My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 181, Section 178: Concealment (Bonus chapter for the fact that my beloved Aya is so beautiful)

Lynn didn't eavesdrop on the conversation in the living room. He couldn't understand the feeling of being betrayed by a friend, but he could understand how angry Yelena was right now.

He led Anrina outside to the flower bushes in the backyard.

Did your father ever tell you that there are people in this world who can use magic?

Anrina shook her head: "Dad told me those were all fake magic tricks."

Lynn drew his wand and turned a flower in the flowerbed into a balloon.

"So, do you think this is real magic or a deceptive trick?"

Anrina looked extremely surprised. She took the balloon and touched it with both hands.

"Uncle can use magic too!"

"You can do that too?" Lynn squinted, looking like a strange uncle.

Anrina seemed hesitant and awkward, but in the end she admitted it.

"I can do it too, but sometimes I can use it and sometimes I can't."

"Then why didn't you tell your uncle and aunt?"

"My dad won't let me tell anyone, and he won't let me use it in front of others."

Lynn realized that Ruslan was acting strangely because what he said to him on the first day was a lie. He said he was glad that his daughter hadn't shown any magical talent, but in reality, Anrina should have shown different traits from normal people from a very young age.

Furthermore, when Yelena again urged him to leave with them after learning that it would take three days to obtain a fake document, his agreement seemed too quick, making him appear somewhat perfunctory.

Of course, these are just Lynn's guesses. It's also possible that Ruslan didn't want Anrina to show her magical talent, perhaps because he wanted her to never come into contact with the magical world. His later agreement to go with Yelena, and his quick acceptance of that, might simply be out of concern for his daughter.

It's just three truth serums. Even if Lynn guessed wrong, it doesn't matter. He wasn't familiar with Ruslan to begin with, and he did this behind Yelena's back. He can bear the consequences himself.

But if he guesses right, it doesn't matter to Lynn; he'll be even happier if Ivanov comes after him. But for Yelena, it's a sad story.

living room.

Ruslan remained in a dazed state, just like after drinking the truth serum. Lynn added it to his steak, and although he only took one bite, the strong effects of the drug still took hold.

After Lynn took Anrina out, Yelena clenched her fists and remained silent for a long time.

She wasn't immune to betrayal, but Ruslan was different.

Their two families used to be neighbors. Ruslan has many siblings, and because they were close in age, the two of them were the closest when they were young.

The parents of both sides even suggested that the two get engaged after graduating from magic academy.

However, Ruslan's family later discovered that he was a Squib, and the matter was dropped.

However, Yelena's family never changed their attitude towards him because of this, and continued to treat him very well as always.

Every time Yelena came home from school for vacation, she would tell him about the funny things that happened when she was in school, and sometimes she would complain to him about the unfair treatment the little shamans of the Chur tribe received at school.

Later, at the age of sixteen, Ruslan quietly left his home and went to make his way in Muggle society.

Yelena, influenced by her father, also started working for the Magic Council. The relationship between the two gradually became distant, and no one mentioned the engagement they had made when they were children. However, they never lost contact. When Ruslan got married, neither of his parents came. Among the wizards he knew, only Yelena attended his wedding and offered him her blessings.

Yelena has always believed that they are still best friends, just like when they were children.

Betrayal is like rubbing salt into a wound.

"Why did you betray me?" Yelena asked in a hoarse voice.

Ruslan spoke emotionlessly, as if he were hypnotized, his mouth opening and closing.

"Anrina has awakened her wizarding talent, but I am a member of the Chur tribe, and so is she. If she goes to a magic academy, she will face discrimination. I don't want her to be discriminated against like I have. An Auror once approached me and said that if I came to him wanting to leave Goose Country, he could change Anrina's ethnicity and make her a Sloth if I reported him."

Yelena was furious with him. She slammed her fist on the long table and cursed at him.

"Are you stupid? If those people's words were credible, would the reforms have failed? My father would still be in Siberia, dying of depression? Would the Soviet Union have become like this? Do you know what bill the Magic Council is voting on right now? The Humanoid Domestic Elf Project! Yes! They'll turn Anrina into a Sloth! But in their eyes, she'll only be a slave! A slave, you know that?!"

Yelena was breathing heavily, her voice echoing in the living room, but Ruslan did not answer her question. Perhaps the answers to these questions simply did not exist in his mind; he had not thought about them, nor did he want to.

After venting her frustrations, Yelena didn't linger there. She went out of the cabin and found Lynn chatting with Anrina behind it.

"I thought you were going to cry," Lynn said jokingly, looking at Yelena, who had a blank expression as if nothing had happened.

"This is nothing to make me cry." Although she said that, Lynn could hear the slight sob in her voice.

"We must leave here immediately, taking Ruslan and Anrina with us. The Aurors could arrive at any time."

Lynn raised an eyebrow at her: "You're taking them with you?"

Yelena gritted her teeth and said, "They're fools, but I'm not! Every Chur shaman is precious now; we can't let them fall into the hands of the committee."

Lynn shrugged and said, "Since you've put it that way, I certainly have no objections. But I have a plan now, would you like to hear it?"

"I have no other choice." Yelena gave a bleak smile. "If you have any other plans, I'm open to your suggestions."

"My plan is actually very simple. You take them away from Goose Country first, and I will wait here for the Aurors that Ruslan has summoned. If Ivanov does not come, I will leave directly. If he does come, I will go all out and fight him in a big battle."

Yelena could understand every single word Lynn said, but when they were put together, she couldn't understand them.

"Don't joke around, Hubert. If I could leave, I would have already. What way is there for us to get out of Goose Country?"

Lynn smiled apologetically at her: "I'm sorry, I also hid some things from you before. Actually, I've always had a way to leave Goose Country directly."

He snapped his fingers lightly, and a red bird suddenly flew out from the edge of the woods.

(End of this chapter)