Chapter 232: Remodeling The Castle And The Arrival Of Furong
In the end, the little witch with an expressionless face finally succeeded despite the hard work and scolded Wayne.
This was actually a relief.
What boys and girls fear most is not making any noise.
This is similar to the feeling that there is no greater sorrow than death. Once the heart is dead, it will naturally not cause emotional fluctuations because it doesn't matter anymore.
Arguing and swearing are a way to promote relationships. When the emotions are vented, the bad mood will disappear and the relationship can even get better.
At least that was the case with Hermione. By the end of the scolding, the two of them started to have a tongue-in-cheek fight.
The little witch has already begun to break the jar.
Just like Wayne deceived, there are no specific rules in the magic world anyway, and this is just an engagement, not a marriage, so what should I do if I am thinking about something so far away now.
In the evening, Wayne sent Hermione home and told the Grangers that he wanted to take Hermione to his house for a few days.
Under Mrs. Granger's gaze, Mr. Granger reluctantly agreed.
Early the next morning, Wayne picked up the little witch.
The original plan was to ask Shangqiu to come with him, but now he could no longer irritate Hermione. The two had to be alone for a while to completely stabilize their relationship before he could feel relieved.
Highclere Castle is located in Hampshire, southeast England.
It was built by the third Earl of Caernarfon and has a history of more than 150 years. It has been owned by the Herbert family for generations and has been passed down to the seventh generation.
If nothing else, it will be passed on to the eighth generation.
But usually, if there is no accident, there will usually be an accident.
With the end of World War I and World War II, the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets rapidly declined and became the Kingdom of Little Britain and Northern Ireland, which could not be united. Groups of nobles from the old era also quickly fell.
Not only will their income drop sharply, they will also face a genetic tax of up to 45%.
These castles, which represent the heritage and glory of the nobility in the past, have become negative assets. Not only do they cost millions of pounds every year to maintain them, but they also bleed a lot of money every time they are passed on to the next generation.
Originally, the Herbert family could still sustain it, but they only reduced the number of servants in the castle from one hundred to 20 to reduce expenses.
But Wayne took his fancy here and mentioned the implementation of the Duoxiangxiang genetic tax to Humphrey, who happened to be in charge of related work at that time.
Then the Herbert family couldn't bear it anymore and sold the castle to an overseas fund controlled by the Lawrence family for 54 million pounds.
Finally, the foundation was ‘rented’ to Wayne at a price of 10,000 pounds per year and became his summer residence, successfully avoiding taxes reasonably.
Now when it comes to Highclere Castle, many people will be unfamiliar with it.
But twenty years later, a TV series was filmed using this location as a filming location, and the castle's reputation quickly spread throughout the world.
That TV series is "Downton Abbey 690".
Wayne brought Hermione to the castle, where nearly a hundred employees had been dismissed and it seemed very empty.
But this is exactly the effect Wayne wants. He and Hermione want to transform the castle together and develop feelings in the process.
After waiting, he can say something.
Hermione, you don't want another woman to live in the home you worked so hard to renovate, but you're not here, right?
Sure enough, after learning about Wayne's idea, the little witch became interested.
But he still put on a arrogant attitude: "How can it be possible for just two people to complete such a big project!"
"Of course." Various creations were made from the Vitti box.
"You just need to assign tasks and they can complete them easily."
"Of course, the fine work still requires two of us to do it."
"Then, let's try it?"
After spending a whole day, Wayne took Hermione to visit most of the rooms in the castle and the forest farm outside.
There are actually not many aspects that need to be modified.
Some vacant rooms were opened up and turned into laboratories for studying various magics, and the church originally in the castle was turned into a library.
The most important thing is to create a large hot spring outside.
When the time comes... hehe.
Wayne wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and continued to watch the little witch cast a protective spell on the castle.
Signing a contract with the Round Table, Hermione's talents were finally released.
In the past, the reason why she was able to master so many spells was purely due to her hard work and outstanding learning talent that far exceeded those of her peers. However, in the later stages, this gap will gradually be caught up, or even overtaken.
Because Hermione's upper limit is indeed not high.
In the OWLs exam, Hermione took a total of ten exams, and got '0' in nine of them and 'E' in one.
The door he got E happened to be Defense Against the Dark Arts, but Harry got O.
This is the powerlessness that comes with talent.
Now, according to Wayne's estimation, her transformation skills and black magic defense talents have reached S level, and other things have also improved a lot.
With Hermione's hard work, sooner or later she will be able to realize all her talents and become a powerful wizard.
Mr. Granger's instructions before leaving had long been forgotten, and Hermione woke up from Wayne's arms every day.
