The remaining days of the summer semester were spent in dazzling sunshine.
Hogwarts has returned to its former peace, and everyone no longer has to worry about it every day. What's more important is that this year's exams have been cancelled, and students are very happy about this - they have more leisure time.
But Maka's life has become more compact because of this.
During the period at the end of the semester, he buried himself in the Room of Requirement every day and conducted various researches, and the topics he studied became more profound and mysterious.
For example, the bloodline transformation of Acromantula, and another example, "picking up" Tom Riddle for a while.
Previously, Riddle's words of "devouring fear" and Dumbledore's sad past gave Maka a lot of inspiration.
He had a feeling that as long as he continued his research in this direction, he would be able to get the right solution.
The rest may just be a matter of time.
Time flies by quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it’s holiday time again.
To be honest, every time I go on vacation, Maca feels like I don’t know where to go.
When a person without a home faces the date of "going home", his "sadness" of loss is transformed into "confusion".
But this summer, someone has already arranged a place for him.
…
London Heathrow International Airport.
"Miss Blois, did you suddenly invite me to your home? What's the matter?"
"Plant flowers."
“…”
Maka glanced at her and found that Willy still looked expressionless, and then he immediately gave up questioning.
There was no way, if she said planting flowers, then it must be planting flowers. There wouldn't be any hidden meaning in it.
Maca remembered that the housekeeper had said that Willy's home was at Chateau Blois in Paris. You know, it is a famous royal castle. Although it has become an attraction now, if there is a wizard family living in it, the meaning will be very different.
What's more, the name of this castle is the same as Willy's last name.
After a period of flight, the plane landed smoothly on the runway of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Maca carried her suitcase, helped Willie pick up her checked luggage, and then took the airport bus together to the Loire River.
When he stood at the gate of the Castle of Blois, he immediately felt a unique breath rushing towards him.
This is a very peculiar castle building. Its main body is a square surrounded by four wings.
Probably because of the different construction years of each wing, they each have architectural styles of different periods, including Gothic architectural style, Renaissance architectural style and French classical architectural style.
When walking slowly among them, people often have the illusion of traveling through different eras.
As the pace progressed, Willy brought Maka to a large spiral staircase.
"here."
Willie said, taking out her wand and tapping on the handrail of the stairs. Immediately, the entire staircase began to slowly fade from top to bottom, turning into a translucent staircase like a dream.
But none of the surrounding Muggles seemed to notice the change in the scene, and they continued to act as usual. This change did not alarm anyone.
After the stairs were changed, Willie took the lead to walk up the translucent stairs. Her back became increasingly faint, and finally she disappeared from Maka's sight.
He quickly followed.
After Maka walked up the spiral staircase a few times, he came to a large door on the second floor. The door is open, and the situation inside is clearly visible.
Willie was standing in the hall, and in front of her stood two maids, who were talking in French.
And right at the door, the old housekeeper from last time was looking at Maka with a smile.
"Distinguished guest, welcome to Chateau Blois. I welcome you on behalf of my master." The old housekeeper said with a smile, "As for your care of my young lady, I'm glad you did."
"That's my pleasure, Mr. Butler." Maka said politely, "Your English is still so good."
"You know, this is one of the abilities that a butler must have." The old butler said with a wink.
The servants of the Blois family were very efficient at their work. They quickly arranged a room for Maka that could be moved in at any time. The room was large and the decoration was shockingly luxurious.
In this castle, there are fleurs-de-lys, the emblem of the French royal family, everywhere. From this point alone, it can be predicted that the connection between the Blois family and the French royal family is by no means ordinary.
Looking out from the window of the room, you can vaguely see the shadows of many Muggles. They are all translucent beings. Here, Muggles and wizards are cleverly separated by a strange magic.
Maka looked at the window for a while, and unconsciously became immersed in thinking - this had almost become a habit for him. As long as you see something magical, you will unconsciously start to think about the mystery.
"Dong dong"
Suddenly, a slight knock on the door interrupted Maka's thoughts.
"Please come in." He said loudly.
The door was pushed open gently, and Willy walked in.
"Plant flowers," she said bluntly.
