A broken Hogwarts

Chapter 120 Family

"Ding-a-ling-ding-a-ling--"

The black wooden pendulum clock on the wall swayed with a small silver bell, and the clear and melodious sound of the alarm woke Owen up from his peaceful and dreamless sleep.

He opened his eyes in confusion, watching the curtains beside the bed gently roll up, and the alarm ringing in his ears stopped. The silver embroidered curtains automatically folded to both sides, letting the bright and soft morning sunlight shine on his pale cheeks.

superior.

Owen stretched out and accidentally knocked over Meleta who was sleeping on his chest. Meleta jumped up high with a "meow" sound, then shook her big furry ears and spoke with a bright golden tone.

Her eyes glared at him with resentment and helplessness, like an old mother looking at her useless and stupid son.

Owen hugged Melete and curled up into a ball like a lazy cat. He stroked the cat up and down, and then let go of the little guy with explosive hair.

He got up from the bed, put on a simple dark green silk robe, and stood in front of the mirror to straighten his hair. The little wizard in the mirror moved elegantly and calmly, but his bottomless black eyes were

As if leading to a lightless abyss, he blinked his eyes slowly, and the look in his eyes suddenly became clear and bright, and now he looked like a child.

Owen squinted at himself in the mirror and smiled, then quickly shook his right hand. A card flew out of his empty hand, spinning rapidly and knocking aside a wooden pole by the window, before falling aside.

On the table, the window opened in response, and the soothing breeze blew the curtains, bringing an elegant and charming floral fragrance.

The white roses surrounding Shafiq Manor are in full bloom, making this ancient manor seem to be immersed in a sea of ​​flowers, like a dream castle in a fairy tale.

Owen walked through the corridor filled with ancestral portraits and beautiful tapestries, and walked down the escalator to the restaurant on the first floor. Melete followed him with an elegant cat walk, raising her increasingly handsome little head high, moving nimbly.

The edge of the escalator's handrail jumped up and down.

"Good morning, Dad." Owen said hello as he sat down at the dining table and picked up an omelette and jam sandwich.

"Thank you, Wendy." Owen said as he picked up the box.

"Philosopher's Stone?" Albert spoke first. He held his forehead and wiped it on his face: "I admit, I was really scared. Owen, don't tell me you were robbing.

The treasure trove of a well-known alchemist master..."

"Of course, I hope you won't be too surprised when the time comes." Owen gently blinked his left eye and said with a mysterious smile.

Her pair of deep and quiet dark green eyes stared at Owen, and she said in a soothing tone: "I want to ask you what you think, whether you want to continue to develop independently, or directly use the banner of Shafiq."

"Let it take its course, no need to look after it anymore." Owen said casually, with a nonchalant expression, "I just did it on a whim, and I had no intention of developing it."

"I know, thank you." Owen smiled and narrowed his eyes. It feels good to be a simple child in front of his parents.

"Owen, you...really..." Albert suddenly waved his fist hard, with a smile on his face as if he wanted to eat a child, "What a great job! From Dumbledore and a group of people with evil intentions

In the hands of the wizard, the fishermen profit..."

"Great, can I see the surprise I've been dreaming about?" Albert raised his eyebrows.

"Oh? I want to see what you did inside." Albert casually took the box and raised his eyebrows.

"Wendy, has anything strange happened near the cave recently?" he asked calmly.

"I accidentally discovered this incident and accidentally got involved. So I designed the mechanism in the box and used it to get the Sorcerer's Stone in my hand." Owen said calmly with his fingers crossed on his chin.

"So what, Albert?" Ms. Adeline walked over slowly and leaned against the door and said with a smile. She was wearing a simple yet stylish dark blue velvet robe, and her shiny black curly hair hung naturally.

On the shoulders, it is elegant and calm with a charming charm.

Albert frowned tightly, as if he was enduring something. Adeline stared at Owen quietly, her beautiful dark green eyes reflecting a soft shimmer, like a quiet lake.

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"It's Wendy's honor to serve the young master!" The house elf bowed deeply with tears in her eyes, excited at Owen's polite "thank you".

