Here's the next chapter and I hope you like it. Please read and review love Angel x
As time wore on both the boys grew up and soon enough they were three years old. It was at this time that Petunia decided to read one of the books on wandless magic inside the box that Lily had given her. She asked the ever smart Harry to touch the box and summon it for her which he seemed to have no problem doing before running off to play again with Dudley. As Vernon was getting them ready for preschool she went into the hallway kissing both of their cheeks and smiling brightly. She and Vernon had told them they were wizards and could do magic before they had left for preschool but had told them they were not allowed to do magic outside the house otherwise mummy and daddy would get into trouble. Both boys who were deathly afraid of their parents getting into trouble agreed and did nothing bad at all in preschool. It was a testament to their self strength that they were able to keep the magic at bay while in school at least and both Petunia and Vernon were so extremely proud of them.
She settled down by the fire with a cup of tea and opened the book to the section on wandless magic and an introduction to the magical world for muggles who have magical children.
Welcome to the Wizarding World by Hannah Elfenstone.
Most children who grow up in magical homes can practice a bit of wandless magic which is untraceable in their spare time if their parents have a enough time to teach them this. Most pureblood families or families where both parents of the children are magical are often too busy to teach their kids of wandless magic on a regular basis and so they only learn whatever they can whenever they can. This means that these children often have a serious advantage over other magical children which is not at all fair in any way. It is my hope to correct that anomaly with this book. There are four other classifications of magical person in our world. If you have two parents which can perform magic like you, you are referred to as a pureblood individual. If you have one magical parent and one non magical you are considered to be a half blood individual. If you have no magical parents you are considered a muggleborn. The term muggle is a term used to describe people who are not magical at all such as the everyday average Brit out there. The last classification of person is called a squib. These are children who have been born to pureblood families but have little or no magic in them. These children are usually seen as a thing of great shame in the family and so it is often the case that these children are left in either the muggle/non magical world and or the magical world to be adopted at a later stage. These squibs usually merge into the muggle way of life getting good jobs and so on or can work here in our magical world in book shops and the like. It is because they have too little magic in them to be able to practice it at a school that they are considered such a taboo thing within themselves.
In the magical world there are various rules. One of the most important one is the restriction for the underage use of sorcery. This means that when not at Hogwarts or on the Hogwarts express magic with a wand may never ever be performed until the person is seventeen years old. This is the national age at which people may inherit things from our National Bank Gringotts which can be located at Diagon Alley in London as well as having the magical trace which comes already implanted in every wand removed automatically. When your child buys his or her first wand the magical trace automatically registers deep within your child as well as on the wand they now own. Should your child use wand magic when they are not on board the Hogwarts Express or indeed at Hogwarts School itself they will be expected to come to our Ministry of Magic in London for a hearing. The Ministry of Magic is exactly the same as the British government only it uses magic and has loads of various departments in it. During this hearing our Aurors which are similar to muggle police detectives will find out how the incident of magic occurred. It is here it will be determined whether to imprison the offender or to just fix the situation and let them go with a serious warning. Imprisonments usually only happen when extremely serious spells have been used. In a fair and just society no one ever goes to jail for a minor curse.
Earlier I mentioned Diagon Alley which can be located on Charring Cross Road between the record shop and the book shop via the public house there which goes by the name of The Leaky Cauldron. Should your child be magical and you for example are not you will still see and be able to enter the pub with your family. Once inside the pub you will need to approach the bar and state that you are muggleborn and wish to enter Diagon Alley. The barman will take you out back and tap on the wall in a pattern you should take note of with his wand. This will open up the alleyway to you. The Alleyway will be full to the brim of various shops and it is advised that you don't go to an area at the far end around the corner called Nocturne Alley as this area is known for selling and dealing in various dark artifacts and dangerous items which should be of no interest to a good wizard. Having said that this alley is not all bad as you can find some rare treasures there. It is just advised that you don't go there too often. The bank Gringotts will be the huge white marble building at the end of the lane. It is run inside by goblins and everyone has a vault inside which is accessed by key or touch of just the individual whose vault it is..
Goblin's are not known for their friendly manner however they are the most advanced at keeping important family documents and money secure. Each persons own vault may be accessed only by them and or their magical legal guardian or someone they say can enter it only with their permission. When approaching a counter with a goblin on it, it is the most polite thing to address them as such. "May your rivers always flow with blood of your enemies!" This sounds brutal I know but to a goblin it is the highest form of respect which is something that not many people remember. Goblin's are extremely violent with people who do them wrong however they sincerely protect and care deeply for someone who remembers to use the polite customs of old as so many thoughtless wizards forget and are often rude with them. When you have said this they will generally reply with the phrase "May your vaults indeed be overflowing in rivers of gold!" or a slight variation of this. By saying this he will be acknowledging that he respects you and will give you his full respect and support. If you are not magical yourself for example when your children are magical it is at this point that you can explain this to them and they will indeed be most impressed that you have taken the time to learn of their customs despite everything.
