Chapter 21: Benitez's Gift

"Father Soulless, Daddy, you come out for me!"

After finally returning to the orphanage and pouring the big fish into the fish pond in the kitchen, the silver-haired little Lori did not hesitate and went straight to Benitez's room.

What happened today, if there was no Benitez's advice, she would not believe it.

Whether it was Professor McGonagall's drugged methods, or Dumbledore's delicious way of fooling her, it was definitely based on Benitez's advice.

"Open the door, you soul priest who betrayed the child, you dare to betray me, don't you dare to open the door?"

Bang!

Elena kicked the door of Benitez's room with a loud bang, and then ...... Motionless.

As it turns out, kicking in such a thing requires an important premise - first of all, the door must not be open outward.

Pain pain pain ~~

Feeling the pain of piercing her heart from her toes, the silver-haired little Lori subconsciously pursed her mouth, and a layer of mist quickly rose in her eyes, and she became more and more aggrieved in her heart, and sat down sullenly on the cold stone steps outside the door, hugging her knees and curling up into a small ball.

It was clear that when she left Benitez's room, some older cat lady must have made a dirty deal with some unscrupulous priest to sell her bottom up.

Squeak~

The wooden door slowly opened, and a soft orange light came through it.

"Alas...... Anyway, let's talk about it first. ”

Benitez glanced at Elena, who was sitting on the stone steps with her back to him, and sighed helplessly, he knew that with this Niko's character, she would definitely lose her temper when she came back. The man walked out of the door and squatted down, put his hands through the girl's knees, and carried the curled up little Lori into the room without saying a word.

Whew~

The puffed up Elena turned her head without hesitation, took the opportunity to bite Benitez's strong arm, grinded her teeth hatefully, took the initiative to break free from Benitez's arms, sat on the bed and said angrily.

"Who told you to be nosy, when did I ever say I wanted to go to the wizarding world?"

"So you decided to go for that...... Well...... Do you go to school at Hogwarts?"

Benitez rubbed the tooth marks on his arm disappreciatively, closed the door, and instead of answering Elena's words, he asked in a gentle tone.

"What else can I do, the unbreakable oath has been made, and it is not okay not to go now. ”

The silver-haired little Lori raised her left hand angrily, but fortunately she argued with reason, and she didn't sign a too harsh deed of sale, and overall the result was actually pretty good.

"Look at you, don't you really want to learn magic. It's also time for you to fly to a wider place. ”

The corners of Benitez's mouth lifted, and he rubbed the top of Elena's head vigorously.

In more than six years, she has grown from a small girl to a big girl who is almost eleven years old, no matter how resistant Elena seems to be in words, the eagerness and hesitation shown in her eyes and small movements of her body cannot hide from him at all.

Benitez knew that the only thing that would prevent Elena from going to the wizarding world was his bondage to the orphanage. So when Professor McGonagall visited, after learning a little about the wizarding world, he immediately expressed great interest and cooperation.

"Don't rub my head, I won't grow a tall ......"

Elena shook her head slightly dissatisfied, trying to break free from the grip of the big hand above her head, but she did not refute Benitez's statement, and it was not the first time that Benitez had mentioned the matter of wanting to send her to school in other places.

"So, what are you doing here?"

Elena's eyes swept slowly from the roomβ€”the room was more than twice as chaotic as it had been when she had left in the morning, and it looked as if Benitez had turned all the cupboards and chests out.

Benitez straightened up, touched the stubble on his chin, and spread his hands as a matter of course.

"Packing for you, of course. If you let yourself clean up, maybe you want to run away from home again like last time, stuffing a small roll of quilts in your small schoolbag in the winter. ”

"You know!?"

Elena's face froze, it was probably her most unsuccessful run away from home, and before that, she thought everything had been unaware.

"Don't forget, what did you do at night when you just sneaked to the lake at night. ”

Benitez felt a little pain in his head at the mention of this, but luckily Elena was finally going to school of witchcraft and wizardry, and judging by Professor McGonagall's description and the magical magic she had displayed, at least there, Elena should be a little more settled.

After all, in Benitez's opinion, a group of adult wizards with advanced magical abilities should not have much problem controlling a little girl.

And among her peers who also have magical skills, Elena should be able to make a few friends somewhat. Public school teachers have reacted more than once that Elena, although she appears to be a child, has in fact been on the periphery of the group.

