HP Starlight

On Harry's birthday, Esther waited all day and didn't see him.She couldn't help knocking on the door of Aunt Harry's house.His aunt, Petunia Dursley, pulled her long face and told her impatiently that Harry was where he was supposed to be and that he would not go out all summer.Even if you go out, you will not go to some dubious people's house as a guest.

Aunt Petunia slammed the door shut in front of Esther.Esther managed to maintain his composure and did not curse out loud.She went home and sulked on the couch, oblivious to the fact that her magic was on the verge of spinning out of control.

The chandeliers in the living room and the oil paintings on the walls were vibrating violently, making rattling noises.Seeing this, Aunt Connie went back to the house and found a light yellow wooden stick and handed it to Esther, "This is your mother's old wand, try to release the magic power through it. Otherwise, the magic power will hurt you if you lose control of your physical strength of."

Esther rubbed her mother's wand, feeling some relief from her irritability.Under the guidance of Aunt Connie and Esther's excellent comprehension, she was able to release some simple spells soon.

She compared the list of items and sorted out some usable textbooks and equipment from her mother's belongings.This allows her to start getting an idea of ​​what she will be studying in advance, which also saves a lot of money.

After a few days of exploration, Esther gradually became familiar with magic.In her opinion, magic is a very sensitive force. Apart from clear spells and spells, the desire and determination to release magic are more important factors for success.Magic is keen to capture your hesitation and doubt, which makes it lessen or disappear in the process of release.And strong confidence undoubtedly strengthens the magic, and the effect is better.

Aunt Connie tells Esther not to use magic outside the house.Underage wizards are not allowed to use magic, but the house is protected by aunt's spell, and Esther uses mother's old wand, so the Ministry of Magic will not find out.Esther is very obedient, has been training secretly at home, and hardly even goes out.

As the semester was approaching, Esther already had a general understanding of the courses of each subject.She likes spells and potions, and because of the need for potions, she also cares more about herbs.But subjects such as astronomy and history of magic are just bedtime stories, and they are read quickly and then put down.

Esther made sufficient preparations before going to Diagon Alley with Aunt Connie to replenish some necessities.Aunt Connie drove her to London.I don't know why my aunt always avoids people except Esther from knowing that she is a witch, even if she enters the world of wizards.They parked the car and walked across the street to a run-down tavern with a sign that read The Leaky Cauldron.

"That's it, the entrance to Diagon Alley." Aunt Connie stopped to let Esther follow her, then straightened her clothes and hat and walked in.

The bar is very dark, making it difficult to see.When they entered, the people inside suddenly fell silent and looked up at them.Aunt Connie said to the boss, "Bring the freshmen to buy things." She led her across the bar to a small courtyard surrounded by walls.

My aunt drew out her wand, counted three bricks on the wall above the dumpster, counted two more horizontally, and tapped that spot three times.The brick shook and began to move, and a small hole appeared in the middle, and the hole grew bigger and bigger.In a few moments the wall became a broad archway leading to a winding cobbled street with no end in sight.

The shops on both sides of the road have a variety of magical products for people to choose from.Everything seemed to move, and Esther felt that his eyes were not enough.

Aunt Connie was going to take her to Gringotts first, a towering white marble building that stood out in the center of Diagon Alley.

The doorway was a towering crooked stone pillar, and Esther couldn't help but take two steps when passing through the bronze door, for fear that the pillar would fall and hit her.Go through two goblins in uniform to greet guests, and there is a second door inside, a silver door with some words carved on it.

Esther's quick glance was nothing more than a warning against stealing.Esther didn't intend to steal anything, felt it was nothing important, and followed the two fairies directly into Gringotts.

Inside is a large and magnificent hall, with a hundred goblins sitting behind long counters on both sides, each busy with the work at hand: appraising jewels, sorting account books or fiddling with balances.

