Jon didn't think that having a few more children was a last-minute decision, but he was only an eleven-year-old child. What could he decide?
Looking at the expectant eyes of his parents, Jon finally gave in under the gentle gazes of his aunt and grandmother, and Béla's curious gaze, and agreed to the request.
After all, the British population was relatively small. In order to not completely end the Wizard bloodline, having children was a big deal. He expressed his understanding.
As for living on his own … He could live at his grandmother's house. It was very close anyway.
"But when I start school, you will come to send me off, right?"
"Oh, of course." Mr. Smith nodded quickly. "We will send you and Béla to the station."
After all, he still wanted to see what Station 9 and 3 was like.
Jon nodded. Although he knew that non-parents of Wizard children might not be able to enter the station, in theory, his father was considered a dud. There were some differences between this world and the original, just like how the shops in Diagon Alley were not as shabby as described in the original.
After dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Smith took the air network back to Greenwich, but Jon stayed behind.
Béla Young was the happiest. She usually stayed in the manor alone during her holidays. There were no other Wizard family members living here, so there was no one to play with her.
Now that she had a cousin to accompany her, and he would be with her for the rest of the time, she was overjoyed.
However, Jon didn't want to play with Béla. Playing with a teenage girl would kill him.
"My dear sister, if you are really bored, why don't we discuss some things about magic with me? Tell me more about Hogwarts while you're at it. I'm sure we'll have a lot to talk about. "
His mind was filled with an entire "Harry Potter's Spell Collection".
But even if it was to practice magic, he didn't want to move today. After using the air network several times in a row and wandering around Diagon Alley for most of the day, his young body was really tired.
"Alright then, you go to sleep first."
Béla was sure that Jon was really tired, so she had to give up the plan of having fun tonight. "Then I'll teach you two simple spells tomorrow. Deal."
Chown nodded, and went to sleep in the guest room that had been set up.
…
Mr. Smith moved very quickly. When Jon woke up the next day, he heard the rumbling sound of machines outside.
"What's going on outside?"
He put on his clothes and walked to the corridor. Béla was leaning against the window, looking at the house that was under construction.
Due to the disappearance of the Wizard Bloodline, the magic barrier protecting the Smith Family's mansion had long since disappeared. The Mana within the mansion had also dissipated. Now, it was just an ordinary, small manor.
Since it was so old that it couldn't be lived in anymore, it naturally had to be renovated.
Jon looked away from the workers and suddenly saw Aunt Mei talking to an old man.
"Oh, that's the old housekeeper who looked after the house. He's old, so uncle gave him a sum of money and let him go back," Béla explained in a timely manner.
Jon then thought of another question. "Without a housekeeper, do I have to live in such a big house alone?"
"Not really. Grandma has prepared a big present for you. It's not really a present." Béla's voice was somewhat envious. "Part of the Smith Family's inheritance was with grandma, but she used it to exchange for some more precious materials. So this time, grandma bought you a house elf. Consider it a gift for your housekeeper."
House elf?
That was too big a gift!
Jon naturally didn't believe that it was because of the inheritance. A declining Wizard Family, whose Wizard Bloodline had become thin, had left behind a portion of their inheritance in the vault. Even if there was a lot left, it couldn't be that much.
It was probably because grandma cared about her little grandson that she spent a lot of money to buy a house elf. Jon didn't know how much a house elf was worth, but from the original book, the Weasley Family, as one of the twenty-eight Holy Clans, didn't have a single elf. So, it couldn't have been cheap.
Was this the feeling of being rich?
Suddenly inheriting a mansion and a vault — his grandmother was a rich woman — the little pure-blooded Wizard Jon Smith, who was about to become a student of the Hogwarts, felt very satisfied at this moment.
"By the way, did aunt say how long it'll take to renovate?"
Chown couldn't wait to move into his family's old house and meet his house-elf.
"It'll probably take three or four days. By the way, uncle also said that if you have any ideas about the renovation of the house, you can tell my mother and let the workers help you."
Jon nodded and turned to go downstairs to find his aunt.
"Hey, don't forget that we're going to play together this afternoon!"
Béla's shout came from behind, but Jon didn't turn around. He just waved his hand to indicate that he got it.
His mind was now full of house design. In his previous life, he couldn't afford a big house because he didn't have enough money, but he still looked at a lot of renovation designs. The lighting had to be good. He didn't like the feeling of darkness. That kind of room with insufficient light would hurt his eyesight. Just look at Dumbledore. The Wizard was also nearsighted.
He was also preparing to imitate the magic practice room in the Room of Everything Is Okay, and make a similar room to practice magic spells … The library couldn't be left out either. There had to be a place to store books and do research. He hadn't forgotten his goal of becoming a magic scholar.
It felt like buying books would cost a lot of money … It was better to buy a second-hand book. Who knows, maybe he'd be like a half-blood prince and gain something else.
With a lot on his mind, Jon told his aunt about his ideas. Mei Yang wasn't surprised by her nephew's novel ideas. This child often said things that were not appropriate for his age when he was young, so this was not surprising.
Besides, the owner of the house was still Jon. How it should be remodeled still depended on Jon's ideas.
"But the practice room you want may take some time to get done. That kind of room needs to be reinforced with magic. After the Muggle workers are done, I'll ask some Wizard to help you cast spells on the house."
Jon agreed. Most of the Wizard's houses needed to be reinforced with "Muggle Expulsion Spell" and other protective spells. He had read about this in the original work.
"It's best to get it done quickly. I still want to preview the magic I'll learn in the first grade before school starts."
Jon appropriately expressed his expectations for magic and school, which made Mei Yang even happier.
"Don't worry, I'll get it done as soon as possible. You can go and learn the first grade magic with your cousin. I think Béla will be very willing to tutor you."
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