Chapitre 86: Visiting The Delacours
It's August now!
"Ethan, get ready. I'll take you to a friend's house today."
There's a saying in the ancient East: combine work and rest.
Ethan has spent this time either in the study or in the basement. According to the house elves' reports, he spends no more than five hours a day in his room.
If this continues, she fears Ethan's mental state will suffer.
She still has a good impression of Ethan—a diligent and studious young wizard.
Over the years, she and Nico haven't had a child, so she pays special attention to promising young wizards. In her early years, she went to Beauxbatons to teach, but as she grew older, she had to quit her job.
"Ms. Perenelle, I've only read half of this book," Ethan said.
Ethan doesn't really want to go out. Going out to play is not as interesting as these books.
This summer vacation, Ethan is also planning to advance his alchemy studies.
Moreover, most of the ancient magic texts and alchemy books here are not available at Hogwarts. This opportunity cannot be missed!
Faced with Ethan's refusal, Perenelle was not angry. Instead, she slightly raised her lips and said in a bewitching voice:
"My friend's children are two half-blood veelas. The older one is fifteen years old and looks very beautiful. The younger one is seven years old and is also very cute. Are you sure you don't want to go?"
In this world, apart from those who are immune, few men can resist the temptation of veelas.
These creatures have such amazing beauty, and their skin is as bright and soft as the moon. Additionally, they exude charm constantly. However, they turn into bird-like creatures when angered.
But half-blood veelas, while inheriting the silver hair and beauty, do not have the disadvantage of turning into a bird. They are quite rare.
As far as she knows, the elder sister has many suitors at Beauxbatons. (Beauxbatons is not an all-girls school, and the male students seem to have a lower status.)
Dumbledore had informed her and Nico about Ethan's character.
He had flirted with a Ravenclaw senior in his first year, and had gotten involved with a Slytherin girl and a Gryffindor girl, and he didn't fail.
A smart, hardworking, and extremely talented young wizard who likes to make friends and is willing to share, but is also promiscuous and cruel.
After all, if they didn't know him, the Flamel couple would not have let Ethan in.
Many people in the wizarding world are paying attention to them.
As for Ethan's shortcomings, it doesn't matter; no one is perfect.
Dumbledore was ambitious at the time, and he became friends with Nico.
"I think it's better to accompany you, Madam Perenelle."
Going out is certainly not as interesting as these books, but the girl is different. She is much more interesting than the books.
At most, I can stay up a little later!
I am still young and can handle it. If I don't take the chance now, when will I?
And the half-Veela mentioned by Ms. Perenelle are Fleur Delacour and Gabrielle Delacour, who are one-quarter Veela.
After all, there are only three half-Veelas in the original book, and one of them is their mother. Apart from this family, Ethan can't think of anyone else.
Fleur Delacour is portrayed as the most beautiful woman, and Gabrielle is a younger version of Fleur.
Beautiful sisters who look very similar—who could refuse that?
I just don't know if my animal affinity will work on mixed-blood veelas. It will definitely work on pure-bloods.
By the way, should I contact Dennis and ask him to bring some veelas back to raise?
Ethan still remembered that during the Quidditch World Cup, the mascot of a country was a veela who performed on stage.
"Okay, go get ready now, change your clothes, and don't let the veela charm you into a fool."
Perenelle reminded with a smile, then returned to her room to change her clothes.
Unlike Nicolas Flamel, an old recluse obsessed with alchemy who could stay at home for many years,
Perenelle would go out from time to time to attend small gatherings, visit friends' homes, and discuss art with a few elderly witches.
Of course, she would visit the homes of people with whom she had a good relationship and could trust.
Ethan casually changed into summer casual clothes in his room. If he was going to visit, wizard robes were not suitable, and formal attire was too formal. Casual clothes were better.
As for what Perenelle said about being enchanted, Ethan thought it was impossible. He was not like Ronald, that idiot. He had seen all kinds of girls. How could he be enchanted by a half-blooded veela?
If his animal affinity could work, who knows who would enchant whom!
The two met in the lobby on the first floor.
"Not bad, quite handsome!"
Perenelle looked at Ethan with satisfaction and gave him a nod!
"Ms. Perenelle, you look quite beautiful now."
"You are good at flattery. Come, hold my hand."
No matter how old she is, no queen dislikes being praised for her beauty.
Ethan carefully took Perenelle's hand, and he really didn't dare to use too much strength. Her and Nico's bodies were too fragile.
If he hadn't known the location, Ethan would have wanted to Apparate himself.
A familiar feeling came over him, and Ethan was quite used to it by now.
When he recovered his vision, Ethan felt as though he had entered a world of flowers, enveloped by their fragrance.
Irises, roses, daisies, red camellias, lilacs, and tulips were all in full bloom, contrary to their natural growth cycles.
As expected of a pure-blood family, the garden alone is so luxurious.
Following the path through the garden, they arrived at an old castle. The walls were covered with ivy, and there were some signs of erosion, making it seem very ancient.
Compared to Hogwarts' castle, this one is smaller, but for a family, owning such a castle is quite impressive.
Ethan didn't know when he could afford such a house. Some time ago, he was still proud of having 20,000 gold galleons, but now it seemed like a small amount.
Before Ethan and Perenelle reached the castle gate, it opened automatically.
An old lady, nearly 70 years old but quite energetic, came out to greet them.
"Long time no see! Perenelle!"
The two ladies hugged each other warmly, indicating a close relationship.
After they separated, Perenelle introduced Ethan to the old lady.
