Chapter 10 It's Time to Show the Real Technique
Luckily, Neville and the others finally got home before sunrise. A faint red glow appeared on the eastern horizon, and Fred lowered the car a bit, and Neville could clearly see the dark pattern of fields and clusters of trees.
"It's kind of familiar. β
Neville looked at the land beneath his feet, and it always felt as if he had seen them before, especially the mountain in the distance, and the cylindrical house on it, which looked like a chess piece, was almost exactly the same as the one in Luna's house.
"We're a little outside the village," said George, "and Ottery St. Cachpol ......."
"Huh?"
Hearing the name of the village, Neville finally remembered something, such as the fact that he had come to a village called Autri-St. Cachpol by himself according to the address more than a month ago, and had lived here for half a month after that.
The reason why this kind of thing happened is not that the world is too small, but that there are too few wizards, and those who choose to live together will be gathered together. In this small village, in addition to Ron and Luna, Cedric Diggory of the Diggory family is also Neville's mentor, and is said to be the next Hufflepuff prefect.
In addition to this village, Harry's hometown, Godric's Hollow, where his parents used to live, is also home to many wizards, and was originally the birthplace of Godric Gryffindor, one of the four founders of Hogwarts, from which it was later named.
It is worth mentioning that the current Headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore, also lived there, as did the graves of his mother and sister.
The car flew lower and lower, and a red sun had already emerged among the trees.
"Landing!"
Fred shouted, and the car shook slightly, touching the ground. They landed next to a dilapidated garage surrounded by a small yard.
Unlike the increasingly modern buildings of ordinary people, wizards' preferences seem to be stuck in a few hundred years ago. Ron's house, which used to look like a big stone pigsty, was later built here and there, and it was as high as a few stories, crooked, as if it had been built by magic.
There are four or five chimneys on the roof of the red house, and a sign diagonally placed in front of the house reads "Burrow". There were some high-top leather boots thrown at the gate, and a rusty crucible, and a few fat brown chickens pecked at the yard.
It has to be said that this is a very rustic building, and the builders have unique ingenuity and use magic to complete this project that would never be possible under normal circumstances.
Well, in the eyes of ordinary people, this is the humble house that standard rural people lived in before they got out of poverty, so the sign in front of the door may not be a humble word.
"Not so good. β
Ron said that he had always thought that things in his house were terrible, but in Harry's eyes, this strange house was much better than the prison on Privet Road......
"It's amazing. β
Harry was happy to say that it was great that he could stay here until school started. Unfortunately, his words didn't sound credible to Ron, so he looked back at Neville.
"Well, that's good. β
After all, Neville had grown up in the wizarding world, and he hadn't seen any storms and waves, but he wasn't as ***** as Harry. Compared with Luna's house, this house is not bad, but the environment is a bit poor, and it will definitely look much better if it can be planned neatly.
I don't know if it's because of his own characteristics, Neville found that his teammates were rarely reliable, for example, he had always thought that Ron and his two older brothers had been authorized by the family to pick up Harry in a flying car, but when Mrs. Weasley came out, he suddenly felt like he was in a thief's car.
[I'm so stupid, I really ......]
Ron's face turned green, and his eyes were staring straight in the direction of the house. Looking in that direction, Mrs. Weasley walked briskly from the other side of the yard, and the chickens scattered in all directions. It is amazing that such a fat, kind woman as she can look so much like a tiger with sharp teeth.
"Ahh β
"Oh my God. β
Fred and George looked like they were loveless, which made Neville and Harry very speechless, it turns out that you are not old drivers at all, and the speed of friendship is really overturned.
Mrs. Weasley stopped in front of them, crossed over her waist, scrutinizing the guilty faces one by one. She wears a printed apron and a wand in her pocket.
"Okay. She said, wondering if it was Professor McGonagall's face that had left a psychological shadow on Neville, but he would think of Professor McGonagall now when he saw the face of a stern middle-aged woman or older.
"Good morning, Mom. β
George said in what he obviously thought was a relaxed and lovely tone, that it was useless to pretend to look around at the scenery at this time, and that it was only right to avoid the heavy and light, and to use skillful technique to bring the rhythm and divert the topic and attention.
But it didn't work, for Mrs. Weasley knew her son too well, and she said in a low, heart-pounding voice, "Do you know how anxious I am?"
