"Cousin, how did you find a place like this?" Draco asked, sounding rather surprised.
The group was in a two-story house on the outskirts of Sydney. Someone lived there, but it was reasonably tidy.
It looked as though the owners had gone out.
Daphne had brought everyone straight here, which surprised Draco somewhat.
"When we got off the plane, I saw a family waiting for their flight at the airport. So I used Legilimency to read their memories. They were going to Las Vegas for a week-long vacation, so they won't be back for a week," Daphne said casually.
"Daphne, you used Legilimency on Muggles just like that? That's against the rules!" Hermione's already rather large eyes widened further at her words.
"Darling, don't worry about it. The whole reason I didn't register my trip to Australia was so I could break a few rules without attracting attention." Daphne took it for granted, brazen even without a leg to stand on.
Hermione's mouth opened and closed, but she couldn't get a word out for a long time.
Cedric also looked speechless, clearly sharing some of Hermione's thoughts.
The others, however, felt nothing of the sort.
"Cool! Daphne, I've got to say, you really know how to have fun!" Ron marveled. He had never liked Daphne, and even now, he still didn't particularly like her.
There wasn't any particular reason. He just didn't like her.
But after spending time with Daphne, he had to admit that doing things with her really was a blast.
Draco and Harry, meanwhile, were positively beaming with excitement.
There was something inexplicably thrilling about doing something that broke laws and rules in both the Muggle and Wizard worlds.
The pleasure of challenging and breaking rules held an indescribable thrill for boys.
Daphne wrapped an arm around