The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

In a blink of an eye, three days passed.

In the past few days, John had fully experienced the countess's unfriendly attitude.

He did not persecute John and Alice badly, but he kept depriving them of food.

Many times John even felt that the food provided to him was probably the kitchen waste left by the countess.

outrageous.

In terms of accommodation, because of the luxurious style of Lopez Manor, it was actually not bad, but the countess cut off the water supply in the guest room the next day.

In addition, John will wander around the manor every day, surveying and observing the entire manor.

He actually found a lot of interesting things here.

For example, there are statues and armor everywhere in the manor.

John discovered that these things were actually alchemy dolls.

From time to time, they would quietly look at John, as if they were conducting surveillance.

To be honest, this level of targeting had little impact on John.

He usually lives in a magic suitcase anyway.

There are ample supplies of daily toiletries and food in the box.

The alchemy dolls couldn't monitor much of his daily life.

Many times, while the alchemy doll was monitoring John, John was also studying the alchemy doll.

He is very interested in these things.

On the other hand, Alice's situation was a bit worse.

She didn't have a magical suitcase or a house-elf.

The most critical part is.

She was also restricted in her freedom of movement by the countess.

Except for the brief encounters at lunch and dinner every day, she was basically locked in her room.

Facing the countess's attack.

Her physical condition is getting worse day by day, and her complexion is getting worse and worse.

John even felt that if this continued, Alice would be slowly tortured to death by the countess sooner or later.

But things are a little different today.

In the afternoon, when John was studying the alchemy dolls in the corridor as usual, he happened to bump into Alice who had just walked out of the room.

She once again put on a luxurious dress and expensive accessories.

Even the haggard look on his face was covered up with makeup, making him look bejeweled, elegant and wealthy.

"I'm going to be sold."

Alice said with a wry smile as soon as they met.

"So, the countess has already found a marriage partner?"

John turned his head and said calmly, "Which family is it?"

Alice sighed and said:

"Who knows? This kind of thing is always kept secret from me.

But our plan is probably going to fail.

If the marriage partner that the woman has found this time is very strong and the marriage goes smoothly, then even if I tell you your name, I will not be able to influence that woman.

There is no way for you to get an invitation letter to the goblin dinner party.

I know that the world is always like this.

Give me hope, only to have it dashed.

Maybe, this is my destiny.

I shouldn't expect change. "

John just looked at Alice quietly.

Due to his proficiency in [Occlumency], John has a strong ability to feel emotions.

He could feel that Alice was not deliberately cheating on him.

But really desperate.

This was different from the Alice John had known before at Hogwarts.

At that time, Alice would hit hard when faced with bullying.

"I've always found it very strange. Ever since you entered this manor, your whole state has become very strange."

John said, “You’re just being submissive now, like a doormat.

It feels to me like you've been scared or suppressed by something.

Especially when the white parrot appears, this situation becomes more and more obvious.

What exactly is going on? "

Hearing this, Alice pursed her lips, looking unwilling to answer.

After a long time, she sighed and said:

"You can live here with peace of mind.

Anyway, that woman doesn't dare to attack the students of Hogwarts. She will probably let you go after a while. "

After saying that, Alice walked away, preparing to go to the palace hall to attend today's banquet.

And John chuckled and shook his head.

Alice's pessimism seemed inexplicable to John.

Maybe Alice's plan did fail.

But not John and Michael.

They have discussed it through the double-sided mirror in the past few days.

If the invitation to the goblin party is really unavailable.

Then Michael will try to get an invitation to a regular banquet.

As soon as Michael enters the Lopez Manor, John will cooperate with him inside and outside to launch a surprise attack on the countess.

You may not get the 'Lopez Stone' by doing this.

But in fact, as said before.

The 'Lopez gem' itself is not important to them.

The most important thing is to prevent the goblins from getting the 'Lopez Stone'.

Alice misunderstood their purpose from the beginning.

……

At the same time, in the palace hall.

The Countess was walking among the many guests.

She entertained everyone warmly, always had a soft smile on her face, and seemed to have been well-trained.

After chatting for a few words with a pure-blood wizard whose ancestors were said to have been very glorious, the Countess retreated to the bar in the corner.

Under the cover of the music automatically played by the musical instruments nearby, she turned her head and said to the white parrot on her shoulder:

"How are the little monster and her classmate doing?"

"Trash! Trash! Trash!"

The white parrot screamed.

Hearing this, the Countess covered her mouth and smiled.

She was indeed monitoring John through the alchemy doll in the manor during this time.

This is necessary vigilance against outsiders.

But John never showed any abnormality. Basically, apart from eating and sleeping, he explored the structure and terrain of the manor and studied the alchemy dolls every day.

From the countess's point of view, it was exactly the reaction of 'country people coming to town'.

Therefore, the Countess gradually relaxed her vigilance towards John, thinking that he was a waste.

The Countess sneered:

"That little monster is still fantasizing about escaping from my control, and even found a random man to come back for this purpose.

She didn't even think about it, how could I hand her over to a country boy like that?

The Malfoy family is the best choice!You think so too, right? "

Having said this, the countess looked at the white parrot again, "It will be good for all of us if your daughter marries the Malfoy family."

The white parrot spread its wings and said excitedly:

"very good!"

The Countess was once again amused.

She smiled while still looking towards the entrance of the hall.

"Ah - why haven't the Malfoy family arrived yet?

They clearly replied that they would come, but it seemed that they still looked down upon us. "

The countess murmured, "It doesn't matter, everything will change when they see the little monster.

After all, that little monster is quite handsome. "

"You are the most beautiful!"

The white parrot screamed.

The countess raised her head proudly and said:

"Of course it is! But you have to send someone to watch over that country boy.

Don't let him disturb the guests.

If the Malfoy family knew that such a guy still lived here, they might look down on us even more.

ah!I'm really looking forward to meeting the Malfoys! "