The two goblins led them to an empty counter, bowed and turned to leave.If it weren't for the goblin's inherently cunning appearance, Esther would almost think that they are the benchmark of gentlemen.

The counter was high, and the goblin looked down at Aunt Connie and Esther and said, "Good morning, what can I do for you?"

"Good morning, sir, we need to exchange some currency." Esther said as he took out some banknotes and a handful of coins, and took out a few crumpled checks from his father whom he hadn't seen in recent years.

She didn't touch the part of the money she invested. Although it wasn't much, she didn't want to sit and eat.Her father's abandonment and her mother's departure always made her feel a little insecure.

Aunt Connie told Esther that there was a family vault in Gringotts, and the gold coins in it were enough for her to use.But her education at the Collins family always reminded her that the family property may not belong to her control, and she didn't want to touch the money.

The goblin on the counter examined the check carefully, counted the scattered coins, and turned around to speak briefly to the goblin behind.After a while, the goblin behind brought a large bag of gold coins, silver coins and copper coins to them.

Aunt Connie handed Esther a small anti-theft pocket and asked her to put the gold coins into the new pocket so that they would not be lost.

Aunt Connie explained to Esther as she walked, "The gold ones are Galleons, the silver ones are Sickles, and the copper ones are Nats. One Galleon is equivalent to 1 Sickles, and one Sickle is 17 Nats. I remember your math grades are pretty good, right?"

Esther nodded, but still felt that she should carry a calculator with her.

"Let's buy a robe first. I remember seeing a robe shop called Mrs. Malkin when I came here." Aunt Connie said as she walked.

Business is at its peak during the summer holidays, and Esther waited a while before it was her turn to measure.Seeing the tape measure twirling around, Esther felt very novel.Is it possible to set a program when making a magic item?Or directly copy the master behavior?She wanted to tug at the ruler to see if it would interrupt its work.But before she could take the ruler, she had already completed the task and automatically went to the side to rest.

"First-year freshman? Do you want a full set?" Mrs. Malkin asked while recording the data.

"Yes ma'am," Esther replied.After paying the money, Mrs. Malkin recorded Esther's name and asked her to go buy other things first and come back to pick them up later.

Esther asked Aunt Connie to rest at the coffee shop, and then went to buy the rest by herself.She already had her mother's old textbooks.The binoculars are still usable, no need to buy new ones.She doesn't plan to take the pet to school and finds it a bit of a hassle to take care of it.Then there are only things she is most interested in, and Esther is a little excited.

She went to Partage's cauldron and bought a new cauldron, a set of glass vials, and a precision balance.Then go to Slugger & Ziggs Pharmacy to buy potion ingredients.

She handed one of the two young salesmen behind the counter the list of medicinal ingredients and servings that she had recorded from a textbook.While waiting, she tried to identify the barrels of gunk closest to her.

The doorbell rang, and a tall figure with black hair and black robe walked quickly to the counter.The clerk who was preparing to receive seemed to shudder slightly when he saw the customer.

"Go-good morning, Professor Snape, can I help you?" The clerk's voice trembled.

"Good morning, Mr. Norton, I'm here to pick up the ingredients I ordered." Professor Snape said in a low voice.

"Um, I, I don't know, sir, please wait a moment, I'll ask the store manager." After the clerk finished speaking, he hurried away.

Esther glanced at the man called the professor. Compared with the young Esther, he was taller, and Esther could barely reach his upper abdomen when he straightened up.He was a little thin, and the black robe was tightly wrapped around his waist, with a row of buttons in the middle fastened to the neckline, tightly hiding his neck inside.The cuffs were the same, tightly buttoned by a long series of buttons, and only half of the palm was exposed.

It's rare to see such a conservative man at ordinary times, Esther felt a little strange.But she didn't delve into it, but quickly turned her attention to the raw materials.Her upbringing taught her not to stare at people for too long, no matter how curious she was.

