Chapter 17 Reply
The first thing Meka Anders did when she returned to her dormitory was to take off the reply letter tied to the owl's foot.
The seal of the envelope is tied with grass and vines, and when you hold it in your hand, you can smell the earthy scent of the mountains.
Meka untied the grass vine, opened the seal, and took out a reply letter.
He frowned, it seemed that the person who sent the letter just replied a letter and did not bring the photo he wanted.
Meka shook the envelope and found that it was indeed empty, then she spread out the letter paper and started reading.
"Mr. Anders."
"I'm glad to hear from you. I haven't heard from my brother, Phelps Comber, for a long, long time."
"I miss him so much. I think about him all the time. When I was a child, I was very attached to my brother and often followed him all over the mountains and fields. But later, an accident separated us from the north and the south."
"I have sent many, many letters over the years, almost one every month. Thirty years have passed, and now the returned envelopes are piled up in my cabinet. They are already very old, like a hill. Similar."
"I once imagined that one day, my dear brother would suddenly appear in front of me, but now, I know that this is impossible. Because of the disillusionment of this fantasy, I locked myself in the room and cried. Been there all day.”
"I'm still very grateful to you. Thank you, Mr. Anders, for letting me know the news about my brother and finally understanding one of my wishes."
Meka saw that this line of text was a little wrinkled, as if tears had dried on the paper. He seemed to see a sister who was waiting for her brother to come home, shedding tears and talking.
"My brother, he is so stupid. He never understands that what I want is not to restore my feet and face to their original state, but to have him come back and come back to our family. My parents and I That’s what I thought.”
"My father died of illness ten years ago. He, like me, is just an ordinary person. My mother thinks too much. Although she is a wizard, her hair is already gray. I haven't dared to tell her the news about my brother. I'm worried about her." Can’t accept it.”
"I live with my mother now. Even if my life is not a prosperous one, I don't need to worry about three meals a day. You can tell my brother that we are living a good life and there is nothing to worry about."
"As for the photo, because there is really no recent photo at home, my mother's magic can only reflect our appearance. I have attached it to the back of the letter, please check it. "
"Finally, I beg you to give me one or two of my brother's old things. Since the diary involves the wizard's experiment, I dare not dream of it. I just ask for other old things, even a newspaper. I would like to ask for it. , I hope you will forgive me.”
It turns out that I also brought photos with me.
Meka quickly turned over the letter and showed a happy expression.
He originally thought that there was something wrong, maybe the photo was not sent, and he had to send another letter to remind him, but he didn't expect that it was reflected directly on the paper using magic.
I saw a photo of a mother and daughter on the letter. The daughter was holding a photo frame of her father. The white-haired mother's face was full of wrinkles. Even if she didn't show any emotion, she looked a little sad.
The daughter leaned close to her mother's ear and said something, which made her smile and pat her daughter's hand.
It's just a pity,
The daughter was in a wheelchair, and her face was covered with burn marks.
Meka looked at it and sighed. The originally good family of four became like this due to an accident, and the yin and yang were separated.
He folded the letter and put it in his pocket, waiting to give it to Phelps when he went to bed at night.
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evening.
Candles were lit in the auditorium, as bright as sunlight, illuminating every corner.
The students were eating their dinner, and the sound of clinking and clanking was heard together. The smoke from the food floated out of the skylight and slowly dispersed.
"Finally arrived."
Harry and the three of them sat down opposite Meka Anders out of breath. They seemed to have run over from far away and were very tired.
Although Ron was very tired, when he saw the delicious food on the table, he still picked up a piece of bread with jam and ate it. He did not forget to praise:
"tasty."
Meka slowly cut off a piece of beef and put it into his mouth. This was his habit in his previous life, and he always chewed carefully when eating. After he swallowed it, he looked at Harry and asked curiously:
"Where have you been?"
"Hagrid." Harry poured a glass of milk and drank it, then breathed and said, "We just came from Hagrid."
Hermione was wiping her hands and preparing to eat, and she also replied:
"We came from the hut outside the castle, which is Hagrid's residence."
"Hagrid told us what happened outside. I heard that the incident caused quite a stir, even the Ministry of Magic was alerted."
"Oh?" Meka was surprised.
The Ministry of Magic is the law enforcement agency of the wizarding world. Even if it has been alarmed, it is indeed a big deal.
He stopped the knife and fork in his hand and asked, "Is it convenient to talk about it?"
"certainly."
Hermione smiled and seemed to enjoy telling the story.
"Hagrid said that the Gringotts Wizarding Bank was illegally broken into by unknown wizards a few days ago."
"A conflict broke out between the two sides. More than a dozen Gringotts staff were injured. Gringotts' most secret and important vault was also blown up. Many wizard families or families lost money and valuables entrusted to Gringotts for safekeeping. "
"You can't imagine how surprising this is."
Hermione said, her expression became serious:
"I have read the introduction of Gringotts in the book. It is the largest bank in the entire British wizarding world and almost monopolizes the financial business of the British wizarding world."
"Its security is extremely strict. Since its establishment, there has never been a case of theft or illegal break-in in hundreds of years. It was once known as the safest bank in the wizarding world in the late 19th century."
"A wizard once commented that if someone wanted to rob Gringotts, they must be crazy."
"But this time an accident happened." Hermione took a breath and said: "This should be the first case in history, the first case of illegal break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank."
"So serious?" Meka showed surprise Look,
"So, the intruder should be a very powerful wizard? Or a group of them?"
"It seems to be just one." Hermione shook her head, "Gringotts didn't say the specific situation, it seems to be very taboo to talk about this matter."
Meka saw that Ron couldn't reach the dish in front of him, so he moved the dish forward and continued to ask:
"Then the real purpose of the intruder is not clear?"
Hermione spread her hands: "That's not the case, but I guess, the intruder went through so much trouble, he must have taken a fancy to something particularly important?"
"That's probably it." Meka nodded slowly and smiled: "Thank you for your answer, Hermione."
Hermione took a small bite of fish and chips and showed a satisfied smile.
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After dinner, the group returned to the dormitory.
Meka read the book about Transfiguration, took out the "Autobiography of a Vampire" from the drawer, and returned to bed.
He held the book in his hand, looking forward to it.
"Tonight we'll see what kind of magic the 'blood fetus' left by Phelps is."
Meka smiled and fell asleep with a book in his arms.
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