v2 Chapter 448： bad neighbor

It was getting late, the night opened, and the lights in the city began to embellish.

The Parsons are enjoying their dinner.

"Doug, stop reading that letter." Mr. Parsons wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin and said to his younger son.

His son, Doug Parsons, is eleven and about to enter middle school.

As a father, as an executive of a company, it was natural for him to find a good school for his son - however, the family received a strange acceptance letter.

The letter was addressed to his son, who, the letter said, had been admitted and approved to study at Durmstrang.

Mr. Parsons originally thought this was a middle school he had never heard of, so he specially asked someone to inquire about it. It turned out that the middle school registered in the German education system did not have the name Durmstrang at all.

On the forms attached to the letter, there is actually a need to buy wizard robes, cauldrons, astronomical telescopes, etc. The textbooks are strange spell books and potion books.

Mr. Parsons read the letter carefully when he got home, and finally came to the conclusion that it was a prank by some child.

And he already has a target of suspicion, which is his neighbor, the Luo Yinde family.

The Luo Yinde child is one year older than his own Doug, and his grades are much worse.

The child named Lunt Roynd didn't know which middle school he enrolled in last year. The Roynds never mentioned it. When other people asked, the couple always said that Longt went to a school abroad. middle school.

Mr Parsons scoffed at this.

He knew his neighbors well. Mr. Luo Yinde was originally a senior manager of a forklift company, but that company has not been doing well in the past few years, and Mr. Luo Yinde's income has also plummeted.

Judging from the salary of the other party, they can only maintain the needs of living on this rich street. As for other big expenses, they may have to sell something.

Under such circumstances, where did the Luo Yinde family get the money to send their children to study abroad?

Moreover, Lunt's child's grades were only at the passing level, so there was no need to consider such things as scholarships.

Mr. Parsons thought that his neighbor might have lied to his neighbors in order to preserve his dignity by sending his child to the shabby public high school.

As for why he thought this prank was made by the Royde family child?

When he got home, he read the acceptance letter that Doug handed over in the yard.

"Durmstrong, is that the name of a trick school?"

When he sneered, Mr. Luo Yinde, who heard him speak, suddenly appeared flustered and confused, and then hurriedly returned to the room.

Mr. Parsons observed the scene keenly, and he immediately felt that Ronde must know the name "Drmstrong".

Moreover, this summer vacation is almost half over, and I have never seen the child Lonte Lloyd. Could it be that I went abroad to study and didn't come home for the summer vacation?

After a comprehensive look, we can see that this prank must be done by Lunt's child.

The kid was afraid that others would know about his attendance at a public high school, so he hid at home and refused to show up. Then, he became jealous of Doug, who had excellent grades in his family, so he made such a so-called magic school admission letter. notice.

The Roynds should have been aware of their children's pranks, so they panicked when they heard Durmstrang's name - he was afraid that he would find the real culprit of the prank, so the Roynds worked hard Wouldn't the shameful decency be gone?

Mr. Parsons was triumphant that he had found the truth of the whole thing, the protagonist of the mischief.

However, since he was still a neighbor, there was no need to deliberately expose that little prank, so he could keep his poor neighbor decent for a while longer.

The only trouble is that his son Doug, despite his excellent academic performance, has been very passionate about these fantastical stories since he was a child.

Originally, Mr. Parsons did not object to his son having such hobbies, as long as you can maintain good grades.

However, Doug was almost fascinated after receiving the letter, convinced that he was a wizard and that a wizarding school called Durmstrang was ready to accept him.

"Dad! What I say is true! What I feel is true too! As a child, I was able to do things that other people couldn't do! Look, admission letters are coming! Oh, I must Go to school there!"

As soon as he remembered his son's excited words, Mr. Parsons shook his head helplessly. The little guy was directly fascinated.

As for those magical things, Mr. Parsons can't deny it. For example, whether Doug's hair is long or short, he always keeps his favorite hairstyle in the end. For example, when Doug was in the zoo, he didn't Carefully fell into the monkey mountain, but the monkeys and orangutans would not attack him.

It's amazing, and interesting to talk about, but Mr. Parsons thinks it's just a small coincidence.

He glanced at the table and did not listen to his own words, and was still happily reading the admission letter of his son who had read it dozens of times.

"Doug, it's dinner time, can you put your things in your hands and talk to Mom and Dad?" He accentuated a little.

Doug accepted the admission letter with some regret, and finally nodded: "Okay, Dad, Mom."

"You kid..." Mr. Parsons shook his head helplessly.

He is also not going to discipline his son many times. After all, this is just a prank. There is no wizard, no magic, and no Durmstrang. After a long time, a child as smart as Doug will be able to imagine himself. found true.

Could it be that there will still be a wizard knocking on the door, casting a magic spell, and telling Doug, am I the magic school admissions officer who came to explain it to you?

Parsons smiled and shook his head, ready to ask about his wife's life today.

At this time, the bell rang.

"Huh? Why did someone suddenly visit at this point?"

Mr. Parsons put down his knife and fork suspiciously, pulled away the stool, and went to the door to observe it with his cat's eyes.

He was a very handsome young man, dressed in well-made custom clothes, and the watch he was wearing was enough to cover Mr. Parsons' salary for a year.

Um?

Mr. Parsons opened the door suspiciously.

"Oh, hello, does Greg Parsons live here?" The other party was proficient in German, but he could tell that he was not German.

"Yes, I'm his father, do you have anything to do with him?"

"That's right, my name is Sean Wallop, I'm from the UK, I'm the admissions officer at Hogwarts, the British School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and I'm here to talk to your family about Doug Parsons' admissions. matter."

