No one can disturb my retirement life in the Red Mansion

Ou Mengmeng just patted him and looked at the watch. They still had to rush back to London, so she hurriedly asked everyone to get in the car and rush back to the airport to catch the evening flight back.

Dinner was scheduled to be held at 12 Grimmauld Place. Since this year was the year Harry officially took over 12 Grimmauld Place, Kechery sincerely suggested that Harry invite them to 12 Grimmauld Place as his guests. As the host here, Harry should invite his guests back.

Harry was a very delicate child, and he actually hadn't thought about what the house had to do with him. But after thinking about it, he suddenly thought that Sirius hadn't been home for a long time, and maybe he should be asked to go back and take a look. So Harry agreed. Of course, there was another reason, that Ou Mengmeng had deducted a large sum of money from Harry's account since Harry officially agreed to accept the old house.

In addition to the cost of repairing the old house, there are also monthly expenses for the old house. You can't let Narcissa Malfoy pay for it, right? What's more, after they explained the possible crisis, Lucius immediately took his wife to the United States to develop the market.

I heard that they had built a gathering place for American wizards in the wild land of the West and were awarded the title of Honorary Citizens of American Wizards. Anyway, Lucius kept himself very busy, and let people know that they would not be able to come back for another three to five years.

As for Grindelwald, as Ou Mengmeng said, Lucius quickly brought him to the United States and treated him in the wizard hospital there. Of course, many of the wizards who followed the old man are still alive, and they quickly formed a force. They can no longer fight, but they still want the right to speak.

Grindelwald's political demands are really different from those of Tom. Grindelwald is much more generous. He doesn't want wizards to hide like mice in the dark. So he is fighting for the right of wizards to speak. Even if it means starting a war, he must get it.

I guess the Ministry of Magic (various countries) at that time thought that there were too few people, they couldn't win, and they didn't dare to do it. But they couldn't say it!
However, some naive wizards, led by Dumbledore, believed that Muggles should be protected. Wizards were too powerful to harm Muggles.

Ou Mengmeng sometimes thought that maybe Grindelwald liked Dumbledore too much, so he didn't want to wake up his naive thoughts. What can you expect from someone who doesn't understand Muggles at all?
Now, Lucius and his team have obviously taken a different path. We are few in number, so we can go the boutique route. In the Western world, money is really the most important thing. Lucius has the title of Muggle noble and has opened a big company in the Muggle world. Regardless of his status and wealth, he can walk sideways in the wild land of the United States. Even if he goes to Washington, he can have a seat at the table of a group of congressmen. Isn't this the right to speak that they want?
As for the American magic world, Grindelwald and his forces can still do it, setting up settlements, finding suitable investment directions, and appropriately relaxing restrictions on wizards. So now all parties in the United States are very satisfied with Lucius.

Of course, what made Lucius most satisfied was that he had the Dark Lord's mark carved on his left arm. Later, during the Ministry of Magic's liquidation, he used the family's treasure to cover it up. But this mark was a thorn in his heart. After he rescued Grindelwald and made him see his own value, Grindelwald helped him remove the mark.

In terms of the study of black magic, ten noseless monsters are no match for one Grindelwald, but he is old, and there are many restrictions in the prison in Switzerland. This is also the reason why he was tortured to death by the noseless monster in the original book. If he comes out and the noseless monster stands in front of him again, it is really uncertain whether he will win or lose.

As for whether Grindelwald imprisoned himself in Switzerland, in fact, in Ou Mengmeng's opinion, it is half and half. The old man said that he lost the duel to Dumbledore, but it still depends on the time point.

When did Grindelwald lose? The external environment had already lost, and it was useless for him to hold on alone. It would be better for him to lose and retire in the mountains, and give Dumbledore some honor. It's good to combine several good things into one, so why didn't he lose? If he lost at that time, it would be a good thing for his followers. He could calmly send them away first and then duel.

Waiting for Lucius to find him, the timing is also good. After so many years, it is time to go out. In the original book, he did not go out because no one invited him. If he went out by himself, he might become a fugitive, which is meaningless. Waiting for someone to invite him, why not run away quickly. He is so old, if he doesn't go now, there will be no chance. Draco is also in a very good mood at this time. As long as his father is not in trouble, their Malfoy family will not fall in the British wizarding world.

But now, Harry began to face the bills. Both the restoration and the Muggleization of the old house were paid by "Little Petunia" before Harry took over. But now, Harry was too embarrassed to say that he would not pay for it.

Just like what James said, as long as you become a Muggle, you will have fixed expenses every month, there is no way to change it. Moreover, Kechery is already very frugal, and he cleans the house in the middle of the night when no one is around.

Maybe because he paid for it, Harry wasn't so persistent and didn't want to invite his friends to play.

Sirius was good in this respect. He was actually quite open-minded and didn't have those messy thoughts. In the past six months at Hogwarts, they had been living in harmony. However, Harry didn't lack love either. He spent most of his time doing experiments with old Dumbledore and didn't have much time to cultivate feelings with Sirius. But Sirius stubbornly believed that he and little Harry had a good father-son relationship.

They took a taxi directly to Grimmauld Place. After getting off the taxi, they saw number 12 Grimmauld Place, a row of villas. It was evening. There were children around the square, and the surrounding greenery was good. It was Lupin's first time here. He had just flown from a desolate place. When he saw the bustling city, he subconsciously said, "This place is nice."

Lupin had never been here. When he met Sirius, Sirius was rebelling and insisted on running to Gryffindor, and then became a traitor to the family. How could he let him invite a friend in?

"That's right. There is absolutely no need for you to buy Potter Manor. Firstly, it's too far from London and Hogwarts and it's not convenient to live there. Secondly, the cost of living there is also high. If you don't believe me, ask the Malfoy family. They have to ride in a Pegasus carriage when they go out. Raising a Pegasus, hiring a groom, and maintaining the carriage, these are all considerable expenses." Sirius said hurriedly.

"Yes, that's why your father wanted to sell it." Lupin nodded.

What could Harry say, he hurried to the door, opened it, and invited everyone in. The door handle hadn't been changed, it still had the Slykerin logo, but Harry didn't think much of it, since he didn't either.

When Sirius entered the house, he was also surprised. He had never appeared at his own door so openly. Moreover, it was the first time he saw number 12 Grimmauld Place, which was right between number 11 and number 13. (End of this chapter)