"You mean, Lady Catherine is so afraid of me because her family was originally a servant of the Gaunt family?"
Luke was confused by the news for a moment.
In this way, he could understand Lady Catherine's reaction. After all, if it were him, after finally waiting for his master's family to be extinct and gaining his freedom, he would definitely feel both physical and psychological discomfort if another heir came out of the master's family.
If you have a little more courage, you will also think about whether you can make this heir disappear physically and socially.
Luna nodded: "It's no secret that Aunt Catherine's previous Lance family was a vassal of the Gunter family. After all, even the previously extremely depressed Gunter family would often arrogantly go to the Lance family to ask for money. And Lan The Si family has to give it, and they can’t even be unhappy at all.”
"The power of contract."
Luke could figure out what was going on after just a moment's thought. After all, there were many contracts in the magic world, and some of them were quite unequal.
"But I don't know about the existence of this contract, and it's not recorded in the notes left at home, which means that this contract was not signed by our team."
Luke had no interest in such a family of servants. Of course, the most important thing is that it is obvious that Lady Catherine or the entire Lance family's current attitude towards the Gunter family should be fearful and a little hateful...
If they must inherit this 'family legacy', maybe they will really muster up the 'courage'.
And at this moment, Luke obviously thought of more things. Whether it was Professor McGonagall or Luna in front of him, these were the reasons for him to reject or tear up this contract.
Just when Luke was distracted, his vision suddenly went dark. He was startled and leaned back slightly, and then he saw what was in front of him clearly. It was a black kitten about thirty centimeters long. His eyes are an emerald color similar to Luke's.
After Luna saw Luke startled, the smile on her face became even brighter: "His name is Booker. He is a new breed of cat that Aunt Catherine found from a Muggle cat breeder. After several generations of crossbreeding, After that, he will be able to adapt to some things in the magical world."
Luna introduced Booker to Luke, and the black short-legged cat raised a small paw and waved lazily at Luke, as if saying hello.
The corner of Luke's mouth twitched. If he was really saying hello just now, then this cat might be too smart.
"You two smell very similar, so you should get along very well."
With that said, Luna put Booker into Luke's arms. Luke subconsciously wrapped his arms around Booker, and Booker lay lazily motionless in Luke's arms. He looks very comfortable.
Luna smiled with satisfaction: "He likes you very much."
Luke looked at Booker, was silent for a moment, and then smiled and said, "I like him too."
The hugged kitten also meowed twice, and then rubbed Luke's face, as if to express his love for Luke.
At this moment, Luke suddenly felt a happy emotion.
But this feeling does not come from himself. Luke should have been alert in an instant, but failed to act accordingly. It is guided by this happy emotion. There is also an almost instinctive feeling that this matter is harmless.
Luke looked at Luna next to him and knew this was the source of the emotion.
He felt more and more mysterious about this little girl who could see strange things.
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"It's just a coincidence."
Professor McGonagall took a sip of wine and said slowly: "I'm just here to take him to buy supplies for school. I didn't know that the pet he wanted was a cat. And since it's a cat, why not take this opportunity to buy yours?" Let’s talk about it.”
Catherine drank the wine in her glass again, then picked up the bottle and filled it for herself.
"Why does this evil family still exist?"
She said in an almost gritted tone.
"Greedy, indulgence, vulgarity, ugliness, this family has almost all the ugliness gathered together. Such a family should be extinct!"
Seeing her emotions getting more and more out of control, Professor McGonagall raised her hand and applied soundproofing magic to the place.
"In fact, they are extinct, Catherine." Professor McGonagall stared at Lady Catherine and said, "As far as I know, the branch Luke and his family belong to has nothing to do with the Gaunt family that persecuted you. . It’s not even certain whether he knows you exist.”
"Also, before their decline, although the Gunter family was also known for being surly, they were still a very respectable family."
Lady Catherine could not argue. Everyone in the magic world knows that these noble families with a long history do not become nobles because of their blood. Their family must have ancestors who are respected enough, and there are also heroes among their descendants.
"More importantly, Catherine, Luke is still a child now. No matter how mature he appears, he is still a child, and he is still a child with aristocratic pride. I think you may be able to reach an agreement, really. Get rid of that contract."
Professor McGonagall reminded her with a solemn expression.
"Yes, this may be an opportunity, we can come up with enough money..."
Catherine thought for a moment and was interrupted by Professor McGonagall before she could finish her words.
"Think of something else. He has no shortage of money, knowledge, treasures, magic props, etc." Professor McGonagall said seriously, "This child has inherited all the inheritance that belongs to his Gaunt family. To be honest, , this amount of money is beyond my imagination.”
Catherine choked for a long time: "Then what should we pay?"
Professor McGonagall shook his head: "I don't know, but I won't let you trick my students. Today I brought him here and asked him to talk to you, which is already damaging his interests. So if you can't come up with something If the price is enough, then I will take my students and leave on the spot."
So Lady Catherine lowered her head in distress.
But after a moment, she raised her head again.
"You take such good care of him?" Catherine looked at her friend in front of her very strangely, "You don't want to abduct him to Gryffindor, do you?"
Professor McGonagall was unhappy upon hearing this.
"How can that be called abduction! Everyone has the right to choose their own college, right? I'm just providing reasonable guidance."
Catherine shook her head doubtfully.
"Slytherin, the founder of this college is one of the ancestors of their family. I really don't think this child will become a little lion. I guess I don't even need to put it on when I see him for the first time. The Sorting Hat is Will shout 'Slytherin'."
So the number of people who were distressed changed from one to two...
