Chapter 992 Shell Cottage
Chapter 992 Shell House
When Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom left Madam Puddifoot's tea shop, Neville had not yet recovered from his confusion and followed them out with a look of bewilderment and doubt on his face.
Kyle sat in the store until their figures completely disappeared from the street, and then he couldn't help laughing.
There is no way, just like you need to dig a hole before planting potatoes, those scars are the traces left by the making of Horcruxes, which is inevitable.
The reason why it was in the shape of lightning was mainly because Kyle subconsciously thought of Harry's forehead at that time.
But this is not without its benefits. At least when Mr. Longbottom goes on vacation to the beach next time, he will receive a lot of surprised looks.
After all, not everyone can have a dozen standard lightning-shaped scars on their body. It would be more interesting if he was more fashionable and painted those scars gold.
Maybe Kyle can develop a new business.
But given Frank Longbottom's character, he probably wouldn't do that... but Fred might.
After returning to Hogwarts, Kyle immediately found Connor and told her what had just happened.
"Are you going?"
"Yes, I have already promised Falkland." Kyle said, "But I still lack a female companion. If you are willing, that would be great."
Unlike the simple dinner parties at Hogwarts, the Christmas dinners held by wizarding families can basically be called Christmas balls...
Except for those who are very young, other wizards who receive invitations will generally attend the dance with their partners, just like the dance during the Triwizard Tournament.
"Are you inviting me?" Kanna asked with a smile.
"Of course." Kyle said.
"Okay." Kanna raised her eyebrows, "Then I agree, but I need to buy a new dress robe. The previous one is a bit small."
"You can go to Furong for this," Kyle said. "Although I hate to admit it, when it comes to formal gowns, the clothing stores in France are more professional."
"Then I'll find time to go to Shell Cottage." Kanna nodded.
After Bill and Fleur got married, they moved out and now live in the suburbs of Cornwall, close to the seaside.
Although Kyle didn't understand why they chose to settle in such a remote place.
It is really remote. Not to mention wizards, even the owl delivering newspapers may not be willing to go there.
But according to Bill, he and Fleur thought it was a lonely and beautiful place and they loved it.
All I can say is that the aesthetic tastes of wizards are different. Kyle doesn't understand it, but he respects it.
Besides, as long as it was connected to the Floo Network, it didn't matter whether it was remote or not.
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After finding a dance partner, Kyle stopped thinking about it and continued to go to class every day and take care of the dragons in the garden.
I have to say, the fire dragon grows really fast.
Now they are basically more than twenty feet tall when standing up, and the largest iron belly is even forty feet long. When they fly over the Forbidden Forest, they look like a large dark cloud.
The horses have complained many times, but no one cares.
There is no way anyone can control it.
When the Death Eaters attacked Hogwarts, all the dragons joined the battle. Among them, the most violent Hungarian Autumn Bee contributed the most. From the beginning to the end of the war, it never stopped spewing dragon flames and single-handedly destroyed an army of Death Eaters.
It even received an 'Exceptional Service to the School Award' from Minerva McGonagall in her capacity as Headmistress.
There is also a dragon statue trophy in the school’s trophy display room, and it is the only one.
Look at the centaurs again. They have been hiding in the Forbidden Forest since the beginning of the war and have never appeared... Oh, no, to be precise, they only came out and shot a round of arrows when the war was almost over, as a token of their appreciation.
It is also possible that the centaurs divined the outcome of the war and believed that they should join in.
But one is there at the beginning, and the other appears near the end... In this case, it goes without saying who Hogwarts will favor.
Headmaster McGonagall would definitely not drive the centaurs out of the Forbidden Forest. After all, the Forbidden Forest is strictly independent and does not belong to Hogwarts.
But she also would not object to another magical creature living in the Forbidden Forest. As for the territory and airspace... the Forbidden Forest does not belong to Hogwarts, so what does it have to do with her?
