Unbehaved Hufflepuff

Hearing unfamiliar words one after another, while Lumi accepted new knowledge, he also realized his own problems.

"But, Professor McGonagall, do you know how much it has cost me to grow from this small room to what I am now?"

Lumi was quite unwilling, not wanting his years of hard work to go to waste, and wanted to fight for his own shop.

Since Rufu became apprentice, the two of them have been studying cake making day and night. They practice making cakes every day when they wake up. Most of the money they earn is spent on learning.

To what extent do you practice?

Lumi can judge the weight of the ingredients in his hand just by using his hands, and he can do so accurately.

It takes a lot of time and energy to practice to this level, and in order for the store to survive, Lumi and Rufu went through assassinations for a long time.

Abductions, kidnappings, car accidents, etc. are all commonplace. Those colleagues finally went crazy, shooting, poisoning, damaging facilities, explosives...

Every time he thinks about it, Lumi feels that he and Rufu are so lucky to be alive today.

The voice coming out of his throat was very hoarse: "I started running this shop for five years when I was six years old. Ever since I discovered that my magic can make ingredients delicious, I have cast spells on those ingredients every day. After every spell, I They’ll all be so tired that they can’t even lift a finger.”

"Sorry, Professor McGonagall, I didn't mean to offend you."

Taking a deep breath, his mood gradually calmed down, Lumi looked at the TV in the cabin with soft eyes, and his voice gradually became clearer: "If I leave, everything here will disappear. Stupid Rufu, the workers here, the guests, and... "

"My last home."

At this point, Lumi's eyes were filled with tears.

Lumi felt extremely uncomfortable when he thought of those years when Rufu and he lived together.

If he was a wizard, then idiot Ruf was definitely not, so he couldn't go to Hogwarts with him.

Thinking of this, Lumi wanted to cry.

But how could an eleven-year-old child hold back his tears if he wanted to cry?

Tears flowed quickly, and sadness filled Lumi's heart.

"Oh, poor kid."

Professor McGonagall shook her head, stepped forward and hugged him gently, comforting him in a very soft voice, "I can understand your mood, but..."

Before she could finish speaking, the little boy in her arms cried.

He grabbed Mag's robe and cried loudly.

He has not felt the care of others for many years, especially his character that he no longer trusts others, which makes many people not care about him.

Even Ruf Chudar, as the guardian, remained wary of him in Lumi's heart.

Lumi calls this relationship vigilance.

The people with the highest level of vigilance are strangers, followed by enemies with 90% vigilance, passers-by with 80%, guests with 70%, acquaintances with 60%, temporary workers with 50%, friends with 40%, old employees with 30%, and employees with 20%. Relatives and the ever-wary Luffy.

This was the first time in five years that a stranger had given Lumi a hug.

Even if this hug is just out of an elder's care for the younger generation.

Even just seeing a crying child makes you feel sad.

But it was this little warmth that Lumi had not felt for a long time.

No one cares about how Lumi went from a hut to a food rich man who monopolized half a street. No one cares about how many ups and downs there were.

A young rich man with millions of pounds at a young age?

Or a wealthy man who lost his parents?

Or the eventful years when he was assassinated?

Nobody cares.

They will only continue to expose the wounds that are not easy to heal behind the scenes or from the front.

After a while, Lumi's emotions were almost released.

He stood up from Professor McGonagall's arms with red eyes, his face slightly red from shyness.

"Sorry Professor McGonagall, I lost my temper."

Lumi was very embarrassed.

Crying loudly in the arms of the person you meet for the first time would be embarrassing for anyone.

"It's okay, Mr. Gugliel."

Mag patted his shoulder lightly, indicating that she didn't care that the other party had soiled her robe.

"But Mr. Gugliel, I think you may have some misunderstandings about this matter."

"Misunderstand?"

"Yes, I don't think this is stated in the notice, but I can introduce it to you."

McGonagall returned to the sofa and sat down, took a sip of black tea, and then spoke slowly: "Hogwarts is a boarding school, and young wizards need to live in the college dormitories, but this does not mean that they have to stay in school all the time. , you can return to the Muggle world during the annual holidays."

After saying this, Lumi reacted.

Then his already red face became even redder due to shame.

