Chapter 459 457 Promise

Chapter 459 457. Promise

Aarhus, on the eastern coast of Jutland, is the second largest city in Denmark.

According to the news obtained by Madame Maxime, the Delacour family is hiding here.

As an old friend of the Delacour family, after escaping from France, Madame Maxime has indeed been investigating the whereabouts of Gabrielle's parents as she told Dumbledore before.

It's just that the whole of Europe is so big, especially if you want to find a wizard who can use magic and can use potions to change your appearance, it's really not easy to find.

She could only find out through some of her own connections in Northern Europe that there was once a girl named Fleur who looked very much like Gabrielle's sister. She was once seen in Herning, a city in central Denmark.

After all, she is a mixed-blood of Veela, and as long as she shows her original appearance, she will always leave a very deep impression on people.

According to this news, Madame Maxime traced all the way and found that the Delacour family moved again later, from Herning to Aarhus.

Following this clue, Jon and Hermione brought Gabrielle to this coastal city.

Madame Maxime did not come with them because the temporary French Ministry of Magic had reconnected with her, and now the entire Beauxbatons was still in the control stage when it was just received.

She, an experienced witch who had been the principal for many years, needed to go back immediately to take charge of the overall situation and prepare to start the work of accepting new students this year.

After arriving in Aarhus, Jon and the others did not hide their identities.

Although Jon is now almost known to everyone in the magic world, he is not so eye-catching in the eyes of Muggles.

And letting Gabrielle keep her original appearance is also conducive to her family finding her better.

"Where should we start looking?"

Gabrielle, wearing a dress, seemed to rarely see so many people. She hid behind Jon, looking at the people coming and going on the street, and asked in a low voice.

Jon was studying a letter left by Madam Maxime. It said that in a neighborhood on the west side of Aarhus, there was a Squib home who provided information to Madam Maxime.

The only people who could live in such a big Muggle city and integrate into the life there were Squibs who had left the magic world and were disliked by most wizards.

Especially in the past few years, the conflicts in the magic world have become more and more intense, and the lives of the Squibs have become more difficult. Many of them have completely cut off their ties with the magic world, and have given up the pride and fantasy of thinking that they are still "wizards", and have completely integrated into the life and society of Muggles.

"Dennis Cass, this is the person we need to find first. According to the information given to us by Madam Maxime, he sent a letter saying that he saw someone who looked like your father, mother and sister in Aarhus two months ago."

Hermione had already looked at the city map in front of a bus stop next to them, and soon she found the street they needed to go to on it.

"It's not far from us, maybe we can just take a taxi."

Of course, there is money for the taxi. When they first arrived here, the wizards stationed here gave them some local currency.

Of course, the money is not much, but it is enough for them to use for three or four days without being too frugal.

Jon of course accepted this proposal with pleasure. He waved to stop a taxi. Because he didn't know Danish, he showed the driver the place name on the letter directly.

Gabrielle seemed to be riding a car for the first time. She was very curious about this big iron box-like transportation of Muggles. She sat in the back seat with Hermione, looking around, like a country girl who just came to the city from the countryside.

The driver looked very talkative. At the beginning, he spoke a long paragraph in Danish, but Jon could only respond in English that he didn't understand.

The two of them immediately had no way to communicate, because the driver's English sounded very poor. He said a paragraph, and Jon had to think for a long time before he could understand what it meant.

Soon they arrived at the location on the letter.

This is a courtyard that doesn't look very big. There is a two-story building with a red roof in the courtyard. It is surrounded by green lawns and a small garden.

Jon, Hermione and Gabriel pushed open the gate, came to the door and knocked on it.

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps inside, and then a boy who looked only six or seven years old pushed open the door and blinked at them.

Jon waved at him with a smile on his face.

"Excuse me, does Dennis Cass live here?"

The boy obviously understood English. He looked at Jon, then at Hermione, and finally at Gabriel who was standing next to Jon.

For some reason, his face suddenly turned red, and then he turned around and shouted to the house.

"Mom! Someone is looking for Dad."

Along with the boy's shouting, a woman in an apron soon came out of the room as if she had just put down the vacuum cleaner in her hand. She looked at Jon and the others in confusion.

"You."

"It's Madam Maxim." Jon showed her the letter in his hand, "Your husband's friend, ma'am, we are her juniors, and she asked us to visit."

Obviously, this Madam Cass knew the surname Maxim. After confirming the letter in Jon's hand, she invited the three of them into the house and asked them to sit in the living room and rest first. Dennis Cass worked in a nearby supermarket and would come back for lunch at noon.

Then she prepared tea and cakes for them. The boy named Henry Cass kept looking at Gabrielle while serving the cookies.

Gabrielle noticed his gaze, pulled her mouth and made a face at him, causing the boy to shyly run and hide behind his mother.

Mrs. Cass seemed to have no idea what her husband's identity was, and she really just regarded Jon's arrival as a courtesy visit from the younger generation of a friend's family.

She put down the housework in her hands and sat on the sofa to chat with Jon.

They were all normal inquiries, asking Jon who was Mrs. Maxime, what school he was studying now, and what he was doing in Denmark this time.

Of course, Jon avoided these questions with vague words.

Since Mr. Cass had concealed the affairs of the magic world from his family, he naturally had his own ideas. Jon did not mean to destroy the emotional life of the couple before they met.

