Chapter 43: The Wei Wei Silai Manor

After Zhang Qiu left, Harry's life didn't change much. He was still trying to tutor Ivy, "Just like Zhang Qiu said, the stupid bird flies first." Harry always quoted strange Chinese idioms, and Ivy always seemed a bit dismissive.

After another week or so, Tang Dun welcomed an unexpected but reasonable guest, Luo En Wei Wei Silai.

Luo En came with his dad. They drove an old green Ford car, which looked out of place in the garage full of luxury cars.

When Harry saw Luo En in the living room, he was really taken aback. He had grown much taller after a summer vacation, and he had a lot of muscles on his body, looking full of power. Moreover, his temperament had also changed greatly. When Luo En saw Harry, he was very excited. For a few moments, Harry felt he was a bit like Neville.

"Harry, did you read my letter?" Luo En stood up and asked.

"No, to be honest. Something happened around me. At first, all letters were intercepted. Later, although communication was restored, I was worried about a conspiracy, so I didn't dare to open them."

"Yes." Arthur took over the conversation. "This is exactly why we came. McGonagall proposed that she hoped I would come to take you to school, because the Mysterious Person is very likely to set up a conspiracy on the way."

"Alright, I can talk to you face to face later. A lot of things happened this summer. Oh, when we get home, I can also introduce my sister to you, as long as you also introduce yours." Luo En made a joke.

"Alright." Harry also smiled, and then introduced, "This is Ivy Crowley, my sister, and also a new student at Hogwarts this year. Ivy, this strong boy is a good friend I met at school, Luo En Wei Wei Silai, and this gentleman is Luo En's father, Arthur."

Ivy greeted everyone very politely. They exchanged pleasantries, and then came to the reception room to start a formal conversation.

Luo En looked like he had a belly full of words, but what Arthur wanted to say was obviously more important. This somewhat thin, bald wizard introduced his plan.

In response to Luo En's strong request, Arthur invited Harry to spend the last few days of the summer vacation at their house. When the new term started, he would take a day off, drive this modified Muggle car, and send Harry and Luo En directly to school. And Ivy was an unexpected new student. Arthur didn't want to break the tradition of Hogwarts, but also thought it would be very dangerous for Ivy to set off from Tang Dun by herself. So he decided to invite Ivy to go to the Wei Wei Silai house together, and when school started, Luo En's mother and brother would escort the two little first-year girls to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.

After finishing the business, Luo En couldn't wait to speak: "Harry, there is a guest at my house. You must not be able to guess who he is."

"I did read the initial letter, an American, right?"

"That's right, and he will be our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for the new term. I have already previewed it in advance, look at my muscles!"

"Really amazing." Harry looked at Luo En with envy. Since he started coming into contact with magic, his physical exercise had been completely shelved, and he looked a bit thin by comparison.

"His name is Tang Tang Nade Fontroy, it is said that he is a famous American Auror." Luo En continued, "He said I have the bloodline of the Knights of the Round Table, and also said I have a chance to open the legendary secret realm!"

"Knights of the Round Table?" Harry asked in confusion. "But, the ancestor of our wizards should be Merlin."

"You can ask him face to face about this." Luo En didn't say it very clearly either. He turned and said again, "Harry, I will fight the Mysterious Person for you, until death!"

Harry felt a bit uncomfortable. He hesitated and asked: "What's wrong, why say such things suddenly?"

Luo En said seriously: "This is a ritual magic taught by Tang Tang Nade. As long as you, the Savior, are willing to accept my allegiance, then my knight bloodline will be further activated, and my potential can be better exerted."

"I really don't know what kind of stuff that American taught..." Harry muttered while saying, "Actually, Luo En, you don't have to be an enemy of the Mysterious Person, this is too dangerous..."

"No." Arthur interrupted. "Our Wei Wei Silai family is against the Mysterious Person, and it was like this when he ravaged for the first time."

In Harry's thoughtful gaze, Arthur said softly, "Luo En will fight the Mysterious Person to the end no matter what, which is consistent with you."

"Alright, although I don't know how this works." Harry muttered. "However, I am very happy that you are willing to fight side by side with me, my good friend."

After Harry finished these words, nothing happened to Luo En. He scratched his head and said, "Perhaps the matter of knight talent needs Professor Fontroy to check it personally."

They chatted for a few more words, and then Butler Carson knocked on the door and said the dinner was ready. The Wei Wei Silai father and son had dinner at Tang Dun, and then Arthur promised to stay for one night, wait for Harry and Ivy to pack their things slowly, and set off immediately after breakfast the next day.

Although Harry had a lot to say to Luo En, Carson, in order to maintain the dignity of the manor, was not very willing to let the guest and Young Master Harry sleep in the same bed. He repeatedly emphasized that two tidy guest rooms had been cleaned up. Finally, after they chatted in the reception room for an hour or two, Luo En went to the guest room to rest with some regret, while Harry went back to check if there was any omission in the luggage packed by Bates.