So when faced with the aggressive centaurs, Headmaster McGonagall basically took a two-pronged approach and told them to go to the Ministry of Magic.
I even thought of a reason, saying that someone was illegally raising a dragon.
At first, the centaurs really went, but Kyle had a dragon-raising certificate issued by the reserve, and the Ministry of Magic could not do anything about it.
And since even the Ministry of Magic doesn’t care, the school naturally can’t do anything about it either.
Now Kyle has removed most of the alchemical mist, leaving only the outermost part close to the castle.
After all, students still have to attend classes, and if they suddenly see a dragon rising into the sky from not far away, it will inevitably distract their attention.
Hagrid is a frequent visitor here, coming almost every day and often bringing something for Kyle.
Unicorn hair, salamander tails, or Augur feathers were all picked up by him when he patrolled the Forbidden Forest.
There had been some before, but they were of little use. The most Hagrid could do was pick up some unicorn hair to weave a mat or mend the sheets.
Now that the school has alchemy classes, these things have become more useful. Every time Hagrid goes to the Forbidden Forest, he will bring an empty pocket with him and come out only after filling his pocket.
And this bountiful harvest lasted for several months.
That day, Hagrid handed the bag in his hand to Kyle as usual, and asked, "The Quidditch match is about to start, who do you think will win this time?"
"Of course it's Gryffindor." Kyle blurted out: "No one of the players in this class can match Ginny.
"Let's put it this way. As long as Gryffindor can drag the game out for half an hour, they can still win even if their Seeker goes back to sleep during the game."
Ginny's position in the team is Chaser. She is now similar to him in the past, holding the Quaffle and killing everyone, and no one can stop her.
But he still had opponents at that time. Harry and his Firebolt were very troublesome, but Ginny was different.
None of the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs could fight, and even the famous Slytherin boxing team started to follow the rules.
But think about it, because of the previous war, Slytherin has been ostracized a lot. If they don't behave themselves at this time, they will definitely be beaten.
Due to various reasons, this year's Quidditch match will definitely become Ginny's one-man pitching show.
"That's true." Hagrid nodded. "Every member of the Weasley family is incredibly talented, even the most mischievous Fred and George have achieved great things.
"I've been to their shop, it's really good...it would be even better if that plate didn't bite me." Hagrid touched his beard subconsciously.
"Do you want me to save two seats for you?" He said, "Of course, the seats may not be too close to the front."
"No thanks." Kyle shook his head. "Kanna's new dress robe has arrived, and I'm going to Shell Cottage with her this weekend."
"Dress robe?"
"To attend the Longbottom Christmas dinner," Kyle said.
"Oh, I remember now." Hagrid clapped his arms.
"Neville also sent me an invitation letter a few days ago. I'm still hesitating whether to go or not... As you know, many wizards don't welcome half-blood giants."
"Neville invited you?"
"No, it was Frank who invited me on behalf of the Longbottom family." Hagrid said happily, "I'm so glad he can wake up again... You are really amazing, Kyle, really."
Kyle said nothing.
He was actually a little surprised. He didn't expect Frank Longbottom to invite Hagrid to Christmas dinner.
Indeed, many wizards are reluctant to get involved in anything related to giants, so usually only people with particularly good relationships will invite Hagrid to participate in those formal occasions.
Frank Longbottom and Hagrid were both members of the Order of the Phoenix, so it was not surprising that they had a good relationship. What Kyle did not expect was that no one from the other Longbottoms objected.
"Then let's go together." Kyle said, "Do you need a dress robe? I heard that there is a shop in France that makes dress robes for giants. I can ask Furong to ask for you."
"No need." Hagrid waved his hand. "The dragon skin coat you gave me before is very good. I have never worn it."
As he said this, Hagrid subconsciously glanced at the autumn bees in the sky.
The main reason is that after he puts on the dragon skin coat, Qiu Feng will regard him as one of his own kind.
And autumn bees are somewhat impolite when facing their own kind...Hagrid experienced this once and can only say that the memory is still fresh.
