I make a clarification that my mother tongue is not the groin and that little or nothing is of this language, this is just a translation that I am sure will have many mistakes, but I hope you can forgive me.
two years before the first chapter
Mom was serving breakfast when I heard the mail letters fall, got up from my chair and went to her to give them to mom. Alex, my brother, was sitting next to the chair he occupied, I doubted he would pay attention to what was going on around him just sitting, moving restlessly.
-Alan, what do the letters say? - That was mom, still preparing the toast for breakfast, she was tilting her head from the kitchen that was next to the dining room and a little further on the door of the apartment where the letters were.
-All bills, mom- he answers as he checked them, one was the electricity bill, another was the water bill, and five more he didn't understand what they were for, one got my attention, he had a stamp on it, he didn't have a bill but neither is a common letter because: 1) nobody uses letters and 2) had no sender.
-Leave them in the hall and come here to eat- I listened, leaving them aside and forgetting them.
We had already finished breakfast, and Mom already left Alex at school, I was resting in my room reading the last book of a saga that includes the principles of the holidays, my brother and I went to different schools, Alex studied in one to Troubled children and I a normal one, hers started a week before the end of summer.
I heard the door of the apartment open, mom had probably arrived, I listened as I left my bag on the floor, stopped paying attention and concentrated on reading, I was already facing the Regent Lord in the tower of his palace, both pushing hard metal stakes that were held in the air by the force of their powers, the five were giving all their strength to distract him, while two went behind with their obsidian axes to nail them in the back when ...
I heard mom let out a little scream, I released the book at that moment and ran to know what was happening, mom was at the door holding the strange letter from today to the morning, on the other side of the open door was a guy dressed in the Stranger way than ever seen: he will have a kind of pale violet robe that covered up to his feet and a small, circular hat that did not cover his entire head, he was saying something to Mom.
-Miss Wilson, please forgive the intrusion, there was an error when sending the letters of acceptance of Hogwarts, it would be assumed that I would come to explain everything but apparently his address was poorly grouped and arrived before me.
I walked slowly to the house phone to call the police, it was obvious that the guy was crazy, I could not see the face of mom but I imagined that I was worried about this subject, it was strange for me not to move or talk to make He left, the guy turned to me and looked at me, I stand still.
-He must be young Alan, nice to meet you, I am August Mungst, an employee of the Ministry of British Magic I came here for ... - my mother interrupted him before he finished speaking.
-Alan go to your room and do not go out, I have things to talk to this man- the tone of his voice makes it clear that he had to obey.
I was in my room for twenty minutes, worried that this guy would take something from Mom, I knew that if she decided to stay alone with him it was because I was sure that nothing bad would happen but I would not avoid being worried. The door of my room opened and I turned to see who was the one who opened, Mom is looking at me with a look I had not seen before, I did not know if it was worry or if I was dejected.
- Honey, come with me, I have a lot to talk to you about.
I take her with her to the living room where the subject from before was sitting in a chair in front of the table with fingers interlaced and looking directly at us.
-Alan I want you to listen carefully I know it will seem ridiculous what he says but wait for it to end, please.-
Friend for a moment but he sent me to the other side of the table waiting for him to start.
-Please forgive my hasty presentation from before, your mother has explained the situation to me clearly. First let me introduce myself again. I am August Mungst, an employee of the Ministry of British Magic. I came here to explain everything necessary about the magical world to start your school at the Hogwarts school of magic and sorcery. I know it may seem ridiculous but let me show you that I am telling the truth - at that moment he put his hand on the sleeve of his robe and took out a wooden stick, pointed it at a glass in front of him, moved it quickly and after a small light the glass was transformed into a metal cup.
I would stay still without knowing what to say I think my brain stopped working until I paid true attention to what I had said ... magic, I had seen it and he said it, it was magic and he talked about a school. All my amazement and emotion must have been reflected on my face by the guy smiled and continued talking.
-I see that I have your attention, I will continue. As I told your mother there was an error when cataloging your address and the letter arrived earlier, I was supposed to arrive before explaining everything in detail but seeing the situation it is better to move on to the following it is obvious that you have questions and it is My duty you answer.
- Will I really learn magic? Am I a wizard, a sorcerer? What is the difference? How many there are? How is this supposed to work? - I was going to continue asking questions but the subject interrupted me again.
-Well I think it was a mistake, I hardly understood the first two questions, you speak very fast. I will start with the basics: there is a Spanish magic society all over the world, each country has its own magical government and also distributed throughout the world are the magic schools that teach young wizards and witches the different subjects they need to learn to In his life, the main schools are Hogwarts, Ilvermorny, The Durmstrang Institute, Beauxbatons, Castelobruxo, Mahotokoro and Ouagadou. You attended Hogwarts in Scotland. - The man paused to deal with what he said, you observe with wide eyes only interested in what came out of your mouth.
