Chapter 158 Fokkin Manor and Old Vaughan
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Wo Bu Geng Xin
"Professor, what do you think...you come to Strange to find us all the time, what are you planning to do?"
After the old man who delivered the invitation letter left, the front of the Muggle Dessert Shop, which was already deserted and deserted, became crowded again.
But this time, it was Luke who waved his wand himself, so that the table he was on was no longer noticed.
"Do you know what their family motto is?"
Dumbledore seemed to have a little intention to test the school, and raised such a question.
"A crow will not peck another crow's eye."
Luke said the answer with little hesitation.The family motto can be said to be something that must exist in every family. In a sense, this kind of thing also has a taste of fate.
"Now the crow really won't peck the eyes of another crow, because the other crow can't find it anymore."
Luke shook his head nonchalantly.However, he also realized what Dumbledore meant when he said this: "He intends to let us let those Strange family members who are still in Azkaban go?"
When he said this, Luke showed a confused look on his face: "No way... The two families have been separated for so many years, and he doesn't seem to have any reason to help the other family."
If you want to help, it's better to help sooner...
And the relationship between the two is similar to the relationship between Luke's Gaunt and the other Gaunt.They have nothing to do with each other, but they are both the first heirs of each other's property.
If the Strange family in England is finished, then the Strange family in France can choose to send one of their children to England to inherit the family business.
It is also possible to recycle all the properties, and there will only be one French La Strange family left.
As for those relatives with other surnames who come from the Strange family in England, they are not as useful as those who come from the Strange family.
In short, you can't use this money to cheap Gringotts for nothing... Those goblins are not good things.
"Wouldn't he be planning to ask us to use some means to help him get rid of those brothers and Tom's concubine in Azkaban?"
When Luke mentioned 'Tom's concubine', Dumbledore gave Luke a surprised look.
"You know a lot..."
This, of course, refers to Bella Lettrange.The preceding brothers were Rodolphus Lestrange and Labastan Lestrange.
The former is still a poor green hat king, and it is said that he also appeared in the official fans later, but the poor latter has no such treatment. His pen and ink in the original work is really very little, obviously an important one. A member of his family, but also became a pitiful extra.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and read books recently, change sources, and read aloud with many timbres. 】
"I can still understand the relationship with the nobles. How could the Black family produce such a crazy woman?"
Luke was also somewhat speechless, and could only say that the Black family's education of Bella had really failed to the extreme.She can look down on her short, stocky husband, but that doesn't mean she can make her affair with a mixed race public.
She even gave birth to her daughter to her husband for adoption.
No matter which country or time it is from, this is quite an excessive thing.
Based on this alone, the women of the Black family will be kept at a respectful distance by some families.
Fortunately, there is a high probability that they don't have this trouble now.If Sirius died according to the plot, then there would be no Black family anymore.
"It's up to you to ask yourself."
Dumbledore didn't say much, he really couldn't understand why Luke dared to say that other people's families were full of lunatics.There are not a few lunatics from their own family.
Well, even if it was from another team, it was Gunter's.You can't inherit Gaunt, and now you want to cut off your own vanished Gaunt. How can I take advantage of this kind of advantage, and I won't bear the responsibility?
"However, he should not ask us to help him with this. Just like his family training, on the surface, they will not take the initiative to hurt 'another crow'."
For a moment, Dumbledore couldn't figure out what Strange was planning to do when he came to see them so eagerly.He admitted that he and the old Strange met a few times when they were young, and they could barely be called friends.
"What's more, if this kind of thing comes to me, how can there be any results..."
Dumbledore said somewhat helplessly.
His reputation in the world is not small, and it is a good reputation. If the other party really thinks that he can persuade himself to become a knife in their hands, then he is thinking too much.
He didn't dare to let himself hold power, and naturally he didn't dare to let himself disrupt order at will.
Dumbledore has great power, and what makes him even stronger is his heart.He knows that once he gains power, his quality will inevitably deteriorate, and breaking through the bottom line once will inevitably bring about breaking through the shackles again and again.
The Dumbledore at that time is no longer the Dumbledore now...
Therefore, if such a thing is asked on Dumbledore's head, then it is really asking the wrong person.
"I can't help you, Merlin's beard... Even if you really want my help, at least wait until I graduate from school..."
Luke is still just a child now, and his strength has not yet spread out. When Marcus Flint and the others enter the Ministry of Magic after graduation next year, his power will be greatly increased.But now such a thing is still a little far away.
