Hogwarts: A little lion in the skin of the Eagle School

[Barty Crouch, Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, has officially accepted an investigation by the Ministry of Magic's Inquiry Committee, which found only the body of a house-elf hidden in his mansion.]

On the second day of Christmas, the Daily Prophet broke another news story.

Barty the Elder's refusal to undergo a Ministry of Magic inspection caused quite a stir in the wizarding world some time ago, and it seems to have had an effect.

After Christmas, Barty Sr. was forced to undergo an investigation under pressure from the Ministry of Magic.

But in the end, the Ministry of Magic found nothing more than the body of a goblin.

The body has been identified as Sparkle, Crouch's pet elf.

But this does not absolve Crouch of any guilt.

After all, wizards have the right to dispose of house-elves at will.

Some believe that Barty had already cleared himself of any real guilt during this period, otherwise he wouldn't have suddenly agreed to be examined.

But even if that were true, there is no evidence to prove this point.

Aside from condemning his cruelty and making veiled smears against him, Fudge did nothing else.

Old Barty then began to retaliate against Fudge's previous slanders, securing his position and job.

......

John only briefly reviewed the events unfolding in the wizarding world.

After not finding anything noteworthy, I stopped looking at it.

After Hermione returned home, John also had a wonderful Christmas with his family.

After that, everything returned to normal. His parents went out to work, and John stayed home to read, study, and do his homework.

Occasionally, when John encounters a problem, he will simply call Hermione's house and ask her for advice.

Hermione answered the phone with great excitement, thinking John would talk to her about something interesting.

In the end, we made three phone calls, all of which were about studying...

Although Hermione was helpless, she still patiently explained the learning problem to John.

After completing the extra assignments given to him by the various professors, his only plan for the Christmas holiday was to visit Titus's house.

However, the time they agreed on was actually two days before the start of the school term.

They planned to visit them again soon after the start of the semester, stay for a day, and then set off together for Hogwarts.

John had discussed this with his family beforehand, and his parents had no objections.

......

Soon, it was the day before school started.

John set off to visit Titus's house.

The Titus family's house is said to be on the outer ring of London, but it's not actually that far.

They lived in an ordinary Muggle apartment building.

He had assumed that pure-blood families usually lived in some secluded place, or at the very least, in a place with few Muggles.

As a result, Titus's family lived directly in a Muggle apartment building and had daily contact with Muggles.

This was far from what he had imagined a pure-blood family to be like.

Not to mention the Twenty-Eight Holy Clans.

However, regarding the Twenty-Eight Holy Clans, this was mentioned by Titus, who said that his family was one of the Twenty-Eight Holy Clans.

John later learned about the so-called Twenty-Eight Holy Tribes, and found that there was no such surname as Crow.

Although he found it a bit strange, he didn't ask any further questions.

Following the address, John went up to the third floor of the apartment building, found the innermost unit, and rang the doorbell.

Soon after, the sound of cheerful running could be heard from inside.

With a click, the door opened, and there was Titus.

"John! You're finally here."

The chubby boy happily hugged John and pulled him inside.

Titus's parents went to work during the day, so he was home alone.

"I thought wizarding families usually lived far away from Muggles."

"I didn't expect you guys to be mixed up with Muggles."

John went inside and looked around curiously, clicking his tongue in amazement.

The living room connects to the kitchen and dining table; everything is ordinary, just like in a typical Muggle household, but it's decorated quite nicely.

After all, living in a Muggle apartment building, you can't leave any random things in the lobby, or it would be terrible if someone passed by and found them.

"What's so strange about that? There are wizards who live with Muggles too."

Titus laughed dismissively.

"Come on, I'll take you to my room."

With that, he led John directly into the inner room.

John discovered that there were many doors on both sides of the corridor, and the layout was obviously unreasonable.

How could this house possibly hold so many rooms?

Before he could ask any questions, he arrived at Titus's room.

Once inside, he was astonished by what he saw.

The room was very small, about the same size as a cabin on the Hogwarts Express.

This is not the most important thing.

Most importantly, there was a small tent set up inside the room.

The entrance to this room is right next to the tent entrance; there are no other places to stay besides entering the tent.

"this......"

"Hehe, surprised, aren't you? Go inside and see for yourself."

Titus pushed John inside, but John was shocked once inside the tent.

Because the space inside was actually very large, more than twice the size of his living room.

The interior is very well-furnished, with everything a Muggle room should have, and even things it shouldn't have.

"The Seamless Stretching Spell?"

"That's right!"

John looked at the space inside and immediately realized something, and said in surprise.

Titus continued with a smile.

"As you just saw, there are eight rooms in the corridor. Except for the toilet and bathroom, all the other rooms are like this."

"They set up a tent that had been enchanted with a seamless stretching spell to serve as their room."

"My house may look small, but actually every room is quite large."

John understood Titus's meaning and the reason for this arrangement.

The Seamless Stretch Spell is a very advanced spatial magic spell.

It can enlarge the size of a space, which is very practical.

However, this spell is strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic.

Wizards are not allowed to abuse this power.

Because this spell can easily allow a large number of wizards to hide in a confined space, illegal immigration or illegal gatherings can easily increase social risks.

Therefore, this spell is currently only permitted to be used on standard equipment manufactured by the Ministry of Magic.

For example, standard student suitcases, standard storage bags, and standard travel tents are all quite valuable.

The tent in front of us is clearly a travel tent.

However, Titus and his family didn't use it for travel; instead, they used it as a room...

To be honest, he's a true genius.

After all, who says you can't camp at home?

Even if it's illegal, at most they'll just take the tent away and ask someone to buy a new one.

"ox."

John didn't know what to say, so he could only give a thumbs up to show his admiration.

The tent contains spells for warmth, waterproofing, fireproofing, and cleaning, among other everyday uses.

Just toss your coat aside, and it will automatically fly to the hanger and hang up neatly.

With a flick of the wrist, the shoes will fly to the exit and be neatly arranged.

It couldn't be more convenient.

Is this what a wizarding family is like? I love it!

John went straight to Titus's large bed and lay down on it without any hesitation.

Titus didn't mind at all; with a wave of his hand, snacks and drinks flew over automatically.

In fact, in such wizarding families, even underage wizards can use magic to some extent.

Although the Ministry of Magic has a rule prohibiting underage wizards from casting spells outside of school, it is also impossible for the Ministry to accurately monitor every young wizard.

They could only detect magical fluctuations in the area where the young wizard was located, but they couldn't tell whether the magic was cast by the young wizard or by an adult wizard.

Once an area is known to be the residential area of ​​a wizarding family, the Ministry of Magic no longer interferes.

Even if an adult wizard is not home, there will be no problem if there are magical fluctuations in this place.

So now John can freely cast spells here.

Of course, all of this is contingent on not being discovered by Muggles.