Bonnie the witch sized up Allen hesitantly. She frowned and tried to identify him carefully. Her slightly sunken eyes widened as if she wanted to see through the person in front of her.
"You're Allen Harris?!" Fear and astonishment surfaced in Bonnie's heart at the same time. Alerted, she took two steps back, as if she could see the person in front of her more clearly. "How come you don't look old at all?! Your skin and hair … "
"Thank you, Bonnie." Alan smiled, trying to ease the other party's fear. He knew that the other party was not only shocked by his youthful face, but also his attire and the magic he had just cast. However, he had no intention of explaining too much to the other party.
"Allen Harris!" Bonnie turned around abruptly and found her usually steady principal walking over quickly, her golden magic robe fluttering behind her.
Helga Hufflepuff stopped in front of them. Bonnie saluted her, breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly left.
Hufflepuff stared at Allen for a moment, which made the already guilty Allen feel uneasy. He could not help but sigh. Hufflepuff was already a little old, but she had put on some weight. Her figure made the wrinkles on her face less obvious, but her somewhat withered hair still left traces of age.
Helga grabbed Allen and dragged him into the castle without any explanation. "You've been corroded by negative energy. Come with me to check first, then we'll talk about other things."
Allen, who was passively led away, looked at Hufflepuff and did not say anything. Their conversation was not suitable to be carried out in public, but he was very touched. She clearly had some complaints about him, but after seeing his condition, she still cared about his health first.
Hufflepuff dragged Allen to the principal's office. Compared to Allen's era, the current principal's office was too simple and crude. Hufflepuff had obviously built a kitchen in the attic behind the office desk. Many house-elves were busy inside after hearing Hufflepuff's orders.
Hufflepuff walked to the desk and waved her wand, wanting to give Allen a full body check.
"I'm fine, Helga. It's just some side effects from studying magic with Loina recently. It's not a big deal to my health," Allen quickly stopped her.
Still worried, after examining Allen for a while, she finally confirmed that Allen's complexion had faded a little and did not really affect his bodily functions. Hufflepuff breathed a sigh of relief. She gave Allen a warm hug, which made the male wizard a little uncomfortable. She then forced a smile at him. "You seem to have scared Bonnie. These powers will more or less affect your personality and emotions. You should be more careful in the future. Don't indulge in them and let the powers control you. Don't just listen to the arrangements of that heartless Raven."
Alan was a little embarrassed when the other party mentioned his lover. "You know, Loina wants to show you the results of her research … Although she didn't say it, you know that she has always treated you as the friend she cares about the most. As for the situation in the Underworld … She and I don't want you to do nothing …"
"What's the use of research results?! Helena has already turned into a ghost in her best years, and she still dares to fake her death to avoid responsibility. She's always like a child who can't grow up, so willful! If I didn't send her food, I think she would've starved to death while studying magic and forget about everything else! " It would've been fine if Ravenclaw was not mentioned, but Hufflepuff seemed to explode when she was mentioned, just like what Allen saw in the kitchen. "And you, you know that you don't have much time left and can't accompany that Raven, but you actually gave birth to Helena with her. She's not responsible, but you're not? I thought you were a mature boy … Poor Helena, that child didn't even see her father until she died. How pitiful! And you can't see her now! "
Hufflepuff's eyes turned red as she realized that she had lost her composure. She even looked a little guilty when she faced Allen. "I don't blame you, dear." Hufflepuff, in turn, began to comfort Ellen. "Knowing that your daughter has become like this, I'm sure you don't feel good. After all, with the Time Turner there, you can't control the time you leave — it's all that Raven's fault! "
Hufflepuff directed the wine and fried beef balls to fly to the table. The wine bottle automatically poured Allen a glass of wine. Allen quickly picked up the wine glass and clinked it with the golden glass that Hufflepuff was holding, which was later made into a soul vessel by Lord Voldemort. He took a sip and pretended to ignore the fried two-headed beef balls cooked by the elves at home. Apparently, Hufflepuff had misunderstood that Allen, who had won the fried beef ball eating competition, liked to eat these things …
After chatting for a while, Allen gently swirled the wine glass in his hand. His heart was filled with guilt. Hufflepuff didn't blame him. Instead, it made him feel even worse. He realized that Hufflepuff had misunderstood him and thought that he didn't know anything. Furthermore, Ravenclaw didn't explain much to her. It seemed that he had taken the responsibility himself.
"Allen, when I mentioned Helena just now, it seems that you know about her existence. But do you know what the Raven did to your daughter?" Hufflepuff looked at Allen sympathetically. She told Allen about Helena's experience. "This is also why I'm so angry with Rona. I understand her concern for death, but she actually deliberately killed her own daughter. After so many years of grooming, she actually made her willing to become a spirit … This is too cruel. Even if this is her way of loving, Rona should not have made this choice for the unborn Helena without her knowledge … At least she should have told the poor girl and let her choose … Sob … Poor Helena still thinks that she angered her mother to death and is guarding her statue in the lounge …"
Allen felt his face burning. Listening to Hufflepuff's statement and accusations against Ravenclaw, he felt that he could not let Ravenclaw bear the blame alone. Besides, he would feel even more guilty if he kept secrets from a loyal friend like Hufflepuff. After all, Allen still had a bottom line in his heart. At least to a true friend, Allen felt that he had to be honest with Hufflepuff.
Allen forced himself to take a few deep breaths. After the sobbing Hufflepuff calmed down a little, he mustered his courage and tried to finish his story in one breath. "Helga … I'm sorry. I know about Rona's arrangement for Helena … You know that I came from the future. In my era, these things have already happened. I know about Helena's experience and I agree with Rona's approach. We are ensuring that the future will not change … "
After a while, Hufflepuff snapped back to reality and glared at Allen. "You two are a pair of bastard parents!"
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