Chapter 139: Jessica Knox (modified)

　　 The structure of this house is a mixture of brick and wood. There is a serrated hillside beside the yard and a winding river beside it.
　　 This small villa is already a bit skewed, and the middle is protruding toward the road; its roof falls to one side, like a beret; the verticality of the house is not satisfactory.
　　 But in any case, the warm light revealed in the house made Allen yearn after walking for a long time in the cold night.
　　 The door opened with a squeak, and a slender, handsome, blond girl came out.
　　 The aroma of food slipped out from the crack of the door, and the soft light dyed the thick snow at the door with a golden light.
　　 "Excuse me, are you--" the girl asked suspiciously.
"I'm Felius Flitwick, this is Alan Harris. At the invitation of Mr. Leonard Knox, I came from England all the way and came here as a guest. If you take the liberty, please forgive me. "Professor Flitwick straightened his body and tried to make himself look taller, emphasizing that he was deliberately gentle and graceful.
　　 "Ah, Uncle did say this thing. Today I received a letter from Uncle Knox saying that the two of you will come here as guests. Please come in!"
　　As soon as Professor Flitwick and Allen stepped into the door, a large feather duster automatically flew over, surrounding the two of them, gently slapped away the snow on them.
　　 Entering the hall, Allen found that the girl had turned on all the lights. The yellow and white lights were intertwined, illuminating the entire hall. Although it is winter, the room is full of beautiful young trees with gorgeous flowers in full bloom, which is full of life.
　　 is probably maintained by plant spells and time spells! Allen didn't know much about plants, so he secretly speculated.
　　 Although the whole room is not luxurious, it is revitalized by daily magic.
An iron works automatically in the corner; a clothes rack rotates awkwardly in front of the fire; two long purple knitting needles on the sofa are automatically intertwined, and a square pattern is woven in a few strokes; green marble in front of the sofa Several magazines were scattered on the coffee table: "Friends of Witches", "Witch Whispers" and "Transfiguration Today".
　　 Ellen guessed that the girl might have knit wool on the sofa, read the magazine, um... and drinking coffee. A coffee cup with a lingering fragrance was quietly placed on the coffee table.
What caught Allen’s eyes most was the long table at the other end of the hall, filled with all kinds of tempting food: brightly colored grilled steak, buffalo chicken wings neatly lined on green vegetables, The golden-colored Alaskan cod fillet, the Cobb salad covered with various meats, and adorned with avocado and cheese...the eggnog sprinkled with a thick layer of flesh and fruit in a tall, transparent crystal jug Occasionally, a mellow bubble is produced.
　　 Allen tried hard to restrain his desires. He was a little hungry and cold because he had walked a lot with Flitwick. He tried not to look at the table of sumptuous food, so he did not lose courtesy in front of the host.
"Ian, come out quickly, Uncle Knox's guest is here!" Jessica said to a bowl-shaped metal on the wall, and an urn sound came from inside, "I know, Jesse Card, I'll get down right away!"
　　 "Ian, my brother, likes to stay in the room. In school, he is the number one in grade!" Jessica smiled proudly, and guided Professor Flitwick and Allen to sit on the dining chairs.
"Two distinguished guests, my name is Jessica Knox. I am Uncle Knox's niece. If you need anything, you can talk to me." Jessica said, directing two white handkerchiefs. After being scalded in hot water, it automatically wringed out, and then flew in a circle to the front of Professor Flitwick and Allen.
　　 wiped his face and hands with a warm clean handkerchief. Allen felt that the fatigue of the day seemed to disappear in this wipe.
　　 咚咚咚, a tall thin boy with a stubborn short blond hair walked down the stairs. He politely and alienatedly saluted Professor Flitwick, and said hello to Allen.
"Well, I think we can eat these delicious foods first. Uncle Knox might be able to come back when he confesses that he doesn't have to wait for him." Jessica graciously directed the knife and fork to divide the food, These foods automatically jumped onto the plates in front of everyone present.
　　The delicious food made the atmosphere of the room quickly harmonious, and the cool-looking boy also eased his expression, chewing greedily on the roasted steak that was charred outside and tender inside.
　　 Professor Flitwick took a big sip of eggnog, and when he spoke, his shrill voice became very loud. This made the other three people couldn't help laughing.
　　 After drinking and eating, Professor Flitwick and Allen were placed in a guest room on the second floor. The two neat single beds looked very comfortable.
Professor Flitwick sorted out his salutes. Allen sat on the bed and flipped through a book of "Self-Defense Charms" kindly provided by Professor Flitwick. There were some notes of Professor Flitwick on it. Allen read Have relish.
　　 After a long time, Jessica knocked on the door tentatively in a patterned blue pajamas. After getting permission, she walked in with a pot of tea and two cups on a tray.
"I think you might want to have a cup of hot tea!" Jessica carefully handed the cup to Professor Flitwick and Allen. "I'm sorry, I only found some Lipton black tea sold in Maji shops...I think For coffee or cocoa, you might prefer tea..."
　　Professor Flitwick quickly expressed his gratitude ~EbookFREE.me~ before he accepted the black tea. Allen buckled the book in his hand on the bedside table and took the teacup with both hands. There is nothing to complain about being able to drink hot tea at this time-although it may cause insomnia...
　　 Jessica saw Alan's book on the bedside table, her eyes lit up, and she pointed to the "Self-Defense Charm Collection" and asked, "Is this the book you used in the curse class?"
　　 "Oh, is it? No. Actually, this is a book on Defense Against the Dark Arts." Allen said gently.
　　 "Then this is your Defence Against the Dark Arts textbook?" Jessica asked with interest.
　　 "Neither." Alan scratched his head and pulled out the textbook on Defence Against the Dark Arts in his salute from the many textbooks. This is not difficult at all, because there are too many of them.
　　 "Hey, these are the textbooks for our Defence Against the Dark Arts class." Allen generously handed Jessica the textbook that looked like a new book.
　　 Gildro Lockhart, with golden curly hair on the cover, blinked presumptuously.
""Break with the Female Ghost", by Guidro Lockhart; "Walking with Ghouls", by Guidro Lockhart; "Holiday with Dominatrix" by Guidro Lockhart And... it looks like this Guidro Lockhart is very powerful. Seven consecutive books are his books!" Jessica flipped through with interest.
　　 "Actually..." Allen thought for a while, but still did not reveal the true face of Professor Lockhart, "He is the professor of our Defense Against the Dark Arts class."
　　 "Wow, then he must be superior!" Jessica held the book and looked at Lockhart's bewildering smile, a little bit not wanting to return the book to Allen.