Hogwarts: I've acquired the Father System

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Patty is acting like a Darren fan; she doesn't have any of the dignified demeanor she usually displays in front of him.

He began to doubt whether Darren's description of Snape as kind was also true.

But he immediately thought of Snape's face and then shuddered violently.

How could that be? That's the joke of the year!

However, if Patchouli could find Dobby, even just by finding out whose house he was, he would know exactly what had happened.

Watching Patchouli being coaxed away by Darren, Harry finally sat down on the floor, exhausted.

"Brother, you go upstairs and rest. I'll tidy up here, otherwise Auntie will be angry if she sees it."

[Ding, Fatherhood Value +100]

Darren accepted the Father's Points, then heard Harry say with a wry smile, "She's already found out, with such a loud voice!"

And this is all because of me, how can I let you clean it up? I'm the older brother, you're not allowed to touch it, or I'll get angry..."

At that moment, Harry still thought it was just about cleaning up the kitchen. At most, he thought his relationship with Petunia and Vernon would return to what it was before.

However, the arrival of an owl made him realize that things had gotten worse.

[Ding, detecting a scene where the Holy Father System is in action near the host, a temporary mission is now issued: Before the owl comes in and throws the envelope on Mrs. Mason's head, immediately grab the owl and run away.]

[Ding! 1000 Father Points awarded upon completion of the mission. Would you like to accept the mission?]

[Accept!]

He remembered that Mrs. Mason was afraid of birds. Darren quickly opened the kitchen door.

Before Harry could ask, he saw Darren suddenly hug an owl.

Mrs. Mason didn't see the owl. She was listening to an old joke Vernon was telling her. She was laughing heartily.

Seeing what Darren was holding in his arms, she asked him curiously.

"Madam, this is an injured bird. I couldn't bear to leave it lying outside, so I had to bring it back."

I know that a kind-hearted lady like you would definitely want to see it, but knowing your good nature, I've decided not to let you witness such a horrific scene!

[Ding, Fatherhood Value +50]

[Ding, Fatherhood Value +30]

[Ding, Fatherhood Value +10]

[Ding, Fatherhood Value +20]

Darren held the owl tightly so Mrs. Mason wouldn't see it. Therefore, Mrs. Mason wasn't too afraid.

Instead, she chuckled when Darren said she was kind.

"Go quickly, this child is so kind, it's just a pity he has a dim-witted friend..."

Mrs. Mason whispered to Aunt Penny, who chuckled awkwardly.

Clearly, Mrs. Mason thought Harry wasn't very bright; otherwise, how could he have made such a commotion in such a short time?

She had just seen the boy, who was about the same age as Darren, standing blankly in the kitchen; he didn't seem very bright.

Aunt Penny was outside talking to Mrs. Mason, Uncle Vernon and Mr. Mason were discussing business, and even Dudley was thoughtfully chatting with the Mason children.

Apart from Harry and Darren.

Darren released the owl as soon as he entered the kitchen.

The owl popped out of Darren's arms and flapped its wing at him, somewhat annoyed.

With a haughty air, she tossed the letter over Harry's head before it flew out the kitchen window.

"Whose letter is this...?"

Harry stopped talking.

He even felt like he was going to stop breathing. Because it said so.

Mr. Porter:

We have received a report that you used the Levitation Charm at your residence at 9:20 PM tonight.

You know, underage wizards aren't allowed to prepare magic outside of school. So…

Office Against Abuse of Magic - Malfalda Hopkirk

It read that Harry was being warned that he would be expelled if he used magic outside of school again.

[Ding, detecting a scene where the Holy Father System is in action around the host, a temporary task is now issued:]

He walked over to Harry, took the letter paper, and wrote down the following:

"Dear Mr. Hopkirk, I am Darren Porter. I used magic just now. Please rescind the punishment I received for my brother. You may punish me instead."

[Ding! Upon completion of the mission, you have received a reward of +10 to your Alchemy Talent. Do you wish to accept the mission?]

Alchemy talent?

This wasn't shown on his talent list before. Could it be that he didn't have alchemy talent before?

Sure enough, he glanced at the panel and saw that he had absolutely no talent for alchemy. Clearly, this body had never had any potential to learn alchemy before. The system suddenly giving him alchemical talent—did it mean he was going to be involved in alchemy later? Darren wondered.

but.

[Accept!]

It would be strange not to accept this kind of task. Anyway, it's just a warning.

Seeing Harry's still incredulous expression, he walked over to him, took out a pen and paper, and quietly wrote:

Hello, dear Mr. Hopkirk, this is Darren Porter. At 9:20 today, I used a levitation charm.

It wasn't used by my brother. Could you remove the warning you gave him?

I think I should be the one receiving this warning, don't you think?

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have gained Alchemy Talent +10]

Darren accepted the reward with satisfaction.

Then he took the letter and went upstairs to give it to Hedwig.

Harry was still angrily trying to figure out what to do, completely unaware of what Darren had done.

He didn't notice that Hedwig was carrying a letter in her mouth until she flew in through the kitchen window.

He picked it up casually, and then he saw Darren's handwriting.

[Ding, Fatherhood Value +100]

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Chapter 136 Too Much Burden at Such a Young Age!

The letter was never sent.

Harry would never let Darren do something like that. Besides, this is just a warning.

I won't actually get fired.

The reason he was so shocked was that Dobby was blaming him for what he had done.

This is absolutely unfair.

And sure enough, Uncle Vernon and Aunt Penny, who had seen Mrs. Mason off, were angry with him.

Although they didn't think Harry was deliberately causing trouble, they believed it was because Harry insisted on staying on the roof.

Even when Darren explained to them that it was a mischievous house-elf, they still thought that Harry had provoked the house-elf first.

After all, why didn't that house-elf play any pranks on Darren?

They thought Harry was always like this, always inexplicably causing a lot of trouble.

They were angry and ignored Harry for several days.

If you absolutely have to call Harry, you'll just say 'Hey' or have Darren relay the message.

This made Harry, who had just been enjoying life at the Dursleys' house, extremely uncomfortable. And then there was the lingering trauma Dobby had inflicted on him.

Sometimes he pessimistically wondered if he would continue living like this if he could never go back to Hogwarts.

He would watch longingly as Darren, Ron, and Hermione headed to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, while he could only stay at home and endure the Dursleys' disapproving attitude.

Darren often comforted him, saying that once Dobby was found, they would know what really happened, or maybe it was just a misunderstanding.

However, the news that Patchi brought each time was not optimistic.

House-elves are only found in noble pure-blood families, and they don't often let their house-elves out.

No one would raise a house-elf like the Potters. Therefore, Patchouli couldn't confirm who Dobby's owner was.

Darren had said he would write to his Slytherin classmates to ask, but Harry refused.

He believed that if Dobby was right, then Darren might be alerting the enemy.

Furthermore, Darren is too naive and doesn't know how to hide his thoughts. Perhaps those people will become desperate and even kill Darren to silence him.