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Seeing this, no one tried to raise any further objections to the Harris Family. The troublemakers who had deliberately stirred up the crowd earlier also shut their mouths. They had already realized that opposing them would have no effect. In the eyes of these pure-blood family wizards, the Harris Family had made up its mind to make its family's advanced magical knowledge public. That was almost the same as truly declaring war on them—a roundabout way of telling them that the Harrises had decided to stand against them, and intended to wipe them out completely.

Petty tricks were no longer suitable. The pure-blood family wizards exchanged looks in silent understanding, then left the venue one after another.

After the press conference continued with a few more formal remarks, it officially ended. Allen said goodbye to his father and was about to grab a snack in Diagon Alley to fill his stomach when a slightly shrill voice stopped him. "Mr. Allen Harris, please wait."

Allen stopped and turned around. He saw a smart-looking wizard in fine clothes, dressed like a butler, hurrying up to him and bowing. "Hello, Mr. Allen Harris. I am Alfred Croft, butler of the Burke Family, here on the orders of the head of the family, Herbert Borgin..."

Allen nodded in acknowledgment, then invited the butler wizard along. "Mr. Croft, let's sit over there at the cake stall and talk."

Alfred Croft obediently followed behind Allen, while Allen led the way ahead without a word, his expression unchanged. He knew of Herbert Borgin, and had seen his name on the family tree on the wall in the Black ancestral home. Herbert had married Belvina, daughter of Phineas Nigellus Black—historically the most unpopular headmaster of Hogwarts, now the most unpopular headmaster portrait. His mother-in-law, Ursula Flint, was also