[HP]Blue Soul

Charlotte soon received a reply from Mr. Allen, or a note, which was sent by an owl that was bigger than the eagle owl in Malfoy's house. Compared with the impolite eagle owl, This just seems extra polite.So polite that Charlotte almost thought he was a gentleman.

On that note, Mr. Allen wrote in extremely ornate cursive letters: "I am waiting for your visit this Sunday at 10 am at 33 Leighton Street Green (on the hillside). And thank you for your kindness. Take care of my snake." Signed "Allen·F".Charlotte suddenly thought of the thesis she saw in the library a few days ago, and it was only one letter away from the inscription. It shouldn't be such a coincidence, right?A wizard still publishes papers in the Muggle world?

Leighton Street Green?Isn't that where Davis lives?If so, the dilapidated hut on the hillside in the woods that she often saw was Mr. Allen's residence?Mr. Allen doesn't look so poor. Could it be a wizard's unique hobby, Charlotte thought.

On Sunday, Charlotte put on her most formal white dress early in the morning, and took Xiao Bai out.Xiaobai is still wrapped around her wrist, except for washing up these days, Xiaobai is not willing to get off her wrist at all, and he will not move when he can, and will fall asleep when he can fall asleep.Charlotte thought it was an extra bracelet.It was almost 10 o'clock when she walked to the woods where Allen's family was.

She wiped the sweat from her brow, praying she wasn't late, maybe she should buy herself a watch.

She walked into the stone road into the forest again. The bushes on the side of the road became more and more dense as she went forward, and the hillside that seemed very close actually took her to walk for a while.From a distance, there were no trees on the hillside, only a lonely wooden house, the door of the wooden house was still half open as she saw last time, and it was dark inside, as if something was peeping from behind.

Charlotte swallowed and stepped up the slope.

When walking halfway up the slope, Charlotte's eyes blurred, and she suddenly found that the scenery in front of her had changed in an instant. On the slope with only one wooden house, there appeared a very delicate and simple manor, a spacious road in the sun. There are shining cobblestone roads, gardens full of various flowers, and a big house twice the size of Davis's house. There are vines climbing on the wall on one side of the house, and the vines are blooming. Clusters of flowers.

Sure enough, Mr. Allen was not poor, maybe even overly rich.

When she was standing in front of the fenced yard, she suddenly heard a "poof", and a strange-looking creature appeared from the air.He was small and bony, with slender arms and legs that seemed to break with a little force. He was wearing a delicate white dress, but it was more like it was made directly from a pillowcase.His ears drooped by his ears like bat's wings, his eyes, the size of tennis balls, hung abruptly in their sockets, and his long flat nose buzzed.

This is a house elf.

He bowed to Charlotte and said in a shrill voice, "Welcome. The master told Xingxing to wait for the arrival of the young lady here. Please also ask the young lady to go with the Xingxing."

Charlotte touched Xiaobai on her wrist, straightened her back, and followed behind the house elf. She hoped that her manners were not worse than that of a house elf.

Passing the flowerbed, Charlotte saw a small warehouse, the door of which was ajar, much like the one Charlotte had seen down the slope.It was also dark inside, and I don't know what was put there, but Charlotte seemed to be able to vaguely hear something chirping.

"Charlotte. Welcome." Mr. Allen said to Charlotte with a smile standing in front of the door.

Charlotte bowed slightly cautiously, and said, "I'm sorry to bother you." Whether it's a house elf with perfect etiquette or Mr. Allen, who is gorgeously and delicately dressed, she has a kind of misunderstanding. The illusion of entering high society made her a little nervous.

"There's no need for so much ceremony.—Star, prepare a pot of tea.—It's just me thanking you. Take it easy, we're friends, aren't we?" said Mr. Allen.

The stars disappeared into the air with another poof.

Charlotte smiled awkwardly. She didn't know when she became a friend of Mr. Allen, and Mr. Allen looked like he was in his 40s, which was her father's age. She couldn't imagine that she would be old Friends with such a big gap.

She didn't speak, and followed Mr. Allen into the house.

Compared with the outside, the inside of the house is even more magnificent.There are three beige leather sofas in the center of the living room. The backrests and armrests of the sofas are carved with intricate and exquisite patterns.In the middle of the sofa is a solid wood tea table with some silver utensils on it, and under the tea table is an elegant and beautiful rug.To the left of the sofa is a man-high fireplace, and Charlotte feels like she can stand in it.There is a huge crystal chandelier in the shape of a branch above the head, and nearly hundreds of candles are inserted in the chandelier.There were thick and exquisite picture frames hanging on the surrounding walls, and Charlotte even saw the person in one of the picture frames wink at her.She closed her eyes and looked again, and the person in the frame was smiling and looking at her.She swallowed the exclamation that almost blurted out, and clutched the hem of her clothes tightly.