The two discussed for a while, and became more and more confused about the purpose of coming to Strange.In short, facing such an unpredictable situation, Luke and Dumbledore decided to go to the banquet according to the original plan.
Even if this is really a Hongmen Banquet, it doesn't matter.
Xiang Yu invited Liu Bang to the Hongmen Banquet, because Xiang Yu was strong and Liu Bang was weak, so Liu Bang was worried.
But this time, Luke took Dumbledore to the banquet, joking... unless Dumbledore and the other party were in the same group and wanted to deal with him together.
But this is redundant. If he really had an idea, Dumbledore would have too many opportunities to kill Luke along the way.
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Ravens, a kind of bird with good fighting power, exist in many myths.In some people's eyes, they symbolize death and bad luck.But in the eyes of others, they symbolize wisdom and knowledge.
Among the legendary ravens, Fu Jin and Wu Ni are the two most famous ravens.
Luke looked at the tall raven statue.A raven spread its wings as if to stay, and the place where it wanted to land was a long spear like a branch.
"Is the crow that symbolizes 'Thought' around Odin? Professor, do you think they will still have a Wuni Manor?"
"Shouldn't I ask you this kind of question? My family is poor, how do I know how many manors a noble family should have to be considered decent..."
Dumbledore said helplessly looking at Luke who looked like a curious baby.It can be seen that Luke really doesn't know enough about the aristocratic circle.After all, he still doesn't have enough contacts, and he is trying to avoid direct contact with the nobles as much as possible.
If it weren't for being with Dumbledore today, it would be impossible for him to accept this invitation.
A noble child who is still young, has little experience, and is not strong, is like a sweet potato in the eyes of other nobles.There are countless ways to steal family property.
Moreover, the amount of family property Luke inherited is quite famous.
"I heard that Vaughan seems to have a pretty granddaughter, who should be thirteen or fourteen years old this year..."
Dumbledore looked at Lu with a strange expression, and said a common method that everyone used.
Luke rolled his eyes at the old Buxiu in front of him, and said, "If this kind of thing is used to restrain me, it's still a bit too much thinking."
While joking, the two of them walked to Fujin Manor not far away, and when they approached, the gate of Fujin Manor was completely opened, led by the white-bearded old man, followed by five elves.
The number of elves can also reflect the strength of this family to a certain extent.It can be seen that the French Strange family is even stronger than the Malfoy family.
But it is also understandable, after all, the liquidation back then had already hurt the Malfoy family.The past few years have only been relieved, far less than the heyday of that year.
Although it is still recovering, Luke doesn't know how long it will take, but Luke knows that if the development of the plot is followed, the Malfoy family will suffer another serious injury before they can recover their prosperity.
This time, it will definitely not be so easy.
"Unfortunately, there are only the ancestral house and the wooden house left in the family. Although it is not bad, it is still incomparable with people like them."
Luke sighed with no regrets, if he succeeds in the end, then there will always be these things.And if he fails, even if these things exist, they will become someone else's.
This is not a kind of ntr.Luke can't take it, so it's better not to have it.
"Welcome to Fujin Manor, the master is already waiting for you."
Seeing the two approaching, the housekeeper saluted and said to the two.
Then he led the way ahead, and Luke and Dumbledore didn't say much, they were already here, so there would be no scruples.
And these two people came here for their own purposes.If they really had to wait until they met Vaughn Lestrange, it would be hard to say who was going to trick whom and who was going to achieve what purpose.
After walking a short distance, they saw a gray-haired, but tall and strong old man who seemed to be full of energy at the gate of the villa in the manor.
"Haha! Albus! Seeing you again at last."
Vaughan Lettrange smiled heartily and gave Dumbledore a bear hug.
Dumbledore also smiled gently, hugging Dumbledore reservedly.
Luke looked at the two old men with a strange expression.In fact, these two people are still friends.Vaughan is probably around 80 years old this year, and Dumbledore is over 100 years old.
Of course, at this age, age doesn't matter much.
It was something else that caught Luke's eye.
Greeting them at the door, not only was the old Vaughan, but also a girl in a dress, exquisitely dressed, sweet-looking, with long golden hair and a pair of light brown eyes smiling.
Looking thirteen or fourteen years old, he smiled at Luke from a distance.
Luke still had a gentle smile on his face, but what he wanted to say in his heart was not this...
"...This old guy won't really use his granddaughter as a bargaining chip?"
