Hogwarts in a parallel world

Chapter 55 Elena’s Birthday

Harry Potter and Celis Black arrived at the Krall family mansion at 1:1 in the morning on January 6st, and he was surprised to find that Hermione and Ron's family had also arrived.The other members of the Kral family all arrived at this grand but very quaint mansion in the early morning.

Krall Manor is built in the suburbs, with a rushing river to its south.Before summer, the entire manor will be covered with all kinds of wild flowers.A yew tree 20 meters high and more than 3 meters in diameter stands next to the villa.Lisa Kral's two brothers and a sister came as well, as did their children.The whole manor was buzzing with people, and there was no doubt that Irina Krall was the focus of everyone's attention.

Lisa greeted Sirius immediately after seeing Celis Black: "This bright silver winter cloak suits you very well.

"I really don't know what to wear. After all, this is the most comfortable Christmas your family has had in the past eight years. I can only wear what I think is the most suitable." Silis and Lisa held hands.

"We will have a lot of time to chat. Come on in and sit down. The snowstorm hasn't stopped yet." After Lisa said that, she led Harry and Celis inside.

The living room was noisy, and Winters was chatting with Slyer. He had a glass of lemonade in his hand, and Slyer was holding a small plate of barbecue.Aurora, Elsa, Hermione, Lydia, and Elena were saying this happily, but Aurora's expression was a little stiff.Elena's brothers were discussing things like the Triwizard Tournament with their cousins. What made Harry feel most relieved was that Dumbledore was also there.After about a few minutes——

"Now that the guests are all here, it's hard for me, an old man, to make any long speeches. Of course, I can be sure that everyone is definitely hungry. So - in order to celebrate Elena's regained health, let's Let's raise a glass together." Then, Dumbledore raised his glass high and drank it down.

"Happy 13th birthday to Irina Kral" everyone said in unison.

Elena blushed and said: "I can stand here healthy again without all of you. Thank you very much for your concern for me in the past 8 years." Then Elena followed Dumbledore and said A small drink was consumed in one gulp.

Lisa Kral knocked on the wine glass next to her, and the table was immediately filled with sumptuous food.The whole living room became crowded again.

"Winters, I can't believe you did that" Harry walked up to Winters.

"I couldn't have done it without Professor Dumbledore... My magic aggregate is covered with ancient runes, many of which I suspect were created by Professor Dumbledore himself" Winters now said to Dumbledore Very admired.

"That also shows that the magic power aggregate you summoned is strong enough to carry those powerful ancient and even super-ancient runes. It can completely explain what your own magic power is like." Slaer looked at Winter with admiration. Sri Lanka.

"What will happen if my magic aggregate cannot carry those runes?" Winters was a little curious.

Slyer: "If the rune represents fire, there will be a violent explosion. If the rune represents wind, it will be strong wind, and it may also bring ice slag. This is how many magical accidents come about."

"How about you, don't just talk about me - why don't you try this pudding? Orange flavor" Winters asked Harry.

"Of course - I? Don't mention how good it is, it's never been better." Harry took a piece of pudding, and after taking a bite, he found that it tasted very good.

"How are you? I heard you've been here for a few days." Harry put a variety of food on his plate, puddings, small pieces of roast beef and fish, and fruit.

"I just got home and was called over after Christmas dinner. Then I practiced dueling with Elena yesterday... How should I put it... Not used to it? I'm still used to staying in Colin Shield Town, with my Running around with friends." He had been looking forward to returning home since Irina had completely recovered, but Mary told Winters that Lisa very much hoped that they could not leave after January 1st.

"If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. There is no way around it - your magic aggregate can carry the runes written by Professor Dumbledore himself, which shows that your magic is very powerful." Slyer looked leisurely and contented.

"Do you really think it's my own magic and not the wand?" Winters' old habit returned.

"That's a good question - so why did the Elder Phoenix Feather Wand choose you instead of me?" Harry very much hoped that Winters could change his suspicion.

"Yeah, why choose you instead of me or Harry? You have to know that elderberry, as a material with powerful magic power, tends to choose wizards with powerful magic power. It is not because of the wand that you are powerful. But because of your strength, this wand chose you - your suspicion really needs to change." Slyer looked at Winters.

