Platinum Working Guys at Hotel California

"Old Tonya! You are here!"

The man's excited loud voice interrupted Draco and Poppy's affectionate gaze.Poppy stood up almost immediately, wagging his tail enthusiastically and sniffing the man's trousers desperately, while Draco raised his head and looked at the person coming.

The door was opened by a muscular man of about 30 years old, with the tanned skin usually seen by the sea.He was wearing a soft leather fisherman hat that looked old, and the hat rope was tied obediently on his chin; he was wearing a pair of overalls with a gold and red plaid shirt on it, and the sleeves were rolled up to the elbows , revealing a strong forearm.There are rough marks on his face that have been eroded by the sea wind all year round, and there are some sunburns on his face.

The color of his shirt is really eye-catching.

That was the only thought on Draco's mind right now.

"Oh, Daniel! Good afternoon, didn't you go out to sea today?" Livia greeted the visitor obediently.

"Of course I have to go. But I heard that my old brother is back. Seeing that he is not in the game, I thought of coming here to look for him." Daniel took off his hat and casually kept it in his hand.

Old Tonya's reaction was much more enthusiastic. While Daniel was speaking, he had strode across the front desk, walked up to Daniel and gave him an intimate American hug.

"Hey, brother! Long time no see, haven't the fish you caught these days submerged your small fishing boat?" Old Tonya punched Daniel's shoulder hard.

Looking at Daniel taking a small step back, Draco could only be thankful that old Tonya didn't greet him in the same way.

"The real spring floods haven't come yet, and I can't wait for those little guys who came to lay eggs to overwhelm my boat." As if he was accustomed to old Tonya's excessive enthusiasm, Daniel rubbed his shoulders naturally, and smiled with him Continue to greet, "You have been visiting relatives for a long time this time! What good happened?"

"That grandniece of mine gave birth to a great-grandson for me!"

"Thank God! You know that there are not many old bachelors who can enjoy four generations living under the same roof. But..." Daniel looked at Bobby who didn't get attention and was chewing his trousers awkwardly, and asked, "This is the hometown you brought back specialty?"

"Yes, it's called Bobby, and now he's the janitor of the Little Livia Hotel! And Draco," Old Tonya introduced him to Daniel in a familiar tone as if he had known Draco for a long time, "I Think you've heard? This is little Livia's new friend."

"It's also the front desk of our hotel." Livia was obviously very proud of having the first employee in her life, and she quickly added: "I hired him!"

Looking at Livia's proud face, Draco choked like swallowing a large spoonful of pea puree.

He thought that after the magic power was restored, it was necessary for him to give everyone who knew him here a beating and forgetting, so as to obliterate the fact that Malfoy had worked under the Muggles.

"Of course I've heard. In this small town, a little English boy is pretty big news." Daniel winked at Draco and smiled.

I'm not a "little boy"!

Draco refuted in his heart, but still smiled politely on the surface.He walked up to Daniel and bowed his head politely: "Hi, sir, my name is Draco Malfoy, nice to meet you."

"I'm Daniel Bubaji. As you can see, Livia and I have always talked casually. You can also call me Daniel directly. If I remember correctly, we met once before."

Draco took Daniel's outstretched right hand, itching a little from the thin calluses on his palm and the tip of his index finger.

"Okay, Daniel, but I'm afraid I can't remember where we met before?"

"At the beach a few days ago! Did you forget, I gave you a fat fish that was alive and kicking."

"...I think I remembered." It turned out that he was the idiot who caused him to be slapped in the face by the fish's tail and made him smell like fish!

"Daniel is the best fisherman we have here, and his fishing skills are as amazing as the fish he smokes." Livia told Draco with a smile.

"Speaking of smoked fish, that's why I came here." Daniel patted old Tonya on the shoulder, "Brother, the herring you asked me to smoke last time has been stored in my house for a long time! If you don't take it away , I can’t help but eat it all by myself.”

"Oh! That's great! Daniel's brand smoked herring!" Old Tonya instantly turned into a glutton, and couldn't wait to push Daniel's shoulder, expressing that he was going to Daniel's house to take the smoked fish away.

"I can't let you take it all by yourself, Livia can also get some." Daniel said with a smile.

"Daniel, you are so kind!" Livia gave Daniel a big hug, and kicked away Bobby who gave up her trousers and began to think about biting Daniel's hat, "But, I think I have to help Bobby now. Take a shower. It doesn't look clean, and a decent hotel can't allow dog lice. Can I ask Draco to get it for me?"

"No!" Refuting Livia seemed to have become a habit, and Draco spoke before Daniel.

"Or do you want to help Poppy with a bath?"

Draco looked at the stupid face of the black dog, and silently surrendered.Daniel and Old Tonya, who were watching the interaction between the two children, looked at each other and smiled.

Daniel's home is on the other side of the bay, and to get there needs to go through most of the town.

