Hogwarts: From Squibs to Greatness

Chapter 12 Compensation and Hogwarts Admission Letter
Paid for the hospitalization and the treatment of Tom's injuries, and left John at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Wounds and Wounds.

At this moment, he was standing blankly in the bathroom of the villa, looking at himself in the mirror.

Although from Tom's reaction, he vaguely noticed that his appearance had changed a bit due to the awakening of his blood.

But he never expected such a big change.

Not only the black hair turned into red hair that burns like flames, but the original blue-gray eyes have now turned into a pair of faint blue dragon pupils, the height has been raised, and the thin body has also become strong. It is really worthy of the blood of the red dragon .

Apart from these obvious changes in appearance, his whole temperament has also undergone earth-shaking changes.

The previous John may have been due to the fact that something from his original body still remained in his body. Even though John did not appear to be the case, his originally thin body and slightly pale skin made him look like he was only hiding in the dark The venomous snake seems to take your life in the next second.

But now, John's whole body looks like a burning flame. His skin is no longer pale but has a healthy complexion. His originally thin body has now become strong and full. It revealed an indescribable majesty.

It can be said that even Sister Mary, who is most familiar with John now, can hardly recognize John in the first place.

But such a change is not a bad thing, or it will happen sooner or later. After all, the soul in this body is no longer the John who was struggling in pain in the past.

Just then, Tom's timid voice sounded beside him.

"Master, Tom has a letter from the Ministry of Magic."

"A letter from the Ministry of Magic?" John looked at Tom and took the unopened letter from him with the intact envelope.

The envelope of the letter was made of brown paper, and the sender was not written on the front, and there was no postage stamp. Apart from his address, there was only the postmark of the Ministry of Magic.

In the middle of the back is a fiery red wax seal, and John can clearly see the pattern on the wax seal, which is a big "M".

And just when John was about to open the envelope and take out the letter, he didn't know if something was triggered.

The letter suddenly slipped out of John's hand, suspended in front of him, and began to change in vain, and finally a simple human face appeared in front of him.

John immediately realized that this was a warning letter from the Ministry of Magic.

Sure enough, as the mouth of the warning letter opened and closed, a polite female voice was heard.

"Dear Mr. John Williams"

"At 9:40 this morning, our company detected that you had magical fluctuations that exceeded the limit in your seaside villa in Portsmouth."

"We immediately sent personnel to investigate and found that your villa seems to be under a powerful flame spell attack"

"This act caused the spell on the villa to fail, so that a follow-up investigation found that more than a hundred Muggles witnessed the incident"

"This is a clear violation of Article No.13 of the International Federation of Magicians' Secrecy Act"

"After further investigation, no trace of anyone other than you and the house-elf was found at the scene.

"Based on the fact that you were in a coma and were being treated at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries"

"We asked your house elf and got the answer that you were doing alchemy experiments"

"During the follow-up investigation, we learned that you are a freshman enrolled this year, and you have not yet purchased a magic wand, and you have no conditions to cast a powerful spell. We also obtained the record of your purchase of alchemy books."

"We have chosen to accept your house-elf testimony and therefore dismiss your subsequent liability"

"However, considering the manpower and time consumed by the Ministry of Magic to deal with this incident"

"Now the Ministry of Magic has formally requested compensation from you. The compensation amount is: 300 Galleons. Please pay the compensation in person or by someone within [-] natural days as soon as possible. If the time limit is exceeded, the Ministry of Magic will file a lawsuit against you."

"Your faithful Mafalda Hopkirk Ministry of Magic Forbids Misuse of Magic"

When the last sentence was finished, the warning letter in front of John disintegrated before John's eyes, turning into scraps of paper all over the place.

John didn't expect that his magic riot would even alarm the Ministry of Magic, but when he thought of the charred and completely burned room upstairs, he seemed to think it was reasonable.

"Ah~" John sighed, and then looked at Tom beside him, "Tom, please run to pay the compensation!"

This is also something that John should be thankful for. Fortunately, he asked Tom to store all the things he got at the beginning in Gringotts. If they were still packed in that cowhide box, everything would be burnt to clean.

"Good master, Tom promises to complete the task!"

After the words fell, Tom disappeared in front of John with a crisp finger snap.

But just as John was about to go to the new study to study for a while, a burst of "do-do" sound attracted his attention.

Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw an eagle owl outside the window knocking on the window with its beak, and there was a letter tied to his leg.

Thinking of the warning letter just now that I am a freshman who enrolled this year, it is self-evident what this letter is.

Although he had guessed that there would be such a moment, when it really happened, John couldn't help but get excited.

He walked quickly to the window, opened the latch and pushed the window up, and saw the eagle owl leap into the house, and then stretched out its legs. Seeing this, John immediately reached out and took the letter from the opponent's legs.

