Hogwarts: I am Harry's eldest cousin

So Dudley had to completely renovate this small castle, and of course the Potter family's old house as well.

After the transformation, cast a loyalty spell, so that it can be perfectly hidden.

Of course, Dudley has also considered folding up the house and using it as a mobile fortress, just like the mobile wizard tower described in many Western fantasy novels. However, his current ability does not allow him to do so, and his financial resources also need to be further improved.

First, set a small goal for yourself, to earn 100 million gold galleons within a year.

Of course, the level of magic equipment transformation also needs to be further improved.

Lily Evans has red hair and green eyes

I don't know if the Evans and Weasleys had any previous contact.

But it is a fact that Ms. Rowling prefers red hair.

Chapter 177 I want the master bedroom, you live next to me, that's it

In a clearing in Godric's Hollow, a group of Cornish elves were busy.

Yes, you read that right, a group of Cornish elves who were supposed to be little troublemakers were now delivering materials.

Looking at them coming and going, they are even more industrious than bees.

Pixie, the leader of this group of Cornish elves, was wearing a yellow plastic hat on her head and holding a plastic stick in her hand. She kept chattering and directing other Cornish elves.

Just like a construction contractor.

The Cornish elves brought pieces of material to Dudley, who was responsible for reprocessing the materials. Then, large stone hands rising from the floor placed them in their proper places.

With alchemy in the left hand and magic equipment transformation and processing in the right hand, and with the help of these Cornwall elves, the transformation progress has been greatly improved.

Hermione was responsible for designing the layout of the rooms in the house, while Harry was responsible for buying decorations in Diagon Alley.

The clear division of labor greatly speeds up the construction of the castle.

Inside the castle, the ferocious vixens were either pushing a rag together, or holding feather dusters together, or carrying brooms, in short, they were all cleaning the renovated rooms.

On the lawn outside the castle, a group of short goblins who were originally lazy and good at eating were diligently trimming the messy grass with large scissors that were completely disproportionate to their bodies.

Every living creature has its own value of existence, even vixens and goblins that are labeled as "pests" by other wizards.

Both the vixen and the goblin were captured by Dudley. Originally, they were not capable of being tamed due to their low intelligence, but they can be tamed after their skills are upgraded to LV2. Well, after pacifying the basilisk, the two skills of taming and magical beast language have inexplicably evolved to the level of LV2. Dudley has no idea about the principle, but he vaguely feels that it should be related to the number of magical beasts he has encountered.

Unfortunately, the LV2 magical animal taming technique is not enough to tame magical creatures of the level of basilisks and fire dragons.

Otherwise, Dudley could COS as a tamer.

On the steps outside the castle gate, a Niffler was lying on its belly, lazily basking in the sun, making whirring sounds. It was found by Dudley in the Forbidden Forest along with the Ocellated Bird and the Mandrake.

During this period of time, he was fed with good food and drinks and gained a lot of weight.

"Floo powder is really troublesome. Every time I use it, I get dust all over my body."

Harry returned to the castle, exhausted. He took out his wand while complaining softly and waved it vigorously. His originally dirty body immediately became clean.

The clean-up spell is often quite useful.

"Once the renovation is complete, I will install a self-cleaning fireplace in the living room, so it won't be so troublesome."

Dudley was talking to Harry, but his hands were busy at all.

Harry took things out of his bag one by one, which of course was cast with an Invisible Extension Charm.

This spell is definitely the most useful and convenient one in the HP world, no doubt about it.

"Brother D, these are the seeds you wanted."

When he got the bags of seeds, Harry handed them to Dudley.

"Yes, these are the things." Dudley took the seeds and nodded with satisfaction.

"First is this."

Dudley took out one of the bags and scattered the seeds along the edge of the yard.

"Then."

He casually untied the red and white ball from around his waist.

"Go 'walking grass.'

There was a flash of white light, and Mandrake appeared in its place, yawning and sleepy.

Mandrake is a nocturnal plant. Normally, it stays in the ground during the day, with only a few green leaves sticking out. However, after being tamed by Dudley, this mandrake can move freely during the day, but it needs to adjust to the time difference.

"Walk the grass toward those seeds and use them to grow."

Mandrake tilted his head and looked at Dudley, with a big '?'

"You'll ripen those seeds."

Mandrake: "!"

This time the mandrake understood what Dudley said, and walked over to where the seeds had been scattered and began to dance, scattering orange-yellow powder from its emerald green leaves.

In a short while, the seeds that would have taken more than ten days to germinate miraculously emerged from the ground.

Normal Mandrake does not have the ability to ripen quickly.

They only make noises that can cause people to faint and hallucinate, and in severe cases can be fatal.

But after Dudley domesticated it, his mandrake acquired this ability.

Although he can't help much in combat, he is good at logistics.

“Water and fertilize.”

Dudley said softly.

Immediately, the Cornish elves flew over, holding watering cans and fertilizers, and continued to irrigate the land.

After a while, those green buds grew into thorns covered with barbs at an incredible speed, entwining around the bushes to form a natural barrier.

What Dudley had just scattered were some iron thorn seeds for basic defense.

Dudley's original idea was to plant devil's snare, which has much better defensive properties than iron thorns. Unfortunately, that thing is particularly afraid of light and cannot be planted in the yard.

