Andromeda

Skylar woke up three days later.

He woke up in Ella Cottage. Before he lost consciousness, the person who caught his falling body and began to treat him was Latifa, the maid he had recently taken in from Yaxley.

Then Sarf rushed over and took the two of them back to Ella Cottage.

He later learned from Latifa how dangerous the situation had been. Although the process of bloodline reversion had been stopped, Skylar was already riddled with wounds, both mentally and spiritually, and was severely traumatized.

Creation Regeneration and the Philosopher's Stone can only protect his physical body and preserve his life; they are powerless against trauma at the spiritual and soul level.

This is all thanks to the maid that Yaxley gave him.

This practically saved my life!

At that time, Latifa was forcibly summoned to Skylar's side by the Mind Control Ring. Being proficient in healing magic, she could tell at a glance how critical Skylar's condition was. Without thinking, she directly cast the ultimate magic in the field of healing magic on Skylar - Holy Light Spell.

Thanks to the miraculous effects of the Holy Light Spell, Skylar's mental and spiritual wounds were completely healed, which saved Skylar life.

However, even a powerful Holy Light Spell has its limitations, especially when it comes to mental and spiritual wounds, which must be treated promptly. Holy Light Spell is powerless against long-standing ailments like those suffered by Longbottom's parents.

At that moment, Skylar suddenly realized how fortunate he was to possess the Philosopher's Stone, the Creation Regeneration, and the Maid of Light Latifa. It was as if he had several extra lives, and how difficult it would be for any future enemy to kill him...

Skylar enjoyed a rare moment of leisure at Ella Cottage, resting for a whole day before leaving. As a patient, he only needed to lie in bed and rest. When he was bored, he would read magic books; when he was hungry, Sarf would feed him by his bedside; and when he was tired, Latifa would provide massage services.

It must be said that both Sarf's sensual feeding service and Latifa's superb medical massage techniques (massage is also one of the essential skills for therapists) are great pleasures.

Unfortunately, time waits for no one, Skylar had no more time to waste. Before dawn the next day, he left Ella Cottage.

Although this trip to Little Hangleton turned out to be a blessing in disguise and yielded many benefits, strictly speaking, it was a mission failure.

Whether treating the Gaunt Ring as Horcrux or for the Resurrection Stone on it, it would be extremely useful to Skylar now. Now that it has fallen into the hands of Walpurgis or the Shadow of the Magic Dragon, the difficulty of regaining it has increased exponentially.

Unfortunately, Skylar didn't use his familiarity with the plot from his previous life to deal with the Horcrux beforehand. That's because he originally intended to use the Horcrux to plot against Dumbledore. It wasn't until he talked to Luna about seeing her deceased mother that Skylar changed his mind.

However, the matter was already settled, and there was no use in regretting it. Skylar had no other choice but to put the matter aside for the time being.

He still has some important things to accomplish.

Including the time he was unconscious, he had already spent four days at Ella Cottage. He only had a few days left before his planned departure for Germany and Northern Europe. Before that, he still had several people he needed to meet.

July 14th.

Wiltshire, a detached single-story house that looks exactly like Muggle dwelling.

Skylar stood quietly in front of the front gate, admiring the house with great interest. Although the house looked quite ordinary, it was anything but ordinary in Skylar's eyes, the owner of the Magic Eye.

The house is surrounded by defensive magic cast by Dumbledore, the most powerful wizard of this century, making it one of the safe houses for the Order of the Phoenix besides its London headquarters.

According to Skylar's memories of reading the original work in his previous life, the Order of the Phoenix had at least eight safe houses in Great Britain, but only five locations were known: Old Moody's house, Kingsley's house, Aunt Muriel's house, the Burrow, and the one Skylar was standing in front of him...

Ted Tonks Tonks' house.

That is, the place where Skylar's second aunt Andromeda, and Skylar's cousin, Nymphadora, lived.

Although they were relatives, Skylar was not familiar with them at all. Long before Skylar was born, Andromeda had married the Muggle-born wizard Tonks. This was strongly opposed by her family, but Andromeda was determined to marry him for love. As a result, she was expelled from the House of Black, and her mother Narcissa cut off all contact with them.

However, at his grandmother Druella's funeral, Skylar defied the pressure from the extremists of the Pure-blood families and went against the majority to allow Andromeda to attend the funeral and see her mother one last time. This left a special impression on them Skylar can be considered a special link in the relationship between Skylar and them.

As a safe house for the Order of the Phoenix, its protective capabilities are unimaginably strong.

In the original story, during the Battle of the Seven Potters, the Tonks house was the intended refuge for Harry and Hagrid. Voldemort had already caught up with Harry, but due to the backlash from the fateful entanglement of their wands, Harry was able to escape into the house by a hair's breadth from death.

According to Mr. Tonks, who rescued Harry, as long as the protective magic remains in effect, even Voldemort cannot enter within a hundred meters of the house from any direction.

This statement may be an exaggeration, but in the original books, Voldemort did indeed fail to gain entry and ultimately returned empty-handed.

