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Chapter 4048 4050 [Hogwarts Admission Letter]

In addition to books on spells, there are also books on potions, herbology, transfiguration, divination, astronomy, history of magic, magical creatures, magic theory, ancient runes, and defense against the dark arts...

Xiang Nan spent half a year reading almost all the books in his home.

This is also thanks to his superb memory, which allows him to quickly flip through these books and remember the contents of the books in one go.

He could also stay awake for long periods of time, which gave him more time to study.

By reading these books, Xiang Nan's knowledge of magic became richer and richer, and his understanding of magic became deeper and deeper.

In his opinion, magic, martial arts, special abilities, etc. are similar in nature and may even have the same origin.

For example, magic has petrification, and martial arts has acupuncture; magic has prophecy, and special abilities include clairvoyance; magic has blazing fire, and martial arts have flaming sword and flaming palm; magic has levitation, and special abilities include exorcism; magic has freezing, and martial arts have Xuanming Palm and Black Wind Finger; magic has shapeshifting, and special abilities include card shuffling...

Xiang Nan had previously conducted research on special abilities in a research institute in the world of "God of Gamblers". By reviewing various ancient documents, he learned that there are many people with special abilities in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad, who possess very magical abilities.

For example, Buddha, God, Zeus, Zhuangzi, Laozi, Odin, Brahma, Merlin, etc. are all among them. However, they call their special abilities differently, some call them "magic", some call them "divine power", some call them "immortal arts", some call them "curse", and some call them "Taoism"...

Therefore, Xiang Nan has reason to believe that the magic in the Harry Potter world is connected to the martial arts in the martial arts world and the magic in the fairy world, but each has its own ingenuity.

So he wondered if he could use the magic skill of "transferring flowers and trees" to absorb the magic power in other people's bodies; if the body-protecting true qi could be used as an armor spell to block most of the magic spells; and if Xiao Li's flying daggers fought against the Avada Kedavra curse, who would die first...

However, these doubts would only be resolved slowly after he went to Hogwarts.

……

In addition to reading, Xiang Nan meets with Lily every weekend.

They have become very good friends now. Even Lily's parents and sister have a good impression of him and don't mind him visiting their home often.

Time flies, and finally it is July.

On this day, Xiang Nan's family of three were having breakfast with oatmeal porridge and hummus on the table.

At this moment a brown owl flew into the house through the open window, made a cooing sound, and then dropped a letter.

Xiang Nan caught the letter before it fell into the porridge bowl. He saw that the envelope was made of thick parchment, and the address was written in emerald green ink, "Seven Spider's End Lane, Cokeworth City, to Mr. Severus Snape."

Xiang Nan was delighted and turned the envelope over. As expected, he saw a wax seal and a shield emblem on it. The capital letter "H" was surrounded by a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake.

  He immediately opened the letter and saw the words written on it, "Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Albus Dumbledore. (President of the International Confederation of Magic, President of the Wizarding Association, First-Class Magician of the Order of Merlin)

Dear Mr. Snape, We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Enclosed is a list of required books and equipment. Term is scheduled to begin on September 1st. We will await your owl with your reply by July 31st. Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress.

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"Mom, I received the acceptance letter from Hogwarts." Xiang Nan said happily to Irene after reading the letter.

"Good boy!" Irene Prince was also very excited. She stood up and hugged her son tightly, saying, "Since the day you showed your magical talent at the age of five, I knew this day would come sooner or later."

"Oh my God, there's going to be another monster in the house." Compared to the excited Irene Prince, Tobias Snape had a look of disgust on his face.

"Let me see what we need to prepare..." Irene ignored his complaints and opened the attachment in the envelope and read, "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Uniform) First-year students need: 1. Three sets of plain work robes (black); 2. A plain peaked hat for daytime wear (black); 3. A pair of protective gloves (made of dragon skin or similar material); 4. A winter cloak (black, silver buckle) Please note: All student clothing must be attached with name tags

Textbooks: All students are required to prepare the following books: The Standard Book of Spells, Elementary, by Miranda Goshawk; A History of Magic, by Bathilda Bagshot; Magical Theory, by Adalbert Waughlin; A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, by Emery Switch; One Thousand Magical Herbs and Grasses, by Phyllida Spurr; Magical Pharmacy and Potions, by Arsenal Giger; Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, by Newt Scamander; Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Defense, by Quentin Trimble.

[Other Equipment]: A wand, a cauldron (pewter, standard size 2), a set of glass or crystal phials, a telescope, a brass balance, and students may bring an owl, a cat, or a toad.

Parents are kindly reminded that first-year students are not allowed to bring their own broomsticks."

"Oh my God, you want so many things, are you going to bankrupt me?" Tobias yelled angrily.

"Don't be angry, dear. Severus can use my old books, cauldrons, balances and telescopes. As for school uniforms, we can also buy them at a second-hand robe shop, which is more than half the price. Only the wand needs to be bought a new one, but only seven Galleons will be enough." Irene explained hurriedly.

"Seven Galleons? How much is that?" Tobias asked in confusion.

"About thirty-five pounds," Irene thought for a moment.

"Thirty-five pounds?! That's enough for me to buy so many bottles of wine," Tobias complained.

"Dad, if I go to school, the family will save enough food for one person, which is much more than thirty-five pounds." Xiang Nan said when he saw that he was unwilling to pay thirty-five pounds.

In fact, although he is unemployed now, the UK has been promoting high welfare policies since World War II. Even if workers are unemployed, they can enjoy most free medical services, free food, housing subsidies, transportation subsidies, water and electricity subsidies, education subsidies, etc., adding up to 300 pounds per month.

Thirty-five pounds, therefore, was not a large sum of money, even for Tobias.

Tobias was stunned, thought about it carefully, and then nodded.

My son doesn’t have to pay tuition or meal fees at school, which has saved a lot of money. It can also save food for one person, so it’s a good deal overall.