"Me! Harry Potter! Never go to Hogwarts!"
The whole place fell into silence as soon as these words were heard. Not only were the Dursleys stunned, but Dumbledore and the tabby kitten were also stunned.
This sentence is really shocking... What should I do if the savior who saved the magical world doesn't go to the magical world?
If only the Dursleys didn't agree, it would be easy to just ignore their opinions, but Harry's own wishes had to be ignored.
Only Dudley was stunned at first, but felt happy in his heart.
This little transparent person who has always been by his side, resigned and never expressed his opinions, expressed his wishes for the first time.
He looked at Harry with a face full of relief, knowing that his little brother had finally grown up.
Huh? Something seems wrong?
Dumbledore, who originally had a headache after listening to Hagrid's report yesterday, felt a sudden pain in his temple at this moment. He did not answer Harry's words, but immediately expressed his apology: "I am the previous keykeeper of Hogwarts." I apologize to your family for being rude, please believe that we have no malicious intentions..."
His words seemed to have some kind of magic, making Harry, who was originally excited, slowly calm down.
"Can you please invite us inside to talk first?"
Dumbledore was talking about Dudley.
He knew one thing through Hagrid's narration. On the surface, the Dursleys were the head of this family, but in fact they were their children.
"Of course, Mr. Principal..."
As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling man. If Hagrid hadn't had a bad attitude towards Vernon, he wouldn't have picked on him. The most important thing is that he really couldn't beat the old man with the white beard.
Then Dudley paused and said doubtfully: "Us?"
The tabby cat standing beside Dumbledore quickly grew in size at a speed visible to the naked eye and turned into a serious-faced lady.
Dumbledore immediately introduced: "This is Professor McGonagall, the dean of Gryffindor House and the professor of Transfiguration."
"Hello, Professor McGonagall."
Dudley greeted politely and praised at the right time: "It's amazing. Is this magic?"
"Hello, little Mr. Dursley." Professor McGonagall's respectful attitude was very helpful, and she simply answered him: "Yes, this is a type of transfiguration."
This seemingly surprised but calm attitude made Dumbledore couldn't help but take a second look at him.
The sense of proportion is very good.
Several people came to the Dursleys' living room.
Petunia looked a little restrained sitting on the sofa. After all, she had sent letters to Dumbledore many times to enroll in Hogwarts, although she was rejected every time. Vernon, on the other hand, didn't have a good expression. He kept his head down and muttered something that he didn't know what to say. He didn't know Dumbledore, but in his impression he was a crazy, stupid old man, but McGonagall had a serious face. The professor frightened him a little.
The atmosphere was a little dull.
It was Dumbledore who took the initiative to break the awkwardness: "Please tell me, Harry, why don't you want to go to Hogwarts?"
This question is critical.
If it were an ordinary little wizard, he wouldn't go if he didn't.
He, Harry Potter, the savior of the wizarding world, would have a huge impact if he did not go to Hogwarts.
Seeing Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall looking at him at the same time made Harry even more stressed.
After all, he is only an eleven-year-old child, and it is rare to be able to express his opinions bravely.
"Because then I can't go to school with Dudley!"
After hearing this answer, Dumbledore's eyes stayed on Dudley for a moment, and then he looked at Professor McGonagall, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
'Fortunately it wasn't Hagrid who did anything excessive. '——McGonagall
'I didn't expect the Dursley children to have such a deep relationship with Harry. '——Dumbledore
"We agreed to go to Smelting Middle School together." Harry insisted stubbornly.
Going to school with Dudley is currently Harry's biggest wish. If only he could go there, then he wouldn't go to that place even if it was heaven.
"Harry, if that's the case you don't have to worry."
Professor McGonagall changed her serious expression, looked at Harry and said softly: "Because your brother, Dudley Dursley, is also one of our new students this time."
Dumbledore also looked at Dudley at this time: "Mr. Dursley, you must have received that letter, right?"
"What? Dudley? Oh my God!"
Before Dudley could speak, Petunia suddenly stood up from the sofa and screamed a little uncontrollably.
Going to Hogwarts to study was her biggest wish in the first half of her life.
'I gave birth to a wizard? '
Parents sometimes put what they don't get on their children. This is a very common psychological reaction. If Dudley can go to Hogwarts, in a sense, it will fulfill the dream that Petunia failed to fulfill.
After realizing that she had lost her composure, Penny sat back down awkwardly. At this moment, her mood was very complicated.
If only Harry went to Hogwarts, then she would definitely object, but if Dudley could go too... Petunia was a little wavering for a moment.
People sometimes have such double standards.
This is understandable, as Petunia's previous attitude towards Lily was a mix of sisterly concern and jealousy of Lily going to Hogwarts alone.
As a result, when Harry stayed at Dursley, Petunia would be very targeted. Deliberately giving the good ones to Dudley and the bad ones to Harry... creating a strong contrast will make me feel better.
Fortunately Dudley was there to mediate, otherwise Harry would just feel abused.
But that doesn't mean she doesn't love Harry. The basis of the ancient protective spell Lily released is 'love'. Apart from the blood of relatives, if there is no 'love'... this spell will not continue to be effective.
In fact, it can be summed up with what Brother Xun said: "I am afraid of my brother's hardship, and I am also afraid of my brother driving a Land Rover."
This is human nature...
"Is this the letter you're talking about?" Dudley took out a burned letter from his pocket and put it on the table: "Unfortunately, it was already like this when I saw it. "
Dudley was very unsure whether he could go to Hogwarts. Shinji Matou's magician physique and 0.8 magic value looked really painful.
"Oh, my Merlin. Burned like this."
Professor McGonagall took out her wand and tapped it lightly on the almost burned letter.
With a 'swish' sound, it returned to its original state.
A little magic wand can do things that ordinary people can't do, and even make broken mirrors reunite.
'It's so mouth-watering. '
Dudley looked at the restored letter, and this time he could clearly see the handwriting on it.
"Dear Mr. Dursley: We are pleased to inform you that you have been admitted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...."
The letter is true...
Even though he looked calm, Dudley couldn't help but feel excited inside.
"Little Mr. Dursley." Dumbledore looked at Dudley and spoke again. His blue eyes were sharp and bright, deep and very penetrating: "I heard Mrs. Figg said that you yearn for the magical world. , and also yearn for magic... So do you have any intention to attend Hogwarts?"
"On behalf of Hogwarts, I formally extend an invitation to you."