Seeing that Hagrid had an idea, Kyle didn't say anything else.
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When it was the weekend the next day, he and Connor went to have breakfast early, and then while the students were discussing Quidditch, they Apparated from Hogsmeade to Cornwall.
"I still don't understand..."
Looking at the endless beach and gravel, Kyle frowned slightly, "How can a place like this be romantic?"
"I don't understand it either," Connor said. "Maybe we just don't understand... I mean, Bill and Fleur are both people with unique ideas."
She thought about the first time she met Bill.
At that time, his dress was out of tune with the people around him. He tied his long hair into a ponytail, wore fan-like earrings, and dragon-skin boots, just like a cowboy in a Muggle movie.
She couldn't help but think, if Kyle was dressed like this...
Hmm...it seems not bad, and she has never seen Kyle with long hair.
Connor stared at Kyle's face, not knowing what she was thinking of, and suddenly couldn't help laughing.
"why are you laughing?"
"No, nothing, nothing." Kanna blushed and shook her head to deny it.
"It's inexplicable." Kyle didn't care and continued, "Anyway, if it were me, I would definitely not choose a place where even owls don't come."
"Then where would you choose to live?" A cold, emotionless voice came from behind.
"Dorsat is a good choice... Devon is also good. Of course, it depends on your opinion. Or we can discuss it and choose a place that we all like..."
Kyle was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly realized that this question was not asked by Kanna.
When he turned around again, he saw Furong, whose face looked... he couldn't tell whether it was angry or mocking.
Her expression was strange, as if she was angry but suddenly heard something very interesting, with two different expressions each accounting for half.
Oh, and with her is Bill, who is making faces at the side.
"Why are you here?" Kyle asked.
"It's a good thing I came here," Furong said in a long tone, "otherwise I wouldn't know that you actually look down on our Shell House.
"By the way, are you a wizard or not? Or should wizards not be allowed to Apparate, Floo, or Portkeys?"
"Don't talk nonsense. I don't look down on anything about Shell Cottage." Kyle explained, "Besides, we Apparated here this time, so how can we not be wizards?"
"And you just said that owls don't come here."
"The owls don't come... Well, I mean, don't you get tired of looking at those rocks every day?"
"Will you get tired of looking at Kanna every day?" Furong asked back.
Kyle shook his head without hesitation, "No."
"Neither can I!" She kissed Bill provocatively.
"..."
Kyle felt like he had been kicked, but he couldn't say anything.
He was just complaining about how remote this place was!
Furong raised her eyebrows proudly, then grabbed Kanna who wanted to speak for Kyle and turned away.
"Ignore him, come with me, the dress robes in that store are really nice."
Kanna was pulled away by Furong.
Bill walked up and patted Kyle on the shoulder.
"Sorry, Fleur…well, that's not what she meant."
"It's okay, I know." Kyle waved his hand, "And I was the first to mention this."
"So, have you really decided to settle in Dorset?"
Bill asked curiously, "I heard that the wizards there are not easy to get along with. Or have you and Diggory agreed to go there together?"
He remembered that Kyle, Fred, George and Cedric Diggory from the other side of the village were very good friends and inseparable at school.
"No, I just had this idea." Kyle said, "I don't know what the wizards in Dorset are like, but there is a nice neighbor there. It must be interesting to live nearby... Oh, the premise is that you need to have a certain amount of courage."
"It takes courage?" Bill frowned, wondering what this sentence meant?
It takes guts to be neighbors with someone...it can't be a Death Eater.
"By the way, have you received an invitation from the Longbottoms?" Kyle didn't want to argue and took the initiative to change the subject.
"My mother received an invitation letter." Bill was not a very curious person. Seeing Kyle asking this, he said, "Our whole family has been invited. Furong and I will go together."
……
The two talked as they walked towards the Shell Cottage.
Just like the name, from a distance, their house really looks like a huge shell, which is quite beautiful.
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