#620 - Ginny and Neville (asking for monthly ticket recommendation ticket)

“I'll personally handle the UK's magical communication network, so don't worry about that. The problem now is Germany. Andre has also signed a contract with us.”

Anduin pondered for a moment, then continued, “It seems I'll have to call for outside help. Next, I'll send a letter to Professor Bones, asking him to come back and help. With his level of alchemy, as long as he sees me build a base station once, he should be able to take over smoothly.”

“That's all we can do now.” Xia Tiya pouted helplessly. She originally thought she could travel abroad with Anduin again, but instead, she received news of returning to Hogwarts.

After dismissing Xia Tiya, Anduin quickly tidied up and went straight to the Silver Flash Bank headquarters. Since he was preparing to teach in person, he needed to prepare some things.

Anduin no longer lived in Diagon Alley, but instead purchased a manor in Godric's Hollow as his residence.

As soon as he returned home, Anduin heard a commotion coming from outside. When he went to the window and looked out, he found Neville, Ginny, and Thor playing and fighting in the yard.

“This Thor…” Anduin shook his head speechlessly at the sight. “I clearly asked him to supervise these two little ones' training, but he's playing with them instead.”

When he came downstairs and went outside, the two children were still playing with great enthusiasm, completely unaware of Anduin's presence.

“Fallen Prince Neville! You damned vampire, your conspiracy has been discovered by my 'Harbinger of Doom'! Surrender to me immediately, or I'll be rude to you!” Ginny, already covered in dirt, held a training sword made of rattan in her hand, striking a righteous pose and shouting.

Neville, facing Ginny, also held a rattan sword, muttering with a helpless expression, “Uh… weren't we supposed to have a one-on-one duel? Why are you riding a thunderbird?”

It turned out that Ginny was sitting majestically on Thor, talking to Neville with a condescending attitude.

“Neville, why aren't you saying your lines?” Ginny pouted unhappily. “I am the embodiment of justice, the 'Harbinger of Doom', a knight! Naturally, I have to bring my mount.”

“Then what's the point of fighting? I… I'm not an idiot!” Neville stuck his rattan sword into the ground speechlessly. “I surrender, okay? The champion of justice has already won.”

“No, why aren't you doing what we agreed on?” Seeing Neville quit, Ginny immediately became anxious and urged the thunderbird under her, “Ignore him, Thor, bite him!”

But Thor, who already had an adult body, gave a disgusted cry and continued to lie on the ground listlessly, ignoring Ginny.

“Why are you like this too? So boring.” Seeing that she couldn't command Thor, Ginny immediately picked up the rattan sword and poked the thunderbird's nape. Unexpectedly, Thor didn't get angry, but instead let out a comfortable groan, as if Ginny was giving him a massage.

“Cough cough!”

Just as the two people and one bird were making a fuss, a cough came from the side. Ginny and Neville turned their heads and saw that Anduin had arrived beside them at some point.

Seeing that his laziness had been caught, Neville immediately picked up the long sword he had thrown aside, smiling awkwardly and honestly, while Ginny jumped off Thor with a look of surprise and ran quickly into Anduin's arms.

“Godfather! Why are you back so early today? I was just recreating the scene of your duel with the Fallen Prince Lestrange with Neville. Do you think we acted like you?” Ginny hugged Anduin's arm with a giggle, making excuses while winking at Neville on the other side.

“Don't make your laziness sound so grand. →” Anduin saw through Ginny's plan at a glance, mainly because this wasn't the first time.

When he returned to England, he often brought this goddaughter with him, and because of the relationship between the Neville family and Anduin, he would occasionally bring him along as well, so the two of them often received some basic training here.

Originally, Anduin planned to give them a foundation, but Ginny was more playful, taking the opportunity to slack off when he wasn't paying attention, while Neville was much more honest, but he was always roped into slacking off with Ginny.

“We didn't! Really!” Ginny shook Anduin's arm coquettishly. “Don't you see our sweat? We've only been playing here for less than ten minutes, don't you believe me? Ask Neville!”

“Oh?” Anduin heard this and smiled as he looked at Neville. “Tell me, how long did you really train for in total?”

“Uh…” Although Ginny was winking at him frantically, Neville was still not good at lying. “Sorry, Uncle Wilson, we only practiced for less than an hour in total.”

