Harry Potter FanFiction
Maximilian Black and the Wand Maker
Chapter 2: "Return To Sender"
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For the next several days I got several more chain letters. They were all the same. On the seventh day I went to my parent's house after work, they only live 10 minutes away from the hospital where I work, and I got one there. It was addressed:
Mr. Maximilian Alexander Black
Staying overnight at parent's house
Mom's Sewing room/Guest bedroom
687785 East 132nd Ave.
Scottsdale, Arizona 77119
United States
I couldn't believe it. It showed it to mom and dad and they couldn't make heads or tails of it either. How did the sender know I was sleeping at my mom and dad's today? This was really weird, more so than was possible. I started to think about the possibilities.
1. This was a joke. It was a chain letter and/or someone was just having fun with me.
a. Not possible. The letter was addressed to me and I hadn't even decided to stay at my mom and dad's until this morning. No way someone could have predicted that.
2. It was magic of some sort, and all the letter's talk of magic was actually real.
a. Supporting evidence
i. No one knew I was at mom and dad's not even me until I decided this very morning.
ii. No postage. Someone other than the post office had to be delivering letters.
iii. Letter is international. The return address had England on it, and the delivering address had "United States" on it. Letters sent from within the US never had to put "USA" on it. Not even if it was from Canada, because their zip codes and ours were coordinated as to not overlap. International letters took time to deliver and whoever did this was fast. Really fast.
b. Conclusion:
i. Had to me magic, "when you've eliminated all the logical explanations whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be true" Ambassador Spock, quoting Sherlock Holmes.
Ok, I thought to myself. But how was I going to get a letter back to this Brightwood fellow. I couldn't send it USPS, or FedEx… It took me a few hours to sort it out but I had a plan. It might even work. I typed up a letter myself and printed it off in green ink. That seemed to be the way. I addressed it.
Professor Sebastian Wolfrick,
Head boy Hogwarts; House of Slytherin 1989-90 - Order of Merlin, 1st Class, - Ultimate Wizard Champion #37, #38, #39,#41,# 42 - Saga for Lunch Bunch; Treasurer - MDIV, St. Michael's - Office of Vampire Affairs (ret.) - Regimental Sergeant Major; Special Magic - Services (ret.) - Warlock Commander - Medal of Valor
Headmaster; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
England
Dear Professor Wolfrick,
I have received your letters regarding my "acceptance" to Hogwart's school of witchcraft and wizardry. Although I am flattered I must admit I have no idea of what you are referring to. To the best of my knowledge magic doesn't really exist. However, I am befuddled on how you are able to send me these letters so quickly. Therefore, I am willing, at least for the moment, to entertain the possibility that you're not a complete nutter.
Please enclose in your next letter a complete explanation of who and what you are and how it relates to me.
Sincerely,
Max Black,
Patient Care Tech 2nd Class
Bachelor of Science: Classics
Amateur Guitar Builder
P.S. Who is "Harry Potter" and why is he so important?
P.S.2 A Phone number would be helpful, I have international calling on my cell phone plan. Please don't hesitate to call me. I'm guessing you can find my number.
P.S. 3 The letter mentions that I'm not human, but half human. What's up with that?
I stuffed this letter back in the envelope that had been addressed to me and wrote on it:
RETURN TO SENDER
Mr. Maximilian Alexander Black
Staying overnight at parent's house
Mom's Sewing room/Guest bedroom
687785 East 132nd Ave.
Scottsdale, Arizona 77119
United States
RETURN TO SENDER
I wasn't sure if whoever the postman was would return a letter that had been opened but I wasn't sure how to re-seal a letter sealed in wax. I examined the seal to contemplate what to do about it,… when it repaired itself right before my eyes.
Did I do that? I must have. It can't be a coincidence. I took a closer look at the wax seal. It was perfectly intact, and instead of an "H" encrusted on the seal, it now had a griffin on it. It was my seal, my family seal, I knew. How I knew that I didn't know, but I did know. My heat leaped. Maybe I really was special somehow.
I placed it back in the mailbox and hoped for the best. It occurred to me that some practical joker was going to get a real good laugh out of me but I was willing to risk it.
I fell into one of the best sleeps I had ever had and dreamed about castles and magic. Maybe, just maybe, I wasn't worthless after all.
I awoke. I got dressed, showered, played with the dogs and did all the other things I did when staying at my mom and dad's house. I would go back to my place tonight. After a nice dinner I did in fact drive the familiar drive all the way back to my house, about 20 minutes from my mom and dads. I checked the mailbox before I left and there was nothing in it. The "RETURN TO SENDER" letter was gone. But nothing had been placed back in it. Maybe I wasn't crazy.
I got home and went to put my phone on the charger when I realized that I had turned it off. I turned it back on to check my messages. It would be too much to hope for if the "magic" people had tried to contact me.
My phone chirped. I had thirty-seven missed phone calls. Sixty-two new text messages and nineteen new voice mails.
Missed Phone Calls
1. Blocked Caller
2. Blocked Caller
3. Blocked Caller
4. International Caller
5. Arizona State Capitol
6. Blocked Caller
7. Blocked Caller
8. Harry J. Potter
9. Blocked Caller
10. Harry J. Potter
11. Great Brittan Embassy to United States
12. Fred Weasley Jr.
13. Fred Weasley Jr.
14. Fred Weasley Jr.
15. Blocked Caller
16. International Caller
17. Office of the Minster of Magic
18. Mrs. Hermione Weasley
19. International Caller
20. Phone Booth, London England
21. Phone Booth, London England
22. Fred Weasley Jr.
23. Collect Call from Wolfrick Brightwood
24. Collect Call from Wolfrick Brightwood
25. Harry Potter
26. Ministry of Magic
27. Blocked Caller
28. Collect Call from ""
29. Blocked Caller
30. Ronald Weasley
31. Jeremy McCliment
32. Block Buster Video
33. Arizona Healthcare
34. Harry Potter
35. Harry Potter
36. Ronald Weasley
Wow, that was a lot of missed phone calls.
I looked at the first text message:
Max, just got return letter, thousand apologies. Memory charm we put on you was supposed to wear off before you got first letter. Not sure why it didn't work. Don't panic. Go home. Brightwood on way to USA. DON'T OPEN THE DOOR UNLESS IT'S HIM. NOT SAFE. Ron Weasley Minster of Magic.
2nd text message:
Your phone is off, we're trying to get a hold of you. Harry Potter. Office of Aurors.
3rd text message:
Ron Forgot to tell you what Professor Brightwood looks like. He's big and scary looking with a shaved head and goatee with no mustache. Has tattoo of crucifix on left arm (he's left handed) and a cobra on right arm (he was in Slytherin). Explain latter. Yours; Hermione Weasley. P.S. STAY SAFE, we're on our way to USA now. Just landed in Iceland.
4th text message
Max, Got your number from uncle Ron's office, don't tell him though. Can't wait to meet you, were going to be in the same class at Hogwarts. Really cool. Yours; Fred Weasley 2nd. Comedian 1st class, Order of Humorous people: Supreme Paragon, Fraternal order of Humble People, future leader of the universe. PS dad gave me a map of all the secret passages at Hogwarts. CANT WAIT!
Looks like I've made some friends at least. I was about to get to the next text when the doorbell rang.
END OF CHAPTER 2:
Next Chapter: The Pensive
This is a work of FanFiction. It is intended solely for fun. Enjoy.
Alexander C Wolf
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