However, how strange it might sound, most of the people inhabiting the area were not aware of the rich estate being there, and although many children had told their parents about it being there present, none of them were being able to see it, and thus they shove it aside as being a legend of some sort taking over the innocent minds of their precious children.
If they could see it however, they would notice there being some things rather strange to it. Firstly, there weren't any roads near or directed to its location, nor did the rich estate seemed to have a private driveroad. Also one would suspect the rich inhabitants of the building having a rather expensive car of some sort, but none of the children had mentioned seeing any car at all.
And who were these inhabitants anyway? It seemed like none of the villagers had ever seen, not to say speak, one of them. No one just seemed to know anything in relation to who there were living, if there lived somebody, and none of the children had ever seen someone arriving or leaving the mansions property.
But how could they? For as they were muggles, they wouldn't possibly be able to see something that was especially hidden from their sight by people from whom they couldn't possibly believe there existed. As for their children, as long as they believe in magic, they would be able to see through the illusionary spells that were casted on every tree marking the vast borders of the estate. But then one could wonder why none of these children hadn't seen any sign of life within the borders of the property.
A good explanation to that would be, that there was probably no one living there, but then, how could these gardens stay in such a beautiful state without proper maintenance. There should at least live someone who took care about the gardens, one would think, but then, why haven't any of these children seen anyone roaming around the mysterious estate?
The truth in fact was, that the property with its large mansion and beautiful gardens was occupied and maintained by Corbin Haine, his wife Thora, and their firstborn son Malcolm. They had been living in France onto about ten years before their son would have been born, and their family had lived there for five generations. However, the family was from English origin although one could doubt about this mere fact.
After father Corbin and his wife had decided to emigrate back to the ground their ancesters had lived on, they went in search for a piece of land to transport their house to. After setting a good deal with a muggle salesman, they went first to London to exchange some Gallions to muggle currency, and thereafter they paid the man the price in cash, and that is how the family Haine started living between the Dunmow Road and the A120 speedway of the village of Takeley.
However none of the muggles living in the area had noticed the mansion with its beautiful gardens and majestic gate appear from nowhere. And as Father Haine had spelled the property in such a way that no one would ever suggest that it hadn't been there before, none of the children being able to see it questioned its existance.
But then, why hadn't the children never seen any member of the family, even if they could look through the shielding spells Corbin had casted? That is because the ancient craftings of his wife, which descended in a straight line from Salazar Slytherin, a name muggles would never have heard about while every wizard does. The ancient craft of concealing wizards from muggle view and ears, was passed along within their family and was invented by the legendary wizard himself. It was exactly the same type of magic that he casted at the Hogwarts property during the years of the Founding, a specialized branch of magic where even muggle children wouldn't be able to look through. It was a family secret, and even husband Corbin didn't know the details about it.
'Malcom, are you comming? Dinner is ready.' called a womans voice through the open standing window.
The boy that had been sitting in the garden under a tree while reading a book slowly stood up and walked towards the backdoor.