"Sit down," Allen said.

Charlotte sat on the sofa as if she had lost her soul, her eyes still did not move away from the moving painting.

"Where did you find this little girl? It's so interesting." The person on the portrait actually spoke.

"He can talk?" Charlotte was so surprised that he could hardly find his own voice.

"That's a magic portrait." Allen explained.Xingxing came out from the back door holding a tray with a colorful earthenware teapot and matching cups on it. Alan took the tray and made a gesture, and Xingxing disappeared into the air again. He continued, "Xia Lott, I thought you knew a lot."

Charlotte felt a rush of heat on her forehead. She looked like she came from the countryside to the city today. She saw everything new and did a lot of rude things. "No, I'm Muggle-born, and I know many things from books and from Severus."

Aaron poured Charlotte a cup of tea and poured one for himself, "Severus? Is that the boy that day? Oh, I'm sure he's a Slytherin."

"Yes, he is indeed in Slytherin." Charlotte took a sip of the tea, which was mellow and sweet, but feeling that it had been filled with too much milk, she put down the cup in her hand and praised against her will, "It's delicious. "

"Thank you. The stars will be very happy to hear it. —— I am also a Slytherin, although many people think it is not like it." Alan shrugged and took a sip of tea. It seems that this tea is very suitable for him , he let out a sigh.He went on to say, "Some friends even said that I should be a Hufflepuff because I'm too timid. But I don't think so, not only Gryffindor has such a thing as courage, Hufflepuff and Slater Lin and Ravenclaw. Mr. Newt Scamander, whom I admire, is a man of courage."

"Newt Scamander? I know him, the author of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." Charlotte thought for a moment.

"Yes, that's him. He is the pinnacle of our industry, the existence I have been pursuing." Allen blinked, "I think I can embrace success in this industry in the future."

"Oh! What's the future? You are so old, you can't do anything. You have to know that when I was your age, not only did I have you, but also the research on the soul was greatly concerned." The person in the portrait suddenly said .

"What's the use of paying attention? Aren't you still dead?" Allen countered, "Can someone pay attention to my research? My papers have been published in "Fantastic Creatures Weekly" three times! Three times!" Allen was angry He sniffed.

The faces of the men on the wall turned green with anger, and then they turned their heads away from them, motionless like a portrait of their backs.Charlotte asked curiously: "This is?"

"This is my father, Pascal Travers." Allen replied angrily.

Charlotte heard Xiaobai say this name, but she didn't expect that the person in the painting was Alan's dead father.

"Pascal died in his 40s because he took the wrong medicine." But in the portrait, he was in his 30s at most, and he looked very young.Allen went on to say, "But he spent a long time injecting magic into the portraits he left when he was 30 years old, so now he can still think about some things, but his brain is still not working. He likes to say things that make people unhappy. of."

"Okay - okay." Charlotte smiled sheepishly, and looked away from Pascal.

Allen gulped down his tea, as if this would extinguish the fire in his heart.The atmosphere suddenly became quiet, and Charlotte could hear the ticking of the pendulum clock on the cabinet behind.

"Are you alone here?" Charlotte broke the silence.

"Of course. The one on the wall isn't really a human anymore. There are also stars, a house-elf, and some of my magical creatures. This is the first time anyone has visited here. If the hospitality is not good, please don't Mind." Allen finally calmed down.

Charlotte looked around. In such a big place, wouldn't it feel lonely to live alone, and Mr. Allen didn't look like he had already married.She asked: "Is Xiaobai also a magical creature?" She raised her hand to show Ellen the little guy who seemed to have turned into a bracelet. She fell asleep again, but was still tightly tied to Charlotte's wrist. .

"Bye (goodbye)?" Allen wondered.

"No, it's 'Bai', a Chinese character. I gave her the name, I hope you don't mind." Charlotte smiled shyly.

"No, I don't mind. I'm usually just called 'Snake', and I really don't have much talent in picking names. So it's better to call it more convenient." Allen said with a smile, "And she's so close to you. It's amazing People are envious, I have taken her with me since she was an egg, but she always ignores me."

