69 69. Slip Of Tongue—Or Not?

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"YES! The biggest lottery yet!" Happy roared with delight as the giant television in the living room showed the results. "Easy hundred million, baby!"

Amelia was sitting beside him, and her jaw dropped. "How are you so lucky? In just a week, you've won almost six lotteries!"

Happy smirked and brushed back his fabulous hair. "Haha, what can I say? I'm just very lucky. Here, you keep this ticket number sixty-nine, I'm sure this will win something. Consider it my parting gift."

In the recent weeks, Happy had developed great chemistry with the family. Amelia was just two years older than him, which meant they were of the same mental age, and hence felt comfortable talking. She taught him how to use the magical bow and arrow, while he taught her how to eat more than she thought she could.

He dragged her to the muggle theme parks as well, mainly Disneyworld in Florida. It was much better than the one in Japan and had some interesting things for adults as well. For Amelia, though, it was all exciting, as she never experienced the muggle world like that.

Heck, Happy even dragged her and Grandma Elaine to watch Jurassic Park with him. Both of them were shocked and amazed that muggles were so technologically advanced to create something so visually stunning and realistic. Of course, Elaine knew about muggle technology, but Jurassic Park was a new experience even for muggles.

However, what Happy loved most was Grandma Elaine's kindness and affection. She took him on a tour of the MACUSA building of all places—who does that? Not to mention, he thoroughly enjoyed it.

But alas, the time had come to return as Hogwarts was going to start in two days, and he had to buy supplies for the year. It was going to be an interesting one, and he looked forward to Sirius Black's appearance—a little unhinged, sadly.

"Oh, Happy! Don't leave Grandma all alone!" Elaine cried when Happy packed his bags and stood on the terrace of the building. "Seeing you eat and being around brought me so much joy in this boring house. I looked forward to returning from work every day."

She hugged him tightly around the shoulders. Who would have thought the mighty President of MACUSA was going to be like that? He wasn't complaining, though.

"Grandma, don't worry. I have my business in the States, so I'll be coming here every week. I'll make sure to see you." He patted her back, reassuring her.

Sighing, she straightened up. "Don't forget to stay in touch. If anyone comes looking for trouble with you, just tell me. I'll come with the entire Aurors department."

'I love my Grandma!' He couldn't help but feel it. He never knew his real grandmother in his past life, so what he now had was just as precious to him.

"Got it—Bye-bye now. Amelia, I'll send you the thing you asked for later. Take care."

"Awooo…Oink!" Koko also waved his left wing and bid farewell.

Finally, Happy began running with his boxy bag in one hand. Having mastered the art of apparition and Zouwu teleportation, he confidently used the means to travel far distances. He knew he could travel great distances as he had already tested it by going from New York to the westernmost part of Alaska, which was over five thousand kilometers away.

In comparison to that, from New York to Scotland, it was just five thousand kilometers. However, he had never dared to attempt teleportation beyond six thousand kilometers, as any further than what he knew caused slight pains in his body.

He believed it was because he wasn't magically mature yet, so his body was limiting his abilities to some extent.

"Bye~"

At last, a fading goodbye echoed, and Happy vanished into a dark portal-like thing. In a split second, the portal vanished, and Grandma Elaine looked at her Grand Niece, "What did you ask from him?"

"Nothing much, just the new Firebolt broom since it's being released in England first. It's said to be the fastest ever." Amelia explained excitedly. Given that she was an avid adventurer.

"He's spoiling you."

"Hehe…What can I say? I'm blessed with an ultra-rich cousin." She cheekily giggled.

Elaine sighed. "Stop giggling, or I'll marry you to him."

"..."

"Great Aunt! Nooo~" Amelia cried. "He eats too much!"

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In Britain, the holiday season came to an end. One after another, some of the students began to gather at Leaky Cauldron as it was closest to the train station, hence convenient to move around from.

Harry Potter had arrived at the place a day before the rest, thanks to the incident at home. For the summer, he was able to get the Dudleys to stay away from him with the power of money Happy had taught him. However, he ended up inflating his aunt when she talked badly about Lily Potter.

"Ron! Hermione!" Harry came downstairs and found his two close friends bickering. He went for a hug right away, "Where have you two been?"

"I went to Egypt with my family."

"I was at home."

