snake catcher

Mel slept soundly this time, without even having a dream.When she awoke, the sun was already in the west.Mel squinted and put on her glasses, grabbed her watch and saw that it was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

Mel's whole body trembled, and the anger came up.

She jumped up, grabbed the dressing gown on the hanger, put it on, and rushed out angrily.

"Master, you're awake!" Mimi greeted softly beside her.

"Well! You are waiting for Mimi here!" Mel pulled his face, opened the door and went out. He pulled the door of his father's room with a 'bang', but he was not there.So he rushed to Joey's room again, opened the door roughly, and angrily blamed his father and Joey, who were both there, "Why didn't you wake me up?"

"Mel!" Mr. Dalton had never yelled at her in such a stern voice, and with a serious expression on his face.This made Mel calm down for a moment.When I woke up, my breath disappeared.

"What's wrong?" Only then did she realize that her father was sitting next to Joey, who was lying on the bed.This is an incredible thing in normal times, because Joey regards the housekeeping rules more than life.He would never do such a disrespectful thing in front of his father.

"You still say!" Father glared at her, "What did you bring back? Look at Joey!"

"Uh, oh!" Mel hurried forward to check Joey's condition carefully.

Joey was lying on the bed in a crisp suit, his eyes were round and staring at her, his hands were held in a very weird position, one hand was raised from the elbow, the wrist turned outward .One hand is in a half-clenched fist, stretched forward.Mel knew why she felt this gesture was so familiar, it was usually Joey knocking on her door with breakfast.And now he was lying on the bed, maintaining this position without moving. Mel stepped forward and squeezed Joey's arm as hard as a rock.

Sure enough, he was hit by the petrification curse.Mel felt relieved, "Dad, Joey is fine, I'll go find Mimi and help him break the spell."

Looking at Mel, Mr. Dalton nodded gloomyly without saying a word.

Mel left quickly, and stuck out her tongue secretly after going out.

When I found Mimi, she was cleaning the room, and Mel stopped her, "Mimi, you don't need to clean the room, this is a hotel, and someone will come to clean it." Then she explained to Mimi in detail why they I'm going to live in someone else's house, why do others clean the house they live in.

Mel opened the door and looked outside, but there was no one in the corridor.Turning around, she said to Mimi, "Mimi, follow me quietly."

They came to Joey's room cautiously and walked in.

"Mimi, did you cast a petrification spell on Joey?" Mel asked, pointing at Joey.

"Yes, master, Mimi has already warned him because you said not to be disturbed by others, but he kept knocking on the door, and Mimi was very angry. So I cast a spell on him and told him to shut up!" At this point Mimi was still angry.

Mel lowered his head in frustration, and ordered Mimi weakly, "Mimi, let Joey be exposed to the magic spell!"

"Yes, master!" Mimi replied softly.Then, with his index finger on Joey's body, Joey shouted "Oh my God!" and moved his stiff arm, and Mr. Dalton himself convinced him to get up.

"Are you okay? Old man!" Mr. Dalton asked with concern.

"Sir, it's all right, this is really amazing. I can't move when my whole body is numb. It's amazing!" Joey waved his stiff hands excitedly. Servant!

It is estimated that Dad would be very happy if he was petrified this time.

Sure enough, Mr. Dalton's expression became subtle. There was both relaxation after seeing Joey doing nothing, and mixed with complicated envy.

"Dad, Joey, I'm sorry!" Mel quickly took the initiative to admit her mistake, and then she honestly explained what she learned when she went to the castle last night, and explained the special nature of the house elf. , Joey magnanimously said he didn't mind.But my father was not good at talking this time. He told Mel that he would keep her in confinement for a week.

Before she could finish Mimi was crying again, thinking she was the one who got Mel punished, that she was a bad house-elf, and banged her head on the bedside table, scaring Dad and Joey to death.After Mimi calmed down, Mr. Dalton's face turned red embarrassingly.It was the first time he had seen a creature with such delicate nerves at his age.I don't want to mention the matter of Mel's confinement, so I quickly changed the topic.

"Mel, you said that the castle is to prevent ordinary people from entering, can we go in?"

"This—" Mel couldn't answer, and looked at Mimi, "Mimi, can dad go in?"

"Yes, master!" Mimi calmed down and replied softly. "Anyone who has the blood of the Dalton family can enter."

"What about Joey?" Looking at Joey's longing eyes, Mel asked quickly, "He can't enter, but, master, you can write him an invitation letter. When he gets the invitation letter, the magic contract Once established, he will be able to enter."

"Do you have to use parchment?"

"Yes, only parchment."

"Really? That's great! Joey, you wait for me to write you an invitation." After Mel finished speaking, he immediately rushed to her room, took out the parchment and wrote the invitation.

By the time everything was done, it was already 3:[-].Mel urged his father and Joey to leave quickly, because the Dalton family knew that Mel was a wizard and only his father and Joey (and Mel also thought that the fewer people who knew, the better), so this time Joey ordered to follow The servant who came with them was on standby at the hotel.

Joey drove Mel and Mr. Dalton to the castle together.Mimi had already apparated and went to the castle to wait for them.

The car stopped shortly after turning onto the path. The road was too narrow. They stopped the car and stepped into the wet and soft swamp.Stumbled along the way and finally came to the front of the castle.

"Oh my! It's amazing!" exclaimed Mr. Dalton.

This castle is indeed worthy of his admiration, Mel looked at the castle in front of him.In daylight, she can clearly observe every detail of it, it is built with big black rocks, the whole castle is dark, five stories high, the strangest thing is that it only has three black rocks Huge towers, one to the east, one to the west, and one to the north.The northern one is tallest, twice as tall as the other two towers.

It has a rugged exterior, as if the reef was too hard to smooth it out.From a distance, it looks like a cake house made of dark chocolate.

Mimi was already waiting for them at the door.They entered the castle and followed the elf up and down around the castle.

This castle is very strong, and it has strong defensive magic, and it is big enough. It has not been lived by wizards for more than 150 years, so not many people know it. The most important thing is that it also carries a house elf.

A bold idea formed in Mel's mind, and this idea became more and more clear, rampaging in Mel's brain.Her heart also jumped up, and her face flushed with excitement.

Yes, that's it, that's it.Doing so can not only plot against Voldemort, but also help Dumbledore.That's it.

"These furniture are all rotten! Sir, we can't live here!" Joey said to Mr. Dalton with regret after the visit.

"Mimi, you can clean!" Mimi retorted sharply, not allowing Joey to question her ability. "In the past, Mimi didn't clean because there was no order from the master. Now that the master is back, Mimi will Provide a familiar and comfortable environment for the owner.”

"You plan to keep these broken furniture for Mr. and Miss Dalton." Joey glanced at Mimi with contempt. In his professional field, he would not give up an inch.

"I, I—" Mimi began to sob, "Mimi doesn't have Galleons anymore, it was gone 100 years ago, and the Galleons given by the master have long been used up. Mimi can't help it, master."

"Okay, Joey, Mimi!" Mel interrupted their argument.

Turning to her father, she looked at her seriously, "Father wants to talk to you alone!" Then, leaving Mimi and Joey staring at her there.

Joey didn't know what Mel said to Mr. Dalton, but after Mr. Dalton walked out of the room, he kept frowning, and then left Miss Mel there, and brought him and the servants back to London .Another thing that surprised Joey was that all the items that came with them were gone, which they had prepared for the summer in Heinburg.

Mrs. Dalma and others in the small town also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, these people did not find the Devil's Castle, otherwise the tragic thing would be released again.The town returned to its former tranquility.They didn't realize at all that the little girl who came didn't go back with her!