[HP Deer Dog] Speed ​​and Magic

Sirius arrives as promised, bringing with him as many oddities as he can: a chocolate frog romping about on the lawn, which James audaciously catches and decapitates (sorry I Suddenly remembered Mr. Pei: "I caught a wild chocolate! Just pull off its head and eat it!" XDDDD), they got together to study the chocolate frog cards collected by Sirius, James was caught by every He couldn't put it down, so Sirius generously gave him all the repeated cards. They also played a game of wizard chess. James lost for the first time, and Baozi's face was sprayed with ink by angry chess pieces. Sirius laughed loudly.After James kept protesting, they played another round, and this time James won.So James watched with satisfaction that Sirius suffered the same disaster, and Sirius resisted unwillingly... In the end, the two chased each other with their ink-stained hands raised high, trying to press a black handprint on each other's clothes...

Stealing a broomstick from home became a difficult task under the double supervision of his mother and Regulus. Fortunately, Sirius was never afraid of difficulties, and within the second week of their acquaintance, James could Sprinted on a broom where no one was looking.Although he and Regulus are two good players in the family, Sirius also has to admit that James has a rare talent in flying. It is obviously the first time that the broomstick seems tailor-made for him in James' hands , It is easy to control if it is connected with his mind, he can easily fly to any height and then dive down, brushing the ground with a large span, unscathed.

James is also proud of this, this is the first time he has beaten Sirius in a magic thing, especially after hearing about the sport of Quidditch and its rules, James has put Joining the Quidditch team is regarded as the most important thing after entering the school.

"That's right, I'll be on the Gryffindor team, and you're part of the Hufflepuff team, and we'll be on the field

compare. "Sirius said with a smile, he was still joking about the fact that James would enter Hufflepuff. As for himself, he had already identified Gryffindor—even if the chances were slim, but he hoped that before entering the school branch, James would You can firmly believe in the fact that "Sirius will definitely enter Gryffindor".

"I will enter Gryffindor, and use the bravery in my heart to defend justice!" James stood up straight and made a gesture of drawing his sword.Under Sirius' persistent nagging, James has long been immune to this joke. Similarly, after repeatedly listening to Sirius' descriptions of the various colleges, he is also convinced that he must be a member of Gryffindor: although he is too much He likes to play pranks, but he has a natural aversion to things associated with evil and darkness.

Again Sirius didn't say anything mocking, but smiled at him and nodded slightly.

There are more things he hasn't told James:

He had spent a short time with an ordinary kid.It was one time when Mrs. Black took him out, when Mrs. Black was doing something, he talked to ordinary children on the side of the road because he was bored.He couldn't remember the weather that day, why he went out that day, and how they talked, but he remembered the smiling face of the little boy, the friendly outstretched hand, and the slightly twisted face of Mrs. Black. The magic gesture she hid under her sleeve, the boy who was blown away and the whip marks on his face, his weak legs and trembling hands...

"You're blood of the noble Black family, and you don't care about those Mudbloods. They're rubbish. They're not even worthy of us, no, they're not even worthy of our house-elves' servants."

If his mother was angry or hysterical, he would still fight back, but what he was afraid of was Mrs. Black's calm and natural tone. Such contempt for ordinary people came out of her mouth not like bad words, but like a sentence of truth.

"Sirius--"

Sirius came back to his senses and found that James was waving his hands vigorously in front of him: "What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing..." Sirius pushed his hand away: "It's time to go back, don't you hurry up and fly for a while?"

"Oh, wait, let me..." James hurriedly stepped on the broom, and flew straight into the sky without even finishing his words. Sirius stood on the ground and looked up at the free figure in the sun , the sun was too bright, he couldn't help squinting his eyes, this action gave his face a coldness that didn't seem to belong to a child, he clenched his fist in the sleeve: When you enter Hogwarts, no matter whether I No school you've been assigned to will make this happen to you, and of course, James, if it were you, it might not be a problem at all.

Thinking of this, Sirius let go of his fist and smiled. James has a warm smile and a character that is good at building popularity, not to mention that he will not be sorted into Slytherin.Maybe he doesn't have to worry about it at all.

