"e on, open it, it doesn’t bite you know " Gee probed Magnus, who was staring at the letter relutly.
The four were seated at the still-crowded Leaky Cauldron, waiting for the twins’ father and brother to arrive.
Magnus, however, was lost in his thoughts.
He should have seen it ing... I mean, what else did he expect being eleven years old and waking up in Harry potter
Now that he was thinking about it, he decided that the sust have gotten his information from the hospital.
That thought, however, was not so soling.
It also meant the Ministry knew his whereabouts, including the fact that he had run away from the hospital. If the school could pinpoint his location this precisely, why couldn’t they? I mean, the Ministry had better resources and manpower.
"Oh alright, I’ll open it for you!" Before he could stop him, Fred had grabbed the envelope and torn it open.
Magnus wao protest; he hadn’t wished to opeter while in the pany of the three. what if Dumbledore knew he wasn’t from this world?
But the it go.
If that was the case, then it wouldn’t be a Hogwarts letter he was receiving but a Ministry of Magic summons.
lee and Geathered around Fred as he produced the letter and began to read it aloud.
"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore (Order of Merlin, First Css, Grand Sorc., Chief . Warlock, Supreme Mugwump... bh bh, just the usual stuff, as if we don’t know Dumbledore is a brilliant lunatic)."
"Dear Mr. Magnus Magnus,
This letter es to you te due to your unique circumstances..."
The three looked up briefly but immediately buried their heads ba the letter as if hoping to uncover what those circumstances were.
"...We are heless pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl by han 31 August.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva Magall,
Deputy Headmistress."
Disappoi was evident in all of their faces as Fred returhe letter bato the envelope. Magnus khey had been hoping to uncover what these unique circumstances were that had led to the te arrival of his Hogwarts letter.
on his part, he was somehow gd for the vagueness of the letter.
he couldn’t help however feeling curious about what it was that the school referred to as "unique circumstances." was it the a or ing from another world
But again, he decided that had it been anything out of the norm, it would have been a Ministry inquiry.
"What does it mean... I mean, these unique circumstances?" Gee asked, voig the question that was certainly on all of their minds.
Magnus hesitated, sidering whether he should wiggle his way out of this oh another lie. But then, there was no need. If the school khere was also a ce that they would soon find out.
"I was in a a in St. Mungo’s."
"What... why..." the twins excimed together.
Magnus was feeling unfortable uheir scrutiny. He was now hoping something would happen to divert their attention from him, but... well, he was out of luck this time.
"Blew myself up... actal magic. At least, that’s what they told me. Anyways, I don’t want to talk about it, guys."
His disfort was so obvious that all three stopped their train of questions.
"Oh... sorry, mate," Lee said.
"Yeah, sucks," said Fred, "but that means you have a busy week ahead, dude. First of September is in two weeks, mate. You might want to ask your parents to do it from tomorrow because the back-to-school week is usually hectic."
"Oh... yeah, thanks," Magnus said absentmindedly.
"But his parents are Muggles, Fred. I heard usually they send a staff member from the school in case of Muggles, you know, to expin things," Lee added.
Magnus was aware of all this protocol... but, well, the school had no record of him or his ent parents. The only information they had was his name, which he had given to the healer before esg. But then, he had no doubts they would find him if they wished to.
The thing was, they might not know he was Muggle-born... I mean, the only reasohree knew was because he told them.
That, however, wasn’t even the problem. The problem was that Magnus had suddenly realized how bad the timing was. I mean, if the first of September was in two weeks, that meant he did not have nearly enough time to save enough money for school supplies.
True, he currently had 63 Galleons, which, a short while ago, had seemed like a massive fortune. But now, with the arrival of the Hogwarts letter... well, it was a meager amount.
Out of that, he had to set aside money for a room in the Leaky Cauldron for at least two weeks, and then there was food for the same period. I mean, even though he didn’t know the exact rates, his guess was he would have to part with half of his winnings.
That left the school supplies. Magnus wao fetch out the other list, which had the supplies, but decided not to. He would have to do that when he was alone. Maybe the presence of Pokémon in this world had altered the items required, but even if it hadn’t, there was no way 30 Galleons would be enough to cover the entire list.
"Too bad the Pokémon League is over," Magnus thought. He would have certainly made a fortuh his knowledge.
"Dad?" Gee excimed, snapping Magnus out of his thoughts. He looked up to see Mr. Weasley striding toward them with Ron trailing close behind.
Magnus was surprised to realize he wasn’t as excited as he thought he’d be at the sight of two more fial characters. It felt like he’d been part of this world for so long now that everything around him seemed... normal.
"There you are, you two! I thought you’d wandered off. Merlin’s beard, your mother will kill me—we’re already running te. Hello, Lee... and who’s your friend, Gee?" Mr. Weasley asked as he shook hands with both Lee and Magnus.
"Oh, Dad, this is Magnus, the guy who..." Fred nudged his twin, and Gee quickly ged what he’d been about to say. "...the guy who just received his Hogwarts letter."
Magnus could tell Gee had been about to mention the seventy-two Galleons he’d won from the three of them, but Fred had stopped him just in time.
"Is that so?" Mr. Weasley asked, his gaze flig to the envelope lying oable.
"Odd... Ron got his nearly two months ago."
The twins snickered, casting amused g their you brother, who was now staring at Magnus doubfully
"Yeah, Magnus here had some... unique circumstances. And stop gawking at him, Ron. We know he makes you feel like a house-elf at a Quidditch match," Fred said with a teasing grin.
"Exactly," Gee chimed in. "Holy, Dad, standio him makes me wonder if we should start watering ourselves. Maybe we’re just stunted."
Fred nodded solemnly, pying along. "We could try hanging upside down like bats. You know,... heard it works."
"Or maybe brew a growth potion," Gee added with mock seriousness. "We’ll call it ‘Extend-o-twin.’ Only downside is, it might just stretch out our noses instead."
Magnus and Lee burst into ughter, Even Mr. Weasley couldn’t help smiling as he shook his head at their antics.
"Alright, enough joking, you two. I still o pick up some things for your mother. Lee... and..."
"Magnus, Dad," Fred interjected with modignation.
"Right, sorry—Magnus. It was nice meeting you," Mr. Weasley said, shaking Magnus’ hand again.
"Oh, I’m ing too," Lee said, standing up. "I’m meeting my dad in Diagon Alley."
"Well, goodbye, Magnus," Fred said as he stood as well.
"See you in two weeks, mate," Gee added. "And make sure you’re a Gryffindor."
"Bye, Magnus," Lee said, patting him on the shoulder as he handed him the Beginner’s Guide to Pokémon League he’d been flipping through.
"Goodbye, guys," Magnus called after them, feeling a strange pang ret as he watched them leave.
"e on, Ron, and you watch where yoing?" Mr. Weasley called out, gng at Ron, who was still sneaking g Magnus.
"Bye!" Ron finally managed as they headed out of the pub.
"Bye," Magnus replied, waving as the group disappeared through the door.
He turned his attention ba, the innkeeper.
He had some haggling to do.
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