyway, it's useful. Well, then we won't go to Grandpa Simbo." Artemis said.

An hour later, two unfamiliar faces walked out of the magic material store, and the two walked into the busy clothing store, where they canceled the effect of the compound decoction in the fitting room, and then walked out of the fitting room graciously.

"It's really lively..." Apollo said, holding his sister and looking at the people shopping around.

"School will start soon." Artemis said, "However, why can my brother's potion be sold at a higher price than mine? No, I will study it when I get home."

Apollo knew that his sister had always been a perfectionist, and some of the potions he had made this time were just made by himself using the techniques he had observed from his father, but his sister was useless.It seems that what Dad said is not wrong, Dad is indeed very talented in potions.After all, Dad's potion science was taught by his father, and his father must have told him to use this method.

"Apu, did you use some method I don't know about?" Artemis thought for a while, and based on her understanding of Apollo, she knew that this was the greatest possibility.

"Well, Al, I don't know if you've noticed that when Dad handles potion ingredients, there are some methods that are different from those in the book." Apollo said honestly.

"You mean, you used daddy's technique, but I didn't, so... oh, it would be great if daddy was here!" Artemis can do the same if Apollo can think of it.

"Okay, just like Dad said, Dad used everything he had to save Dad and us. So, we must make him proud." Apollo said.

"Well, you're right. Teach me later—those techniques." Artemis said.

"Then, let's go and see the wand." Apollo smiled.

Grigorovich, the wandmaker, now lives in seclusion in a small valley.He hadn't been so keen to make a lot of wands to earn gold and fame for himself since more than fifty years ago.He began to sell a batch of wands every year, but the price of his works continued to rise.

The address of Mr. Gregovich’s manor The two children had asked Simbo before. At this time, the children had arrived at the gate of Mr. Gregovich’s manor in a magic taxi. After paying the money, the two children looked at it staring at the building in front of him.Gorgeous gothic style, beautiful spire, golden and red flag waving in the wind, with a magic wand painted on the flag.This manor is simply a small castle, which is very in line with Grigovich's gorgeous and enjoyable life attitude.Apollo helped his sister wrap the cloak tightly around her body, and then tidied up his own cloak before knocking on the gate of the manor.

The door was opened by an old-fashioned woman.She has shoulder-length black hair and a few freckles on her cheeks.

"Hello." She glanced at the children's clothing, and then said respectfully, "Who are you looking for?"

"Mr. Grigovitch," said Apollo.Artemis handed out a post written by her father.

"Please wait a moment." The woman looked down at the greeting post, as if she was used to such uninvited visitors.She let Apollo and Artemis into the living room, poured them a cup of hot tea, turned and walked up to the second floor of the manor.

The two children watched quietly—the interior of the manor was more luxurious than it appeared on the outside.However, this is not the most gorgeous manor that the children have ever seen. You must know that each of their father's friends' manor is 5 times more gorgeous than this one.It's just that Dad spent most of his contributions and Galleons on them.

After a while, a serious old man came down from upstairs.

"Welcome, children. I'm Edward Grigovich. Over the years, your father has provided me with a lot of materials for making wands. Come, let me see what kind of wands you need." The old man was unexpectedly kind The attitude made Artemis and Apollo look at each other.

"Then I am sorry to trouble you, Mr. Gregorovich. My name is Apollo Prince; this is my sister, Artemis Evans." The two children greeted Gregorovich very politely. present.

"First of all, I have to tell you that I only make 100 wands here every year. If you can't pick them out, then I have nothing to do." Grigovich said.

The two children nodded.

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England, Hogwarts

Severus stood alone in front of the portrait of Medusa in the cellar, staring at the Medusa on the wall for a long time.

"I said, you open it for me immediately!" Severus' voice was very soft but it was like a thin knife that made people tremble.

"SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!" Medusa uttered a series of snake words that Severus couldn't understand.

"Speak human, immediately!"

"Password, Mr. Parseltongue asked for a password!" Medusa said.

Severus thought it was so good that he couldn't even enter his own territory.Damn Potter!What password did he use?

Suddenly, something slipped through the brain.With a wave of the wand, a piece of piano music played.

"Oh, the password is correct!" The door opened.

However, Severus looked at the dark room full of sourness in his heart.

"Tears" - the last time I met Harry here, Harry asked me to dance with him before going to Gryffindor Tower.So I used this song myself.

Tears, Tears...

At that time, facing fate, we all had no tears.

Harry...

Where-are-you-now, My-lover?

The third letter of invitation

Munich Germany

After all, Apollo and Artemis did not find a suitable wand from Gregorovich.

This surprised Mr. Gregorovich. In the wizarding world, there were very few young wizards who could not find a suitable wand from him, except for Grindelwald back then.But Grindelwald's first wand still came from his hand, but it was specially customized.So he also repeatedly proposed that he could customize the wand for the two children, but Apollo and Artemis said that they would go to school to study in a week, and the time for customizing the wand was too long.So Mr. Gregovich had to sigh: "So, I'm really sorry, Mr. Prince and Miss Evans, if you need, I can tailor it for you for free, because I don't want to miss the Customers like you. Of course, your worries are not unreasonable, because tailor-made needs more delicate work, and it takes 10 days at the fastest. Therefore, it is definitely not possible to wait before the start of school. This means that you You will be ridiculed for not using a wand at the beginning of school..."