"I don't know anything about magic or anything. However, I have learned a little bit about boarding schools, and I have already prepared for you. ”

Without continuing to reminisce about the events of that year, Benitez got back to the point, dragging two huge black suitcases from behind him as he spoke, and patted them proudly.

"Uh, you cleaned up ......"

Elena raised an eyebrow and looked at the tumultuous room with a suspicious look, she could hardly imagine that a clumsy man like Benitez who couldn't even fry an egg could master the difficult skill of packing.

Facing Elena's questioning eyes, Benitez smiled slightly, squatted down with a flat expression, and opened the first black suitcase.

"I've asked Professor McGonagall about the accommodations that will be arranged at Hogwarts. However, you have always been squeamish, and I am worried that you will not be able to sleep in the school bedding, so I specially put two sets of clean bedding and pillows for you. ”

Benitez first took out two sets of folded duvets from his suitcase, which, although the corners were a little puffy, were already the most luxurious in the orphanage.

"I'm not so squeamish, besides, where is there a wizard who goes to school with a quilt......"

Looking at the two sets of bedding that took up half of the suitcase, Elena's expression was slightly stunned, and then she immediately snatched it from Benitez's hand, and defended herself with some shame.

Without waiting for Elena to finish, Benitez took out a thick stack of clothes from the suitcase like a treasure, and excitedly handed it to the silver-haired little Lori and said.

"And then here's a little bit of everyday wear...... and intimate clothing. In the afternoon, I went to the city again and bought a few clothes that you liked, which should be enough for you to wear this semester. ”

Elena, who had not had time to drop the futon in her hand, glanced at what Benitez called "a little" of everyday clothes, and felt a sense of weakness, there was no doubt that the remaining half of the box was all used to put this [little] clothes.

The most important thing is that Benitez's new clothes - two Lolita suits, two plain fashion short sleeves, a denim style mix, three casual dresses - look good, but none of them can be worn at Hogwarts!

Elena imagined a little in her mind that in the Hogwarts Corridor, among a group of young wizards in black robes, a sports girl wearing a short skirt and short sleeves and sneakers suddenly appeared, and that scene was simply unmagical.

If any professor sees it, he will definitely deduct points directly, right?!

"No, no, no, no! The style of painting is so strange, everyone in the school is wearing a big black robe......"

Elena threw down the futon in her hand and was about to snatch the clothes from Benitez's hand, when she suddenly made a moveβ€”wait, what are you wearing under the wizard's robes?

She suddenly remembered that in the original book, poor Professor Snape had been in school and had been hit by the upside-down golden bell, and it seemed that he had no clothes under his robe except his underwear.

Speaking of which, neither in the movie nor in the original book seems to mention what the underneath the wizard's robe is. If you think about it carefully, even if it is a vacuum, as long as it is not deliberately provoked, it will be difficult to be discovered?!

Elena shuddered suddenly, solemnly took the stack of clothes in Benitez's hand, took the initiative to put it back in the suitcase and patted it, and said with a serious face.

"Well, Father Priest, you're right. I'm going to bring a smaller set of bedding to move out of the space, plus a few pairs of leggings and jeans, as well as small clothes for everyday life. ”

As she spoke, a question unconsciously came to Elena's mind - how much fabric will be under the robes of Hogwarts little witches in the summer - which seems to be worth looking into after the school year starts.

"Daddy, what about the other box, is it also clothing?"

The silver-haired little Lori folded the clothes in the suitcase again, turned her head curiously, looked at Benitez next to her and asked.

"I'm sure you'll like it, or guess what?"

Benitez shook his head incomprehensibly, shoved another large black suitcase in front of the girl, and motioned expectantly for her to open it and look at it.

"Cut, mysterious ......"

Elena pursed her lips, but her eyes softened. In her opinion, it is nothing more than some normal school and miscellaneous utensils, and accidents are most likely unlikely, but the emotion is real.

Syllable!

As the leather buckle opened, the black lid of the leather case popped up.

"This ......"

Elena turned her head in surprise and looked at Benitez who was sitting in a chair next to her.

"These are for me?!"

The contents of the huge boxes are clearly divided into three categories:

On the far left are paper books, and on the top two are Advanced mathematics and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

On the far right, you can find a variety of snacks that can be bought in the market, as well as products such as cola and canned food.

In the middle, lying upright is a brand new German Zwilling four-star series of knives, which Elena has coveted for a long time.

Benitez smiled, gently scratched the nose of the silver-haired little Lori, and commanded dotingly.

"I won't be able to be with you all the time in the future, you must remember to take good care of yourself. ”

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