The old room was filled with a faint mist that peeked through the cracks in the windows, as if someone had covered it with a thin veil.

No matter how clean the tables and chairs are, because of the existence of that layer of "yarn", it always gives people the illusion of being dirty.

But it must be said that the boss of Old Tom, although he looks a little sloppy, often gives people a nervous feeling. But when he treats customers and this bar, he is always sincere.

Although the Leaky Cauldron Bar is indeed very dilapidated because of its long history, Tom Sr. cleans everything several times a day on weekdays, and never gets tired of it.

And that's one of the reasons why a lot of people come here for a few days when they need to.

So in the past two days, even old Tom had to be taken by the Aurors to take refuge in Diagon Alley, but the room on the second floor was still at least tidy.

At this moment, the door of this room was closed, and a few visible magical vibrations flashed from it. The protective magic left behind by Maca is like a reminder not to touch anyone.

And I have to mention here that due to the deep fog outside, the room will become a little gloomy and gray. Therefore, before leaving, Maca also lit the firewood in the fireplace, so that the house not only had a little orange fire, but also warmed up a lot at once.

The sound of slight breathing, echoing through the room without a trace.

“…… Father. ”

"Daddy...... No, where are you? Don't leave me......"

"Don't leave me!"

After a series of muffled calls, the girl who was cowering under the covers suddenly opened her eyes, and a few strands of curled hair stuck to her forehead wet with cold sweat.

In the next second, Delphi pursed his slightly pale lips and muttered:

"Dreams?"

After a long time, she finally had this dream again, but it was after her plan failed. Perhaps for her, it was undoubtedly the last thing she wanted to dream of right now.

Lying on his back for a moment, Delphi gently pushed away the quilt and sat up, brushing his long, sticky hair back with his left hand.

"Here it is...... Are there rooms at the Leaky Cauldron Bar? ”

Looking around the room to the left and right, she suddenly saw a silver cup on the bedside table. It could be seen that the cup was still steaming out, and the faint fluctuation of magic power made her understand that it should be attached to it to keep warm.

A mellow aroma of hot cocoa fills the air.

"Daddy......" said Delphi, reaching for the warm silver cup, and whispering to herself, "Look, I'm right, right?" There is really no change between you more than ten years ago and you more than ten years later. It's like...... You can always deliver the most suitable thing to others when they need it most, even if you are not there. ”

With that, she lowered her head slightly and took a sip of the warm hot cocoa, and the chill caused by the nightmare dissipated with it.

However, when she went to take the second sip, she suddenly noticed something out of the corner of her eye that surprised her.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem—"

Delphi choked on this second sip of hot cocoa, and coughed so violently that she could barely hold her glass.

And when the cough stopped for a while, I saw her looking down at the clothes on her body, and couldn't help muttering:

"Why...... Is it pajamas? ”

I don't know if it was because of the cough just now, or because of other reasons, Delphi's originally fair little face seemed to be slightly reddened.

After a little silence, she was heard muttering in a low voice:

“…… That's a bit of a bad fit, right? ”

In fact, Delphi also knew that the set of pajamas on her body was originally transformed from her original clothes, and with Maca's magical control, this was naturally nothing.

Can...... Isn't it a bit inappropriate to perform transfiguration on the clothes worn on a girl?

"Although I slept in the original battle suit, it was really uncomfortable......"

Even Delphi has always regarded Maca as his father, both now and in the future. But after all, she is so old, even if her father changes her clothes, she will inevitably feel a little shy.

After a while, I saw her shake her head vigorously, lifted the silver cup in her hand and took a big sip, and washed the shame in her heart back into her stomach.

"He's supposed to be downstairs, right?" Delphi glanced towards the door, "I'm going to see him...... Immediately. ”

Before she could finish speaking, she lifted the quilt, picked up the wand that was placed next to the pillow, and changed the pajamas on her body back into the short wizard robes she usually wore.

But just as she put on her shoes and ran to the door, skillfully disarming the protective magic on them, she suddenly stopped her movements as soon as she touched the doorknob.

After a few seconds of froze, Delphi seemed to think of something important, and retracted his hand like an electric shock.