But looking at the old and the young in front of him, Luke seemed to think of something, and glanced at the red-faced old Vaughn from the corner of his eye. Although he was much younger than Dumbledore, he seemed more energetic than his peers. The corner of the mouth slightly evoked a smile.
Although there are still some things he doesn't understand, he seems to know why this old guy is so enthusiastic that he can't wait to meet the two of them.
As if sensing Luke's hidden gaze, the old Vaughan quickly left Dumbledore behind and performed a very ancient courtesy to Luke in front of him.
Luke responded with due courtesy.
The nobles of the magic world in Britain and France are basically the same in terms of etiquette that can be traced back to the Middle Ages.
"Mr. Gunter, I heard my housekeeper mention your situation, which is indeed somewhat different from what I have collected about you."
At this time, Old Vaughan seemed very puzzled and curious.
"Although it's a bit presumptuous, I still want to ask, what's going on with your situation? Of course, if there's something secret that can't be said, you don't have to say it."
Old Vaughan's demeanor and tone were very relaxed, and he didn't mean to know that he had to know at all. It really seemed like pure curiosity.
Luke sneered in his heart, and Dumbledore, who heard the question, also glanced thoughtfully at the back of old Vaughn.
"There's nothing you can't say, Mr. Strange." Luke showed a distressed expression at the right time, and then said helplessly, "This is because I activated and absorbed the magic power inside the Philosopher's Stone. So it became the present like this."
With his emotional vision turned on, Luke could clearly see that the emotional dust around Old Vaughn turned into neon lights and kept changing colors.Among these colors, the color of greed accounts for the most weight.
Luke knew, he guessed right.
Sure enough, what can make an old nobleman put down his face and even show his granddaughter as a commodity.
Naturally, it was because he had his own pursuits.
Such as longevity or rejuvenation.
Even in the Muggle world, these things are considered unreal.But when the real elixir of life is in front of you, how can you ignore it?Although there are people who can do it, such as Harry Potter.
But more people can't do it.
For example, the old Vaughan in front of him.
Luke suddenly realized that if he wanted to fish with the Philosopher's Stone, he didn't know how many old guys like this he would catch.
After all, I am not Dumbledore, so I can discuss and pressure.
"I'm really a good soft persimmon."
Luke thought so.A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
After the old man who delivered the invitation letter left, the front of the Muggle Dessert Shop, which was already deserted and deserted, became crowded again.
But this time, it was Luke who waved his wand himself, so that the table he was on was no longer noticed.
"Do you know what their family motto is?"
Dumbledore seemed to have a little intention to test the school, and raised such a question.
"A crow will not peck another crow's eye."
Luke said the answer with little hesitation.The family motto can be said to be something that must exist in every family. In a sense, this kind of thing also has a taste of fate.
"Now the crow really won't peck the eyes of another crow, because the other crow can't find it anymore."
Luke shook his head nonchalantly.However, he also realized what Dumbledore meant when he said this: "He intends to let us let those Strange family members who are still in Azkaban go?"
When he said this, Luke showed a confused look on his face: "No way... The two families have been separated for so many years, and he doesn't seem to have any reason to help the other family."
If you want to help, it's better to help sooner...
And the relationship between the two is similar to the relationship between Luke's Gaunt and the other Gaunt.They have nothing to do with each other, but they are both the first heirs of each other's property.
If the Strange family in England is finished, then the Strange family in France can choose to send one of their children to England to inherit the family business.
It is also possible to recycle all the properties, and there will only be one French La Strange family left.
As for those relatives with other surnames who come from the Strange family in England, they are not as useful as those who come from the Strange family.
In short, you can't use this money to cheap Gringotts for nothing... Those goblins are not good things.
"Wouldn't he be planning to ask us to use some means to help him get rid of those brothers and Tom's concubine in Azkaban?"
When Luke mentioned 'Tom's concubine', Dumbledore gave Luke a surprised look.
"You know a lot..."
This, of course, refers to Bella Lettrange.The preceding brothers were Rodolphus Lestrange and Labastan Lestrange.
The former is still a poor green hat king, and it is said that he also appeared in the official fans later, but the poor latter has no such treatment. His pen and ink in the original work is really very little, obviously an important one. A member of his family, but also became a pitiful extra.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and read books recently, change sources, and read aloud with many timbres. 】
"I can still understand the relationship with the nobles. How could the Black family produce such a crazy woman?"
