Chapter 21

Truth be told, Solim never had a Christmas. And he also wondered why the wizard went to the festival of ordinary people. What's even more peculiar is that even Sgoul would take fifteen days off for it. You know, Solim didn't have any idea about these Western holidays, but since he went to school in Sculle, he immediately had a clear and deep idea of Christmas: a full fifteen-day holiday, no Imperius Curse, no Hearts Curse, no other people's sneak attacks, no need to hold a wand when he sleeps at night. These fifteen days are arguably the most relaxing part of the year in Solim.

Yes, for Solim, Christmas is a happy day without the Imperius and Hearts Curse.

And for the famous savior, this Christmas may be the best Christmas he has ever had. After all, considering Harry's experience over the past few years, every Christmas was a torture for him. As long as he didn't stay with the Dursleys, Harry wouldn't care how he spent the holiday, so he happily signed the list of students to stay at the school.

He's not alone, though, his best friend: Ron and his two ...... Well, it should be that the three brothers will also stay and spend Christmas at Hogwarts. Of course, it wasn't to take care of Harry, but this Christmas holiday their parents were going to Romania to visit their son, who was also their older brother, Charlie Weasley.

While Harry and Ron were wandering around the empty school, Solim had returned to Selwyn's castle - he didn't call it home.

Selwyn's castle is located near the Isle of Man and is hidden by magic, and passing ships will actively avoid it so that it can be discovered by ordinary people.

The island that the wizards called Neasto is nowhere to be found on the maps of ordinary people, and the Greek word for Neasto means something unknown. After all, the island is only open to the Selwyns, and to the very few who are qualified to come here. So for most wizards, everything here is unknown.

Solim wasn't very familiar with the place, as he spent most of his time in the castle learning theory and practicing spell casting. Even if he wasn't familiar with it, Solim knew that if he casually approached the castle, he would be in trouble.

Selwyn's castle is indeed not majestic compared to Hogwarts. It doesn't have tall towers like Hogwarts, nor is it as full of life as Hogwarts.

If you look at an ordinary person who doesn't know magic, Selwyn's castle is definitely the standard template for the base camp of evil creatures in fairy tales: even on a sunny day, the light doesn't hit the castle - although there are few times when it doesn't rain, there is always sunny weather. The whole castle is like another world, the sun will avoid the castle, the light will not shine on it, and in contrast to the bright colors around the castle, the castle itself is like a black and white photograph - dead and lifeless.

And this is where Solim lived, a castle that would instinctively want to stay away from it at a glance. And he'll continue to live here until Solim himself is able to protect himself.

Solim stood in front of the statue at the junction: the first patriarch of the Selwyn family, whose pedestal was densely engraved with his life story, and such statues lined the road leading to the castle. They are all well-known wizards from the Selwyn family - whether they are wicked people, great people who have made outstanding contributions to the wizarding world, or strange people who are dedicated to studying and studying magic. For better or worse, as long as Selwyn is well-known in the wizarding world, their statues will be placed on both sides of the road.

Selwyn's legacy has led to one thing: there are more and more statues, and the road to the castle is getting longer. The path full of statues is enchanted, and it doesn't get crowded with more statues, it only gets longer. It is so long that it takes thirty minutes to walk on two legs to reach the castle gates.

Solim, sitting in the carriage, stared at the statue outside the window, thinking about how he would sneak into the basement without realizing it when he returned to the castle. Not only did his cheap father's family live in this castle, but the families of several of his uncles also lived in the castle with them, adding up to nearly thirty people. If you count the wizards with foreign surnames who have passed the family test and joined, there can be more than fifty people. Aside from the wizards with foreign surnames, Selwyn could count on one hand that gave Solim a good face.

Solim was reluctant to return here, as the environment and history had created what most ordinary wizards looked like dark wizards. And these people, almost all of them are his relatives, and most of them are from Sculle. So the way they greet each other is a little scary: when you're not looking, the chiller will give you a Heart-Piercing Charm or a Imperius Charm — they call it a joke.

Indeed, a wizard who can graduate from Sculle is not a big deal if he is hit by a Drill Heart Charm, everyone has long been used to the Drill Heart Charm. And the Imperius Curse, heh, to use the Imperius Curse to easily control a wizard who graduated from Sculle is simply wishful thinking. They will break free from the effects of the Imperius Curse extremely quickly, and will not even react to your Imperius Curse at all, and then turn around and give you an Arvada. After all, the experience of more than ten years in Sculler has already given these wizards amazing resistance and immunity to the Heart Drilling Charm and the Imperius Curse.

Most of these Solim relatives are a little out of the ordinary - that's normal. Whether it's the atmosphere of the Selwyn family or the environment of Sculle, if you can create a normal wizard, it is not normal.