"To put it simply, Nico Flamel discovered that someone was coveting his Philosopher's Stone, so he gave it to Dumbledore for safekeeping. Dumbledore placed the Philosopher's Stone in Hogwarts Castle for the purpose of luring the snake out of its hole.

"He introduced danger into the school." Owen said lightly, "The magical animals broke into the castle on Halloween and the subsequent fire in the Forbidden Forest were all the work of those who were attracted."

At this time, Ms. Adeline, who had always been silent, calmly said: "Are you sure Dumbledore won't have any means to track it?"

"It's actually a good idea to take this opportunity to clean up the manor. Last month I was supposed to have encountered a Boggart in a secret door on the second floor, but I couldn't find it anymore." Adeline said slowly, "

How many years has it been since we took a careful inventory of our home?”

"It's not a big deal. You know, Knockturn Alley has always been a mess. After all, there are many dark wizards living there." Adeline said unconcernedly, "There will always be some people trying out the depth of a newly opened store. We

I secretly helped you deal with several temptations."

"It seems like I can't hide anything from you." Owen said helplessly, "What happened?" He knew that if something hadn't happened, his parents wouldn't mention such a trivial matter to him.

After breakfast, while his parents were dealing with contraband at home, Owen snapped his fingers and summoned the house elf Wendy.

"You are very thoughtful." Albert sighed deeply, then showed an excited and proud smile, raised his hand and patted Irving on the shoulder, "Good job, but next time

Don't take any more risks, okay? My heart can't bear any more scares."

He watched the couple enter the suitcase, then sit quietly on the chair next to the desk, open an old spell book and wait. The levels in the box were basically no longer dangerous, and the remaining levels would definitely be difficult.

Not to mention the two of them, after all, they didn't think those levels were set by Dumbledore under Owen's psychological suggestion, so they treated it as inviting their parents to play a real-life escape room game.

Who doesn't want to live forever? People like Dumbledore who despise immortality are freaks.

"Bring it back." Owen nodded.

"Not really." Owen said slowly, then changed his words, "But the nature is similar."

"What about ungrateful means?" Owen raised his eyebrows.

"The Philosopher's Stone, you really brought back a big gift." He said with emotion, "Its value is probably more than the total wealth of our family. The elixir of life... This is really the most wonderful gift."

"Ah, I envy this state of sleep." Albert smiled and turned to look at Adeline, "Adeline, why did you get up so early today?"

"There's nothing unusual, Master!" Wendy said sharply, her voice always sounding flattered.

"Surprised?" Albert said with a smile, "I haven't been surprised for several years. Even last time the black market agent took the store's money and ran away, I just gently asked him to read "Forget" to him.

He cursed it and threw it into Azkaban."

"Really? The woman looking after the store is actually not bad." Albert smiled. He suddenly realized that there was an ambiguity in his words, so he coughed lightly and added: "My hands and feet are very clean, and I haven't had any evil thoughts or troubles on my body.

It’s also kept very clean, and it’s still worth cultivating.”

Ms. Adeline held the bright red magic stone tightly in her hand, and her face, which had always remained calm when the mountains collapsed, had a rare look of disbelief. Mr. Albert stared unabashedly.

His eyes and mouth were slightly open, looking at Owen as if he was sizing up an alien creature.

"That is not something that children should be exposed to." Albert said, "It is now a time of peace, and the law is a thing that can be used very well."

Owen was caught off guard and could only raise his hands to resist his father's ravage, but his strength was still too weak compared with an adult. After resisting to no avail, he began to let his father attack him.

While the dough is kneading.

Time passed by minute by second, and after almost thirty minutes, the couple left the suitcase, and then stared at Owen without saying a word.

"Want to come in and take a look?" He shook the box in his hand at his parents, smiling innocently.

"You participated in such a dangerous thing silently, and you didn't even know to tell us?" He suddenly stepped forward, gritted his teeth and rubbed Owen's hair hard, making his well-groomed and smooth black hair look like a ponytail.

A henhouse. "If something happens to you, what do you want me and your mother to do? Brat, have you forgotten that you are only in the first grade?"

"Owen, you opened a bookstore in Knockturn Alley?" Adeline suddenly said softly.