[Yes, I said that there are a few times every year when there are so many children in the store. During those times, I even have to go to the front office to help. 】

Seeing him like this, Mag couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"Um, Professor McGonagall, I'm sorry, I made a mistake."

"I inherited this store before I graduated from elementary school, so..."

Lumi lowered his head.

"It doesn't matter, it's still early for school to start, so don't worry if you feel that your foundation is not enough."

Mag generously told Lumi's dilemma and gave some advice: "You can use the next month or so to make up for your lessons."

It can be seen from Lumi's gaffe just now that this child has kept himself closed for too long.

People who have closed themselves off for a long time hate the most when others forcefully break into their world.

The two fell silent.

Lumi was reading the admission notice carefully, fearing that he would miss out on some key information and embarrass himself again.

Mag was not in a hurry at this time.

"Professor McGonagall, I want to learn magic."

Lumi didn't let her wait long before he put down the letter and expressed his thoughts.

The magic that Mag showed before made him excited, not to mention that he had regarded himself as an alien for a long time.

Now he has the opportunity to meet other people of the same kind, which makes him feel that he will not be too lonely in the future.

What's more, the store is still there and you can come and check it out regularly.

Moreover, the owl can also be used for delivery, and the store's business will not be affected too much.

Maybe...

The worries have been solved, and the person in front of me is the key to the door to another world.

Is there any reason to refuse?

McGonagall was very happy to get the affirmative answer, stood up and said: "I'm glad you made the right choice, Mr. Gugliel."

"In a few days, someone from our school will come to take you to buy school supplies. Please be prepared. I will also visit other families next, or can you come with me?"

After Mag finished speaking, he looked at Lumi, his eyes full of love.

"I'm afraid that's not possible, Professor."

Lumi hurriedly explained: "I have to explain everything in the store clearly, otherwise that idiot Rufu would still be counting money for others after being deceived."

"That guy has a criminal record. If the police come to catch idiots, he will be the first to be caught."

Lumi made a joke in a light-hearted manner.

Send Mag out of the store chatting and laughing, and confirm that the other party has left.

After that, Lumi went to the warehouse and started his daily work, enchanting the ingredients.

The ingredients in front of me are enough to keep the store open for two and a half years.

In the early years when Gulier Pastry Shop was just starting up, Lumi fainted due to consumption of magic power.

At that time, the enchanted ingredients could make one hundred and ten small cakes.

Since then, Lumi has decided to sell only a hundred portions a day and save the remaining ingredients for production the next day.

Over the years, Lumi consumed more and more magic power every day. The accumulated ingredients were moved from the basement to a house, and the next door had to be opened as a warehouse for storage.

Until now, there have been five houses where ingredients are stored.

What Lumi has to do every day is to enchant the newly purchased ingredients. Now he has good control over the magic power.

Refers to the point where one stops on the verge of fainting.

When the store closed in the evening, Lumi held a meeting and told everyone in the store that he was going to school.

Surprisingly, everyone was in favor of the move.

Even Ruf cried.

"Master, you should have gone to school a long time ago. You have paid too much for the store."

"I have been preparing for today since I started following the young master. I prepare gifts for every school season, and I can finally give them out today."

"As expected, has this day arrived for the young master? Life is incomplete without experiencing school."

"Woo hoo hoo, the young master is finally going to school, and we can finally be on our own."

"Master, don't worry, we will spread Couleur pastry all over Europe!"

Lumi looked at the employees in front of him helplessly.

Let them call themselves young master, initially because they don't want to hear the name boss and remind themselves of their deceased family members.

Later, Rufu was determined to be the most trusted person by Lumi, and it took a lot of effort to make him the nominal adoptive father.

There is also a clear reason for this title of young master.

As for the 30% alert employees who attended the meeting, almost all of them were trained by themselves, especially Rufu, who I taught him how to make cakes little by little.

Although Lumi himself was a dabbler at the time, one dared to teach and the other dared to learn. The two of them studied together for a long time before successfully making a cake that sold well.

They accompanied him through the most difficult period. Unfortunately, he was deceived by many people at that time and no longer trusted anyone, although he still does now.

Use the remaining time to complete the follow-up processing of the store, and all preparations are ready.

Until one day Lumi got up and opened the door and saw a tall man with a beard.

This huge physique completely blocked the door. His stature far surpassed that of Rufus, and he successfully became the strongest person in Lumi's heart.