Chapter 147: Protective Spell

After leaving Old Eli's shop, Lu Yunkai took Chris to Knockturn Alley.

Just as Old Eli reminded him, Chris's popularity in Knockturn Alley is no worse than that in Diagon Alley.

And that sentence also made Lu Yunkai understand that the reason why his reckless behavior in the past two years has not been suspected by more people is because Chris's old friends have intentionally or unintentionally "ignored" or helped him, so he didn't reveal it.

Even if Lu Yunkai didn't need their help, he couldn't help but thank them for their kindness, not to mention that he really needed it.

After a round, when Lu Yunkai returned home, it was already late in the afternoon.

"Why did you come back just now!"

"... What happened?"

As soon as Lu Yunkai came out of the fireplace, he saw Irene who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"I have something to discuss with you. I've been waiting for you for a long time..." Irene glanced at the magic wall clock on the wall.

It was already six o'clock in the afternoon.

"Is there anything that can't be said in the mirror? You're still not used to it? No way! When you were drunk and contacted me last month, I saw that you were quite skilled in using it..."

"Business! We must say it in person!!" Irene interrupted Lu Yunkai's nagging.

She really didn't remember what Lu Yunkai said. If the communication mirror didn't have a recording function, she would never admit that such a shameful thing had happened.

"...Speak."

"That... um..."

"Are you going to resign??"

"No!!!" Irene was a little annoyed by Lu Yunkai's speculation, "It's like this, the rent of the house I rented has expired..."

"I pay you monthly salary? That money is not enough for your rent? Impossible! I don't think you spend much money?"

"Can you wait for me to finish!!" Irene seemed really angry because Lu Yunkai always interrupted her.

"Then can you finish it at once, don't be so shy??" Lu Yunkai was puzzled.

"...I see there is still a lot of open space in your backyard. Well...I will probably work for you for a long time anyway, and it costs a lot to use the fireplace every day...Can I build a small house in your backyard?"

"Meow! Is that necessary? There are so many rooms in the house!" Chris, who was squatting on Lu Yunkai's shoulder, asked back.

"...If you want to build it, then build it. But it will be much more expensive than renting a house, right?" Lu Yunkai was a little confused, but he didn't say what Chris suggested.

It's still a little inconvenient for her to live in this house, right?

Well, maybe? Although this house is quite big...

But doesn't this make me look guilty?

"Even if I don't work for you in the future, I can't take it away..."

"Then why don't you just find a room upstairs to live in!" Lu Yunkai gritted his teeth and said.

"Is this... okay?" Irene seemed very happy with Lu Yunkai's initiative.

"... Let's keep the backyard to grow herbs!" Lu Yunkai smiled helplessly and shook his head, "Indeed, I didn't expect you to go to work... How did you work this year?"

"I walked from the rented house to Diagon Alley, and then came from the Leaky Cauldron." Irene smiled a little embarrassedly, "Although I don't spend many gold galleons a month, but... I'll save as much as I can!"

"Okay, just go upstairs and find a room for yourself! I don't have to pay for the room decoration, right?" Lu Yunkai smiled helplessly.

Only those who have been poor know not to spend every gold galleon casually!

"No need!"

Irene smiled and nodded while thanking Lu Yunkai.

Lu Yunkai gestured to Irene to go upstairs to pick a room and move in at any time.

However...

"Why can't I go upstairs? There is a protective magic?"

After walking up more than ten steps along the stairs, Irene found that she was actually back to the stairs on the first floor and was stunned.

"...... Xueli!!"

Lu Yunkai glanced at Chris, who also shook her cat head, indicating that she didn't understand much either, so Lu Yunkai could only call the house elf.

"Master, what do you want?"

"Why can't Sister Irene go upstairs?"

"She is a guest, so she naturally can't go upstairs! The protective magic at home won't allow her to enter the master's living space."

"How is she a guest? I think she is my sister!" Lu Yunkai glanced at Irene, who was embarrassed by Xueli's words, and said.

"Then Master, you have to replace the thing she visits the fireplace with a corresponding one! Otherwise, the magic at home will start automatically, and I can't do anything about it." Xueli felt a little wronged.

"...Isn't that thing only used to access the fireplace?"

"Master, in this whole house, except for your servants and pets, only those holding your token can enter. Otherwise, they will be driven out by magic." Xueli could only patiently explain, "Even if it is your wife in the future...that is, the mistress, including your children, they must do this."

"This weird magic is too lonely, right?" Lu Yunkai looked ridiculous, "Is it that necessary?"

"This is a magic that existed before I was born." Xueli could only explain this.

"Meow, I think it's good! Very safe! If you think someone in the family has bad intentions, you can invalidate that person's token and drive him out of the house with just a thought... If Sirius' mother had such a family protection magic, he would definitely not be able to recover in the Black family's old house now, meow."