Adeline rubbed Owen's head lovingly, then gently pinched his pale face with her long white fingers, frowned slightly and said, "I think you should get more sun, Owen."

Owen endured the slightly cold fingertips pinching his cheek, and after a moment he hid aside, deftly avoiding his father's secretly extending paw, and said with a smile: "Of course, I quite like to bask in the sun.

"

Melete jumped into the box unwillingly and planned to join in the fun.

"Dad, didn't you say you haven't been surprised in many years?" Owen raised his eyebrows and joked with a smile.

"After getting it, I asked Wendy to hide the box together with the Philosopher's Stone in a cave for almost two months. Wendy kept watching during the process and did not find anything strange. Although Dumbledore was not excluded.

I found it secretly, but the possibility has been reduced to a minimum."

"Yeah, so when the shock suddenly came, I couldn't bear it even more." Albert said matter-of-factly.

"You all investigated clearly." Owen shook his head and smiled.

"You haven't forgotten to clean things at home, have you, Albert?" Adeline sat down and said in a slightly hoarse voice.

"I'll let Wendy bring it back later." Owen said with a smile and fed Melete a sausage.

"Understood, Master!" Wendy apparated away with a "pop" sound, but less than a minute later, she appeared on the spot with a burst of explosions, holding the black suitcase in her hand.

The Philosopher's Stone is of no use to him, at least not now. He is not short of money, and there is no need to consider the issue of immortality at the moment. After all, he is still a child, and he does not have the corresponding alchemy level to study the Philosopher's Stone.

, it is better to give it to parents who may need it more for safekeeping.

Owen took advantage of his father's moment to break free, rubbed his sore face and said, "I had a conversation with Dumbledore afterwards. Judging from his attitude, he didn't know that the Sorcerer's Stone was in my possession."

The method he used to leave the magic stone in his hand has been cracked. Without the magic spell arranged in advance, this powerful magical creation will be difficult to track by other means..."

Owen came to his parents' study stiffly, staying away from the house elf who had a slight psychological shadow on him.

Owen pursed his lips and smiled slowly: "In other words, as long as we hide it, no one else will know that the Sorcerer's Stone is in our hands. Of course, it doesn't matter even if Dumbledore finds it, it's a big deal.

Just return the Philosopher's Stone to him. Anyway, I didn't do anything bad at school. I only violated a few school rules."

"There is no way, we have to prevent you from being defrauded of money and sex by dark wizards..." Albert returned to his usual cynical state, and after receiving a sideways glance from Adeline, he quickly changed his words, "Ahem, lest you be deceived.

Kidnapping or something."

"Oh, I remember." Albert put the newspaper aside and rubbed his forehead with a headache, "The Ministry of Magic is planning to inspect magic items recently... Those people in the Department for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Magic Items are really busy. Why bother?

What? They work so hard and they won’t get a salary increase."

"To be honest, it's probably more than a hundred years ago. Maybe you can find something from hundreds of years ago in some secret room." Albert smiled and spread his hands, then looked at Owen who was eating seriously, "Owen, if

If you're going to need the suitcase for the Invisible Stretch Charm, hide it carefully from Ministry investigators - I don't want to do a lot of paperwork."

Mr. Albert was leisurely drinking a cup of morning tea, holding a copy of the Daily Prophet in his hand. He raised his head and glanced at Owen: "Good morning, Owen. Are you down so early? If you ask me, you should sleep well after the holiday.

Just take a nap, look at your mother still hasn’t gotten up yet..."

"I don't know what you have been through. Thank you for your hard work, Owen." Adeline bent down and looked directly into Owen's eyes, her tone was as gentle as the spring breeze, "Actually, you don't have to carry everything alone.

Your father and I will always be your strongest supporters, and we will always stand by your side."

She kissed Owen's cheek, her expression gentle but showing tenacity, just like her own character that was soft on the outside but strong on the inside.

Owen touched his cheek and smelled the elegant perfume on his mother's body. His cold and silent heart finally began to fluctuate briskly. He showed a sincere smile and said softly: "I understand."

He raised his eyes and saw that the bright red stone was casually placed on the table, quietly reflecting the clear light.

(End of chapter)