Chapter 1289 Just a Little Pain
"Boom boom boom..."
Lockhart, who didn't directly enter through the wall like ordinary ghosts, pretended to knock on the door with his hand, imitating the sound of knocking on the door, and caused the uncontrollable laughter of the female book fans outside the door.
Nancy glanced at Allen cautiously, and seeing that the other party smiled and did not object, she walked over and opened the door.
Lockhart shook his head, his curly blond hair seemed to be a little lighter due to the ghost state, and he seemed to be shaking with it, showing a bright smile: "Hi, Nancy, I heard that Principal Harris is coming... Uh, Miss Clearwater ..."
Ravenclaw's new ghost saw the female Auror who graduated from Ravenclaw tremble, so that he even forgot to say hello to the headmaster.
"Yes, Mr. Lockhart." Nancy turned sideways and let Lockhart walk in. At the same time, she looked at the giggling witches outside the door, among them even There is also a female ghost, with her mouth deflated. After Lockhart had fully entered, she immediately closed the door, shutting the chattering behind the door,
But as soon as Nancy turned around, she saw Alan staring at her suddenly, and she shook her hand in embarrassment.
Lockhart came back to his senses, and he immediately put on a very enthusiastic look. He had already developed the habit of not shaking hands, and he bowed slightly to Allen and Penello very gracefully, "Principal Harris, Miss Clearwater, hello... I heard from others that you are coming, Principal Harris, so I rushed here immediately..."
"Mr. Guidero, it seems that you didn't hear me and came here?" Penello noticed the expression of the ghost just now, and she crossed her arms: "Aren't you the ghost of Ravenclaw's new school? Hang out here."
"It's okay Penelope, Lockhart's ability to wander around may make the ghosts get into the habit of not living in the Hogwarts headquarters." Allen stretched out his hand and made an inviting gesture to ease the embarrassment of the other party.
Lockhart immediately sat over, took the seat next to Allen and Nancy, and then posed as if he was really sitting on it.
"Mr. Gilderoy, then, you haven't forgotten what I have repeatedly emphasized with you before? Don't teach little Patricia magic now..." Penello frowned again seeing Lockhart's familiar state Frowning, she added a reason after she finished speaking, "She has me teaching her, and the study plan I arranged for her is a series, and the progress cannot be broken."
Allen noticed that although Penello's tone was still a bit blunt, she probably didn't notice it herself, but because it was estimated that due to the mistaken killing of Lockhart and the relationship with little Patricia, her tone was more than usual. Be gentle when speaking to other people, and explain a few more words than ever before.
"Penello, Gildero didn't teach Patricia magic...but he still has some famous spells, doesn't he?" Nancy raised a smile,
After such a long period of adaptation, she also knew about Lockhart's previous reputation, but even so, she still thought that Lockhart was a hero after being rescued by the other party.
"That's not bad..." Allen touched his chin. "When Penello's teaching is on the right track, I think Lockhart can at least give Patricia the technique of the Oblivion Curse."
"There are also arm and arm repairs!" The little girl emphasized in a childlike voice, "It can pump out the bones of bad guys."
"This won't work!" Penello said sternly, "You should know that this is used to heal people after reading so many books! You won't have the same effect if you use your talent well!"
Lockhart shook his pearly blond curly hair in embarrassment: "But they did help me deal with a lot of Death Eaters when I was fleeing..."
Seeing the ghost's embarrassment, Nancy changed the topic for him: "Principal Harris, do you have any business to explain today? Are there any new arrangements for the elementary school curriculum?"
"Oh, it's not about elementary school." Alan was a little satisfied that he could stop the pleasantries, and he cut directly to the topic, "I recently had a magic experiment with Rowena... Ms. Ravenclaw." Alan noticed that Pei Nello's expression should be called a full name, and then he said seriously, "We can mention the specifics later. In short, maybe I can give people who can't cast spells like Squibs the ability to cast spells..."
"Oh, then... I hope you can succeed?" Nancy responded in a daze. After staying in the wizarding world for so long, she had indeed heard of Squibs. Her colleagues once talked about watching them at Hogwarts School. The doorman, Mr. Filch, is a Squib. However, Nancy's understanding of Squibs is superficial. She only knows that Squibs are people who came from a wizard family but can't use magic, so she couldn't get in touch with herself.