According to Skylar, Voldemort wasn't incapable of breaking the defensive magic on the safe house—as far as Skylar knew, there was only one known spell that could stop Voldemort, and that was the Fidelius Charm.

Voldemort's inability to break the spell, or rather, his decision to abandon entering the Tonks' house, was simply due to insufficient time. After all, Harry had spent less than half an hour there, and shortly after Harry woke up, the Portkey Charm's activation time was reduced to only three minutes.

After Harry left, breaking the protective magic on the mansion served no purpose other than killing someone to vent his anger.

Skylar was naturally capable of breaking the magic on the safe house. He roughly estimated that with his current magical strength, it would take him about one to two hours if he didn't know what kind of magic Dumbledore had set up beforehand, which showed Dumbledore was.

In any case, Skylar knew he couldn't create a protective magical barrier of that level.

Breaking someone's protective magic was obviously not a polite thing to do, so Skylar chose to ring the electronic doorbell on the right side of the fence at the front gate.

Soft footsteps echoed from inside the house, then the door opened gently, revealing an elegant yet slightly weary figure— Andromeda Tonks.

A hint of surprise flashed across her face, but it was quickly replaced by a gentle smile, "Skylar?"

Skylar nodded, and said somewhat awkwardly, "It's me, Aunt Andromeda. I'm sorry to bother you... I was thinking that since Hogwarts is on holiday, I should come and visit you."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, all in one look!

Andromeda paused for a moment, then a kind smile appeared on her face. She stepped aside and said, "Good child, of course I won't disturb you. Please come in."

Skylar crossed the small front yard walkway and noticed a poorly maintained mud puddle on the side. He guessed that this was where Harry and Hagrid fell into the mud puddle together in the original book. Fortunately, this mud puddle prevented them from being seriously injured.

Stepping inside, Skylar found the small house simple yet cozy, with several family photos hanging on the walls. One group photo stood out in particular—a young Andromeda nestled beside a handsome Muggle man, and the baby in her arms was undoubtedly Skylar's cousin, Nymphadora, whom he had never met. Skylar's gaze lingered on the photo for a moment, his heart filled with complex emotions.

There were no other sounds coming from inside the house at that moment, so it was assumed that no one else was there.

Noticing Skylar's gaze, Andromeda spoke first before Skylar could ask anything, "Ted Tonks and Dora have gone to work." She then realized that Skylar had never seen them before, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Uh, Ted Tonks is my husband, and Dora is my daughter. She's only a little older than you, and she's a junior Auror at the Ministry of Magic!" Her tone was full of pride.

To be precise, Nymphadora was the same age as Charlie Weasley, which meant she was seven years older than Skylar. She had just graduated when Skylar was a first-year student, and according to the two-year internship requirement for Auror, she should have only been a junior Auror for two years.

Andromeda brought over a pot of hot tea and two delicate porcelain cups, and sat down opposite Skylar. Her voice held a hint of uncertainty. "I didn't expect you to come. What made you suddenly decide to visit an aunt who's been 'exiled from the family'?"

Skylar pursed his lips, hesitating for a moment, but still spoke frankly, "I know... you might think we have no connection, but I saw you at the funeral. I felt... I shouldn't be completely ignorant of you, after all, you're family."

Andromeda picked up her teacup, lowered her eyes, and smiled gently, her voice low and calm. "Family? The word 'family'—that's not how the House of Black sees it. In their eyes, only those who strictly adhere to their Pure-blood Supremacy can be considered true family."

Skylar smiled and said, "Aunt, to me, you are a brave person, daring to fight for your own happiness and live for yourself, and that alone deserves my respect—you have shown me that bloodline is not the only meaning of our lives."

Andromeda was stunned, a flicker of emotion crossing her eyes. After a moment, she sighed softly, "You're more mature than I thought, Skylar."

"Auntie, besides visiting you today, I also want to ask you something."

"What is it?"

"Actually, it's been a while since your grandmother passed away, and since then, the House of Black has had no successor. Have you ever thought about returning to the family?" Skylar asked softly.

Andromeda's face immediately turned cold. "Did your mother send you to ask me this?" She paused before coldly saying, "I've been away from the family for so many years, and now I have my own family. She should know my answer!"

"Aunt, you may have misunderstood me," Skylar said, looking directly into Andromeda's eyes without flinching. "This is a question I raised myself, and it has nothing to do with Mother. What I really want to say is that since Grandmother passed away, and as you and I both know, Aunt (Bellatrix) is still serving her sentence in Azkaban, the actual direct heirs of the family are only my mother and you."

"Although Mother never says it aloud, I know she values family very much, and in her heart, she has never truly considered you an outsider. However..." Skylar paused for a moment before saying in a heavy tone, "I also hope you understand that Mother married my father, who comes from a prestigious family, and she also has to bear the expectations and gazes of the outside world..."

Andromeda opened her mouth, as if wanting to say something, but suddenly found her voice choked up. "I know," Andromeda shook her head, "The three of us sisters were very close when we were little, but Sisi... she was the one among us who valued family the most, and turning against her has always been my biggest regret..." She finished speaking with difficulty, her eyes visibly moist.