In fact, the two of them were not worried about this at all, because they still had the wands that their father had specially taken them to an elf secret place in France that only a few people knew about three years ago to ask for elf-made wands.The special wands made by the elves are quite powerful and suitable for them——Apollo’s wand is made of olive tree wood cultivated by the elves, and in the middle is a nerve of the basilisk that Jerome bought in the Adventurer’s Guild; Al Themis is a laurel tree that has survived for thousands of years that Jerome found in the primeval forest, and the core is the golden tail hair of the unicorn queen.Apollo's wand was as long as the birch wand his father used now, thirteen and one-half; Artemis' was twelve and one-half.They dare to say that such a magic wand is absolutely uncontrollable for others.But it was just right for them. They had frequent magic riots since they were young, and each riot would lead to a stronger magic power.Moreover, because father and father's magic power is strong, their magic power base itself is much stronger than that of ordinary little wizards. After all these years, if their magic power has not been suppressed by taking Sisser potion and practicing magic frequently, It may be enough to break their bodies, which are weaker than ordinary little wizards.Dad has been worrying about this, and he seems to have found a good solution recently, so Dad is trying to find materials.

However, they couldn't tell Mr. Gregorovitch about it. The less people knew about Dad's friendship with the elves, the better.So, they showed a slightly frustrated expression just right.

"Oh, children, don't be so depressed, there will always be a way. France is not far away. There is a competitor of mine in Violet Village in Paris. Your father has also provided him with a lot of materials in recent years. Maybe you can Arrange a pre-school trip?" Gregovitch suggested, "Of course, if you can't find a suitable one there, then go to Ollivanders in the UK, although I don't like Ollivanders' wand shop , but there is no denying that their family can make very suitable wands."

"Thank you, Mr. Gregorovich. We will contact you again if necessary. After all, you are a respectable wand maker." Apollo said, "Then, this visit ends here."

After bidding farewell to Mr. Gregovich, the brother and sister had a lunch in the Muggle restaurant outside, and then strolled in the Muggle park before walking slowly back to their home on Gallery Street.Walking into my yard, I saw a few letters piled up on the small steps at the gate of the house.

Apollo and Artemis stepped forward and picked up the letter.Then he opened the door and walked into the room. When Cerberus and Toichi saw their master coming back, they immediately circled around the master excitedly, while Unikon and Rickham planed their hooves not far away.As for Fenix ​​and Chris, who are not yet very good at flying, jumping eagerly on the perch, as awkward as two ordinary little finches.Capuko and Sevor just opened their eyes and looked at the masters, then spit out a small bubble, and continued to lie on the bottom of the water tank to sleep.Soothe the excited three-headed dog with milk, give the unicorn some fodder, go to the phoenix perch and put the little phoenix on his shoulders with his hands.

"Brother, it's time for you to read the letter." Artemis reminded her brother very excitedly, she was very curious about the magic school that her father said was magical and could make many friends.

"Let's watch together..." Apollo knew that his sister was only born 3 hours later than him, but it turned out that it was already a day and a star palace.

Apollo held his sister's hand and sat down on the sofa together, and began to read the letter together.

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England, Hogwarts

"Severus, school starts next week, are you okay?" Professor McGonagall asked when all the professors were eating together at lunch that day.

"If you're asking if I'm ready to take Gryffindor's gems to negative numbers, then yes, I am," Severus said with a hint of anticipation.

"Oh, Severus..." The Head of Gryffindor is no longer Professor McGonagall, but Kingsley, the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, Severus's rare Gryffindor friend, "Where I am?" Had the best whiskey...”

"Sorry, I'm on a ban right now." Severus' cold tone made some old professors look nostalgic and Longbottom trembled slightly.

"Okay, Severus is indeed in the Prohibition Period. By the way, Severus went back to make some common potions and sent them to the medical wing. I'm kind of looking forward to the sad faces of the boys who are actively reporting to the medical wing in the new semester. Madam Pomfrey said, she couldn't make a potion that would allow children to have such an "excellent" taste "enjoyment".

"By the way, Minerva, are you free later?" Severus asked proactively, "There are some things that I hope to talk to you about."

"Of course, Severus," Professor McGonagall nodded, "I'll see you on the eighth floor at 3:[-]."

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Munich Germany

Apollo and Artemis picked out the first letter, which was Grandpa Simbo, in which he said that he was going to supervise the printing of Dad's new book.So I'm afraid I can't send them to school.

"Oh, it's more important for Dad to publish a book. We can go to school by ourselves. Besides, I heard from Dad that there are guides and professors." Artemis said.

"Well, wait for the next letter to Grandpa Simbo, so that he doesn't have to worry about us." Apollo said.

"Okay." Artemis said.

