School Started Again

In an attempt to make up for his previous mistakes, Bell has been doing everything his younger sister asks for these past few days (seemingly no different from before?), and has also been a rare good boy in front of his parents for a few days.

However, the good times didn't last long. Before the chill that had been lingering in the Menethil Family Castle had completely dissipated, a new wave of low pressure once again enveloped the Bell siblings—September 1st had arrived again!

In the morning, as usual, I took the express Flying Car to London King's Cross Station. Standing on Platform 9 3/4, Shanna's little mouth was so pouty you could hang a bottle of soy sauce on it.

"Gege, you've only been back for a few days, why are you leaving again already!" Shanna said, tugging at Bell's clothes with a unhappy expression.

No matter what, the time was far too short this time. Even the well-behaved Little Shanna couldn't help but complain.

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Bell looked down at his younger sister, then turned to look at the Hogwarts Express beside him. Finally, he made a decision he had long wanted to make.

"Shanna, your Gege isn't going to Hogwarts anymore! Gege can stay home with you every day, okay?"

Why go to school? You're too old to still be in school! Besides, thinking about it, taking a year off from school doesn't seem like such a big deal, does it?

"Really!? That's great!!!"

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Shanna was thrilled by this unexpected and wonderful news and cheered. The little girl jumped and danced around, shouting excitedly, attracting the attention of everyone around her.

"!?"

"No!!!"

Elena, who had just been secretly saddened by the fact that her son was about to leave home for school, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Seeing Bell's serious expression, Elena had no doubt that Bell wasn't joking. She wouldn't allow Bell to drop out of school. Most importantly, the reason for dropping out was to stay home and play with her younger sister.

Even William, who had always been calm and collected, was no longer at ease.

You have to understand that going to school isn't just Bell's business; it's also closely related to his status at home!

Although he's at the bottom of both rankings, he'd be fourth if Bell were home, but if Bell weren't home, he'd be in the top three!

And most importantly, his beloved daughter would only play with him occasionally when Bell wasn't home! So William absolutely couldn't tolerate anyone taking away his rare moments of happiness with his little daughter.

"Bell, how can you not go to school? Children should go to school! If you don't go to school, you won't grow up, you won't be able to contribute to society, you'll become a useless person..."

Seeing his father's reckless words, Bell was utterly speechless. Did he really think of him as a 12-year-old brat? Bell was sick of hearing those kinds of things in his past life.

Back in his youth, naive and ignorant, he dreamed of studying hard and contributing to his country when he grew up. However, as he grew older, he realized that making contributions required qualifications, and nobody cared about someone like him. Instead of dwelling on such things, he should focus on when he could work fewer overtime hours – that's more realistic.

"You don't need to say anything more, my mind is made up!"

Bell waved his hand dismissively, interrupting his parents' attempts to persuade him.

Shanna clapped and cheered happily. She had been worried that her Gege would change his mind because of their annoying parents' persuasion.

Hmph! She always thought her dad was different from her mom, a good dad on her side. Who would have thought that at this crucial moment, her dad would also stand with her mom and betray the revolution!

Finding that verbal persuasion was ineffective, Elena decided to try a different approach.

Taking advantage of the moment when her son's attention was focused on her youngest daughter, Elena first gave her husband a wink, and then, without caring whether William understood or not (since she didn't really need him anyway), she secretly pulled out her Wand.

"Petrificus Totalus!"

A beam of Curses light shot from the tip of Elena's Wand and struck Bell directly in the back.

Although Bell sensed the magical fluctuations behind him the instant Elena cast the Curses, the distance was too close, and he never expected to be attacked from behind by his mother. As a result, Bell was completely unable to react and fell straight to the ground.

Elena, who frequently inquired about Bell's situation from Lim, had a general idea of her son's prowess, so she held nothing back.

(Considering there might be situations where he would need help breaking the spell, Bell had recorded the magical energy fluctuations of his relatives into his Defensive Trinket. Therefore, the Shield Charm Bell wore wouldn't block his mother's Curses. However, after today, Bell would have to consider the flaws in this design. Although distinguishing the types of Curses that could be blocked was extremely difficult, there was no rush. He could study it when he had time.)

Everyone, including Shanna, William, and the onlookers whose attention had been drawn by Shanna's cheers, was stunned. If it weren't for the earlier conversation revealing they were a family, some parents would probably have pulled out their Wand and started a fight.

Of all the people present, the most surprised were undoubtedly Shanna and William. They knew firsthand how deep Elena and Bell's relationship was. Elena's actions today completely overturned their understanding of her.

Could this woman in front of me be a fake mother (wife)?

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and lend a hand!"

Elena glared at her husband, clearly annoyed. All he does is act like an idiot; that look he gave her just now was a complete waste. Didn't he see she'd already started? Why aren't you helping? What are you standing there for?!

"...oh."

William was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He quickly took a few steps forward, steadied Bell's body as she was about to fall, and then looked up at his wife with innocent eyes.

So what should he do now?

Seeing her husband's bewildered and helpless expression, Elena sighed helplessly, then suddenly waved her Wand at William.

"Full Body-Bind Curse!"

Little Shanna, who was secretly taking out her Wand under her father's cover, was immediately immobilized and unable to move.

At this moment, the little girl was extremely annoyed. She had just missed the best opportunity to fight back because of the shocking scene in front of her!

"It seems my training is far from sufficient. I'll double my training when I get back!"

Shanna made a silent decision in her heart.

"Let me go! Let me go now! What do you want to do to my Gege!"

The little girl tried her best to mobilize all her magic power, wanting to break free from the Binding Spell.

Elena was surprised to find that the full-body Binding Curse she had placed on her youngest daughter was showing signs of loosening!

Although she didn't use her full strength when attacking her youngest daughter as she did when attacking her son, it's important to remember that she was an adult wizard! And even among adult wizards, she was one of the elite, even her husband William was no match for her.

Now, facing his youngest daughter who is only 10 years old, even though he cast the full-body Binding Curse casually, it was already showing signs of being broken free in less than 10 seconds? Even among adult wizards, there probably aren't many who can do that, right?