HP's Foreign Land

The fireplace in the old house has a single function and has no other purpose except heating.Apparition and Apparation cannot be used directly near the old house, of course, you can use it if you want to, at your own risk.

Where is the old house of Sturluson?he does not know.

Heimdall had been there twice with Snow, and there was another attempt, but he couldn't figure out the exact location.The first time he went there, he was under seven years old, and shortly after he was adopted by the Sturlusson family, Snow took him there to say that he was recognizing his ancestors, but in fact, he took a circle outside the gloomy cemetery like ruins. Didn't touch the door.The second time he went home early due to physical discomfort, the first time he tried apparition he vomited.The third time was the "air accident" more than a year ago, which ended halfway. However, that accident allowed Heimdall to wander around the palace-like Malfoy Manor and eat and drink for free.

Apparition is very frustrating. It is said that wizards who try this magic for the first time are somewhat "faceless". The degree of paleness varies according to individual physical fitness.I don't know if it was to comfort him on purpose, but Snow praised Heimdall for just vomiting out his lunch, and those who were better than him could vomit out their stomachs.

Heimdall was speechless after listening for a long time, and Director Strulusson would not comfort people at all.

Rommel’s route home was basically the same as Snow’s. They both apparated to an uninhabited wilderness, and then walked for 10 minutes on foot...

The 10-minute journey is not difficult to walk, there is no need to cross mountains and rivers, and there are wilderness wonders for people to enjoy along the way.The rippling blue water of the lake, the green grass of different shades, walking on the path of criss-crossing paths and looking up from a distance, one or two dark brown broken walls can be seen, scattered alone on the vast plain that can't be seen at the end, with The ancient and old memories are left alone.

The old house of Strulusong is also among them. Unlike those relic-like broken bricks and tiles, it is complete and has not been erased by people's memory.

The old house has no gate, not even a wall or fence for isolation. A 10-minute hike is its barrier, and man-made barriers seem superfluous.It seems that this family is not worried about hidden dangers at all, and Heimdall, a "halfway monk", has nothing to say.

Leaving the gray-white trail and climbing up a raised hill, the old house stands at the top of the hill.The old house is not big, as inconspicuous as an old brick and wood house that has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is a little stronger than the broken bricks seen before.The taupe exterior wall looks rough and rough after being weathered. Not to mention the Louvre-like Malfoy Manor, even No. 57 Knockturn Lane is more upright and energetic than it.

In addition to word of mouth, writing and biography, history must be passed on through something. Not only must you remember yourself, but you must not forget future generations. Generation after generation, children and grandchildren have a long history.

Wizards always have a soft spot for old things, old clothes, old objects, old houses...

Rommel is not only the current patriarch of the entire Sturluson family, but also the head of the British branch.Heimdall once heard Snow say that their lineage is pure, traced back to the direct descendants of the first-generation patriarch.Speaking of which, Heimdall, a Sturluson who became a monk halfway, is even more legitimate than those collaterals with empty surnames.

I followed my father into the room, and everything I saw was covered with white cloth, and there was not a speck of dust on the ground.Heimdall didn't know how many house-elves lived in the old house. From the spotless floor under their bare feet, it could be seen that they didn't remember the old Strulusson's family training, at least they forgot them selectively.

The father and son left the small front hall and followed the doorways to the basement.For some unknown reason, the study in the old house was not located in a bright and spacious room, but had to be placed underground.

Rommel led Heimdall directly outside the dimly lit gallery where the portraits of his ancestors were hung. Today, he and his son planned to pay a formal visit to the ancestors.The entrance of the Gallery of Ancestors is an arched doorway, and a long and thin Corinthian stone column stands on each side of the doorway. The capitals of the columns are neither flowers nor spikes, but intertwined trees with luxuriant branches and leaves. They are exquisitely carved and lifelike. .This shape is imitated from the family crest of the Stulupine family. As long as you pay attention, you can find the decoration of the leaves and branches all over the whole old house, which is reflected in the subtleties.

The tree-shaped family crest reminds people of the World Tree in Norse mythology. After all, the Sturluson family originated in the remote and cold Scandinavia, and the Icelanders were the first to preserve the records of the myths. .

Through the doorway, you can see a brightly lit long space. Because there are no windows to borrow natural light, there is a long row of radiant crystal lights hanging from the ceiling.Heimdall is very knowledgeable. These crystal clear lamps are by no means fake glass lamps. Every drop of water and every snowflake is genuine natural crystal.It is not a modern light bulb that is used to emit light. Looking up, it is all white candles. (Interlude nonsense: According to brick experts, natural crystals have radiation, and the general public should be cautious)

In fact, the fire light from a candle is not duller than a light bulb. In the Muggle world, it requires a huge investment in the early stage and maintenance and storage in the later stage. Magic really saves money and trouble.

