#87 - Section 87

It was said that Penelope was already in her sixth year and had turned seventeen.

After returning to school for Christmas, she would be allowed to apply for Apparition. With this magic, she wouldn't need planes or trains to travel.

"Young Master Adrian, this way, please!"

Russell, the house-elf of the Wore family, appeared with a 'pop' beside Ethan.

He was ordered by Belinda Wore to guide Ethan specifically.

Following behind Russell, Ethan arrived in front of a fireplace, obviously to travel through it.

"The location is 77 Godric's Hollow. Don't mispronounce it later."

Belinda Wore knew the location and could go directly, but Ethan didn't, so he still had to rely on the fireplace.

"I've used Floo Powder before, there won't be any problems."

"That's good!"

With that, Belinda Wore took the lead and stepped into the fireplace, throwing down a handful of Floo Powder before disappearing in a burst of flames.

Ethan and Cassandra followed suit.

After the familiar feeling of compression, Ethan arrived in what seemed to be a living room.

The space was quite large, and the first thing he saw was a wall covered with magical creature trophies of all sizes. It was truly eye-catching: a dragon's head, a swoopstake, a Sphinx, a Mooncalf, a fairy…

The floor was covered with fine carpets, and the ceiling was hung with bronze magical chandeliers. Other necessary furniture was also complete, and there wasn't a speck of dust, making it look quite good.

"This was mortgaged to the Wore family by a pure-blood eleven years ago. He has been missing for many years. According to the original mortgage contract, this house belongs to the Wore family. See if this house is suitable."

Belinda Wore stepped forward to introduce it to Ethan.

If he wasn't satisfied, they had many such houses in their family, and they could always find a suitable one.

Some were built by the Wore family themselves, some were seized, and many were acquired through mortgages.

This one was considered a very good house among them. The things inside were never touched by the pure-blood who mortgaged it. He mortgaged everything at once.

He was preparing to redeem it, but unfortunately, something unexpected happened, and he disappeared after a few years, most likely gone.

[Thank you to the big boss Tiger Mercury for the monthly ticket, thank you big boss!]

Chapter 116: This Soft Rice is Really Delicious

"Oh right, there's also a house-elf here!"

With that, Belinda Wore clapped her hands, and a house-elf quickly came from the second floor, bowing deeply in front of the three. His head was almost touching the floor.

Ethan couldn't see his appearance clearly, but the clothes he wore were decent, so he shouldn't be the kind of house-elf who was abused.

"This is Hatch. He originally belonged to the owner of this house. The moment it was mortgaged to the Wore family, his masters became Amos and me. Now, he is yours."

The Wore family manor had house-elves, and they could keep the house in order with their magic. One was enough, and there was no need for other house-elves.

As a result, Hatch had been living alone in this house for so many years, waiting for his new master to arrive.

Now that he had a new master, it was like finding the value of life.

"Hatch has met his master!"

Hearing Belinda Wore say this, Hatch immediately turned around and bowed to Ethan, his strange big eyes filled with tears.

House-elves had been trained to have a perverted sense of obedience, taking pride in helping their masters. But Hatch knew that he was not needed and could only stay in this empty house, perhaps until the day he died, still a house-elf without a master.

Now that he had a new master, it was like finding the value of his life.

"Get up and prepare dinner!"

Ethan quickly put himself into the identity of the master and gave an order to Hatch.

It was almost time for dinner anyway, and they should be going to the Wore family manor for dinner later, but it was also good to try the house-elf's cooking now.

The position of a house-elf was that of a servant, not only having to know all kinds of housework, but also kitchen skills, and even being able to double as a gardener.

But house-elves were obtained just like that?

Ethan remembered that they were a rare treasure that money couldn't buy. Many pure-blood families didn't even have a house-elf. Many people wanted to buy one, but no family would sell them at all.

"Yes, Master!"

Hatch responded and immediately Disapparated, disappearing in front of Ethan.

"It seems you're quite adapted to using house-elves."

Belinda Wore said to Ethan with a smile.

In the past, some naive wizards thought that house-elves were not servants, but should be partners, wanting to rescue them, but naturally failed in the end.

"Isn't the meaning of a house-elf's existence to be used by wizards?"

Ethan knew from history that house-elves were not wizards' servants before, but were an independent race like goblins and centaurs, and were quite powerful.

But when the wizards and house-elves launched a war, the wizarding race won, and the surviving house-elves became spoils of war, and eventually, after thousands of years of domestication, became what they are today.

As for Hermione's naive ideas, Ethan wouldn't have them.

House-elves have good strength, and their magical abilities are innate, and they can cast spells without wands, which is already stronger than many wizards today.

Once they get rid of their identity as servants and awaken their own will, it would definitely be a disaster for the wizarding world.

Afterwards, Belinda Wore took Ethan to visit the house, first arriving on the second floor.

This was the living area, with more than thirty rooms of all sizes, as well as a large library and three independent studies.

Each door had an eyeball on it that could move around. This thing would automatically open and close the door.

Just like the locks in the Muggle world, except it was a magical version. After giving an order inside the room, the door would lock, and the unlocking spell wouldn't open it.

The books in the library were still there, but they weren't as rich as the ones Ethan had seen at the Wore family's place last time, and the area was also much smaller.

Returning to the first floor, there was the living room, magical training room, potion brewing room, alchemy room, reception room, kitchen, and dining room.