"You said you had a duel with Elena?" Harry changed the subject.

"Yes... what I said may be a bit exaggerated. But Elena is definitely the strongest opponent I have ever encountered. I tried various methods, but in the end it was probably because she was just recovering from a serious illness and her physical fitness was a bit weak. I barely managed to win. I could only defend and counterattack. As soon as I wanted to take the initiative to attack, I immediately fell into passivity." Winters thought about the process of his duel with Elena. He just had some advantages on the scene.

"If I remember correctly, when I first came here, you had been dueling for an hour." Slaer was still a little unbelievable.

"Then who won?" Harry asked in surprise. Slyer was not a person who liked exaggeration.

"It's a draw, I just had some advantages on the scene - my arm is still hurting now." Winters felt that the strain on his right arm was starting to attack again.

"Winters, a draw is a win. That silent spell without a trajectory is undefeable to me. Neither Professor Dumbledore nor the mysterious man knows the spell without a trajectory. This is Elena's talent. Can you It’s not easy to defend and launch a counterattack,” Slaer said immediately.

"Well...are you still dueling today?" Harry wanted to see the silent spell with no trace.

"I don't want to think about it anymore, my right arm... Oops... it hurts so much." Winters moved his right arm and immediately felt a terrible pain.

"Hmm... Team competition in the Duel Arena?... Well... Voluntary... I remember it was" Slyer looked at Harry and said, what can he expect from Hufflepuff now? Such a ranking no longer matters, Slyer doubts that the entire Hufflepuff can find anyone who can draw with Elena.

"Okay... Slyer, you did guess what I wanted to say - I don't want to meet Elena and be beaten to a score of 10:7 in 0 seconds," Harry said sincerely.

"Then can't I just give Malfoy a 7:0? Winters rubbed his right arm to relieve the pain.

"But what should I do if I meet Elena - at least I must lose with dignity." Harry was stubborn.

"You try the transformation spell and a tactical preemptive strike, that's what I do...although the effect is very average." Winters was also worried, what would he do if Gryffindor was really scored 0 points by Slytherin? Transfer to another hospital?

"At least Gryffindor can save some face with you, but Hufflepuff and Racklawn will be in dire straits." Slyer began to imagine 0 points.

"It depends on the grouping. Wouldn't it be good if I was in a group with Elena?" Winters thought that Dumbledore would definitely find a way.A sudden burst of laughter interrupted Winters, Harry, and Slyre's gathering.I saw Elena, Hermione, Lydia, and Elsa smiling happily.Ron stood next to them with a surprised look on his face.

"Ron, what's wrong with him?" Slyer asked doubtfully.

"I'll call him over" Harry didn't want to see his good brother make a fool of himself.

"It's crazy...It's crazy...Dueling for 6-8 hours every day" Ron kept mumbling to himself after being dragged over by Harry.

"What... 6-8 hours?" Harry couldn't believe his ears.

"Elena is making up for the past eight years... She usually stares at her wand in a daze. Sometimes I feel her resentment is about to burst out." Winters grinned.

"But Gryffindor is going to face an unprecedented defeat this time." Ron obviously didn't want to see Malfoy's arrogance.It didn't matter that Elena was arrogant. Ron was mentally convinced by Elena, but he really couldn't stand Malfoy.

"As long as Elena and I are assigned to the same group, nothing will happen." Winters had a feeling that Dumbledore would definitely find an excuse to put Elena and him into the same group.

"Hey...it's useless to think so much. The top priority is to enjoy life. God knows what will happen tomorrow?" Slaer said simply.

"Okay... I won't think about it for now... I can't beat him anyway. Living a serious life is much better than thinking about those troublesome things all day long." Ron had already looked away. The worst-case scenario was nothing more than being beaten. 7:0.

"Winters? Do you have time now?" It was Aurora's voice.

"My sister asked me to come over and we'll talk later," Winters said immediately to his friends.

"Ron, did you hear that correctly?" Harry couldn't help but ask. He really couldn't imagine the scene of the duel between Elena and Winters.

