Chapter 263 We Are Longbottom!

Zhang Xiao looked at the chain on his wrist. Although ancient is not necessarily powerful, ancient is generally accompanied by heritage. A long time will always leave something behind.

Although the concept of extreme pure blood is very ridiculous, every pure blood family that has been passed down to this day has its own unique skills or concepts.

For example, the Malfoy family believes in shrewdness and judging the situation.

The Weasley family is open and tolerant.

The wand craftsmanship of the Ollivander family.

And the Longbottom family is just like Bella said-if you want a friend who will never betray you until death, then go to the Longbottom family.

But Zhang Xiao really didn't think that the Longbottom family actually had such a vow that has been passed down to this day.

There are about 4 kinds of vows in the wizarding world, unbreakable oaths, fidelity spells, life debts and blood alliances.

Among these four vows, life debts are different from the other three. Its binding force is far less than the other three. It is more like a popular unspoken rule in the wizarding world.

That is, when a wizard saves another wizard's life, the person saved owes the rescuer a life debt. The rescued person needs to do something that benefits the rescuer to repay the life debt.

The blood covenant is the kind signed by Dumbledore and Grindelwald, and both parties cannot hurt each other.

But the "Longbottom Oath" does not belong to any of the above.

It is a vow made by Lady Augusta as the head of the Longbottom family. It is a contract signed between the Longbottom family and herself-a one-way contract.

It is only binding on the Longbottom family.

And just now Lady Augusta said that as long as Zhang Xiao's life is in danger, the oath will take effect.

"Zhang, Longbottom Oath-" Lady Augusta pointed to the golden bracelet on his wrist: "It doesn't need to be opened. When you feel despair and death is approaching, it will open by itself."

Passive items, a bit like his own pendant

Zhang Xiao's expression is a bit complicated. This oath means that the Longbottom family will be completely tied to him.

Moreover, when he was in danger, the Longbottom family would risk their lives to help him escape from danger.

This reward was too great, and the Longbottom family paid too much, not to mention that the Taoist sect actually paid far less than expected.

Just like it cost 10 million to treat difficult and complicated diseases, it was indeed a huge cost for an individual, but for a top-level tertiary hospital, 10 million was nothing.

What is more valuable than 10 million is the new ideas and methods developed to solve this problem.

Just like the Taoist sect, there are two new ways to separate the bound dead souls, and there is also a new way to return the souls. From this perspective, the Taoist sect is actually making money.

Zhang Xiao finally said slowly:

"Mrs. Augusta, is this thank you too heavy?"

"No, not at all." Augusta shook her head and said solemnly: "As I just said, the reward is not based on what you paid, but what we got.

And the Longbottom family has been passed down to this day, and our creed has never changed-"

The white-haired old lady slowly took out the magic wand.

Behind her, Frank, Alice, and Neville did the same.

The four Longbottoms solemnly performed a wand salute to Zhang Xiao, and said in unison:

"The Longbottom family will repay a favor!"

Zhang Xiao was silent. He had always felt that the Longbottom family had a familiar feeling.

Now he finally knew what it was, it was chivalry.

After the episode just now, everyone returned to the atmosphere of chatting before.

Soon the topic turned to the latest headlines - Dumbledore impeached Fudge.

"It's difficult to impeach Fudge, very difficult." Lady Augusta shook her head and said heavily: "Although I rarely participate in the dirty things between pure-bloods, some things can't be hidden from me.

The longer you live, the more you see.

Although Fudge didn't have any great ability in the past two years, he didn't have a deep connection with those people, just occasionally making deals.

But now it's different. Fudge is almost wearing pants with those people. Even if Dumbledore wants to impeach Fudge, the price he pays will be very high."

The old lady paused and added:

"Unless Dumbledore rushes in and knocks down the arrogant Ministry of Magic, Luo, this will definitely work, but he is Dumbledore——"

Frank and Alice have just recovered. For them, the past ten years are blank. The wizarding world has changed a lot, so this pair of elite Aurors have no idea about the current situation. They can only make a cautious decision to wait and see:

"I wrote a letter to the Ministry of Magic two days ago. They told me that Alice and I are welcome to go back to work, but we may not be able to work as Aurors."

The eyes of the two were a little dim. Magic is a kind of idealistic thing that needs to be used frequently, preferably every day, otherwise it will be like Lockhart, who almost forgets everything except the forgetfulness spell.

Soon, the two of them forced a smile again:

"They are willing to give Alice and I a management position, deputy directors of two offices. Let's do it first and learn well. When we get the hang of it, we can become directors."

Frank shrugged: "Director, I didn't expect that I could be a director."