By the bright candlelight, Heimdall visually measured the distance between the corridors, which was about 100 meters.The left and right walls were covered with portraits of different sizes and shapes. The people in the portraits started to chatter when they saw someone coming in. It was more lively than the Muggle supermarkets in the downtown area.Heimdall was speechless secretly, their family is really full of children and grandchildren.

Before seeing the first portrait, the tall oval full-length mirrors guarding the entrance on the left and right walls shouted in dissatisfaction: "Where did you come from, dirty boy! Button up your clothes, and look at your collar!" There is a hem... My God, what is that, folds, young people nowadays are really..." The full-length mirror on the left did not finish picking, and the identical mirror on the right also screamed piercingly, and the gold-plated mirror frame frequently Flashing light, and the brother on the left: "God! Look at your hair! And those terrible shoes! Oh Merlin! It's still covered in mud! No way, I'm going to pass out..."

To be honest, Heimdall really wanted to see how the mirror fainted.

Rommel ignored them directly and pulled Heimdall to move on.

This was the first time Heimdall saw his ancestors. Thanks to the greatness and wonder of magic, he could not only see them, but even have a simple conversation with them.It is a pity that the ancestors of the previous generations could only speak Icelandic and could not communicate with them. Fortunately, Papa Rommel understood this language, otherwise we would have to stare at them.

As time went by, Heimdall was surprised to find that there was not a single ugly person in the Sturlusson family. He didn't deliberately find fault. less than.Especially the ancestors of the first five generations have high standards and strict requirements.Although the wives have different facial features and body shapes, they are all beautiful in their own way. The common point is that they are so charming that they are not like ordinary people. It makes the hearts of thousands of men sway and they cannot extricate themselves.

Could it be that the environment hundreds or even 1000 years ago was more nurturing, and the older wizards are getting uglier now?

In addition to this amazing discovery, there was another phenomenon that made Heimdall inexplicable, even a little panicked.The people in almost every portrait showed surprise the moment they saw him. Although they hid it well and kept silent, those eyes that hesitated to speak made Heimdall feel uncomfortable. The urge to run away.

Just when he was confused, Rommel took him and sat down on a long couch against the wall. The wooden frame was simple and elegant, and the lake blue fabric was embroidered with exquisite roses. flower branch.

When they sat down to talk, the corridor suddenly fell silent, as if the people in the portraits were silent and held their breath. For a while, only their father and son were heard in the entire corridor.

"How, how do you feel?" Rommel said.Although I only saw about half of the total number, I have a general impression that there should be one.

Heimdall murmured: "...aesthetic fatigue."

"What?" Rommel wanted him to repeat it aloud.

"To say something disrespectful, my eyes are tired." Heimdall sighed in a serious manner. "I've never been more eager to see an ordinary public face than I am now."

All the people in the surrounding portraits burst out laughing, this offspring is so interesting.Everyone has a love for beauty, no matter inside or outside the painting, it is always happy to hear others praise your appearance.

【Hey, kid, you should feel lucky. Looking at the entire magical world, there are not many families like ours that don't have an ugly family. 】The one yelling at Heimdall was a painting hanging on the wall directly opposite the couch. In the painting, the handsome guy with his legs crossed leisurely was old Sturluson's grandfather.According to Rommel, this man had made an appointment with his younger generations before he was alive, and after a hundred years, he would hang that handsome portrait in the Ancestors Gallery.It is estimated that this is the one in front of me.

Is this capital that can be used to show off?It's obvious that people are judged by appearances.Heimdall was speechless at his smugness.

Rommel said, "Do you know Veela?"

"You mean veela?"

Rommel raised the corner of his mouth.

Heimdall thought about it: "Could it be that our family has Veela blood?" That species was classified as a magical animal by the British Ministry of Magic. Does he have animal blood?

【Rommel, how can you compare that low-level stuff with Lusalka! 】Grandpa's grandpa shouted as if he was offended.

"Lusalka?" Heimdall heard it for the first time.

Rommel cast a respectful and apologetic look at his ancestors, and then said, "It's the water fairies, much older than Veela."

Old and new, goblins are also magical creatures - at least that's how the British Ministry of Magic classifies them.Heimdall slandered and didn't dare to speak out.

The shrewd Rommel saw the little Jiujiu in his stomach at a glance, and did not expose him.Rommel whispered close to Heimdall's ear: "It's all from the first five generations."

It dawned on Heimdall that the five "thrilling" beauties were ancient goblins. "Why did only the first five generations marry the demon, um, Lusalka?" Almost slipped the tongue.

