Chapter 3016 (`) What Hermione and Dumbledore saw at Anne’s house (2)
Under the noon sun, with Anne's welcome, Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and Hermione Granger, the first-year student, stepped into the gate of Castle Ann Manor and had a wonderful time.
They could clearly see the furnishings and luxurious layout inside from a close distance, which shocked the two of them.
There is no doubt that this is an ancient, luxurious and magnificent magical building!
According to Hermione: it seems to have jumped out of a fairy tale book, almost every brick and tile reveals extraordinary, beautiful and mysterious?
For example, just the top of the towering castle, the blue roof, golden spiers and cornices shine brightly in the sun and also shine with a charming golden luster. The various flowerbeds in the manor are even more arranged in an orderly manner.
And it is very well taken care of. The colorful red and white castles complement each other, just like a carefully arranged picture.
Isn’t this?
"Oh God!"
"oh!"
"Merlin!"
Before entering the castle, Hermione's eyes kept exclaiming.
At this moment, her eyes were full of surprise and admiration, and she even speeded up her pace unconsciously and followed Annie and the maid who were leading the way, running and cheering, as if every step she took was stepping on the dreamy melody of the fairy tale world.
Like that.
"Oh, that's incredible!"
"Annie!"
"This is your home?"
"Are you sure?"
"this……"
“It’s incredible!”
"This is... just like a royal palace in our Muggle world!"
"No!"
"Even if it's a palace, it's probably not as beautiful as your home!"
"Annie——"
"Are you the princess of some ancient and mysterious wizarding country?"
"Since you live here, it must be yes, right?"
With that said, before Anne could answer, Hermione seemed to have discovered something amazing again, and then she took the lead and ran forward cheering, directly telling Principal Dumbledore to be reserved before coming.
Things like maintaining etiquette were all forgotten.
"wrong……"
()
"Not a princess..."
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
Anne was a little disdainful and said that she could be the queen of the Land of Fire, the emperor of Azeroth, the head of the Koprulu sector, or even the goddess of a fire god cult and the goddess of many worlds at the same time.
goddess?
But the only thing is that she is really not a princess, and she has never been a princess of any kind!
Not even a princess in the Voodoo Land, although many people liked to call her that at the time?
Of course, she would definitely not tell the Hermione in this world about the above things. After all, she came here just to have fun.
"Hello!"
(^o^)/
Then, when she saw the other person trying to run towards the castle gate, Anne quickly called out to the other person.
"Hermione, don't rush in yet, come here!"
(ｏ‵-′)ノ”
"It's lunch time now. Someone has already prepared a sumptuous lunch in the garden. In addition to all kinds of delicacies, there are also freshly grilled barbecues. Let's eat first and then go in for a visit?"
(′ o′)
After all, the time when the two of them arrived happened to be noon, and as the owner of this place, Anne wanted to entertain the other party no matter what.
Of course, the most important reason is that she also wants to eat! Besides, she doesn’t have the energy to take the two of them around before she is full!
"oh--"
"Coming! Coming!"
When Hermione heard that she wanted to have lunch in this beautiful large garden first, Hermione had no intention of refusing and hurried back.
"Is it an outdoor lunch?"
"Very good!"
"I love so much!"
"besides!"
"Annie, your castle is really great, I like it very much too!"
"When I get back from vacation, if everyone knows about it, they will definitely be jealous to death!"
After running over, she was still chattering non-stop while looking around with her eyes, as if she was afraid of missing any detail here.
"Huh?"
soon!
When she and Dumbledore followed Anne to a gorgeous table and chairs that had been arranged under the shade of the garden trees and sat down, she finally noticed: there were various kinds of food around the three of them in the manor garden.
The maids walking around, they seem to be very unusual?
"?!"
"Those maid sisters..."
"Wow--"
"Annie!"
"Why are they all so beautiful?"
"Even the most beautiful senior sister in our Gryffindor House is far inferior to them, right?"
"What country are they from?"
As she spoke, Hermione's tone was not only filled with wonder and surprise, but also full of admiration and yearning for that kind of beautiful girl who was almost at the extreme.
"Ahem——"
However, at this moment, Dumbledore coughed slightly, interrupting Hermione's words.
Then, he looked at the maids with his deep and wise eyes, which seemed to be able to see into the essence of things, and corrected them:
"Miss Granger, you are wrong."
"Those maids, they are not human beings..."
As he spoke, he once again looked at the maids who were bringing things over and placing them on the long table covered with floral tablecloths. Dumbledore couldn't help but have an indescribable solemnity in his words.
"Alas!"
"What?"
"Not human?"
Hearing this, Hermione couldn't help showing the expression of surprise and disbelief on her face again, and her eyes widened at the same time, as if she couldn't believe her own ears.
"But!"
"If they are not human beings, what are they?"
Then of course, she asked Dumbledore eagerly, her eyes full of doubts and curiosity, and she just wanted to know the answer quickly.
"Oh--"
Seeing Hermione's reaction, Dumbledore smiled slightly, then turned to look at the maids and his eyes gradually softened.
"They are Veela..."
"A creature with extraordinary beauty and magical power that can freely change into human form."
"Speaking of which..."
"In our entire wizarding world, Veela are an extremely rare existence?"
"They usually only live in remote forests or mountains, far away from the hustle and bustle of humans. I was surprised to see them here!"
"In legend..."
"When they turn into humans, they are always beautiful young women, and then they like to wear tulle and dance under the moonlight on midsummer nights?"
"Attracting some lost gentleman..."
