Chapter 100 Green Manor

Diagon Alley, Coach Station.

Daphne took out her wand and pointed it at the sky. The tip of the wand flashed brightly with a certain frequency. Not long after, Xie Lin saw a luxurious carriage decorated with golden edgings in the sky, led by two thestrals, descending from the sky and landing steadily in the alley. The carriage is inlaid with the emblem of the Greengrass family, a six-pointed star surrounding the mark of Pegasus.

The curtain was opened, and a well-dressed middle-aged man walked down. He had a goatee, walked up to the two of them, bowed slightly and said: "Gentlemen and ladies, please."

Daphne glanced at Sherrin and got into the carriage first, with the remaining three following her.

"The person driving the car is our housekeeper, Mogaton. He has been serving our family for nearly 20 years. My father trusts him very much." Daphne introduced briefly.

Astoria also helped introduce: "My mother passed away when I was very young, and there were only three of us, my father and my sisters in the whole family. Uncle Mogaton helped my father a lot and loved us when we were young. ” Then they started talking about the situation in Greengrass Manor.

Greengrass Manor, also known as Greengrass Manor, is located in the Cotswolds in western England. The Cotswolds are roughly located in a pastoral area west of Oxford and north of Bath, 160 kilometers from south to north. There are hundreds of ancient and elegant classic villages perfectly preserved here. They are famous for their elegant colors, tranquil atmosphere, elegance and uniqueness, and traditional classics. Together with Provence in France and Tuscany in Italy, they are known as "the three most beautiful villages in the world". ".

In the wizarding world, many wealthy wizards choose to settle here because of its beautiful scenery. Many magical creatures also live here, attracting many wizards to sketch and paint here. The most famous of these is the 18th-century Gerendoline Olyphant, an expert on trolls who, ironically, was struck by a troll's club while sketching in 1799. died.

(Note: Greengrass means greenery)

About half an hour later, the carriage landed on the ground.

What appeared in front of Xie Lin's eyes was a vast manor. In the middle of the manor is an ancient and stately mansion. The size of the mansion is similar to that of Malfoy Manor. However, compared to the splendor of Malfoy Manor, Green Manor is undoubtedly much more low-key and simple, with an elegant country style.

After several people entered the mansion, a middle-aged man with an extraordinary bearing saw them. He walked up to them and greeted them in a friendly voice: "Hello, this must be Mr. Malfoy, right?"

Xie Lin knew that this group of ancient families valued etiquette above all else, so he did not dare to introduce himself carelessly: "Xie Lin Malfoy greets you, Mr. Greengrass."

The middle-aged man was very satisfied with Sherrin's etiquette and attitude and replied: "Welcome, Mr. Malfoy. I am the father of Daphne and Tory, and also May's newly recognized godfather - Gareth Greengrass. My name is Gareth Greengrass. That's my Uncle Gareth."

Several people walked into the living room, where there were several flawless white unicorn leather sofas, and then took their seats in order of host and guest. After two young maids dressed dignifiedly served tea, Mr. Greengrass took the lead and started chatting. Of course, the topic mainly revolved around the fame Sherrin had made at Hogwarts in the past three years.

Because Schelling's achievements were so amazing, Gareth originally had doubts about Schelling's strength, but after he saw it in person, all doubts disappeared.

Although the face of the young man in front of him is still childish, his words and deeds are appropriate, mature and steady. He has unique and sharp insights into the current situation and magic. His words also reveal an indestructible self-confidence. This kind of self-confidence is not that of a pure-blood family. What can be easily seen in the dandies in the class can only be cultivated by seeing a real strong person and experiencing real training.

The reason why Gareth personally received Schelling was not only because of Schelling's own family background, but also because he often heard about this young man's deeds from his three daughters. He knew that all three daughters had a crush on this boy. Now it seems that his daughters do have good taste, and he himself is quite satisfied with Xie Lin's current performance.

