Mentor and Friends

Harry still didn't really know what to say about Ron to Moody.

Moody's expression told Harry that he was not joking. It took four years for a person to wait for a person. It was enough to prove his feelings. Four years was neither too much nor too little, but for a person who just graduated For wizards who go out and get in touch with a whole new world, four years are enough to change a lot of things.

Willing to wait for someone for four years, Harry felt that even if he didn't know where they would go in the future, at least Ron's departure should not be the end of this matter.

only……

"I do know where Ron is." Harry said with a frown, "but for some reason, I need to seek Ron's opinion before revealing his whereabouts."

Moody nodded, understanding.

"Thank you," he said.

Harry nodded, looked at Moody's somewhat cold face, and sighed softly.

He didn't know how these things between Ron and Moody happened, but during the two years at school, he somehow figured out Moody's character. He is a qualified Oro, and his indifference is completely different from Tom's. , Tom's contempt for others, and Moody's own character is like this.

In any case, Ron and Moody should have an end, after all, judging from Hermione's reaction, it's not that Ron didn't take Moody seriously.

After all, Ron has been doing something wrong all these years. If others can't see it, it doesn't mean Hermione can't see it. I didn't know the reason before, but now that I think about it, it should be related to Moody.

Harry was still in a daze when he got home.

Tom, who went out in the morning, has come back and is sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper.

"Come back so early today?" Harry was a little surprised when he saw Tom,

Some time ago, because Harry was in poor health, but Harry himself was dishonest, Tom had been watching Harry at home. After his health recovered and the ban was lifted, Tom would naturally go out to do his own business.

Speaking of it, it seems that they haven't had lunch together for a long time.

Harry sighed a little at this, with a smile on his face: "I'm going to get some lunch, are you in a hurry to go out this afternoon?"

"No hurry," said Tom. "I can stay at home this afternoon."

"Is this a case of wanting to be lazy?" Because he didn't expect Tom to come back at noon, he ate something outside by himself, and it was already past one o'clock when he came back.

Thinking that dinner would be almost ready after lunch, so he simply made some snacks;

"Fill your stomach first, let's eat early today." He said and gave Tom some fresh juice, "What do you want to eat tonight?"

"You decide."

Harry fasted for a period of time, and his mouth lost his sense of taste after eating. After the ban was lifted, there were almost no repetitions of dinner during this period, and Tom naturally had no objection to this.

"Okay." While Harry was busy, they could rest after having their snacks and do their own things, and then Harry would prepare dinner.

"Harry." Tom looked at him leaning against the kitchen door.

"What's the matter?" Harry didn't turn his head, and concentrated on stirring the eggs.

"There's a little party in three days," said Tom. "Are you interested in coming with me?"

"Little banquet?" Harry looked at Tom, a little surprised. They both knew what Tom was doing, but Tom didn't say anything, so Harry naturally pretended not to know. Tom never invited Harry to join him. circles.

But follow Tom to a little party?

The banquet that Tom can attend is definitely not just a "small banquet". If he goes with him, it is completely self-evident in what capacity.

It's just... why is Tom so sudden?

"There are very few people invited to the small banquet handed over by Patriarch Malfoy. I just want you to go with me." Tom explained.

Harry was taken aback.

During the war, Draco simply took charge of the family. However, regarding the inheritance of the family, those secret rooms, those rooms that are only open to the head of the family, have never been opened to Draco.

Until after the war...

Only then did Harry know that the so-called pure-blood family not only inherited the blood of wizards passed down from generation to generation, but also inherited the etiquette of wizards.

For the children of pure-blood families, there are two most important things in their life.

The first is the rite of passage.

This means that they will just step into the society and start to take responsibility for their own actions. They can marry wives and have children, and reproduce their own blood.

In the past, wizards came of age earlier than they do now, and circumstances created what wizarding society was like at the time.

The second is inheritance.

The retirement of the older generation and the control of the family by the newcomers means new vitality. They will bring a new future and a new tomorrow to the family.

Different from adults, young and frivolous, the world is so big, everyone acquiesces to the recklessness and curiosity of young people.

They explore the world, with awe or disdain or curiosity, experiencing many things and seeing many people.

And these youthful years must settle down from the moment they take over the family.

The sorcerer who has been honed more calmly by time has completely faded away. He is no longer that amazing young man at first glance, and people can no longer find the passionate flame in him.