As he was talking, he suddenly stopped, as if he was recalling a good experience in the past or a picture he had seen.
"Vela?"
"Magical creatures?"
Hermione was fascinated by what she heard, and her eyes began to sparkle with excitement and curiosity again.
“It’s so amazing!”
"I never thought there were such creatures in the world..."
Then, she murmured to herself and pondered for a while, then suddenly looked at Anne and asked in surprise:
"Annie!"
"Are they raised by your family?"
"Like a house elf?"
Hermione knew about the house elf, although she had never seen it, and although she was born as a Muggle, that did not prevent her from doing her best after knowing that she was a wizard and coming into contact with Diagon Alley and Hogwarts.
efforts to understand this mysterious world.
So, maybe her understanding of the wizarding world is no worse than that of Ron, who was born and raised here?
"About that?"
(▽`)
However, it is actually much different!
Anyway, Anne wouldn't say that the reason why she brought out these Veela was simply that she thought the house elves were too ugly and affected her appetite, so she changed them to Veela?
"No……"
Fortunately, that bad old man Dumbledore spoke again:
"Miss Granger..."
"This is beyond comparison with a house elf."
"Let's not talk about this territory and castle. Just being able to have so many Veela as maids is enough to illustrate the heritage and strength of Anne's family."
After once again correcting some of Hermione's misunderstandings and saying this, Dumbledore sighed repeatedly, and at the same time, the eyes he looked at Anne gradually became deeper and more complicated.
"Using Veela as maid..."
"What an amazing family!"
"I just noticed that there are at least dozens of Veela seen in the courtyard alone."
"I'm afraid there are more in the castle, right?"
"I have never heard of such a scale in the magical world!"
What Dumbledore has not yet said directly to Hermione is: under normal circumstances, it is good for some ancient wizarding families to have a few house elves as servants, and it is good to have a wizard butler.
, that is even rarer!
For example, Draco Malfoy's family, even though they are a long-established pure-blood noble in the wizarding world, even though their family still has considerable influence in the Ministry of Magic, and is also the school director of Hogwarts, the other family is not.
Just one or two house elves.
The other party definitely cannot afford to raise them, let alone use so many Veela.
Don't even say that there are so many, even if it is a Veela, there is definitely not one!
Anyway, although Veela are not extinct, and there are many wizards with Veela blood, Dumbledore himself has never heard of any wizard family using Veela, let alone directly treating Veela as
Servant.
You know, that is a Veela, a powerful magical creature, no worse than a goblin. Most wizards have only heard of it or seen it in books. This is not even their Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The rare existence!
"Is that so?"
Hermione was dumbfounded and shocked by Dumbledore's words again.
"Wow!"
"That's really incredible!"
"It's really shocking..."
"But now, Anne's family actually has so many Veela..."
As she spoke, she turned to look at the Veela maids around her who were busy busy with their lowered eyebrows, and she couldn't help but feel an indescribable awe and yearning in her heart again.
"Don't just talk and watch!"
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"Get ready to eat!"
(゜▽^*)
"Anyway, you are welcome to come to my castle as a guest, Principal Dumbledore and Hermione. You can stay here for a few more days until school starts!"
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With that said, Annie clapped her hands and signaled the Veelas to serve the food quickly, because she was indeed a little hungry.
"hehe……"
"Thank you for your kindness..."
"But Annie, it's okay for me to stay for two days, but it's not okay for me to stay until school starts."
"You know, there are a lot of things going on in school..."
Dumbledore smiled and nodded. While accepting Anne's kindness, he suddenly asked in surprise:
"Right!"
"Where are your parents and the rest of your family?"
"Let's just start eating like this?"
"No need to pay a visit first?"
Seeing that the Veela maids were starting to set dishes for him and Hermione, Dumbledore hesitated, and then asked with some anxiety and restraint.
Anne and Hermione are still just children, so it's understandable that they don't understand etiquette, but Dumbledore can't!
After all, they are here as guests now, and this seems to be a very ancient and well-established nobleman in the wizarding world. If he really eats here without visiting the owner, he will make a big joke and be looked down upon by the owner.
of.
Furthermore, he carefully prepared a very good gift before he came. Although it seems that the specifications and grades may still be too low now, since he has come, gifts that represent his heart must always be given out.
of.
"No need!"
(▽)
"My parents are not at home, they have gone on a trip, and now I have the final say here!"
()
Anne was already prepared for this and directly waved her hands openly and said.
"ah!"
Hearing what Anne said, Dumbledore was surprised and couldn't help but feel a little depressed and regretful.
"Is that so?"
"That's really unfortunate..."
He had just thought of having a good talk with the owner of this place and understanding some things.
After all, there are some things that you really can't discuss with a little girl like Annie, but now it seems that some of the plans this time may have to be shelved, and you can only wait for the next opportunity.
"alright!"
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"Stop talking, let's eat first!"
ψ(｀)ψ
With that said, Anne, who didn't want to let that bad old man Dumbledore continue talking, quickly waved her hand and signaled the maids to serve the food quickly, so as to silence the two questioning guys in front of her.
In any case, her castle had just been built a few days ago, and he didn't know whether many places had been arranged in place. If the other party continued to ask questions and accidentally exposed any flaws, she might have to pay for it.
The other party had a 'forget-it-all' moment.
"Alright."
"Then let's eat first. Later, Annie, will you take me and Miss Granger around?"
Since the master was not here, and since Anne had the final say here, Dumbledore didn't have much to say. He could only nodded, and then, under the service of the Veela maids, he began to tie it around his neck in a hurry.
Got napkins.
Chapter completed!