Chapter 69: Lucky Luke

"Nia is still not old enough," Herbert reassured softly. "Before your twelfth birthday, Hogwarts School will send an acceptance letter to Nia through an owl, and then you can go to magic school."

"Do I look like a fool to you?" Nia pouted unhappily. "I know I don't have magical talent. Albert actually knew it a long time ago."

"How could that be?" Herbert said softly.

"Why wouldn't it be?" Nia recounted what happened during the summer vacation.

The Ministry of Magic wrote in Dumbledore's letter the reason for her expulsion: using the Levitation Charm in front of a Muggle in the Muggle community.

"At that time, there were only three of us in the park. Dumbledore is a wizard, and Albert is a wizard too. The Muggle mentioned in the letter obviously referred to me," Nia said, and burst into tears.

Daisy sighed softly. She actually knew about this matter. Albert mentioned the possibility to her before going to Hogwarts.

However, she didn't expect Nia to discover it herself.

Daisy hugged her daughter, gently stroking her back, and comforted her in a soft voice, "It's okay, Nia, cry if you want to!"

"Nia, you have to know that wizards have their own fun, but Muggles also have their own fun. For example, the magical world doesn't have television, no anime or movies that you like. Before going to school, you didn't even have many friends," Luke said calmly. "Not staying in the magical world is actually not bad. At least that's what Grandpa thinks."

"But..." Nia's voice choked, "But I want to go to Hogwarts."

Tom seemed to sense that Nia was feeling down and jumped into her arms, rubbing his head against her clothes.

"While it's a bit regrettable not being able to go to Hogwarts, I don't regret being a Muggle. The Muggle world is equally wonderful," Luke said, touching Nia's hair. "Okay, stop crying now. Have a piece of chocolate. You're about to turn into a big crying cat."

"Nia, don't you want to see what gift Albert bought for you?" Herbert picked up an Animal Voice-Changing Candy and shook it near his ear.

"Nia can still experience the fun of the magical world now, right?" Daisy reassured. "Do you want to give it a try? Albert mentioned in the letter that this candy can make you produce the sound of other animals."

"Nia, if you don't eat it, then I'll eat it," Herbert opened the box and threw the candy into his mouth. After chewing, he opened his mouth and let out a lion's roar.

"Meow!"

Tom was startled and jumped off Nia, diving under the sofa and refusing to come out.

After a moment of silence, everyone in the living room looked at Herbert, who let out another lion's roar, all at once.

Herbert quickly covered his mouth in embarrassment and awkwardly pointed at the box of Animal Voice-Changing Candy.

"I want to eat it too." The girl immediately shifted her attention to the Animal Voice-Changing Candy and reached out towards Herbert.

"Nia, Albert said that these things shouldn't be taken out for others to know," Daisy warned, not forgetting to caution. "The magical world seems to require strict secrecy, not letting ordinary people know about its existence."

"Understood!" Nia took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from her cheeks. She ate a piece of Animal Voice-Changing Candy, and her little face immediately turned red, with steam coming out of her ears.

"But don't we already know?" Herbert asked in confusion.

Daisy said, "Muggle-born wizards' Muggle relatives are allowed to know about the magical world, but they need to keep the secret strictly."

"How did you know? Was it written in Albert's letter?"

"Not in that letter, but in this one." Daisy handed the folded letter to her husband, which was written to them and Nia.

Herbert looked up and said to Luke, "Dad, you should also look. Albert probably wrote a letter to you too."

"The letter is here." Sansa took out a piece of parchment from the bottom of the box and opened it before handing it to Luke.

"What did Albert write in his letter?" Nia asked.

"He asks you to take good care of Tom, feed him the right amount of food every day, and don't let the cat get too fat. Also, when you go to school, make more friends and don't let anyone bully you," Herbert read the letter and looked up to see Luke's unusual expression. He asked in a low voice, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing!" Luke sighed softly.

Sansa had read the contents of the letter. At the end of the letter, it mentioned a man named Filch, who works as a caretaker at Hogwarts and is a squib.

Luke could easily tell from the letter that Mr. Filch was not leading a happy life at Hogwarts.

How could someone who constantly antagonizes students, enjoys causing trouble for them, and gets angry frequently be happy?

Filch could only keep the company of his own cat, clean up stains with a mop, and live surrounded by a group of mischievous little wizards. He watches others use magic while being unable to do so himself.

Luke couldn't think of any reason for Filch to be happy.

For a magical school like Hogwarts, Filch was a dispensable person. Any wizard who knew magic would undoubtedly be able to do better than him.

Luke didn't sympathize with Filch because it was his own choice, and Filch was undoubtedly lucky because the headmaster of Hogwarts took him in. Otherwise, as a squib disregarded by the magical world, he would have almost no chance of finding any job.

No wizard would hire someone who was useless.

To this day, Luke still believed that since Filch was a squib, he should just live obediently in the Muggle world, learn some Muggle skills, and be a competent Muggle. There was nothing wrong with that.

Why stay in the magical world as a despised squib?

Although Luke knew that their actions might be justified, he had never forgiven them and completely severed ties with them.

Compared to Filch, Luke felt more fortunate. He had his own family, his daughter-in-law, and two lovely grandsons.

His life was happy and fulfilling.

Looking at the photo of the six people plus a cat, a faint smile appeared on Luke's face.

"Grandpa Luke, what are you smiling at?" Nia asked curiously.

"Grandpa feels very lucky," Luke folded the letter and said with a smile, "Come, let me blow some bubbles for you."

In the box, Albert had also included a box of Super Bubblegum for the old man.

"Albert didn't prepare it for me."

"In fact, it was prepared for Nia," Luke smiled, knowing why Albert had sent him the Super Bubblegum.

Luke handed the Super Bubblegum to Nia and casually opened one for himself. He chewed it slowly and then blew a string of bluebell-colored bubbles from his mouth. The bubbles floated in the hallway without popping even when they touched objects.

Nia also tried blowing bubbles, her face full of smiles. It seemed that she had already forgotten about being upset about not being able to go to Hogwarts.

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