Chapter 325: Fragments of Life
Harry returned to this home he didn't like again.
The reason is simple, this home is not his, and the owner of this home does not welcome him.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't fit into the family.
Because this itself is a family that is quite repulsive to wizards.And the reason why wizards are rejected... One of them is naturally that Aunt Petunia cannot ask for it.
And secondly, Harry looked at the photo in his hand.In the photo, a man and a woman are embracing and circling among the fallen leaves, with happy smiles on their faces.
Harry looked at the man who was eighty percent like himself in the photo, with a somewhat complicated expression on his face.
Little wizards who have studied in wizarding schools will soon strip themselves of their Muggle identities, and consider themselves wizards, which are very different from Muggles.And there are not a few wizards who come from pure-blood families and have a poor understanding of Muggle life.
James Potter, is one of them.
The reason why Uncle Vernon hated wizards so much, James Potter also contributed a lot.
Harry gave a wry smile. According to the few words he got out of Luke and Hagrid, it was obvious that part of Snape's hostility towards him came from this father whom he had never met.
"Dad, you really are..."
Harry could only shake his head.
Fortunately, he and Snape couldn't urinate in the same jug.Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia also chose to ignore Harry.
They knew that Harry couldn't use wands and magic on his holidays.But they also knew that this kid had mastered many weird poisons.Even if they won't die, it's enough to make them suffer for quite a while.
Dudley was a child who couldn't bear hardships.So it's better for everyone not to interfere with each other.
On this trip back to Privet Drive, Harry didn't even sit down to eat with the other three.
Harry is not so much a member of the family as a tenant living in the family.
Not even as good as a tenant.
So, this summer vacation, Harry set a small goal for himself.
"I have to learn to cook first..."
Harry touched Hathaway's head in some distress, and said helplessly while resting his chin on Hathaway.
"No...I have to find a way to get some money first. I don't want to use their ingredients. They won't let me use their ingredients."
Harry was well aware of that.After all, the relationship between everyone is already close to rigid harmony.There is nothing wrong with being transparent to each other.
Although it is impossible to completely ignore each other, Harry feels that his life is really much better.
A group of guys who don't like it, looking at you with cold faces all day long, but the feeling that they can't kill you is really a bit dark.
Thinking of this, Harry couldn't help showing a smile on his face lying on the desk.
Then, he smelled a faint burnt smell.
He immediately jumped up, almost flashing to the side of the cauldron over there, the speed was so fast that it was obviously abnormal.
Harry hurriedly stirred the sea blue potion inside with a wooden stick on one side.
This is not a special potion, but a potion that can help people concentrate and restore energy.After receiving Luke's suggestion, he knew very well that no matter what he wanted to do now, the first thing was to improve himself.
So he prepared this potion to help him study.
Looking at the potion in the cauldron, Harry frowned.
The potion itself was the recipe Taylor had taught him.Definitely not for Taylor.And Ron...give him this thing, it's for refreshing himself when he stays up late at night watching the Quidditch game.
Pure waste.
The rest... have nothing to give.
So Harry had a headache on his face.This thing... he won't have to finish the big pot by himself in the end.
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At the dinner table, the Weasleys were excitedly discussing their winning.
"Oh! Papa, my dear papa! My lucky papa!"
George said to Arthur Weasley in an aria-like tone: "You are simply the favor of the goddess of fortune, a full 700 gold Galleons!"
Fred nodded vigorously and said, "That's right! Dad! It's unbelievable. We never thought that the bonus from the Daily Prophet would be cashed out! We never thought that one day my father would be this lucky man!"
Although the tone of the two brothers was full of teasing, the joy on their faces was not fake.
Seven hundred gold galleons is really not a small sum.
Ron sat in his chair and began to figure out how much he needed to replace.
"I think my robe is really old, it's Percy's leftover! And the textbooks, I think I need a new set of textbooks... And! And! I want to see the live Quidditch Odd game!"
Ron became more and more excited as he talked, and finally looked at Banban who was eating by his hand, and grabbed the mouse in his hand: "Dad! Can you give me another pet? I think I am an owl. Great! All my friends' pets are owls!"
He doesn't count as talking either, Harry and Luke both have owls after all.The difference is that Harry only has owls, while Luke has cats, snakes and owls.
Ginny didn't say anything, but her expression was happy too.She knew that she had done some wrong things this year, and the reason why she did this was of course that the family's financial situation was aggravated by the destruction of her mischievous brother.But now, the 700 Galleons will obviously make the family members not have to worry about spending money for a period of time.
This is a good thing!
Percy didn't say anything, he just smiled reservedly, as if he was also responsible for the seven hundred gold Galleons.
Facing the eagerness and excitement of the children, Mr. Weasley looked very calm.
You know, when he was young, the life of the Weasley family was not tight at all, even rich.It can't be compared with the Malfoy family, but it is not the poorest among noble families.
But when he was a little older, his father seemed to have bankrupted all the family's businesses for some reason.Arthur couldn't even react to such a change at the time.And when he came back to his senses, his family was already destitute.
And in this generation, he gave birth to so many children.Seriously, having so many children is a great joy for any aristocratic family.Of course Arthur was happy too.But this also means that the burden on him is getting heavier and heavier.
Today's 700 yuan, although it can't be said to solve the urgent need, but it can indeed let him breathe a sigh of relief.
but……
"Cough cough..."
Arthur Weasley cleared his throat, and looked around his children with warm eyes.
