122: The dispute caused by Halo 2001 (II)
"And what did your brother mean by that last sentence?" Joel was puzzled.
"We, not ...... Pure-blood family circles value bloodlines," Helis looked like a rabbit with red eyes and a white face, "You know the Weasleys, right?" ”
"Of course," Joel raised an eyebrow, "their family is in Gryffindor. ”
"They are called 'pure-blood traitors' in pure-blood circles," Haylis informs Joel, "just because they don't discriminate between half-bloods and Muggles, and you know how discriminatory there are against outsiders in the wizarding world, right?" ”
Joel just nodded, he thought the way Haylis crossed her fingers to give him a lecture was cute and charming.
"But there's also a pure-blood before they're called a traitor," Haylis said solemnly, looking at Joel's handsome appearance and taking the opportunity to forget about her previous unhappiness, "Although the Weasleys have a good attitude towards half-bloods, their heirs must choose to marry pure-bloods. ”
"Broadly speaking, the definition of pureblood in the wizarding world is that both parents are wizards, but pure-blood families don't follow this standard, and most of them adhere to this standard - three generations of immediate family members are wizards to be considered purebloods."
"What's more, such as the Malfoy family, they would like to dig up the eighteen generations of the ancestors of the marriage partners to see the purity of the bloodline." Haylis snorted coldly.
"Is that the same with the Selwyns?" Joel asked softly.
"Of course, why else would Bernie threaten me with this?" Haylis replied.
Joel's heart was half cold, judging by the inheritance left by his parents, it was very likely that his mother was a Muggle seed, if he and Helis made it to the end, would the Selwyns accept him?
Haylis saw his concern, and she put her palm on Joel's palm, "To be honest, I wasn't worried about your future before, although the Selwyn family is strict, but that is a requirement for the heir, I can't leave as soon as I leave, it is nothing more than being removed from the Selwyn family." ”
"But now, Bernie obviously can't support the Selwyn family, I'm afraid ......" Helis wanted to speak and stopped, after all, the Selwyn family gave birth to her and raised her, and the relationship is deep, if the family continues to grow and develop smoothly, she can rest assured that she will leave with Joel, but now this is happening.
"Are you thinking too long-term?" Joel smirked, "We're five years away from graduating." ”
Haylis sighed, "I don't know what's going on in Bernie's mind, I'll go back and tell Mom and Dad and let them deal with this." ”
She drank the water from her cup and got up to leave.
"I'll send you back." Joel said.
"No," Haylis waved her hand, "I'll just take the knight's bus back." ”
"I'll go home and prepare the house contract, entrust this business to the people of the company, and if nothing else, you will receive the house keys in two days tomorrow."
She gave everything to account, "As for the electives...... I decided to choose Muggle Studies, Ancient Magic, and Arithmetic Divination. ”
Helis's gaze swept over the runic books on Joel's bed.
Joel drops Haylis off the bus before heading back to the bar.
Uncle Tom at the bar gossiped and asked what the two of them were doing upstairs, Joel covered his ears and didn't answer, and quickly ran upstairs to clean up and wash, walking for most of the day in the hot summer, sweat glued the robe to the body, and it was very uncomfortable.
In the evening, he finished chanting the Animagus incantation to his heart, and lay down in bed.
The entertainment in the wizarding world was extremely boring, there was no TV or Internet, and he could only read books at night, but there were so many things that happened today, he just picked up the Runi script and read two pages before he felt that he couldn't stand it, so he simply extinguished the candle that had just been lit.
He put the thin quilt on his body, and smelled a fragrance in a daze, and he didn't know if it was his own delusion.
The next afternoon, a brown owl from Selwyn Property brought in the contract paperwork, which Joel signed and sent back with it tied to the owl's legs.
"The Point Guard Is Here"
Near the end of the evening, there was a knock on the door of room 11.
Joel glanced through the cat's eye to see a young man in a white robe standing outside the door with a briefcase.
"You're ......" Joel put his right wand behind his back and opened the door.
"Selwyn's agent," the man said respectfully, opening his briefcase, "you've already confirmed the details of the contract, haven't you?" ”
He watched Joel nod before taking out a bunch of keys and a bunch of papers from his bag.
"Please keep these documents," the man advised, "since the house you purchased is located in a half-wizarding colony, there is no Muggle expulsion spell on the house, which means that it is still at risk of being exposed, so please be sure not to use magic items and spells within Muggle sight......"
After reading a lot of the fine print, Joel nodded in understanding, and then paid 4,080 Galleons (including a 2% processing fee) in exchange for a bunch of contract paperwork and a bunch of keys.
The man said hello and wanted to leave, "May I ask ......" Joel said suddenly.
"Do you know what Helis Selwyn is up to right now?" Joel was nervous when he asked the question.
"I'm sorry sir, I don't know," said the man, apologetically, "Miss Selwyn entrusted me with this order last night, and said nothing else. ”
Joel was a little disappointed to send off the real estate agent, he tried to send a letter to Helis this morning, but Poppy flew back in the afternoon, the letter was still tied to her leg, and for some reason the letter did not reach Helis.
Somewhat apprehensive, he moved out of the Leaky Cauldron Bar, where he spent a sum of money to clean up the garden in his Godric's Valley home and procure some furniture.
The residence in a half-wizarding ghetto had another benefit - he had access to all sorts of handy Muggle appliances, and he moved in the washing machine and TV after a day of moving in.
The dull nightlife was alleviated, but Joel's worries did not diminish in the slightest, but only increased day by day, and these days he could not send a letter to Helis every day, but it was all in the sea and there was no news, which annoyed the owl Bobby enough.
As the start of school drew closer and Hogwarts' book lists arrived, Joel had to make an agreement with his three roommates to go to Diagon Alley on August 15 to buy supplies for the start of school.
The time soon came to the appointed day, and Joel caught the Knight's bus and made a bumpy ride to Diagon Alley.