Time flew by again, and nearly another month had passed.
During this month, Chen Yu had been diligently studying spells.
Chen Yu waved his wand at a newspaper torn in half, recalling the image of the intact newspaper in his mind.
With a light tap of his wand, he said, “Reparo!”
The torn newspaper seemed to rewind in time, its torn parts merging and coming together, becoming whole again, without any trace of repair.
“Yes! I finally learned the Reparo spell.”
Name: Chen Yu
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Occupation: Bloodline Wizard
Mana Pool: 17/35
Current Status: Healthy
Skills: Avada Kedavra LV1, Imperio LV1, Crucio LV1, Alohomora LV1, Levitation Charm LV1, Lumos LV1, Cutting Curse LV1, Locking Charm LV1, Reparo LV1
Inventory: 13 Galleons, essence of dittany, Serpent Spell, wand, damaged phone
Quest: The Legendary First-Year New Student
This month, through repeated practice, Chen Yu finally learned the Reparo spell, and before that, he had also learned Lumos, Cutting Curse, and Locking Charm.
Moreover, Chen Yu discovered that as he continuously practiced spells, his Mana Pool was slowly increasing, now reaching 35 points, which was almost double his previous magic power.
The 13 Galleons in his inventory were what remained after buying school supplies from the subsidy provided by Hogwarts, serving as Chen Yu's living expenses for a year at Hogwarts School.
This money was essentially a loan from Hogwarts to Chen Yu, which he would need to repay after graduating and finding a job.
Today was September 1st, also the day to go to Hogwarts.
Approaching his departure, Chen Yu finally cast the Reparo spell for the first time.
Now he could finally repair the damaged phone in his backpack.
He took the phone out of his backpack and placed it on the table.
“Reparo!”
After finishing the spell, Chen Yu eagerly turned on his phone.
Indeed, the phone was able to power on.
With a melodious startup sound, the phone lit up again, entering the startup screen.
The paint chips and scratches from regular use on the phone were also repaired.
It looked as good as new.
“When I return to the real world, even if I lose my job, I can support myself with this skill of repairing phones.”
After practicing the Reparo spell, Chen Yu put his wand and phone into his backpack, ready to leave at any moment.
According to Chen Yu's understanding of the Reparo spell, an LV1 Reparo spell could only repair relatively small items.
Torn newspapers, cracks in windows, and other small items could be repaired with an LV1 Reparo spell.
For larger items, such as large bookshelves, desks, beds, or even a room, an LV1 Reparo spell would be insufficient.
Chen Yu could only use the Reparo spell to repair damaged areas little by little, repeatedly, from small to large, slowly mending them.
A delicate phone was a precise machine for Muggles, but for the Reparo spell, it did not consider the precision of the item being repaired, only its size and volume, whether it contained magic, and whether it was a living entity.
Items with magic power that were damaged could not be repaired with the Reparo spell, meaning the Reparo spell was effective on most materials, but some rare, powerful curses causing damage could not be repaired with this spell, for example, damage caused by Fiendfyre could not be repaired with the Reparo spell.
At the same time, the Reparo spell could only be used on inanimate objects; using it on living beings was strictly forbidden.
Attempting to use the Reparo spell to heal human or animal wounds would result in severe scarring.
“Xiao Yu, are you... ready? Old Director Lisa is already waiting for you in the car outside.”
The voice of the caregiver, Fat Aunt, came from outside the door, her voice trembling slightly.
For the orphans at the orphanage, Fat Aunt, who had looked after them for a long time, was like a half-mother.
But ever since Professor McGonagall revealed the existence of wizards, the attitudes of Old Director Lisa and Fat Aunt towards Chen Yu had changed.
It was a sense of awe and fear.
Awe of the unknown, fear of the mysterious.
Although Fat Aunt disguised it well, Chen Yu could still sense the fear and awe in her heart.
