Luke did not expect Gemma's arrival.
Although he said "I'm here, what else do I need to bring", he still happily reached out and took the food box from Gemma's hand.
Gemma glanced at the group of snakes dispersing behind her with a lingering look, and suddenly felt that although this place was not a dragon's pool or a tiger's den, it was still filled with dangers.
"The environment in your home...is a bit uninhabitable."
It's not just about a bunch of snakes around. Although snakes are a bit repulsive to wizards, they are both magic materials and magic pets. It also has its own special meaning.
Therefore, although snakes are rare for wizards, they are still an understandable means of defense.
"The place is too remote, and teleportation is basically prohibited. Just dismantle the fireplace here and it will become a fortress."
The fortress Gemma talks about is different from a fortress in the traditional sense.
For wizards, wide moats, tall stone walls, towers, arrow stacks and other things do not take much time to deal with. The only difference is whether it is one magic or multiple magics.
What really determines whether a building can become a fortress is the protective magic.
For example, those arranged outside the forest, those arranged inside the forest, and those arranged around the hut are snakes that have obviously undergone special magical treatment or transformation.
Unable to teleport, magic suppressed, controlled destruction, automatic counterattack...
These are what Gemma saw on the way here. There are countless more that she couldn't see without starting.
Not to mention her, even Luke himself didn't know how many kinds of protective magic there were here.
But he felt that unless it was Dumbledore who was currently active in the wizarding world, it would be difficult for others to reach the hut.
"I have lived like this since I was a child. I don't know who did these things." Luke shook his head and said with a smile, "I am still confused sometimes. If these protective magics don't 'know' me, I’m afraid even I don’t dare to wander around.”
Gemma nodded, and then began to look at the layout of Luke's cabin.
Then she became a little dazed.
"Did you make such a large invisible extension to the house?"
Luke's cabin doesn't look big on the outside, but it's surprisingly large inside.
In a wizarding family, it’s not surprising to find family tents and suitcases that extend seamlessly. This is a special item that the Ministry of Magic allows to produce without traces of extension.
But...the traceless extension of items other than these two items is illegal.
Special items such as Luke's belt, Malfoy's locket, and Mr. Weasley's car are all illegal items in a strict sense.
However, if you insist on saying the first two, they are antiques. When they were produced, the Ministry of Magic did not even have this law. As for Mr. Weislay's car, this is really against the rules, and it's not the only one that violates the rules.
Therefore, many wizard families will not make a seamless extension of their houses no matter how crowded they are.
At most, it's just a sneaky way to build one for your own storage room.
And Luke's use of invisible extensions on his home really opened Gemma's eyes. Moreover, the Traceless Expansion Spell does not mean that it can expand as much as it expands. This thing depends on the magical suitability of the material. Materials with better adaptability are naturally more expensive.
The common tents and boxes in the wizarding world are also divided into grades.
And with the extent of Luke's house, it's hard to imagine the price of these materials.
Luke ignored Gemma's fuss. The house itself is the least noteworthy aspect of this cabin. Gemma will have more and more questions next, and he will be exhausted from answering them one by one.
Just wait and see. These so-called wonders and treasures will not be taken seriously after seeing them too much.
Now Luke still focused on the food box. Although he can cook his own meals, it’s better to embrace tradition when there are ready-made holiday meals. After all, he should be eating these things for Christmas with others for many years to come.
It's a good thing to get used to it in advance... Well, it's actually because he's too lazy to cook.
And just when Luke opened the food box, looking at the food box that had obviously been stretched seamlessly and feeling in a daze, sometimes the Ministry of Magic's regulations are really just a piece of paper in the eyes of some people, Gemma was shocked. The calls rang out one after another.
While I was surprised by the materials of the tables, chairs and benches, I was impressed by the preciousness of the paintings on the walls. Sometimes she was shocked by the ancient and special family magic, and sometimes she was confused by the tokens of some famous people she had heard in history class...
In short, after seeing such a museum-like house, it is difficult to say whether a person's mental state will be affected.
Especially antiques that should be on display, either on a table or in the kitchen. There are very few that serve as decorations, and more of them fulfill the value of their own existence.
Furniture or tableware.
It's almost like Luke saw a person's home in his previous life, lighting it with a long letter palace lantern, and drinking wine from an agate cup inlaid with gold and animal heads. It's hard to say whether it's acceptable or not.
Looking at Gemma's slightly broken expression when she returned to him, Luke had a new understanding of the value of these things in his home.
Professor McGonagall managed to stay calm last time. But Gemma doesn't have such a stable mentality. So she looks a little troubled now.
Luke looked at her expression and laughed out loud. Then before Gemma could speak, he quickly pointed to the turkey, gingerbread and other things he had transferred from the food box to the table and said to her. : "Eat first, eat first, it won't taste good when it gets cold later."
As soon as Gemma came back to her senses, she saw that Luke already had a gold-rimmed package on the corner of the table, and the story of Galahad's search for the Holy Grail was engraved on the table legs - the carving was exquisite, although it was not lifelike, but it had that era. The Christmas dinner made by the Reims family was placed on the table in a unique quaint style.
He even laid out candles leisurely. Not far from the table, where a chair should have been, there was a smaller Christmas tree. The decoration is exactly the same as in the school. Apparently Luke also used transfiguration to conjure it up.
Gemma didn't say anything after seeing this. He just sat down quietly and picked up the knife and fork to eat.
The knife and fork were nothing too rare, they were simply gold that had been enchanted to ensure their luster.