"Aurora told me personally, but...she seemed a little unhappy...I don't know why. Besides, it's impossible for Aurora to tell lies, I can feel it," Ron said firmly said.

"Judging from the situation of a group of four, Irina can defeat at least half of the Gryffindors by herself." Harry was very surprised.

"Maybe more... Theoretically, it is extremely difficult to defend against silent spells without traces. There is no good way except high-level transformation spells and tactical preemptive strikes. And Winters has already tried it, and the effect is very bad.

I was right there.Winters tried his best, but in the end he only had some advantage in the situation.After yesterday's fight, he was so tired that he lay down directly on the duel field. If Elena hadn't threatened to call Mary Eisen over.I have reason to believe that Winters probably slept directly on the field," Slyer said seriously.

After hearing this, Harry had only one thought: he hoped Winters could be in the same group as Elena.He really didn't want to be beaten so hard that he couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north and south.

"Aurora, what's wrong with you? You're so mysterious." Winters felt that his sister's expression was strange.

"Are you used to living here?" Aurora looked a little weird.

"I'm not used to it... Why do you think I'm getting used to it... Do you want to live here?" Winters was confused.

"No, of course not... I just... um... want to go home," Aurora denied immediately.

"It's like I don't want to go home. I haven't gotten together with my friends once during the holiday. I strained my arms just to practice dueling with Elena. Moreover, several of Elena's brothers live in In the warehouse...will they have no complaints?" Winters said novelly.

"Then when are we going home... I'm almost out of breath here. I feel uncomfortable all over, especially-" Aurora was interrupted by Klin.

"What are you two doing here if you're not going to the party? You two are the protagonists," Klin said happily.

"Hmm...we're talking about this mural, a snake wrapped around a tree? I've never seen anything like this before."Winters pointed to a mural on the wall that was 3 meters long and wide.There is a line of words at the bottom of this mural: Never retreat.

"This one... The World Snake wraps around the World Tree, but this tree is painted according to the yew tree. Do you think this painting is good-looking?" Klin was a little inexplicable. He never felt that this painting was good-looking, but instead It feels oppressive.

"No... I just haven't seen a painting made of silver and black... maybe purple and black. I'm just curious." Winters was trying to change the subject.

"I haven't seen it either. This painting has been in our family since I can remember. My brother and I don't like this painting, and neither do my parents." Klin frowned and looked at the strokes. , he had no idea what was so good about this painting.

The painting was incompatible with the atmosphere of the entire Kral estate.Even in winter, the Krall Manor is very lively. In the words of people around, when Christmas comes, the Krall Manor is noisier than the market.

The background of this mural is purple and black. A giant snake is wrapped around a world tree modeled on yew. The snake and the tree are both bright silver. The body of the giant snake is bent into a shape similar to a "W". .The style of this mural is indescribably weird and makes people feel uncomfortable.

Klin looked at the mural for a while, shook his head and said: "If I had my house, I wouldn't want a painting like this - by the way, if you feel uncomfortable living there, just say so, people should stay in their own place. Peace at home” and he left.

"I'm going to tell mom to go, I really don't want to stay any longer," Aurora said immediately after Klin walked for a while.

"But she's talking to Lisa, we just have to wait until they finish talking" Winters didn't want to embarrass Mary.

"Okay...if Elena asks you to practice dueling again, can you refuse?" Aurora suddenly asked inexplicably.

"My right arm has been strained. Her memory is not that bad... The questions you asked are so weird." Winters now really wanted to know what was in his sister's head.

"I just... you never learn how to reject someone. I just don't want the strain on your right arm to get worse." Aurora's eyes were wandering.

"Elena will not challenge me for a duel. The doctor here made it very clear. A moderate muscle strain will take three days to relieve. She was present at the time. You saw it." Winters felt that the conversation was getting more serious. It's getting more and more inexplicable.

"She is not a reasonable person. Have you forgotten about Karai?" Aurora said seriously.

"This is not the same thing. In my current state, let alone a high-intensity duel, I can't even do a moderate-intensity duel... You are so weird today." Winters became more and more confused.The pain in his right arm reminded him that it was time to apply ointment.