-Wait a second, Scotland, that's far away, isn't there one here in the United States?
-Yes, but I am afraid that you will not be able to go because of how he died in Britain, his name was registered on the Hogwarts admission list, but there are no obligations of concern, with the Red Flu you can travel instantly from here to there in seconds .
I was fascinated with what he said, I didn't know what that Red Flu was but I could move from one place to another on the planet that was definitely incredible. I had a smile that stretched all over my face of just imagining everything I would learn, I turned to see my mom but I would stay still when I saw her face, she would smile but at the same time she looked at me worried.
-Mom, what's the matter with you? Why do you care? It's magic, it's totally amazing.
-CariƱo, I have to tell you something, I already knew all this.- I would be speechless for what he said, I could not say a word.- Your father told me everything but he also told me the danger of what they were going through and I worry that something could happen to you, now I'm worried too.
I was not surprised by my father's description, when he was nine years old and Alex eight asked Mom why we didn't have a father like the other children, she told us that we had different parents and that mine met him on his vacations in Britain, Alex's dad didn't say much.
-He was referring to the Magic War, I assure Mrs. Wilson that she has nothing to worry about once they have finished and there is no danger to her son, I assure her she will be safe and protected.- said the subject , looking at mom with a sympathetic look.
-Alan, you are always supported by whatever you want and you will be your decision so you decide, do you want to go to that school? -
I didn't think about it for a second when I nodded quickly, I doubted she expected another answer, she knew me very well, after all she was my mother.
- With that it is solved, if it seems to you well I will come tomorrow to take them to the magic market of the area so that they get the necessary galleons to buy the school supplies, the uniform and other necessary things, if you have any questions about the items you need to consult the letter of acceptance there is everything. Once he obtained the money, we arrived in Great Britain through the Flu Network and there we bought everything necessary, he stays in the dripping cauldron before the start of classes because the Network cannot transport very large things and school supplies are Too many, if that seems good to your mother.
Our first stop was in a building behind an alley that Gringotts left on a sign above the door and in smaller letters under the name they said "United State Branch". Among the most horrible and incredible things I could imagine, expensive wrinkled and feasible faces, incredibly long ears and were extremely small, I thought of all the supernatural creatures I knew from my books to try to guess what they were, we concluded that they were dwarfs as in The Lord of the Rings and I asked Mr. Mungst if he was like that, he laughed as he answered.
-No Alan, they are elves, the dwarves are in Norway, they do not disperse much unlike the elves.
That confused me, the leprechauns were green or that I thought since it is obvious that not really. We arrived at the desk at the end of the corridor, my mother and Mr. Mungst talked to the leprechaun that was there, I didn't pay attention just looking fascinated at the creature in front of me. Before I realized the two adults by my side had already finished and apparently I had an account opened in this bank, I had a bag full of coins, they were the galleons we talked about before, mom kept my key vault
We headed to a building two blocks from the bank where we used the Red Flu was nothing I could have imagined, it was a chimney! Of all the things that could be, it was a chimney, I thought it would be a kind of corridors with doors that connected to different parts of the world or something like that, but now that I think about it, as I seriously imagine extremely difficult to orient and it would take a long time to go from one door to another, it would not be a good design. I also extended because things could not happen through it, since the chimneys were too small, only one person would fit and if you carried a large box or something similar it could not enter it.
Our first stop was a place called Flourish & Blotts which was a bookstore full to the roof of the book, suppose we buy only those who announce the letter that distracted me by seeing the other titles and reading the first pages of some, try to insist that He would let me buy others but they explained that they only brought the necessary money for the school supplies, I was not disappointed, I could come at another time and carry out everything that fit me and what I can achieve the money I brought.
We went to the building that was next to the bookstore called Madame Malkim, we were only there to be measured and prepared the robes, which in my humble opinion were the most ridiculous thing I saw after Mr. Mungst's "clothes". Another child also in the store, had glasses and normal clothes, I could not with him when he measured me was not close enough and when I finished the time, I was already leaving the place.
In the following stores we did not stop much, we bought a scale, glass bottles, a cauldron number two, ink pen and parchment, something that I could not help laughing at, what perhaps did not know the pens, pencils or paper directly? , as much as I was fascinated by magic, I wasn't sure if I was going to like this whole society of ... How to say it? People trapped in time?
We went through a magical animal shop but I didn't want to buy anything, I didn't like animals especially frogs, frogs, spiders, dogs, squirrels, and the list was much longer, in short no animal.
A business called Slug & Jigger that apparently were things for potions, I smashed my face against the glass to see inside, it was full of barrels with weird things inside, pot boats and much more unfortunately we had to continue.
