Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Iris had originally planned to follow her younger sister to see where she was going, but to her surprise, her sister headed straight for the vixen's residence, showing no regard for her older sister's feelings.

Left with no other choice, Iris, also feeling uneasy about her sister being alone in a room with that dark-haired girl, could only follow her sister into the room with a dark expression.

Feeling as if her younger sister had been taken advantage of, Elise decided to hate everyone except her sister equally. Jennifer's response was: "???"

Iris, who was mocking Thea in her room, gradually realized that things were not going as she had imagined. Why hadn't this black-haired guy kicked her out yet? Instead, he seemed to be listening with great interest.

Thea said, "Free home decorating knowledge is a must-learn."

Meeting Thea's inquisitive gaze again, Iris couldn't continue. She intended to simply pull her sister away, but unexpectedly, the black-haired man brought over a cup of tea.

Elizabeth hesitated for a moment, then finally accepted the tea.

Daisy had been worried about her sister, but when she saw her sister accept the tea, her anxiety instantly subsided.

Seeing the blush gradually appearing on her older sister's face, Daisy couldn't help but chuckle and quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Sister Thea, you've been listening for so long, are you only going to offer a cup of tea?"

Thea knew what the little girl was thinking, so she went along with her and continued talking, and the awkward atmosphere instantly dissipated.

Over the next five or six days, the girls' relationship progressed rapidly.

It was another sunny day. Thea had just finished breakfast when someone hugged her arm, followed by a clear voice calling out, "Sister Thea!"

Thea wasn't surprised. She simply flicked the person's forehead lightly with practiced ease and said indulgently, "How many times have I told you? Why are you still sticking to me like this?"

Daisy continued to whine, "Sister Thea, didn't you promise to come see me and my sister yesterday? Why didn't you come?"

Upon hearing this, Thea's slight complaint instantly turned into guilt: "It was indeed my fault for standing you up yesterday. As compensation, I'll spend all of today with Daisy, okay?"

Upon hearing Thea's promise, Daisy's pitiful expression immediately turned into one of joy, and she pulled Thea towards the attic.

Thea looked at Daisy, who was now in a terrible state, with surprise in her eyes.

The little girl, who had been so lively and cheerful during the day, now looked completely panicked, and Thea instinctively went to help her up.

The little girl gripped Thea's wrist tightly, her voice trembling with tears, "Sister Thea, please come with me to save Iris... She's bleeding so much, and she has a fever..."

When Thea heard that Iris was bleeding, she knew something was wrong. She grabbed the medical kit she had brought from the orphanage and rushed to Iris's room.

Upon entering the room, Thea smelled blood. As she approached, she saw that the usually energetic Iris was now lying weakly on the bed, her face flushed an unnatural red.

Fortunately, Thea had some first aid knowledge. She first measured Iris's temperature, then slowly cut open Iris's clothes with scissors to expose the injured area. She somewhat clumsily disinfected the wound and then bandaged it with gauze.

Worried that Daisy might be scared, Thea sent Daisy out early. Only when she heard Jennifer's hurried footsteps approaching did Thea feel relieved.

When Thea came out of the inner room, Daisy immediately went to greet her and asked about her sister's condition. When she learned that Iris was not seriously injured and that the wounds were only scary to look at, Daisy was relieved.

Silence spread among the three of them. Thea continued to sip her tea slowly, completely ignoring Daisy.

Finally, Daisy couldn't help but say, "Sister Thea, it's my fault. I deliberately approached you..."

When Daisy spoke, Thea put down her teacup and asked Daisy with a serious expression, "Why did you deliberately approach me?"

After asking the question, Thea felt a sense of familiarity. Her gaze slowly turned to Jennifer, who was fidgeting. Jennifer, seeing that she couldn't escape, put on an awkward but polite expression.

Thea snorted and kept her gaze on Daisy. Daisy was unaware of the commotion between the other two. She had a rather reckless attitude: "I became curious about my sister at that tea party. I could hear the disdain in her voice when she talked about the tea party. Later, I saw her at the training camp and wanted to get close to her to see if I could escape from here."

Fearing that Thea and Daisy wouldn't believe her, Daisy simply told them everything and took out a few pieces of paper from the room, hoping that Thea would trust her.

Since the two sides now share the same goal, Thea did not disappoint Daisy's trust and expressed her understanding. However, given that Iris is still ill, she plans to come over again tomorrow to continue the discussion.

“These are some pieces of information my sister collected; they might be useful.” Daisy pushed the documents in front of Thea.

Thea was somewhat surprised by the two sisters' actions. When Iris met Thea's gaze, she said angrily, "What are you doing?"

Thea wasn't annoyed, and said with a smile, "I'm just a little surprised. With all this stuff, you should have been able to escape, right? How come..."

Before Ellis could speak, Daisy interrupted, "We're doing this just to increase our chances of success; it's always good to have an extra helper."

Thea nodded knowingly, and then presented her own sincerity—a stack of victim testimonies collected by Darcy and a detailed list of the victims they had obtained from the orphanage.

Daisy and Elise carefully read through the document, exchanged a glance, and barely managed to suppress their surprise.

Thea ignored their little antics and went straight to the point: "There have been more unfamiliar faces at the villa these past few days, so I'm planning to move the schedule forward. We'll set the date for this Sunday evening. What do you think of that time?"

"This Sunday...that's Christmas Eve?" Iris asked, puzzled.

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, those rich people are very likely to take us out of London completely after Christmas, which is why I set this date."

Everyone agreed on the date, and then they discussed their respective tasks before going their separate ways.

Knowing the villa's layout, Elizabeth needed to quickly draw up the best escape route, as well as several backup routes, to avoid putting all her eggs in one basket.

Daisy was young, but she got along well with the other girls, so she was asked to find out their intentions, mark the girls who agreed to participate, and let them participate when necessary.

Because they lived in a villa and had no way to contact the outside world, Thea and Jennifer had to sneak into the reception room to use the phone to contact the outside world.