Hogwarts: I've acquired the Father System

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But a nod is all it takes.

Dumbledore didn't expect him to understand right now.

He laughed, put his hand on Darren's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Come on, dear Darren, perhaps we should go to your dean's office and have a good talk with her about your situation."

The director's wife, named Linda, was the fiercest teacher in the entire orphanage.

The memories Darren fabricated didn't slander her; she had indeed starved the original owner many times, each time for two or three days.

He also beat the original owner for some minor things the original owner did, and punished the original owner to kneel before the Lord and repent for his mistakes.

Even after Darren regained the original owner's memories, he couldn't help but marvel at the ruthlessness of Mrs. Linda.

What impressed him even more, of course, was the woman's ability to make money.

This lady often takes the children from the orphanage to charity events.

These children were instructed to curry favor with kind-hearted and naive young ladies or wives, thereby securing large sums of donations.

Mrs. Linda will not donate all of these donations to the orphanage.

Instead, one-thousandth of it was used to add libraries to the orphanage that orphans were not allowed to enter, in order to promote Mrs. Linda's educational philosophy.

The remaining funds would be given by Mrs. Linda to her son who was studying in France, with the hope that he would return home to live a life of high society.

She often instilled in her children the idea that they shouldn't eat too much because they didn't have any money left.

The original owner was malnourished every day, and at eleven years old, he was probably even thinner and smaller than Harry.

At least Petunia provided Harry Potter with three meals a day, so he wouldn't go hungry for two or three days at a time.

If Darren hadn't used his sweet talk as an adult to win over a few new teachers after he transmigrated, earning an extra bread or two as snacks every day, he might have had to fight Kenli on an empty stomach.

Dumbledore followed Darren to Mrs. Linda's house.

The lady had long, flowing blonde hair and was wearing an elegant long dress. She was applying nail polish in her office.

Hearing a knock on the door, she quickly put away her nail polish and pretended to be reading a book.

Dumbledore had been inside for a while when she pretended to only then notice him, and stood up in an exaggerated and affected manner.

"Good heavens! I was so engrossed in my book that I didn't even see you. May I ask who you are, sir? What brings you here?"

"Dumbledore."

"Dumbledore said seriously."

He grabbed Darren's hand, pulled him close, and said coldly, "Darren is my friend's son. I've finally found him today, and I need to take him away."

"Oh! Take Darren away? My God, are you serious? Our little Darren is so smart and sensible, he's an indispensable part of our orphanage. If you want to take him away, there has to be an explanation, right?"

In short, if you want to take Darren away, you'll have to pay more!

Whenever an orphan was to be adopted, Mrs. Linda would squeeze a portion of the money out of the adoptive parents.

It is said that people don't cherish what they get for free, and only after paying money do they feel comfortable sending away these "little darlings" from her orphanage.

Dumbledore frowned, his expression becoming even more serious.

However, he didn't react. Instead, he turned to Darren, forced an unpleasant smile, and said:

"Son, pack your things first. I may need to talk to you about something."

Clearly, Old Deng was preparing to teach Mrs. Linda a little lesson.

Lady Linda was clearly not yet used to being beaten by a wizard when she tried to outsmart him.

No, perhaps I suffered, but then it was all forgotten?

Darren blinked, intending to leave immediately and wait for the lady to be beaten.

But remembering his saintly aura, he quickly said, "Professor Dumbledore, you don't need to pay for me. I can't let you spend money on me..."

[Ding, Fatherhood Value +50]

Chapter Six: They are twins

Darren's self-made "Saint Father Value" was obviously less than what he received when the system issued a task, but he still smiled with great satisfaction.

His smile was completely free of gloom, making everyone feel comfortable just looking at him.

Dumbledore was unsurprisingly charmed by his smile.

"Oh, my dear child, you don't think I would use my own money, do you?"

Your parents have a lot of Galleons… well, I may not have told you what Galleons are yet, but you can ask Snape, your future Potions professor, he's here!

Dumbledore pointed out the window.

Darren looked back and sure enough, a sinister-looking man, like a black bat, had his face pressed against the window, his nose seemingly flattened.

I never expected Snape to do something like this.

Darren almost burst out laughing.

However, he immediately remembered his saintly aura and quickly stopped himself from doing something uncivilized.

He scratched his head as if embarrassed, lowered his head to suppress the smile on his lips, and then strode out eagerly.

"Professor Snape, is Kenley feeling any better?"

[Ding, Fatherhood Value +50]

Darren accepted the Father's Points and looked at Snape with concern.

He only remembered this after hearing Dumbledore say that Lily and James had left behind Galleons.

Since Kenli was injured, Mrs. Linda will likely make him pay compensation for his losses.

What if Dumbledore thinks he's kind and actually uses his money to compensate Kenli?

Although Kenley was seriously injured by Snape, all the kids he brought with him ran away in fear.

They probably thought a murderer had come to the welfare home.

But this shock won't last long; they'll likely be back soon to complain to Mrs. Linda.

Mrs. Linda will stop them and demand compensation, using the pretext of harming a child.

Good heavens, Kenli is so tall, he suspects he's not much shorter than Hagrid, how can he still be considered a child?

And if Mrs. Linda really brings up the issue of compensation later, does he really have to pay money?

That's his private property!

Or should he pretend to faint?

Darren was struggling with his thoughts.

The boy looked hesitant and sad, as if he had lost something important.

Why is Kenli so important?

Doesn't this child know that Kenli hurt him badly?

Or is he just too kind?

Kindness bordering on foolishness?

Lily, what should I do with him?

If you were here, would you praise him or gently scold him and tell him to take care of himself first?

Snape stared at Darren in silence for a long while before finally speaking in a slightly hoarse voice, "Use your...brain. If something happened to him right now, I wouldn't be standing here!"

Wizards who harm Muggles will also be sent to Azkaban!

Although he used some methods to cover up the past.

Those damned idiots at the Ministry of Magic actually believed that Kenley was a mentally ill man in his twenties with giant blood who wanted to attack him.

"He should appear in about ten minutes!"

Huh?

Darren's eyes lit up.

Judging from Snape's tone, Kenley should be alright by now?

And he was completely unharmed?

Wow, no wonder he's the most famous double agent in the magical world. He seems very skilled at this!

I just don't know how Snape got away with it.

Shouldn't he be detained by the Ministry of Magic for a period of time?

From the time Dumbledore appeared until now, Snape has only been gone for a little over an hour. When did the Ministry of Magic become so efficient?

Darren was curious, but as a child who "knew nothing," he couldn't ask these questions.

He only needed to know one thing: Kenli was alright, and he would appear immediately.

We don't need to lose money anymore.

Hey!