The days slipped by like running water, and three years passed quickly. During this period, Sirius visited the Potters' house several times. James' parents were friendly people, although there was a period of surprise. , they finally accepted the wizarding world and Sirius being a wizard, and they liked Sirius very much, like a second son, Sirius never thought he could get this kind of treatment in a family, Simply flattered.And as the entrance term of ordinary middle school is getting closer, James is more and more eager to receive an invitation letter from Hogwarts. Although he told his parents about the possibility, his mother, just in case,

Still insisted that he continue to go to school.

"Although Sirius knows a lot of things we don't know, we also know a lot of things he doesn't know. Isn't that great?" James' father subtly persuaded his son, and Sirius also expressed his interest in technology in a timely manner. interest—after meeting James, he never mentioned the word "Muggle" in front of James or his parents, but always used "non-magic" instead, or didn't use the prefix at all—so James Tom also started working hard in school, he was very smart, and his grades improved by leaps and bounds with almost no effort.

It was a sunny morning when Sirius received the invitation letter from Hogwarts. He was thinking about what else he could show James in the garden. Regulus came rushing to interrupt his train of thought. : "Mother told you to go to her place."

With this premonition in Sirius' mind, he felt his heart pounding in his chest. "I don't know what James is thinking at this time.

Affection? "He tried his best to press his beating heart, but it was useless, so he took a deep breath and went to find his mother as calmly as possible.

He wasn't nervous about the invitation letter. He grew up in a magical family and was destined to get Hogwarts or more different magic studies.

The invitation from the school, but the presence of James made this letter more meaningful.Such as friendship, such as the future, such as more happiness since he was born... just waiting ahead...

When Mrs. Black repeated the rules and greatness of Slytherin, Sirius bowed his head reverently, but many sunflowers bloomed in his heart. They only turned towards the sun, swaying slightly, yearning for .

The next day when Sirius went to find James secretly, he brought the invitation letter from Hogwarts. James couldn't wait to snatch it, looking at the thin envelope repeatedly. The address was written in emerald green ink, and there was no sticker. Stamps, after turning the envelope over, he saw a coat of arms on it that was inevitably damaged when the letter was opened, and he could vaguely see the capital "H" letter surrounded by a lion, an eagle, and a coat of arms. A badger and a snake.

"You don't need to watch it for so long, didn't you also receive it?" Seeing James' blank look, Sirius couldn't help making fun of him.

James' face suddenly lost its color: "You mean, the admission letter should be received today?"

"...What's the matter?" James' face was too ugly, and Sirius intuitively felt that there was something wrong.

"I didn't receive it..." James said incoherently, "I didn't receive the letter."

Sirius was also taken aback, he stammered, "Why... this is impossible... there must be something wrong... By the way, it may have been delayed for a few days... After all, Hogwarts freshmen are There are a lot of them, and it’s not easy to send letters one by one.” He came up with this hard-won reason and wanted to grab a life-saving straw, but Sirius knew that this was unreliable, so he sent letters to a large number of freshmen , It's just a matter of moving a magic wand.

"Really?" James asked hesitantly.Both he and Sirius were extremely looking forward to entering Hogwarts, leaving no matter what kind of life they had now, and starting a new adventure. It was difficult for him to accept being forced to quit at the beginning.

"Really." Sirius nodded vigorously, patted James on the shoulder to comfort him: "There are still a few days, let's wait and see."

"Yeah." James believed it. He rubbed his hair, and smiled a little embarrassedly when he remembered that he was panicked just now.

What followed was an uneasy waiting period for the two of them. James would spend a long time by the mailbox every morning, and Sirius would worry about wandering anywhere, including shopping in Diagon Alley. He had originally planned to try to go out alone. to buy school supplies with James, but James couldn't come, Sirius had to endure his mother and Mrs. Malfoy and Mrs. Malfoy's son and so on. His guard was stricter, and his mood was terrible.

Sitting still was not his style. Sirius wrote to Headmaster Dumbledore, but got no response.

Until July 30th, James did not receive the admission letter.

This fact is clearly in front of our eyes: the magic school does not want him, even if James can ignore the speed, run faster than the wind, and can run anywhere like the wind regardless of the distance, but the magic world does not recognize him, he is set Because there is no magic.

