"Knock knock knock …"
Lockhart, who did not enter through the wall like a normal ghost, pretended to knock on the door with his hand. The sound of knocking on the door caused the female fans outside to laugh uncontrollably.
Nancy glanced at Allen cautiously. Seeing that he did not object with a smile, she walked over and opened the door.
Lockhart shook his head. His blonde curly hair appeared to be lighter due to his ghostly state, as though it was swaying along with his movement. He revealed a bright smile, "Hi, Nancy. I heard that Principal Harris is here … Erm, Miss Cleavat …"
Ravenclaw's new ghost saw the female Aura who graduated from Ravenclaw and shivered. He even forgot to greet the principal.
"Yes, Mr. Lockhart." Nancy stepped aside and allowed Lockhart to enter. At the same time, she looked at the witches who were whispering and giggling outside the door. There was even a female ghost among them. She pursed her lips. After Lockhart entered completely, she immediately closed the door and shut the chattering behind the door.
However, just as Nancy turned around, she saw Allen staring at her. She immediately held her hand in embarrassment.
Lockhart came back to his senses. He immediately put on a very enthusiastic look. He, who had a habit of not shaking hands, bowed slightly to Allen and Penello. "Principal Harris, Miss Krivat, hello … I heard from others that Principal Harris is here, so I immediately rushed over …"
"Mr. Gidro, it seems that you didn't hear that I'm here too?" Penello noticed the ghost's expression just now. She crossed her arms, "Aren't you Ravenclaw's new ghost? Why are you hanging around the primary school every day?"
"It's okay, Penello. If Lockhart can wander around, maybe the ghosts will also develop the habit of not staying at the Hogwarts' headquarters." Allen extended his hand and made an inviting gesture to ease the other party's awkwardness.
Lockhart immediately sat on the seat next to Allen and Nancy. He then posed as if he was really sitting on it.
"Mr. Gidro, you haven't forgotten what I've repeatedly emphasized to you before, right? Don't guide Little Patricia in magic now … "Penello frowned again when she saw Lockhart's friendly attitude. After saying that, she added another reason," I'm teaching her now. The learning plan I've arranged for her is a series, so she can't break the schedule. "
Allen noticed that although Penello's tone was still a little stiff, and she probably didn't notice it herself, her tone was gentler than usual, probably because she had mistakenly killed Lockhart and little Patricia. She even explained a little more than usual.
"Penello, Gidro didn't teach Patricia magic … But he still has some famous spells, right?" Nancy raised a smile. After such a long time of adaptation, she also knew about Lockhart's former reputation. Even so, she still thought that Lockhart was a hero after being saved by the other party.
"That's not bad …" Allen touched his chin. "When Penello's teaching is on the right track, I think you can at least teach Patricia the technique of the Amnesia Spell, Lockhart."
"And the arm repair!" The little girl emphasized in a childish voice, "It can remove the bad guys' bones."
"That won't do!" Penello said sternly, "You've read so many books, so you should know that this is used to heal people! You're very talented, so it won't have the same effect as him when you use it! "
Lockhart shook his pearl-white curly blond hair a little awkwardly, "But it did help me to deal with a lot of Death Eaters when I was escaping …"
Seeing the ghost's awkwardness, Nancy changed the topic for him, "Principal Harris, is there anything you need to tell us today? Is there a new arrangement in the primary school curriculum? "
"Oh, it's not about the primary school." Allen was a little satisfied to be able to skip the small talk and cut to the chase, "Recently, I have a magic experiment with Loina … Miss Ravenclaw." Allen noticed Penello's expression and called him by his full name. Then he said with a serious face, "We can talk about the details later. Anyway, maybe I can let people like Squawk, who can't cast spells, gain the ability to cast spells …"
"Oh, then … I hope you can succeed?" Nancy responded, a little confused. After being in the magic world for so long, she had heard of Squawk. Her colleagues once said that the gatekeeper at the Hogwarts School, Mr. Filch, was a Squawk. However, Nancy's understanding of Squawk was shallow. She only knew that Squawk was born in a wizard family, but he couldn't use magic, so she couldn't connect the dots.