So the two children saw the next letter, which was sealed in a water-blue envelope.In dark gold ink it read: To Mr. Apollo Prince.The back of the letter is made of dark blue sealing wax. The stamp on the sealing wax is exquisite. It is a shield composed of Pegasus, ivy, and two crossed wands. Above the shield is a ribbon that reads: "Beauxbatons Academy of Magic" .The children removed the sealing wax curiously, and a strong fragrance of irises filled the air.The two children never liked strong fragrances, so they frowned.

When I opened the letter, I saw that it was written in French:

Mrs. Olim Maxim Hager, Principal of Beauxbaton School of Magic (first-level member of the International Federation of Magic, first-level member of the Wizarding Association, second-level magician of the Merlin Sir Order)

Dear Mr. Prince:

We are pleased to inform you, excellent child: you have been granted seven wonderful years of study at the beautiful Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.A list of required books and equipment is attached with the letter.Term is scheduled to start on the first day of September.We will be waiting for your reply from your beautiful messenger before September [-]st.

Sincerely, Vice-Chancellor Messier Locard.

Beauxbaton School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

[Uniform] First-year freshmen need:

1. Three sets of plain work gowns (sky blue)

2. A plain peaked hat (sky blue) for daytime wear

3. A pair of protective gloves (made of dragon leather or similar material)

4. A winter cloak (royal blue, gold buckle)

Please note: All student clothing must have a name tag

[Textbooks] All first-year students need to prepare the following books:

Spells (Beginner) by Eglin Delacour

A Brief History of Magic by Leona Chatelet

Manners, by Abef Ringer

Understanding Magical Items by Ryan Skewe

"Magical Plant Cognition" by Dasbo Sirak

Magic Potions and Potions.By Arsen Niggig

A Guide to Living with Magical Creatures, by Quincyt Emanger

Guided by the Stars by Columbia Trelawney

[other equipment]

a wand

A crucible (brass, standard size 3)

A set of glass or crystal vials

a telescope

a brass balance

Students are allowed to bring pets.

"Beauxbaton?" The children looked at the invitation letter from the magic school in France unexpectedly.

"Where is that?" Apollo frowned. He didn't like this school at all, because the smell of this letter made him almost unbearable.

"A French school of magic." Artemis also had an instinctive dislike for this school. The uniform of this school was sky blue, and it was too easy to get dirty when making potions.

"How did this come? Aren't we in Germany?" Apollo said.

"How do I know, maybe my brother is too good." Artemis laughed.

"Let's look at the other letters first, this is not urgent, before September 9st." Apollo said.

"Well," Artemis agreed, "Let's look at the black one first."

Apollo picked out a black envelope, on which was written in white ink: To, Mr. Apollo Prince and Miss Artemis Evans.The back of the letter is white sealing wax. The stamp on the sealing wax is a shield composed of flames, antlers, and bat wings. Above the shield is a crossed ribbon that reads: "Durmstrang Institute".The children took off the sealing wax very carefully, and opened the letter together, only to find the following written in German on the letter:

Baron Grexus Cassio, principal of Durmstrang School of Magic (first-level member of the International Federation of Magic, first-level member of the Wizarding Association, and second-level magician of the Merlin Sir Order)

Dear Mr. Prince and Miss Evans:

We cordially invite you to study at the Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.A list of required books and equipment is attached with the letter.Semester is scheduled to start on September [-].We will be waiting for good news before September [-]st.

Yours sincerely, Vice Chancellor Everton Jefferson.

Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

[Uniform] First-year freshmen need:

1. Three sets of plain work gowns (extra thick, red)

2. A plain peaked hat for day wear (extra thick, red)

3. A pair of protective gloves (made of dragon leather or similar material)

4. Three winter cloaks (red, wool, gold buckle)

5. Some warm earmuffs

6. Some warm gloves for winter (black)

Please note: All student clothing must have a name tag

[Textbooks] All first-year students need to prepare the following books:

Kinds of Magic by Linda Michell

A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

The Art of Fighting, by Bond Andre

The Guide to Spells, by Lance Judit

Dark Forces: Attack Is the Best Defense by Quentin Limb

Magic Potions and Potions, by Arsen Nijig

The Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, by Emory Switch

Star Power, by Lee Ringer

[other equipment]

a wand

A crucible (tin, standard size 2)

A set of glass or crystal vials

a telescope

a brass balance

a planetarium

a sharp sword

Students are allowed to bring pets.

"Oh, Uncle Jefferson really saved the trouble, he wrote the two of us together in no time." Artemis said with a smile.

"Uncle knows us, doesn't he?" Apollo was not surprised at all. His father saved Dacas brother, who was Jefferson's son.Then he casually flipped through the few remaining letters in his hand—most of these were some information sent to his father by the Adventurer’s Guild, but suddenly, a letter made Apollo stop flipping his hands, “Hey ?”

"What's wrong?" Artemis heard the surprise in his brother's tone.

"Here, why is there still a letter?" Apollo pulled out the off-white parchment envelope with a bit of simplicity.

On the envelope was written in emerald green ink in beautiful cursive script: To Mr. Apollo Prince who was sitting beside Miss Artemis Evans to open the letter.Turned to the back, there is a red wax seal.The wax seal features a coat of arms - a capital "H" surrounded by a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake!