“…… Ms. McGonagall, I think I have to remind you that Charlotte Witt is a member of our Witte family. Now we're going to take her back, and I want you to get her out as soon as possible...... Otherwise, we have reason to think that the younger generations of our family have been held captive by your Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! ”

Standing at the entrance of the school and confronting Professor McGonagall at this moment was actually the old butler that Maca had met when she first went to the Werther family mansion.

This old man was the same as then, his gray hair was neatly combed, and the wizard's robe on his body was spotless, no matter how he looked at it, he was a steady and imposing old wizard.

And just like his sonorous and powerful voice, he also showed an aggressive posture all the time for this action of visiting Hogwarts to dignitaries.

It seems that for him, Charlotte, the junior of the family, he is going to make a decision today.

But from Professor McGonagall's point of view, the Werther family's behavior is quite unreasonable.

Although Maca didn't explain Charlotte's arrival in too much detail, McGonagall and Charlotte have been working together for a long time. For example, "why did Charlotte give up her family's advantages and willingly run back to school to be an insignificant professor's assistant", anyone with a little brains must be able to figure out why.

"Mr. Werther," McGonagall was not annoyed when she heard that the other party had falsely accused the school of imprisoning Charlotte, she just retorted calmly, "As the current Headmaster of Hogwarts, I admit that Miss Charlotte Witt did serve in the school......"

She was serious about the fact at first, but then she changed her mind.

"But I'm sorry," McGonagall said lightly, "we have never had any permanent employment relationship with Miss Werther, she has only held a temporary position as a 'professor's assistant' at our school. Today, our school is on a day off, and Miss Witt does not come to work at the school. ”

"Hmph, if you say you're not there, you're not there! How I don't believe it—"

Behind the old butler's side, a younger member of the Werther family seemed to have lost his temper, and suddenly questioned in a loud voice.

But before he could continue, he saw the old butler's sharp eyes sweep over him, which made him immediately close his foul mouth and stand straight with his spine.

In the Werther family, the butler was never a servant, because each generation of the butler also had the surname "Werther" brought out of the mother's womb.

The word "housekeeper" is not so much a family position as a family status that is very representative.

"Hear Miss McGonagall say that, meaning my young lady is no longer in the castle?" The old butler stared into McGonagall's eyes, and said with a slightly gloomy expression, "In that case, please tell the young lady where she is?" If we can find someone, we won't bother your school like this again. ”

The old man's words were high-sounding, and there were even some faint hints of "both sides take a step back". This actually shows that they didn't come to make trouble today, but really wanted to bring Charlotte home.

Professor McGonagall, however, knew that Miss Werther would most likely not want to return to that family.

"Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to this question, even though I want to give you an answer." McGonagall said with a calm face, "Our school and Miss Werther are just ordinary temporary employment relationships, and as for her private activities, they are not within our scope of interference...... Hope you understand. ”

"No, I don't think I 'understand'."

The old man's words were still as hidden as before, and there was a feeling that he would never compromise if he didn't get anything. But for some of the reasons that the head of the family had told him, he did not show excessive toughness.

"My young lady works in your school, even if it is only temporary, your school should be responsible accordingly. Now she is not home, but she is not at your school...... Can I assume that she has disappeared? ”

At this point, the old butler paused for a moment, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "...... If that's the case, I think I'll have to make a trip to the Ministry of Magic and make a formal search request. ”

His implication was clear, that if Professor McGonagall didn't give him anything useful, he would have to get the Ministry of Magic involved. When the time comes, a search of Hogwarts Castle will be imperative and justified.

After all, Charlotte is a member of the Werther family, and this is indeed a fact that cannot be changed.

Now that her family wants her to go back, she doesn't want to do it, but if outsiders like Professor McGonagall come and try to stop her, it won't be reasonable.

In fact, McGonagall really didn't have a good way to deal with the words of the old housekeeper of the Witt family at this time.

Just as Professor McGonagall pursed her lips, not knowing how to speak, a figure approached from the direction of the castle, and in a moment it was already beside her.

