NOVEL NEXT Chapter 2: Dumbledore
After seeing the letter, Andrew's mouth curled into a smile. Hogwarts letter is here, Andrew chuckled and grabbed paper writing a reply to the letter. As Andrew gave it to the owl it looked at him again while Andrew took out some nuts again.
After eating them the owl flew off with the letter in it's beak. Andrew stretched a little and as usual it's a daily routine, breakfast get ready, school time, and then pray to god then lunch and then back to studies, dinner and then sleep. The next day though a strange looking old man who is wearing robes appeared in the orphanage.
He lied claiming to be the principal to a school. After Dumbledore arrived at the room of Andrew he frowned. Not because he detected dark magic or anything but the abundance of magic in that place alone. Being bonded with a phoenix he is sensitive to magic fluctuations and he saw the purity and quantity of magic in that place.
It's equal to Hogwarts environment. The strange thing is that only the surroundings of Andrew Peverall's room has this much concentration of magic. If it's Hogwarts he can understand why because of the gathering of wizards, forbidden forest, magical beasts and even founders themselves enchanting and building that castle.
But a normal room in the muggle world has the same concentration of magic that Hogwarts possess is something he didn't expect. As Dumbledore pushed the door open he saw Andrew who is reading a book. Andrew turned to Dumbledore and stood up.
He asked," uh, hello and Who are you Mr?", Andrew asked with a confused face while Dumbledore took deep breath. He felt th aura of that boy in front of him. It's pure magical aura. This is unexpected totally. He also felt the effects of charm.
Dumbledore immediately guessed the boy in front of him must be a part veela. Dumbledore smiled and said," I'm Albus Dumbledore. The headmaster of Hogwarts", Andrew looked at him and said," I thought the letter was a joke ".
Dumbledore smiled and turned the chair there into a bird which flew around the room and landed against transforming back. Andrew looked at Dumbledore and said," so magic is real ", Dumbledore is confused by the calm demeanor. Isn't this where a child who first saw magic will be excited or bewildered or even shocked.
Andrew meanwhile said," I can do magic too I think. I thought it's some kind of power at first ", Andrew opened his palm while the cup on the table moved into his hand. Dumbledore raised an eyebrow that's a good magic control. Andrew looked calm and said," so there are more people like me in this world. Headmaster Dumbledore, can you tell me about Hogwarts?".
Andrew arranged a chair for Dumbledore and gave him some cookies and candies that he saved throughout the years. Dumbledore ate a candy and looked at Andrew with a smile then started telling him about Hogwarts and how the peverall family is a family that belongs to magical world along with some history.
As Andrew nodded, Dumbledore told him they will be going to diagon alley to buy everything needed for the school. As Andrew and Dumbledore are leaving the matron greeted Dumbledore again and guessed Andrew is going to leave soon.
She bid farewell to them. As Andrew reached the leaky couldron he couldn't help but think this place is not really good. The environment is dim and people with cloaks are more like criminals than wizards.
Dumbledore is greeted by everyone there. Some even cast admiring glaces at the old man making Andrew feel weird. Wizards are somehow strange? He thought and sighed, he is one now. So he is strange right?
Dumbledore took Andrew to the back yard of the pub and said to Andrew," now remember very carefully. From the trash can, three up and two across. Tap this brick and there you'll have the entrance to Diagon Alley ".
Andrew nodded, it's really a good thing but what if he replace the trash bin or take it away from there. Dumbledore looked at him and said," your thoughts are written all over your face Mr Peverall. But I must warn you last time two small guys have the same thought and they replaced the trash bin. Taking it away from there. As a result their house is blasted with howlers the next day and they got 3 months detention at school. So I recommend not to do this ".
Dumbledore spoke with a smile while caressing his beard. Andrew awkwardly smiled and followed Dumbledore. Diagon Alley is great actually. It's not like the gloomy club, this is a good one.