So thanks to the very popular and enthusiastic Daniel and old Tonya, Draco greeted almost everyone he met - the owner of the tailor shop, the youngest son of the tailor shop, the old man of the grocery store, and the school principal. Mrs.... There is also a man who runs a wine cellar and invites Draco to have a drink in his wine cellar, because his wine is very good.

"They come from the best wine regions in the world!"

"CHATE AUPéTRUS?" Draco asked with raised eyebrows.

"What?" The wine cellar owner looked puzzled.

Well, you can't expect a commoner Muggle in America to understand French.

Draco pouted helplessly, and was about to give a rare and kind explanation when he heard Daniel's voice.

"He's talking about Chateau Petru, the one in France." Daniel shrugged, and then answered Draco, "No, it's just local wine."

"Hey! California is the best wine producing region in the United States!" The wine cellar owner retorted with a blushing face.

Although the owner of the wine cellar's pride in California red wine puzzled Draco just like the sunny smiling faces of everyone in the town, at least after more than ten days of coming here, he finally knew that this town was originally There are various shops, schools and daytime haunts.So what's up with the situation where you hardly see anyone else near Livia's house?Did the Muggle girl really know of the existence of the others?

Obviously, he ignored his ladylike status of not leaving the house all day long, and also ignored that Livia usually spent a long time going out to buy groceries every day.

"This used to be a fishing village. There are too many hidden reefs in the sea near Livia's house, and the fishermen live on the other side." The only regular visitor of Livia's house explained to Draco in this way: "It's a bit far from the town center , besides us, generally only the children will pass.”

So Livia, who kept the hotel there, and her Muggle relatives, had their brains full of Achnatherum splendens.

Draco raised his chin and arrogantly followed behind the two, slandering him.

Stopping and stopping like this, when they finally reached the bay where Daniel's house was located, the sun had already set.

As Daniel said, almost all the fishermen in the town live here. There are several large and small fishing boats parked in the bay, and some fishermen have just returned from the sea and are tying their cables to the iron rings on the reefs on the shore. .The golden-red sunset sprinkled down, dyeing everything in color.Under such a halo, the beach, sea surface and fishing boats seem to be no longer cold dead things, but have the vitality of temperature.

It was the first time Draco had seen such a scene.

The seagulls were creaking and making noise, skimming the sea in groups; the waves of the sea were beating rhythmically against the rocks, and the sound of clattering sounded like the breath of the sea; the children were holding the small wooden guns that their father made for them , playing war games, arguing loudly about who should be the general.And their father, this group of mediocre Muggles, was doing their own thing, whispering about the harvest of going to sea.

A mother walked over with her child in her arms and beckoned her husband to come home for dinner.The gentle affection on her face reminded Draco of Narcissa, and at this moment, the uncontrollable strong yearning made his eyes almost red.

The group of people in front of them, their identities, their manners, and even the topics they talked about were all things that Draco despised before.But right now, under this tender and warm sunset, all this brought back Draco's tenderest memories.The stability and happiness of these Muggles made Draco even more lonely. If he had the ability to Apparate now, he would definitely go back to that remote hotel without hesitation, so that he could escape from this beautiful place. Dazzling scene.

"How is it?" Daniel looked at Draco who was a little lost, and asked him with a smile, "The bay under the sunset is amazing!"

"Of course!" Old Tonya laughed heartily, and the white beard on his mouth trembled again, "Who can deny it! Our town is so beautiful! I have to work hard for another 30 years to protect her well Just do it!"

"Come on, old man," Daniel patted old Tonya on the shoulder, "Compared to this, you should hurry up and find an old lady to end your singleness!"

The chatter and laughter of the two caught the attention of the fishermen, and they raised their hands to say hello to the two.Daniel and old Tonya walked among the fishermen, a woman with chestnut hair came over and took Daniel's arm affectionately.They chatted happily, and soon broke into a ball of laughter.

Draco stood where he was, with a cold expression, watching all this silently.After a while, he turned his head away and said softly:

"Sure enough, golden red is the most disgusting."

"Hey! Draco! What are you doing there? Hurry up!" Old Tony yelled.

Merlin, that old Muggle's voice is almost like a magnifying charm.

Draco pouted, but walked obediently towards Old Tonya.

"This little boy is called Draco, and he is Livia's new friend," Daniel introduced Draco.

"Good day, gentlemen." Draco raised his chin habitually, tolerantly forgiving the phrase "little boy" - at least his suffix is ​​not "Livia's new employee", isn't it?

"You live at that little girl's house?" A fisherman frowned, showing a thoughtful expression, "It's that... um... that..." He seemed to be trying to come up with an adjective to describe Livia, but the pair It doesn't seem easy for him.

"That's the girl with the red hair?" said the other fisherman. "Or the red-haired one? Anyway, a pretty little girl, isn't she?"

"I think Livia will be extremely honored by your compliment, sir." Draco said in a perfunctory official tone, but secretly laughed at Livia's inconspicuousness—people here don't even care about her face. I can't remember.