The next day, when the four went to the garage to get the car, Harry found Luo En a bit unhappy. After the car flew up, he seemed to be happy again, and started introducing his sister Jin Ni in front of Harry and Ivy, hoping that Ivy and her could become good friends.

When Luo En finished talking about Tang Tang Nade and his training plan, and was about to talk about his nephew Trigger and the Lovegood family across the mountain, the car arrived.

The Wei Wei Silai house should have been a large stone house, but rooms had been added, several stories high, and winding. Harry's shallow physical knowledge reminded him that such a strange structure must have been built with magic. Four or five chimneys stood on the red roof, and an asymmetrical sign stood on the ground by the door, with "The Burrow" written on it.

"Are we here?" Harry said. "This is the Wei Wei Silai Manor, right?"

Luo En's face was a bit red, and he whispered: "This is not a manor..."

"You own a large piece of land, have a garden and lawn, are adjacent to forests and mountains, are very quiet, and have a large house with a unique style. In my opinion, this meets all the elements of a manor." Harry said seriously.

"What a novel point of view." Arthur laughed. "It's just that we use the lawn to grow vegetables and raise chickens, right?"

"That's right." Luo En also laughed. "Mom always likes these practical things. Actually, our family also has servants, but they are old ghouls and little gnomes. This is very magical, isn't it?"

"Cool." Harry said. "So the aristocrats in the magical world are like this."

Luo En blushed again, but he remembered that the Weasleys were also one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, and also inherited the bloodline of the Knights of the Round Table (as Tang Tang Nade said), so he puffed out his chest and added: "And Mom added an Undetectable Extension Charm to the house. You will find out, it's bigger inside than outside."

Harry smiled, and pointed to the sign again and said: "And this 'The Burrow', I remember Zhang Qiu said that in the Heavenly Dynasty, only aristocrats and poets with high moral character are qualified to call their house a 'humble room'. Luo En, do you have poets in your family?"

"Perhaps it's Paxi." Luo En said. "Paxi's grades are very good. If someone understands poetry..."

"It's Fred and George." Arthur said. "They can always say some interesting and philosophical words."

At this time, the door of The Burrow opened, and Mrs. Wei Wei Silai led her little daughter Jin Ni out. Mrs. Wei Wei Silai was a bit plump and looked very kind, while Jin Ni was a bit shy.

"Ah, Molly!" Arthur greeted. "I brought the children here."

"This is really lively." Mrs. Wei Wei Silai said. "Who is this cute little girl?"

"I am Harry's sister, my name is Ivy Crowley." Ivy introduced herself generously. "I also received a Hogwarts admission notice this year, so Mr. Wei Wei Silai suggested I come along."

"That's really great." Mrs. Wei Wei Silai nodded. "Welcome."

Perhaps Ivy set a good example, and Jin Ni, who had a red face, also plucked up the courage, stepped forward and said: "Y, you, hello. I am Jin Ni Wei Wei Silai, Luo En told me a lot about you, you are really amazing."

Harry could hear that she was greeting him, and responded with a smile: "Thank you, Jin Ni."

Jin Ni's face was even redder, but she didn't have time to organize the next sentence before she was led into the house again.

The interior of The Burrow was indeed larger than the outside, but it was still a bit narrow and crowded. The Weasleys had a lot of strange magical furniture, plus they had seven children, which made the remaining space in the whole house very limited. Harry looked up at the rugged stairs and asked: "What about the Professor Fontroy you mentioned? I am quite curious about him."

Luo En scratched his head and said: "He and his nephew lived in the Leaky Cauldron at first, and later went to the Lovegood house, just across the mountain. When I set off to pick you up, he said he could give me two days off and continue tutoring tomorrow."

"Lovegood?" Harry subconsciously glanced at the window, but this window didn't face the mountain.

"It's another wizard family." Luo En said. "The people in their family are all a bit crazy."

"Why do you say that?"

"You'll know after reading the magazine he edits." Luo En said. "Oh yes, I have a lot in my room, follow me."

Luo En's room was on the fifth floor, and with his current height, he almost touched the roof. There were a lot of things in Luo En's room, fish tanks full of tadpoles on the windowsill, his pet fat rat Scabbers, a lot of magic books and comic books piled in the corner, and a thick stack of magazines and newspapers, and even the walls were covered with posters of Quidditch teams.

Harry picked up a copy of "The Quibbler," and on the cover was a handsome man, with the headline "Gilderoy Lockhart Persecuted."

"This is the magazine I mentioned, you might not think there is a problem." Luo En said, "But if you match it with the Daily Prophet of the current issue, it will look especially absurd."

Luo En handed over a newspaper, which used a similar header, but the headline was "Plagiarist Writer Gilderoy Lockhart Arrested in the US." ===== CHAPTER 44 =====