"Ding-dong."
It was the sound of the doorbell ringing, and Miss Granger, who was wearing pajamas and stepping on a stool to brush her teeth in the bathroom, suddenly shook her head, and turned her head out in a bit of a hurry and shouted, "Mom!
The teacher is here!
”"Quick, dear, bring me my tie."
It was Mr.
Granger's shout at the same time.The Granger couple took a day off today to stay at home, because yesterday a professor claiming to be from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry called and informed them that he would come to their door today to take them around the mysterious wizarding world.The couple, both dentists, run a dental clinic together in another building in the community, and in addition to their shared love of caring for teeth, they are also very enlightened parents.You must know that ordinary people, if they received a notice from some magic academy informing them that their eleven-year-old daughter would become a witch, they would definitely not be as easy to talk as they are now.Whether to call the police or not is another matter, let alone the idea of using an owl to reply to the letter.Yes, Mr.
Granger is a top graduate of medical school, and when he received a letter from Professor McGonagall from Owl Man, he immediately verified whether the owl was a real postman after seeing his daughter's acceptance letter and the purchase list for the new academic year.If this is true, then the Academy of Magic should also exist.As a middle-aged man with dreams, he wrote a letter on the spot for the owl to bring back to Hogwarts, and the furry creature could understand his language perfectly and just stood quietly on the windowsill as he wrote the letter.It soon brought back Professor McGonagall's second letter, which introduced the parents of the students to the wizarding world and Hogwarts, and said that they understood the Muggle couple's concerns, and that they would be accompanied by a house professor to learn about the state of the wizarding world at the beginning of the school year.To put it simply, it's a day trip to Diagon Alley.Originally, Professor McGonagall was in charge of this work, but the school had an extra professor for the new semester, and the drudgery of a long day of sightseeing with Muggle families naturally fell on the newcomer's head under the hint of the headmaster.The daughter had just gotten up in the morning because she had been so excited that she had just gotten up in the morning, and her husband was constantly dressing himself in front of the mirror early in the morning as if he were going to school, and Mrs.
Granger reluctantly handed her husband another blue tie and hurried to open the door.In the warm morning sun, a tall and straight figure was in front of the door, dressed in a hand-made suit, looking like a big man from Bishop Street who had gone to the wrong place.Purely a woman's intuition, Mrs.
Granger felt that the person in front of her had an indescribable temperament, a little mysterious, and a little dark.But soon, after seeing the other person's smile, all doubts melted like ice and snow."
Good morning, Lady Granger, I'm Slade Wilson, a professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, who called yesterday."
Su Ming took out the classic smile of the business, and at the same time handed out a Wilson champagne gift box: "For the first visit, this is a small gift." ”"Thank you, please come in."
The lady took the gift, and the British and Americans like to bring a bottle of wine when they visit other people's homes, which is also a kind of folk custom.It's just that she's not sure if the person in front of her is really a magician?
Looks more like a banker.The other party nodded at her and walked into the small house, which was very well decorated and clean.As if seeing through all her thoughts, the other party said as he walked through the porch to change his shoes, "Don't you think I don't look like a magician?"
Think you'll see an old man in a robe and a pointed hat when you open the door?
”"Hehe, teacher, you are so humorous."
Madame Granger had a good impression of Su Ming, and the magician didn't seem to be as unworldly as the other professor wrote back.Su Ming laughed with him, he had been unsure of the criteria for judging British humor, and he obviously didn't tell jokes.When he came to the living room, Mr.
Granger was already sitting on the sofa, and when he saw the guests coming, he also got up and smiled and welcomed: "Welcome, Professor Wilson, you look so young as you imagined." ”"It's really not a good thing to be young in the profession of a professor, just like a doctor, if you are too young, the patient will feel inexperienced, except" Su Ming sat on the sofa with a smile, took the tea prepared by others and drank it.Mr.
Granger is also knowledgeable, and immediately picked up: "Except for our dentists, because we are old, we will be dazzled and tremble, and I am afraid that the drill will hit the patient's tongue, haha." ”As if he had heard a good joke, he immediately became close to the guest, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious on the premise that both parties had a heart to get closer.A dozen minutes later, when Hermione came downstairs after changing into beautiful clothes, she saw a strange one-eyed man talking happily with her father, and the two were even talking about the results of last night's Premier League game.Her home is in Manchester, in the North West of England, a city with such a high percentage of football fans that she knows quite a few of them."
Daddy."
She screamed milkily and reached for her long, mischievous hair, trying to make them look softer, but it was useless.Hearing her shout, Mr.
Granger ended the conversation about the football team: "Behold, my sweet little princess is down."
Professor Wilson, this is my daughter Hermione, who had all graduated from elementary school with excellent grades not long ago. ”His face was full of pride, and he walked over to hug his daughter affectionately, and introduced his palm pearl to Su Ming with great interest.Hermione was a little proud of her grades, and a little embarrassed, but she lowered her head and secretly watched the professor's reaction, because she already knew that if everything went well, the other party would be her teacher for years to come.As a good child, she didn't want to make a bad impression on her teachers or her parents, which is why she wore a new dress today.The one-eyed man, with a warm smile that didn't match his appearance, stood up, "We all know how good Miss Granger is, but I think it's going to be a wonderful day to invite you to breakfast before starting today's journey." ”"That's right, Professor, if we don't know what kind of world she will live in in the future, I'm afraid we really can't rest assured."
Mr.
Granger went to find his hat, while Mrs.
Granger was busy packing up the teapot and teacups: "Please wait a minute, how much money do we need to bring?"
Is 500 pounds enough for tuition?
”"It's not that much, 200 pounds is enough."
Su Ming replied, listening to the doctor go to the bedroom to take money from a safe somewhere in the name of looking for a hat: "Hogwarts food and lodging are free, you can give the child some more pocket money." ”It stands to reason that first-year students can't leave school at all, so there's no place to spend money.However, Su Ming is now a professor, and he can take anyone to Hogsmeade Village to 'learn materials'."
Okay."
Mr.
Granger's voice could be heard from the large upstairs bedroom.Only little Hermione and the tall professor were left in the living room.In the face of the teacher's gaze, she was a little embarrassed to lift the hem of her skirt and salute, but she almost fell down clumsily and unskillfully, and the embarrassed appearance of pursing her mouth was even more cute."
No, little Hermione, curtsy doesn't work for magicians."
Su Ming smiled and raised his hand, and the strangulation stabilized the little girl: "From now on, you will gradually grasp the true power, and you don't need to bend your knees to anyone anymore." ”Hermione scratched her head, she was too young to understand the meaning of the words, and the strange tentacle creature was mistaken by her as a form of magic, and she watched in amazement as it retracted into the Professor's clothes."
Okay, Professor."
It was only when her father found the right hat and returned to her that she remembered to respond to the professor's words, which made her blush even more.At this time, the family was ready to go out, and Su Ming also nodded: "Then let's go, go to the Radisson Blu Hotel for breakfast first, and then I will take you to the Leaky Cauldron Bar and enter the portal of the magic world." ”"Okay, how do we get there?"
Mr.
Granger went out with some gusto, looking around like a thief, and whispered, "I mean, is it through some teleportation or flying magic?"
Isn't it good to be seen by others?
”Su Ming dug into his pants pocket, pinched out a car key with two fingers, and as soon as he pressed the button on it, a luxury car on the side of the road sounded an unlocking alarm."
I rented a car."
Mr.
Granger's shoulders drooped, looking disappointed, but Hermione giggled with her mother.