"Then give me your token and I'll help you change it." Lu Yunkai heard Chris say this and suddenly understood why the family's house protection magic was set up like this.

However, just because he understood it didn't mean he understood the behavior of this lonely person.

No wonder so many treasures were buried in the ground without knowing it!

"Oh, okay." Irene handed Lu Yunkai a wooden sign that Lu Yunkai had made before and handed over by Mrs. Zabini.

However, the next second, something strange happened.

The moment Irene handed the wooden sign to Lu Yunkai, she disappeared just like the system phantom in front of him.

So much so that Lu Yunkai, who was holding the wooden sign, was stunned.

This...

It's too exaggerated! !

"Meow? Where's the person?" Chris also reacted, jumped off Lu Yunkai's shoulder, and ran out of the house.

"She should be outside the house." Xueli explained to Lu Yunkai with a little timidity, "She just handed the wooden sign directly to the owner, and the house may think that her access rights have been taken back."

"Then she can't take off the wooden sign for a moment in this house?"

"If it is placed on the table, it will be fine if you don't touch it."

"... Well, I understand, so as long as you make a new token of this kind, thinking that she is not a guest, it will be fine, right?" Lu Yunkai asked Xueli.

"Yes. And when you make it, you can also think of some specific restrictions, such as she can't enter your room, and other things are fine... and so on, which are all effective restrictions."

"Magic is really amazing!"

Lu Yunkai muttered with a smile and walked out of the fireplace.

Holding the wooden sign and coming to the front yard, Lu Yunkai saw Irene standing there stupidly outside the courtyard wall, seemingly still not coming back to her senses.

Chris squatted on the wall, meowing.

Well, actually she was laughing...

Don't say it, this scene is really funny.

Lu Yunkai smiled and pulled out his wand, cast a spell on the wooden sign again, then flipped over the wall and handed the wooden sign to Irene.

"... Can you give me a change? I can't take this thing with me when I take a bath in the future, right?" Although Irene took the wooden sign and instantly saw the mansion appear on a large piece of grass in front of her, she still grumbled.

"As long as you don't hand it to me directly, it's okay." Lu Yunkai shook his head, "Okay, go and rest..."

Before he finished speaking.

"Meow!! That big snake!! Didn't it run away?"

Chris's voice interrupted Lu Yunkai's words.

Lu Yunkai was stunned and looked into the distance following Chris's voice.

It was indeed the big snake, coiled in a large clump of tall grass, looking over here with its huge snake head...

After seeing Lu Yunkai and Irene, the snake almost immediately slid out.

"Eh? Snake? How is that possible! Hasn't it been running away for several months?" Irene also noticed it at this time.

"...Why is it hiding outside?" Lu Yunkai was not concerned about time.

The snake immediately ran over when it saw him, which meant it was looking for Lu Yunkai! But couldn't this snake enter the yard before? It could even sleep on the snake bed grass!

Suddenly it couldn't? Something must have happened after the snake suddenly ran away, right?

Lu Yunkai remembered the protective spell that he had just criticized.

It seems to be necessary!

"Yes! Why don't you go into the yard?" Irene also reacted, "That batch of snake beds are not mature yet, there is still time..."

"...You go in first. I set up a room on the third floor for you, and only you can go in." Lu Yunkai didn't know what to say to this witch who was extremely serious and responsible at work. He could only smile helplessly and shook his head, and said the arrangement in his mind when he cast the spell just now.

Then he walked towards the snake.

Chris also jumped onto Lu Yunkai's shoulder skillfully.

"Meow, get the wand ready." Chris called.

Lu Yunkai nodded silently, put his hands into the sleeves of the wizard's robe, and held the wand.

The snake shook its head at Lu Yunkai, as if to show that it had no hostility.

But Lu Yunkai didn't dare to take too many risks.

"What are you going to do?" Lu Yunkai asked the snake.

The snake still shook its head.

Sure enough, people and snakes can't communicate.

Envy Harry...

Lu Yunkai thought of his old friend again.

And the impatient face of his uncle who came to pick him up when he left King's Cross Station today.

Sure enough, life is not perfect!

Just when Lu Yunkai didn't plan to waste time and planned to go home directly, the snake suddenly moved, turned away and left for a distance.

Then it looked back at Lu Yunkai.

Even if they couldn't communicate, Lu Yunkai understood that it meant for him to let it go.

But...

"Why should I go with you?" Lu Yunkai smiled speechlessly, "Well, since you don't want to come into my house now, forget it, I wish you a happy life!"

After saying that, he ignored the snake and turned around and jumped back into the yard.

Have dinner! Then I have to go find old Eli!

...