Chinese students at Hogwarts

In Zhang Xiao's complicated eyes, the eggshell-like light curtain slowly dissipated, and the jade pendant also extinguished its light.

In the past life, those problems that I had ignored intentionally or unintentionally resurfaced again.

For example, if a family lives in a slum, the parents are not worried about their own safety at all. According to the thinking of ordinary Chinese parents, they are trying their best to keep their children away from danger.

On the other hand, I had been worried about it for several years. I had saved up money for a long time and got a revolver in the black neighborhood through the school gangster.

Another example is that I beat up my classmates on the first day of school. I thought my parents and school were going to cause trouble, but nothing happened.

This also fueled his "arrogance" and laid the foundation for his future attacks on the whole school.

And the most critical question is that the three of them are illegally living in the UK and no one wants to change their nationality. How did he go to school? ? ?

Zhang Xiao put away his things and walked home again with a belly full of questions.

As for calling the police and dealing with the aftermath, the unlucky guy named Jason was right. Even the British government didn't want to take care of the slums, so why should he bother?

When I passed by the mailbox in my apartment, I randomly grabbed the things inside and continued to think about things.

He is quite familiar with the story of Harry Potter. He is not an avid Harry Potter fan, but he has read the novels and watched the movies. Even "Hogwarts: Legacy" has more than 200 hours of play time.

It has been ten years, so many details are not clear, but if you recall carefully, you can still recall a lot of things.

Are the parents also wizards or something similar? So do you have this talent?

After thinking for a while, Zhang Xiao became discouraged. Generally speaking, talented little wizards will show signs of magic bursting when they are young.

For example, Potter's hair, unconscious teleportation, dissolving glass, etc., but I have no such experience at all.

Is it because of this that my parents kept it secret from me? Are you a squib?

Maybe it's better to be an uninformed ordinary person.

Zhang Xiao thought bitterly. He grabbed the newspaper and tried to distract himself with something.

But I found something seemed to be sandwiched in the middle of the newspaper. It seemed to be a letter. Is it a credit card reminder?

Zhang Xiao was thinking wildly and turned the letter to the back.

On the back of the envelope, there was a wax seal, a shield, and a capital "H" surrounded by a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake.

Zhang Xiao's eyes widened suddenly, and he opened the envelope tremblingly with his hands tightly and tremblingly, took out the letter and read:

Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Albus Dumbledore (President of the International Federation of Magic, President of the Wizards Association, and first-class wizard of the Order of Merlin).

Dear Mr. Xiao Zhang: We are pleased to inform you that you have been admitted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Attached is a list of required books and equipment. The semester is scheduled to begin on September 1st. We will be waiting for your owl to bring your reply before July 31st. Yours sincerely, Vice-Principal (Female) Minerva McGonagall.

An explosive joy spread in his heart.

Zhang Xiao opened his mouth and felt as if a balloon was constantly expanding in his body, making him feel light and dizzy.

Is this the admission notice to Hogwarts? Am I not a squib? I'm going to Hogwarts? I'm going to Hogwarts to learn magic?

With a hearty smile on Zhang Xiao's face, she just held up the letter blankly and read it over and over again.

Even though he was familiar with the twists and turns of each letter, he still couldn't bear to put down the letter.

It wasn't until the door to the room was slammed open that he was startled and woke up from his intoxication. Before Zhang Xiao could react, two figures were already standing in front of him.

The mother, Li Qingshu, still has a shiny suona hanging on her waist. She obviously came directly from the owner's house.

She squatted down, supported Zhang Xiao with both hands, looked at her carefully for a long time, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiaoxiao is fine."

His father, Zhang Chengdao, had a serious look on his face and turned around a few times with his eyes closed. After hearing what his wife said, he nodded and said angrily.

"They can run fast!"

Zhang Xiao originally wanted to tell his parents what happened before. But after actually seeing it, I forgot everything.

He raised the letter and shouted excitedly:

"Mom and Dad, look!"

Li Qingshu took the letter curiously, glanced at it briefly, and handed the letter to Zhang Chengdao with a strange look on his face.

Um? This reaction is wrong. Could it be that your parents really know about Hogwarts?

The family of three sat on the sofa. Zhang Chengdao took the letter, thought about it for a while and asked, "Son, do you want to go to Hogwarts here?"

Zhang Xiao nodded hurriedly, who doesn't have Huo Meng?

Zhang Chengdao sighed, took out a pen from his robe, and wrote a few lines on the back of the letter.

Zhang Xiao took a peek and saw that it was still in beautiful cursive English.

As if aware of his son's peek, Zhang Chengdao said without raising his head:

"Generally speaking, for families that are not registered, Hogwarts will send a professor to prove the existence of the magical world. As long as you make a note on the letter, there is no need for the professor to come."

Do you want to be so understanding? I don’t even know these trivia!

Zhang Xiao didn't dare to talk nonsense, and could only look at his father and mother helplessly.

After refolding the letter paper and putting it away, Zhang Chengdao pondered for a while and finally said:

"I still don't know how to tell you. You must have a lot of questions, right?"

Zhang Xiao nodded, pointed to his pendant, and briefly told what happened before.

When it came to the female ghost, my parents just frowned slightly and didn't take it seriously.

