Only a "bang" was heard.

The teacup in Daphne Greengrass's hand, which was not held firmly for a moment, fell to the ground, shattered.

The splash of tea had stained her dress, and there were some stains on her white dress, but she didn't seem to notice it......

Her eyes stared at the boy in front of her, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar face, her eyes were full of shock and incredulity—

"It can't be!" muttered Daphne.

"I'm sorry, Miss Greengrass!" Jon explained, "but I'm not dead yet,"

"A little over a year ago...... After the Triwizard Tournament...... Your corpse ......," Daphne stammered, her face flushing from shock.

"That's just a plan, Professor Albus Dumbledore's plan......" Fawkes, who had fallen to the ground, lowered his head as Jon habitually threw the pot to Dumbledore.

Jon kicked her lightly, motioning for her not to mess around, "Against the Dark Lord...... Ahh......h

The expression on Daphne Greengrass's face was very strange, and she asked in a hoarse voice, "That is...... That Christopher Patrick ......"

"That's right, I pretended!" Jon replied honestly.

"You ......" Daphne opened her mouth, but stopped talking......

Then she turned her gaze to her sister, "You know that, don't you?"

"I ......" Astoria was stunned, then nodded lightly: "Sister......"

"You know he's alive...... And you cheated on me......" Daphne pointed to her sister, as if annoyed, "You were never like this before...... You've never lied to me before......"

"It's not like that...... Sister...... I'm sorry......" Astoria argued with a flustered expression.

"That's it, you just want to see my jokes, you must be secretly laughing at me behind my back, aren't you?" said Daphne in a trembling and hoarse voice, "When did you become so bad, Astoria ......"

With that, she hid her face and fled.

"Sister...... Astoria hurriedly chased after her: "Sister, listen to my explanation!"

The two sisters disappeared one after the other at the end of the hallway.

......

Jon froze, not knowing what was going on.

Glancing back at Fawkes, Phoenix shook his head at him with a confused expression.

And he was now trapped alone in the parlor of Greengrass Manor...... It may seem rude to run around, but it seems even more awkward to stay here.

Jon had to take a look at the drawing-room, and in front of him was a huge oil painting of an elk with its feet raised towards the sky, similar to the previous sculpture in Paisley......

While Jon was struggling, a polite voice suddenly came from below.

"Hello, sir!"

Jon was almost startled when the thing appeared silently beside him, and Fawkes quickly spread his wings and flew up, watching with some alarm at the source of the sound.

He is also a house-elf, and he looks a little similar to the house-elf "Emily" from before...... It also has bat-like ears and protruding green eyes the size of a tennis ball, but it is not so thin, younger, and much cleaner.

The house-elf wears a black suit, which is not a complete "dress" and has a few holes in the suit, but it seems harmless, and still makes him look like a polite little butler.

He bent down and snapped his fingers at the remains of the teacup and the tea on the floor, cleaning them up, and then he looked up—

"If I'm not mistaken, you're supposed to be Mr. Jon Hart, Miss Daphne and Miss Astoria's friend!" the young house-elf bowed gracefully to Jon, "I take the liberty of introducing you, I'm Hodder, the butler of Greengrass Manor." ”

His voice was steady, not as sharp as that of a regular house-elf.

"Hello, Mr. Hodder!" Jon quickly adjusted his expression, bent down and took the initiative to shake his hand, "It's an honor to meet you." ”

"First of all, I have to apologize for my mother's offended!" continued the house-elf Hodder, "because of her age, her thoughts are more rotten and extreme, so she may have said something offensive to you......"

"I accept your apologies, Mr. Hodder. Jon nodded calmly.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Hart...... And yours, miss!" the house-elf bowed again to Jon, and then to the phoenix beside him.

"Daphne and Astoria, they seem to be arguing......" Jon explained, a little embarrassed.

The house-elf Hord smiled and shook his head at Jon, "Miss Daphne has been more impulsive and irritable since she was a child, and Miss Astoria has been more cowardly since she was a child...... So there are always fights, and then every time they get back together within half an hour, so you don't have to worry!"

"Okay, thank you!" Jon nodded at the house-elf, "Anything else, Mr. Hodder?"

He didn't think that this "housekeeper" who suddenly appeared was just here to apologize to him.

"That's right...... Madame would like to see you!" The house-elf said softly what he meant, "if you like?"

"Ma'am?" Jon was slightly stunned.

"Mrs. Diana Greengrass, mother of Miss Daphne and Miss Astoria, mistress of Greengrass Manor......"

"Of course I do......" Jon quickly interrupted him, "Do I need to wait for Astoria to come and then go to meet her together?"

"No, no, no. The house-elf quickly shook his head, then lowered his voice: "Madame would like to see you alone." ”

Jon frowned slightly, but quickly squeezed a smile into his face:

"I'm honored, Mr. Hodder, for you to lead the way!"

"Yes, Mr. Hart!" the house-elf made a gesture of please, "Please follow me!"