[Zhongyingmei] My dad is Voldy

"Then you are the one who makes the decisions in the manor?" Anita asked.

"Oh no, how can Mandela make decisions, Mandela can only obey the orders of the master." Mandela's expression seemed to have deeply insulted him by Anita's words just now.

"Master?" Anita noticed that the house elf of Prince's family called her incorrectly. If the owner is the master, then she should be the little master, but now she is called little Master, does this mean that the house-elves recognize the master as Severus' grandfather?

Anita gave Severus a puzzled look, and Severus frowned and shook his head at her.

"Yes, the master is there." Mandela took Anita and Severus into a hall. In the center of the hall was a 1-meter-high portrait. In the painting was an old man in a gray wizard robe, He looked serious, and he was meticulously stirring the potion brewed in the cauldron.After Anita and Severus entered the hall, the old man didn't even raise his head, still concentrating on stirring the potion.

"Master must not be disturbed while the potion is being made," Mandela said.

Anita nodded in understanding. As a potion master, concentration is the most basic and important condition.Almost all potionists hate being interrupted while making potions.

"Let's go and see other places first, and come say hello to Mr. Prince later." Anita said kindly.

"Are there no portraits of other people in the Prince Manor?" Anita asked curiously.

"The portraits of the others are in the portrait room in the basement."

"Then why is Mr. Prince's portrait in the hall?"

"The owner also has a picture frame in the portrait showroom. The empty picture frame in the hall was originally placed in the study room to allow the owner to communicate with the portrait. Portraits generally don't like to be disturbed and like to stay in the portrait showroom. Only the owner Only appear in the frame when needed."

It seemed so, Anita thought she'd never seen the portraits at Malfoy Manor, but Draco had told her that Lucius had taken him to a room with many portraits.And there was indeed an empty picture frame in Lucius's study, she thought it was Lucius' peculiar artistic taste.

"So the reason the picture frame is in the hall is because Mr. Prince prefers to be in the hall?"

Mandela shook his head and said, "Since the little master left, the master asked me to move the portrait into the hall. The master said that he didn't want Prince Manor to be empty and not popular at all, and he didn't want the few of us Fools have made a mess of the manor. The master also said that the Prince family will not perish, and he will wait for a Prince to inherit this great manor."

After hearing this, Anita felt very complicated.She didn't know what happened back then that caused her mother not to like living in the Prince Manor, and even after becoming the owner of Prince, she rarely came back.And the attitude of the house elves towards Severus made Anita dislike the old Patriarch of Prince.

But Anita couldn't help but sympathize with this old man, the old man who guarded the Prince family alone.His first daughter had betrayed him and eloped with a Muggle, and the second daughter didn't seem to share his philosophy.So in the thousand-year-old manor, only his portrait remained in place, like a martyr, waiting for an heir who didn't know if there was one.Although Anita did not agree with his ideas, she had to respect the old man's love for the Prince family.

Mandela led Anita and Severus through a long corridor and into a large glass conservatory.Mandela proudly introduced, "This is the greenhouse of the Prince Manor. The entire backyard of the Prince Manor has been turned into a greenhouse. The greenhouse is divided into twelve different areas, and a thousand, 240, and seven different species are planted. There are a total of thirty-five thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine plants."

"Merlin's stinky socks!" Anita and Severus looked at the various herbs in the conservatory in shock. This place is simply a paradise for potionists!

After a while, Anita struggled to tear her eyes away from the herbs, and continued to visit other places in the manor, such as the well-equipped potions laboratory, and the display of the most proud potions of all the potions masters of the Prince family. Another example is the library that houses almost all potion books that have ever appeared in the wizarding world and many other collections.

The most precious thing in the collection is the experimental records of the successive potion masters of the Prince family.You know, many famous potions were invented by the Prince family.These experimental records are the first-hand information written by the masters. They not only record the preparation of the potion in detail, but more importantly, record their understanding and way of thinking about the potion.

To any potionist, Prince Manor is like a huge treasure that could spend a lifetime digging.And every prince who has excavated this treasure has added his own treasures to the treasure.

Following Mandela up to the second floor, many of the rooms looked dilapidated. Although there were house elves cleaning and maintaining them, it could be seen that these rooms had not been lived in for many years, and the furnishings inside were also very old. No, even the most exquisite magic is no match for the passage of time.

One of the newer rooms has "Eileen Prince" written in Gothic script on the door.Anita stared deeply at the name and asked, "Is this my mother's room?"

"Yes, this is the little master's room." Mandela said, "Does the little master want to go in and have a look?"

Anita hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No need."

Severus patted Anita's head.Anita looked up at Severus and said, "I'm sure Mom will take me in herself one day."

Severus sighed secretly, but seeing the hope in his daughter's eyes, he couldn't bear to break it, so Severus said to Anita, "I believe she will." The voice was very gentle.

At the end of the corridor on the second floor, Severus suddenly asked, "My mother... is her room still there?"

Mandela replied, "Still," and added, in just audible voice, "Self-willed and filthy Muggle elopement ex-little master, she broke Master's heart, but Master still She kept her room. Oh, my poor master. Now the master will be angry that the former young master's son of dirty Muggle blood dares to set foot on Prince Manor."

Both Anita and Severus looked ugly.

Severus looked at Mandela gloomyly, and said two words coldly, "Shut up!"

Anita shouted angrily, "Mandela! If you say another disrespectful word, I will give you my gloves."

"No, no, no. It's Mandela's fault. Mandela shouldn't be rude in front of guests. Mandela will punish himself. Little master, don't drive me away." Mandela violently banged his head against the wall , tears streaming down while crying.

"I order you to stop punishing yourself," Anita ordered coldly. "Remember, my father will never be a guest in this estate. Now, take us to... er, my grandmother's room."

"Yes, little master." Mandela bowed his head respectfully, but from his eyes, it was obvious that he did not approve of Anita's behavior.

To the surprise of Anita and Severus, Mandela brought them back to the door of Anita's mother's room. Anita and Severus looked at each other suspiciously, and Anita turned her head and asked silently. The house-elf shrank loudly, "Mandela?"

Mandela snapped his fingers reluctantly, and then another door appeared next to Anita's mother's door. The patterns and decorations on the door were exactly the same as the previous one, and even the name was different. It is written in the same font. If the door that just came out looks older, it is impossible to tell the difference between the two doors.

Severus put his hand on the doorknob expressionlessly, hesitated for a moment, and pushed the door open.Anita didn't follow up. Although she couldn't see how her father was feeling, because her father habitually hid all his expressions and even the emotions in his eyes, Anita felt that now her father preferred to be alone.

Anita leaned against the wall and waited for Severus to come out, unconsciously playing with the necklace on her chest, when suddenly, Anita realized what she had left behind.

House-elves can recognize their masters, and house-elves can Apparate at Hogwarts!

"Mandela, do you recognize this necklace?" Anita asked, holding up the necklace.

"Yes, this is what the little master gave to the little master when he first returned to the Prince family."

"You or another house-elf gave me this necklace?"

"No, without the master's order, how could the house-elf have left the Prince Manor? And how could the little master have given us the necklace. House-elves are not allowed to have such precious items as port keys. The little master likes this most Even if the little master has a better door key, the master ring, the little master has been wearing this necklace. The little master said that this necklace is to be passed on to the little master."

Not a house-elf?

Who is it?

Anita felt that she was very close to the truth, but she almost connected the clues.

Ultimately, Anita decided to put the issue behind her for now, and there were other, more pressing matters to address.As for that person, since he gave her the Portkey, he would always appear in front of her, and Anita didn't think that person was malicious.