Rommel pretended not to hear it, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "Actually, it should be the first six generations."

But Heimdall only saw portraits of couples from the first five generations.

"What about the sixth generation?" The sixth sense told him that maybe he shouldn't ask, so he said it carefully.

Rommel did not answer immediately.

【died! 】Grandpa's grandfather not only has a loud voice, but also has a smooth ear. The father and son were clearly whispering, but he listened to everything, and it meant that he was not afraid of anything.

Heimdall looked at the rectangular portrait on the opposite side in puzzlement: "Isn't this normal?" People who passed away hundreds of years ago can't die?

[It was a suicide, after killing his wife and son insanely. 】

Heimdall opened his mouth wide and looked at his father in disbelief. Rommel smiled at him without refuting, but only glanced at the portrait reproachfully.

Grandpa's grandpa snorted coldly: "Since he is a member of our family, we should tell him these scandals. There is a fart in covering up!"

This ancestor was truly a man of temperament.

"why?"

The ancestor grinned: [Why else, a lunatic. 】

The people in the surrounding portraits all showed righteous indignation. It seems that the sixth generation is really heinous and unpopular. Even after so many years in the past, future generations still whip and scold him, and even his portrait is unwilling to hang up.

"There is a saying that it is caused by Lusalka's blood." Rommel is not an impulsive person, and he has a more objective view on this matter. "It is a certain defect formed after the hybrid of goblins and humans. After years of accumulation, it will explode once an incentive appears."

Sounds like a mental illness. "Then the Strulusons..."

Rommel shook his head knowing what he was going to say: "Except for the sixth generation, no similar situation has occurred again, and since then, our family has never married a Lusalka wife. The blood line was cut off at the moment when he killed his son with his own hands. It is also certain that Lusarka became extinct at the end of the eighteenth century."

[The once-in-a-thousand-year genius recognized by the Stulusson family actually ended up like this, and he still died at the hands of his own father...not even 30 years old, so young...] Grandpa's grandfather passed away prematurely The honor of the family is not reconciled and mourned. [What's wrong with Yolf?Birth was not an option for him! ] Yolf?Is that Jolf?Heimdall was amazed.The first generation head of the laboratory research, the portrait is hung in the principal's gallery, together with the former principals of Durmstrang for the admiration and honor of future generations, there are countless remarkable deeds during his lifetime...

"Do you want to meet Jolf?"

Heimdall's sanity was awakened by his father's question. "Is he not here?"

"exist."

[Yes, yes, take him to see Yolf quickly! 】Grandpa's grandpa suddenly became excited for some reason.

Under the silent attention of the portraits, Rommel led Heimdall to the top of the corridor. Unlike other portraits, the left wall at the top is recessed into a space of about 6 square meters, forming an independent small room , Standing on the corridor and looking in the darkness, as soon as you enter the small room, your eyes will suddenly brighten up.

It was a bust portrait, the background was a room filled with the afterglow of the setting sun, the main character of the portrait was leaning against the window sill with his back to the visitor, and the scene in the distance was full of flowers and trees.

Rommel said with ease as if greeting an old friend: "Jorph, I brought my son to see you."

Yolf moved his arms, the black robe on his body made the ginger hair extra bright, his left hand rested on the edge of the window sill, the eagle-shaped ring on the ring finger reflected the dull copper-gold light. passed away.

After a while, Yolf turned around.

Heimdall opened his eyes wide.

The person in the painting took a few steps forward, and in the fleeting few seconds, Heimdall actually had a strange feeling of being instantly seen through.

[I heard Rommel say you many times. ] Yolf said. [Hello, Heimdall. 】Although the other party responded calmly with a smile, Heimdall felt awkward.

This is Yolf?A genius who is talked about by family members?Heimdall couldn't help sighing secretly: It's amazing, I actually look like the ancients hundreds of years ago.Although he is not yet an adult, and his eyebrows and eyes are not fully opened, anyone who has eyes can tell that he is about five or six points like the young man in the painting.

Heimdall looked up at Rommel, could this be why he was willing to adopt him?

PS

Although it will be mentioned in the article later, let’s explain it first, so that everyone can clarify some relationships.

The position of patriarch of the Strulusong family is not hereditary. Being the patriarch of Lao Tzu does not mean that the son will also be the patriarch. The position of patriarch is chosen by the elders of the clan.Therefore, there is no direct blood relationship between the patriarchs of the past dynasties, and even if there is, it is an isolated phenomenon.

The previous patriarch of Rommel was the father of Linde's twins' grandfather, the comrade who helped Rommel pay for prostitutes...