Mo Fei's letter didn't say much. Instead, it just reported that he was safe and told Tom that he was back at the orphanage and that he could write back at any time.
But just this simple letter made Tom's sense of urgency dissipate a lot.
As an eleven-year-old child, no matter how mature Tom is, he is still a child.
I have been immersed in the study of magic before, most likely because of the insecurity of Mo Fei's absence.
He had almost never left Mo Fei. Now after coming to school, Mo Fei disappeared even more. The appearance of such separations one after another gave him the illusion that he had been left behind.
Although Mo Orphanage's children have never been abandoned for adoption, he also gained some information from many neighbors.
Some of the neighbors, who did not take it too seriously to watch the excitement, always liked to make sarcastic remarks in front of orphans like them.
"You are really so lucky. Director Mo actually wants you to go to school. If you have the spare money, why not find a suitable person to send it to? This will save you a lot of burden..."
"As a result, your Director Mo was still picked over and over again. In the end, none of them were given away. Instead, they were cultivated by themselves..."
"But because of this, the reputation of your orphanage has become very strange throughout London. Some people want to send the children here, but some city halls are not willing to send the children here..."
"If it were placed in other orphanages, you would have been sent for adoption long ago, like Wool's Orphanage, which is not far away. They have given away many orphans. Among many middle-class people, his reputation is good..."
The man's tone was a little sour, and when Mo Fei appeared, they all disappeared automatically.
However, his words also let Tom know one thing, that is, even if they are orphans, they are different from other orphans.
Those orphans will also be sent out early.
Because of those rumors, Tom had been worried for a while. Among the orphans in front of him, it seemed that only Jimmy and Lucy left because they found their relatives. He did not want to be the first child to be sent out.
Fortunately, Mo Fei seemed to be aware of it. After that, she stayed with him for psychological counseling for a long time before he finally got rid of his insecurity.
But after arriving at Hogwarts, the worries in his heart reappeared.
Could it be that because he became a wizard, Mo Fei felt that he didn't need him anymore, and then let him go completely...
This thought appeared many times, and it had an impact on him.
In order to prevent those negative emotions from having side effects, he had to put a lot of energy into magic, which also made his magic progress faster.
The tense nerves are constantly stretched.
Fortunately, Mo Fei came back in time. This long-standing concentration suddenly showed up on Tom. He seemed a little sleepy.
Rarely, Tom wants to relax.
So, he took a quill pen and some letter paper and came to Black Lake. Feeling the gradually dissipating winter atmosphere, he sat down next to a big tree.
He did not rush to reply, but put his things away first, then lay down next to the big tree and closed his eyes.
The wind blew across his face and was about to flow down his collar.
Horned Serpent appeared next to him, and then used its horns to control the surrounding wind, forming a barrier around Tom. This barrier could allow the breeze to blow through, bringing a refreshing coolness without making people uncomfortable...
Tom fell asleep in this environment.
From time to time, the sound of tentacles stirring up waves came from inside Black Lake, and vaguely, it seemed that the singing of Merpeople deep inside Black Lake could be heard.
He seemed to have had a very good dream. He was staying in the orphanage, and the director Mo Fei was cooking delicious food in the kitchen. Horned Serpent's cry came from the backyard, which seemed to say that the planted Herbology was mature. At this time, the door was slowly opened, and everyone in the orphanage came back.
They swarmed into the kitchen and brought out the food. Everyone was having fun together, and nothing seemed to have changed.
The sun was warm and shining on his body, making him sleep soundly.
It wasn't until Horned Serpent tapped the corner of his mouth with her tail that Tom opened his sleepy eyes.
He stood up and stretched, then came to Black Lake, scooped up a handful of water with his hands, washed his face, and finally woke up.
Finally, he picked up the quill and began to consider replying to Mo Fei.
"Dean:
Life at Hogwarts is interesting, the magic is interesting, the students at Slytherin are interesting, the professors are interesting, the library is also interesting...
But I still miss the days in the orphanage, it seems to be my home...
I learned a lot of interesting things in Hogwarts. When I come back, I can show you...
The holiday is coming soon. You don't have to come to the King's Cross Station station to pick me up. I can go back by myself. As for my grades, I will definitely come back with straight O's, but I won't be as hopeless as Kyle...
I want to eat the food you cooked. The food here is really... very average. Sometimes I am thinking that it would be great if you could teach them some cooking skills. However, even at this level, the nobles here are actually very satisfied... Don't they have any knowledge?
We can wait until the holidays to talk about everything. I still have some questions about that person that I want to ask you, but those are not important now...
Miss you, Tom."
The reply to the dean didn't say much, and it didn't even go into detail about what happened in Hogwarts.
In his opinion, these experiences are just topics for chatting with the dean at the dinner table, and they cannot be spoiled in advance now.
After writing this letter, he felt a little happier, and now he suddenly became interested.
"Lumos!"
The wand was pointed directly in the direction of Black Lake, and an unknown light ball flew out from the top of the wand.
Unlike the dazzling light ball that once dazzled people, this light ball is completely in a state of almost extinguishing.
If some young wizards see this, they may think that Tom and Charms have performed incorrectly, and that even this kind of magic that can be mastered by young wizards of the entire grade has problems.
But if Professor Flitwick saw it, he would be extremely surprised.
This light ball is different from the ordinary Lumos. In this light ball, Tom adds a lot of happy memories about itself.
Anyone who comes into contact with the existence of this light ball will also have the feeling of having a beautiful dream. Wizards or magical creatures whose willpower is not strong enough may be immersed in it and fall asleep again.
This Charms has some of the effects of Stupefy, but compared to the magic with attack effects, this magic is much gentler.
Of course, if the willpower is very strong, this light ball will also reduce some hostility on the opposite side, thereby showing an affinity for Tom.
The light ball didn't float far before Horned Serpent chased after it, and then touched it all at once.
The magical creature, which was already very close to Tom, was so fond of Tom that it flew directly back to Tom, rubbed it carefully, and then curled up in his pocket and fell asleep.
Tom carefully arranged his pockets, then went to find the owl with his letter, and planned to send it.
This scene happened to be seen by Herbert who had just returned from Forbidden Forest. Her eyebrows were gentler and she liked the child Tom even more.
You know, the magic just now is simply a weakened version of Patronus Charm. As long as he can continue, mastering Patronus Charm next year seems to be a sure thing.
It makes her very happy to see the little wizard she cultivated become a successful person and to cultivate magical plants.