The clerk who sorted the ingredients for Est didn't notice what happened here, and checked the list intently.He compared some of the packed materials with the list on the counter one by one, and then said hesitantly, "I don't think freshmen don't need moonstone, scurvy, and lovage for the time being, and I think other Not so much material. Are you sure the list is correct?"

The black-robed professor glanced at the list in his hand, then turned to look at Esther, frowned and said slowly, "Maybe this lady thinks that she is so clever or that the preparation of potions is so simple that in a section Are you going to challenge the drug of confusion that you only learned in the third grade or the water of life and death that you only came into contact with in the senior grade when you didn't even listen to potions class?"

Hearing the professor talk to him, Esther could finally look at him openly.His face was pale and slightly sallow, and he didn't look very healthy.The long straight black hair was parted in the middle and hung on the side of the face with a little oily shine.The big hooked nose is particularly eye-catching.The frown and contemptuous tone faintly expressed his dissatisfaction.

It is very unwise to make a professor unhappy before he is enrolled.Esther hurriedly explained in a humble tone, "I don't have those thoughts, Professor. On the contrary, I was worried that I would be too stupid to prepare more materials, hoping that hard work can make up for it. After all, I really like potions, turning complicated materials into Potion, treating other people's body or spirit, is very fulfilling."

"Potions aren't just for—healing, Miss Glitter," he paused a little strangely, "and any tiny, stupid mistake can make it dangerous. Hard work can make up for one's inadequacy, and fools can never make perfect ones." Potion, and it's a pity that most of the idiots I meet are like this."

His piercing gaze casts on Esther.Esther blinked guiltily.She felt an invisible pressure projected from those dark eyes.If it is a "children" may really be shivering with fright.

Fortunately, Esther's heart is not as fragile as the "little child". She resisted the pressure and looked back at him, and said sincerely with a smile, "Thank you for your concern and reminder, Professor, I will be careful."

Professor Snape seemed surprised to see that Esther didn't act like a cowering quail.

At this time, the store manager had come out to greet him with the ingredients of the potion himself.

Professor Snape took the package and inspected it, but did not leave immediately.He pulled the list of Esther from the clerk, picked up the quill on the side, and said to Esther while scribbling on it, "I hope you can keep it like this after taking potions." Enthusiasm. But there is absolutely no need for extravagance and waste. The school will provide some raw materials for class use. It is enough to use these few potions for practice. Of course, it is another matter if you have the entire Gringotts. But it seems that you do not That possibility."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Esther to respond, he picked up his package, turned and strode away from the potion shop.The dark wizard robes swirled in a swirling wave behind him.The clerk at the side glanced at Esther sympathetically, picked up a new list and started working again.

To be honest, Esther didn't understand why the clerk sympathized with her. Although the professor didn't speak well, he revised the list for her and reminded her of the dangers of potion making. It was for her good anyway.

Her particularly keen senses could feel that the black robe professor was not malicious, and she didn't even show any disgust when she discovered that she had studied the poison formula (yes, she had no doubt that he saw through her thoughts).

But it is really rare in the world to be so mean when helping others.Won't you have no friends if you talk like this?Can I still be a professor?Esther felt that his knowledge had increased.

After coming out of the potions shop, she started thinking about wands.She had intended to use her mother's old wand, but Aunt Connie said it would be easier to buy one of her own.

She wanted to save money to buy medicinal materials before, so she temporarily gave up the idea of ​​buying a wand.But since Professor Black Robe saved her a lot of money, buying a magic wand didn't seem to be a problem.

She came to a small, shabby shop, where a sign with peeling paint read - Ollivander: Fine Wands Since 382 BC.

The store was dimly lit, and boxes were stacked one by one up to the ceiling.There seemed to be no one, and Esther was hesitating whether to ask aloud, a voice from above her head startled her, "Good afternoon, little girl, are you here to buy a wand?"

Este collected herself and said, "Hello, sir, yes, I would like to choose a wand."