However, this is just the precipitation of the years. From the moment the young man takes over the family, he is destined to experience a completely different life from the relaxed and comfortable life before.

The burden of the family, the temptation between people.

After experiencing the best side of the world, they always want to see the other side.

And if that patriarch has multiple children, the others will become offshoots, they will have their own development, and they will have their own future.

Whether it is taking over as the head of the family or becoming the head of a side branch, that is a very important thing.

Harry had the privilege of witnessing the complete ceremony of Draco's complete takeover of the Malfoy family, and he watched as Lucius, who had aged slightly from Voldemort's insane torture, took his own wand out of his snake-headed cane and handed it to the To Draco, he watched as Lucius pressed his wand between Draco's brows, speaking the ancient tongue.

That is the most sacred inheritance, the continuation of the bloodline.

Sometimes, pure-blood families aren't as outdated as they are made out to be.

At least they still carry some customs of wizards, and those customs that can no longer be seen in ordinary wizard families were once the most sacred in the entire wizarding world.

At least some people still remember, at least some people haven't forgotten.

Harry, who watched the whole ceremony, sighed so much at the time.

After all, many customs are no longer suitable for ordinary wizarding families, but Harry knows that these cumbersome etiquettes in the eyes of others will always be passed on.

And Harry had also seen the invitation list for that banquet.

There are less than thirty people.

Harry couldn't imagine how a banquet with less than thirty people could be held.

Later, it was the information that Hermione found—Draco was too busy at that time, barely touching the ground, and had no time to answer him, a Gryffindor who always had all kinds of questions—this kind of The oldest banquet can be traced back to the era of Merlin, prevailed in the era of the Big Four, and declined in modern times.

This kind of ancient banquet is a kind of inheritance of knowledge by the displaced wizards. I don’t know when it started. It is said that it was to pass on knowledge at the beginning. At that time, there was no paper, no words, and the only way to pass on knowledge They people.

So before the elders died, they pulled out their own memories and put them into the extremely simple ore at that time. The middle of the ore was hollowed out by the magic spell, and the top was a small cork.

The memories from the elders are stored in it, which contains the understanding of the world and the narration of knowledge.

It's just that people many years ago would not keep these memories well after all. These memories can only be stored for less than 20 years, which is enough for those who get them to learn.

Later, with the emergence of the tribe, this custom evolved into the fact that those who get the memory are the most valued children of the master, and have the right to get everything the master had before his death.

In the era of the Big Four, this custom has become a family inheritance, a ritual for the continuation of the family.

What the children get is no longer the ore loaded with memory, but to shoulder everything of the whole family.

And the simple ceremony has become a must witness and a contract.

Witnesses must be respected and not betray the family, and absolutely support the new master.

Later, this ceremony was annexed by the small banquet.

After the ceremony is completed, the new master will arrange a banquet, and what is being done has absolute power. In the era of the Big Four, such banquets are no longer limited to family banquets. They will also invite patriarchs of other families, which can be regarded as A declaration.

My family has a new Patriarch today, whether it is friendly or hostile in the future, with the change of Patriarch, there will be a new situation.

That's why there were very few people at Draco's succession ceremony.

Because those who are invited, no matter whether the relationship with the family is tense or not, in order to show respect, they will not bring any family members over.

But Tom said at this time that he would take him to the Malfoy family's banquet five days later?

"Even though Abraxas invited you, I don't think you should take me with you. It seems to be out of etiquette." As a friend, Tom would definitely not be invited, but Tom now has another identity, this Identity was the reason why the old Malfoy Patriarch let go.

But what about him?

He is just an ordinary person.

Draco didn’t invite many friends to the banquet. It’s not that Draco didn’t have other friends besides a few of them. The main reason is that the people who will be invited to the banquet will be distinguished. Naturally, there is no controversy about being a hero, but most of Draco's friends are Slytherins. If invited, it would be really embarrassing for a group of heirs to face their elders.

And Harry had no background in this world, and he couldn't think of a reason to go to the banquet with Tom.

"No, you are qualified." Tom looked at him with a chuckle. "Almost everyone has already determined that you are one of the only two remaining descendants of Slytherin."

Harry groaned in annoyance,

Damn Blake!

The author has something to say: I thought I couldn't catch up with today's update qaq I was pulled out early this morning and didn't come back until evening, I was exhausted qaq