The two lived in their own world every day, eating and sleeping together, almost like Siamese people, never separated anywhere.
Seven days passed by in a flash, and the relationship between the two quickly heated up.
When it comes to Astoria, the little witch can only say a few weird words about Wayne, but will not have a violent (agdc) reaction.
Sometimes scumbags are popular for a reason.
If you are rich, you are handsome, willing to spend money, have a good temper and are considerate, and can also create surprises.
Apart from the fact that my heart was broken into pieces and divided between different women, I really can't find any other flaws.
Before leaving, Hermione had turned into a clingy kitten.
"Remember to miss me." Hermione warned as she lay in Wayne's arms.
"If you can't, don't leave." Wayne gently kissed the girl's forehead and advised her softly.
“I’ve been to France so many times, there’s no point in going there one more time.”
"No." Although Hermione also wanted to stay with Wayne, since three days ago, Mr. Granger had been making twenty phone calls a day urging her to go back.
Hermione was afraid that if she continued to stay here, her father would come and kill her.
"I'll stay with you when I get back from France." Hermione glanced at the towering castle behind the two of them.
In a short period of time, she has regarded this place as her and Wayne's "nest". She designed and participated in the renovation of many rooms, and they have a deep relationship with it.
"Okay then." Wayne said disappointedly: "You went to France. It's not interesting for me to be here alone."
"When the final protective magic is arranged, I will return to London."
"See you next month." The little witch softly landed on the boy's face at first, and then was taken away by the Phoenix King.
The fire faded and Wayne breathed a sigh of relief.
If Hermione doesn't leave, Fleur will be here in two days.
Two days passed by in a flash, and a car arrived at the gate of Highclere Castle.
The driver looked at the empty wasteland in front of him and asked: "Are you sure your destination is here? But there is nothing here?"
"It's strange, I remember there should be a castle here, right?"
"That's right, it's right here." The silver-haired girl sitting in the passenger seat said in a clear and sweet voice, but her accent was a little strange.
The driver's heartbeat suddenly accelerated and his old face turned red.
I hurriedly got out of the car and went to help unload my luggage.
His daughter was older than the silver-haired girl, but he still had to admit that the silver-haired girl was probably the most beautiful girl he had ever seen in his life.
If anyone can surpass her, it's probably the little girl sitting in the back row.
Furong got out of the car and opened the back door.
Gabrielle jumped down with a cheer and patted the little Loli on the head angrily. Fleur helped the two old people out of the car.
The driver once again confirmed that the people were not in the wrong place, shook his head and drove away.
Carrying so much luggage to the wilderness... As expected of a Frenchman, he has a flawed brain.
"Sister! Where is big brother?" Gabrielle asked anxiously.
"Gabriel, be good, you will see Wayne soon." Perenal smiled and touched the void with his wand, and ripples suddenly appeared in the originally empty space.
Snap!
Soon, there was an explosion, and Wayne appeared in front of several people [shrieking in shock:
"Nico, Grandma Perenal, you are here too!"
"Big brother!" Gabrielle cheered, threw herself into Wayne's arms, pouted and pretended to be angry:
"Why didn't you call Gabrielle's name? Are you not happy to see Gabrielle?"
"Happy, of course I'm happy. Wayne kissed him, hugged him, and lifted him up. The little loli couldn't pretend anymore and started giggling.
Furong looked at the boy with bright eyes, and felt an urge to pounce on him.
After not seeing each other for a few months, she found that Wayne had become much prettier again, and he had a strange charm about him that made her unable to control herself.
Who is the half-blood Veela?
Fleur once again expressed the doubts she had when the two first met.
A castle suddenly 'jumped' out of the wasteland. The door opened and several people walked in.
After handing Gabrielle over to Fleur first, Wayne walked beside the two old men and said happily: "Whose idea was this to launch a surprise attack?
"Don't look at me." Nico smiled and shook his head: "This is all Perenal and Fleur's plan, just to give you a surprise.
Fleur explained at the side: "Thanks to Madam, otherwise my parents wouldn't have let me run around with Gabrielle."
"Thank you, Grandma Perenal." Gabrielle also thanked her in a sweet voice, making several people laugh.
"Your castle is pretty good."
In a tea room, Nico took a sip of strong tea and said after regaining some energy.
Fleur and Gabrielle followed Gardevoir to decorate their rooms, and Perenal went to admire the art in the castle. At this time, Wayne and Nico were the only two people left in the room.
"It's really good." Wayne smiled, "It's just too big, so I feel a little lonely living alone.
"One person?" Nico winked jokingly: "There will be more in the future."
"Isn't there more now?"