And the basement was used as a collection room, but there was nothing of value left inside.

"Master, dinner is ready. There's steak, roast chicken, sausage, mushroom soup, potatoes, bread... I hope you'll be satisfied."

So efficient?

"Madam Belinda, shall we have dinner first?"

"Alright, let's see how his cooking compares to Russell's."

Belinda Voray naturally wouldn't refuse; the dinner prepared at home would just be for Amos himself.

As for the waste, wizards never care about such things; with magic, many resources are surplus.

Ethan, Cassandra, and Belinda Voray went to the dining room together, where dinner was already set.

House-elves are not allowed to sit at the table; they can only wait on the side. Ethan and the others enjoyed their meal.

Hatch seems to have learned French cuisine from next door; I'll give him credit for that.

"Have you taken a liking to this house?"

The three of them, full and satisfied, sat in the living room to rest, and Belinda Voray asked Ethan for his opinion.

"I think it's pretty good; this is it!"

Ethan didn't have any complaints. Compared to wizard manors or Black family ancestral homes, it certainly wasn't as good, but compared to houses in various wizarding gathering places, this was already quite good.

"Alright, I'll transfer the house to you in a couple of days!"

It's good that Ethan likes it, so we don't have to run around looking at other houses again; it's such a bother.

"How many Galleons will this cost?"

"What Galleons? It's a gift!"

"And the house-elf too."

Belinda Voray glanced at Ethan, then looked at Cassandra.

I only have this one daughter, who will inherit the Voray family's property sooner or later, so is there any need to collect Galleons?

"A gift to me?"

Ethan looked at Belinda Voray somewhat dazed.

Even if the price of houses in the wizarding world isn't high, the price of a house with so many spells cast on it is definitely not cheap, not to mention the books and everything inside.

Even including a house-elf.

Now it's just given away for free; haven't I become someone who's eating a rich woman's soft rice?

But to be honest, this soft rice is really delicious.

"The Voray family isn't lacking houses. Come on, I'll take you out to see; Godric's Hollow is quite famous."

As soon as they walked out of the courtyard, they found that the house behind them had changed drastically, becoming an unremarkable two-story building. This is also the effect of a protective magic.

"Godric's Hollow is famous because it's the birthplace of Godric Gryffindor, the founder of Gryffindor. After the International Statute of Secrecy came into effect, wizards lived in Muggle villages, and Godric's Hollow is one of them."

On the way, Belinda Voray introduced the history of the place to Ethan as they walked.

"The Dumbledore family also lived here, and of course, the Potter family too. They defeated the Dark Lord here."

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Before long, the group arrived at the center of the village.

This was a small square with a war memorial-like structure on it, and nearby were a few shops, a post office, a bar, and a small church.

As Ethan and the others walked in, the memorial changed, no longer a stone obelisk full of names, but turned into statues of three people.

A man with messy hair and glasses, a woman with long hair and a beautiful face, and a baby boy sitting in his mother's arms.

"You should be familiar with this baby. Every year, many people come here to visit, to thank their family for their contribution to the wizarding world, and to bow deeply to this statue."

Afterward, Belinda Voray took Ethan to the back of the church, and after passing through a narrow door, they arrived at a cemetery.

Belinda Voray didn't introduce anything here, because Ethan had already seen the surnames of many pure-blood families.

Ethan also saw the tombstones of Dumbledore's mother and sister, and the Potter couple.

"How do you feel?"

Leaving the cemetery, Belinda Voray asked Ethan.

"Just an ordinary country village."

Except for a few places where magic had been cast, everything was so ordinary, without any special features.

"Ordinary is right. According to the International Statute of Secrecy, wizards must hide completely, so they naturally can't be exposed in front of Muggles."

"But no matter how careful they are, the Muggles living here will discover some special things, so the Ministry of Magic sends memory modification personnel to reside here permanently, to erase the memories of those who have glimpsed a corner of the wizarding world."

"As you know, the Obliviate spell has some side effects, which has led to the Muggles in Godric's Hollow not having very good memories."

Amos Voray is the Head of the Magical Accidents and Catastrophes Department, and the Obliviate Headquarters is under his department, so she is naturally very familiar with this aspect.

The corners of Ethan's mouth couldn't help but twitch. Isn't this a scam on Muggles?

Neville often forgets things and learns slower than others because he was given the Obliviate spell when he was a child; otherwise, he would definitely be a very excellent little wizard.

They strolled back to the starting point.

"Mom, I'll stay here today, and I'll go home when Ethan goes to receive his medal!"

"You... Alright!"

Since it's already like this, Belinda Voray didn't want to interfere too much, as too much interference might have some adverse effects.

After Belinda Voray left, there were only two people left here, but Ethan couldn't do anything; she's only twelve years old!

Back in the house, Ethan first sent a message to his parents via email, saying he would be back in a few days.

Then he went to the potion brewing room and took out the purifying potion that was being brewed, along with the cauldron.

It won't be successful for more than three months. Every once in a while, it needs to be stirred a few times, and white hellebore and fluxweed need to be added repeatedly. It's definitely not possible to leave it in Hogwarts.

Later, he also needs to make a Portkey. Ethan plans to seal this fireplace, because as long as you use Floo Powder and say the exact name, you can go to any place connected to the Floo Network. Ethan doesn't want his house to become a sieve.

Moreover, the Fidelius Charm must be arranged, otherwise, wouldn't the spell he drew be gathering dust!

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