The Quill of Acceptance and the Book of Admittance

Mera's brother, Lucas Picquery, has gone missing.

At the time, he was riding a children's version of a flying broomstick, chasing the Golden Snitch.

Then the broom suddenly went out of control, and the broom and the person shot into the sky like a rocket and disappeared.

Judging from the whole process, it seems to be a quality issue with the flying broomstick, and the store should bear full responsibility.

However, the staff immediately denied the allegations three times, stating that their brooms were from a top international brand.

The children's brooms, in particular, have undergone countless tests and have absolutely no quality issues!

The question refers to a problem stemming from your own improper operation.

However, upon discovering that it was the Picquery family, the store, which had initially been acting in a "Tesla- like manner," immediately backed down and agreed to provide compensation.

Whether or not there is compensation is not the key point; the key point is that the other party's ten-year-old son... is gone.

How will you compensate me?

All the Auror dispersed, along with the staff.

But nothing was found, not even a fragment of the flying broom; it was as if everything had vanished.

Since he was Mera's brother, William also used magic to check him over.

But the traces of the Tracking Charm vanished into the sky, and eventually disappeared completely.

Even Newt's Niffler wouldn't be able to find any trace of it in this environment.

William then prepared to create a smaller map centered on the surrounding area.

However, Lucas's name was not found within several kilometers.

Sitting in the courtyard, he lowered his head and remained silent in thought.

Hermione walked over quietly and sat down next to him.

How is Mera?

"She was a bit emotionally unstable, so I gave her some Potions to calm her down a bit," Hermione sighed.

Anyone would be frantic if their younger brother went missing... If Anne went missing, she'd probably go crazy with worry too.

William rubbed his temples, looking somewhat tired.

Hermione was intimately familiar with all his little habits, so she asked softly:

"What's wrong, William? Did you find something?"

After a moment of silence, he nodded and said, "There are some parts that are difficult to understand. Tell me about them, and I'll ask you to analyze them for me."

Hermione always notices the little details that others miss, and William habitually asks her to help fill in the gaps.

Or rather... to act as your own Hermione -card strategist.

"I've used Andorra brand flying brooms before, and the quality is quite good."

This type of product generally does not lack the possibility of suddenly going out of control.

William, Quidditch master, has personally handled all kinds of flying brooms.

This brand of broom is specially designed for underage wizards and has multiple "protective" functions.

If the speed is too high or a problem occurs, the flying broom will brake suddenly.

The invisible cushion on the broom can also be launched out, allowing the little wizard to land safely.

To put it simply, this is a broom with multiple safety features.

This is also why the store was initially so assertive.

Although they act like Tesla, they are different from Tesla... nothing will really happen to them.

Even if one protective measure has a problem, it's impossible for all measures to have problems at the same time.

Hermione knew nothing about brooms, but she trusted William's judgment and whispered:

"You mean, someone cast a curse on the broom?"

She hesitated for a moment and then said:

"If it's for revenge, then just kill Lucas and dump him in the yard. That would only make the Picquery family more pained and angry."

If they wanted money, they would have already started extorting it.

William looked at Hermione and said slowly:

"Their goal... is simply to kidnap Lucas."

Hermione remained silent, her arms resting on her knees, her chin nestled on William's shoulder, a gentle breeze caressing her face, her eyes narrowed, appearing utterly focused.

"Missing... child..." Her eyes suddenly widened, as if she had remembered something.

"William, do you remember that investigation you saw at the Office of Magical Security?"

"Lucas isn't the first," she said gravely. "Six children have gone missing recently!"

"But the missing children all share one characteristic: they come from Muggle families." William had just realized this, and he whispered:

"That criminal clearly wanted to kidnap Muggle, not a wizard..."

He suddenly stopped, realizing what Hermione meant.

"You mean, the children from Muggle families have also awakened magical talents."

"Are they all junior wizards, just like Lucas?"

"Yes!" Hermione exclaimed excitedly, "Why would wizards capture Muggle children?"

The target is definitely the little wizard.

She immediately became troubled and said with distress:

"But when I looked at the documents, those children were all under eleven years old, some were even only five or six."

We have no way to corroborate this hypothesis...

"No, Hermione." William suddenly bit her cheek and chuckled, "That's the best proof of that."

Don't forget, I'm also a professor at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

As a child, one might think that only when receiving an acceptance letter from a magic school will one become a true wizard.

But in fact, this is not the case.

To paraphrase what Hagrid said when he picked up William:

"From the moment you were born, your name was on the school's roster; you were destined to be a wizard."

This is not Hagrid talking nonsense or being polite; it is a clear and unambiguous truth.

For example, Hogwarts has a magical item called the Book of Admittance.

It was kept in the locked attic of the school castle; it was a large book with a black Dragon Hide cover, made of parchment.

Accompanying this is the Quill of Acceptance.

It will write down the names of all newborn children with magical talents in the Book of Admittance.

However, the judgment of the Quill of Acceptance is more lenient than that of the Book of Admittance:

Even the slightest sign of magic in a child is enough to tempt the Quill of Acceptance.

However, the Book of Admittance, as an oversight, will refuse to write a Quill of Acceptance unless it receives sufficient evidence that a person possesses magical abilities.

For example... a child born into a wizarding family who has no magical talent.

Occasionally, there would be a faint aura of magic left over from their parents.

Once the magic from their parents gradually diminishes, they will find that their parents have no ability to cast spells.

Therefore, this book can ensure that schools do not admit Squib.

The sensitivity of the Quill of Acceptance, combined with the rigor of the Book of Admittance, ensured that they never made a single mistake.

There will never be a child who is accepted to Hogwarts but whose name is not found on the yellowed pages of the Book of Admittance.

Therefore, those students who, like William, traveled through time and became Squib, or those Muggle without magical powers... should just give up and go to sleep.

Your name isn't even in the Book of Acceptance, so there's no way you can sneak into Hogwarts.

The Book of Admittance also records the name and date of birth of every wizard child.

It tells people who will be entering Hogwarts to study, and when.

During the summer vacation, William went with Professor McGonagall to look at this book.

They used owls to send acceptance letters to children who were about to turn eleven, inviting them to attend school.

Ilvermorny... as a school modeled after Hogwarts, also has similar institutions.

This is also why William was confident he could easily determine whether missing Muggle children were wizards.

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The Hogwarts Quill of Acceptance and Book of Admittance are not my own creations, but rather Rowling's official setting, as documented in Pottermore.