"Wait... School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? England? Howarts?"

"It's Hogwarts, sir." Sean smiled.

There was the sound of a chair being pulled in the house, and an excited boy ran out, staring straight at Sean.

"Hello! I'm Doug Parsons! Are you sent by the wizarding school to find me?"

"Actually, it is, nice to meet you, Doug." Sean shook hands with the excited boy.

Parsons was at a loss: "Wait a minute, isn't this a prank by Lonte Lloyd's kid?"

"Sorry, sir, I don't know the child you're talking about—of course, I know your family has a lot of doubts right now. If you don't mind, go in and talk about it?"

ten minutes later.

The Parsons family sat on the sofa, dumbfounded.

Mr. Parsons looked at his tap-dancing record player and gulped.

"What you said is true?"

Sean waved his wand slightly, making the record player dance more wildly.

"I think, this already proves everything, doesn't it?"

"This is magic, this is magic..." Doug stared at the record player, the light in his eyes lighting up.

Mr. Parsons and his equally shocked wife glanced at each other, and finally both saw the meaning in the other's eyes - this is not some kind of magic trick to deceive vision!

After some more detailed discussions, the Parsons finally completely believed in Sean.

"However, Mr. Wallup, I have a question. You said you were the admissions officer at Hogwarts, but Doug received an offer from Durmstrang?"

Sean didn't change his face: "In fact, Durmstrang and Hogwarts are both schools of magic, but we are different. For people like you who didn't know magic before, we at Hogwarts believe that visiting the door Qiadan is the real sincerity - otherwise, you all think it's just a prank, don't you?"

This is the fourth time Sean has said this statement today. He has "raided" three freshmen families before. These families are all located in Durmstrang's separate admissions area, and naturally they will only receive one admission notice. Book.

Don't tell me, when Sean gets three freshmen again, the thrill of digging around is still quite good.

The fourth freshman who is about to be confirmed in front of him is talking excitedly with his parents.

It was not until the other party finished speaking and confirmed that he wanted to enroll in Hogwarts, Sean handed over the admission letter.

"Very well, then we'll see you at Hogwarts, Doug."

"Of course, sir!" The little guy shook hands with Sean excitedly.

"By the way, when we go to Diagon Alley, we will send someone to pick you up, Doug, your English is not bad, but remember to study more this summer, when the majority of Hogwarts will be in English. Teaching."

"no problem!"

Parsons also said, "I'll get Doug a language teacher."

"Then I won't bother you any more, oh, by the way—" Sean turned his head when he walked to the door, "In a few days, Durmstrang's admissions officer may come again, you just need to tell He, you have chosen Hogwarts, and magic has left proof."

Mr. Parsons, who stood up to **** him to the door, nodded again and again, he now believed in magic completely.

Moreover, sending someone to the door and throwing an admission letter, as long as you are not blind, you can tell which school is more attentive to your son.

When Sean left, Mr. Parsons returned to the house, he looked at his excited son and spread his hands: "Well, your dream is coming true - but why does Mr. Lloyd look so strange, he also Heard of Durmstrang?"

Doug's eyes widened: "Lonte, isn't it going to Durmstrang to go to school?! Mr. Wallup said, can't disclose it to others!"

Mr. Parsons suddenly realized: "It seems to be the case! Hey, do you want to find a chance to hint, I just don't know if there is any difference between going to Durmstrang and going to Hogwarts..."

Under the night, next to the railing of Parsons' house, Sean, who was about to leave, frowned.

In order not to be discovered by the neighbors, he used a lot of little magic spells. At this time, the magic was not completely over, and he heard what Mr. Parsons said.

Sean turned to look at a nearby house.

This family's child, Durmstrang's freshman last year?

Why didn't you notice it at all?

Freshmen who come back from vacation are not allowed to use magic, but the books, magic toys and other things they bring back from school will have small magic fluctuations. This is not a triggered magic, but Sean is naturally sensitive and also There are silent wizards that can be felt.

A little wizard obviously won't use magic to cover up the little magic fluctuations, he won't, and there's no need for it.

Could it be that the child hasn't come home yet?

Sean immediately thought of a series of wrongdoings from Durmstrang.

At the beginning, Max Dawson, who sneaked into Hogwarts to steal prophecies and made a big mess, graduated from Durmstrang, and Durmstrang's headmaster Karkaroff was a hidden Death Eater. , I also met the wrong wizard named Thomas today, and even Dumbledore made it clear that Durmstrang has a problem now.

Sean squinted at the family named Luo Yinde, and his mind became active.

After thinking for a while, he took out his wand and lightly tapped on himself, his figure quickly changed, and then he completely integrated into this environment.

He was going to see the situation at Royin De's house.

The invisible Sean walked around Luo Yinde's house. UU reading did not find any magic. After looking around, he floated up and entered the room through an open window on the second floor.

The light was on in the room, but strangely, Sean didn't hear any conversation, the sound of the TV.

"Something's wrong..." Sean frowned and called out to Dave.

"Dave, can you smell how many people are in the room?"

"You are the only one next to you, and there are two people downstairs. The smell of brain flowers is very general, but the smell, um, is very calm."

calm? Sean's child hole shrank.

He remained invisible and walked down the stairs silently.

When I came to the living room, the lights were bright, and two middle-aged men and women were sitting on the sofa at the moment. Opposite them was the unturned TV and the untouched dessert on the coffee table.

The Luo Yinde and his wife were blank-eyed and just sat there quietly.

Sean narrowed his eyes: something went wrong...