"No, no, it's the wand that chooses the owner." An old man with silver hair came down from the ladder and looked at her with silver eyes. "Then which hand do you use to cast spells?"

"Right hand." Esther didn't worry about who to choose, and directly stretched out his right hand to show the elderly boss.

"Oh ok, let me see," he said as he jumped up to Esther with a tape measure and began to measure, Esther hadn't expected to buy a wand to measure.

Finally, the tape measure stopped after measuring the distance between the nostrils and fell to the side. The boss took out a wand and handed it to Esther, "Try this one, elm, ten inches, and the core is the heart nerve of the fire dragon."

Esther took the wand, there was a crack, and a puff of white smoke rose from the booklet on the counter. "No, not this." The boss hurriedly retracted his wand, and then waved his own wand to restore the tabletop to its original shape.

Then he handed her another one from another box, "Maybe this one, beech, unicorn core, nine and three quarters."

Esther took the wand, but there was no response, and the boss took it away again.

After changing so many in a row, Esther didn't understand how she was selected.

When he finally got a reddish-brown wand, a warm current passed from the wand body to the fingertips.She flicked it lightly, and a red light flashed, briefly lighting up the entire wand shop.

The shopkeeper looked at Esther with great interest, "It's so rare that it chose you. Hawthorn wood, twelve and one-half inches, not easy to bend, and the core is phoenix feather. This is a complex and interesting rod. The wand is good at healing as well as at cursing. Be careful with it, little girl, the spell may backfire if it is not handled properly."

"Sounds dangerous, can't you change it?" Esther asked nervously.

The old man's expression was mysterious. "The wand chooses its owner. Since it has chosen you, it means that it is the most suitable wand for you. Use it well, and I believe it can help you."

Esther paid the shopkeeper 7 Galleons with half understanding, and left the wand shop.

Before school started, Esther had been doing exercises at home and tried to make potions a few times.After Professor Black Robe's warning last time, she carefully chose several potions appointed by Professor Snape, and asked Aunt Connie to supervise her.

The potion was very successful, and Aunt Connie was satisfied with Esther's production process, which encouraged Esther.

Finally looking forward to the start of school, Esther packed everything one day in advance, which made it smooth for them to start.Aunt Connie drove her to King's Cross station and led her through the wall between platforms 9 and 10 to platform 9 3/4.

Esther waved goodbye to Aunt Connie and boarded the train, settling down in an empty suitcase at the back.

She took out "A Thousand Miraculous Herbs and Mushrooms" to pass the time, and it was not until the train was about to leave that the compartment door was opened. "Is there anyone here?" asked a little red-haired girl.

"No, please come in." Esther looked up politely and replied.

"Esther!" The little girl cried out in surprise after seeing Esther's face clearly, and sat next to Esther in two or three steps.

"Leona!" Esther also recognized it.

Leona was the first person Esther met after transferring to another school.Others kept their distance from her because she was a transfer student.Only Leona enthusiastically pulls her along to do homework or join group discussions.It was only later that she moved, and the two gradually lost contact.

"I didn't expect to meet you here, so you are also a witch?" Leona said excitedly while gesturing.

"Yeah, I didn't know until the letter arrived. What about you?" Esther asked.

"Me too. Something weird happened to me before, and my family had to move a lot. They couldn't believe it until they got the letter. My parents were a little hesitant, they hadn't heard of Hogwarts, A little worried. It was Professor McGonagall who explained it to them before they agreed.

"Professor McGonagall is a professor at Hogwarts and the dean of Gryffindor. To be honest, I was so nervous when I first met her. She looked very powerful. But when she took us to Diagon Alley, I I found that she was really responsible.

"I want to go to Gryffindor. She said that the four colleges are very good, but if I can enter Gryffindor, she will be very welcome. Which college do you want to go to? Do you know which colleges are there..." Leo Na enthusiastically tells Esther everything she knows.

Still that passionate little girl, Esther thought secretly with a smile.