Every family has it's own specified vault or account manager and so they will be able to bring you to him. He will then do all your legal deeds for you, accessing various files for you, investing in various businesses and telling you all about your money and possessions and so on. In our world if you are named as a friend of the Goblin Nation it means that the Goblins will do all in their power to keep you, your family and everything you have with them safe at all costs. This is one of our highest honours and it is most rare that this happens. To raise a wand in their bank for whatever reason without asking if you may do so first is against Goblin Laws and you could find yourself in a lot of trouble should you choose to do this. The Goblin nation have special healers or medical doctors associated with each family and these healers take care of the welfare and well being of each family member. In our world we have a hospital which is known as Saint Mungos which can treat every malady possible if your Gringotts healer cannot be located. There are various ways to transport magically around our world of which I'll get into now.
First off we have flooing. This is a type of travel which involves stepping into a fireplace of your choice while it is not lighting and throwing green powder which we call floo powder on the ground. As you throw the powder on the ground state very clearly where you would like to go and it will take you there in a short burst of green flames. These will not hurt you and it is a quick way of traveling. Everyone can pay a price for the Goblins of Gringotts bank to send a team of specialists over to your home so you may travel to and from our world using the floo system to which your own fireplace will now be connected. This ensures that you can reach Platform nine and three quarters, St Mungos, Diagon Alley or anywhere you wish to in a flash. Each and every fireplace has a name such as Diagon Alley which will take you to the Leaky Cauldron and so on. Your own personal fireplace will have a password you may use to enter your home once again and only this password will take you home there. If you tell the Goblins your password of choice they will set it in place and are duty bound to tell no one of what it is. Should a Goblin break this code of secrecy he will be murdered by his comrades for betraying a trust in you. It is the natural way they do things and is not something to be frowned upon by us mere wizards.
The second mode of transport is flight which can take place on a broomstick which is the most common method or can take place also on an animal which can fly. The third and final method is called aparation and this is the thought of exactly where you want to be and popping to that location. You can once you are good enough at it bring others with you. We recommend a few weeks practice at home with this one before trying it out. With this you need only think of a place and pop there. This can be very noisy so I recommend casting a silent charm on yourself before you leave. It is not advised but I personally don't like the boom noise that comes with apparition. This will silence it so you may pop from location to location without making so much noise. Apparition can make people feel extremely nauseous and even vomit as you are pulled inside out from your belly button in order to reach your destination in seconds. You must focus exactly on where you wish you to go and think with determination. When you are ready to leave you must stand with your wand raised and spin on the spot leaving in a pop. This form of travel although uses a wand never registers as underage magic in the Ministry of magic.
In our ministry or government we have a body called the Wizengamot. This contains the heads of the most important and oldest family members and this is where they meet to vote on or decide on new laws. Each family such as Muggins and Nott etc have a seat there and so this is how they can then vote either in favour of or against a certain law. This party is the party which oversees anyone on trial and votes together on how to punish the accused. The head or judge of this group of people is called The Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot and it is his or her role to preside over these cases and decide what verdict should be taken. It is this person's job to control the situation seeing to it that everyone votes correctly. The current Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot is the current Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore or simply Albus Dumbledore.
The police in our society are called Aurors and each Auror goes through three years of extremely intensive missions and training in order to become fully qualified. We have a set of three curses in our world which are called the unforgivable curses because they are against the law to use on anyone at any point. The first spell is called the Crutiatus Curse and this is cast by calling out the word Crucio with much feeling. This curse tortures the individual which it is aimed at from the inside out in searing pain beyond measure. The second curse is called the Imperious and it it cast by calling out the charm Imperio. With this curse you can take control of someone's mind making them do and say as you want them to for as long as it is used on them. The person will have no choice but to do as you ask them no matter if it is stealing something or cursing someone to death. The last and most heinous of these unforgivable curses is called the killing curse. To use this curse the words Avada Kedavra are used while your wand is pointed at the individual. This is green in colour and causes instant death upon impact. Anyone to have found using these spells is automatically sent through the veil of death or to jail for their crimes. There is a reason these are unforgivable and so you should under no circumstances use these at all.
Our currency is in Galleons, Sickles and knuts. One galleon is equal to four pounds and ninety seven pence. With one galleon you can by an awful lot of things. Money is not the same in our world so do not be surprised if you don't spend a lot of pounds but get lots of merchandise for your money. One Sickle is equal to twenty nine pence. Lastly one Knut is equal to one penny. Often times something may cost you one galleon a few sickles and a few knuts. In our world everyone wears wizarding robes and a conical hat of some description. I would advise non magical parents to get robes and a hat of some kind to wear in our world so you can go about your business unnoticed by people who may want to do you harm or question you too much about the muggle world. I'd suggest having five sets of robes which can be alternated in your wardrobe ready to go at the drop of a hat.