"...Okay." Maka had no choice but to nod.
Yes, I came here to work as a gardener for the Blois family. He understood, very clearly...
Maka originally thought that Willy would take him to the flower bed or somewhere else, but Willy took him all the way to the top of a remote tower.
"Growing flowers here?" Maka asked.
"Mom is allergic to flowers." Willie said calmly.
If Willie said it was about planting flowers, then it must be about planting flowers. But the flowers to be planted this time are not "flowers" in the ordinary sense.
"Is this... Rafaela's Dragon Kiss?"
Rafaela's kiss is a very peculiar plant. It always likes to grow in high places, and its cultivation methods are not complicated. But getting it to bloom is not an ordinary difficulty.
In other words, it's not an ordinary expense.
When Rafaela's dragon's kiss grows small green buds, it needs to be irrigated with dragon's blood every day. Different types of dragon blood can make it bloom different flowers. Each flower looks exactly like the fire dragon's mouth, and even spits out dragon breath.
However, the price of dragon's blood has always been very expensive, with each vial costing 12 Galleons. If you use dragon blood to irrigate, it will cost at least hundreds of gold galleons every day. Let’s also calculate the time it takes for Rafaela’s Dragon Kiss to bloom…
If you don't prepare tens of thousands of gold galleons, you will never see the day it blooms.
"Yes, Rafaela Dragon Kiss." Willie was still so calm, "I want to see what it looks like."
It is precisely because the conditions for this plant to bloom are so harsh that its rarity is simply crazy. But if you take into account the pharmaceutical value contained in the fruits of this plant, there are many potions masters who are willing to spend tens of thousands of Galleons to cultivate it.
But its seeds are also extremely precious, whether they can be purchased is another question!
"It seems that I really came to the right place to accompany you to 'plant flowers' this time." Maka shook her head.
When Maka and Willie finished things here, the sun was already setting in the west.
Under the setting sun, the two walked slowly on the square in the middle of the castle, their shadows dragging long behind them.
At this time, the head of the Blois family had returned, and he met Maka quite formally.
"Welcome, Mr. McLean."
Willie's father, Eric Blois, is a thin, middle-aged man with a serious face. He wears formal clothes and always looks so serious. Even when talking to his daughter, his tone remains the same.
Although Mr. Blois is very handsome and has an outstanding temperament, he, like his daughter, never seems to show any expression on his face.
But at least, when he entertained guests, he was not as openly arrogant as Lucius Malfoy. Although he always had a sullen face, he did not show any sign of neglect in his etiquette.
It can be seen that he is actually quite concerned about his daughter's study situation in the UK.
At the sumptuous dinner that night, Eric and Maca chatted about Willy, while Willy just looked at them quietly, and the scene was quite harmonious.
This dinner was really the best meal Maka had had in these years. Not to mention the stupid British Muggle food, even the Hogwarts dinner was not very to Maka's taste.
But this meal at the Blois family made Maka completely satisfied.
Although he temporarily lost the pleasure of enjoying food, his sense of taste was not lost along with it.
At night, Maka sat at the desk in the guest room and opened her notebook again.
"The environment here is really good, and it is very suitable for doing some theoretical research."
He muttered casually and then immersed himself in the various experimental data in his notebook.
…
Maca lived a very nurturing life in the Blois family. There were servants taking care of him whether he was living or dining, and he didn't need to worry about any trivial matters in life.
But during this period, probably one day in August, an unprecedented event happened in the UK - Sirius Black escaped from prison!
Almost all wizards know the name of this wizarding prison in England.
It is located on an isolated island in the middle of the North Sea. Its original occupant was an evil wizard named "Extis". After his death, the building was discovered by the Ministry of Magic and transformed into an officially controlled wizarding prison.
All the guards in this famous prison are indigenous dark creatures called "dementors." Considered the ugliest things in the world, they feed on the happiness of other creatures, thus making those who approach them feel gloomy and hopeless.
But in extreme situations, they will also suck the soul of living creatures and turn them into a state of walking zombies. It can be said that no one would think of staying in this prison for even a quarter of an hour.
And this famous and terrifying wizard prison is called "Azkaban".