The envelope in his hand is made of heavy parchment, so it feels a bit heavy to the touch. The address before him is written in emerald green ink:

"Mr. John Williams, 76-5 Portsmouth Harbour, Seaside House, Portsmouth."

There is no stamp on it, turn it over.

On the opening of the envelope was a red wax seal, pressing a coat of arms: a coat of arms with a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake surrounded by a capital "H."

This is the school emblem of Hogwarts, and this moment also represents the official opening of the wizarding world to John, and his identity as a squib is self-defeating!
Carefully remove the wax seal and take out the letter inside.

Those were two small pieces of parchment, but these two pieces of parchment were what many people longed for.

Slowly opened the parchment in his hand, although he already knew the contents from his memory, but when he really got it in his hand, John couldn't help but read it carefully.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore

(President of the International Federation of Wizards, First Class Merlin, Great Magician, Chief Magician of the Wizengamot)

Dear Mr. Williams:
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.

Semester is set to start September [-]

We will be waiting for your owl to bring your reply before July 31st.

Sincerely, Deputy Principal (Female) Minerva McGonagall

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Admission Checklist:

[Uniform] First-year freshmen need:
1. Three sets of plain work gowns (black)
2. A plain peaked hat (black) for daytime wear
3. A pair of protective gloves (made of dragon skin or similar materials)
4. A winter cloak (black with silver buttons)
Please note: All student clothing must have a name tag

[Textbooks] All students need to prepare the following books:
Standard Spells, Beginners by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
A Theory of Magic by Adbe Woflin
The Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Swich

A Thousand Miraculous Herbs and Mushrooms by Phyllida Spohr
Magic Potions and Potions by Arseny Giger

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
The Black Arts: A Guide to Self-Defense by Quentin Trimble

【Other equipment】

a wand

A crucible (pewter, standard size No. 2)
A set of glass or crystal vials

a telescope
a brass balance

Students may bring an owl or a cat or a toad

Parents are specially reminded that first-year freshmen are not allowed to bring their own broomsticks.

Just when John wanted to watch it again, his fingers were touched by something cold.

Turning his head, he found that the eagle owl who delivered the letter was watching him. John could see a hint of helplessness and impatience from the slightly serious face of the eagle owl.

"Sorry, wait a minute"

John immediately ran upstairs quickly. His physical fitness beyond ordinary people made him disappear in front of Diao Xiao in an instant like a gust of wind.

This speed seemed to frighten the eagle owl, and for a moment the eagle owl's eyes widened, showing a shocked expression.

Not long after, John rushed downstairs again, holding a package in an envelope in his hand, and it had been sealed with a wax seal.

Ignoring the eagle owl who had been staring at him as if looking at something rare, he took out the biscuits that Tom had made before from his pocket, crushed them in his palm and fed them to the eagle owl in front of him.

Food is currently, and other things are not important.

Seeing that Diao Xiao buried his head in his palm and gradually finished eating the biscuit crumbs, John passed the reply letter in his hand to the other party.

Standing by the window, watching the eagle owl leaving with the letter in his mouth, disappearing into the sky until he could no longer be seen, John turned around and returned to the house.

He was ready to get ready and set off for Diagon Alley as soon as Tom came back.

Almost at the same time, when John received the Hogwarts admission letter, many people in a manor castle in England also received the news.

At this moment, in the study room of the castle, a middle-aged man with luxurious clothes, black hair and black pupils who looked like John's old age, that is, John's father, Baldwin Selwyn, was calmly looking at the letter from the Ministry of Magic in his hand.

The wizard war that broke out in the underground world of the big red country some time ago not only exposed all the smuggling routes that the Selwyn family had developed with great difficulty, but also was caught by the Ministry of Magic, and they came to investigate the family every three days.

Although they had been prepared and were not caught by the Ministry of Magic, they still held on to the family.

Baldwin knew very well what these corpse eaters were thinking. They just wanted to make a good fortune from the family. It happened once when they were investigating the Death Eaters in the family.

Even if he didn't open it, he knew the content of the letter was a threat from those moths, but Baldwin dismissed it.

Just when Baldwin was thinking about how to reply to the letter, he secretly wrote a letter to scold and threaten Fudge

Following some hasty knocks on the door, the housekeeper still had surprise on his face, pushed the door open and walked quickly to his side: "Master, there is something you need to know."

Seeing the butler's reaction like this, Baldwin knew that something must have happened that must be resolved immediately.

However, the aristocratic etiquette that has been maintained for many years still made him calmly put down the letter in his hand and said, "Speak."

"Master John succeeded in the magic riot, and now he has received the admission notice from Hogwarts."

"what?!!"

　The Ministry of Magic before Voldemort: Even though we are pedantic, we still insist on justice

　　The Ministry of Magic after Voldemort: If you didn't see it, it didn't happen, what Death Eaters?Be careful to sue you for slander!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)