The sickly iron fist beauty in Harry Potter

"Since Harry still has to live in our house, we have to decide his identity."

"They are our relatives, or they are just tenants in our home."

Penny was a little confused and asked, "What's the difference?"

Dolly immediately replied, "It's a big difference."

"If he is our relative, and you, Mom and Dad, take care of him out of kinship, then it is natural for you to be strict with him."

"If he is just a tenant in our house, then we should treat him like a tenant and make him pay the rent."

Vernon chuckled, amused.

It’s not because what my daughter said was too naive, but because I was relieved by her simplicity.

If his daughter behaved any more excessively, he would be worried.

"Well, having an 11-year-old boy pay the rent is a pretty good idea."

Penny glanced at her husband, as if blaming him for discouraging their daughter's enthusiasm.

Then she said, "Although we are reluctant, we will still take care of Harry's food and daily life until he grows up."

"We have legally adopted Harry and it is our responsibility."

Vernon took his wife's hand, and their hands were firmly clasped together.

At this moment, they are the backbone of the family's future, even if they are very reluctant to do so.

"Really can not?"

Dolly seemed unwilling to ask.

Penny laughed this time too and said, "Really not."

"At least for now, we still have to raise him. We can't let him go out to work and earn money at the age of 11."

Dolly looked disappointed, and Petunia and Vernon laughed even more.

At this moment, Dolly really looks like a scheming 11-year-old kid.

As a result, Dolly's words forced them into a dead end.

"So that means he's still my cousin and I have to treat him as one?"

This sentence was plain but correct, and it made Petunia and Vernon choke for a moment.

Because if we admit this, wouldn't that mean their past behavior was inappropriate?

If they don't recognize it, the couple's legal adoption obligations will seem invalid again.

Neither of them admitted it. Should we admit that the two of them hated Harry's parents and then abused Harry?

This is even worse, as it will completely destroy their perfect image in their daughter's heart.

But if I don't acknowledge all this, do I really have to treat Harry as a family member?

This was even more impossible to do, as the Dursleys were not such generous people.

Just as Dolly was about to deliver the final blow, Harry stepped forward.

In a thin but firm voice, he said, "I will pay the rent."

"I'll pay you in the future, but I owe you now."

07 A reconciled family

After saying this, Harry was so nervous that he gasped for breath as if he was exhausted.

But he still looked at the Dursleys, especially Vernon, with a firm look.

Vernon is the head of the family and the one who would directly hit him in anger.

Harry was naturally afraid of the enraged Vernon, but he was a natural Gryffindor, so how could he be held back by fear?

Dolly could only secretly give Harry a thumbs up, saying that this guy was really brave.

Although it would have been much more effective if Harry had said it than if Dolly had said it.

After all, Dolly can only explain all this as a joke or with a childish concept, otherwise it would seem too outrageous.

But when Harry said this, the relationship between the two families was severed in an instant, and Vernon and Petunia's behavior of taking care of Harry became a simple exchange of interests.

This is actually very hurtful.

After all, Petunia and Vernon might not really love Harry, but how could they not have the slightest affection for a child they had raised?

At least not Penny.

When Harry was really facing a life-and-death crisis, Petunia's emotions almost broke through the walls of her heart.

It was jealousy of his sister, disgust for Harry, and the walls he had built up from pretending to be normal all those years.

She wanted to wish Harry good luck, but ultimately failed to do so.

After all, at that time, the Dursleys themselves had become the targets of the Death Eaters, and if they were caught, they could torture them to find out Harry's whereabouts.

Sure enough, Dolly looked at Penny secretly and found that Penny's hands were shaking.

She kept grabbing at the tablecloth, trying to hide the surging emotions in her heart, but in the end she pulled the tablecloth and pulled the plates on the table.

This sound was like a starting gun, sending Vernon into a furious state again.

"How dare you say such a thing, you little bastard!"

"We adopted you for all these years, not for money!"

"What money do you have? You don't have a penny. Your parents don't have any money either, and you won't have any money in the future!"

"Who do you take us for? Child traffickers?"

Vernon roared and started to lunge at Harry, who instinctively tried to run away.

But Dolly couldn't let this happen because she was the one who made it all happen.