Ever since he played pranks on the children at the orphanage, a legend had spread throughout the orphanage that Chen Yu was protected by evil spirits.
Since then, for over a month, Fat Aunt had not dared to enter Chen Yu's room to clean.
Each time she added extra food or served him meals, her hands trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but give Chen Yu an extra portion.
All the orphans who mocked Chen Yu, calling him a little monster or a freak, would be severely punished by Fat Aunt.
In just one month, Chen Yu seemed to have become a taboo in the orphanage, an existence that no one could mention.
Old Director Lisa was the same; when she saw Chen Yu, her gaze always seemed to dart away.
A thick wall had already formed between ordinary people and Chen Yu.
Chen Yu knew that for mysterious beings like wizards, not everyone could accept their existence as a matter of course.
Seeking advantage and avoiding harm was an animal's instinct, and humans were no different.
Chen Yu had learned about Muggles' views on wizards in this world.
They liked to curse others, cast spells to put princesses to sleep, turn princes into ugly frogs, or furtively brew potions in dark, damp caves.
Except for the wizard Merlin, who had a relatively positive reputation for helping King Arthur, other wizards were basically the main villains in fairy tales.
Especially older people, it was even harder for them to change their inner thoughts.
Chen Yu carried his huge suitcase and got into the car driven by Old Director Lisa.
The two remained silent throughout the journey. Chen Yu saw that Old Director Lisa was a bit nervous, sweat beads gradually forming on her forehead, as if the person sitting next to her was not Chen Yu, but a man-eating beast.
Looking at the nervous Old Director Lisa, Chen Yu gently comforted her: “Grandma Lisa, you don't need to be so nervous. I've been at the orphanage for eleven years, and I grew up under your kindness and care. If it weren't for you, I would have starved to death on the streets eleven years ago.”
“I don't know what wizards are like in your eyes, causing this estrangement between us, but to me, wizards are not synonymous with capriciousness and inscrutability. They are also people, with human joys and sorrows. The only difference from ordinary people is that they can do some magic.”
“Besides, although I have wizard blood, the orphanage is still the place that raised me. If anything happens to the orphanage in the future, you can come to me, and I will find a way to resolve it.”
Although his orphan identity was fake, an identity generated by the system's identity card, Chen Yu didn't mind extending his goodwill to Old Director Lisa, who had always selflessly adopted orphans.
Just like in a game, Chen Yu didn't mind helping an NPC who had helped him.
Good people should be rewarded, and Chen Yu believed the same.
Listening to Chen Yu's comforting words, Old Director Lisa swallowed and wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, revealing an awkward smile.
The journey from Surrey to London, which normally took over an hour, took her three or four hours of careful driving to reach King's Cross Station in London.
Chen Yu took out his huge suitcase from the trunk, said goodbye to Old Director Lisa, and prepared to leave.
Seeing Chen Yu about to leave, Old Director Lisa finally said, “Be safe at school,” and then hurriedly drove away in her small car.
Chen Yu took out his ticket, looked at the departure time on it, and then at the clock on the platform; there were still over forty minutes until departure.
Looking at the address on the ticket, Chen Yu pulled his suitcase and found Platform 9.
There, Chen Yu saw a thin boy pushing a trolley.
The heavy luggage on the trolley formed a stark contrast with the boy's frail body.
On the boy's trolley, Chen Yu saw a snowy owl in a cage.
The boy had a pale face, emerald green eyes, wore round glasses, and his physique looked like Chen Yu's character, long-term malnourished.
He was anxiously asking passersby for the location of Platform 9 3/4, looking small and helpless.
Chen Yu noticed the lightning-shaped scar that the boy inadvertently revealed as he walked, and it was this scar that confirmed his identity.
“Harry Potter?”
It seemed that, just like in the original story, the hurried Hagrid had not had time to tell Harry Potter how to enter Platform 9 3/4.
Chen Yu was very glad that Professor McGonagall, and not the careless Hagrid, had taken him to Diagon Alley.