"Well... I'm just reminding you... It's nothing... I'm going to see my mother and see how her chat with Lisa Krall is going." Aurora waved her hand and walked away.

Winters looked at Aurora's retreating back, took out the ointment from his pocket and muttered: This is all inexplicable.

Winters awkwardly squeezed out the ointment with his left hand.The ointment is translucent, has a light mint smell, and feels very cool to the touch.

"Does your right arm still hurt?" Elena appeared behind Winters at some point, frightening Winters.

"You... you are always like this... Is your Animagus a snake? There is no sound at all." Winters kept taking deep breaths.

"I haven't learned Animagus yet. You overestimate me. Do you need me to help you apply medicine?" Elena asked.

Elena was wearing a purple-black cloak, and her black hair reflected the sunlight coming in.

"No, thank you - I'm not overestimating... You are the first person who can make me strain my arm muscles. As for missing home, of course I do - I'm definitely not talking about you. Your brothers are now sleeping in the warehouse due to poor hospitality. My mother is very sorry - it would be too much if we stay here all the time." The cool feeling brought by the ointment spreads from the surface of the body to the depths of the muscles. Winters couldn't help but grin.He found that the ointment had a different smell for no reason, a bit like the smell of sun-dried clothes, but it was erratic.

"But my brothers didn't feel much. On the contrary, they felt quite comfortable. They used to sleep in the warehouse, and it would be uncomfortable if you let them sleep in the bedroom." Elena smiled.

"Sleeping in a warehouse? Are you kidding?" Winters felt that Elena was talking nonsense.

"This mansion has been rebuilt. Do you have a misunderstanding about the scale of the last war? A war that affected half of the country, there is no way we can ignore it. My mother recalled that when she came back again, this house The place where it is located is a huge crater.”

"Then your brothers..." Winters couldn't think of what kind of weapon could blast such a big crater for a while.

"Sleeping in the warehouse was part of their childhood. I vaguely remember sleeping in the warehouse when I was a child," Irina recalled.

"I think the time of separation is coming soon. Your mother is here." Elena waved to Mary Eisen.

"Winters, do you miss home? If not, you can stay here until you go back to school," Mary said with a smile.

"Of course... I mean, isn't it uncomfortable for Elena's brothers to sleep in the warehouse? I can't keep occupying other people's bedrooms." Winters really didn't know what to say.

"It's nothing, their childhood is inseparable from the warehouse. If you plan to go home, I will ask my husband to take you back. You just need to tell me when you are ready to return." Lisa smiled happily, her face That gloomy situation is gone forever.

"If it's convenient for your husband, we're going to leave at noon. We really can't stay here forever. I personally think it's really shameful to occupy something that doesn't belong to you for a long time," Mary said politely.Jack Eisen was already dressed.

"Lisa, the blizzard has stopped. I don't think anyone wants to drive a car in the blizzard." Mr. Kral was already fully dressed.

"I welcome you to come back next Christmas. I think I ruined your Christmas," Elena said apologetically.

"There is no such thing as a waste. This should be the most meaningful Christmas my children have ever had. In addition to reading books, they spent the whole day playing around with their friends during Christmas." Mary looked at her children with dissatisfaction. child.

"Lisa, your brothers and sisters still need you to greet them. Don't worry, I will be fine. I am not afraid of the so-called Azkaban escapees." Mr. Kral looked at Lisa and said.

"Then be careful, don't act crazy like you did a few days ago," Lisa said to her husband.

The Winters family got into the car again, and Jack, Mary, and Mr. Kral chatted.Winters, Aurora, and Lydia were discussing which city the distant scenery was.

A few hours later, they arrived home.

"Please give us a call when you get back." Jack closed the car door.

"I will, you go back quickly," Mr. Kral said.

After watching Mr. Kral's car disappear, they returned to the house they had been away from for a long time.

Winters immediately relaxed as soon as he got home, as if he had been taking a test every day for the past seven days.

"It's better to have your own home." Winters sat down on the sofa and stretched.

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