Neville and the others followed Jon together, and under Rabil's sideways invitation, they were invited to enter the tower.
From the outside, the entire tower is very slender, giving the impression that the inside is like most lighthouses on the sea, with only space for a spiral staircase built around the wall.
But in fact, the Seamless Stretch Spell is a practical skill that almost every wizard must have. Such a convenient magic allows them to make the house not so big, but still have enough spacious space.
After entering the door, there is a rather small foyer, or the entire floor is a foyer.
The floor was covered with a cashmere carpet that made people feel warm. There were beating flames in the fireplace on the wall, emitting light and heat. Neville and others, who were still shrinking their necks in the cold outside, could not help but feel relieved as soon as they entered the door.
Relaxed the body.
In the middle of the foyer is a spiral staircase that winds upwards to the ceiling.
Rabiel led them straight to the stairs. After their feet stepped on the wooden steps, the spiral staircase, like the moving stairs in Hogwarts Castle, began to go up automatically, without Jon and the others having to go up by themselves.
Taking steps.
The stairs went up very quickly, and except for the foyer, they could only occasionally see the furnishings on other floors as they went up. Most of the floors were enclosed, with only one door on each floor and this almost non-existent door.
The spiral staircase at the end connects.
Jon estimated in his mind that after they climbed about forty or fifty meters, the spiral staircase still didn't reach the top, but suddenly stopped.
This is also an open space. The floor is covered with a cashmere carpet that is even more sophisticated than the foyer. The chandelier with gentle and warm light illuminates the place. On the coffee table, the kettle jumps up to pour water into the teacups. Several silver plates
There are various kinds of pastries inside, floating on the table.
After Jon arrived on this floor, he glanced at the ordinary fireplace casually, but did not find any small box containing green powder on the fireplace.
There was only one person sitting in this living room-like room.
The elegant old man with glasses and silver hair was sitting on a single sofa chair. He was holding a black cat in his arms and looked at Jon who came up with Neville and the others with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Johnson? Welcome to Starr. This is the first time in so many years that a professor from a magic school has come to visit me. Take the children and sit down. My life here is simple and there is nothing to entertain you. Just
Can provide some tea and snacks.”
He was obviously talking for a moment. The various furnishings and furnishings in this high tower are simply not something that people with a simple life can afford. Most of the things can be seen at a glance as being worthy of the title even in the magical world.
A priceless antique.
"You're welcome, Sir Stoker. We should be sorry for our presumptuous visit."
Jon sat on a single sofa diagonally across from Sir Stoker, and Neville and the other five also sat on the couch together.
None of them touched the tea and snacks on the coffee table. The five people Jon chose to take off the boat were all smart. Even Luna, who was nicknamed "Crazy Girl", was just a little weird.
, but he is not stupid at all. Lee Jordan hangs out with the Weasley twins all day long, and he is even more of a villain.
Neville, not to mention Hermione, and even Ron have become much more stable in the past two years than when they first started school.
"During the Muggle Capetian dynasty, my ancestors were given knighthoods for long-term supply of magical potions to cure diseases to the royal family members. Since then, Sir Stoker has become the name of every generation of my family.
A title for people, even in the magical world."
Sir Stoker talked calmly about the origin of his knighthood despite being a wizard.
"My real name is Tobias Stork. This Starr Tower is also inherited from my family. However, my previous family members rarely come here. My father even forgot that our family still has this kind of tower on this sea.
A tower. It wasn't until I inherited the family business that I sold my property in the magical world because of my interest in astronomy, expanded this tower and lived in it. However, it is far away from the land, and there are few wizards here.
I went to sea by boat. I never went back to Starr after I arrived, and I had basically no communication with the outside world. I wonder, Professor Johnson, how did you know about my place?"
His question was not abrupt or impolite, because Jon and the others could not have come here unless they knew the place in advance, otherwise they would not have just wandered here randomly.
This sea area is already close to the North Pole, and few wizards go to the sea, let alone go to the North Pole through the ocean.
But Jon was obviously prepared for this.
"I have a friend named Richard Williams. I wonder if you still have an impression of him?"
Sir Stoker had a surprised expression on his face.
"Of course, he is the only wizard who has visited me in the past ten years. Was he the one who told you the location of Star Tower?"
Jon noticed the time period of "more than ten years" he mentioned, and he nodded calmly.
"During a chat with him, he accidentally mentioned to me that he was entertained by you when he was traveling when he was young. Recently, I took students on a study trip to the nearby sea area, and I wanted to take them there.
Please pay a visit here and learn a lot."
Richard Williams is naturally the identity disguised by Dumbledore. After he learned about Voldemort's voyage route a few years ago, he concealed his identity and visited this tower once, but that time he did not gain anything.
After learning from Jon the reason why he found this place, Sir Stoker's attitude obviously changed.
His attitude seemed to be more enthusiastic, and he invited Jon and the others to have dinner together.
Of course, Jon had no reason to refuse. Judging from the situation in front of him, Sir Stoker, who lived in the tower, did not have any problems.
He was wary of Jon and the others at first, just because no one would find this tower under normal circumstances. After Jon gave a reasonable answer, he regained his friendly enthusiasm.
Jon didn't notice anything wrong with his eyes or the expression on his face, nor did he feel that his mind, which had always maintained Occlumency, felt like it was being spied on.
Of course, this cannot completely dispel Jon's wariness, but some things can always be asked at the dinner table.