Chapter 368 Daphne: The Flame is Flowing (Two in One)

When Harry finished writing his reply to Sirius and folded the letter and put it in the envelope, he noticed that Sirius seemed to have written something on the back of the long letter.

He turned the letter over and found that Sirius had written the following sentence in a pause:

[Harry, your parents once appointed me as your guardian if they were in trouble. Of course. If you want to live with your aunt and uncle, I can understand. But now that I have restored my reputation, if you want a different home, I welcome you to come and live with me for a few days. There are many vacant rooms in the Black family's ancestral home.]

Harry felt a big explosion in his head. It took him a long time to react: he could move out of the Dursleys and live in Sirius's house! ! !

Let's put it this way, let alone Sirius suspected of having a big house, even if Sirius lived in a bridge hole, Harry would move there without hesitation.

When Harry thought about leaving the Dursleys and living with his parents' best friend Black, his eyes flushed red, and he wrote faster.

He wanted to reply to Sirius as soon as possible.

Christmas is a festival of reunion, for everyone.

Draco Malfoy was walking with his father in his garden at the moment. Lucius's wife Narcissa followed them with a happy smile on her face.

Lucius Malfoy walked carelessly on the path in the garden, looking at the Christmas decorations on the side of the road, and thinking about the puppets in his heart. The faint burning sensation on his arm urged him like a whip, forcing him to make a choice like a countdown.

Lucius didn't want to make a choice, he just wanted to stand on the side of the winner after one side won, but unfortunately neither Dumbledore nor the Dark Lord would allow him to do so.

'I don't know if these four puppets can compete with him. 'After thinking about it, Lucius, who was upset at the bottom of his heart, actually had a rebellious mentality and came up with an idea that could be called treason.

If Bella and the others knew about this idea, he would have to suffer a few Cruciatus Curses for it.

When Lucius was thinking about it, he even wanted to ask Dumbledore to come over and fight with his puppets after the puppets arrived. It is known that Dumbledore's strength is slightly better than the Dark Lord. If Dumbledore can't do anything to these four puppets, then the Dark Lord is likely to be defeated, and his home will be relatively safe.

Old Malfoy felt that he was getting more and more confused about this world. I don't know where a witch came from, and she made some puppets, and she could actually beat the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, which really surprised him.

As someone who has experienced the wizard war, Lucius is very clear about the true level of Dawlish and Kingsley. He is not convenient to evaluate Dawlish's strength, but Kingsley is really excellent. As a result, even someone like him is not a match for the puppets. The world has really changed.

Thinking of this, Lucius narrowed his eyes: Would the mysterious Professor White be a match for the Dark Lord? The number of puppets she can bring out must be much more than his own, so wouldn't that be...

He quickly put away this dangerous idea, the Malfoy family would not bet easily.

Seeing that his father was always worried, Draco Malfoy drew out his wand and pointed at a snowman, and the snowman began to tap dance.

"Dad, look!" Draco motioned to his father to look at his masterpiece, and a smile really appeared on Lucius's face.

Seeing that his father's mood had improved, Draco struck while the iron was hot and asked his father: he wanted a Firebolt.

"Firebolt?" Lucius frowned. He had heard of the name of this broom, but why? Didn't his son already have a Nimbus 2001? It was better than that Potter's broom.

Lucius, who had recently spent a lot of money to order four puppets, didn't want to spend any more money.

"Yes, the most advanced broom, which can accelerate from zero to 150 miles per hour in ten seconds--"

"I know, I'm asking you why you want to change your broom? The Nimbus 2001 was only bought a year ago." Lucius interrupted his son's "popular science" and asked him to get to the point.

"I don't know who gave that Potter a Firebolt! And it's okay if it's just Potter, Cedric from Hufflepuff also received one, how can this be possible?! Both of them are seekers, and if I don't have a Firebolt, I will be very passive during the game." Draco spoke very quickly due to nervousness.

Lucius was silent.

He was indeed a little tight on money, but he made a lot of money from the Christmas gifts from the Ministry of Magic before. If he finds someone to sell the Nimbus 2001, maybe he can buy a Firebolt for his son with the two sums of money?

After all, without a Firebolt, his son will be suppressed by that Potter and Hufflepuff guy, which is unbearable.

"Okay, I'll go back to Diagon Alley to buy you one--"

Bang!

Lucius was slapped on the head before he finished speaking. He looked back and saw his wife Narcissa staring at him angrily.

"Are you crazy? Didn't you hear Draco say that the broken broom can accelerate to 150 miles per hour?! This is too dangerous! Do you think you have too many sons? One mistake in the game and he will be turned into meat paste!" Narcissa scolded like a machine gun, making Lucius and Draco silent.

Seeing that the Firebolt in his hand was about to fly, Draco gritted his teeth and said that his skills were fine, but he didn't expect Narcissa to glare at him directly.

"Shut up!"

"As long as I stay in this house, don't even think about buying Firebolts!"

Draco and Lucius shut up at the same time and never mentioned Firebolts again.

While the Malfoys were being taught a lesson by Narcissa, Daphne and Astoria also knocked on the door of Helga's office.

"Professor, have you had breakfast?" Daphne held up a fragrant food box and smiled sweetly.

"Not yet, come in!" Helga welcomed the two sisters in, and at the same time sighed that the two innocent children had no idea what was going to happen to them in a while.

Under the guidance of Les, Helga had no idea that this behavior actually inadvertently revealed her advanced technology.

Daphne and Astoria walked into the warm office, took off their outer cloaks, and hung them on the hanger. At this time, the two had changed out of their dresses and put on two sweaters - their sweaters were almost identical, except that Daphne's sweater had a "D" pattern on the front, and Astoria's was an "A" pattern.