In fact, many of the so-called sacred 28 pure-blood families have withered in the past half century, such as the Gunter family, the Black family, the Shafiq family and the Crouch family. They were either completely destroyed, or only a handful of people remained. The next single seedling.

The remaining pure-blood families are mainly divided into three factions: the pure-blood supremacy faction is dominated by Malfoy, Black, Carlo, and Lestrange. Most of them are involved in the Death Eaters or have some connections; The pure-blood rebel faction of Muggles is dominated by Weasley, Prewett, Longbottom, and Shacklebolt. Most of them participated in the Order of the Phoenix that fought against the Death Eaters.

Greengrass belongs to the pure-blood neutral faction. Families like him include MacMillan, Abbott, Crouch, Ollivander, Slughorn, etc.

They remained neutral during the First Wizarding War. When the war broke out, most of the direct descendants of the family fled abroad. They protected themselves wisely and preserved their strength during the war. Although neutral families also have a sense of superiority to purebloods, they will not oppress or discriminate against Muggle-born wizards. They value personal talents, character, and etiquette more objectively than blood. The potions professor Horace Slughorn in the original book is the best example.

In the past few years, Lucius has visited the Greengrass family frequently with the intention of wooing them to form a new interest group. However, Mr. Greengrass knows the character of the Malfoy family very well and is unwilling to be dragged into this muddy water or be dragged into this muddy water. People are used as spearmen, so they always keep a polite distance from the Malfoy family's overtures.

After he found out about the affairs between his daughters and the young master of the Malfoy family, it really caused him a lot of trouble. He was worried that he would be involved with the Malfoy family and be dragged into the dispute between the pure-blood supremacist faction and the pure-blood traitor faction.

Therefore, he wanted to take this opportunity to find out who Xie Lin was as a person and the attitude of the family behind him. When he heard Schelling's disapproving tone when he talked about the concept of pure-blood supremacy, and the great achievements he had made when he initiated Slytherin's reform in Hogwarts, he was shocked by the determination and courage of the young man in front of him. . He also understood from this that Xie Lin and the Malfoy family might not be in the same camp.

Lucius, that old fox, are you hedging your bets? Gareth was doubtful.

Just when several people were chatting in a lively manner, Xie Lin deliberately brought the topic to the blood curse of the Greengrass family.

Although it was not a very glorious thing, Gareth still frankly told this old story.

It turns out that this happened a century ago. When Daphne's grandmother was traveling in Borneo in Southeast Asia, she was targeted by a group of dark wizards, many of whom were extremely dangerous people, who wanted to kidnap her for unknown reasons.

Although my grandmother and the bodyguards around me resisted and were repelled in the end, my grandmother didn't know when the curse was planted by the other party. What's even more unexpected is that this curse is actually the infamous blood curse, which has been passed down from generation to generation in the family.

Schelling began to pay attention to Borneo. The book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" once mentioned that the eight-eyed spider is a magical product of the dark wizard and comes from Borneo; similarly, the spider in the Fantastic Beasts movie Nagini also came from the tropical rainforest of Borneo and followed the Arcanus Circus to Europe.

If even the blood curse of the Greengrass family comes from there, it means that that place is not simple. There should be an underground organization of dark wizards who are proficient in species transformation and blood curses.

Hearing this, Schelling humbly told Gareth that ever since he learned about the curse on Astoria, he had been investing a lot in research on the blood curse. During the recent summer vacation, he finally had a breakthrough that might solve the problems that have plagued Astoria for many years.

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was shocked and everyone fell into silence.

Gareth stood up, with a very serious expression on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Malfoy, this matter has extraordinary significance to me and to Greengrass, so I hope you are not taking this matter just now. Just kidding." It can be seen that if Xie Lin really made a joke about this matter, he would definitely be kicked out of the manor on the spot.

Xie Lin was mentally prepared for his reaction and said calmly: "Uncle Gareth, Tori is an important friend of mine. They all know that I will not joke about this kind of thing. Since I dare to say it, Of course, I am more than 90% sure. Besides, don’t you know if I try this? Even if it fails, I can guarantee that Tori will not be harmed. "

Gareth's expression was full of excitement and disbelief.