"Ravenclaw's long hair!" Lockhart didn't react at first, but now he was too shocked to maintain his chic demeanor, and floated into the air from his chair, "Principal Harris, are you That you and Ms. Ravenclaw can bestow Squib magic?!!!"
"It is true in theory at present." Allen nodded and confirmed, but out of caution, he has never liked to say it to death.
After being confirmed, Lockhart was full of excitement, noticing Nancy's expression, he almost yelled loudly with an expression that he had never been seen before: "Nancy! Little Patricia can cast magic and become a wizard It is hereditary from the bloodline! At least one of her ancestors must be a wizard! If her inheritance is from your side... Although you were not born in a wizard family, but based on your bloodline, then you are also a wizard. Squibs!"
"Mom, I see! You may be able to use magic like me!" Little Patricia also reacted, she jumped over from Penello, leaned over to her mother, imitating Loha with a happy face Te yelled there—her theoretical knowledge was good, and she figured out the reason after hearing Lockhart's explanation, and she had already known that her mother was different from herself during this period, so she would inevitably feel a little lonely, but in Very happy to hear this news.
Nancy finally understood. The cup in her hand fell on the table, the tea in it splashed out, and her voice trembled: "Thank you, Principal Harris, and thank you and Ms. Ravenclaw for your gift. ..."
Since this woman from the Netherlands came to the magic world and saw all kinds of magic of wizards, and lived directly in the Floating Void City, which currently represents the forefront of the magic world, she knew how terrifying the abilities of wizards are. And she finally understood that when they were imprisoned in that dark, hellish place, it was because they were not wizards that those dark wizards treated them like livestock.
Such unforgettable ordeals caused her to stay in a safe place like Floating Void City, and other wizard parents treated her very well, but the indelible uneasiness made her feel worried and uneasy, even knowing that she was born as a Muggle. The wizards in the world will also be discriminated against because of this, but after seeing the Harris family's attitude towards bloodlines and the excellence of Hermione Granger and Penello, she certainly cherishes the opportunity provided by Allen.
And Nancy is very clear that she can't come up with any decent bargaining chips in exchange. Even her current job, house, and asylum are more because her daughter is an apprentice of Penello, so she simply puts herself Put it in a low enough position, and directly thank the other party for the gift again.
"In fact, the possibility that you might be a squib is not too high. I haven't felt the magic power from you before... Of course, to be safe, I think it is necessary to do a test, because it may be because the magic power is too thin." Ai Lun didn't ask about the private matter of the other daughter's father. He stretched out his hand to Nancy, and then retracted after a moment of silence. He gave Penello a questioning look, "Penello, come and help test one time?"
"Okay." Penello on the side seemed to have been prepared for a long time. She was very satisfied with Alan's choice and held Nancy's hand first, her voice was a little cold, "It will hurt a little, just like your blood test in the hospital .”
Nancy nodded quickly to indicate that she was fine. Blood beads appeared on her fingers and flew into the air. When Penello controlled the blood beads, little Patricia immediately came over and took them from the small pocket her mentor gave her. He took out some wound medicine that Aurors were qualified to use, and helped his mother apply it.
And Penello's slender fingers injected mana into the drop of blood, but the bright red blood floated quietly in the air without any magical reaction.
This made the expectant smile on Lockhart's face disappear, and he turned his head away a little reluctantly, not wanting to see Nancy's disappointed expression after igniting hope: it is obvious that this situation has not changed, Nancy did not cast a spell From her blood, little Patricia is from her father's side.
The room fell into a momentary silence. Nancy's eyes swept over the disappointed faces of Lockhart and her daughter. Being familiar with their expressions, she suppressed the disappointment rising in her heart and shook her head as if she could shake off the disappointment that had just been raised. Feeling like falling down from a high place, she forced herself to cheer up and smiled to comfort everyone: "Patricia, don't put on an expression, it's nothing, I don't know magic at first, although it's really regrettable, but it's not Don't force it. It's good to have this ability, but if you don't get it, it's just the same as your current life..."