Draco Malfoy's nose was dripping with sweat, his nostrils were dilated with excitement, and his pale cheeks were slightly flushed. He had never heard such an exciting speech before. Professor Happ's performance was perfect, calm and unrestrained, and he was the ideal image of Slytherin in his mind.
Especially in front of everyone, he used some magic to make the fat guy faint.
Although he was called by Headmaster Dumbledore to be lectured after the funeral...
Draco stood next to a vertical flower tower with a white spire, secretly looking at a secluded corner, where Dumbledore and Professor Happ stood. Dumbledore had a serious expression, while Professor Happ smiled and explained something, and faintly heard a few words "...I just learned...the lesson recently..." On the other side
was a small group of people with an awkward atmosphere, his parents, Potter, Sirius Black, the pink-haired woman, Professor Lupin, the Weasleys, and Aunt Andromeda's family who had never been to the house before - most of these people could be related to the Malfoy family. He had long been accustomed to all kinds of relatives popping up, but unless his father deliberately introduced them, he would not pay attention.
The only exception was Aunt Andromeda. The scene of her quarrel with his mother when he was a child left a deep impression on him. Even after many years, he still remembered that there was such a person. Especially in the astronomy class, when the professor introduced Andromeda, he would also remember that he had an aunt with the same name. She was very similar to another aunt he had never met. Although his mother never mentioned her two sisters, he had seen their photos when they were young when he flipped through the album.
These three people were easy to distinguish. The eldest sister had a flamboyant and slightly mean personality and black curly hair; the second sister Andromeda had a blended light brown hair and gentler eyebrows and eyes, and the youngest was his mother, with long golden hair.
Draco looked up and down at the wizard next to Aunt Andromeda, looking at him with a scrutinizing look. Is this the Muggle wizard chosen by his aunt? He doesn't look very good... Blonde hair, big belly, except for a soothing voice that is gentle and patient enough, there is nothing outstanding.
"Draco, let's go!" Narcissa shouted at him angrily. A long-parted reunion is not always pleasant. The two sisters parted ways again. Draco hurriedly followed and the family left.
Soon, Felix and Dumbledore also ended their conversation. He walked over with a relaxed expression and found the Weasley couple who were planning to leave with Ron. He talked to them about the Weasley twins.
"I don't know if they told you that I promised to show them some new things during the summer vacation."
Mrs. Weasley looked a little embarrassed. She had always opposed the brothers making some prank items, but she didn't have any good way to do it. Besides, among the family members, except Percy, it was difficult for her to find supporters - only when she was angry, the whole family would support her unconditionally.
"Arthur -" She looked at her husband.
Mr. Weasley said with a straight face, "Oh, of course, of course, Fred and George mentioned it when Molly tried to beat their asses up - ahem! You know, the OWLs exam results," he touched his bald hair, "each got four certificates, which is not as many as his brother... Can I ask what it's about?" "It can
be understood as special social practice," Felix said, "I want to show them the factories, machinery, concepts and so on of the Muggle society. Coincidentally, my new company also has this need -"
"Can I participate?" Mr. Weasley asked immediately. Mrs. Weasley poked him with her elbow. He glanced at his wife guiltily, "Well, I mean... it's meaningful, Molly, I must admit that, it's good for Fred and George." Mrs. Weasley puffed up her chest
like a bullfrog, "Arthur, they still have two years to graduate. If they start seriously from now on..."
"Molly, you and I both know that they are not interested in this. We can't make decisions for them." Mr. Weasley insisted.
He left his address, "Professor Hepp, you are always welcome." He left with his family.
In the evening, LCA Building.
In the temporary office on the third floor, Felix met Severus Snape.
He sat on a swivel chair and turned his body gently. "So, the interview will be tomorrow, and you haven't prepared your own company yet?" There was a clear accusation in his words.
"The bunk has been bought, and there are building materials. I plan to build one myself." Felix sighed, "I've been busy reading books recently. It feels like walking into a treasure house. Everything I pick up is a treasure."
"Have you sent out your interview invitation?" "
Of course, I asked them to send it to Andes in the recruitment advertisement of LCA Building. In fact, it was received by Dobby. I found time to look through it. I have an impression of some people and it's easy to decide. Some people need you to work hard, Severus."
Snape showed a surprised expression, "You really want me to help you interview?"
"Oh, it's you and me."
Felix took out a silver pocket watch from his chest pocket, pressed the buckle, and the top cover flicked open. A sniff poked its head out from inside, and the pink nose kept twitching.
"This is... a Niffler."
"You can call her Valen." The Niffler climbed up his arm to Felix's shoulder and looked around alertly. Then it took out an Order of Merlin from its pocket, held it tightly, hung itself on Felix's body, and entered a beautiful dream.
"The Wizengamot will regret giving you the award when they see this." Snape said.
"True honor cannot be taken away." Felix said with a smile.
The next morning, the two stood in a wide open space in Diagon Alley. The previous buildings were flattened and replaced by piles of brick and stone materials. A small conical sand dune alone was as high as the two-story building next to it.
"What are you going to do?" Snape asked.
"Use magic to build a house." Felix said, and he stretched out his palm. Fine golden lines appeared on his hand, weaving continuously to form a somewhat illusory three-dimensional castle-like building. It was transparent. If you look at it with a magnifying glass, you can even see the layers of internal space divided inside, as well as the patterns carved on the huge supporting pillars. The spiral staircases connected various places, and the center of the hall went straight up. If a person stood here, he could directly see the huge ice crystal-like chandelier hanging from the top.
Felix threw the miniature building in his hand out, and it turned into a stream of light, landing in the center of the venue, and then quickly expanded and grew larger, occupying the originally ugly, gray-brown ground, and blooming with bright magic light.
People on the street stopped and pointed, and a young couple cast their surprised eyes here.
Felix waved his ebony wand, and the building materials piled on the ground melted like water. White marble, brown sand, gray pebbles... a vortex appeared on the ground, sucking everything in. Then the ground kept churning, and huge, turbid bubbles appeared.
"It reminds me of the scene of brewing potions." Snape said, hiding his true emotions.
Under their gaze, a building began to grow slowly upwards.
The illusory three-dimensional picture shone into reality. Various materials poked their heads out of the vortex like little snakes and were filled into the building that only existed in imagination. Layer by layer, from the bottom of the foundation, it stretched upwards. Finally, a 100-foot-high vertical castle appeared, exactly the same as the miniature model Felix had held before.
Every straight line and every pattern from bottom to top closed up upwards and inwards, staggered and orderly, forming a combined force, and finally gathered at the top of the entire building, pointing directly to the sky. From a distance, it looked like a sharp blade out of its sheath, which was terrifying.
A black stone tablet emerged from the ground, with a string of gilded words on it - the future world.
"Oh, and here are the seeds recommended by Professor Sprout,"
Felix said, carefully taking out two dark brown seeds from his pocket and throwing them at the door of the building. Under the effect of magic, they quickly sprouted and grew, sprouting branches, and twisted into ancient and heavy green steps that extended all the way to their feet.
"Severus, please allow me to introduce you solemnly." Felix smiled and politely extended his hand, "You are the first guest."