When she heard the green light being emitted to deal with her son, Li Qingshu raised her eyebrows, her beautiful eyes filled with evil, and coldly shouted to her husband: "Old Zhang!"

Zhang Chengdao also squeezed out a few words through his teeth: "Seeking death! Leave it to me!"

Then he calmed down his emotions, considered it for a while, and said slowly to his son:

"Okay, let's put the jade pendant thing aside for now. Let's talk about our family first."

Zhang Chengdao said directly: "There is a magic world in the west, and there is a Xuanmen in the East. Among the Xuanmen, Longhushan is the leader.

Your mother and I are both from Longhu Mountain and are orthodox Taoists. Your father and I are considered one of the future heirs of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain.

Because of the turmoil in the country decades ago, even the Taoist sects were in panic, so the Heavenly Master made another hexagram.

He said that your mother and I will have a child in the future, and the opportunity lies in the West. If the opportunity does not come, we will not be able to practice Taoism.

So it is a hidden line insurance, but it is also for you.

We walked around Europe and finally stayed in England.

As for Hogwarts, it is a very famous magic school in the West. If you take a look today, your chance may fall on it, so there is no harm in going to school. "

Although he grew up abroad, he has not given up on his children's education. Zhang Xiao's extracurricular readings are textbooks such as Jiangsu Education Edition or Chinese biographical novels, so Zhang Chengdao is not worried that his son will not understand.

Not only did Zhang Xiao understand, but his two lives of experience had distorted his thinking to an extent that the couple did not expect.

Longhu Mountain! Tianshi Mansion! Is Master Tian like Zhang Zhiwei? Or maybe the kind in novels about cultivating immortals?

He had thought that his parents' origins were not simple, but he didn't expect them to be so simple!

But then, more questions arose in him, why the domestic turmoil caused the Taoist sect to also be turbulent, and why, since he was the heir to the Taoist sect, he was living a miserable life in the UK, relying on setting up a stall to tell fortunes.

Daomen should not be short of money, right?

Also, if you can practice Taoism, why should you learn magic? Flying swords, flying immortals, moving mountains and filling seas, isn't that more powerful than magic?

After hearing her son's question, the couple trembled with laughter. Li Qingshu touched Zhang Xiao's head.

"Xiaoxiao, good food and clothing are life, and simple food and food are also life. Material desires are not a bad thing.

But these are like floating clouds to me, they can both enter and leave the world. This is the attitude towards life that a practitioner should have.

Of course, you don’t have to feel guilty about your preference for luxury. It’s against human nature to be stoic. In the future, you’ll understand when your practice reaches a certain level. "

My father gave a summary of magic and Taoism.

"There is no distinction between Taoism and magic, it's just that everyone's Taoism is different. As far as I know, magic still has a lot of merits.

As for what you said about taking the enemy's head with a flying sword thousands of miles away. Son, when did you watch The Legend of Shushan Swordsman? "

Zhang Xiao was speechless. His mind was filled with the immortal novels of later generations. In them, the protagonists often created new worlds, moved mountains and seas, and even re-created the world. He had already preconceived the idea.

In the end, my father came to the conclusion that there is no conflict between Taoism and demons, and their cultivation routes are different, and they will not interfere with each other if they practice together!

As for why the domestic turmoil affected the Taoist sect, Zhang Chengdao did not explain too much. He just said that it was very complicated and he would know it later.

Looking at his father's appearance, Zhang Xiao didn't dare to ask further questions, and the more egregious question was buried in his heart.

"Since there really is a spiritual practice world, and my father said that magic is indistinguishable from Taoism, then according to the power of magic, it is easy to kill the little devil, why don't you take action to kill the little devil?" (Note 1)

He was afraid that his father would beat him if he asked. It would be a long time anyway, so he would have to find the answer later.

This family conversation gradually came to an end. At the end, Zhang Chengdao hesitated for a long time and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he did not. Instead, he patted Zhang Xiao on the shoulder and encouraged him.

"Study hard when you get to Hogwarts, and don't embarrass our sect!"

Zhang Xiao smacked her lips. After all, they were Chinese parents. This familiar feeling was inherited from the same origin!

Li Qingshu looked at the clock, stood up and expressed her opinion

"Okay, it's almost two o'clock, Xiaoxiao go to bed quickly!"

Zhang Chengdao winked at Zhang Xiao and coughed twice:

"Your mother is right. I read in the letter that you need to prepare some things for the new students. You should buy them in Diagon Alley. Your mother and I will take you shopping tomorrow. Now go to bed!"

It was okay that Li Qingshu didn't mention it. When Zhang Xiao mentioned the time, he suddenly felt sleepy. He couldn't help but yawned and felt that he could hardly open his eyes.

I staggered to my little bed, with a longing similar to that of a primary school student on the eve of a spring outing, and fell into a deep sleep.

Li Qingshu quietly came to her son's bed and tucked him in. Looking at the smile on the child's face, she couldn't help but laugh.

That must be a good dream.

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Note 1: Official setting: During World War I, thousands of wizards joined the war. Among them, Newt Scamman's brother Theseus Scamman was called a "war hero" after the war, so the wizard The argument of not participating in the national war is not valid.

The issue of Daomen’s participation in the war will be filled in in the future.