"No, no, I can't go see him."

She shook her head as she spoke, taking a few steps back, then sat back on the edge of the bed.

"If it had been planned, I wouldn't have been here at all. But...... The plan failed because I was stupid......"

"Yes! Why am I still here? What qualifies me to enjoy Daddy's arms? ”

……

“…… Yes, so Kingsley was going to make another trip to the Muggle queen to see if he could personally direct the Muggle army. ”

"Well, the power of Muggles is indeed not to be overlooked, and in this situation, it would be a waste not to borrow it. After all, London is also the London of Muggles...... In order for both sides to cooperate more efficiently and make every effort to resolve this disaster, I think the Queen will agree. ”

At the bar downstairs at the Leaky Cauldron, Maca is discussing a plan with Lupin - the city of London is full of mad wizards these days, and it is a drop in the bucket to rely on his own strength, no matter how strong he is, let alone he and the Helbo to face.

Whether it was the Order of the Phoenix, the Muggles, or himself, there was a need for a plan that was as effective as possible at the moment.

But that's when it happened......

"Huh?"

As she spoke, she suddenly lowered her head slightly and glanced at the ceiling.

"She seems to be awake."

"Oh, really?" Lupin also looked at it, and said casually, "Then go up and have a look, it's time to take care of people!" ”

After a moment's pause, he continued:

"In that counterattack before, that girl did us a great favor...... Without her taking the most difficult one away, not only would it be difficult for our side to win so quickly, but the Muggle army would have suffered huge casualties. ”

"Of course, I don't need you to say that I'll take care of it," Maka nodded, "Then you should have someone inform Kingsley and Sirius as soon as possible about the few things we decided just now!" I'll go upstairs first......"

He stood up as he spoke, turned and walked down the stairs. Lupin looked at his back at the bar, suddenly raised an eyebrow, and added loudly:

"That's right! It's okay to care, but don't care about 'going too far' - as a good gentleman, it's not good to be careful! ”

"Uh-"

Maca turned her head and rolled her eyes at Lupin, then sighed helplessly.

"I'll tell you the truth, even if I really put my heart into loving everybody," he said, pointing upstairs, "this alone is absolutely impossible." ”

But I have to say that Delphi is really one of the most beautiful girls Maca has seen so far, even compared to Meiwa, it can only be said that each has its own merits.

So I have to admit that the combination of Voldemort and Bellatrix has really inherited a particularly good appearance gene!

While thinking about the mess, Maca stepped up the creaking stairs to the second floor, and soon walked to the door of Delphi's room and knocked on it.

What made him realize that the other party had woken up just now was naturally the protective magic that had been lifted on the door, so he didn't feel any strange after seeing it now.

But who knows, after Maca knocked on the door, Delphi, who was obviously up inside, didn't come to open the door for a long time - he could clearly feel that the other party was sitting at the end of the bed at this time!

"Delphi...... It's me, McLean. ”

For some reason, Delphi doesn't seem to want to get out of it. However, after Maca opened her mouth, that is, after a few seconds of silence, she couldn't help but respond:

"I know...... Daddy, let's go! Leave me alone—"

"Huh?"

Maca stood in the doorway, secretly wondering, and suddenly wondered if the other party was blaming himself for the failure of his plan. And when he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a little difficult to open his mouth when he originally wanted to ask the other party.

However, the words that should be asked must be asked anyway, and the things that should be asked for must also be asked for - this is for Luna's sake.

However, considering Delphi's difficulty and her mood at the moment, it is better to be tactful!

"Delphi," she told Marca through the door, "if you're struggling with the failure of your plan, I hope you'd better stop thinking about it...... You see, there are always ways and opportunities, aren't they? ”

When Maca finished speaking, there was silence in the room again, and then Delphi was heard:

"No, it's not just something to stop the summoning ritual from failing...... I...... Dad, you better leave me alone and let me be alone! ”

"But," Maca paused, then finally nodded, "all right! Of course, you are quiet...... Still, I hope you'll give me back the timer. You know, whether it's a plan to redeem a failure, or a ...... We all need it. ”

。 Vertex m.