The three went to the dining hall and sat down at the tables. It was morning, and a hoard of people were present, starting their day. However, there was something very different about the place.

"At first, I thought I entered the wrong place. But the servant told me this really was Leaky Cauldron. How did this place change so much?" Harry asked, looking around himself.

The Leaky Cauldron appeared to have undergone an upgrade, a very expensive one at that. The carpentry was new, the walls were painted, the tables were clean and polished, and there was a central bar and barista counter with giant drums attached to it. There were also a few red curtains adoring the place, giving the place a very Gryffindor-ish ambiance.

"I know, this place is remarkable now! The food is amazing too." Ron exclaimed.

Hermione nodded her head. "They even have a petcare center now, where you can leave animals to be cared for and kept. The rooms are also amazing!"

"Hey, Harry!" Fred and George appeared. "Did you guys know there's a big sitting room on the top floor? It's splendid and snug, but we weren't allowed in."

"But how did all this happen?" Hermione asked them in astonishment.

Bam!

Just then, the entrance door of the Leaky Cauldron opened, and a handsome young lad in a fine expensive suit walked in. Clutching a bulky suitcase in one hand, a goose on his shoulder, and a big smile on his face; He strode toward the tables.

"Because I bought this place!" He announced. "Everyone! Food and drinks are on me today!"

"Happy!" The three exclaimed at the same time. He had disappeared completely in the past two months. They often felt worried about him and exchanged letters with each other, asking for an update.

The three of them proceeded to hug him.

Bam!

Hermione playfully punched him in the stomach, though. "Why didn't you write us letters? I haven't seen you since…what happened in that Chamber. They sent me home directly after healing my injuries."

Happy chuckled and took out a book from his bag. "I was traveling and keeping myself safe. Here, I bought this book for you, my bookworm friend. Harry, I got you a rare broom—it was apparently used by George Washington—I hope I wasn't scammed. And Ron, I got you a collar for your rat. It'll help find it every time he goes missing."

'So I can kill it!'

"Really? Thanks, Happy. I playfully needed something like this, especially with Hermione's smelly cat around."

After that, Happy sat down at a big dining table and told them about a few things. "...It's crazy; who would have thought MACUSA's President was like my Grandma? She's awesome, and showed me so many amazing things in her office."

"Did you make any new friends there?" Ron asked.

"Yeah, Grandma's grand-niece, Amelia. She's in her fifth year at Ilvermorny. Apparently, she's from a house that indicates she has an adventurous spirit. And seriously, she's a great adventurer. She took me to the Native American grounds and showed me amazing beasts…"

"What about Koko?" Hermione suddenly interrupted. "What did he do this summer?"

"He? Well…he just ate and slept. He's getting fat."

"Grrrr…Woof! Woof!"

"Don't you dare call me fat!" Happy revolted. "I ran a lot this summer. Did you forget Texas?"

"Mew mew mew…" Koko made cat noises, his way of mimicking 'blah blah blah.'

Happy and Koko then got into a staring contest, a simple little game to assert dominance over each other.

"Harry!"

At that point, Molly Weasely arrived with Arthur in tow. She, like an overenthusiastic mother, spoke with Harry, and Arthur took him aside for a private discussion.

Meanwhile, Happy finally won. "Hah! You little—The score is now ten to eleven, and I'm winning."

Koko shrugged and settled on Hermione's lap. There was no shortage of naive humans to melt over his cuteness.

"Let's eat!" Arthur Weasely returned to the table and sat with his wife and the rest of the Weasley family.

As they ate, Fred and George kept talking about Sirius Black. "I don't think anyone can catch him anymore. He escaped from Azkaban, the place meant to be inescapable."

Happy chimed in. "Not really. Azkaban isn't a hard place to escape from in two circumstances. One is if you're actually innocent, then the Dementors won't harm you too much. And second, is if you're so crazy that even Dementors can't affect you anymore."

"Which one do you think Sirius falls into?" Fred inquired.

"Hmm…" Happy mumbled. "Well, considering he's Harry's Godfather, I'd say—"

Clank!

Drop!

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Abrupt sounds of spoons clattering ensued. Happy looked around and noticed everyone staring at his face with shock and disbelief.

Happy's mouth was half-open, with a spoon flying near, aimed to deliver a delectable slice of pie.

"Oh… I wasn't supposed to say that."

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