121- I Casted Your Family’s Fidelius Charm

121- I Casted Your Family’s Fidelius Charm

"What are you thinking about?" Daphne couldn't help but ask when she saw Rhys lost in thought.

Rhys then shared his speculation with Daphne.

"Huh? But if that's the case, those young wizards who don't attend Hogwarts..."

"They wouldn't be under the Ministry of Magic's control in the first place, would they?" Rhys revealed the truth with one sentence.

There are only two ways for young wizards to learn magic: either they are taught at home by their parents or they attend a magic school. If neither is possible, a very grim future awaits them.

And on this land of Britain, no one can resist the allure of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry — it is one of the top magic schools in the world. As long as you have magical talent and are born on this land, you will receive an acceptance letter.

To compare with the Muggle world, it would be like saying that as long as you have a permanent residency card, you can attend Harvard — and for free, no less. With conditions like this, anyone who chooses to study at home would have to be out of their mind.

So for those living in Britain who don't go to Hogwarts, it's hard to say what their deal is.

They are most likely marginalized individuals of the magical community or even wandering wizards or dark wizards.

Expecting them to follow the rules would be very difficult, and the Ministry of Magic doesn't have any expectations of them either, only arresting them when they break the law.

"I see." After listening to Rhys's analysis, Daphne thought that what he said made a lot of sense.

However, she wasn't too concerned about the Trace, as it had little to do with her. She was more interested in whether Rhys would come to spend the holiday at Greengrass Manor.

After receiving a positive response, she could no longer suppress the upward curve of her lips. She took out a piece of parchment with writing on it and handed it to Rhys.

"This is the address of my family's summer villa. Remember it, and don't tell anyone else," Daphne said, winking at Rhys. "The estate is protected by—"

"The Fidelius Charm, right?" Rhys glanced at Daphne, feeling quite touched. He hadn't expected this little girl to be willing to share even this with him.

A building protected by the Fidelius Charm cannot be found by anyone other than the Secret Keeper. When the Secret Keeper dies, everyone who knew the secret becomes a Secret Keeper. So being willing to share the address of a house is akin to giving someone a copy of the key, an act that signifies immense trust.

"You know about the Fidelius Charm too?" Daphne's surprise lasted only a moment before she relaxed, thinking it was only natural for him to know such things.

"Who should we ask?"

Knock! Knock!

"Professor, this is my written promise. I will never trespass into Gryffindor Tower again," Adrian limped in, holding a roll of parchment, and then noticed that both his professor and Professor Ravenclaw were staring intently at him.

Adrian immediately broke into a cold sweat. Could it be that they found out about him asking Helena to join him at the Astronomy Tower to watch the stars last night? That shouldn't be possible! He really just wanted to learn some astronomy this time. Where was the trust between people?

"Adrian! Would you like to add a Fidelius Charm to your family's estate?"

"Professor, I was really just... huh?" Adrian was momentarily stunned, then realized that his professor wanted to use his family's property for another experiment!

"Professor, this spell won't blow up my house, will it? Last time—"

"That was then, this is now. This spell was personally improved by Professor Ravenclaw. You have to trust her!" Salazar said earnestly, examining his student.

Adrian: "..."

'It's precisely because it was improved by her that I'm worried!'

Ravenclaw cleared her throat, "If Mr. Greengrass is unwilling, we won't force it. However, in that case..."

Before she could finish, Adrian agreed. His intuition told him it was best not to let Professor Ravenclaw finish her sentence. }

Rhys sighed and turned the note in his hand into ashes.

"I will keep this secret."

'Just as it had been for the previous thousand years.'

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