In the majestic and somewhat vicissitudes of Hogwarts Castle, there are many areas that have not yet been discovered by most people.
Some of these areas were simply cast with one or two hidden spells, and there was nothing surprising in them. But some of them are purely because of their extreme danger or importance, so they have set up obstacles to isolate others from the sight of them from the beginning.
Dumbledore once mentioned that even he himself had many places he had never been to in Hogwarts Castle—an ancient magical building full of mystery.
And among these unknown areas, there is such an inconspicuous little tower.
This tower has stood there since ancient times, right in the middle of the main castle and the annex. If you are careful, you can find its location by looking from the outside, but if you want to find the path to reach it in the castle, it is not something that ordinary wizards can do.
In fact, since the founding of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, this strange little tower has only been known to the current headmaster. Others, even if they knew of its existence, would not be able to truly find it.
And in that small tower that was deeply hidden, there was nothing else except a spiral stone staircase and a half-human-high circular stone platform engraved with various strange symbols.
The stone platform is on the top floor of this mysterious tower, and on its smooth surface is placed a thick-page ancient book that even the cover made of black dragon skin has peeled off. On the cover of the book, the mottled marks are like its growth rings, silently telling the long time it was stored here.
This book has an easy-to-understand name - "The Book of Access".
In addition, next to this seemingly ancient "Book of Admission", there is also an inkwell covered with dust. Because there was so much dust on it, the original color of the inkwell was almost invisible... but it is said that it was originally supposed to be silver.
To be honest, this inkwell is not a big deal. There isn't even a drop of ink in it. In fact, the key lies in the gray quill inserted in the mouth of the bottle.
This quill, like the "Book of Access," has obviously been left here for many years, and most of the color on the feather has faded.
This pen also has a name that matches the "Book of Admission" - "The Pen of Acceptance".
Overall, Pen of Acceptance is responsive and accurate.
Whenever a child within its detection range suddenly goes berserk with magic power, the Pen of Acceptance floats itself up and tries to write that child's name into the "Book of Access."
But the "Book of Access" is strict and cautious, and the mere presence of magical riots will not make it immediately excited. It will verify it after waiting many times to ensure that the child indeed has qualified qualifications, then it will "clatter" the page of the book and let the pen of acceptance use its mysterious silver ink to leave a mark on its page. The next confirmed name.
This "Book of Admission" and "Pen of Acceptance" are the only mechanisms for Hogwarts to find and admit students. Every decision they make is unquestionable—at least so far, no student has been directly admitted to the school without being admitted.
At this moment, when the black-haired boy next door to Fisher's house knocked his father against the wall again, the long-awaited pen of acceptance finally fell on the pages of "The Book of Admission" Lifting the tip of the pen, a string of silver writing poured out like running water.
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"Who are you?"
At the top of the mysterious tower of Hogwarts Castle, after the pen of acceptance quietly wrote a name, a third figure appeared in the bedroom where there was only a father and son.
The black-haired boy looked quite surprised by this figure that appeared so suddenly. Although he was still huddled on the bed and not moving, his eyes were already shining brightly.
This little boy knew that he had finally met someone "just like him"!
However, the man who was his father showed a strong hostility towards this uninvited guest. Even if it was only for a moment, the strong hostility had already attracted the attention of the visitor.
The third person appearing in this bedroom now is, of course, Maka. He didn't pay attention to the man's question. Instead, he looked him up and down with interest, with a hint of thoughtfulness in his eyes.
"Sir, you are not actually a Muggle, are you?" Maka looked at him calmly and stated her suspicion straightforwardly.
But the other party curled his lips after being stunned for a moment.
"Muggle? What do you mean?"
Although this man has a very bad temper, he is not a stupid person by any means. Maka had been observing from the side for a long time. If Maka tells it, this man must have quickly understood the meaning of his appearance here.
But even in this situation, the other party still chose to pretend to be confused, which inevitably meant that there was some cheating in it.
"What do you mean?" Maka raised her eyebrows and said casually to herself, "Well... even if it is really a Muggle, it is definitely not an ordinary Muggle."
"Humph, I have no idea what the hell you are talking about!" The man snorted coldly and stumbled over with some inconvenience on his legs. "Get out of here quickly, this is my home! Although I don't know what you are doing. Come in, how did you appear from under my nose... But now, get out of here immediately!"
While cursing in a low voice, he stretched out his hand to grab Maka's robe. Judging from the way Maka appeared at that moment, this guy didn't show any fear or flinching.
But how could Maka let him grab her robe and let him control her? Since he decided to show up, he must have some ideas. If he didn't figure it out, he wouldn't leave here.
But she saw him easily dodge the hand that suddenly grabbed him, and smiled at the man along the way.
"Sir, although I don't know why you turn a blind eye to wizards and magic and avoid talking about it, I understand that you should be planning to let this child go to school." Maka said, "Oh, I mean - Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, I believe you know."
When the man heard this, he immediately shook his head.
"Wizard? Magic? What kind of 'magic school'?" He sneered. "If you are just a patient who escaped from some mental hospital, I might as well give you a small suggestion - put on a straitjacket and get out. Go back to your hospital bed and lie down quietly!"
"Um?"
It can be seen that Maka's life has been a little too easy recently. Because after hearing what the other party said, he actually imagined himself wearing a straightjacket and a belt, and then the corner of his mouth twitched.
"I think you're probably better suited to wear that stuff than me -" he squinted at the man and said, "Okay, stop talking such useless nonsense. You should know very well who I am - now, you Can you have a nice chat with me? I mean, like a normal person."
Although Maka didn't seem to care too much about the other party's inappropriate words on the surface, in the end she still teased and insinuated the other party.
However, the other party obviously had no intention of having a good conversation from the beginning. No matter what Maka said at this moment, the man assumed a shameless attitude and glared at Maka with a face full of impatience.
"I told you a long time ago," he said, "I don't understand any of the things you are talking about - wizards and magic? Where do you think you are now? You must have read too many useless fantasy novels!"
Maka raised his eyebrows again. He was about to do something, but the boy sitting on the bed suddenly spoke.
"Brother, stop talking nonsense to my stupid father. He won't understand no matter how much you ask him!" The child said disdainfully, "That's how he is, stubborn and self-righteous! Big brother... you are A 'wizard'? Are there really 'wizards' in this world? What should I... What should I do to become a real wizard like you?"
The black-haired little boy first glanced at his father with disdain, and then hurriedly showed his growing interest to Maka, and questions popped out of his mouth one after another.
Maybe he had some scruples just now, but after holding it in for a while, he probably couldn't hold it in anymore.
When Maka heard this, she also looked at him, with a slight smile on her face - he could understand the child's mood at this time. This was the excitement and longing shown by a child for discovering a brand new world for himself. He found that he finally had a chance to escape the excitement of this "annoying" family.
"Yes! I think the school has already recorded your information. Soon, you will receive an admission notice signed by the principal of our school and remind you what kind of preparations you should make. .”
Maka's words made the child even more excited, because the news of admission to a magic school made his little heart feel inexplicably down-to-earth.
"But," Maka shrugged, "anyway, your father will probably have to pass this test, otherwise you may not be able to enter our school smoothly."
"School? Huh... How long do you want to keep talking nonsense here?" The child's father said coldly from the side, "If you don't get out, I'm really going to call the police!"
Maka glanced at him again and said noncommittally: "Call the police? Are you sure you will do that?"