Scapegoat William

"I'm going to put on some makeup."

After Elena finished speaking, she rushed to her bedroom like a gust of wind.

"I'm going to change my clothes."

After saying that, Shanna rushed to her bedroom like a gust of wind.

Ah, women...

William was left alone, thinking disdainfully to himself.

Of course, he only dared to think about it in his heart.

Ten minutes passed... half an hour passed... an hour passed...

"Alright, let's go!" *2

William, who had fallen asleep sometime earlier, was startled awake by a loud shout. He hadn't slept all night and was truly exhausted.

When William opened his eyes, he saw two women, one big and one small, standing in front of him, looking completely different and glaring at him with displeasure.

Stretching, William walked sleepily toward the parking lot of the Flying Car, intending to quickly catch up on some more sleep in the car.

As for the driving issue?

Just kidding, the Flying Car they produce all have low-level intelligence. As long as you set the destination, you don't need to control them at all; they can automatically drive to the destination.

"Oh dear! The Flying Car is too slow! My Gege should have arrived at his stop by now!"

Looking in the direction her father was walking, Shanna raised her objection with dissatisfaction.

"But didn't you refuse to use Floo Powder? You said your Gege hasn't given you permission to use Floo Powder for teleportation."

Elena looked at her youngest daughter with a puzzled expression.

Little Shanna, who always listens to her Gege, has been riding Flying Car wherever she goes ever since Bell objected to her using Floo Powder last year.

Elena actually strongly supports her youngest daughter's insistence!

After all, when using Floo Powder, it's inevitable that it will get covered in dust, which will dirty her clothes and makeup.

Is this the first time Shanna is going to disobey her Gege's instructions?

Elena wondered if she was expecting something or what.

"We can use Side-Along Apparition!"

After saying that, before her parents could react, Shanna stomped her foot hard on the ground.

Magic flowed into her Flying Shoes, and in an instant, she moved outside the Defense Barrier. Then, with a twist, she disappeared from William and Elena's sight.

"..."

William stared wide-eyed at the spot where his youngest daughter had disappeared, his eyes unblinking. All sleepiness vanished from his mind instantly.

"Honey, am I dreaming?"

William was a little doubtful; was he actually still asleep?

Elena silently reached out and placed her hand on William's waist, giving it a 'gentle' twist.

"Ouch—! That hurts! What are you doing!?"

William clutched his back, glaring at his wife.

"Hmm, it seems you're not dreaming."

Elena silently withdrew her hand.

If William hadn't asked his question in time, she would have pinched herself. Her husband had behaved well today; he deserved praise.

"You..."

"Alright! Stop with the 'you' and 'me' talk! Hurry up and catch up! I'm going to have to ask Bell a lot of questions later, what exactly has he been teaching Shanna in private!?"

Interrupting William's complaints, Elena quickly ran towards the outside of the Defense Barrier.

Honestly, she doesn't even look at the situation, all she does is complain. She even thought William did a good job today. The praise is cancelled!

William only realized what was happening after his wife reminded him.

Exactly! The question now is, why is Shanna able to Side-Along Apparition? How dare she use Side-Along Apparition at such a young age!?

No way! He'll definitely interrogate Bell thoroughly later, finding out exactly what she's been teaching his precious daughter!

At Platform 9 3/4, Shanna indeed sensed her Gege's presence. So, she immediately Apparition to appear beside Gege.

"Gege ~!"

As she called out, Shanna suddenly threw herself into Bell's arms.

"Shanna!"

Bell quickly hugged his sister.

"What happened? Why are you Apparition? Where are your parents?"

After sensing his younger sister's emotions and finding that Shanna was not showing any negative emotions such as anxiety or sadness, Bell felt a little relieved.

No matter what, as long as your family is safe, it's not a big deal.

"Actually..."

Shanna was very conflicted.

On one hand, she didn't want her Gege to know about her fight with their bad mother. What if Gege thought she was being naughty?

On the other hand, she didn't want to lie to her Gege. Gege had once said that achieving one's goals through deception was a very shameful act.

Seeing his stammering sister, Bell didn't say anything; he just quietly watched Shanna.

Although he was indeed curious about what had happened, he wouldn't force Shanna to tell him if she didn't want to.

He can also ask his parents.

Fortunately, before Shanna could dwell on it for long, Elena and William appeared in their Apparition one after the other, standing beside them.

"Oh, honey, you look like you've grown taller again. How's it going at Hogwarts?"

As soon as Elena appeared, she couldn't wait to hug Bell and asked with a smile.

Bell wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that her mother's smile seemed a little forced. So something must have happened after all.

"Mom, what happened?"

"Bell asked."

"... Haha, this... actually, it's your dad, yes! It's him! He... tell me, what kind of good deeds have you done!?"

Having no idea how to explain it, Elena decisively chose to shift the blame to her husband.

She turned her head to look at William behind her, and, where Bell couldn't see, gave William a threatening look.

"This is so hard!!!"

What could William do when he saw the subtle, threatening looks from his wife and youngest daughter? He was utterly desperate!

"Actually... actually, I wasn't fully awake this morning, so I set the Flying Car to auto-navigation. But I accidentally mispronounced the word, and it ended up in Rende, Belgium!"

Sure enough, people are forced to act, and even William himself admired his own cleverness.

"..."

Bell was somewhat doubtful. He glanced at his mother, who was nodding frantically, and then at his younger sister, who was burying her head in his arms and acting coquettishly.

"Didn't we already say that the intelligence on the Flying Car is only the most basic? We should try to use the auto-navigation as little as possible in the future. Who knows where that stupid car will end up?"

In short, having confirmed that nothing serious had happened, Bell tentatively accepted his father's mistake.

"By the way! Bell, why can Shanna use Side-Along Apparition?!"

Elena looked at her son with a serious expression. It was unclear whether she was genuinely concerned about Shanna learning Side-Along Apparition, or simply trying to distract Bell.

After all, her husband's lame excuse sounded utterly unbelievable. And her son was so smart; how could he possibly be fooled?

I really don't know what William was thinking, he's so stupid!