There is an owl on his window holding a letter, there is an owl knocking on his window holding a piece of paper that is a letter.
Now what would a sane person do when seeing this, probably go back to sleep, but who to say he's sane? No one, not even his father and so he opened the window
It took 5 minutes for him to read and re-read the content of the strikingly stalker-y letter that is address to him in a very specific way
We welcome you to hogwarts school for-
Yeah, no.
He is not going to think about it too much and to save the very last bit of his sanity he goes back to sleep.
[2 hours later]
It was not a dream, the letter is very much real.
'Haaaa' To think that the letter was real 'is bad?' There are certain things that make this situation bad, one his nap time will be reduced, two this is a prank or a joke but no one could train an owl to be that specific, and three his nap time will be reduced, and maybe the fact that there are those strings of colors surrounding the letter and the owl
Those strings of colors are always the source of solaris problems. It always gets him into unexpected situations and usually gets him in bad timing, it also can't be explained logically so like the child he is he goes for the word that would explain everything, those strings are magic.
Magic
That word he came to a conclusion when he was five and the strings got overwhelmingly shiny and it got him into trouble again, he would never expect that the word he desperately despised would apparently be real in a form of an owl and a letter.
He flops his body back to the bed and sigh for like the 20th time this morning, he didn't know what to do, this wasn't in his contingency plan but apparently it needs to be, there is a whole other society being hidden for about hundreds of years if he thought correctly
But what makes this secret society handing out school invitations to other people ….. 'Of course it has to be because there are magical children born from normal people but what about their families? Do they know about the condition or they just got brainwashed to think that their child is going into some boarding school for gifted children?'
The thought dreads Solaris to the bone, he has to lie to his father? And besides that he only gets to see him just for a couple of weeks out of the year, he doesn't even know if he wants to go to that school or not, is that even an option? Cause from the wording alone it seems like he didn't have that much of a choice on the matter
He then opens his eyes to look at the clock and thought to himself
'And it's just 7 am, this is going to be a long day'
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it is now the afternoon and solaris just had some lunch with his father, he didn't told him about the letter like the strings that he saw, so he was there lying on the couch while his father reads his work report in the single couch across him, Ed came in looking a bit confused "sir there is a lady waiting in front saying she has to do with young master Solaris's edcation"
Father frowned "but Sol is home schooled" Ed thinned his lips "yes, that is correct but if i may, it seems that her constitution has invited young master to join"
Then father looked me straight in the eye "is there something you didn't tell me Sol?" In return I just smiled and said "yes there is a letter sent this morning to me by the owl and I suggest we see this lady immediately. I have questions too father" father just nodded and made a sign for Ed to invite the lady over.
And here they are sitting in the lounge room with a lady wearing a victorian style clothing in green, her face is very serious like father when he had to attend a very important meeting, "good afternoon Mr. Black my name is Minerva Mcgonagall I am the deputy headmistress and the transfiguration professor at Hogwarts school for young witch and wizards" took a deep breath and continuing "young Solaris Black here has an ability as such magic I am here to guide him into the magical world and his study in our school and of course to answer any questions you have Mr. Black would you want an example?"
Father's face is still the same stoic without any hints of being surprised but there is a glint in his eyes dedicating that he's either interested or he's annoyed He couldn't tell and then he began to use his public smile "good afternoon to you also madam, mery meet I am Perseus Black thank you for contacting us or in this case contacting my son upon this news as you can see I am not that all surprised seeing that I myself study in Koldovstoretz your presence here has certainly brought joy to our family, you see my son here has never quite shown the signs of being a magical so the unexpected letter has been quite the surprise for me"
Father reply with a great amount of sincerity, he talk with some terminology that I do not understand, but by contex I understood father is surprised by the letter that I had received and was very thankful that it has arrived, more importantly he said 'we' so does that means the others knew about the existence of magic and its society
and the 'sign' to see if your child is magical or not, do I not show any? Maybe that's the reason I didn't have any awareness to this world and maybe that's the suspicious thing everybody makes at family gathering
I then turn to see madam McGonagall, her expression coming from stoic to surprise to softness? She then smile and say "well then I guess today is a day worth celebrating for, congratulation mr Black you are a wizard" I then smiled and nod my head slightly
"Well then is there anything you would like to ask Mr. Black?" She then ask my father, he nodded then ask about the tuition and any papers he need to sign madam McGonagall answered and the rest is history, on her way back she gives me a box of chocolate and smile "happy birthday Mr. Black I will see you in Hogwarts" after walking her to the gate she poofed out of sights with a loud crack following
Father and I stood there for a second when he began to look at me and say "that is apparition a skill to go from one point to another but it has to to a place you once been to, I will teach you at your thirteenth birthday but you can't use it publicly until you're seventeen" he then proceed to walk back to our house
I nodded and followed him back to the house quietly, we have so many things to talk about and it's not going to be fun.
