Awkward New Wizarding Family

In the Ravenclaw Common Room, Scott and his two roommates were still standing by the window.

"Do you think Turpin will really be sent to Azkaban?" Milton asked Scott and Eddie.

"She won't, Milton." Scott smiled. "Didn't Brown say it? Since no substantial harm was caused, Miss Turpin only needs enough Galleons to avoid a trip to Azkaban."

Eddie continued, "Obviously, Turpin's family won't let her actually be sent to Azkaban; they should have the means to prevent it."

"The surname Turpin isn't from a pure-blood family, is it?" Milton asked.

Scott looked at Eddie as well.

Eddie, who never disappointed when it came to such matters, knew the answer and replied smoothly, "Of course not. Their family is a rising wizarding family, though they are trying hard to align themselves with those pure-blood families."

"A rising wizarding family aligning with pure-blood families?" The tone Scott used when saying this was somewhat amused.

He found it absurd. "These so-called rising wizarding families were likely Muggle-born or half-blood wizards only a few generations back. I doubt those stubborn pure-blood families will accept them easily."

"You're right, Scott." Eddie laughed as well. "But from what I understand, some of these so-called rising wizarding families are exactly like that. They dream of marrying into families of pure-blood descent."

"They think it's..." At this point, he used his hands to make air quotes, "a way to 'improve their bloodline'."

When he brought up this topic, he couldn't help but show a look of disdain on his face.

Scott only found it amusing. "I don't think any pure-blood family would be willing to marry into theirs."

He truly hadn't expected such a group of wizards to exist in the current magical world, which was so divided by blood status.

It seems my understanding of the magical world isn't deep enough, Scott thought. But this kid Eddie is a talent; he manages to dig up more than just gossip.

At this moment, Milton, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "All along, these rising families have been marrying into families just like their own."

His tone was somewhat stiff.

"They look down on new Muggle-born or half-blood wizards now, just as the pure-blood families look down on them."

The expression on Milton's face shifted, revealing [Milton's Contempt].

"After all, they believe that after several generations of wizard-to-wizard unions, their family members can also be called 'true pure-bloods.' But in the end, they are just a bunch of pathetic people who aren't accepted."

Scott and Eddie didn't expect to hear such blunt sarcasm from Milton.

Although [Milton's Contempt] was considered a form of magic by Roger due to its sharpness, the mockery in Milton's words was truly rare to see.

They could tell that something was off with Milton.

This might have been related to the family he came from, so Scott and Eddie tacitly chose not to ask.

But Milton was a boy very sensitive to emotions; he smiled at Scott and Eddie and took the initiative to say, "My father was born into such a family. Because he married my mother, a Muggle woman, my grandfather didn't like our family at all."

Hearing this, Scott began to worry that Milton would start tearing up again.

But Milton seemed used to this matter and appeared unexpectedly strong.

He even joked, "But fortunately, such families don't even have a family tree long enough to fill a palm-sized piece of parchment, so we don't have to worry about being disowned."

However, such a topic was ultimately awkward, and Scott and Eddie didn't know what to say to comfort him for a moment.

Fortunately, the arrival of a small silver bird relieved Scott from the awkwardness.

"It's Professor Flitwick's Patronus Charm!" Milton whispered.

It was a silver Hummingbird, only as long as one of Scott's fingers, and Professor Flitwick's voice emanated from it.

"Apologies, Scott. It seems you need to come to my office as well; this matter appears to involve you."

After saying this, the Hummingbird summoned by the Patronus Charm immediately dissipated.

As expected.

Scott smiled slightly.

"What's going on?"

"Why would the professor want you to go over?"

At this moment, Milton and Eddie were both looking at him with curiosity.

"I don't know either." Scott shook his head. "But I think I'll have the answer soon enough. See you later."

He turned and left the common room.

Professor Flitwick's office was located on the eighth floor of the main castle, not far from Ravenclaw Tower. But if he took the regular route, Scott would need to climb down the tower first and then climb up to the eighth floor using the main staircase.

Fortunately, there was a secret passage in the tower that only Ravenclaw students knew about.

Scott stood in front of a portrait of a knight on the wall opposite the common room and tapped it with his wand. "Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure."

"Hey! Don't point your wand at me!" The knight in the portrait glared at him and turned away to avoid the wand.

At this moment, Professor Flitwick's voice came from the portrait. "Is that you, Scott? Come on in."

A wooden door appeared on the stone wall behind the portrait. Scott raised his hand to push the door open and stepped into the secret passage.

That's right, this secret passage required Professor Flitwick's permission to open, so Ravenclaw students still had to use the stairs to enter and exit the tower on a daily basis.

"Hey! Kid! Where are you touching!"

The knight in the portrait started complaining again. Scott ignored him and casually closed the door, shutting his complaints out.

He walked through the secret passage and pushed open an identical wooden door on the other side, revealing the interior of Professor Flitwick's office.

"Professor."

Scott stepped out of the secret passage and approached Professor Flitwick's desk.

"Scott, you're here." Professor Flitwick gestured to the side, "Come, sit down over here."

Scott thanked him and sat down on the single armchair.

"Professor, you said this incident was related to me; what did you mean by that?" he asked with some curiosity.

At this moment, the three people who had accompanied Professor Flitwick to the office earlier were all present. Roger was sitting next to him, while Lisa Turpin and Jacob Kent were sitting on the sofa opposite.

"Oh, Scott, that statement came from Mr. Kent." Professor Flitwick turned his head to look at Jacob.

"Ye... yes." Jacob glanced at Scott timidly and said in a trembling voice, "Miss Travers originally intended to take revenge on both Mr. Trollope and Mr. Davis at the same time, but Miss Rowle, who was responsible for the retaliation against Mr. Trollope, had an accident."

Scott looked at Jacob with a smile, raising an eyebrow slightly at these words.

So... he has already "confessed"?

"Revenge?" he asked, feigning confusion, "I don't recall us ever offending that Miss Travers."