After seeing the look in their father's eyes, the children also fell silent.This is not out of fear, but out of respect.They knew that now their father had the answer to how to use this 'window fortune'.
Moreover, this answer is likely to be quite different from their thoughts.
"I discussed it with my mother," Mr. Weasley said in a gentle and respectful tone, "We will take part of the money to meet your reasonable requests for your requests."
"As for the rest. I'm going to take you to Egypt together, let's go see Bill."
Mr. Weasley's words caused the children to fall into silence, and after a while, they nodded in unison.
"Indeed, we haven't seen Bill for a long time."
Fred said seriously, he really misses his elder brother a little bit.Compared with the third brother Percy, the eldest brother Bill is like a brother like a father, and the second brother Charlie took them to play, which left a deep impression on the two of them, and it can even be said to be a mark.
As for Percy... huh...
A funny smile appeared on George's face: "Maybe Bill can let me see a mummy, which is said to be a very magical thing! If he was a spellbreaker at Gringotts, he should have had a lot of contact."
Listening to his words, Mrs. Weasley couldn't laugh.
The mother is worried when the son travels thousands of miles.If it is not too far to work in places like France, then Egypt, where the eldest son lives, is really far away from home.Moreover, Bill, who is busy with work, only comes back once or twice a year, and writes relatively few letters.
This time, it is really a rare opportunity to visit the eldest son.
Seeing that the children had no objections, Mr. Weasley also heaved a sigh of relief.
He is unwilling to force the children to accept his arrangement.But the current situation, simply makes him couldn't be happier.
"Okay! Then it's settled!"
He finalized the matter with a smile. At the same time, he looked at his twin sons with complicated eyes.
As far as he knew, these two little guys had earned as much money as he did during this period.And as Luke Gunter's store grows, with more branches, the two little guys will only make more and more money.
Obviously, Luke Gunter's preferential treatment of the two children has indeed reached a certain level.
Of course, such benefits cannot be obtained for free.
Mr. Weasley knew it all too well, he was short-mouthed and soft-hearted.It seems that if they travel this time, they will inevitably have to take a photo for the Daily Prophet.
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Malfoy carried his suitcase, followed his father, and boarded a cruise ship for wizards.
This is the way wizards have learned to enjoy themselves in previous years.When the cruise ship sails into waters that are not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic, then it is time for them to be truly free.
On this cruise ship, you can find almost everything you can think of to eat and play.
But this time, the father and son did not come to the boat to have fun.
They are going to the terminal of this cruise ship.
United States.
"Father, are we going to the United States... to establish a deep connection with that Tripcard family?"
Draco Malfoy sat across from his father and asked cautiously.
Lucius took a sip of the wine in his glass, nodded and said, "That's right, it was Tripcard who invited me this time, and I just wanted to see what Luke Gaunt was so concerned about. Something special."
He's no fool, and he knew Luke Gunter had gone to America again when Luke asked him to help him cover.And still secretly went to the United States.
He hadn't been interested in the space occupied by the descendants of untouchables and criminals.But Luke Gunter's going over there one after another, it's definitely profitable.He no longer puts Luke in the position of a junior or a child.
He knew very well that that child was like a spider hiding behind the scenes, he was weaving his own web, and he had even finished most of the weaving.
But it is a pity that Luke Gunter is still very cautious, and there is not much information revealed, so he also decided to go to the United States to see if he can find any clues about Luke Gunter's layout.
But Draco Malfoy didn't know anything about his father's thoughts.His understanding of the American nobility is only half-knowledgeable.I only know that some of those people were the losers in the noble struggle back then.
But more of them were ordinary people, even descendants of criminals.And in that New World that can be said to be without order, they became the makers of the order, so they also became the aristocrats.
At least they call themselves nobles.
Draco had never had a problem with them.But when he told Luke that he was going to America, Luke wrote him back.
There was only one sentence in the letter, but it made him quite interested in this journey.
"You also basically understand what I said to you. But those understandings are still at a superficial level. Go and see for yourself."
This let Draco know that at least Luke left him something in America that would allow him to test his ideas.
So, Draco looked at the vast sea with yearning in his expression.
But just when he was feeling heroic, Lucius' words made Draco completely flustered.
"By the way, I heard that Lord Tripcard has a granddaughter."
Lucius looked at his son, among other things, he looked pretty good.Although the character and ability are a bit idiot compared with Luke Gunter.
But this appearance is indeed capital.
"If necessary, it may be a good thing for our two families to make a marriage contract for the two of you."
Lucius thought very clearly that the current status of the Malfoy family was due to the fact that after Voldemort, a large number of pure-blood families were dealt with, and the whole family was in Azkaban if they were more ruthless. The entire family's economy can be considered to be in a slump.
That's why the Malfoy family, who had a solid family background and escaped early enough, could become the leader.
And now, Luke Gunter, is nobler and richer than them.
The Malfoy family has even started to decline in business. The family's income is getting less and less, but the expenses are not less.
Therefore, Lucius also knew that he had to find a strong enough ally outside now.
Tripcard, a family that failed in the struggle and was preserved by the ancestors of the Malfoy family, this family may be a very good partner for cooperation.
And Draco, Draco's face has become quite embarrassed.
He was a little blushing, and at the same time he couldn't accept it, but he felt a little powerless.
In the end, all these emotions were suppressed by Lucius and returned to calm.
"Okay, father."
he said calmly.
Lucius nodded in satisfaction.
And deep down, Draco understood the first thing Luke told him.
'This aristocratic system that prevents us from being free should really be changed! '
Fist, could not help but clenched tightly.
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