Chapter 210
The Forgetfulness Spell is Real
Chapter 210 The Forgetfulness Spell is Real
The Grey family was startled at the same time, and Fiona and Wade looked at each other.
Ferdinand's face was tense and he instantly increased the strength of his palms.
After a few seconds, he asked in a deep voice: "What's going on?... Why are you asking this suddenly?"
Langdon sat on the sofa with his head in his hands. After a long while, he said, "Do you know why we sold all our belongings and moved to the United States last year?"
"I remember... you said it was because your wife's uncle in the United States passed away... he left all his property to you..."
Ferdinand said nothing more. Now it seemed obvious that the Langdons had lied.
"I'm sorry, I lied to you."
Langdon said dejectedly, “There is no inheritance… The reason we moved was because Caryl received a letter… an acceptance letter…”
“Letter of acceptance!”
Fiona exclaimed. After several people looked at her, she quickly added to cover up:
"What kind of notice can make your whole family move away from the UK?"
Langdon smiled bitterly. "It's an acceptance letter from a magic school... something like Hogwarts..."
The expressions of Wade and the others changed to varying degrees, but Langdon didn't notice. He was immersed in telling his own story.
About a year and a half ago, one morning, Caryl found a strange letter in his mailbox at home. It was an admission letter from a school claiming to be "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry".
There was no stamp on the envelope, and no one knew how the letter was sent. The general assumption was that someone had secretly put it into their mailbox at night.
In Langdon's opinion, although the letter stated that a professor from the school would visit in two days and explain the admission matters, this must be a scam or some novel publicity method, just waiting to fool those who are not smart enough.
He thought so and told his family not to pay attention to it, but Khalil had a different opinion.
The eleven-year-old boy took the acceptance letter and ran to show off to his friends - he was special! He was going to be a great wizard!
The children naturally laughed at his fantasy and took it for granted.
But that night, a man in a black robe knocked on the Johnsons' door.
"He said that magic really exists. He demonstrated extraordinary skills in front of us... Without the help of any props, he made us float in the air. He also turned our coffee table into a spider..."
Langdon said in a daze, still immersed in the initial shock.
"And then?" Ferdinand asked, "He said he was the professor at Hogwarts? He came to prove magic to you?"
After saying this, he realized he was wrong.
If this had been the case, the Langdons would not have fled England in such a hurry.
Sure enough, Langdon shook his head.
"No... he said... he said magic is real, but Hogwarts is more than just a school... it's a base for training soldiers and brainwashing young wizards..."
Vader's expression suddenly became strange.
Who is that guy? His train of thought is so similar to Fudge's.
If the Minister of Magic could hear these words, he would surely regard him as a close friend, right?
"And then? What else did he say?"
Ferdinand demanded.
"He said..." Langdon tried to recall the words that changed his family's lives.
"Hogwarts is not as wonderful as you think. It is not only responsible for teaching magic, but also a base for training soldiers. All the young wizards have to go through a brainwashing education in it."
"At the same time, Hogwarts also adheres to the strategy of the survival of the fittest. If you are not strong enough, no one will pursue the matter even if you are killed by your classmates."
The man in black robe looked at Khalil with pity.
"I think you must understand that a child like you who has never been exposed to magic will have no advantage over those students who come from wizard families and have learned magic since childhood when they go to that school."
"Children born into non-magical families are called 'Mudbloods' there, which means they are as lowly as mud and can be trampled on at will."
"So the punk-type students are the ones who are bullied by everyone in school. Generally speaking, less than one in ten of them can survive to graduation."
"Then...what should we do?" Mrs. Johnson hugged her son in panic: "We won't go to school! Can't we just not go to that school?"
The man in black robes shook his head. "I'm afraid not. Hogwarts does not allow any talented young wizard to wander outside - not even a mudblood. If you refuse, the professors of the school will forcibly take Khalil away and make you completely forget his existence."
In a panic, Langdon was completely unable to think about the irrationality of this, and pleaded anxiously, as if grasping at a life-saving straw:
"You are also a wizard, you must have a way to save us, right? Otherwise you wouldn't show up and tell us all this!"
"Of course." The man in black robe showed a mysterious smile: "Of course I will save you - that's why I came here."
"You must remember that the only thing that can make a magic school fearful is of course another magic school!"
"As long as you write back to Hogwarts and tell them that your family is planning to move to America and that Caryl will attend Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Hogwarts will naturally give in. They won't go to war with Ilvermorny just for a Mudblood."
"Is this...is this all that's going to happen?" Mrs. Johnson said anxiously.
"Of course not only that!" said the man in black robes, "If you say you want to move to America, you must move there, and as soon as possible! If you stay in England before school starts, Hogwarts will definitely know! By then, there will be no way to save you!"
“So… is Caril really going to… that Ilvermorny?” Langdon asked.
The black-robed man shook his head: "Ilvermorny is no different from Hogwarts... You'd better keep your identities secret from now on and don't let anyone find out. Caril should also hide his talents and be an ordinary person. This is the safest way."
"But I don't want to hide!" Khalil clenched his fists and said loudly, "I have the talent of a wizard, why should I be an ordinary person? If I can't go to magic school, can't I...can't I learn magic from you?"
"Caryl!" Langdon hurriedly stopped him.
The black-robed man said, "Of course you can... Why not? I was originally the same person as you... Fortunately, the mentor had mercy on me, so I became who I am now..."
"But kid, this road is not easy to take. It is destined to be hostile to all major magic schools. If you join us, you will face countless powerful enemies in the future. Are you really ready?"
No passionate young man can resist such provocation and the temptation of being "different".
Khalil certainly couldn't either.
"As soon as we got off the plane, the man in black robe appeared. He was traveling with an old witch and took Khalil away."
Langdon covered his face and said painfully: "Since then, Caryl has never come back, not even a letter... I realized that we might have been deceived, but there is nothing we can do..."
"My husband and I went everywhere to ask around Hogwarts, Ilvermorny, and other magic schools... No one could give us an answer. Suddenly one day, Anne forgot everything..."
"The Forgetfulness Charm is actually real... She forgot about the magic school and even forgot that we have a son..."
(End of this chapter)