James sat blankly by the door, he didn't know how to face Sirius, Sirius believed so much that he could magic, but it turned out like this.It feels bad, like he's cheating on his friends.

"James."

James' mind woke up from blankness. He turned his head dully and stared blankly at his mother who was sitting next to him at some point. He suddenly felt very wronged. into her arms: "Mom, I don't seem to...

is a wizard. "

The mother didn't speak, but kept stroking her son's head with a warm hand until little James' low sobbing gradually became smaller and lighter.She said softly, "James."

"Ok?"

"Remember what I told you about the 'gift'?"

The little child didn't answer, but just moved his head to show that he still remembered.

"Mom thinks that the gift you got was a surprise, it didn't come from the magical world, it didn't come from the ordinary world, it was just a surprise for you alone. The important thing is not where you got it or why, but what you got took it."

James locked his arms tightly, and after a long time he said sullenly, "I'm not a wizard. Will Mom be disappointed?"

"Mom got a 'gift' too," said Mom.

"Huh? When?" James looked up, surprise written on his tear-stained face.

Mom thought for a while, and said in a soft and slow tone: "Mom and Dad wanted a child from the beginning of their marriage, but they have not been able to achieve their wish. Dad said that a child is a gift from the family. If a family does not receive it, it must be time." It’s because we haven’t arrived yet. We waited and waited... until we were 50 years old. You’re finally here.” She took out a handkerchief and wiped James’ face carefully: “So no matter what kind of child you become, Mom To love only you, and to feel that just being able to love you is something to be grateful for."

"Mom..." James blushed completely this time.

"What's more, mom met a kid who can use magic through James." Mom blinked and said with a smile.

"Mom is talking about Sirius?" James was successfully diverted from the subject when he mentioned his friend, and then he said deflatedly, "But I don't know how to meet Sirius."

"Well, that's a problem." Mom nodded seriously. "Sirius might break up with you."

"He won't." James retorted hastily.

"So," Mom said, "he's going to be mad?"

James thought for a while, shook his head, and said softly, "I think he'll be sad. I don't want to see him sad."

"It's like mom doesn't want to see James sad?" Mom reached out and touched his face: "Mom didn't hide it."

James blushed, and he said, "I wasn't trying to hide either..."

"...So, that's it, I'm sorry, Sirius, I can't go to Hogwarts with you, but we are still good friends, right? I will wait for your summer vacation..."

"Not good." James crumpled up the half-written note in frustration. He hadn't waited for Sirius all day, and he didn't know where to look for him. At this time, he really Turns out he doesn't know where Sirius lives, hasn't met his family, hasn't even heard him mention anything about his family.

"Ah..." James leaned back on the chair and looked up at the ceiling.

For as long as he can remember, he's known he has super speed abilities.Since he was just able to walk, his mother had to keep him at home every day to prevent him from running away when he was not paying attention.

After he became sensible, the confinement was lifted.He can go to various places as he likes, as long as he remembers to hide his abilities and return home in time.

"I didn't expect that I would still be an ordinary person..." James murmured.

I don’t remember what age it was. One morning, little James woke up and suddenly wanted to know how big the world was, so he put on his clothes, walked out of the house and started running in one direction. He kept running, but the world was still endlessly beneath his feet. extend.

The world is so big, there are so many different landscapes in the world, and there are all kinds of people in the world... The world is not a space where ordinary people lock themselves up. The world is something that even people with superpowers cannot fully understand.

It was the first time he came home very late that day, and with the experience and records along the way, his father sighed to his mother the first time he saw him: "It seems that we can no longer lock him up."

Mom said, "Then let him know what a traveler must know."

After that day, he started to go to school, learning to understand the world through the eyes of ordinary people.He began to find that everyone finds the world interesting at first, but as they get older, the world in everyone's eyes becomes more and more boring.In the end, the world is just one small space after another for them.It's as big as the bedroom at home to the company they work for.

...... What does the world look like in the eyes of wizards?

"I don't want to sit still... I don't want to continue..." James clenched his fists and pressed his eyes: "I want..."

An idea popped into his head, a bold one, in fact.

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