Professor McGonagall explained in great detail how to enter Platform 9 3/4, while Hagrid said nothing and just let Harry Potter find Platform 9 3/4 by himself.
Chen Yu pulled his suitcase and approached Harry Potter: “Excuse me, I overheard you asking others about Platform 9 3/4. Could it be that you, like me, are a Little Wizard preparing to study at Hogwarts?”
At this time, Harry Potter was like an ant on a hot pan; there was only half an hour left until departure, and when he asked the station staff and passersby, none of them had heard of Platform 9 3/4. He didn't want to miss the Hogwarts train.
If he missed the Hogwarts train, he would have to return to his uncle's house, where Uncle Vernon and Dudley would surely mock him again, and he might even be locked back in the cupboard, forbidden from touching magic again.
Harry Potter, who was anxiously wondering what to do, suddenly heard someone ask if he was a Little Wizard going to Hogwarts.
Overjoyed, he quickly looked towards the source of the voice and saw a boy as thin as himself, with black hair, black eyes, a gentle face, and an indescribable handsomeness.
Harry Potter said joyfully, “Hello! My name is Harry Potter! Do you know where Platform 9 3/4 is? I can't find it!”
Chen Yu pointed to the third pillar between Platform 9 and Platform 10 and said, “Hello, my name is Chen Yu, a new student at Hogwarts. Didn't your guide tell you? The third pillar between Platform 9 and Platform 10 at King's Cross Station is Platform 9 3/4.”
Harry Potter looked in the direction Chen Yu pointed; it was a thick wall. He scratched his head and said to Chen Yu, somewhat confused, “Are you sure that's Platform 9 3/4? Isn't that just a wall? And what's a guide?”
Chen Yu tilted his head and asked, feigning confusion: “Professor McGonagall told me that Platform 9 3/4 has a spell on it, and Muggles can't see it. A guide, as the name suggests, is the person who guides us to the magical world. My guide is Professor McGonagall; she is a knowledgeable and serious professor. She told me how to enter Platform 9 3/4. Didn't your guide tell you how to enter Platform 9 3/4?”
“According to what you said, my guide is Hagrid, but he left in a hurry and didn't have time to tell me how to enter Platform 9 3/4.”
Harry Potter became more and more dejected as he spoke, but he quickly perked up and pointed to the snowy owl in the cage, saying, “But Hagrid is undoubtedly a good person. Hedwig is the gift he gave me.”
Chen Yu looked at Hedwig with a hint of envy: “My guide didn't give me a pet; she gave me a potion for healing injuries.”
At that time, when Professor McGonagall asked Chen Yu what kind of pet he wanted, Chen Yu refused.
One reason was that the money for buying an owl was deducted from the scholarship. If Professor McGonagall had given Chen Yu an owl like Hagrid did, Chen Yu would not have refused.
Chen Yu was not a greedy person, and the essence of dittany given by Professor McGonagall also satisfied him.
Chen Yu walked to the wall pillar and said to Harry Potter, “Watch how I pass through the wall, and just follow my example. I'll wait for you at Platform 9 3/4.”
After speaking, Chen Yu walked through the wall pillar.
The feeling of passing through the wall pillar was very strange.
It was like a drop of water falling into a pond, creating a ripple, and then the scene shifted, and he found himself at Platform 9 3/4.
A dark red steam train was parked not far away, with a sign on the train that read: Hogwarts Express, 5972.
At the station, Little Wizards were pushing trolleys onto the train.
Chen Yu was looking at the white smoke rising from the steam train, curious whether the Hogwarts Express was magically powered or burned coal like Muggle steam trains.
Then, a whooshing sound came from behind his head.
Chen Yu quickly dodged to the side and saw Harry Potter, just like in the original story, rushing over with his trolley, eyes closed.
If Chen Yu hadn't dodged quickly, the two would have collided.