Wayne pretended not to understand, "You two elders are here, plus Fleur and Gabrielle, it suddenly became a lot more lively.
Nico shook his head slightly: "We will stay for a few days and then leave, so as not to disturb your world.
"Go back to Paris? Are you in such a hurry?" Wayne frowned.
It's not easy for two old people who are over a thousand years old to go out together.
With Nico and Perenal's current physical fitness, they cannot withstand the pull of long-distance apparation and portkeys.
People are probably falling apart before we even get to the place.
This time I came by Muggle transportation. Although it was slow, it was safer.
"No." Nico put down the tea cup: "I won't be going back to Paris in a short time. Nabi and the others have gone to tidy up the manor in Devonshire, and Perenal and I will live there from now on.
Nico suddenly laughed: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. I came to England this time to take refuge."
"Escape?"
Wayne's expression quickly became indifferent, magic power surged in his body, and the air in the room became depressing.
"Someone is going to take action against you and Granny Perenal, because of what, the Philosopher's Stone?"
"Don't be nervous." A flash of relief flashed in Nico's eyes, and he comforted him: "No one is watching us now, I'm just worried about the future."
He sighed, "After living for so long, I have some experience. The current situation is very wrong."
"Some time ago, I used a crystal ball to do a divination. The world is about to become unstable again. The specific reason is not clear.
"But that feeling of heart palpitations is something I've never experienced before."
"Maybe it's Voldemort, maybe it's the resurrected Tom, or maybe it's some other unknown danger.
Nico looked out the window at the blue sky and white clouds: "If it had been a few years ago, I might have been too lazy to leave, and I would have had enough after living for more than five hundred years.
"As Dumbledore said, death is just another great adventure."
"But..." He turned his head, with a smile in his eyes: "I have new expectations now, and I want to see if your kid will turn over in the future.
"Penny also talks about having a grandchild all day long."
"In order to wait until that day, we have no choice but to come to the UK."
"Leave the great adventure for later."
"With you and Dumbledore, Britain should be the safest place in the world in the future.
Wayne moved slightly, he could feel Nico's sincere emotions when he said these words.
only...
"Isn't it a bit too much to expect me to flip over?" Wayne said speechlessly.
Nico scolded, "You can offend two little girls even if you participate in the potion competition. If you don't overturn, who will overturn."
The young man who said this was speechless and could only change the topic.
"It doesn't matter if you come to England, Senior Newt is here too, so you won't be alone.
"As for safety issues..." Wayne exuded a strong confidence and said in a steady voice:
"As long as I am here, no one can threaten the safety of you and Grandma Perenal. Even if Tom and Voldemort appear together, I can crush them to death.
"I believe you." Nico nodded with a smile.
As people grow older, he can naturally feel such significant changes in Wayne.
Compared with the last time we met, the young man today is truly sharp and impressive.
He didn't know what happened specifically, but it must have been that his strength had made great progress before such a change occurred.
At that time, Wayne could defeat the incomplete version of Grindelwald, but what about now?
After the chat, Wayne took it to visit the castle.
The old man had rich experience in remodeling the house and made many good suggestions. He also gave Wayne a magic stone to use as energy source for the entire castle.
While having dinner, Wayne planned the itinerary for Fleur during this period.
Fleur and Gabrielle can stay in the UK for a total of twenty days, and since this is their first time here, there are many interesting places to visit.
The most famous one is probably Stonehenge in Wiltshire.
In Muggle legends, this is a prehistoric relic, and in wizards' records, it is a large altar built by early wizards, and its specific purpose is unknown.
Gabrielle didn't care about this, and soon her mouth was full of oil. Wayne had no choice but to hold her in his arms and help the little loli wipe the corners of her mouth while arranging her schedule.
As for Nico and Perenal, both of them had seen it many times and only planned to rest in the castle for two days.
late at night.
Wayne was lying on the bed not asleep, but thinking about what it had just said.
The future world will not be peaceful...
Most likely it has something to do with Tom and Voldemort.
I just don’t know who specifically caused it.
It wasn't that he was worried, but that he suddenly missed Tom.
I don’t know which country Tom has been to in the past few months or whether he has been involved in any conspiracy.
But with his current strength, he is probably still developing.
Um?
Wayne suddenly looked at the door. Two seconds later, the door was pushed open and a beautiful figure walked in quietly.
"I knew you weren't asleep yet." Fleur hummed proudly.
"I'm going to sleep right away. What's wrong? Are you not used to the bed?" Wayne sat up and asked.
"No." Fleur shook her head, pushed Wayne down, then sat astride him, looking down at the boy.
"Let my sister be well and well. Why have you suddenly become so much prettier?"
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