"She didn't look like a normal species of snake, she actually ate green leaves. I thought snakes were carnivores," Charlotte said.

Allen glanced at Charlotte, with a strange smile on his face, "I picked her up in Raven Forest. There are beautiful and powerful elves living there."

"What do they look like?" Charlotte asked eagerly.

"Sure enough, you know elves?" Allen looked into Charlotte's eyes, as if he wanted to see through her.

"Uh-uh--I just read a book--a book." Charlotte was stared a little nervously.

"Oh?" Allen didn't believe what Charlotte said, he didn't continue to ask, but continued to talk about Raven Forest, "I fell there by accident, there seems to be some barrier there that doesn't allow Humans enter. They are all beautiful——" Allen's eyes were blurred and looked into the distance, "Most of them have red or brown hair, but the elves have long silver-white hair. The first time I saw I almost thought they were veela, but they didn't have veela's charm ability. When I got there, the new elf king had just taken office and was still very young. Compared with their chief guard, the elf king Karius was friendly to humans A lot, and of course their lively elf princesses. I only stayed there for two weeks, unfortunately, if I could, I even wanted to stay there longer, so I could copy more of their texts. Their texts are very Beautiful - and their language sounds beautiful - of course, I didn't learn it. Haha."

"Karius..." Charlotte murmured, she felt the name was very familiar, and it filled her heart with warmth.

Allen looked at Charlotte's moist eyes again, and said, "In the center of their territory, there are elf spring water and elf gems that give them life. The color of elf gems is just like your eyes, like a pure blue ocean. .I saw your eyes on Halloween, so I went to have a look." He laughed, and said as if he was feeling something wrong with him again, "If it wasn't because your ears were not sharp, I would have I almost thought you were an elf. Although apart from your appearance, you are more or less similar in other aspects."

"Which aspects?" Charlotte asked impatiently.

"Strength and speed. The speed you exploded on the day you saved me. You know that even wizards can't have that speed, and you're still one—the elves have this speed, and they can quickly shuttle through the forest. Ah, no, maybe the elves may not be as fast as you." Allen said.

"Then—" Charlotte paused, thinking whether to explain her doubts to the wizard who had only met a few times.

Allen seemed to have thought of something, and said: "Elves have a very strong biological affinity, especially the royal family of elves. The royal family has a big-horned deer as a mount. The big-horned deer is a deer with huge horns like wings. It is very beautiful. Deer. It’s a pity that I’m not allowed to touch them. I want to study them.” Allen’s tone was full of regret, and he continued, “The royal elves can even communicate with animals, which is a very powerful talent. Although every once in a while There is a human being with a strong biological affinity, but I believe that they can't communicate with creatures freely like elves. This should be the most wanted talent for those of us who study magical creatures."

"I—" Charlotte once again verified that she definitely has some kind of connection with the elves, and she said with determination: "Mr. Allen."

"Ok?"

"I can also communicate with creatures, most of them. For example, cats, dogs, owls, and Xiaobai, I can understand what they are saying. My memory started when I was 8 years old, and I have As long as I can remember, I often have dreams. I dream of a deep and huge forest. There are palaces and various tree houses in the forest. There are people with silver, red, and platinum hair in them, as well as wings. Big horned deer with huge horns. I suspect—I suspect that I might have some kind of connection with the elves."

Listening to Charlotte's words, Allen opened his mouth wider and wider, and he was shocked by what the girl said.He took a closer look at the girl sitting across from him. Her slightly frowned eyebrows and slightly tilted head as if she was thinking about something made him somewhat familiar, just like the lovely elf princess Stella in Raven Forest. There was nothing alike in their appearance.

Could it be that Charlotte is an elf living in the human world?

"Your parents were elves?" Allen asked.

"I'm sure not." Ava's smile came to Charlotte's mind, as well as Pharrell embracing Ava in the photo album. "My mother and father are Muggles. They haven't even been to I have never heard of magic in a magic school, and I don’t know anything about elves.”

"That might be what went wrong." Allen touched his chin, "Maybe something happened when you were 8 years old."

"I think so too." Charlotte said, "Maybe if I go to Raven Forest, I will know what happened to me." She looked at Ellen expectantly.

Allen smiled awkwardly, and said sorry: "I'm sorry, I don't know where the Raven Forest is. As I said, I got there by accident. I was escorted out of the Raven Forest Yes, in an instant, I was already in England. But in recent years, when I was doing research, I would also look for Raven Forest, but I haven't found it yet."