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They are now in the garden he sat across his father they stay quite while waiting for Ed to finish pouring the tea, he then took the egg tart and begin to eat it seeing his son like this makes him took the hint and start talking
"We are from a long line of history to our name Solaris, and that being said in our history magic has been involved in our past as long as our name has been written, your magic came from both families Sol both are considered a noble house and a respected clan throughout history" he took a deep breath and continue "as you have noticed there are signs for parents to know if their child is magical or not i's by seeing if they do accidental magic, magic core for children below twelve is not that stable so when you put a non stable magic and high emotion of children it causes a magical outburst hence accidental magic" he explain, he then proceed to see my reactions
"So I didn't show any signs of accidental magic and you thought that I was magicless?" Fathers eyes soften at the question "of course not, you see even if your child didn't show any accidental magic there is a way to know if they have magic or not, I tried to feel your core when you are five and then again at seven" his eyes had this hint of sadness "I can't feel it"
That statement is enough for him to know why he never know this side of the family, his father maybe seen as a stern man but he's actually soft inside so him not want me to know about the opportunities not meant for me, maybe that's why his father grants him anything he ask for not that he wants many things
"So Kaiser, Nova, and Grandpa Klein are magic too?" He asked, his father seem to be expecting this and nodded "yes, everyone in the family is magical they tried to feel your magic too but the results are negative, so that's why when the Hogwarts professor came I felt very surprise" he then drink the rest of his tea get up and ruffles my hair with a bright smile "just know whether or not you have magic i will always love you" I just smiled back at him "come Solaris"
He then followed his father towards the library, he went to the end of the room to the big clock, he then proceeded to turn the minutes arrow like a telephone dial and the spot beside the clock opened to an entrance, there is a narrow stair to go down.
His father just smiled at him and gestured he followed closely, the way down stairs is silent, the path way is dark but with every three step a crystal will light up the path, there are carvings on the wall and each stoke glows faintly with different colors, it's like the wall is trying to tell a story a story solaris promise to look into
The end of the stairs lead to a big stone door. There are many more colors in the carvings and one thing that took his notice is that there are no key holes and the carvings look like somebody scratched it?
It was then he saw the strings around his father gathered up into his finger making the tip of it lights up then he starts moving his arms like when he do the big calligraphy, then it all makes sense the scratch marks were a pattern to calligraphy a symbol the first symbol he needed to make and have to mastered, the family sigma.
It was beautiful the white light on his fathers finer changes colors within each stroke, from blue to purple to pink to red to orange, yellow, green, and then black. The sheer amount of lights going in and out and then merging into one was overwhelming but he can't deny it he was mesmerized, like watching the stars in the north pole again.
He didn't realize he was staring blankly until his father spoke to him "my son, that light in my finger is magic and that is one of the key to open this doors"
Then the doors were open, inside was not what I had expected, not the ancient type of secret passageways but instead it was a homey, feely type of space??? It was like a common room for everyone. There is a lot of fluffy comfy looking couches and a single couch next to the fire place in the middle, there is also a persian rug in the middle he remembered his mother buying six years ago in an auction
the place is filled with sunlight and it really does feel home-y, "there are many rooms in this place all held up for over century no one could change it as it is our family's legacy, but as you know son change is needed as we humans are creature of changes so a rule has been made years ago that the palace can only be change to the next head of the clan"
I don't know what to say, i mean good for them I guess to have the ability to change and adapt through every era, "so… That's the reason why our family still stands after thousands of years?" I ask, I mean that's a reasonable conclusion right?
He then smirked, "always the sharp one I see" no it's just easy to think it your way dad "it's true that's how our family survive the changing of era in both worlds, you need to remember this Sol you may have the disadvantage of adapting the magical world and knows it's pieces later than your cousins, that you don't really know the custom there and the history, that's why for these ten months you will learn your other half, you will earn your place and you will work hard for it" he says in a stern voice
This, this is a big deal then with that serious look and the stern voice means that our family has a big role in the society, has a reputation to keep up and connections to make and renew, that my journey in the academy isn't really just for studying it's for learning the way of the society works
I don't like it and from the look of my father he doesn't like it either, the burden and expectations that I have to keep up in this new world on top of my duty's in this one, i then took a deep breath and straighten my back, looking at him straight in the eyes and nodded.
His eyes flashes with sadness and put his hand onto my shoulder, with a small smile he says "I'm proud of you my light, thank you, now and always" before he hugs me close and kisses my forehead.
The revelation may be sudden and there are definitely many things I need to catch up with and also finding my place in this world, but now all I need was the secure and safety warmth of my father
"Now and always" He needs to get his body ready for cutting nap time.
{Welcome dear readers to the first of many chapters in the sun' life
Where this is the mark to beginning of a glorious adventure
Where for century's the night is accompanied by the stars
This one embarks change, being the source of light
The sky remembers as they will fall to endless darkness}
{Dear readers please sit tight and be comfortable
Cause this will be a ride
Always remember that the most fun and beautiful tales
Ends in Tragedy}