“You… why are you so stupid!” Ginny was furious and stomped her feet when she saw that Neville had sold them out.

“Alright!” Anduin looked at Ginny with a reproachful expression. “Your every move is being watched by Thor. Even if Neville doesn't say it, do you think you can fool me?”

“Okay! So Thor, you're also a traitor!” Ginny, who was exposed by Anduin, not only didn't admit her mistake, but pouted and glared at the thunderbird, as if Thor was the one who had done something wrong.

But Thor gave Ginny a very arrogant look. If it weren't for the fact that Ginny's massage was quite comfortable, he probably wouldn't have let her climb on his back.

After scolding, Ginny transformed into a well-behaved girl again, leaning on Anduin's arm with a pitiful expression. “I know I was wrong, Godfather, can you stop frowning?”

“Sigh…” Seeing Ginny like this, Anduin shook his head helplessly. He really couldn't do anything about this goddaughter of his. “Alright, hurry up and tidy up and come back to the house with me.”

“Yes, Godfather!” Seeing Anduin change his expression, Ginny immediately reverted to her original form, and then asked even more presumptuously, “Godfather, how do you think my posture was just now? Did I have the style you had when you fought the Fallen Prince Lestrange?”

“Not good.” Anduin rolled his eyes at her unhappily. “Talking nonsense to your opponent in battle is simply courting death. A real battle should be unexpected and hide your intentions as much as possible.”

Besides, Lestrange was clearly ambushed and killed by me. Besides, I'm not the embodiment of justice. If it weren't for the fact that the vampire prince had a grudge against Xia Tiya, and he was wealthy and had a generous bounty, why would I bother him?

Anduin silently complained in his heart, then turned his head and glanced at the taciturn Neville. “By the way, Neville, how are your parents doing recently? It's been two months, their symptoms should have improved, right?”

“Yeah!” Hearing Anduin mention his parents, Neville became much more talkative. “The effect of your potion is very obvious. When Dad and Mom look at me now, I can feel that they seem to have recognized me. Even my grandmother and I heard Mom call out my name once, and according to Healer Strou, they occasionally have brief moments of memory recovery. Grandma even cried with joy after hearing this news. Thank you so much, Uncle Wilson!”

“It's what I should do. I'm just fulfilling the promise between us.” Anduin shook his head indifferently, then specifically instructed, “However, Frank and Alice's treatment still needs to go through a very long course of treatment. This time may last for a year or two. Don't be too impatient, you and your grandmother.”

After several years of continuous experimentation and attempts, Anduin slowly understood the condition of the Longbottom couple. Frank and Alice are not simply suffering from amnesia, but their souls have been severely traumatized.

The amnesia they showed before was just a symptom. This is equivalent to the body's self-protection mechanism, forgetting the pain of soul tearing by sealing memories. To treat their illness is to heal their soul trauma!

Fortunately, half a year ago, Anduin finally found a way to treat the Longbottom couple after consuming a dozen experimental materials. He found a nameless potion formula when he was traveling in Africa.

This potion has the effect of slowly healing the soul. After a dozen or so improvements, Anduin finally found the final product with the best therapeutic effect and the fewest side effects.

Of course, healing the soul is not that simple, and the time required is very long, but with the means of treatment, there is hope. Moreover, according to Anduin's estimation, after the Longbottom couple recover to a certain extent, their body's self-healing ability will also be activated, and the recovery speed will definitely be accelerated.

Thinking of this, Anduin glanced at Neville beside him. The other party was carrying so much pain at a young age, and his grandmother Augusta was not a very good-tempered person, which caused Neville to gradually become a little inferior and introverted. Augusta said that the child had even become a little forgetful.

This is also the reason why Anduin often brought him out after returning to England. Because he had been running around outside for many years, he hadn't paid much attention to this friend's son. As a result, he didn't even notice that Neville had become like this.

Perhaps returning to Hogwarts is not a bad thing, at least I can take care of this child more, Anduin nodded silently in his heart.

Then, Anduin smiled and looked at Neville. “By the way, you should be old enough to go to school this year, right? How are you, are you looking forward to your future life at Hogwarts?”

“Ah? Oh!” Neville looked a little uneasy when Anduin asked this. “I wouldn't say I'm looking forward to it, but Grandma said that if I don't get sorted into 'Gryffindor' successfully, the entire Longbottom family will lose face.”