Like a deflated balloon, Charlotte suddenly languished, as if she had reached the end and found that there was a wide river between the end and her. Charlotte felt extremely lost.

"I've been looking for it, and I also want to go to that forest again. There are still many things I haven't seen. It's like a snake—maybe I should call her Xiaobai, Xiaobai has nothing after breaking the shell Growth, no, maybe a little bit, anyway, it's not supposed to be a snake's growth cycle. She is not an ordinary snake, and my other magical creatures are quite afraid of her, even though she is so small. Her body The pattern is the pattern on the robes of the royal family of the elves. I dare say that Xiaobai is more important in the elves, and I don’t know if I will cause trouble to the elves if I bring her out, so it would be better if I can return it. There, we might be able to figure out why Xiaobai didn't grow up."

"Yes! Clothes." Charlotte exclaimed, she finally knew why she felt the patterns on Xiaobai's body were so familiar, the clothes she had dreamed about recently were not elves' clothes, she almost forgot the exquisite patterns on them, " The elf clothes in my dream have this pattern, even more complicated and delicate than this pattern."

"Maybe you are really an elf." Allen said with emotion, "There are many strange things in the world. Maybe you are one of them." He thought for a while, "Why don't you come to be my assistant, I Take you to do research together. You will not bury your talent, but you can also search for the existence of Raven Forest with me."

Allen has actually had this idea for a long time.

"Huh?" Charlotte was a little surprised by Alan's sudden proposal.

"You're powerful. You don't just want to be a normal pet sitter in Cokeworth?" Alan said, leaning forward, looking Charlotte in the eye.

"How do you know this?"

"I saw you reading related books in the library." Allen said with a smile, "I have a Muggle friend who is in this business. How about being my assistant and becoming a famous magical creature in the wizarding world Scientist, and even became an outside expert in the Department of Magical Creatures Regulation and Control of the Ministry of Magic. I don't think anyone would have thought that a Squib could do this, you could make history."

"Maybe I'm an elf?"

"But wizards see Squibs. It doesn't matter."

Charlotte had to say that Alan's proposal moved her a little, but Mrs. Betty treated her very well, and she was alone in the shop now. If she left, Mrs. Betty might be alone. She didn't want to The white-eyed wolf who is like the two apprentices in the tailor shop.She needs to think about it—

"I--"

Just as Charlotte opened her mouth, something suddenly climbed up from her feet, body, and shoulders to her head.Allen opened his eyes angrily, and yelled at the top of Charlotte's head: "Bowtruckle!" He anxiously reached out his hand to grab what was on Charlotte's head.

Xing Xing rushed in from the door, "Master! The Bowtruckle has escaped!"

"I saw it." Allen was tug-of-war with the Bowtruckle, which made Charlotte's scalp ache.

Charlotte covered the top of her head with her hand, and she heard a small voice calling, [Damn stupid master, my legs are about to be torn off. 】

"Let him go, Mr. Allen." Charlotte looked up slightly at Allen, who wanted to use force but dared not, and said, "I think I can let him relax."

Allen let go of the Bowtruckle, and Charlotte touched something rough like bark with both hands, and said softly in a soothing voice, "Can I hold you down? I want to get to know you." Then Charlotte felt the pull on her scalp stop, and she took the Bowtruckle off with both hands.

The Bowtruckle in her palm was exactly as the book said, only 7 inches in size and made of bark and twigs, but the book said that the Bowtruckle had a peaceful temperament and was extremely shy.This one—it looks pretty grumpy.After a while, the Bowtruckle seemed to be defeated under Charlotte's gaze, shyly hugged one of Charlotte's fingers, and tried to stuff its head into the gap between Charlotte's fingers.

Charlotte laughed, does this Bowtruckle still look after the dishes?Poor Allen, this is the second magical creature to dislike him.As expected, Allen looked unhappy over there, he coughed twice: "Obviously it is the Bowtruckle I brought back from the south of England, but it is as grumpy as the Hippogriff I brought back from France. I suspect it's a Bowtruckle mutation."

"A hippogriff?"

"Yes. The Hippogriff." Allen slapped his thigh suddenly, "Speaking of which, I remembered that I had to feed the Hippogriff. The stars can't handle her, hey. I actually It's almost over." Allen turned to look at Charlotte expectantly, "Maybe you can make a difference? Come and see with me?"

Charlotte nodded, she really wanted to see what the Hippogriff looked like.