The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

Sun Zhu squinted his eyes and looked at the suspicious dog hole, feeling a little confused.

It's called a dog hole and it seems a little bigger, but it would be really not decent for her to just crawl in like that.

"So, the ball invitation you mentioned means entering from here?" Fina's voice came faintly, "I should have realized that something was wrong. How could the Malfoy family's activities be related to us?"

Karina on the side was also very confused: "I did say that I would follow you during the Christmas holiday, even if it means going to the Malfoys' house, but why..."

Sun Zhu glanced at the two people who seemed to want to condemn her, and said guiltily: "I swear I didn't mean to let you go through a dog hole... Well, and I did receive an invitation, but although Malfoy Manor is indeed holding a Christmas ball today, we are not here to dance."

"Obviously, no one would go dancing in snow boots and a windbreaker." Fina shrugged and glanced at the brightly lit Malfoy Manor, which was obviously very lively, but the three of them were huddled against the backyard wall, looking suspicious and cowardly.

"Since we've been invited, why can't we go through the main entrance?" Carina wrapped herself tightly in her long maroon coat and looked around curiously. "But will Malfoy invite... Hufflepuff to attend his ball?"

"That's not up to him, but his house and the ball are not the focus of today." Sun Zhu's tone was like a bully, "We're just making the best use of it and borrowing the venue. We're actually going to an auction later. Did you know that several of Mr. Flamel's private treasures have been discovered? They have all been secretly transported back and will be auctioned today to generate income for the Ministry of Magic."

"Uh?" Fina adjusted her hair that was covering her eyes, "But Mr. Lupin and the others haven't come back yet..."

"Hush." ​​Sun Zhu raised his index finger to his lips, with a mysterious look on his face, "It's not surprising to send back some of the spoils in advance."

"But we don't have any money, so why should we attend the auction?" Karina lowered her voice, not understanding why. "I thought I was just here to watch the beautiful sister dance!"

“If you want to see it, that’s fine. Auctions are so much fun. Even if you don’t have money, you can still see the world.” Sun Zhu took out a magic wand from his coat pocket, but did not wave it. Instead, he pointed it directly at the “dog hole” and threw it in.

There was an obvious wave of magic coming from the outer wall. Sun Zhu clapped his hands and confirmed, "Someone will come to pick us up soon."

Fina understood a little: "There is a defensive magic circle here. It seems that many people from the Ministry of Magic have come."

"Magic circle? What is that?" Karina bent down and looked into the cave. "Zhu, your magic wand..."

"When multiple complex high-level spells are combined according to certain rules, they will form a more reliable and stable magic circle like this one. I don't know the details, but Mr. Lupin mentioned it in the book he gave me. Of course, in most cases, this requires the cooperation of multiple wizards to achieve it."

"That's about it." Sun Zhu gestured to Karina to be at ease. "I told you, today's auction will bring huge revenue to the Ministry of Magic. Of course they attach great importance to it, so it's normal for them to send more people to protect this place."

"I need protection. Could it be that there is some danger?"

"If there was really danger, why would they let a group of you little girls come over to watch the fun." A familiar voice came from not far away. Sun Zhu was shocked to see that the place where the wall was originally in front of him suddenly seemed to peel off a layer of camouflage, revealing a door that looked exquisite, luxurious and sturdy.

"The back door of the Malfoy family's house is located in the garden. It was covered by a few overly cautious people with a high-level Disfiguration Charm." Cecilia smiled and touched their heads. "It's been a long time since we last met. You've grown a lot taller."

"Wow! Senior, you're actually here!" Karina jumped up instantly and said incoherently: "Is this a dream? Didn't you go to the International Magic Department and stay in Bulgaria the whole time?"

"There's a job change, and I have to come back for the holidays." Cecilia smiled. Tonks snorted, "Why, you only recognize her and not me?"

"How could that be? It's just that you are an Auror, so it's normal for you to be here." Sun Zhu hurried over and asked, "Where are we going later?"

"Don't worry, I still have to go and talk to my dear aunt. When the time comes, let Cecilia take you to watch the fun."

"You don't seem to be in a good mood today." Fina looked at Tonks, who now had short brown hair, and guessed, "Do you have a conflict with your aunt?"

"Although we don't interact much now, as for conflicts... there's nothing wrong with this aunt." Tonks patted her and Sun Zhu's shoulders, "Just treat it as a place to have fun. Don't be uncomfortable. If they dare to show any extra disrespect to Hufflepuff..."

