Chapter 139 Jessica Knox (Modified)

The structure of the house is a mix of brick and wood, and the yard has a saw-toothed hillside and a meandering river beside it.

The little cottage was already leaning and jutting out towards the road in the middle; its roof fell on one side like a beret;

But in any case, the warm lights revealed in the house made Allen, who had been walking for a long time in the cold night, yearn for it.

The door opened with a "squeak", and a slender, handsome, blond girl came out.

The aroma of food slipped out from the crack of the door, and the soft light dyed the thick snow at the door with a layer of golden light.

"Excuse me, are you—" the girl asked suspiciously.

"I'm Filius Flitwick, and this is Alan Harris. At the invitation of Mr. Leonard Knox, I came all the way from England to be a guest here. Please forgive me if I take the liberty "Professor Flitwick straightened his figure and tried to make himself look taller, emphasizing that he deliberately appeared gentle and graceful.

"Ah, Uncle did say this. Today I received a letter from Uncle Knox, saying that the two of you will come here as guests. Please come in!"

As soon as Professor Flitwick and Allen stepped into the door, a large feather duster automatically flew over, surrounded the two of them, and gently patted the snow off their bodies.

Entering the foyer, Allen found that the girl had turned on all the lights, and the yellow and white lights were intertwined, illuminating the entire hall. Although it is winter, the room is filled with various beautiful small trees with gorgeous flowers, which are full of vitality.

It is probably maintained by plant spells and time spells! Allen didn't know much about plants, so he secretly speculated in his heart.

The entire room, while not luxurious, is brought to life with everyday magic.

An iron works automatically in the corner; a drying rack spins awkwardly in front of the fire; two long purple knitting needles on the sofa are automatically interlaced, and a square pattern is woven in a few strokes; green marble in front of the sofa A few magazines were scattered on the coffee table: Friend of Witches, Whispers of Witches, and Transfiguration Today.

Allen guessed that the girl might have been knitting on the sofa, reading a magazine, um... and drinking coffee. A cup of coffee with lingering fragrance was quietly placed on the tea table.

What caught Allen's attention the most was the long table at the other end of the hall, which was filled with all kinds of tempting food: grilled steak with bright color, Buffalo chicken wings neatly stacked on green vegetables, Alaskan cod fillet with golden color, cobb salad full of various meats, dotted with avocado and cheese... eggnog sprinkled with a thick layer of meat and fruit in a tall, clear crystal jug Occasionally, a round wine bubble will come out.

Allen tried his best to restrain his desires. Because he had walked a lot with Flitwick and was a little hungry and cold, he tried not to look at the sumptuous table of food, so he didn't lose his manners in front of the host.

"Ian, come out quickly, Uncle Knox's guests are coming!" Jessica said to a bowl-shaped metal bowl on the wall, and there was a stern reply from inside, "Yes, Jessie Ka, I'll come down right away!"

"Ian, my younger brother, likes to nest in the room. In school, he is the first grade!" Jessica smiled proudly, guiding Professor Flitwick and Allen to sit on the dining chair.

"You two, my name is Jessica Knox. I'm Uncle Knox's niece. If you need anything, you can tell me." Jessica said, directing two white handkerchiefs in the After being soaked in hot water, it was wrung out automatically, and then flew in a circle in front of Professor Flitwick and Allen.

After wiping his face and hands with a warm, clean handkerchief, Allen felt that the fatigue of the day seemed to disappear without a trace.

Boom boom boom, the tall, thin boy with stubborn short blond hair came down the stairs.

He saluted Professor Flitwick politely and distantly, and greeted Allen.

"Well, I think we can eat these delicious foods first. Uncle Knox may come back sometime. He told me that we don't have to wait for him." Jessica commanded the knife and fork to divide the delicious food, and then The food automatically jumped to the plate in front of everyone present.

The delicious food quickly warmed up the atmosphere in the room, and the cool-looking boy also eased his expression, greedily chewing on the roasted steak that was charred on the outside and tender on the inside.

Professor Flitwick took a long swig of his eggnog, and when he spoke again, his thin voice became very loud. This made the other three couldn't help laughing.

After drinking and eating, Professor Flitwick and Allen were placed in a room on the second floor. The two neat single beds looked very comfortable.

Professor Flitwick was arranging his salute. Alan sat on the bed and flipped through a book of "Self-Defense Spells" kindly provided by Professor Flitwick. There were some notes of Professor Flitwick on it. Alan read Have relish.

After a long time, Jessica, wearing a patterned blue pajamas, knocked tentatively on the door, and after getting permission, she came in with a pot of tea and two teacups on a tray.

"I thought you might want a cup of hot tea!" Jessica carefully handed the cup to Professor Flitwick and Ellen, "I'm sorry, I only found some Lipton black tea from the No-Maj shop... I think it's better than From coffee or cocoa, you may prefer tea..."

Professor Flitwick quickly expressed his gratitude before taking the black tea. Allen put the book in his hand on the bedside table, and took the teacup with both hands. There is nothing to complain about drinking hot tea at this time-although it may cause insomnia...

Jessica saw the book that Alan kept on the bedside table, her eyes lit up, and she pointed to "Self-Defense Charms" and asked, "Is this the book you use in your Charms class?"

"Oh, it? No. Actually, it's a book about Defense Against the Dark Arts." Allen said gently.

"Then this is your Defense Against the Dark Arts textbook?" Jessica asked with interest.

"No." Allen scratched his head, and pulled out the Defense Against the Dark Arts textbook from among the many textbooks that he put in his salute. This is not difficult at all, because there are so many of them.

"Here, these are the textbooks for our Defense Against the Dark Arts class." Allen generously handed Jessica the textbooks that seemed to be new books.

On the cover, Gilderoy Lockhart, with curly blond hair, blinked presumptuously.

"Break with a Banshee, by Gilderoy Lockhart; Traveling with Ghouls, by Gilderoy Lockhart; Vacation with a Hag, by Gilderoy Lockhart Look...it seems that this Gilderoy Lockhart is very powerful, and seven consecutive books are his books!" Jessica flipped through it with interest.

"Actually..." Allen thought for a while, but still didn't reveal Professor Lockhart's true face, "He is the professor of our Defense Against the Dark Arts class."

"Wow, then he must be very powerful!" Jessica held the book, looked at Lockhart's deceptive smile, and didn't want to return the book to Allen.