Some words are hard to make up even if they are made up on the spot. Fortunately, Hermione was there to help. Gabrielle was obedient and didn't say anything from the beginning, so she dealt with Mrs. Cass.

At about 11:30 noon, a middle-aged man with a medium build and a slightly bald head returned home.

He was Dennis Cass, who Jon and his friends were looking for.

After seeing Jon and his friends, this Squib, who had been away from the magic world for a long time, was obviously stunned for a moment. When he heard his wife introduce him as the descendant of Mrs. Maxime, his expression became obviously a little solemn.

Finding an excuse to get his wife and son away, Dennis took Jon and his friends to the study and prepared a closed conversation environment.

Jon didn't say anything more polite, he directly handed over Mrs. Maxime's letter.

"We are from France, Mr. Cass, and we are students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main reason for this visit is that you contacted Madame Maxime before and said that you had heard about the Delacour family?"

Mr. Dennis finished reading the letter, and then turned his eyes to Gabrielle, who was looking at him nervously. He could obviously recognize that she was the youngest daughter of the Delacour family.

"You didn't say anything to my family?"

The first sentence he asked was whether the wizard's affairs had been leaked. Jon and Hermione looked at each other. Their previous concealment was obviously a thorough consideration.

"No, sir, I told Madam that we are all nephews and nieces of Madame Maxime, and we didn't reveal anything about the wizarding world."

Hearing them say this, Dennis breathed a sigh of relief and explained.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to question you. You are students of Hogwarts, and you should know how unsafe the magic world has been in recent years. I have always kept the things about that world secret from my family, because I don't want them to be targeted by someone and live in fear all day long."

Jon certainly understood this.

"The news about the Delacour family actually came out two months ago when the local newspaper reported that the police had caught two sexual harassment criminals who harassed a mother and daughter living at 9 Cromwell Street all day long. The news recorded that the daughter's name was Fleur Wilk, and she was as beautiful as her mother. Because I learned about the appearance of the Delacour family from Madam Maxime before, I felt that the mother and daughter in this incident should be them."

After listening to Dennis's statement, Jon also felt that it was very similar to the description of Gabrielle's mother and sister.

As a mother and daughter with Veela blood, it is normal for them to encounter sexual harassment. They can't control the passive magic like charm at all. If it is a pure Veela, normal wizards will find it difficult to resist, let alone Muggles.

It's just that it's hard to distinguish again based on the hair. People with silver-white hair are not uncommon in Denmark and Northern Europe, but this is also a proof.

After getting the exact news from Dennis, Jon and his friends didn't stay for lunch.

Dennis also saw that Gabriel wanted to throw herself into her parents' arms immediately, so he didn't mean to keep them, but sent them out with his wife and son.

Cromwell Street is a little far from where they are now, but for Jon and his friends, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

They only got so much money in total. Even if they want to save it, they will have nowhere to spend it after leaving Denmark.

They called another taxi and came to the Cromwell Street that Dennis mentioned.

Things went very smoothly, and before long, they found the location of No. 9.

This is also a yard, which is basically the same as the one where Cass lives, but Gabrielle became very nervous after coming here. She kept grabbing the corner of Jon's clothes, as if she was afraid that she was dreaming and would wake up if she let go of Jon's clothes.

Hermione held Gabrielle's other hand beside her, lowered her head and smiled at her to cheer her up, which relieved the girl's tension.

Then, they walked into the yard of No. 9 Cromwell Street like a family of three and knocked on the door.

After a few seconds, the door was opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was a girl who looked like an enlarged Gabrielle, with long, smooth silver-white hair. When the door was opened, Gabrielle was seen standing between Jon and Hermione.

The girl was obviously stunned, and Gabrielle did not make a sound at this moment, but her eyes began to turn red quickly, and tears were already spinning in the corners of her eyes!

"Gabriel!"

The girl screamed.

She looked extremely excited and hugged Gabrielle on the spot, with tears in her eyes uncontrollably flowing down.

"Ooooh, sister."

Gabrielle choked in her arms and couldn't say the second half of her sentence for a long time.

Everyone in the room also heard the girl's scream, and there was a sound of hurried footsteps. A woman with silver-white hair like the sisters and a middle-aged man who looked extraordinarily ordinary compared to the mother and daughter. The young man ran out.

They seemed to think that their daughter was in danger, but after seeing the two figures hugging each other, one big and one small, the couple also screamed.

"Oh my god!"

"Dear! How could it be you!"

Jon and Hermione did not disturb the moment when Gabrielle was reunited with her family, and neither of them made a sound outside the door.

But Jon could see the unhidden envy in Hermione's eyes when she saw the Delacour family hugging each other.

He couldn't help but wave in front of Hermione, and when the girl with a ponytail and a peaked cap turned to look at him, Jon showed a smile.

"How about I accompany you to meet your parents when you return to England?"

Jon didn't think anything when he said this, but Hermione was slightly startled, and then with a slightly red face, she reached out and pushed a strand of hair behind her ear.

"It's not like you can say that."

"Hey, what do you think I am, a stone in a pit?"

Hermione blinked, obviously not understanding Jon's slang.

"That's not the case. You must be much stronger than a stone."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that sounds a little wrong, but I'll just take it as a compliment."

"I remember your promise. Can't you find other excuses to go back on it then?"

Jon touched his chin pretending to be questioning.

"What did I promise?"

Hermione didn't say anything, she just raised her legs and kicked him hard on the butt from behind!