Luke was also somewhat speechless, and could only say that the Black family's education of Bella had really failed to the extreme.She can look down on her short, stocky husband, but that doesn't mean she can make her affair with a mixed race public.
She even gave birth to her daughter to her husband for adoption.
No matter which country or time it is from, this is quite an excessive thing.
Based on this alone, the women of the Black family will be kept at a respectful distance by some families.
Fortunately, there is a high probability that they don't have this trouble now.If Sirius died according to the plot, then there would be no Black family anymore.
"It's up to you to ask yourself."
Dumbledore didn't say much, he really couldn't understand why Luke dared to say that other people's families were full of lunatics.There are not a few lunatics from their own family.
Well, even if it was from another team, it was Gunter's.You can't inherit Gaunt, and now you want to cut off your own vanished Gaunt. How can I take advantage of this kind of advantage, and I won't bear the responsibility?
"However, he should not ask us to help him with this. Just like his family training, on the surface, they will not take the initiative to hurt 'another crow'."
For a moment, Dumbledore couldn't figure out what Strange was planning to do when he came to see them so eagerly.He admitted that he and the old Strange met a few times when they were young, and they could barely be called friends.
"What's more, if this kind of thing comes to me, how can there be any results..."
Dumbledore said somewhat helplessly.
His reputation in the world is not small, and it is a good reputation. If the other party really thinks that he can persuade himself to become a knife in their hands, then he is thinking too much.
He didn't dare to let himself hold power, and naturally he didn't dare to let himself disrupt order at will.
Dumbledore has great power, and what makes him even stronger is his heart.He knows that once he gains power, his quality will inevitably deteriorate, and breaking through the bottom line once will inevitably bring about breaking through the shackles again and again.
The Dumbledore at that time is no longer the Dumbledore now...
Therefore, if such a thing is asked on Dumbledore's head, then it is really asking the wrong person.
"I can't help you, Merlin's beard... Even if you really want my help, at least wait until I graduate from school..."
Luke is still just a child now, and his strength has not yet spread out. When Marcus Flint and the others enter the Ministry of Magic after graduation next year, his power will be greatly increased.But now such a thing is still a little far away.
The two discussed for a while, and became more and more confused about the purpose of coming to Strange.In short, facing such an unpredictable situation, Luke and Dumbledore decided to go to the banquet according to the original plan.
Even if this is really a Hongmen Banquet, it doesn't matter.
Xiang Yu invited Liu Bang to the Hongmen Banquet, because Xiang Yu was strong and Liu Bang was weak, so Liu Bang was worried.
But this time, Luke took Dumbledore to the banquet, joking... unless Dumbledore and the other party were in the same group and wanted to deal with him together.
But this is redundant. If he really had an idea, Dumbledore would have too many opportunities to kill Luke along the way.
-
Ravens, a kind of bird with good fighting power, exist in many myths.In some people's eyes, they symbolize death and bad luck.But in the eyes of others, they symbolize wisdom and knowledge.
Among the legendary ravens, Fu Jin and Wu Ni are the two most famous ravens.
Luke looked at the tall raven statue.A raven spread its wings as if to stay, and the place where it wanted to land was a long spear like a branch.
"Is the crow that symbolizes 'Thought' around Odin? Professor, do you think they will still have a Wuni Manor?"
"Shouldn't I ask you this kind of question? My family is poor, how do I know how many manors a noble family should have to be considered decent..."
Dumbledore said helplessly looking at Luke who looked like a curious baby.It can be seen that Luke really doesn't know enough about the aristocratic circle.After all, he still doesn't have enough contacts, and he is trying to avoid direct contact with the nobles as much as possible.
If it weren't for being with Dumbledore today, it would be impossible for him to accept this invitation.
A noble child who is still young, has little experience, and is not strong, is like a sweet potato in the eyes of other nobles.There are countless ways to steal family property.
Moreover, the amount of family property Luke inherited is quite famous.
"I heard that Vaughan seems to have a pretty granddaughter, who should be thirteen or fourteen years old this year..."
Dumbledore looked at Lu with a strange expression, and said a common method that everyone used.
Luke rolled his eyes at the old Buxiu in front of him, and said, "If this kind of thing is used to restrain me, it's still a bit too much thinking."
While joking, the two of them walked to Fujin Manor not far away, and when they approached, the gate of Fujin Manor was completely opened, led by the white-bearded old man, followed by five elves.
