That night, Albert showed his family his new Hogwarts uniform, an ordinary black plain work robe and a black pointed hat, nothing special.
If I had to say it, it was that it looked stupid, especially that damn pointed hat. If he wore it on his head and went out for a walk, he would definitely attract a lot of attention. At least that's what Albert thought.
Nia was very satisfied with her gift. She wore a cloak that was much bigger than herself and a black pointed hat on her head. She posed in the living room, and Herb took a photo of the two of them with a camera.
Daisy sat on the sofa, silently flipping through Albert's History of Magic. She wanted to know more about where her son was going.
"Mom, look, it's a living chocolate frog!" Nia opened the box of the chocolate frog and saw the chocolate frog jumping away. She couldn't help giggling.
Herb already had experience, so he quickly reached out and grabbed the chocolate frog that fell on the table and handed it to Nia.
Then Herb opened another package, which also contained a chocolate frog. He quickly grabbed the chocolate frog and handed it to Daisy who was carefully flipping through the book.
"Is this thing really edible?" Daisy raised her eyebrows and looked suspiciously at the chocolate frog in front of her that looked like a living creature, doubting whether it was safe to eat.
"Mom, the chocolate frog is edible and tastes great!" Nia had already bitten off the head of the chocolate frog and was eating it happily, with some melted chocolate on her face.
"Okay, wipe your face clean, like a little cat!" Albert handed his handkerchief to Nia, turned his head to look at Tom who was confronting the owl, picked it up, put it next to the sofa, twitched his chin and said, "Tom, don't bully it."
Albert took the owl nuts out of the package, poured some out onto a plate in the cage, and murmured, "What should I call it?"
“Jerry.”
Albert thought about it and gave the snowy owl this name.
Tom and Jerry.
Although there is no Tom and Jerry cartoon in this world, Albert thinks the name is quite funny.
The Snowy Owl seemed to sense the hostility of its master and did not respond to Jerry.
"Albert, your name is so ugly!" Nia picked up the owl and rubbed her face against it and said, "It should be Sheila, it's a good name."
"Why not call him Celebi?" Albert thought with evil humor.
"Albert, the person in the photo suddenly disappeared!" Herb was surprised to find that the person in the Chocolate Frog picture had disappeared.
"Photo?" Albert looked at his father, who was holding a picture of a Chocolate Frog.
"Maybe pictures of wizards are meant to move? Chocolate frogs can move, so why can't the people in the pictures move?"
"That's right!" Herb accepted this explanation. He turned the picture over and read the words on the back: "Albus Dumbledore... the current headmaster of Hogwarts, recognized as the greatest wizard of our time."
"Oh, that's the old man who sent the letter to Albert." Daisy took the chocolate frog picture from her husband and wanted to see who sent the invitation to her son.
Unfortunately, the picture is empty.
Daisy turned the Chocolate Frog card over and continued reading the rest. "Dumbledore's most well-known contributions include: defeating the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, discovering the twelve uses of dragon's blood, and making great achievements in alchemy with his partner Nicolas Flamel. Professor Dumbledore was fond of chamber music and ten-pin bowling."
"Dragon blood?" Daisy's eyes widened in disbelief. "There are dragons in this world? And, Nicolas Flamel, I remember he was..."
"A famous alchemist from the 14th century." Albert added, "who created the legendary Philosopher's Stone, which is said to turn everything into gold and grant immortality. If he is still alive, it means that the Philosopher's Stone made Nicolas Flamel immortal."
"Okay, Daisy, be happy." Herb put his arm around his wife and comforted her softly, "The situation is not as bad as you think. Especially since we don't know much about the wizarding world yet, it's best not to make hasty judgments. Also, you should believe in our son. He is a genius and will be able to display his talents wherever he goes."
"By the way, Albert, can you use magic?" Nia rushed to Albert, grabbed his hand, and shook it gently like a spoiled child, looking at Albert with expectation on her face, "I want to see you perform magic."
"This... Let me study it first. I don't know how to use it now." Albert reached out and ruffled Nia's hair.
"Hateful." Nia covered her head and ran to Daisy to share pumpkin pie with her.
Albert began to look through Miranda Goshawk's "The Standard Book of Spells, Elementary", then took out his wand from the box and prepared to make his first attempt at casting a spell.
"No, Albert, don't try it here!" Herb's face twitched, thinking back to what happened in the wand shop before.
"You should have some confidence in your son!" Albert raised his wand and gently chanted the spell: "Luminescent Flash."
The tip of the wand flashed suddenly, then went out again.
"Just now, the tip of the cane flashed, right?" Daisy said uncertainly.
"Yes, it flashed. He is worthy of being my son!" Herb found that Albert could use magic immediately, with an unconcealable pride on his face.
"Albert, what was that just now?" Nia asked excitedly.
"Um, it's the Glowing Charm. It should be a spell that is easier to master. Let me give it a try." Albert secretly checked his panel and found that there was a Glowing Charm in the skill list.
The spell is still at level 0, but has already gained 7 points of experience.
Only when it reaches level 1 can it be considered as true mastery. It only takes 100 experience points to go from level 0 to level 1, but Albert has no intention of using the precious experience stored to upgrade the Luminous Charm to level 1. Even 100 experience points are still quite valuable.
"I'll try again." Albert cleared his throat and recited the spell again, and the tip of the wand emitted a pale light again.
Albert tried five times before he could barely master the spell. He only needed to concentrate a little and the light on the wand would not disappear easily.
Seeing this scene, the other three couldn't help but applaud. Although it was just a simple glowing spell, it was quite amazing in the eyes of the Anderson family.
"Albert, Albert, let me try, I want to try it too." Nia rushed to her brother excitedly.
"No." Albert quickly put away his wand. "At least, you can't play with it here, you know? The last time I tried to use a wand, I almost blew up the counter of that wand shop."
"mean."
"This is not a matter of being stingy. The wand itself is very dangerous, and I don't know anything about it. What should I do if I encounter danger?" Albert immediately put on a serious face and used his trump card. "If Nia continues to be so willful, I will not teach you to use magic in the future."
"Albert is right." Herb said quickly, "You should wait until he is familiar with magic before teaching you."
"Okay!" Nia pouted in dissatisfaction, but finally compromised. She looked a little disappointed. She envied Albert for being able to use magic.
"Your grandfather is planning to come over in the next two days. However, I think we'd better go visit them together to avoid having to make another trip." Herb left some candies and gifts from the magical world. He knew that his father might not eat them, but he would definitely be happy to see them.