Hogwarts Letter
Growing up to 11 years old again was a difficult experience, especially with an insane father. Now that I have grown to 11 years old again, I can run off to Hogwarts and stay there for seven years. All I have to do now is wait for my Hogwarts letter.
20 minutes later, my Hogwarts letter arrived. It was the standard Hogwarts acceptance letter, which stated:
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"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 Corvinus Gaunt,
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. Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress
The second page with requirements says:
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 an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
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After reading it, I was quite happy, as it had been a childhood dream of mine. I thought of writing a reply before hesitating about whether Morfin would give me money or not. Although I had my own little wealth, I doubted that it would be enough for all the materials.
"The Hogwarts letter just came," I said to Morfin. "What about it?" Morfin asked. "I need money for Hogwarts supplies," I answered. "GET LOST!" he shouted. "Haven't I done enough by bringing you into the world, you brat!" he continued. I just left without arguing, and as I left he sat back down while coughing.
Oh, how much I wish I could kill him, but I can't. He has a weapon in the form of a wand, while I had nothing. I could kill him muggle-style, but I don't know how to deal with a body. I huffed. I'll think about it later. I still need to go to Hogwarts.
There has to be some sort of fund for orphans. I could write a letter to Headmaster Dumbledore about not having enough money for Hogwarts, and ask if he could pay for it.
After 10 minutes of thinking, I decided to write a letter to Headmaster Dumbledore.
It stated:
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Dear Headmaster Dumbledore,
I would love to enter Hogwarts as one of her students. Unfortunately, I don't have enough money for the school supplies and my father, Merlin help him, has refused to give me any money for it. I request you to please give me some money so I can buy the supplies and attend Hogwarts. I would be very grateful.
Yours sincerely,
Convinus Gaunt
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I quickly tied it to the feet of the owl it came with and fed the owl some bacon.
"Take it to Albus Wulfric Dumbledore, quickly," I whispered to it. "Hopefully, Dumbledore accepts it," I said hopefully to myself.
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I was eating my breakfast when I heard someone knocking on the door. I went to the door and opened it, only because in the book on the history of House Gaunt it stated that the wards would kill anyone who tried to enter the house with harmful intentions.
Opening the door led me to see Dumbledore with a twinkle in his eye.
"How may I help you?" I asked him to keep up the facade of never seeing him. "I believe I may be the one to help," he replied. I widened my eyes after a second to show I had put two and two together. "Are you by any chance Headmaster Dumbledore?" I still asked him. He simply nodded while smiling about something.
I quickly invited him inside to the dining room.
"Would you like some tea?" I asked him. "No, thank you," he replied. So, I sat in front of him. "Where is your father?" he asked me. "I don't know; he is always out at this time of day," I answered him. "I see," he replied. "About the letter..." I spoke once again. "I received it. Although, I would need your father's permission to bring you to Diagon Alley," he said to me. "I already have his permission; he only said for me to get my own money," I quickly replied, to which he hummed.
"So, you thought of me as a way to get money for Hogwarts supplies?" he said to me. "I am sorry if I offended you in any way. Please, lend me the money; I will repay you in the future," I quickly said to placate him, to which he smirked. "No need to repay me if you get all O's in your subjects during the first year; I will forget about the debt and talk to the Department of Education about giving you a scholarship. How about it?" he said while smiling. "Deal," I answered quickly.
I was quite angry at the gall of this man; he played me like a damn fiddle. I needed to learn Occlumency quickly to better control my emotions. I was thankful for the fact that Morfin had already used Legilimency and he had learned nothing of my past life. How did I know? Because it was causing me a highly painful headache.
Back to the present.
"Follow me," he ordered, which I obeyed. After moving some distance away from the house, he held out his hand and said, "Hold on tightly; we are going to Apparate," to which I nodded.
Appearing in the middle of Diagon Alley after Apparating caused me to lose my balance. Thankfully, I didn't vomit. After getting my bearings, I looked around and was amazed to see Diagon Alley for the first time. Of course, I didn't show it on my face.
"Let's quickly go and get your things," said Dumbledore. I nodded and went shopping with him.
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I got all the things except my wand. I picked Harry Potter's owl, Hedwig, as my pet. She was beautiful. We were walking towards Ollivander's. I saw Narcissa Malfoy walking towards Twilfitt and Tatting's. She was beautiful. Well, let's get my wand.
Walking into Ollivander's led me to see Garrick Ollivander in all his glory with creepy vibes. Dumbledore and Garrick were greeting each other while I looked around the store. He finally talked to me and asked, "And who might you be?" to which I replied, "Convinus Gaunt, a pleasure to make your acquaintance," while giving him a little bow. "The pleasure is all mine," he replied. "Which is your dominant hand, Mr. Gaunt?" he continued with a question. "Right hand," I answered.
I tried four different wands and finally a wand accepted me. It was 12 ¾ inches long, made of walnut, and had a dragon heartstring core. Powerful with both dark arts and normal charms, Ollivander described it as unyielding.
After Apparating back to my house, I once again thanked Dumbledore and walked with him. I couldn't hold a conversation with him as he said he needed to go somewhere. We wished each other farewell and I went inside, to test the wand, of course.
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----------------------------------------------Author's Note------------------------------------------------
Creation is hard, cheer me up!
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