I entered the mansion, welcomed by 2 houselves. "They are Jack and Jill, they are hous-elves." Said my uncle coming up to me.
"Its a pleasure to serve you Master Taylen" said the both bowing to me.
Uncle showed me around the mansion.
The interior is dark themed , built from polished mahogany and aged stone with vaulted ceilings and dim chandeliers . A grand twin staircase dominates the entrance hall, its banisters carved with subtle runes. The library is to the left of the entrance or the main area, spans two floors with towering shelves, an iron spiral staircase, and a constantly burning fireplace with an area for studying. On the upper floor , 3 bedrooms(2 for us and one is a guest room) hold heavy king and queen sized beds, velvet curtains and Persian rugs,with respective study areas. The kitchen is spacious, present behind the staircase at the entrance hall and functional with a wood-fired hearth and stone counters etched with charms.Black Marble bathrooms have deep tubs and brass taps with engraved designs. At the end, to the right is a long dining table with a beautiful dining hall.
After the tour of the mansion, I headed to freshen up and wear clothes given by hous-elves as uncle asked me to.
I stepped into the warm water of the bath tub, and my muscles eased and let out a sigh of relief. I used the various soaps present there and cleaned myself up.
I looked into the mirror as I realized I hadn't known how I look like since I entered this world.
I stood 3'11" tall, my physique was defined and toned for my age, I had black straight and bit wavy hair reaching my shoulders, and himalayan blue eyes. I had a scar on my back on the scapula which looked like thin branches due to the impact of thunder and a single clean scar on my sternum.
I also had scars on the under elbow, wrists and Achilles.
I found a golden covered kit with grooming items, so I used it to cut my hair till it just brushed my neck at the back.
I wiped and came out of the loo.
"Master Taylen, please get ready quickly , Master Arcturus is waiting for you downstairs at the table." Said Jack popping in and then with a snap he popped out too.
I entered my room and changed into the clothes kept on my bed. I wore a simple white shirt and some black trousers/pants. I rolled up my sleeves and put on a coat given, and head downstairs.
"Taylen, tommorow and day after tomorrow is a weekend, during which I can tell you and advice you on what would you do going on, for today I'll be late so I'll make sure that you have some entertainment, or task so that you're not bored" said uncle at the table as we were having lunch. I figured out since he had to come from the middle of the meeting he has to do overtime in his department ig.
"Uncle, how about you show me how the library works and I could study?" I asked him.
"Wait - what- you know how to read?" He replied with a confused look.
"Yes I do, I kind of had a photographic memory, so my father gave me books and I learnt to read"
He nodded and then said "Call me Arcturus instead of formalities like 'Uncle', Taylen".
After our lunch he led me to the library.
"Our family has a history of Aurors, Potioneers or avid scholars. I am the head of the Department of the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, so there's a lot of books on it here too.
The ground floor has books on the shelves respectively as Political Science , Geography, History, Social Customs and obviously regarding buisness.
The top floor, is infact the precious one kiddo,
It has Potions , Herbology , Transfiguration and Transmutation, Care of Magical Creatures, and the rest shelves are purely on spells, jinxes, curses and all offensive and defensive uses of magic.
So, understood Taylen?"
He asked me with a smile and I nodded with another smile returning the gentleness.
In a while he left the house and I bid him bye.
I entered the library and started with the lower floor, as I wanted to know as much as I could about this wizarding world. It took me a while to grab pace, but eventually I got used to it and due to my maturity I knew what to read and how to. I also added some papers with my corrections where I found faults.
Time passed to night and Jack called me for Dinner, and I followed for dinner, putting a mark on the book of Law I was reading.
I had my dinner and went to sleep wondering why on earth are the books on muggle studies so outdated even compared to the technology of current 1980s!