It was the first day of the Easter Break and the streets were crowded of young people; groups of tourists were taking photoes of the landscape near the Thames looking at the water shaking some metres below. I was walking too, thinking to the feeling of free the city gave me. I wanted to relax and to forget for a couple of hours students, castle, homeworks, tests, plants and work; in the last months I have spent nights working since I had become Headmaster Assistent and I needed a little time for me. For one day I wanted to waste time hanging out in the streets and visiting the city as a normal Muggle do in his freetime. When I was near the city zoo, sunshines hit me and I had to cover my eyes with a hand; in that moment I saw something strange and interesting: and old paper which flattered in the air and arrived just in my right hand.
“Welcome to the London Magic Zoo” Map of Attractions
At first I looked around to see if someone have noticed me, but no one seemed to have seen anything. I opened the map now and I understood that only a wizard could have lost it. I have never heard about a magic zoo in London and I was very curious to discover more about it. On the bottom of the paper there were some directions to reach the zoo and I decided to go there to spend the morning. After a few minutes I arrived and I stopped in the entrance, staring to a group of young people who was making too noise and reading the map. I did it several times seemed to be unable to decide what to do but finally after some minutes I put it into the bag and I went to the awning to see one of the daily wonderful shows. It was full and it was difficult to find a seat, but at the end I have found one very far from me. In the next two minutes I said more “sorry” and “excuse me” than in my entire life until I reached it and sit near a young, blonde girl. I looked at her with a faint smile ”I’m sorry” And I sweared to myself it would be the last one.
A red phoenix flew into the air and reached the stage and the reaction of the enchanted audience was only a single word: “Oooooh”. I was suprised too, of course, but it wasn’t my first meeting with that animal so I could keep control better than others. Since I was arrived I haven’t gave a look to the people near me, but when the blonde girl at my right said something I finally noticed her. Even if she knew my name, I didn’t recognise her, supposing she was one of my student, with the certain that she wasn’t a Slytherin. “Wonderful animals, dear. Before discovering the existence of Hogwarts and the magic world, I thought that nothing could defeat the Death, but when I read on my Care book about the existence of the phoenix I understood I was wrong.” In that moment, the Phoenix was drawing strange simbols in the air, becoming older than the minutes before, and, at the end, it died spreading ashes on the stage. “If you can image something, it is possible” The phoenix rose again from its ashes and flew away fixing us with a sort of smile.
I coludn't help myself from following the crowd in the loud "Oooh" that rose on the marquee while the phoenix flew over the stadium. Suddenly, when the teacher answer my question, I had the impression that she didn't recognise me at all, by the way she didn't even say my name. Anyway, it wasn't important in that moment. I would have said my name as soon as he finished speaking, but something else caught my attention. The big red birds were becoming older and older, when, suddenly, they burst into flames, as milion of ashes fell down, piling up on the floor. I remained with my mouth opened for a while, staring at the ashes impressed and curious. They couldn't have made a show that ended like that, it was impossible. I was going to turn to watch my teacher's expression, when she said something I couldn't immediately understand. Then, from the ashes, some little bird's heads rose quietly, twittering a moan. Now I could understand professor Wiggley. When had just happened was fantastic, something I could never imagine. For a little moment, I stood motionless, then I spoke again to my teacher. I wish it could always be true... I said it. Didn't konw why I did, but I said it. I stopped a moment, trying to think about something to say before miss Wiggley could answer again and fast, hopefully I asked her. My thoughts was sad to say, but it was true. If everything was possible, then there would be no death, there would be no sorrow nor pain... Do you really think this, professor?
“Of course, why wouldn’t I do that?” I have fixed her for some second trying to imagine the meaning behind her question, when I finally understand and I answered her with a cryptic smile “Oh, wait a moment. I didn’t say: everything is possibile, because I know it isn’t. I only have the believing that sometimes our immagination knows reality better than our minds” While some wizards dressed with strange, red costumes appeared on the stage with some owls, I have thought for a moment to the consequences of that I had just told her. What world would be the one in which there isn’t death or pain or justice or law and everything, both animal and plants, can live forever. Perhaps a very young, hopeless world. In that moment lots of chocolate coins fell on us, bringing by the owls, and, for some moment, everyone was too busy with them to keep attention on something else.