And these...... The attitude of the abnormal relatives towards Solim was not friendly. The grown-ups didn't bother to talk to Solim, and if they did, it was in extremely ugly, insulting language, and if Solim's grandfather was present, they would have restrained themselves. But his peers about Solim's age were not so restrained, and it was common for them to draw their wands and attack Solim in the castle, and they took pleasure in bullying and making fun of Solim. Of course, after Solim took out a nasty at school through a black-glove duel, they relented a bit. But it's just that he doesn't attack him with his wand anymore.

"Oh, Solim, you're back?".

Hearing this, Solim's body relaxed—he was about to draw his wand.

"Cheetos? Oh, yes, I'm back. Reluctantly, though. Solim shrugged.

A white, somewhat transparent figure emerged from a nearby wall—a ghost. Compared to people, Solim gets along well with the ghosts in the castle, and of course, there are a few ghosts who are disgusted by Solim's status as an illegitimate child. The ghosts in the castle were all surnamed Selwyn during their lifetime, in other words, the ghosts in the castle were the ancestors of the Selwyn family.

"Be careful, Adelaide and his brothers are excited to hear you're coming back today. Let's go from Lab Three, there was no one there when I first came over. With that, Cheeto floated ahead of Solim to lead the way.

"How's life at Hogwarts?" Cheedo asked.

"Yes, no, it's good. Even when he was walking, Solim's left hand was always ready.

"yes, it's better anywhere than that place. Cheetos is arguably the most compatible ghost with Solim, presumably because of his experience: Cheetos also "was" a student of Sculle during his lifetime. He said "was", not because he is dead now, but because Cheetos was expelled from school that year, so he did not graduate from Sculler. As for the reason for the expulsion, Cheedo did not say, and Solim did not ask much.

"Elrond is in his kennel, you go yourself, I won't go. Cheedo walked through the wall and vanished.

Elrond is Solim's grandfather, and of all Solim's relatives, only his grandfather and sister Sylna are genuinely good to Solim. But Solim's grandfather, Elrond...... The position in the family is awkward, Elrond's two brothers: Lesotho and Brede, both of them are great wizards - great wizards like Dumbledore and Voldemort. Lesotho is the head of the Presbyterian Hazardous Resettlement Committee, while Bred is the head of the Logistics Department of the Hazardous Resettlement Committee. Many of Solim's elders worked under these two men.

Look at Elrond again: he is not a great wizard, although he is much stronger than ordinary wizards, but in the eyes of a family like Selwyn, he wasted so much time and resources, and he is not a great wizard at this age, this talent is simply a shame for Selwyn.

Elrond's father and grandfather would sometimes return to Selwyn Castle, the great-grandfather and great-grandfather of Solim. As for why these two people have lived so long, do you need to ask? And these two old antiques are dark wizards in every sense of the word. Although he won't do anything for his family, he will still sneer at the descendants of the scrap wood. In this way, the other juniors of the family also disrespected Elrond, although they would not do anything out of the ordinary in person, but they did not chew their tongues behind their backs.

Think about Solim's Squib sister again, there are three of them, the old one is scrap wood, and the two younger ones are two: one is an illegitimate child and the other is a Squib. It's good that these three people can live like this in a family like Selwyn.

Solim's feelings about the other Selwyns were - no feelings. He only cared about his grandfather and sister, and as for the rest of his clan, it was not much different from strangers.

Elrond is not good at potions, he is not good at fighting, alchemy is so-so, of course, this so-so can be called a master in the outside world, Elrond's real specialty is to solve spells. In the original books, there is only one spell solver mentioned, and that is the eldest brother of the Weasleys, Bill Weasley.

In the circle of the Selwyn family, the status of spell solvers is very low, although every wizard inevitably has to deal with spell solvers, but spell solvers are looked down upon by these wizards. In Solim's view, this is like the attitude of the ancient Celestial Empire towards doctors: indispensable, but low-status.

Spell solvers are responsible for breaking spells, and they know more about spell patterns, spell theory, spells, and compound spells than ordinary wizards. They are good at cracking spells, inventing and improving spells. It can be said that the spells used by wizards today are the work of spell breakers. Solim's "flickering" spell against trolls was taught to Solim by Elrond.

Solim called a house-elf to lead the way, not because he didn't know the way, but because there were some magic mechanisms on the way to the basement that needed to be temporarily closed, and these living Solim couldn't do it now, so he had to do it for the elves.

"Alright, you can go back, Zim. Solim put down the box in his hand and prepared to knock on the door. "By the way, help me get Sylna over and don't let anyone else find out. "

As soon as the elf disappeared, the door in front of Solim opened.

"Come in, I'll count you as if you're almost there. "

Inside the door stood an old man in good spirits, with the same black hair as Solim, but with a stiff hairstyle—not as long as Solim's hair.

As for Solim's hair...... For him, he didn't have the opportunity to grow long hair in his previous life, whether it was when he was in school or at work, but now Solim's hair is just touching his shoulders. Long hair was a novelty for Solim.

"Come on in and tell me about your experience at Hogwarts. "