10 Minerva McGonagall
"Your son is a wizard Mr & Mrs. Wilson".
Hearing this both Jack's parents were shocked.
Today was the day when Professor Minerva McGonagall came to his house. The shocking thing was that she was related to my father.
Professor Minerva McGonagall muggle father's sister was my father's grandmother she was my father's grand aunt, they were in touch as Minerva McGonagall loved her aunt very much in their childhood, her aunt used to play with her and babysit her in her childhood the age gap was between them was not more than 10 years.
"So technically she was my great grand aunt like her age was more than 70 years old ".Jack thought to himself.
My father did not know that her great aunt was a witch he used to spend a lot of time with her during his childhood till he was 18, after that they just drifted apart.
Minerva McGonagall explained about the magic and the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy. Like the importance of it and how the magic community should not involve itself with the muggle world.
"Tell me what magic did you encounter in your childhood"
She asked me after she demonstrated like a basic form of transfiguration, she changed the lamp into a table.
"Sometimes I wanted to move stuff they move and other time I changed a stranger hair color at the park"
Jack replied to her, " why did you not tell us" my mother asked me".
"I did not know if it really happened or this was my imagination as I read a lot of comics", Jack replied and added that he tried to do stuff by himself but it did not happen so he just thought that it was his imagination but now his aunt showed the magic he was confirmed that it did happen.
Minerva McGonagall smiled she was the one who wanted to call her aunt instead great grand aunt.
"you will learn to do all the stuff in Hogwarts and maybe all your comics things too" she smiled at jack she was in a good mood as he was her aunt descendant is a wizard. Her aunt Knew about the fact that she was a witch and all and helped her during her underage accidents.
Now Minerva McGonagall was talking to my father and mother about Hogwarts and the war they did not know happened. she did not hide the information she let jack hear the information too.she told me that she was Deputy Headmistress and Head of Gryffindor House. she gave a brief introduction to the houses, Hogwarts and the magical world.
She also did not hide the information about the muggle-born she told what was it like how they were treated and all she was honest as he was her family and did not want to have some resentments between them.
"Do you want to go to the school," My father asked he jack replied " yes". after he learned about how the muggle-born are treated His aunt said that she will take care of him as her position was high in school. Jack's father was somewhat rest assured listening to what his aunt said.
Jack was talking to his aunt and talking about all the nerd stuff from comics what this can be done .. this...etc. Minerva replied about all the things she liked her nephew she thought that he was intelligent and honest from the way he interacted and the knowledge he has by asking those questions.
Probably a Ravenclaw she thought to himself and she talked to him about the houses in great detail like the houses Ravenclaw and Slytherin she told him that these two houses mostly have Pure blood's and Halfbloods and the other houses Gryffindor Hufflepuff they have a maximum of muggle-borns.
She had dinner with him and his parents and after dinner, she gave him the Hogwarts letter briefly explaining the books the courses and she said that she will accompany him to diagon alley after some days herself.
The letter was as follows;
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Mr. [Jack Wilson],
We are 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.
The term begins on 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress.
Second page
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic
by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory
by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration
by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions
by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring if they desire, an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS
ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICK
Yours sincerely,
Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus
Chief Attendant of Witchcraft Provisions
Jack did not need to use the memory charms he prepared as Minerva McGonagall his Aunt was going to be His Magical Guardian. she gave brief information about the contract like the magic guardian has all right of him in the magical world his control over his finances and till he is of age. 17 years old to be an adult in the magical world.
So according to this if the child was orphan, If he was a noble like harry potter the whole wealth will be automatically in Dumbledore hands till he is of age. they were many like harry due to the wizarding war, luckily Dumbledore was not his guardian.he still thinks of him as the manipulative old man from what he learned from the book he wanted to be as far from him as he can.
After that time his aunt comes to the house more often, the parents asked if his sister was too a magical born as they were bonded jack his sister and the aunt after the interactions. they did not tell about the magic to his sister as his mother said that if she did not have magic she should not be known till a certain age. she did not want to see the disappointment in her child's eyes one special and one not.
"Currently she is 7 years old so it is not certain till she turns 11 so there is hope," her aunt said as seen Neville Longbottom awakened his magic at late till 11 there was time.
My aunt during these days thought me some Pureblood customs like the behavior the challenges between the families like the dueling she told me about the etiquette and the custom-like when someone introduces themselves it will be a disgrace to himself and his family if not responded to it.
During Harry's first year at Hogwarts at the train harry ignored Malfoy's handshake his introduction due to Ron's behavior it was a disgrace to Malfoy so the feud started between them this was a starting spark to their rivalry.
She also told Jack about the underage magic and how it is forbidden till they were of age and also how the trace was placed on the wand when he will arrive at Hogwarts and told him discreetly so that he can do magic at home Jack nodded to it.
She also told him about magical maturity when it happens and all and the magic child were more physically built than normal muggles like jack, for example, he looked like he was a 13-year-old boy but was 11.
She told him and his parents that she will take them to Diagon Alley that next day and told them about the magical currency the basic conversion and all.