For so many years, they have gathered the strength of the entire family and tried countless methods, but they have been unable to escape the shadow of the blood curse. So when Xie Lin said that he had a solution, his first reaction was not to believe it, but his three daughters all swore to vouch for Xie Lin's character, so he couldn't help but believe it a little bit.

"Mr. Malfoy, do you really have a way to deal with our family's curse?" Gareth Greengrass stared at Sherrin with burning eyes.

"Yes." Xie Lin nodded and said, "But I can only seal it, not eradicate it. The only way to eradicate this curse is to go to Borneo to find the curse caster or his successor."

"Just seal it, just seal it..." Gareth breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned to Mogadon and ordered: "Inform everyone in the family to treat this distinguished guest with caution and not to slack off at all. Let the family raise the little one Go and prepare the elf. Tonight’s family dinner must be in accordance with the specifications of a top-notch banquet, and then we must also prepare the most luxurious suite for this distinguished guest.”

There are two house elves in Gareth's family. One is a descendant of the Greengrass family, named Diva; the other was brought over by Meredith from the old Shafik house, named Dino. Since Meredith lives here, she lets him help take care of Green Manor.

After giving all the instructions, Gareth showed a kind smile, "Uncle has some connections at the Ogden Distillery. Not long ago, I received a bottle of 82-year-old limited edition Fire Whiskey from them. Let me taste it with you tonight." taste."

Dinner.

Sherling was born into the noble Malfoy family and had been enjoying expensive dishes since he was a child. His knowledge was not comparable to that of Weasley. Not to mention, he is a frequent visitor to several high-end restaurants in the British wizarding world, and he also holds a VIP black gold VIP card. But he was still surprised by the luxury of this meal. Many of the dishes on the table were things he had never heard of before.

"Xie Lin, try this. This is dragon steak made from young Australian dragons with white eyes," Gareth pointed to a sizzling iron steak, "You know, dragon meat is tough and not very tasty, so this dish must be cooked at high temperature in the pure black gold stew pot of the Wizard Stew Pot Company - I have some business dealings with the Wizard Stew Pot Company. They know that I have always loved food, so they specially gave me this stew pot, which cannot be bought outside."

"The seasoning is also special. I bought the formula from the famous Italian wizard chef Gulartilo Marchesi. This old guy's cooking skills are really amazing. The purple mushroom in this sauce is rich in flavor but it will not cover the freshness of the meat - unfortunately, he has decided He is going to retire and live in the Muggle world. I heard that he even got a reputation as the "Father of Contemporary Italian Cuisine". Fortunately, he sold all his recipes to me exclusively before he retired, hahahaha."

"Come on, Sherin, try this again - maybe we should drink a glass of fire whiskey first - this dish is Phoenix Chicken, which is a guinea fowl mixed with the blood of the phoenix. It has the effect of healing and health preservation... This dish is even more amazing. I guarantee that Lucius, the stingy guy, has never tried it. It is Fiji fire crab, but this is a newly cultivated species called crystal fire crab. Its meat is particularly plump, juicy and sweet..."

Sherin smiled. Lucius is not really stingy, but he is not very interested in food and entertainment. In Sherin's view, his biggest hobby is collecting black magic items and trying every means to attack Dumbledore and the Weasley family.

In comparison, this Uncle Gareth obviously knows how to enjoy life better. Sherin appreciated this very much. If he was not born in the Malfoy family, why would he wade into the muddy water between Voldemort and Dumbledore?

After a delicious dinner, Sherin and the girls spent a day in Diagon Alley, and then traveled a lot, and chatted with the elders. He was indeed a little tired, so he took a good rest in the VIP suite.

Gualtiero Marchesi (1930-2017) is the founder of modern Italian cuisine. He added many French elements to traditional Italian dishes, bringing Italian dishes to a new height. Many young chefs such as Carlo Cracco and Davide Oldani have received his guidance and support.