"Actually, I still can't believe how the Malfoys can cooperate so well." Cecilia smiled and joked, "Are they trying to give you face?"

"Obviously it's not my fault, but it doesn't matter." Tonks motioned for them to follow, then casually threw something back into Sun Zhu's arms, "Zhu, do you want to consider learning the Patronus Charm? You know this kind of magic can be used to transmit information. Otherwise, next time, are you going to use this method to destroy the magic circle they have worked so hard to form?"

"I'm not trying to destroy it. I just know that this magic wand disguised as a weapon that you gave me, senior sister, contains a little power to disrupt magical energy. It won't have much effect just by throwing it over like this." Sun Zhu quickly clarified himself, "In fact, I did consider using the one Sirius gave me, which is said to be a modified Muggle communication tool to contact you. But I guess you definitely won't use it, so..."

"There's no harm in learning the Patronus Charm, but it's not easy to master." Cecilia agreed, "But I also think that the wizard's communication method is a bit inconvenient. But it's really difficult to get all wizards to accept the Muggle tools promoted by Professor Black."

"Why? Zhu's skateboard is so cool." Karina sighed, "These pure-blood wizards are so stubborn, they will fall behind sooner or later!"

"Take your time. Come on, aren't you curious about what items are being auctioned today?"

Tonks, who was walking in front and leading the way, suddenly stopped, turned around and waved to them.

Sun Zhu saw Draco, dressed in a neat suit, standing not far away with a lady with a dignified appearance and elegant posture.

"Wow, he's dressed so ostentatiously..." Karina whispered, "How much hairspray must he have used..."

Tonks walked quickly up to them and nodded to the lady. Sun Zhu knew that she must be Narcissa Malfoy, a sister of Tonks' mother Andromeda.

But their other sister, Bellatrix, was, in a way, the real star of the night.

After watching his mother and Tonks leave, Draco reluctantly stepped forward and bowed slightly to Cecilia: "My mother asked me to take the guests to where you are going."

Sun Zhu saw that he kept glancing to the side and tried hard to ignore her, looking awkward and wanting to laugh.

Cecilia curled her lips and said, "Thank you for your help."

Sun Zhu also decided to ignore it and followed Cecilia, but unexpectedly they were stopped by Draco's outstretched hand.

Still with an aristocratic demeanor, he didn't even look at her, but said to Fina, "Miss Bulstrode, your aunt is waiting for you in the tea room on the other side."

Fina looked at them hesitantly. Sun Zhu said with some amusement, "There are two directions. We don't know the way, but there is only one Master Malfoy. What should we do?"

Draco pursed his lips, seeming annoyed, but he insisted on not saying a word to her, not even looking at her.

Good, you have grown up.

"I know where the exhibition room is, Mr. Malfoy. Please take Delphine to see her aunt." Cecilia said.

Draco, relieved, quickly pointed in a direction and left with Fina.

Sun Zhu said softly: "Dobby, help me keep an eye on that side, can you do it?"

The invisible elf seemed to want to cry and scream again, but she had pasted a bunch of talismans on its forehead, so it had to behave itself. It looked very weird and pitiful.

"Dobby knows... Dobby will do what his master tells him to do." The elf murmured, "Bad Dobby, Dobby betrayed the Malfoy family..."

"I just want you to pay attention to Fina's safety..."

Sun Zhu blocked his ears with a headache, while Karina, who was unaware of anything, asked excitedly, "Are we going to see Mr. Flamel's treasure?"

"That's it."

"Host, are you sure you want Dobby to leave your sight?" Tongzi seemed worried. "This is where it has lived for a long time, and the talismans you put on it are all fake. What if..."

"It's okay. It doesn't know." Sun Zhu pulled Karina to follow Cecilia. "I have demonstrated the power of the talisman to it once. If it can really find out that everything on it is fake, it means that it has the ability to live independently in the wizard world."

"I see, so what are you going to do next?"

Sun Zhu walked into the exhibition room and looked somewhere, where there was a very familiar object shining brightly under the light.

"Let's wait and see. I might have worked in vain tonight, but it doesn't matter. It's a big holiday, so I'll just relax."

Karina also noticed the object quickly. She covered her mouth, a little bit unbelieving: "This...isn't this the one in the portrait in the lounge, the founder's treasure?"