"I'm sorry, Mom, but we have toβ"
Mrs. Weasley's three sons were taller than her, but they all trembled when her anger erupted.
"The bed is empty, there is no note, and the car is gone...... There may have been a car accident...... I'm crazy...... Have you thought of it?...... Never have I ever ...... in my life See how your dad cleans you up when he comes back, Bill, Charlie, and Percy have never had anything like that......"
"Model Percy. Fred muttered.
"You should follow his example!" Mrs. Weasley yelled, poking Fred in the chest, "you could fall to your death, you might be seen, you might have smashed your father's jobβ"
It seemed like a few hours before Mrs. Weasley turned to Neville and Harry, who unconsciously took two steps back.
"I'm glad to see you, dear Harry. She said, then looked at Neville, "And, of course, Neville, and your parents used to be very good friends...... Let's have some breakfast in the first room. β
Neville was stunned for a moment, his parents must not have been able to tell him exactly what friends he had, and Mrs. Longbottom rarely mentioned it.
"Well, I'm glad to meet you, Mrs. Weasley. β
Following Mrs. Weasley into the house, they came to the kitchen, which was small and quite crowded, especially after Neville made a stop in the middle.
For some reason, Neville observed the layout and furnishings of the Burrow, thinking of the Luna family house on the hill in the distance, too shabby here and too fancy there.
Maybe after this day, Ron will feel the same way as Neville, that is, he was also a gift from the Weasleys when they were shopping, maybe it was the tattered crucibles at the door.
As for Harry, that was more than his own son's weight.
What hurts Ron the most is that his youngest sister is actually Harry's brainless fan, and for his brother, Ginny's eyes are like saying: "I'm not targeting you, but I want to say that you and Hallibi are just spicy chicken." β
Luckily, Neville didn't enjoy that kind of eye treatment because he was ignored.
Well, maybe it was worse, but Neville didn't care about that kind of thing, he just ate his food, who had kept him hungry for hours.
After a while the four plates were swept away, Fred put down his knife and fork, and said, "Ah, I'm so tired, I think I'm going to sleep." β
"No, I can't. Mrs. Weasley ruthlessly shattered his illusions, "You brought on yourself for not sleeping all night, and now you're going to clear the goblins in the garden for me, they're getting out of control again." β
There was no way, these sons who bought the crucible and gave it to them had to accept their fate, but fortunately, Harry and Neville would go with them, which was a psychological comfort.
Soon, though, they would be glad that Neville had done something like this.
Goblins are positioned and imaged differently in various works, but the one Neville now has a small body, rough and tough skin, and a large bare round head that looks like a potato. As it kicked and kicked Neville with its calloused little feet, he could only grab its ankle and lift it upside down.
Looking at the mountains in the distance, Neville glanced at the goblin in his hand, and after thinking for a moment, he gave up the idea of dropping this thing at Luna's door as a kind of hello.
After all, these goblins are also alive, and Neville is still quite kind-hearted, so he thinks that it is enough to throw one or two hundred meters.
Well, Neville didn't think about how many of these goblins would survive after he threw them a hundred or two hundred meters, but it was better to have a few more than a few kilometers to be thrown.
I don't know if I felt his softness, but the little potato-like goblin bit Neville's fingers with its sharp teeth. It must have been very hard, maybe with the strength of the milk, because the little jagged teeth were broken several times, and Neville was unscathed.
Imitating Fred's appearance, Neville picked up his arm, and because Fred insisted that he must use force, otherwise he would not be able to throw far, so Neville used a little force. He still knew that his strength was much greater than that of ordinary people, so he didn't really follow what Fred said, be vigorous, don't stop.
"Oh no, I promise I'll throw that stump. β
"Wow, Harryβyou're fifty feet ...... at that."
"Whoosh!"
A completely different sound of breaking the air made the twin brothers who were originally giggling stop, they put their hands in front of them, and looked up, the unlucky goblin flew at least thirty meters high, and soon disappeared from their field of vision, but it was definitely not falling to the ground, but it was too far to see clearly.
"This ...... At least five hundred feet ......"
George looked at Neville with the wrong eyes, except for a few people, most people just knew that Neville was powerful, but it was not clear how big it was.
Fred's reaction was quicker than George's, and he quickly thought of another thing, if at this pace, these goblins must have a psychological shadow after being thrown out, then they will definitely not come back next time.
In this case......
Fred and George gave Neville all the goblins in their hands and made a cheering gesture to him.