What I will say next is not advised by many but I feel everyone should know this. I said earlier that children have the magical trace on them since they get a wand and all magic done with their wand can be traced. As I said this can get you into a lot of trouble however Wandless magic can never be traced and so it is best for your young ones to practice their magic in this way. This way they will not be at a slight disadvantage to those who grew up in our world. You should know that wandless magic is successful based on emotions and you believing you can do or achieve whatever you want to. It takes a lot of practice and you never need to actually speak the spell aloud to cast it. In fact to cast it successfully you must say it in your head. Using a wand is the same only for this you are traced and must always say the words aloud. I would practice household cleaning charms, levitation charms, self care charms, shield charms and defence charms of all kinds with your young ones before they start school. This can prevent bullying of all kinds later on in life.
In our world we have two spells called Legillimency and Occlumency. People who have use of these care called Legillimens and or Occlumens people. Legillimency is the art of invading someone else' mind to search through their memories with or without their knowledge. It is not a good a thing to use on anyone and it is a crime to use this on people without their knowledge. Occlumency is the ability to protect against such things. With Occlumency the person in question can create a database, library or any such thing in their heads in which to hide their information so no unwanted people may view it. This is so that anyone who uses Legillimency on you will meet your elaborate shield and will not be able to see your thoughts or memories at all. I advise teaching this to your children from the age of five upwards. To teach your children this you must have them meditate and find their inner selves. Once there you are to instruct them to come up with their own unique elaborate wall of protection to shield their mind from unfriendly eyes. The only way to know how it works or indeed if it has worked is to have them practice it one another at random times when it is not expected. This will make the mind stronger. Also you may notice the person in your head and so by bringing up this wall which prevents them from looking any further you essentially kick them out of your mind. Legillimency can be cast either aloud, wandlessly or indeed by looking into someones eyes. So always protect yourself from this.
I mentioned earlier that people who produce any of the unforgivable curses either die or go to jail. Those who do go to jail will be joined in jail by evil visceral creatures called dementors. Dementors freeze the environment around them making everyone feel extremely sad and as though they will never feel happy ever again. If someone has broken the law these Dementors can be ordered to perform their kiss which literally consists of them sucking the soul out of someone and is the most frightening experience of all to experience. The only charm to combat them is the patronus charm. The words of this charm are expecto patronum and it is only successful when the caster of the spell thinks of their happiest moment in life allowing it fill them up totally. They will produce a white fog like substance which will either remain like this or be corporeal meaning that it takes the form of an animal. These forces charge at and push the dementors away making them leave the scene. These dementors cannot be seen by muggles but can be however felt by all. I would advise teaching your child this spell from age six upwards as it takes ages to learn and the more they practice it the better they will become at it. This is a useful tool to have under your belt at all times as you really never know when you'll need to use it!
At the back of this book there is a chapter on which I teach you the spells your child should have before going to school (in my personal opinion). I will explain what they do and how to do them. If you have more then one child they can practice these on one another until they are perfected!
In our world everyone communicates one of three ways. Firstly we have owls which we can use to send and receive letters for us. Most Hogwarts students get their own owl when starting off school however they do have the option of getting either a cat or toad to bring to school if they wish. I personally recommend the owls. An owl will send a letter anywhere you need it to and will wait there for a reply if needed. If however the owl knows that a reply won't be needed they will fly away again once they've delivered their letter or package. Owls can carry packages of all shapes and sizes with great ease. The second way of getting in touch with people is not common and involves using a magical mirror compact. The person has their compact open and they need only call out the name of the person they wish to talk to providing that this person has a mirror also. The person will answer the call as it were and be able to see and communicate with you instantly. The last way of getting in touch with people involves using floo powder once again. For this you must kneel by your fireplace throwing down some floo powder and calling out the address you wish to contact while sticking your head in the green flames. Your head will never burn or hurt so don't worry. Your head will appear in that persons fireplace where you can converse with them for periods of a time. We recommend that this is done for a short period only so that the call cannot be tracked if you don't want it to be.
In our world we have various potions which can be used for various things. Some potions are for beauty reasons such as making hair shiny and instantly cleaning it. Other potions are for medical purposes such as healing and I will tell you all about the various healing potions in the next chapter. One potion to watch our for is called Veritas Serum. It makes the drinker unable to lie once questioned by anyone and can be very dangerous in revealing information you don't want others to know.
The last thing we will discuss here are wards. Wards are like invisible walls of magic used to protect properties and people from certain things. Mainly they are used on properties for example to protect them from fires and indeed floods. They can be used to redirect mail to another location and can even make your house invisible or what we call under Fidelious so no one who should wish to harm you can do so. To cast this charm you need to call out fidelious and set a password which only you and those in the house will know of. You become the house' secret keepers and can never tell anyone about it's location unless the person who has cast it gives you permission to do so. As stated above were Veritas or truth serum to be used to find out your location magically neither you nor the people who know of this address would never be able to tell of it's location.
Petunia finished reading the chapter feeling as though she knew way more then she ever had about Lily's world. While she went to collect the boys Vernon came home for his lunch and she told him to read the chapter which he did with gusto. He too wished to know more about their world so he could be more involved in their lives. There was an exciting time coming up and neither of them could wait for it to begin!