"Butler Barnes & Noeu...... The wind has been blowing really hard lately, and I actually brought you here without paying attention? ”

Naturally, the only one who can still appear here at this time is Maca. But I saw that although he was standing in the middle of the more than thirty people on both sides combined, he tilted his head and looked frivolous as if he couldn't feel the tension in the atmosphere at all.

"Macka McLean."

When the old housekeeper saw him appear, although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, he was still a little disturbed in his heart. After calming down and sorting out his thoughts, he looked at where Maca was with a frown.

"I don't think there's any need for you to put on this inexplicable gesture anymore, right? You and I know all too well - you're not a descendant of the Dihr family at all, are you? ”

However, Maca's expression did not subtract from the old man's words, and the contempt in his eyes grew stronger.

"Well, maybe my performance in front of you that day was indeed a little too 'pompous'."

When Maca said that word, she also hooked her hands and put quotation marks. But in the blink of an eye, he suddenly put away the look of being a fool and straightened his head that was still crooked just now.

"But," he said calmly, "how do you know that I am not the 'Maca Dihel' I used to be?" ”

When he said this, the old butler Bano was about to speak, but saw that Maca quickly waved his hand.

"Don't think that I don't know if you've investigated my origins," he tugged at the corners of his mouth, meaningfully, "I want to find out who I am, hmph, I advise you not to waste your thoughts-"

After a self-deprecating laugh, Maca asked bluntly:

"Let's talk about it! Why did you suddenly come to Charlotte to ask for it? ”

Back then, Maca used a "magic stone" that had long been destroyed to perfectly bluff the huge family of the Witt family, and now they are finally coming back to their senses.

But even if he understood that Maca was mostly bluffing at that time, it was difficult to find a place again.

After all, no matter how you say it, Maca is now a wizard with a face in the global wizarding world, and there is no shortage of strength, background, reputation, and relationships.

What's more, the "transaction" about the Philosopher's Stone is not something that can be put on the surface.

Therefore, the old head of the Werther family had already instructed Barnes Sr. Barnes to keep the situation as acceptable as possible without making a big deal with Hogwarts.

As for the way to deal with Maca, the old master only said one thing - don't do anything with him!

Seeing that Maca asked the reason for the dignitary, the housekeeper of Bano secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Because he came to Hogwarts this time, he really only had the purpose of "bringing Charlotte back".

It would be great if Maca could take the initiative to lean into this.

"What else can it be," said the old butler, with a pretended sigh, "perhaps you remember that my young lady was already engaged. And just a few days ago, her betrothed came to my Werther family in person, and insisted that the young lady fulfill the agreement to marry him. ”

"Are you trying to say......" Maka said with a humble eye, "you can't help it?" ”

"This ...... My young lady was already engaged to him, if it weren't for you, ......"

Before Maca appeared, the old man had made enough tough statements, but now in the face of Maca, he put on an appearance of knowing and moving with reason.

Although he didn't finish his words, the meaning he wanted to convey was already very clear.

To be honest, this old housekeeper is actually low-profile enough, think about the past, who else can make him communicate so well besides the old master?

It's a pity that for Maca, Charlotte is definitely impossible to hand it over. At the beginning, when his strength was not strong, he was able to take his senior sister out of the dark Werther family, but now he may compromise?

"Steward Barno," Maca chuckled and shook her head, "for your sake of being polite today, I won't say anything unpleasant." Go back and tell the old man of Werther, and if you can't refuse yourself, tell Charlotte's betrothed to come to me directly!" ”

He said as he waved his hand again.

"I'll give him and Charlotte a chance to talk face-to-face – if Charlotte can go with him if she wants, then I won't stand in the way."

The Werther family doesn't want to make a big fuss, so Maca naturally won't take the initiative to provoke. Openly hostile to an ancient wizard clan without being forced to do so is not courage and persistence, but outright recklessness.

"Of course, if Charlotte doesn't want to go......"

Maca did not finish her sentence, but, after expressing her attitude, she spread her hand forward, signaling that the old man could go back to their master to restore his life.

The old butler stared at Maca a few more times, and finally nodded his head nonchalantly.

"I'll convey your meaning to the head of the house."