Zhang Xiao thought it was normal. After all, although Alice and Frank were not dead, they were all crazy and enjoyed the treatment of heroes. Now that they have recovered, the Ministry of Magic must place them, and the position cannot be low.

It can be kept even as a mascot. This is the most basic bureaucratic operating system.

"Then you guys are going?"

"Of course!" Alice said with a smile: "You don't have to work much and you can get a salary, so why not go.

And Dumbledore also needs us—"

She hesitated for a moment, then lowered her voice: "We need help in gathering some information."

Frank exhaled and looked towards the distant hillside. His appearance was calm, but the words he spoke were extremely heavy:

"The battle with the mysterious man is not over yet, the enemies are gathering.

Dumbledore is preparing to restart the Order of the Phoenix. He asked us not to participate and to stay quietly at the Ministry of Magic. If the situation is not right, he will let us leave first. "

Frank looked at his mother, wife, and children with gentle eyes. He didn't see any fear in these three most important people, but only the same determination.

"Escape from battle? How is this possible?

We are Longbottom! "

Because Neville had to go back to school to go through the formalities for resuming school, the Longbottom family quickly said goodbye and left.

Zhang Xiao checked the time. It was almost the appointed time, so he simply didn't leave. The scenery here was nice and quiet.

There is no guarantee that Ms. Romestad will be willing to give herself a third-floor terrace next time.

He casually took out a book from the Qiankun bag and glanced at the cover - "Doraemon" The Movie (Nobita's Dinosaur).

Oh, God’s will! I wanted to study.

Zhang Xiao shook his head and sighed, but then he dived into the comics with a smile on his face. Who said adults don't like comics?

In my last life, I bought a bookcase just for the collector's edition!

After a while, there was the sound of thumping upstairs at the door. Ron and Harry ran in carrying several large bags, followed by Malfoy and Hermione.

"Zhang, I brought you some candies, look at-"

Before Ron finished speaking, he was immediately attracted by the beautiful scenery on the third floor terrace and couldn't help shouting:

"Wow----!"

Not only him, but also several young wizards never thought that the Three Broomsticks Bar could see such a view.

Malfoy looked around at the surrounding scenery and nodded reservedly. He slowly walked to Zhang Xiao and sat down, with a strange expression on his face that was proud but tried to suppress.

What's wrong with Xiao Ma? Why is it that just by going to a candy store, I feel like I have become a boss?

Before Zhang Xiao could ask, Brother Yan, who was eager to show off to his friends, could not hold back:

"Zhang, it seems that the reputation of the Malfoy family has greatly improved recently. As soon as I walked in, the beautiful lady asked me if I was Draco Malfoy.

Then she invited me here - Zhang, what's wrong with you? "

"Cough cough cough cough cough -" Zhang Xiao put down the water glass in his hand and coughed violently.

I didn't dare to tell Malfoy, but I told the landlady that if I saw a 'conspicuous bag', I would ask if it was Draco Malfoy.

The beautiful landlady even blinked her big, watery eyes and asked herself what conspicuous bag she was wearing.

It was different from the slightly formal atmosphere of the previous chat with the Longbottom family.

The entire terrace was enveloped in joy and liveliness.

When Mrs. Rosmerta came up to ask about the order, Zhang Xiao remembered the previous advice and ordered everything she needed at once. If she couldn't finish it, she could stuff it into the Qiankun bag and take it away.

"Ding~"

The five large beer glasses collided and made a crisp sound. This was the first time for the four little ones to drink alcoholic drinks, so they were quite excited. There was a layer of something similar to a milk cap on the butterbeer.

After everyone took a big sip, they looked like they had a white beard when they put down their glasses.

They looked at each other and immediately couldn't help laughing.

Then there was a shout, and I don’t know who took the lead, scrambling for the fried chicken and French fries on the table that actually tasted very ordinary. Even Malfoy had forgotten his ‘persona’, and had long since taken off his plain scarf and windbreaker. Xia still stood aside.

The pale cheeks were a little flushed due to the effect of alcohol. Malfoy's drinking capacity was not good enough.

It didn't take long for him to hold Harry and Ron in his arms, completely ignoring the frightened and disgusted expressions on their faces, and transformed into a talkative man, bragging crazily.

Hermione and Zhang Xiao sat aside, sipping butterbeer and chatting, and the topic revolved around Neville.

Neville's sluggishness is due to his polysomnia. Now that he has recovered, he may have to consolidate the previous knowledge, so he will have to trouble Hermione.

Who else can systematically keep all the notes from the first grade to the present?

Just Hermione.

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