Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 3 Dumbledore's Unexpected Home Visit

"Mr. Mike Townley, it appears that you have read the letter we sent you."

Dumbledore stood outside the door. The soft sunlight outside shone on him, making him seem to be glowing, especially his white beard.

Mike stared at Dumbledore in amazement, and glanced at the letter in his hand from time to time. For a moment he didn't know how to react.

Seeing Mike's stupid look, Dumbledore continued:

"Please forgive me for not introducing myself yet. I am Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am here to help a young wizard like you who has a special situation."

"Principal... Mr. Principal?" Mike seemed to have not reacted yet.

"Mr. Townley, when the guests come, won't you invite me in first?" Dumbledore winked at Mike and smiled like a mischievous old man.

Mike shuddered, then hurriedly invited Dumbledore in and asked him to sit on the only intact sofa in the garbage room.

"Mr. Principal, is everything in the letter true? I...I was really admitted to a magic school?"

Dumbledore sat down without any disgust and looked around the clean and tidy environment in the garbage house.

"Of course, Mr. Townley, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic with a long history. Also, I have to say that your place is unexpectedly clean."

Mike's mind was extremely confused at this time. Dumbledore's arrival was too sudden. Fortunately, Mike had seen many big scenes in his previous life and had a strong ability to adapt to changes.

"Um... Mr. Principal, why did the principal come in person? Can't we just send anyone else to do this? Of course, I'm not suspecting you're lying to me, it's just... it's just too sudden."

Mike's face flushed with nervousness, and he subconsciously asked the question that puzzled him the most.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Mike. We are sure that you have magical talent and meet our admission requirements. I believe you have already discovered this, regarding the series of abnormal phenomena happening around you."

Dumbledore paused here.

"As to why I came here in person, it's mainly because the Ministry of Magic discovered that you seemed to be intentionally triggering a magical riot. You know, this is very dangerous. I think it's necessary for me to come here in person for your special situation. Oh! Magical riots are those abnormal phenomena happening around you."

After saying this, Dumbledore also glanced at the large piece of meat hanging on the steel structure of the shed.

Mike had calmed down by now. The training of controlling emotions during this period was still useful. He found that Dumbledore was looking at the leftover meat from last night. Combined with what he said before, he realized that someone had been watching him all this time. The abnormal situation that Dumbledore mentioned included not only the magic riot but also his actions last night.

"Mr. Principal, I haven't eaten meat for a long time. I didn't do that on purpose. I just couldn't help it."

Mike pretended to be aggrieved.

Dumbledore was obviously a little surprised that this child had such outstanding observation skills. But it was understandable, after all, he was an orphan, and if he didn't have a strong ability to read people's expressions, he would suffer a lot.

"Mr. Mike, I don't mean to blame you. In fact, I have seen many children like you. One of them is very similar to you. He is also gifted and has suffered a lot since childhood."

Dumbledore smiled kindly.

"I believe you are kind, and I believe Hogwarts will not let you down. Also, just call me Dumbledore, don't be so reserved."

Mike couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling after hearing what Dumbledore said. He had a hunch that the child Dumbledore was talking about who looked very similar to him might be Voldemort.

"Thank you, Mr. Dumbledore. May I ask how much is the tuition for Hogwarts? I would like to go to school, but... I don't know if I have enough money."

Mike controlled his expression and smiled stiffly. "Oh, Mr. Townley, I think you may have misunderstood something. Hogwarts School provides subsidies for students with special circumstances like you. You just need to wait for our follow-up staff. There is no charge."

Dumbledore explained, pretending to be surprised.

Mike pretended to be relieved, his eyes were red, and he said with a choked voice, "Thank you! Thank you! I have always dreamed of going to school, but... thank you!" Mike still cried in the second half of his speech.

"Poor child." Dumbledore stroked Mike's short blond hair with his big hand. "Don't worry, just like I said, Hogwarts will not let you down."

Mike couldn't help but feel a chill when Dumbledore touched his hair. You know, Dumbledore was suspected of being a homosexual, but he had to continue to pretend to be grateful.

The two talked for a while until Dumbledore took the initiative to leave. Then Mike, with red eyes, sent Dumbledore to the door.

"See you at Hogwarts, Mike." Dumbledore nodded to Mike and Apparated away.

Mike stood at the door of the garbage room for a long time without saying a word.

He really didn't expect Dumbledore to come to visit his home in person, and he also didn't expect that his superpower was actually the burst of magic.

But he just learned from a conversation with Dumbledore that his talent seems to be very strong. After all, the talent of a little wizard who can control his magical bursts and not get hurt before the age of 11 can be imagined. This means that he has an amazing talent in silent and wandless casting.

In fact, in the era when there were no magic wands, only such people were considered to have magical talents. In modern times, with the emergence of magic wands, many people who were considered to be squibs in ancient times can also become wizards with the help of magic wands.

Mike couldn't help but get excited when he thought of this. The wizarding world was completely different from the world of ordinary people. In the wizarding world, individual power was very strong. Even Dumbledore and Voldemort could fight against the army alone. In such a world, it was self-evident what it meant to have a strong magical talent.

For a Muggle wizard like him to stand out in the wizarding world? That's almost impossible.

Although Dumbledore and others have done a lot to promote the peaceful coexistence of wizards and Muggles, the wizarding world is still the territory of pure-blood wizards. Muggle wizards are undoubtedly at the bottom of the discrimination chain in the wizarding world, and even the Squibs from some big families live better than them.

This can be seen from the Weasley family.

Ron's father, Arthur Weasley, worked in the Ministry of Magic's Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Department and even wrote the Muggle Protection Act. But from the description of him in the original book, it is clear that he did not know much about Muggles.

Isn't there a Muggle-born wizard who is more suitable for this job than Arthur?
Of course there is, but the Ministry of Magic would rather let an incompetent pure-blood wizard work in this position and wait for death than recruit a Muggle-born wizard.

So, if Michael wants to stand out, he must either overthrow the rule of pure-blood wizards over the wizarding world, or possess a power so strong that pure-blood wizards cannot ignore it, just like Voldemort and Dumbledore.

Mike shook his head, throwing the distracting thoughts out of his mind.

Now there is one more pressing matter.

Just now, Mike learned from Dumbledore that every young wizard born in a Muggle family can use the Hogwarts admission letter as a voucher and exchange it for 5 gold Galleons at Gringotts at the rate of 1 pounds to 100 gold Galleon every year.

Mike's current savings is only over 400 pounds, which he has picked up in the past six months. It has to be said that Mike's nickname of Lucky Boy is not for nothing. The purchasing power of the pound in this era is very strong, and more than 400 pounds is not a small amount.

If I sell the stuff in the junk house, I could probably get more than 500 pounds.

Thinking of this, Mike quickly packed up the things that might have been in the garbage room, and went out with a big package on his back.

This chapter is excessive and may be a bit boring.

But it also throws out a lot of settings, including hints at the big plot later.

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(End of this chapter)