The last place I was to get my wand, the place where we went called Ollivander's and inside there was only a counter and behind this miles of small boxes piled up to the ceiling, I was beginning to think that piling things up to the ceiling is A kind tradition here. Behind a group of boxes came an old man.
-Welcome to Ollivander's, if you give me a moment I will attend you right away.
-Good afternoon Mr. Ollivander, I brought this guy from the United States so he can attend Hogwarts.- Mr. Mungs said
-From United States? That's unusual Mr. Mungst, why wouldn't he go to Ilvermorny? - I question the man with the name of the store, while he took out several boxes of the different batteries.
-The child's conditions are special, when we are having a cup I will explain.
Suppose that since Mr. Mungst took many children who did not know about magic, the two must see each other very often, it is not uncommon for them to be friends.
The old man approached the counter and left five boxes along it.
-Take, try this one- Mr. Ollivander took out the lid of a box and I handed the wand, I held it without knowing what should happen, Mr. Mungst gave me a signal to shake it, when I did it he shot off of my hand and collide with the boxes at the back of the store.
-Are you supposed to do that? - I asked for.
-No, but it's not uncommon for it to happen so don't be alarmed.- Ollivander continued while preparing another box.
-What are they made of? Are they just wood?
-No boy, no, the wands are composed of a core and the wood of the outside, but the process to create them is very complex.- I give myself another and this time it did not fly in a straight direction but it shot to the ceiling and the tip I'm stuck there.- Then I pick it up.
-What are the cores? Can they be done with other things besides wood?
-You are a very curious child, a long time ago that nobody was so interested in my work. If when you finish Hogwarts you want to dedicate yourself to the business of making wands, you can look for me, getting students today is very difficult.- Mr. Ollivander smiled kindly.
-I doubt sir, I just want to know, magic is something incredible that was only in my books but now that I have the front I want to know and have everything.
-It's a shame. Returning to your questions, the cores are materials extracted from magical creatures, such as phoenix feather or unicorn hair, these give the wand power, while the wood cannot be from any tree, it has to be one that has magical qualities and I do not know if it is possible to make wands with other material that is not wood but there is no lack of manufacturers who are experimenting to discover more things.- everything that while I narrowed the third variety, I held it a bit hesitant but the agitation, to Benefit three times did not go very far but if it hit my face and that hurt a lot, the three adults laughed in murmurs and I blushed in shame.
Mom picked up the wand from the floor and handed it to Ollivander while he took the fourth, and I hope last, wand. I pulled her away from my face, the agitation waiting for the worst but instead of any other disaster from the tip of it came out yellow sparks.
-This is, fir wood with phoenix tail core, 11 3/4, reasonably flexible. I give you some advice that I give everyone, young man, take care of his wand because he will learn from her and she from you, remember that she chose you, not you her.
With that matter over we left Ollivander's and headed to the Leaky Cauldron to leave everything ready to go to Hogwarts in a week.
Already in my room of the Dripping Cauldron, I left everything that did not interest me on the floor and just left the book in bed ready to start reading, but I noticed Mom's worried look.
-Mama, what's up? - asked.
-It's nothing Alan, it's just that I think about how I will miss you when you're at Hogwarts.
-If you don't want me to go, stop ... -I couldn't finish because she interrupted me.
-No honey, no, I will always support you in whatever you want and if it is your decision to go and study magic I will not interfere in it.
-Thank you mom- when I finished I approached her and gave her a hug that I wanted her not to finish
He hugged me back with such force that he sent me a romper the ribs. I still don't know what I'm going to tell your brother.
My expression became bitter- he won't even realize I'm not, he never pays attention to anything-
I was talking to Mom for a few more minutes until she had to leave in order to pick up Alex from school. I would read all the books we had bought and planned to finish them today, so I have to stay up all night.
There ends the first chapter, this is my first story so I don't expect it to be a work of art or anything like that, but I think I look good.
I hope I have presented well the personalities of the characters and their opinion about the others. I also hope to have presented well my opinion about the literal universes that, when they unravel magic in a current period of time, they always separate the worlds so much that the whole saga could have been made in the middle ages and there would be no change at all of the plot . I plan to involve both modern and magical elements in this story.
To be clear, Alex is a demigod and the younger brother, while Alan is the eldest son of a magician and his mother. And to leave him healed from the beginning Alan will not be slytherin or gryffindor.
I will also start slowly with Alex's experiences at Hogwarts and then jump into his relationship with half-blood.
I do not promise to be consistent with the rise of episodes since I am very busy but I will do what I can.
I am thinking of including elements of other literary sagas, such as the rings of power of The Lord of the Rings and if you have any suggestions you can, if you want, leave it in the reviews.
I appreciate any criticism, both negative and positive.
One more thing: anyone who reads this story and wants can make their own version of it, I am a novice and mediocre writer so I have no doubt that he finds other people more experienced than me who can make a better version.
