In this way, Harry Potter lived in Ivan's house.
Compared to the Dursleys, it was heaven, and the Masons were quick to accept that their son had become a wizard, as if it made no difference.
Besides, they were very nice to Harry.
Every meal, Mrs. Mason would cook Harry's favorite dishes and refill his meals several times. Here, he can complete his summer homework without any scruples. In his spare time, he can also play new video games with Ivan, or tell him about Hogwarts.
Harry likes this feeling very much, he can talk about things in the wizarding world with people at will, without worrying about others staring at his scar stupidly.
In fact, Ivan also likes Harry very much.
For a week, he went through the opponent's first-grade magic textbook, and with Harry's introduction, he had a general impression of each subject.
It can be seen that Harry has a deep prejudice against Potions and Potions teacher Professor Snape, but he has a relatively high talent in Defense Against the Dark Arts.
In addition, Ivan also heard Harry introduce Hogwarts Castle, those secret passages and ghosts, the banquet in the Great Hall, the Gryffindor lounge, the four-poster bed in the dormitory, and Gamekeeper Hagrid, his friends Ron and Hermione, and Quidditch, the most popular sport in the wizarding world.
"Ivan, you must come to Gryffindor, that is the best college in Hogwarts, and Dumbledore himself graduated from there." A week later, at the breakfast table, Harry concluded to Ivan like this road.
"Well, after listening to your introduction, I also feel that Slytherin is terrible, not to mention that my parents are Muggles, they probably won't let me enter there." Evan paused, "But I'm not sure , Will I be able to enter Gryffindor, you know I don't know anything, maybe I will be assigned to Hufflepuff."
"Don't worry, the young wizards who have just entered school are all at the same level. Except for Hermione, I have never seen anyone who learns faster than you."
What Harry said was true. Just after Ivan heard that the Potions professor Snape used to make things difficult for students in class, he spent a week and almost memorized most of the book "Magic Potions and Potions".
This is simply unbelievable. This book is the only designated textbook for Potions class in the O..LS Ordinary Wizarding Level Examination. Now when Harry is writing potions class homework, he stops from time to time to ask Ivan for his opinion.
Just when Harry was about to say something, two owls flew into Ivan's balcony one after the other. The one behind was just Hedwig, and the one in front was just an owl with beautiful brown feathers that he had never seen before.
"If my mother sees them, she will faint from fright." Ivan joked with a smile.
"I hope not to be seen by Mrs. Mason." Through this period of contact, Harry knew that Mrs. Mason had an extremely strong phobia of birds, and he even had to let Hedwig stay at his friend Ron's house.
"Ewen, help me take care of Hedwig."
Harry turned to look at the other tawny owl, "This is the school owl, it brings the second grade book list."
Ivan fed some food to Hedwig before leaning over to read it with Harry. The second grade students must read: "Standard Spells, Level 2", Miranda Gosack's "Break with the Female Ghost", Jed Walking with Ghouls by Gilderoy Lockhart Holidays with Hags by Gilderoy Lockhart Walking with Trolls by Gilderoy Lockhart "Traveling with the Vampire", "Wandering with the Werewolf" by Gilderoy Lockhart, "A Year with the Yeti of Tibet" by Gilderoy Lockhart.
"These are the required textbooks for Defense Against the Dark Arts, the same ones required on the first-year textbook list. I dare say that the new teacher must be an admirer of Lockhart."
"I hope it's a more reliable guy. These books look like, not magic textbooks."
Harry thought of Quirrell, and last year's adventure, the guy who had Voldemort stuck on the back of his head, and luckily he stopped his plot in the end. It is said that the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was cursed by Voldemort, and no one could last more than a year.
"Think of something happy and see what Hedwig said in the letter."
"It's Ron's reply!"
A smile finally appeared on Harry's face, "He and Hermione are going to buy textbooks in Diagon Alley next Wednesday, and asked if we should go together that day?"
"I have no objection." Ivan couldn't wait to go to Diagon Alley to see and see. Seeing Harry hesitating, he asked a little strangely, "What else did he say in the letter?"
"Ron asked me if I wanted to stay at his house for a while." Harry was a little embarrassed, obviously concerned about the feelings of the Irwin family, "The letter also said that if you are willing to go..."
"Really, this is really great. I have long wanted to visit a wizard's house." Ivan waved his hand, "Don't worry about my mother, I will convince her."
In the blink of an eye, next Wednesday, Harry and Ivan were woken up early by Mrs. Mason. The two packed their luggage. After a hasty breakfast, Mr. Mason drove them to the Leaky Cauldron.
"This is it!" Harry said, pointing to a small, dirty bar. "This is the Leaky Cauldron, the entrance to Diagon Alley."
"I never thought that there would be such a place in this city. It looks like a building from the last century." Mrs. Mason sighed. Following Harry's guidance, she seemed to notice that there was a house in the middle of the house. A small bar between a large bookstore and a record store.
"Mom, the Leaky Cauldron is a very famous place. It has been cast with a protection spell and a Muggle expulsion spell. It cannot be marked on the map. If Muggles don't know the address, they can't see it..." Ai Wen Try to recall what you read in The Theory of Magic.
"Okay, my dear little wizard, I think it's definitely not a good idea for us to stand on the street and discuss a dirty bar." Mr. Mason stopped Ivan from continuing, and pushed him and Harry to the shop to go.
As a famous place, it is too dark and dirty here.
By the dim candlelight, Ivan saw a few strangely dressed old women like medieval witches sitting in the corner drinking sherry with a small glass, and a sneaky guy covered in bandages sitting on the edge of the bar, In front of him was a small dish of raw liver.
"Welcome, Mr. Potter!" The bar owner, a hunched old man, quietly appeared in front of several people.
"Hello!"
It wasn't just the Masons, in fact, even Harry seemed more reserved. When he came here last year, Hagrid led him in.
Soon, they found that just like themselves, a family that was out of place here.
"Harry, Harry!"
Hermione Granger quickly ran over from the other side of the bar to meet them. Not far behind her, the Grangers stood there with very unnatural expressions.
"Harry, I heard that you would come today, so I waited here early. Thank God, you look good. Ron said that you were discovered by the Ministry of Magic because of using a transformation spell. I am really worried , I hope they didn't do anything to you."
"Thank you, Hermione, I'm fine!" Harry said with a smile on his face, pointing to Ivan next to him, "This is Ivan Mason, a freshman this year, thanks to his help this summer, I can Escaped from the Dursleys. Ivan, this is Hermione Granger, I told you some time ago."
Looking at the girl with thick and fluffy brown hair in front of her, Ai Wen knew it in her heart. Of course she knew that this was the brain of the golden trio, a veritable Miss Knowing Everything.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Granger!" Ivan stretched out his right hand, "I heard from Harry that you were the first in your year in the final exam last year, which is really amazing."
"It's nothing, it's just a little cleverness and a dead book!" Hermione blushed rarely, shook hands with Ivan, and continued, "You can call me Hermione, of course, I can call you Ivan in the future Is it?"
"No problem, Hermione. In fact, I've been flipping through Harry's textbooks during this time, and I have a lot of questions I want to ask you."
Harry listened with a headache as the topic of the two gradually turned to the content of the textbook. Fortunately, it didn't last long, and Ron's arrival saved him.
The Weasleys stepped out of the fireplace as the green fire flickered by.