harry potter book of crimes

Regarding some of Tia's past events, Snape, as his elder brother, naturally did not know about it before receiving this letter. After all, when the incident happened, he and his sister Tia were just a pair of strangers in a foreign country.

people.

But unlike Snape, as the recruiter who was responsible for guiding Tia to enter Ilvermorny as a wizard, John obviously knew many more stories than the former. Except for the fact that Brooks had already secretly fallen in love with the timid student.

Apart from the fact that he had no way of knowing about the little girl, he knew most of Tia's experiences after she skipped school and went to New York that year, and even personally participated in some of them during that period.

"...I didn't have much money on me at the time, and I didn't dare to talk to others, so after two days, I almost thought I would starve to death there. Every day I could only stay in the corner of the subway station because there were

Free water to drink, and if you are willing, occasionally some kind people will give you some food when you sit on the edge of the aisle with more people - there are many homeless people there. I met one of the kind-hearted ladies, she told

How can I, a penniless person with nothing, be able to barely survive there..."

These are the few sentences Tia mentioned in the letter she wrote to her brother Severus about the situation she encountered when she first arrived in New York. She did not go into more specific details, but just based on this

After reading a few words, we can already roughly understand what kind of difficulties she encountered when she was less than thirteen years old at the time.

However, how should I put it? In fact, Snape also knew very well what the United States was like back then. Tia met a homeless man there and received advice and help. This was not actually a matter of great luck for her, but rather

It's because on the streets of New York...especially in those neighborhoods that are not affluent, there is never a shortage of homeless people.

Tia lived in a church orphanage since she was a child, and was later introduced to Ilvermorny by John. She lived with the school's bursary. Even the textbooks and school supplies were all second-hand and cheap. Where would there be any money for her after skipping school?

use?

But it also shows how much pressure she was under at school at that time, so much so that her escape seemed a bit desperate.

"Yes, when I shivered in a corner of the subway station for several nights, I also regretted it. I was always thinking about whether I should go back quickly... But, Severus, do you know? I

It wasn't that I was afraid of being punished. After all, I had voluntarily given up going back to school. At that time, I just felt that Ilvermorny might not have been a place for me to stay from the beginning - people like me didn't deserve to have all that.

"

"Yes, Ilvermorny is actually very beautiful... Putting aside the looks that other people cast on me, the days there are really beautiful. Especially after experiencing the wandering life in New York, I feel that every day

There is nothing better than having steaming food, thick and warm mattresses and quilts, and endless knowledge to learn.”

"But... yes, I am just a useless orphan who was lucky enough to be picked up by Mr. Stewart. I can't stay there, not because others are targeting me, but because I am not suitable for the beauty there at all...

I do not deserve."

Three paragraphs, three "yes"s in a row, expressed all the inner feelings of little Tia at that time. She had been inferior and timid since she was a child, and she had resigned herself to the situation. She felt from the bottom of her heart that she was not worthy of being in a grand and magnificent place.

Ilvermorny Castle - that was not the life she could have, at least that was what she had always felt in her heart.

"...But soon afterwards, I no longer had room to think about it."

Suddenly, a twist explained the rapid change in the situation at that time. Why did Tia return to Ilvermorny and stay there until graduation? It was not because of her regret and regret, nor because of hunger, but because of her hunger.

Because after she experienced the panic of wandering on the streets of New York, she was suddenly involved in a major case that shocked the entire American wizarding world!

And that incident can be said to have been a major inducement that directly led to the Stewart family recently sending people to Europe to officially intervene in this disaster.

…

"John, are you back? Has Brooks gone back?"

When John Stewart crossed the channel from the port of Calais and showed up at Clacton-on-Sea in southwest England with the other wizard among the three, he saw that the entire team of the workshop had been waiting here for a long time.

At this moment, the person who asked him for questioning was the captain of this team and the foreman of the wand research and development team of the stonemason's workshop, Manster Jonker.

Yes, these are one of the very few non-Stewart family members in the "Stewart Family Research Institute." It's just that this time the workshop sent him to lead the team, not because he was an "outsider", but because of this Jonker

Mr. Er has outstanding strength and great reputation in the workshop.

This is the son of Johannes Jonkel, one of the four famous wand makers in the modern American magic world. As of this year, he is already in his early forties.

"Of course, I already drove that kid back before I came here - don't worry, he still listens to my words." John waved his hand towards Jonkel and replied somewhat casually.

Seeing John's careless look, Jonkel obviously had no choice but to secretly shake his head.

Of course, the fact that Brooks followed him secretly could not be hidden for too long. However, the Stewart brothers took the initiative to reveal the reason for Brooks' accompanying him on the way here, and John also promised not to let the boy follow him to the UK.

Jonkel reluctantly agreed to the brothers' plan to go to Italy first.

Of course, Jonker's compromise was not just because of this.

"...What about Mr. Snape? Prince...well, I mean, have you seen Miss Tia Snape?"

Seeing that Jonkel immediately asked about the harvest of this trip to Italy, John could only shrug his shoulders and spread his hands, showing a little helplessness.

"That Mr. Snape is a stickler and a stickler. We almost got into a fight on this trip, let alone seeing Miss Prince."

John did not change his words, and still called Tia by the surname "Prince". Finally, he changed his frivolous appearance and said seriously and helplessly:

"This time it's for the future of the United States, but there will be no next time! Those people at Hogwarts are not easy to mess with at all - they don't use the wands we made. We don't have much advantage against them. This

It was unwise to sneak into their community and deliberately provoke conflicts."

Obviously, judging from John's words, what the three of them did in Italy was intentional!