"Ravenclaw's long hair!" Lockhart didn't react at first, but now, he was so shocked that he couldn't care less about maintaining his cool demeanor. He floated up from his chair and said, "Principal Harris, you're saying that you and Madam Ravenclaw can bestow spells to Squawk?!"
"Theoretically speaking, that's the case." Allen nodded to confirm, but out of caution, he didn't like to say anything definite.
After getting confirmation, Lockhart's face was full of excitement. When he noticed Nancy's expression, he shouted with an expression that no one had seen before, "Nancy! Little Patricia can cast spells and become a wizard because of her bloodline inheritance! At least one of her ancestors must be a wizard! If her inheritance comes from your side … Although you're not born in a wizard family, in terms of bloodline, you're a Squawk! "
"Mom, I know! You may be able to use magic like me! " Little Patricia also reacted. She jumped over from Penello's side and went to her mother's side. With a happy face, she imitated Lockhart's shouting. She was good at theoretical knowledge, and after hearing Lockhart's explanation, she understood the whole story. During this period of time, she already knew that her mother was different from her, so it was inevitable that she felt a little lonely. But after hearing this news, she was especially happy.
Nancy finally understood. The cup in her hand fell on the table, and the tea in it splashed out. Her voice was trembling. "Thank you, Principal Harris. Thank you and Miss Ravenclaw for your kindness …"
Ever since this woman from the Netherlands came to the magic world, she had seen the various spells of wizards and lived directly in the Floating City, which represented the most advanced magic world. She knew how terrifying the wizards' abilities were. She finally understood that the reason why they were locked up in that dark, hellish place was because they weren't sorcerers. That was why the dark sorcerers treated them like livestock.
Such an unforgettable ordeal made her stay in a safe place like the Floating City. Although the other wizard parents treated her very well, the indelible uneasiness in her heart had always made her worried and anxious. Even though she knew that wizards born in Muggle would be discriminated against because of this, but after seeing the Harris family's attitude towards bloodlines and the excellence of Hermione Granger and Penello, she of course cherished the opportunity provided by Allen very much.
And Nancy knew very well that she could not come up with any decent bargaining chips in exchange. Even her current job, house, and protection were more because her daughter was Penello's apprentice. So she simply put herself in a position that was enough to directly express her gratitude for the gift.
"Actually, the possibility of you being a dud is not very high. I didn't sense any mana from you before … Of course, to be safe, I think it's still necessary to do a test. Perhaps it's because your mana is too thin." Allen did not ask about the daughter's father's private matters. He reached out his hand to Nancy, then paused for a moment and retracted it. He gave Penello an inquiring look. "Penello, come over and help me with the test?"
"Okay." Penello on the side seemed to be prepared. He was very satisfied with Allen's choice. He grabbed Nancy's hand first and said in a somewhat cold voice, "It will only hurt a little. It's about the same as when you do a blood test in the hospital."
Nancy hurriedly nodded to indicate that she was fine. Beads of blood emerged from her fingertips and flew into the air. While Penello was controlling the beads of blood, little Patricia immediately came over and took out some medicine that only Auros were qualified to use from the small pouch that her mentor had given her. She applied it on her mother's wound.
Penello's slender fingers injected magic into the drop of blood, but the drop of bright red blood floated quietly in the air without a trace of magic reaction.
This made the originally expectant smile on Lockhart's face disappear. He could not help but turn his head away, not wanting to see Nancy's disappointed expression after the rekindling of hope. This situation did not change, obviously, Nancy did not have the bloodline to cast spells. Little Patricia inherited the bloodline from her father.
The room fell into a temporary silence. Nancy's gaze swept across the disappointed faces of Lockhart and her daughter. Being familiar with their expressions, she suppressed the disappointment rising in her heart and shook her head as if she could get rid of the feeling of falling from a high place. She forced herself to smile and comfort everyone. "Patricia, don't look like that. It's nothing. I don't know magic anyway. Although it's really a pity, I won't force it. It's good to get this ability, but if I don't get it, it's just the same as my current life … "
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