"D" and "A" are the initials of their names.

Les took the food boxes from them with a smile on his face.

He hurriedly summoned a few plates and took out the sausages and baked potatoes in the food boxes to share with Helga and the other two.

After eating and drinking, Les told the Greengrass sisters why he came here.

"Professor White is a good person. She is willing to teach us how to make puppet parts. To be honest, I actually participated in part of the puppet design. Professor White and I hope that you two can master the method of making parts as soon as possible."

Daphne and Astoria looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes.

Making puppet parts? This is an extremely practical skill! Apart from anything else, they don't need to bother Professor White to maintain their own puppets. If there are any broken parts, they can repair them themselves.

Astoria thought more deeply. She felt that when the two of them could make all the parts, their father only needed to buy a bare puppet. They could make the parts for subsequent upgrades themselves, which would save a lot of money.

Seeing the two sisters' faces full of excitement, Helga felt even more sympathetic to the two students chosen by Salazar. After she sighed softly, she began to explain to the two sisters how to make puppet parts.

The production of puppet parts requires a very strong level of magic control, and at the same time, the spells imprinted in the parts must be familiar to the heart. Fortunately, Daphne and Astoria both meet these two requirements, so their progress is not slow. They can successfully make simple parts after only six or seven pieces of materials are wasted.

"A great start." Les stood aside and watched the two people working hard, and the smile on his face could not be hidden at all.

Helga glared at him, stuffed a pile of materials into his arms, and pulled him to the corner to make parts.

Next, Les began to immerse himself in the production of parts, while Helga was dazed watching the Greengrass sisters who were becoming more and more skilled.

After a while, she made a decision and sent a letter to her student Cedric, asking him if he had any plans for the holiday. As for Rowena's student, she and Salazar tacitly did not mention her name. They believed that Rowena would teach her well.

When you focus on your work, time always passes very quickly. In the blink of an eye, the sky outside the window darkened. The four people in the office also stopped their work and stretched their bodies.

Rice took out a few bottles of energy potion from his arms and handed them to Daphne and Astoria.

"Drink them to relieve physical and mental fatigue." Rice also threw a bottle of potion to Helga.

Looking at the boxes piled up in the office, Rice suddenly felt a strange sense of satisfaction: these are all the results of their work!

Helga did not rush to assemble the dolls, but counted the specific number of each part required according to the content of the order, and then assigned the work to specific people. She and Salazar made difficult parts, while Daphne and Astoria practiced with simple ones.

After a day of high-intensity practice, the Daphne sisters mastered the production methods of several parts. On normal days, they could not practice to this level of proficiency in a week.

"You go back first. I will teach you how to make more complicated parts tomorrow morning. Don't make the simple parts yet. Cedric will come to help tomorrow." After tidying up the messy office, Helga invited Les and the other two out.

She received a reply from Cedric in the afternoon. He had no plans for the holiday. In the letter, he clearly stated that he was bored at home. If the teacher needed any help, he could come from home immediately. However, he wanted to use a broom to travel, so he would not arrive until tomorrow - he wanted to ride the new Firebolt to try it out.

Since the student said so, regardless of whether Cedric's words were from the heart, Helga decided to call him out from home to help her make some doll accessories.

As for arriving at school tomorrow, it was nothing. Helga could understand Cedric's feelings.

Professor White's Cedric aroused Astoria's interest. She keenly noticed some problems from various details.

Rice seemed to be very familiar with Professor White, so familiar that it went beyond their apparent relationship - he and Professor White must have had private communications that others were unaware of.

Professor White's tone when he mentioned Cedric Diggory made Astoria feel a sense of familiarity. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly realized: Isn't this the feeling between her sister and Les?

Thinking this way, she deduced everything at once. Professor White, like Les, is the heir of a certain founder!

Considering Cedric's college, Astoria is 90% sure that Professor White is the heir of Hufflepuff.

Smith White is the heir of Helga Hufflepuff! And considering her origin and the magic she is good at, she is very likely to be the apprentice or granddaughter of Hufflepuff himself, with a terrifyingly high generation.

Astoria felt that she had discovered a shocking secret.

Now everything makes sense. As heirs, it is normal for the two to have a close relationship. As for the old grudges between Slytherin and Hufflepuff, come on, Les and Professor White are not Salazar Slytherin and Helga Hufflepuff themselves, where do so many contradictions come from? How could an old senior like Professor White be arguing with Rice, a junior who came a thousand years later? There is a reason for every grievance, so why are you taking it out on a junior? Go and confront Slytherin if you dare.

Astoria felt that she understood everything.

She quickly glanced at her sister's expression and found that she was still the same. Astoria immediately understood that her sister didn't notice anything.

Astoria: ...

It's also good. Sometimes knowing too much can be painful. For example, she is under a lot of pressure now. According to Rice, Cedric may have realized the domain, or is about to realize the domain, so there may not be much time left for her and her sister.

She doesn't want to fall behind in this regard. If Cedric awakens the domain first, Rice will probably be very disappointed, right? This is a competition between the two inheritances of Slytherin and Hufflepuff. Falling behind will lose the face of Lord Slytherin.

After returning to the lounge, the three of them did not rush back to the dormitory - the dormitory was empty, and they could only go back to sleep - they sat around the fireplace, enjoying a moment of leisure after a busy day.

Daphne was facing the fireplace, and a wave of fatigue came over her. She was a little sleepy, and the fire in front of her became blurry.

Faintly, Daphne felt that the flame had undergone a magical change: it seemed to be flowing like the puddle of water she saw in the morning!

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Two-in-one chapter of 4,000 words!

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