The number of elves can also reflect the strength of this family to a certain extent.It can be seen that the French Strange family is even stronger than the Malfoy family.
But it is also understandable, after all, the liquidation back then had already hurt the Malfoy family.The past few years have only been relieved, far less than the heyday of that year.
Although it is still recovering, Luke doesn't know how long it will take, but Luke knows that if the development of the plot is followed, the Malfoy family will suffer another serious injury before they can recover their prosperity.
This time, it will definitely not be so easy.
"Unfortunately, there are only the ancestral house and the wooden house left in the family. Although it is not bad, it is still incomparable with people like them."
Luke sighed with no regrets, if he succeeds in the end, then there will always be these things.And if he fails, even if these things exist, they will become someone else's.
This is not a kind of ntr.Luke can't take it, so it's better not to have it.
"Welcome to Fujin Manor, the master is already waiting for you."
Seeing the two approaching, the housekeeper saluted and said to the two.
Then he led the way ahead, and Luke and Dumbledore didn't say much, they were already here, so there would be no scruples.
And these two people came here for their own purposes.If they really had to wait until they met Vaughn Lestrange, it would be hard to say who was going to trick whom and who was going to achieve what purpose.
After walking a short distance, they saw a gray-haired, but tall and strong old man who seemed to be full of energy at the gate of the villa in the manor.
"Haha! Albus! Seeing you again at last."
Vaughan Lettrange smiled heartily and gave Dumbledore a bear hug.
Dumbledore also smiled gently, hugging Dumbledore reservedly.
Luke looked at the two old men with a strange expression.In fact, these two people are still friends.Vaughan is probably around 80 years old this year, and Dumbledore is over 100 years old.
Of course, at this age, age doesn't matter much.
It was something else that caught Luke's eye.
Greeting them at the door, not only was the old Vaughan, but also a girl in a dress, exquisitely dressed, sweet-looking, with long golden hair and a pair of light brown eyes smiling.
Looking thirteen or fourteen years old, he smiled at Luke from a distance.
Luke still had a gentle smile on his face, but what he wanted to say in his heart was not this...
"...This old guy won't really use his granddaughter as a bargaining chip?"
But looking at the old and the young in front of him, Luke seemed to think of something, and glanced at the red-faced old Vaughn from the corner of his eye. Although he was much younger than Dumbledore, he seemed more energetic than his peers. The corner of the mouth slightly evoked a smile.
Although there are still some things he doesn't understand, he seems to know why this old guy is so enthusiastic that he can't wait to meet the two of them.
As if sensing Luke's hidden gaze, the old Vaughan quickly left Dumbledore behind and performed a very ancient courtesy to Luke in front of him.
Luke responded with due courtesy.
The nobles of the magic world in Britain and France are basically the same in terms of etiquette that can be traced back to the Middle Ages.
"Mr. Gunter, I heard my housekeeper mention your situation, which is indeed somewhat different from what I have collected about you."
At this time, Old Vaughan seemed very puzzled and curious.
"Although it's a bit presumptuous, I still want to ask, what's going on with your situation? Of course, if there's something secret that can't be said, you don't have to say it."
Old Vaughan's demeanor and tone were very relaxed, and he didn't mean to know that he had to know at all. It really seemed like pure curiosity.
Luke sneered in his heart, and Dumbledore, who heard the question, also glanced thoughtfully at the back of old Vaughn.
"There's nothing you can't say, Mr. Strange." Luke showed a distressed expression at the right time, and then said helplessly, "This is because I activated and absorbed the magic power inside the Philosopher's Stone. So it became the present like this."
With his emotional vision turned on, Luke could clearly see that the emotional dust around Old Vaughn turned into neon lights and kept changing colors.Among these colors, the color of greed accounts for the most weight.
Luke knew, he guessed right.
Sure enough, what can make an old nobleman put down his face and even show his granddaughter as a commodity.
Naturally, it was because he had his own pursuits.
Such as longevity or rejuvenation.
Even in the Muggle world, these things are considered unreal.But when the real elixir of life is in front of you, how can you ignore it?Although there are people who can do it, such as Harry Potter.
But more people can't do it.
For example, the old Vaughan in front of him.
Luke suddenly realized that if he wanted to fish with the Philosopher's Stone, he didn't know how many old guys like this he would catch.
After all, I am not Dumbledore, so I can discuss and pressure.
"I'm really a good soft persimmon."
Luke thought so.A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