Unless Dudley is willing to cover the castle with a big cover so that it cannot see the sunlight all day, there is no way.

"It works well."

Dudley looked at the iron thorns that covered the surroundings of the castle and nodded in satisfaction.

“Try other seeds.”

Dudley pulled out another packet of seeds.

Soon, with the help of mandrake, the surrounding flower beds were planted with all kinds of magical plants.

"You're doing great, come back."

After praising the mandrake a few times and giving it a bag of its favorite snacks, I put it back into the red and white ball.

"Amazing power." Even though Harry had seen it many times, he couldn't help but sigh.

Harry was now a well-read person, but this was the first time he had seen mandrake, which could help plants grow.

"Dudley, I think we should discuss room assignments."

Hermione's voice came from inside the door, and then the door was pushed open, startling the Sniff who was sleeping at the foot of the stairs.

After seeing it was Hermione, Sniff first shouted excitedly, then climbed up Hermione's clothes and onto her shoulders. Its pair of small eyes like black coal balls stared greedily at the sapphire-like sparkling ring on Hermione's hand.

The Niffler is a magical creature that loves treasures very much. It would like to put all the shiny and valuable things into its pocket or give them to its owner. It is worth mentioning that this magical creature is particularly good at digging holes.

Of course, it would just take a look at Hermione's ring and would not take it for itself.

It wasn't stupid and knew it was given by Dudley.

"I want the master bedroom. You live next to me. That's it."

Dudley answered decisively, causing Hermione's face to turn red again.

Chapter 178 Dangerous Cabbage Field

Soon it was time to meet up with my friends.

Malfoy and Neville arrived at Godric's Hollow early via the Floo Network.

Unfortunately, Ron was unable to come in the end. His father Arthur had been very lucky recently and won the annual grand prize of the Daily Prophet - the Galleon Prize, a full 700 Galleons. His family planned to use the money to travel to Egypt because the eldest son of the Weasley family, Bill, was working in Egypt.

Before entering the door, Malfoy sighed after seeing the iron thorn security net that was more than one person tall.

"I should really suggest to my father to make one too."

Malfoy Manor has no defenses at all, so anyone who wants to come in can come in.

It is worth mentioning that Malfoy no longer calls Lucius "my father" with a proud look on his face, but uses a relatively formal tone.

Although the iron thorn security net cannot defend against wizards, the function of these thorns is not for defense but for warning. If a wizard wants to clear these thorns, it will inevitably attract the attention of the owner of the house.

The moment they officially stepped into the iron gate of the garden, Neville and Malfoy's eyes lit up, as if they had come to another time and space, a paradise.

"It's not much worse than my own manor." Even Malfoy, who had seen a lot of the world, couldn't help but admire it.

Although his Malfoy Manor was big, it felt empty. The only scenery was the central fountain and the white peacock.

Dudley's place was different. The whole garden was made up of countless lawns, each of which was planted with different kinds of magical plants. Malfoy couldn't name many of the plants, and each had its own characteristics. Countless fairies (some kind of magical creatures), butterflies, etc. flew around among these magical plants, which was so beautiful.

Located in the center of the garden, there is a small five-story castle.

The castle has been basically renovated during this period, and Dudley and the other two have lived there for a while. In fact, the Potter family's old house has also been renovated, but Harry does not plan to live there. After all, there are no parents or Dudley there, so it cannot be called home.

In fact, the castle's interior area is larger than Malfoy Manor, after all, it has five floors, but its floor area is slightly smaller. But if you include the Potter house next to it, the area is not inferior to Malfoy Manor.

It’s not that Dudley didn’t want a bigger place, nor was it because he had no money. It was mainly because Godric’s Hollow was the place where Godric Gryffindor, one of the legendary Big Four, was born.

Many wizards live here, and often times they won’t sell to you even if you’re rich.

It is different from Malfoy Manor, a place so remote that there is not a single person to be seen within a hundred kilometers.

"Malfoy, if I were you, you'd better not go any further."

Seeing Malfoy crossing a magical pumpkin field and going further, Harry suddenly kindly reminded him.

Directly in front of him was a field of cabbage.

Malfoy looked at him in surprise and said nonchalantly, "It's just some cabbage. What's there to worry about? Are you crazy, bastard?"

"I think Harry is serious." Neville, who was following behind the two of them, suddenly spoke up.

Neville, an expert in herbal medicine, couldn't take his eyes off the cabbage field after seeing it.

The color of these cabbages is different from the pure green that we usually think of. Instead, they are green with some orange-yellow color.

Especially the outermost layer, which is orange yellow.

"what is that?"

Seeing Neville say the same thing, Malfoy was finally sure that Harry was not joking with him, and asked after staring at the cabbage for a while.

He didn't find any clues.

Forgive Malfoy, he wasn't very good at Herbology.

"Harry, I think I'm not mistaken?"

Neville asked Harry uncertainly.

There was something meaningful in his tone, and Harry knew what he was asking.

"That area is an important defense," Harry emphasized.

Neville suddenly understood.

Malfoy was the only one who was confused and had no idea what was being said.

"What the hell are you two talking about?"

Neville was kind enough to explain to him: "Those cabbages, if I'm not mistaken."