It wasn't a long way from the hill where the guests had settled to the manor, and in just five minutes, Ryan and the two of them had crossed the meadow to Greengrass Manor.

The first thing that catches their eye is a bronze gilded gate decorated with a large number of fine reliefs. As Ryan and the two approached the gate, a man who looked like a powerful wizard turned his head to look at Ryan and the two of them.

"Visitor, name your name and the purpose of coming here. A middle-aged man's voice with a little magnetism came out of the emboss's mouth, though it didn't have much ups and downs, like the usual artificial intelligence. But the voice chosen by the owner of the room can still make people feel good.

"We've just shown friendliness, it's time to show our strength. Ryan smiled at Hermione, then pressed his pink-glowing right hand against the door, and only a few seconds later, a smile appeared on the relief face. "Ah, distinguished guests from afar, come in, I have informed my master, and he will meet you in the drawing-room. ”

"Don't look at me, we're not here to raid, so naturally we have to notify the master to greet us. Ryan whispered to Hermione, who turned her head abruptly to look at her, "Besides, Sky City is now on the highest level of alert, ready to jump through space at any time. Even if there is a mysterious person hiding in Greengrass's house now, we don't need to worry. ”

No sooner had Ryan finished explaining than the door creaked open. Behind the gate is a French-style garden with shrubs that have been trimmed into a variety of geometric shapes and animal shapes.

In the middle of the garden is a fountain with a sculpture of a girl holding a water bottle. A clear spring erupted upwards from the mouth of the water bottle in the girl's hand, forming the image of a flower in the sky, and finally fell into the pool, making a sound like music.

At the rear of the garden, a three-storey beige building with a small area stands there. The bronze roof has turned turquoise over time, but it looks very harmonious with the beige building. When they got closer, they found that there were intricate gilded sculptures above each pillar, which decorated the entire building magnificently.

"It feels like it's a lot better than Malfoy's Manor. "As a wizard, Hermione doesn't just judge a building on its surface. However, after entering the manor, Hermione, who was in a state of readiness, could feel that there were a large number of intricately designed magic mechanisms around her, and if compared to Malfoy's Manor, overall, Malfoy's Manor was very good in terms of the number of defense systems, but the quality was still a little worse.

"It's normal. Ryan explained quietly. "Don't forget that the Greengrasses are one of the 28 oldest pure-blood families in British wizarding, and the Malfoys are just nouveau riche from France. So many times, even though the Malfoys are among the richest in the British wizarding world, there are still some things that cannot be obtained. ”

Walking on the hard, smooth black marble steps, Ryan and the others came to a brown-red door. But before there was a knock on the door, the heavy door seemed to be open, and a house-elf who seemed to be only a little more mature than Dobby appeared in the door.

"Welcome, welcome to two distinguished guests to Greengrass Estate. After the door was completely opened, the house-elf bowed deeply, and its nose seemed to touch the floor.

Then she raised her hand and made a gesture of please, motioning for Ryan to follow her, and speaking in a sharp, but not loud voice. "Mr. William is now waiting for you in the reception room, and the Madame and Mademoiselles are asleep, so please be a little quieter. ”

With that, the house-elf led Ryan and walked to the side and walked down a corridor that didn't seem to be used in normal times, like the Malfoy manor, which was also a stone floor with an ornate carpet. But unlike Sirius or the Malfoys' silvery-green décor, the palette is blue, white and yellow, and doesn't have that gloomy feel.

Probably for safety reasons, Mr. William, the head of Greengrass's house, opened a room that was rarely used. So along the way, Ryan didn't even find a portrait of a pure-blood wizard family here.

"Sir, I have brought the guests here. Walking to the end of the hallway, the house-elf of the Greengrass family spoke into a brown door, and soon the voice of a somewhat tired middle-aged man could be heard inside. "Alright, Carrie, you go about your business. Don't come here until I call you. ”

"Yes, sir. Carrie bowed, then disappeared into the thin air with a snap. At the same time, the door at the end of the hallway opened silently.

Ryan led Hermione into the reception room, a small room with a small size but a very elaborate interior. A middle-aged man with blond hair was now sitting in a red velvet high-backed chair by the fireplace. Seeing Ryan and the others walk in, he held out his finger and gestured to the couch across from the coffee table in front of him, motioning for him and Hermione to sit down.

The two of them sat down without saying a word, watching William Greengrass make three cups of black tea, and then handed them two cups, one in his hand.

For the next few minutes, the whole house was in an eerie silence. Only the occasional sound of drinking tea and the gentle clashing of cups and saucers kept the room from dead silence.

Finally, as the head of Greengrass's family, William Greengrass couldn't support it first. He dropped the teacup in his hand and broke the silence in the room. "I really didn't expect you to find me in such a short time. ”

"It's not a big deal. Ryan also put down the teacup and said, although at first he won a game with the eagerness of the other party. But in the face of the head of this pure-blood family, Ryan did not dare to slack off at all. "Don't forget, I was able to go head-to-head with that guy. Those traces you've left behind are enough for me. ”

"—you're right," William nodded after a brief silence. "That's why I chose to share this news with you, because only you and Dumbledore can stop the Dark Lord's next move, but I'd rather deal with you than Dumbledore. ”

"Is it because I'm younger and better at cheating?" said Ryan with a haughty expression, but unexpectedly, the Greengrass family master opposite him did not show an angry or embarrassed expression, but stated it in a very flat tone.

"No, I'm not going to lie to you. William shook his head. "For wizards, power is everything. To deceive a wizard of your level would be tantamount to bringing untold misfortune to me and my family, so I won't do that. ”

William Greengrass knew he had to give Ryan an explanation today, otherwise Ryan would never have believed what he was going to say. So after making it clear that he was not cheating, he explained, "You are completely different from Dumbledore, Mr. Headmaster would sacrifice anyone for the sake of justice, including himself, and I have a lot of information about the last war in my house. ”

"You, on the other hand, are willing to shelter those who come to you. Take the Malfoys, for example. No matter how much the Dark Lord wanted to kill them, they couldn't help it. ”

"On the other hand," said Mr. Greengrass, after a pause of a few seconds, and then said frankly, "I was very scared of the people you had been involved in the killing of Muggles, and I had a very important purpose in reporting to you, and that was to save my family and my family. ”