Draco's aristocratic tone drew a chuckle from the chestnut-haired woman, she blinked her big sea blue eyes playfully, and stretched out her hand to Draco with a smile——

"Hey, little gentleman, I'm Helen."

"It's an honor to meet you, beautiful lady." Draco bent down and gave Helen a hand kiss. "Please allow me to introduce myself to you again. My name is Draco Malfoy."

"It's an honor to meet you too, charming little gentleman." Helen smiled even more happily.

"Oh, British!" The fishermen on the side laughed loudly, "Daniel, you have to be careful, don't let Helen be fascinated by other men!"

"It seems that I should be careful, so I plan to take this charming kid away."

"It's not too late, Daniel and I are going to go out to sea together." Old Tonya told Draco.

"so?"

"You come too."

Until he stood on the deck, Draco still maintained his flushed face, not even the cool sea breeze and the charming sea in front of him could calm him down a bit.

Who can tell him how these two people have such great strength?They practically hoisted themselves onto the boat—with his repeated statement that he wanted to leave first.

"Hey, don't be angry, little boy. Look, what a charming moment, don't waste this beautiful sea breeze!" Daniel suppressed a smile, looking at the dissatisfied Draco.

"I think I've made my wishes clear enough! I'm not interested in going out to sea in a shabby little fishing boat!"

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have bothered you to go back and be alone with Livia."

"What?" Draco became even angrier when he heard the words, "Alone? With that m..." Swallowing the "Muggle" that almost blurted out, Draco clenched his lips angrily.

"Or are you mad at me for interrupting your conversation with Helen? Hey, boy, that's my girlfriend. Do you want to fight me? Use the English way?" Daniel continued to tease.

For duels, I only use the wizard's way!

Draco retorted inwardly.But since he didn't have a wand now, let alone magic power, he decided to protest with silence.It's a pity that his protest was just a child's cute awkwardness in the eyes of the two adults, so even old Tonya joined in the team of teasing.

"Go ahead if you like it! Draco! I support you! Squeeze that annoying Daniel out of Helen's bed and turn him into a poor old bachelor!"

=Draco=+ Draco, you have to hold back!

"Hahaha, little boy, your awkward expression is so funny."

"Don't call me a boy!!!!!!"

The two nasty adults laughed again, but soon they couldn't laugh anymore.

The weather on the sea seems to have always been unpredictable, and its mystery is comparable to Dumbledore's age, the whereabouts of Voldemort's nose, and Snape's shampoo brand.All in all, it's windy.

The violent shaking of the fishing boat almost caused Draco to fall to his stomach, and he blurted out: "Merlin! I told you not to go to sea!"

"Oh my God."

Daniel and Old Tobia wailed, one rushed to the mast to control the sails, and the other frantically turned off the motor.

"It's bad if the motor chokes. Damn, why is it suddenly windy?"

"It's all right, old Tobias, it's no big deal! Draco, open the drain!"

"What? Drain door?" Draco gritted his teeth and repeated the never-heard pronunciation viciously, "How do I know this damn drain door is—"

A huge wave hit, the fishing boat was thrown high and then fell, Draco slipped——

"careful!"

Daniel rushed forward quickly, trying to grab Draco, but he had already fallen off the low railing on the deck.

"Draco—"

Draco was instantly surrounded by the cold sea water, and at the same time, he felt a familiar force——

...It's magic fluctuations!

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London Hogwarts

"So they're already on the move?" Dumbledore asked.

"I think I made it very clear that they can't wait to fix the disappearing cabinet tomorrow so they can come and take your life." Snape said bitterly.

"They chose Blaise? But that kid wasn't a Death Eater, and neither was her mother."

"But he is now."

"No, Severus, he was just being seduced." Dumbledore shoved a bunch of cockroaches into his mouth, and immediately put on a relaxed expression, as if what they were discussing was not a big deal.Swallowing the candy, Dumbledore looked at Snape with a smile, and continued, "Just like you, he will wake up when he realizes the truth of the matter."

"I thought the sugar just rotted your teeth, but I didn't expect it to rot your brain?" Snape gritted his teeth and said, "We are now discussing how to deal with this assassination plan, and the immortal Blaise Zabi Ni!"

"Oh, yes, yes, I know." Dumbledore smiled reassuringly to Snape: "But you have to let me think about it, you know I'm old enough to be a bit dull sometimes."

"...give me the answer as soon as possible."

Snape didn't want to entangle with Dumbledore any more, he coldly dropped the blunt words, and walked out of the principal's office without looking back.

It wasn't until Snape's figure completely disappeared behind the door that Dumbledore took off the fake smile on his face.He exposed his left hand hidden in his sleeve——due to backlash, it had completely turned into a scorched black terror.

Dumbledore looked at this hand for a long time, with an unpredictable look on his face.

The storm is coming, and he needs to make some preparations.

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