She was not in the mood to complain about Luke's ear-to-ear decorations and furniture. It is difficult to explain to someone who has played with antiques as toys since he was a child, how valuable antiques are. To someone who has had no idea about money since he was a child, it’s hard to explain how difficult it is to earn money.
Just stop talking about it.
In fact, even if they are not cold, these things are far from delicious. After all these years, Luke still has a hard time getting used to the dishes.
While eating, Gemma suddenly remembered something.
"I mentioned it before when I heard the professors discussing it. Professor McGonagall said that you had a very bad childhood. No one took care of you. You even changed your clothes yourself and they didn't fit..."
Gemma pursed her lips, looked at Luke with a calm face, hesitated for a moment and then said: "Raymond's existence can't be known to too many people, right?"
With Raymond here, would Luke really be short of clothes and food? Of course it's impossible. It is possible that there is a lack of magic coins such as galleons, because Raymond has only maintained the most basic contact with the magic world for so many years, and he has no channels to exchange money.
A squib, his actions in the magical world are almost always restricted.
But when I was a child, I was short of food and clothing, so this was definitely impossible. Even if these things are sent from the Muggle world, wizards can still use them.
So, some things are obvious.
Luke's expression remained normal and he nodded: "Raymond can't appear in too many people's sights for the time being."
He didn't explain why, and Gemma didn't ask again.
"Are you going back tonight?"
Luke asked abruptly.
Gemma looked at Luke, blinked, and then showed a charming smile. She supported her cheek with the heel of her palm and tilted her body lazily: "Little brother, what you are asking is confusing. ~”
Luke raised his eyes and glanced at Gemma, swallowed the turkey in his mouth and said, "If you go back, just use the fireplace. If you don't go back, the first room up the stairs on the second floor is the guest room. You can stay here first."
He paused and then said to Gemma: "Young man, don't be so pretentious. A girl of seventeen or eighteen cannot make such a charming expression."
What he said made Gemma feel awkward for a while, but she subconsciously returned to her original state. Then Gemma gave Luke a big eye roll: "You act as if you are old and old-fashioned."
Then he started to eat.
Luke looked at Gemma and shook his head. Sometimes he is still easily affected by the memories of his previous life...
They finished the meal simply. Although Luke lit a candle, the atmosphere of a candlelight dinner was difficult to achieve between an eleven-year-old boy and a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old girl.
Under normal circumstances, the former may have evil thoughts about the latter, but the latter has absolutely no evil thoughts about the former.
But when this eleven-year-old boy has a mental age of more than 20 years old and close to 30 years old, it is difficult to say whether the former's unreasonable thoughts about the latter are still valid.
Theoretically it's possible. After all, everyone loves seventeen or eighteen years old.
After dinner, Gemma went upstairs to sleep. Luke told her that there were enough books in the room to relieve her boredom, and if she was really bored, she could go for a walk in the forest. In fact, I can't tell which one is more boring, after all, the forest is not big, and besides snakes, they are basically snakes. The basic ecosystem can be said to be struggling to maintain itself.
Of course, Luke has no time to care about Gemma's spiritual world construction for the time being. It doesn't matter whether you read a book, take a walk, or put price tags on all the antiques in your home. He now has to read the thick diary that he had not read before.
After getting through the box again and returning to the library storage room, Luke looked at the pile of diaries and sighed softly.
I don’t know if he is lamenting that his work has been increased without increasing the price, or he is lamenting the rich life experience of these ancestors of Jace.
For most people, a book, a few pages, or even a few lines is enough to summarize it. Even many people can only have birth and death dates in their lives.
Even for a diary, being able to write such a large pile is truly a legend.
Although I still don’t know what this person has been through. Luke already had an inexplicable sense of mission. It's like a person's voice is revealed in front of you, but are you really ready to accept him?
Luke didn't know his answer, but under the bright magic light, he sat at the desk and took out the one with the serial number '1' from the pile of diaries.
Then I looked at the cover and started thinking.
If there is no news in the diary, he has to read everything else. Including evaluations and memoirs written by the heirs of Jace's ancestor.
This is something even more embarrassing than a diary, especially when the two are compared.
Fortunately, Luke and his dad no longer have such worries. When Luke's father didn't have it, Luke couldn't even write.
Luke is seriously considering whether to abandon this family tradition when he has children.
But now was not the time to think about it. Luke calmed down his thoughts that were about to reach the edge of the universe and opened the first diary.
"It was sunny on September 23, 1373."
"I, Jace Gunter, am eight years old this year! My dear descendant! Are you ready to watch the life of your great ancestor!"
Luke closed the diary with a 'snap' sound, then put his left hand on his forehead and tapped flexibly on the table with his right hand.
Is there a possibility that his opening method is wrong...
My ancestors shouldn't be so crazy.jpg
But after a moment of mental construction, he opened the diary again. According to family tradition, the diary cannot be modified or destroyed. You can write it later, but you cannot not write it.
I don’t know if ancestor Jess would have the urge to change the family tradition when he saw the first sentence of his first diary when he grew up.
Luke suddenly had an inexplicable expectation for the diaries of his ancestors who didn't know how many generations ago.
It's awkward and exciting at the same time, and the experience is so strange.
After enduring his temper, Luke continued to look down.
"The weather was cloudy on September 24, 1373"
"Dad spanked me for breaking his vase... and I threw his cat in the kennel of my three-headed dog. The two of them were going to have a great night. Yes, hahaha!"
Luke can roughly outline the appearance of an outrageous naughty kid through the flamboyant fonts on the diary and the temperament between the lines.
He then looked down.
"It rained on September 25, 1373"
"Dad hit me again to hold a grudge."
Luke:…
Otherwise, the custom of keeping a diary should be abandoned.