Then the two ladies walked hand in hand and took Ethan inside the castle.
The interior was decorated very delicately and artistically, as expected from the romantic French. Both sides were adorned with portraits of wizards, following the tradition of wizard families.
At this time, footsteps were heard on the stairs to the left. Ethan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a witch with a delicate face, a tall figure, and long silver hair that cascaded down to her waist. She was also rather voluptuous.
When her eyes met his, they were truly captivating. Is this a half-blood Veela?
Silver hair, blue eyes, irresistible charm!
Ethan's mind unconsciously recalled Cao Ze's words, "Madam, are you willing to share the same bed with me tonight?" [Cao Ze- Chinese legendary playboy]
There was also a young girl and a little girl next to her, who looked like smaller versions of the silver-haired woman.
It really was a trio: the mother, the maiden, and the child, all together.
No wonder Fleur wasn't liked by Molly and Ginny in the original book. With looks like these, how could any girl not be jealous?
The mother-daughter trio seemed to feel a sense of familiarity when they saw Ethan.
"Apolline, Fleur, little Gabrielle, long time no see!" Perenelle greeted the women on the stairs.
"Long time no see, Grandma Perenelle!" Fleur led Gabrielle down to greet them, and Apolline happily hugged Perenelle.
Gabrielle occasionally glanced at Ethan before quickly lowering her head.
Irina Delacour, who was observing this quietly, smiled and said to them, "This is Ethan Adrian, a guest from Great Britain."
"Fleur, take Ethan and Gabrielle outside to play. Don't disturb our party."
She didn't mind Ethan interacting with her granddaughters. After all, he was learning alchemy from Nicolas Flamel, and had been personally sent by Dumbledore himself. That spoke volumes.
...
To put it bluntly, their Delacour family was marrying up.
It was still her son's fault. If he hadn't married a half-blood Veela, the family wouldn't be in this situation. They had once been pure-blooded nobles at the top of French society.
Though she had come to accept her daughter-in-law after all these years, and she adored her granddaughters, the truth remained that their family's status had suffered.
In the wizarding world, no matter the country, half-bloods were discriminated against. And this wasn't just the Muggle-wizard kind of mixed blood, which was nothing in comparison.
The real stigma was with half-blood magical creatures. Veelas, giants, trolls, mermaids, centaurs — even though some, like Veelas, had human forms and could reproduce with wizards, they were still classified as magical animals.
That label, "animal," defined their status. (Just look at how Madame Maxime tried to hide her half-giant heritage, only daring to admit it after going with Hagrid to meet the giants.)
In any case, her son had lost his position in the Ministry of Magic, and some of the family's business partners had cut ties with the Delacours. Those were the obvious losses; who knew what gossip was being whispered behind their backs?
Fleur turned her head to look at Ethan, her face slightly flushed.
"Ethan, come with me!"
She wanted to talk to him, even get close to him. She'd never felt this way about a boy before and wasn't quite sure how to handle it.
Ethan followed Fleur, thinking to himself, animal affinity sure is amazing!
"Brother, carry me!"
The little girl with long silver hair and a delicate figure tugged on Ethan's shirt and looked at him cutely.
Ethan reminded himself again and again that the child was still young, and he preferred women with more maturity. But he couldn't resist!
"Hehe!"
Gabrielle, nestled on Ethan's shoulder in his arms, giggled happily.
Baji!
"Gabrielle, what are you doing? Come down! You're seven, you don't need to be carried like a baby!" Fleur was nearly fuming when she saw this. How could her little sister be so bold? Not only was she being carried, but she had also kissed him!
"No, I want my brother to carry me!"
Gabrielle clung to Ethan's neck and gave Fleur a cheeky, challenging look. "You!"
Fleur's chest heaved in frustration, which made Ethan admire her even more.
Kids these days — only in their teens, and already so... developed!
"Shall we sit over there?" Fleur asked, ignoring Gabrielle, and turning her attention back to Ethan.
She wasn't going to let a seven-year-old get in her way, so she decided to focus on the real target.
"Sure!"
Soon, the three of them sat down in a stone pavilion in the garden. According to Fleur, this was where their family enjoyed afternoon tea.
"Ethan, can you tell me about Hogwarts?" Fleur asked. "I've never seen other magic schools."
This was her strategy: to keep Ethan's attention on her. Sacrifice the child for the greater good.
Hogwarts had many fascinating aspects, like the cursed Defense Against the Dark Arts position, the Potions professor who seemed to hold a grudge against the entire world, the Transfiguration professor who liked to turn into a cat, the Divination professor who drank and made jokes, the flying instructor who doubled as a Quidditch referee, and, of course, the Forbidden Forest, teeming with magical creatures.
Fleur laughed throughout, finding Hogwarts far more exciting than Beauxbatons, but feeling pity for the students who had to live through its chaos.
"How is Beauxbatons?" Ethan asked.
"I've heard that Beauxbatons is the most beautiful magic school in Europe."
"Our Beauxbatons is truly lovely. It's located on a massive estate in the Pyrenees, surrounded by rolling fields and mountains, all protected by magic.
Madame Maxime raises many magical horses in the fields. They love to drink single-malt whiskey.
Every morning, they gallop around Beauxbatons.
There's also a large magical fountain on the school grounds. It was gifted by Nicolas Flamel…"
As Fleur and Ethan continued to chat, growing more animated with each passing moment, Gabrielle sulked.
She had been here first. How could her sister just swoop in like this!
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