Chapter- 4 Banquet
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"Come down soon William; it's time we leave for the Banquet!" Mother's magically amplified voice sounded in William's room.

"Coming, mother!!!" William responded.

It has to be said that the genes of the Friedrich family are excellent. Eleven-year old William with long black hair resting over his head smoothly with a pair of deep blue eyes dot his fair, smooth and delicate face, with a height of about 1.5 m tall; wearing an ancient; black wizard robe; will definitely stand out as an attractive noble boy.

"It turns out that boys with long hair also look handsome." William look at himself in the mirror with a narcissistic look, "Oh magic mirror; tell me who is the most handsome man in the world?"  

"Merlin is on! of course it's you young master!" the praise that sounded from the magic mirror made William smile.

"Don't be so handsome! Come down, William" The voice of Lord mother sounded again; only this time the voice was much louder than before.

"Coming, my mother!" William didn't dare to neglect anymore; if there is a creature William is most afraid of? It is definitely my mother, not even a certain Dark Lord can compare to her; if she is in anger.

Therefore he pinned a silver broach with the crest of House of Friedrich on the chest and walked downstairs quickly.

Upon walking downstairs William was greeted by a young girl with long silver hair just like mother, she is a little shorter that William; with matching deep blue eyes; fair skin overall she looks very cute.

"How do I look William!!?" asked the girl from William as soon as she was him coming down.

Upon noticing the girl William looked at her up and down carefully and frowned slightly, "Oh no, there's..."

the girl saw William's expression and looked a little dejected; a little saddened, a little panicked, "Is there something wrong.....?"

"It's bad! Really troublesome, It will cause problem." William said while shaking his head in disappointment.

"Wh-what's wrong William? T-tell me I-i can correct it, for sure" the girl said in a panic.

"No, it's not possible to correct it now, it has already happened, look; your hair, and this dress, combined with your facial features! it's not something to be able to correct." William said while shrugging.

"Pl-please at least tell me what's wrong, I promise I will correct it, does my hair not look fine? If so then I can just change them; and if it's the dress then I think Carla can help me pick other." the girl said in a flustered tone.

"NO! it's not something you can change using your Metamorphmagus abiliet; and even if Carla helps pick another dress for you; it can't be changed at all; after all the result will still be the same." William said with a sad expression on his face.

"No! it can't be! but I really wanted to....." the girl almost started crying listening to William, if even her natural Metamorphmagus abilities can not work; then she doesn't know what to do?

William noticed the girl's saddened expression and smiled mischievously, then he flicked her forehead that was bent down a little; and said with a chuckle, "I'm kidding Elis. My dear sister, you look really lovely!" William praised the girl.

The girl heard William laugh and then raised her head but she still asked with a sad expression, "If so? Then brother what was the problem you mentioned just earlier?"

"Of course it's a huge problem, my younger sister looks so lovely; I will have to protect her from the people with bad eyes; of course this part is not troublesome; what's troublesome is that after tonight's party the beauty of my dear sister will definitely capture many hearts; therefore Elis will no longer only be my precious; which is why I am saddened. After all seeing such a cute and lovely princess; I wonder how many marriage requests will start coming; therefore I'll be very saddened." William said with a sad look; but he still had a mischievous smile. "And even if you change your hair with Metamarphmagus ability; or let Carla pick another dress for you; my dear sister will still look lovely; after all Elis is the most beautiful; therefore I said it can't be change at all."  

Upon listening to William's reasoning; Elis smiled cheerfully. "Don't worry brother! No matter how many men come after me! I will ruthlessly reject them; and I will always be your princess." Elis said to William.

"But Elis didn't you say that you are Father's princess?" William said with a sad expression.

"T-that, I did say it; b-but... ugh... Alright then I will only be your princess not Father's; but don't tell him for now; or else he might be sad." Elis said.

Hearing Elis William smiled brightly, "Really? If that's so then Elis will be my princess; and Elis don't worry about our Father; I believe mother will be willing comfort the broken heart of Father." William said.

"Yes. Alright then. Mother will comfort Father so Elis will be Bother's Princess; it's decided then." Elis said in a self nodding manner.   

Upon hearing Elis; William took a serious posture; and then did a Knight's salute, "If that's so; then would you give the honor to this humble human to be your escort tonight my princess." Asked William while presenting his hand with a bow.

"Of course my Knight!" Elis took William's hand, while William kissed on Elis's hand, in return to which Elis kissed on William's cheek.

Elizabeth Friedrich or Elis for short is the younger sister of William, her age is only one year younger than William; and according to William Elis is the most cute, lovely and innocent girl.

After William praised Elis, she smile cheerfully; and then went to the waiting area under William's escort.

Seeing the cheerful discussion between William and Elis; both Duke and Duchess smiled warmly.

After William and Elis came they didn't mention this matter but the Duchess asked.   

"Why so slow?" Mother looked at William while complaining.

"It's not bad, it's my son; it's really so handsome compared to me at this age." Lord Duke also praised his son.

William couldn't help but smile thinking that his narcissism tendencies were probably inherited from father.

"Really? Mother; what was father like when he was young?" asked Elis from mother.

"He? He knows to only study magic all day long, so sloppy, and I don't know how I would fall in love with him at first." Ms. Helena looked at the Duke and said with a smile.

It turned out that when their father was young, he still had such a black history. William and Elis couldn't help but laugh secretly.

Seemed to perceive his children's smile, and the Duke coughed slightly, "It's almost time, we should leave."

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Walking to the gate of Friedrich Castle,

An man of about 30 year old greeted the four. The man has pale white skin; blood red pupils; coupled with black hair; his face looks very handsome; and he seemed to ooze a mysterious aura.

The old man was wearing long Black Tuxedo.

