Elwyn could roughly guess what Elaine wanted to say to him. It was about her wanting to follow them again.
But he did not expect that Hermione and Gabriel were also in the house.
Hermione was sitting in a corner. She had divided the books in front of her into two big piles and was sorting them out.
Gabriel was lying on her bed, playing with the fluffy ginger cat Mount Crook with her fingers.
"How did you guys sneak out?" Elwyn asked, sitting next to Hermione.
"Lady Weasley probably forgot that she had asked Ginny to change the bed sheets with me yesterday!" Hermione said. She threw a copy of "Digital Divination and Graphics" on a pile of books, and "The Rise and Fall of Dark Magic" on another pile. "So there's nothing for me and Gabriel to do."
"Don't worry. The decorations are perfect now. There's no need to tidy up. My parents will love the Shack." Gabriel picked up Mount Crook and hugged it tightly in her arms. Then, she seemed a little puzzled. She whispered, "Strange. Why does it feel different from when I hugged it a few nights ago?"
Mount Crook grunted in dissatisfaction. It struggled and tried to escape, but it could not break free from Gabriel's passionate embrace.
Seeing its pitiful look, Elwyn could not help but shrink back.
If Gabriel knew that it was not Mount Crook that night, but him, it would be terrible!
But the other two people in the house knew. The most troublesome one was Elaine.
Sure enough, when Elwyn turned his head, he saw Elaine's "malicious" gaze.
"It feels different. Maybe it wasn't Mount Crook that you hugged to sleep that night, but a stray cat that broke in from outside! Hmph, it's definitely not a good cat to sneak into a girl's bedroom in the middle of the night. " She said slowly, revealing her two canine teeth, staring threateningly at Elwyn, "Don't let me meet that cat, or else I'll …"
"Stop, Elaine. Don't bite cats. It's unhygienic and cruel. Whether it's a wild cat or not, we should treat it better. It's wrong to abuse cats." Elwyn felt that what he had said was too ridiculous, so he quickly changed the topic. "Where's Lady Weasley? Didn't she ask you and Ginny to help in the kitchen? "
"She forgot to buy potatoes, so she went out with Hibiscus Chinensis to buy them. It's like she likes to eat potatoes." Elaine said, staring at Elwyn. "Ginny went to look for Harry. I wanted to go to the warehouse to look for you, but Hermione told me that you would come up later, so I waited here. I have something to say to you."
"If it's about going with us, the answer is no. Your uncle doesn't agree. I can't …"
"I'm already an adult. I don't have to go through his decisions. If he doesn't agree, I'll run away from home."
Elaine said as she moved closer to Elwyn, her lively burgundy eyes looking deeper.
She opened her mouth wide, as if she would bite Elwyn if he dared to say no.
Elwyn leaned back and quietly poked Hermione, asking her to help persuade Elaine. But he immediately retracted his hand: Hermione had dropped "The Monsters' Monster Book" on the ground. The book broke free from the leather belt that bound it and fiercely rushed forward. Elaine screamed and dodged to the side.
But she was still one step too late. "The Monsters' Monster Book" was biting the hem of Elaine's robe and drilling inside.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Hermione shouted and rushed over to help, trying to pull the book down.
Gabriel also came over to help, and Mount Crook took the opportunity to escape from her. It jumped onto the balcony and looked back at the messy people contemptuously. It cried out, as if it was saying "stupid humans", and then quietly scurried out.
By the time Elwyn tied "The Monsters' Monster Book" again, the house was already in a mess.
"I'm sorry, I just wanted to decide which books we should bring when we go out." Hermione said, carefully putting "The Monsters' Monster Book" on the table. "We don't need this book, but I'm not sure if we will encounter a lot of ancient Demonology. It's possible … Elwyn's Demonology is good, but to be safe, let's bring this book."
As she spoke, she threw a "Magic Alphabet" on the larger pile of books, and picked up "Hogwarts, A School History."
"Well, this book is also very practical. There are a lot of details about Hogwarts in it. Well, I think I'll bring" Hogwarts, A School History. "Although we're not going back to school anymore, if we don't bring it, I'm afraid it'll be inappropriate … By the way, what were you talking about just now?"
"I want to go with you!" Elaine said immediately. "I won't go back to my uncle's place alone."
"Okay!" Elwyn sighed. "Keresis doesn't agree with you going with us, but … Let me finish, Elaine. His orders are actually not important, because it's not like I've completely gotten my parents' consent. The key is you. Are you fully aware of what will happen if you go with us?"
"I'm very clear. I'm not afraid of death, and I'm prepared to fail." Elaine said. "Don't forget our family's responsibility. If Lord Voldemort intends to use the magic that he stole from our family, I have the right to stop him. Also, also, I'm your friend. You've helped me before, Elwyn, I want to help too … "
"Then count you in."
"I want to go too. I also want to fight against Lord Voldemort." Gabri suddenly said. "After my sister's wedding, I won't go back!"
"No, you have to go back to France." Elwyn said with a headache. "I'll say it again. We're not going on an outing. We're fighting against Lord Voldemort. This is not child's play. I know you don't lack courage and resolve, but you can't just throw your life away. You're too weak. Gabri, the most important thing for you now is to return to school and finish your studies. In fact, I think that the fewer people we bring to search for the Soul Vessel and Key, the better. This way, it'll be easier to hide and not be found by Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters. We can't fight them head-on. This is also why I didn't agree to let Sirius and Lupin join us. I hope you understand. "
Gabri pouted unhappily, but immediately cheered up as Elwyn agreed to let her participate in the discussion of their battle plan.
The few of them went upstairs to look for Ron. Just as they pushed the door open, they heard Ron shouting.
"I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning! Oh, it's you guys. "Ron saw them enter the room and said with a sigh of relief.
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