So she had to keep the conversation going and not let it turn into a farce.

"Harry, how much money can you give me in the future!"

Dolly stood directly on the chair and yelled loudly.

Vernon had to suppress his anger a little, and turned to look at Dolly with a forced smile.

"Good boy, this is not about money, but Harry is humiliating our family!"

Vernon had originally planned to kick Harry out once he came of age, and the two would never have any contact with each other again.

In this way, he fulfilled his responsibility of adopting Harry and could also let Petunia's sister die in peace.

As for any reward, it's enough for Harry not to starve to death on the street.

So Vernon felt that Harry should at least understand that the Dursleys didn't owe him anything for raising him.

It can even be said that he is his benefactor, although this benefactor is not perfect.

But now Harry's behavior told Vernon that Harry had only resentment and disgust towards this family, and even wanted to use money to settle this foster relationship.

In his eyes, his adoptive parents were just thieves who took him in in order to inherit his parents' estate.

If this isn't a humiliation to him and his wife, what is?

However, Dolly knew very well that Harry definitely didn't think that much.

In other words, most of the time, Harry's approach is to do it first and talk later.

As for thinking, doesn’t Hermione have an external brain?

So Dolly couldn't let the furious Vernon take action, so she continued, "But Dad, Harry is neither our relative nor our tenant, so what is he?"

"What about you, mother? Can you tell me what Harry's role is in this family?"

Dolly turned the question over to Penny, causing her to shudder again.

Vernon no longer cared about being angry and hurried to Petunia's side.

She even raised her voice to Dolly, saying, "Dolly, don't torture your mother with such questions."

"You still don't understand. Adult matters are very complicated. They can't be solved by just asking for money!"

Dolly blinked, then her eyes widened.

Vernon's ferocity did not make her angry. After all, she had an adult soul in her body.

However, Dolly also knew very well what kind of behavior could ease the situation.

So she closed her eyes, opened her mouth, and burst into tears.

The crying was so loud that even the crystal glasses in the room trembled.

Harry, who was far away, quickly covered his ears. Vernon was shocked and then began to regret that he should not have been so harsh to his daughter.

Harry knows nothing, and doesn't his daughter know nothing either?

Just now, he was just talking nonsense. Today is his daughter's birthday, and he actually made her cry.

Coupled with his still-crying wife, he felt like a complete failure as the head of the family today.

So Vernon began to persuade Dolly and comfort Petunia at the same time.

Being multitasking, he naturally couldn't take care of Harry.

This gave Harry time to calm down and even think about turning around and running away.

But how could Dolly let him escape? She stopped him and said, "Harry, how much money can you give our family in the future?"

"You said you had to pay the rent!"

Vernon opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But looking at his daughter's tearful eyes, he could only blush and shut up.

Forget it, children speak without restraint, children speak without restraint.

"Um... I don't know."

Harry was a little at a loss when he was called. He thought for a few seconds before saying, "One thousand pounds?"

Harry had never had any pocket money, and he thought a thousand pounds was a huge sum of money.

Vernon was clearly irritated again.

If their payment were really settled in pounds, a thousand pounds would be pure humiliation.

"not bad."

But Dolly interrupted again and continued, "A thousand pounds a month is a lot of money, isn't it, Dad?"

Vernon was stunned. Harry was talking about a thousand pounds a month?

That’s quite a lot indeed.

Although his annual income exceeded 50,000 pounds, he could only get 40,000 pounds.

Harry put out a thousand pounds a month, which was almost a third of his income.

Taking Harry's own expenses into consideration, Harry's salary would have to be at least half of his, which Vernon thought was almost impossible.

He even frowned, wanting to tell Harry not to talk nonsense, as he couldn't make that much money.

"Then it's settled. Once you find a job, give us a thousand pounds a month."

"From today on, you are the Dursleys' tenant, Harry."

Harry's mouth opened wide, his forehead full of question marks.

Is he really the Dursleys' tenant?

Is this a downgrade or an upgrade?

Also, he said a total of one thousand pounds, how did it become one thousand pounds per month?

08 Poor Owl Messenger

Vernon looked at Dolly, then at Harry, who looked bewildered.