His name is Albert Reeves, he is the current head of the House of Reeves, and also the Head Butler in charge of Friedrich castle.

The descendants of Reeves Family have always been a vassal of the House of Friedrich.

And Albert Reeves isn't a human but a Vampire as is the entire House Of Reeves. Yes people heard it correctly; a Vampire.

Normally vampire are said to be dark creatures who drink human blood but because the House of Friedrich provided protection to the Reeves Family during their most troubled times; therefore the than head of Reeves Family namely Robert Reeves swore eternal loyalty of Reeves Family to the House of Friedrich.

Since the descendants of Reeves Family are all Vampires therefore every generation; one member of Reeves House is assigned as an exclusive servant of the every generation of head of House of Friedrich under a sacred blood pact.

Albert Reeves is the current vassal responsible for this role, he is not only the Head Butler of Friedrich Castle but also the best friend of Duke Friedrich and not only that; Albert is also the most trusted confidant of Duke Friedrich.

"Is the Carriage ready Albert?" Duke Friedrich asked Albert who was waiting patiently at the door.

"Yes, my Lord! The Carriage is ready!" Albert answered the Duke's question in a respectful manner.

"Very Well!" The Duke nodded and then walked forward under Albert's guidance.

Under Albert's guidance, the 4 arrived to a black Carriage.

This Black Carriage has 4 gates; with the engraving of Crest of House of Friedrich. Additionally there are many cumbersome protective ruins engraved on the carriage. 

Additionally there are 4 horses with snow-white fur were attacked to the front of Carriage, these horses are not simple as they also have a pair of wings. That's right fellows; these horses are none other than the legendary Pegasus.

Originally, Pegasus is a legendary species that is said to have been extinct from the current magic world; but there are still some of these left under the protection of Ancient Wizarding Families and obviously Friedrich family being one of the most ancient and influential one in the entire Europe still has many Pegasus under it's protection.

And please don't confuse these Pegasus with the Abraxans of Beauxbatons. These Pegasus are pure legendary species mentioned in the stories.

"Father will we be going with this carriage?" asked Elis curiously. She really loves Pegasus; so when she saw that they will be using the carriage driven by Pegasus; she was really happy.

"Yes my dear, our destination is quite far; therefore Pegasus are the best mode of transport as they are able to travel through spatial corridors. As such our journey will be not be as long as in normal cases." Duke explained the reason patiently.

William was busy in thoughts, obviously it's not his first time going in this special carriage. but he was still amazed of Pegasus, to be honest; there was no mention of Pegasus in the original story; when it comes to spatial travel; Phoenix is able to do that; William knows this; A phoenix can appear in really unexpected places through spatial movement using flame bursts but initially he didn't expect Pegasus to be able to travel through Spatial Corridors.

Although not fast as Phoenix; nor as convenient as House-Elves; but still Pegasus are also an incredibly capable magical species.

Finally, Elis could no longer hold her excitement; urged the rest of us to hurry. Under Elis's urging; Duke, Duchess and finally William and Elis sat inside the carriage.

"Have a pleasant evening My Lord, My Lady; Prince William and Princess Elizabeth." Albert bowed politely.

Duke and Duchess nodded towards Albert.

"Thank you Albert." Replied Elis and William

After greeting Albert closed the Carriage Door, and finally the carriage took off in the air under the Coachman's driving.

The scenery changed fast, like light rays; the speed of the Carriage was very fast; and because the carriage was traveling using spatial corridors therefore we couldn't be perceived or observed from outside; on the other hand outside scenery was visible from the inside; but it's a pity that because the speed was very fast; so it was difficult to clearly distinguish.

The speed of Pegasus is definitely far faster than Thestral.

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Malfoy Manor, Wiltshire, England.

Today is a very important day for House of Malfoy.

From the morning, the current head of the House of Malfoy; Mr. Lucius Malfoy and his wife Miss. Narcissa Malfoy; began to lay out the Malfoy Manor.

The house-elves were asked to use magic to clean-up every inch of the estate.

Clean white tiles, and the luxurious spotless Chandelier on the roof, combined with artistic decoration; everything looks so neat and orderly.

"Arrange all the snacks and refreshments; and make sure to prepare the drinks orderly." Mr. Malfoy ordered the requirements while sitting tiredly on a chair.

"All the preparations are done; Master" A house-elf said with a bow.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, Lucius." A soft voice reminded from behind Lucius, while a pair of slender hands gently stroked Lucius' head. "The guests will be here in a moment."

"Thank you, Cissa." Lucius closed his eyes and gently stroked his wife's hand, and said after a while, "You know how important today's banquet is for us. After He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named fell down, the situation of our family is getting more and more difficult, we really need an ally. At such a time a rare genius appears in The Friedrich family. The boy was able to create a new curse at the age of eleven. His future may even be brighter than that of Dumbledore and You-Know-Who. Not to mention this incredible child; The House of Friedrich in itself is highly influential in European Magic World, we need the friendship of such a vibrant family. Such that we may have more choices in-case of return of You-Know-Who, then we do now."

"Do you really believe that person is not dead?" Narcissa asked with some fear when remembering about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

"Narcissa, I don't really know if the Dark Lord is really dead or not; but I do understand that Wizards of his level are not so easy to disappear as it seems, Dark Lord claimed that he has traveled farther than anyone on the path of Immortality; therefore it should not be so easy for him to get defeated by a mere infant. At most he may be injured and may be silently recovering in some dark corner of the world. Death may only be the beginning for a wizard of his caliber."Lucius opened his eyes and said to Narcissa. "So no matter what, we need to win the friendship of the House of Friedrich. Well, Narcissa, I'm almost at rest. Please call Draco. I have a few words to tell him."

After which Miss. Malfoy left the room in order to pass on the message of Mr. Malfoy to Draco.

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