Leaving rows of houses behind, the train ran wildly across the fields.Esther brought out a snack to share with Leona.At this time, the box door was knocked again, and a little blond boy stood outside the door with a wand in his hand, looking a little embarrassed.

"Can I sit with you?" He asked anxiously.

"Of course, come in quickly. What's the matter with you?" Leona warmly welcomed the new guest, ignoring the little boy's dodging eyes.

"Try this cherry flavor, I think it's better than blueberry." Esther turned Leona's attention to the snacks.After the little boy put away his luggage, he also handed him a piece of snack, "My name is Esther Collins, and she is Leona Brown, a first-year freshman."

The little boy hesitated for a moment, took the cake and held it in his hand, "Orien Wilkes." The little boy whispered his name before falling into silence again.

Esther frowned, she felt Wilkes' alienation.Leona didn't notice it, and was still happily looking forward to her new life at Hogwarts.

It was noon soon, and there were clicks and clicks in the aisle from far to near. A woman with a smile and dimples pushed open the door of the box and asked, "Honey, do you need to buy some food for the car?"

Esther and Leona's eyes lit up at the strange and weird snacks on the trolley that they had never seen before. They didn't miss any of them, and bought some of each.

The two of them each took out 7 silver Sickles to pay the lady who pushed the cart, and then piled up the purchased things on the table and chairs, and began to explore one by one. "Pumpkin stuffing is different from the taste at home," Leona munched on the pie, without any scruples about her image, "I love both flavors."

Esther started at the crucible cake, "It's a bit sweet, I hope the sweetness can be a little lighter."

Leona broke off a piece and put it in her mouth, "I think it's okay, don't you still like sweets?" After speaking, she picked up a box of chocolate frogs and opened it.

A dark-colored frog jumped out of it suddenly, and Leona let out a subconscious cry and hid back.Esther grabbed the chocolate frog in mid-air and took a closer look.

"It's not moving." Esther handed the frog-shaped chocolate to Leona.

"It usually only jumps once," Wilkes said at last.Both Esther and Leona looked at him, they had almost forgotten him.

"Have you eaten this? Do you want one?" Leona handed over a box of chocolate frogs. Wilkes lowered his head, wondering what he was thinking, and finally took it.

Leona thought he was shy, and encouraged him, "There are pies and cakes, as well as other snacks, you can take whatever you want, you're welcome."

"You are a child from a wizard's family, aren't you?" Esther's tone was affirmative even though it was a question.She heard from Aunt Connie that some children from wizarding families, especially pure-blood wizarding families, are unwilling to make friends with children from Muggle families. Judging from Wilkes' performance, this should be the case. Condition.

Wilkes looked up at Esther, but didn't answer.Leona asked with great interest, "Really? You are a child of a wizard family? Then you must know a lot about magic, right?"

"You don't have to be born in a wizarding family to be magical, everyone is pretty much the same," Esther said.She wasn't a showy character, but Wilkes' attitude made her very unhappy. Some people always have to let him know how powerful they are.

Esther put the torn box of chocolate frogs on the table, then drew out her wand and pointed at it, "Like—restore!"

As the spell was spoken, there was a flash of light from the wand, and the chocolate frog's carton snapped back into place.Leona opened her mouth exaggeratedly, even Wilkes was a little surprised.

"How did you do it?" Leona looked at Esther longingly.

Esther said calmly, "Get out your wand, and I can teach you right now. Know the spells and gestures, and it's not too difficult."

In the rest of the time, everyone ate and practiced spells. Leona was very smart and learned to restore the chocolate frog box before dark, and was going to play tricks on others with it.Wilkes finally stopped ignoring them, and the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.

The author has something to say:

I helped Esther choose a lot of wand woods, English oak, pear wood, ash... until I saw the test results of her wand... well, I thought too much, the wand chooses the owner, her character can only be compared with drag Brother has the same model, although I don't want to ORZ like this.