Chapter 22:
*shback continued*
I had already talked with Ted the previous night about my visit on floo.
So today, I just asked him if he was free right now just to confirm.
I stepped through the firece and saw Ted.
"Hey Ted, long time no see." I said as shook hands. I was in my 20 years old look. Due to the aging potion. They don''t know at all that I''m biologically 11. I was wearing simple t-shirt and jeans.
Though I still looked extremely good in it.
And I now had a wand-holster on my right hand. Thet thought I was a talented young man in my early 20s.
"Chris, my friend it has been a long time indeed. It seems that you''ve so gotten busy after being a Millionaire that you''ve forgotten for your old friend Ted ." It was true. And I didn''t tell him yet that I had be a billionaire.
I replied to him only after I kissed the back of Andromeda''s hand. "Come on, that''s not true at all! How can I forget Andromeda''s cooking." I joked.
"Hi Andromeda, it seems that you''ve been taking a good care of Ted" I said, gesturing towards Ted growing belly.
Andromeda smiled and greeted me back.
" Hello Chris. And I''ve been telling him to start working out, but won''t listen! Though,"
She paused as nced my belly, which was toned (eight-pack) under my t-shirt.
"It seems that no one is taking care of you."
It felt like an inquiry.
I chuckled. "Oh, but I do have someone and.. she''s been taking a good care of me."
"What?" Ted seemed shocked and Andromeda seemed disappointed when they heard it.
''huh, it seems that something''s definitely up''
I thought as I noticed their over-reaction.
"Yeah. Infact, she''s been taking care of me for almost 5 years now."
"W-what? but..you. You clearly told me that you were single..."
"Yeah, I told you that. But, why are talking about that right now?"
"Anyway, would you like to meet her?" and without waiting for them to answer, I called out "Jilly?''''
*pop*
" Yes master?" Jilly the house elf appeared.
" Jilly, meet Ted and Andromeda Tonks. They''re good friends." I said to her and she bowed.
Then I grinned back at Ted, who was still a bit bewildered by the sudden turn of events but Andromeda, who had, by now, caught to what was happening here, had an amused smile on her face.
"Ted, Andi, meet Jilly, my house elf. And as I said earlier, she''s been taking care of me almost 5 years now."
"*sigh*....It seems that you still like to joke a lot." grumbled Ted.
"Ignore him. I''m sure he likes yourpany as much as I do. He has nothing but praises for you when you''re not around." Andromeda said while ignoring Ted''s ''shut up'' re.
"Let''s talk over dinner."
"Oh, I''ve been waiting for those words. What are we having today?" I asked excitedly.
As we sat down at the dinning table, Andromeda called out,
"Nymphadora, we have a gue-"
but she couldn''t finish her sentence because an extremely beautiful girl, in a disheveled appearance, had walked into the room the room saying-"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me-" she stopped in mid sentence as she noticed the unfamiliar presence in the room.
"Oops",She said and I saw a sh of panic in her eyes before her appearance quickly changed. The smooth and flowing pink hair that she had quickly turned short and spiky. Her facial features didn''t change much. But her face now looked much iner. Though, I''d say it was still quite beautiful in my opinion. Her body proportions changed as well. She still had curves, but you can''t see them in her loose clothes.
This all happened very quickly and I couldn''t didn''t couldn''t immediately close my mouth after the beautiful sight I had just seen. I quickly activated a little of my lumency and eased my facial expressions into one of mild surprise and curiosity.
Not everyone can control their emotions so well. You need to be a master lumen to do that. Usually, it''s just the choice between- showing emotions or being emotionless. In thetter case, many people can tell that you''re using lumency to control your emotions just based on your emotionless face. But if you''re a master then lumen, then you can control your emotions to allow only so much as you want.
" Nymphadora, what did I tell you yesterday?!"
Andromeda reprimanded her.
"But you didn''t say ''when'' he''lle! And sorry I forgot about it, alright? You know I''ve been busy practicing ever since I gained my magical maturity." she shot back.
Then she nced at me nervously.
"Wotcher... You must be the infamous Chris Jackson. ''the- boy- who- got- rich''"
''Seriously? She''s doing this with me ? That''s your way of saying hi?'' I thought to myself.
Ted then quickly took over before his daughter could make an even more mess of the situation.
" *cough* Chris, she''s the daughter I''ve mentioned before-"
"Yeah I remember". I cut him off.
"You,"I pointed a finger at her. " Must the infamous.....''Just Tonks''.
''The She-must-not-be-named''." I said in the same tone as her while smirking.
"Wotcher." I added.
I was starting to understand exactly what was going on here. It''s not that hard on to notice.
''It seems ol'' Teddy and Andi are matchmaking
with their daughter.'' I thought.
''Though, it seems they didn''t want to me to see real appearance just yet.'' That''s all Tonk''s
clumsiness.
Seriously, it won''t be difficult for to get any man she wanted with the looks I''d just gotten a glimpse of.
But.. who would want to be with someone who''s with you only for your for physical appearance?
Frankly, I''m not surprised that they think I''m the best candidate here. I mean, I''m a millionaire, (though actually, a billionaire),
and I have always acted like a true gentleman whenever I''ve met them. it''s always been a habit of mine to ''act'' like that in front of rtives and family friends. But after learning lumency? I''ll leave the top Hollywood actors in dust.
I don''t know if they had thought about this matter from before or they just thought about this when they received my floo callst night and realized that Dora is also here for summer holidays and thought something like- ''why not give it a try?''
Though that old fox Ted wouldn''t have let me know about his daughter''s true appearance until he had judged mepletely, based on my interactions with Nymphadora. Only if I was sincere about his daughter, would he have told me that I''d hit a jackpot.
''But.... Nymphy is just too clumsy and messed it all up''
I chuckled and the time resumed.
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A.N.:
For general information: Nymphadora''s age is 17. She gained her magical maturity means that she can do magic at home and is not under the decree of underage magic.
How he became a billionaire?
He didn''t do it just by investing. He owns severalpanies and franchises now and the worth crosses the billion mark easily.
And this fic is not focused on that, so stop scrutinizing. That''s a HP fic.
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