Harry Was Dumbfounded

Ryan was starting to regret it.

His "Harry Potter: Chronicles of Another World in his mind's eye—his favorite show with Kate and Penelope— has been cancelled.

Because the source material is gone.

However, Ryan didn't want to break his promise, and also because of the material for the new show "Harry Potter and the Resurrection Stone".

Ryan reluctantly gave up the role in order to make time for a new show a year later.

However, this also means that the proportion of time he used to spend watching TV will be added to his daily interactions with Kate and Penelope.

Since they'll be graduating next year, Penelope and Kate made up an excuse to tell their families they wanted to go on a trip together.

So they stayed at Smith Castle for the entire summer.

This left Nagini with no time to transform into human form.

They can only be kept as pets by Jerry and Hamster Wheel PhD.

Furthermore, Ryan would occasionally visit Phoebe, who was excited about coming to Hogwarts.

And then there's Luna, who spends almost the entire day with him (Xenophilius Lovegood Lovegood utterly baffled as to why his little Luna likes to go out every day to catch Rainbowfish, only to come up empty-handed).

This made even Ryan, a master of time management who could handle multiple tasks simultaneously, feel mentally exhausted.

Fortunately, Hermione's family is quite strict, and they're going on a trip to France this summer.

In the original timeline, Hermione's skin had turned wheat-colored from the scorching France sun during this trip.

However, this made Ryan hesitate, wondering whether he should tell Hermione to be careful about sun protection.

Moreover, Phoebe's family lives in Paris.

What if they meet and start talking about their sweethearts—

Ryan coughed to snap himself out of his jumbled thoughts.

He's in the bathroom now, but since it's a rare moment of solitude, he might as well watch something more interesting.

And so, following Ryan's gaze, a luxurious mansion came into view.

Harry Hogwarts, Britain's most famous Harry Potter student, stands here with a restrained air, next to Sirius Black Family, the Wizarding World's most eligible bachelor who has been wrongfully imprisoned for many years.

"What? Are you stunned?"

"Harry, these are all cheap stuff."

"The most valuable thing in this manor is actually these Leaf Butterfly."

Secondly, there are the Confundus Charm around the manor, which prevent Muggle from seeing it, while wizards can only see a cloud of mist.

Other things, like fountains, are simply a matter of magic.

"And this mansion was just made of some cheap pebbles, some metal, wood, and then bound together with a Potions." Sirius smiled at Harry.

"How could this be?" Harry still couldn't believe it.

When did the Wizarding World develop so quickly?

In the Wizarding World, only in areas like Cleaning agents, flying brooms, costumes, and comedic props do research teams continuously develop and release new products.

As for house construction, which wizards can handle with magic, there is almost no room for related research teams or even companies to survive.

The poor wizard built houses directly using magic.

They don't need to worry about the site's geology, elevation differences, surrounding conditions, or even the house's orientation, spatial layout, and structural form; everything is supported by omnipotent magic.

Wealthy wizards either buy or inherit an existing castle from their ancestors, and then infuse it with magic wherever needed.

Those who are richer, or those who are both rich and have plenty of time, might even infuse magic into every single brick.

Therefore, there is no such large construction company in the Britain Wizarding World (the Nimbus Racing Broom Company compared to the Flying Broom Company).

Not to mention, they are so professional that they have a composite material specifically used to build mansions.

"You have to understand, ever since the Ministry of Magic opened the door to the magical modification of Muggle items, the development of the Britain Wizarding World has been like a rocket taking off."

"More and more wizards are willing to study everything in the Muggle world to see if there is anything that can be combined with magic to create a chemical reaction."

"This newly established Water Construction Company is just one of them."

"After getting the concept of composite materials from the Muggle world (although it's also in Alchemy, it wasn't specifically extracted), Steven Waters started spending all his time researching all sorts of random material formulas. With Galleons and his own talent, he founded his own construction company with the support of Skywalker Alchemy Workshop," Sirius said with a sigh.

In his time, he belonged to the most rebellious and also the most advanced group of wizards.

After his name was cleared, he was still one of those wizards.

But with recent developments, even Sirius feels he's fallen behind the times.

"Steven Walter is an employee of the Skywalker Alchemy Workshop?" Harry asked, intrigued.

He was already fascinated by everything about Skywalker because of Doraemon and the magical gadgets in the workshop.

So, where will Luke Walker and his friends go in this year's Doraemon movie?

The future? The past? Or another planet?

"Yes."

"However, the owner of Skywalker Alchemy Workshop is not as short-sighted as the owner of Universal Brooms Limited (the Founders of Nimbus Racing Broom Company was also once an employee of Universal Brooms Limited. He sought investment from the owner of Cosmic Broom Company and was ridiculed for his unrealistic idea)."

"To support Walter, Skywalker Alchemy Workshop even used another composite material developed by Walter to renovate their shop in Diagon Alley."

"That's why I found Water Construction Company," Sirius recalled.

He began to recall the scene: a house that looked like it was made of clouds or cotton candy, with the words "Skywalker Alchemy Workshop" written in shimmering, flowing metal at the very center.

"So how much did you spend?" Harry asked casually.

"Just 100,000 Galleons, that's a fraction of the cost." Sirius was still lost in his memories and instinctively gave the answer, following Harry's words.

"That's called small change!" Harry couldn't help but complain.

That's 100,000 Galleons!

If we were to convert it to the high-paying profession of Hogwarts professor in the Britain Wizarding World, the weekly salary would be 100 Galleons.

This is equivalent to Sirius saying that even if a Hogwarts professor lived and ate at Hogwarts all the time and didn't spend a single extra penny, it would still take him nearly 10 years to save up Galleons, which is a small amount of money!

"This house has always been here, and it's easy to maintain; you can do it yourself. I've read the manual; it's very simple. Harry, you—" Sirius was interrupted by Harry before he could finish speaking.

"What did you say? Me?"

"This manor is—" Harry's pupils dilated instantly.

"Yes, didn't you not want to leave the Dursley family?"

"And since you're getting engaged, I thought I'd give this to you so you and Ginny can get married here when you come of age." Sirius smiled kindly.

"Wait, I wrote this letter on the night of June 6th, right after the Quidditch Match."

"And today is the 18th, just 12 days, and you've already given me a whole manor?" Harry was dumbfounded.