Homecoming from Hogwarts

To be honest, Lucius Malfoy was not particularly willing to come to Hogwarts.Hogwarts had the famous old guy he hated most in the wizarding world. Every time he saw the smiling expression on his old face, Lucius would feel physically and psychologically uncomfortable.

In the past, no matter what, he would always come here once a year. After all, he was the director of the Hogwarts School Board and needed to come here to exercise his authority.

But since he was kicked out of the school board by Dumbledore in the first half of last year, until now, except for the time when he asked Amosta Brain for help, he has never moved to this shocking school. The thought of school was unpleasant.

However, he still came today and brought his wife with him.This was not because he was particularly interested in the Triwizard Tournament, nor because he suddenly had the idea to come here to see his son, but because of the invitation of Amosta Brain.

If there was one person among all the staff at Hogwarts that he would like to meet, it would be Blaine.

When he received the invitation from Amosta Blaine, to be honest, Lucius himself was very surprised. He certainly would not have thought that Blaine would fawn over the Malfoy family like others. If anyone needed to butter up to anyone, it would be him.

Taking advantage of each other - this is something Lucius Malfoy has long known about.

The intersection of their goals is the Dark Lord.Today, Lucius has seen clearly that the Dark Lord's real purpose is not to lead them to restore the glory of the pure-blood family. He is a complete tyrant. All he wants is to rule and want everyone to be His slave.

He wanted to escape, but he didn't have the courage.Lucius knew better than anyone the methods used by the former Dark Lord to deal with betrayers, and many times, he was the one who carried it out personally.

And Brian didn't deliberately hide his purpose of fighting the Dark Lord. He obviously realized the difficulty of this matter, so he expected. No, he might have given it because he saw some value in the Malfoy family. An opportunity for myself to be exploited.

Lucius couldn't refuse either side, so he could only place his bets on both sides.

This behavior is dangerous, but luckily it's exactly what the Malfoys are good at.

"Honey?"

Narcissa opened the sliding door of the box and walked in. She saw her husband staring at the scenery passing by the window with deep thoughts, completely unaware of her arrival.

"Well -" Lucius responded with a nasal tone, and then turned his head to look at his wife sitting opposite him, "Who did you meet?"

"Mrs. Fudge-" Narcissa said, "Fudge didn't come, but he asked for a place for his wife. We made an appointment to go shopping in Paris next week."

Lucius mumbled something, but Narcissa didn't hear it clearly. After a moment of hesitation, she said to her husband,
"There are quite a few interesting people on this train, dear, do you think we are right?"

As a business tycoon, Lucius would not know the importance of interpersonal relationships in doing business. In the past, he would definitely not miss such an opportunity, but today, faced with his wife's proposal, Lucius shook his head. .He was not in a good mood, of course. He could have returned to Hogwarts as the master, but now he could only come to this school after receiving an invitation.

Lucius's bad mood continued until he got off the Hogwarts train. He noticed at a glance that this remote station was very different from the past.He was not the only one who was surprised. Everyone who had been here was marveling at the new look of Hogsmeade Station. Of course, they would not ignore the banners and flower baskets that welcomed them after leaving the station.

However, this was not what Lucius paid attention to. After leaving the station, he soon discovered that Hogwarts had sent greeters, and the greeters were all young wizards. This made Lucius feel bad. Some, in his opinion, represented lack of attention, and when he discovered that his son Draco was among the young wizards, his eyebrows suddenly lifted.

Narcissa also noticed her upright son changing positions in the flower basket. He was looking straight ahead and exuding a sense of competence, which was very different from the way she felt before.

"Draco!"

Lucius and Narcissa strode over and came to Draco. Looking at their heroic son, Narcissa couldn't help but look happy.
"Why are you here-" "I'm on a mission, mom--"

Draco still didn't look away, and just squeezed out a sentence through his teeth.Lucius withdrew his gloomy gaze from the scarred boy. Faced with his son's statement, Lucius moved his eyelids.
"Is this all arranged by Brian?"

Before Draco could reply, Mrs. Fudge and Ms. Bones walked past the Malfoys together. Mrs. Fudge looked around with interest and said in a voice full of emotion,
"Oh my god, I haven't been here for a long time. Professor Dumbledore actually arranged a carriage. This is great. I remember that I could only walk there before. If I was lucky, the villagers of Hogsmeade would Give us a ride in a carriage--"

"Dumbledore has always been thoughtful -" Ms. Bones said with a slight smile, "but I believe that these arrangements in front of me will not come from Dumbledore."

St. Mungo's medical team hurriedly stepped onto a carriage, and then the three young wizards who greeted them immediately followed and escorted the carriage to Hogwarts.

After the carriage drove away, the old goblin Bana, who was watching this scene, moved his eyes away and looked at the antenna set up on the mountain in the distance, with a hint of smile in his cloudy eyes.

"Dad, how did we get the invitation?"

A beautiful lady in her 20s suddenly blinked her eyes and curiously asked a middle-aged wizard next to her.The adoring look in his daughter's eyes made Cacus Foley's face brighten. He coughed twice in a pretentious manner, straightened his back, and said in a pretentious manner,
"Don't forget, Beatrice, we are still the family of Foley, one of the 28 sacred families, ahem, and besides, I personally have a pretty good personal relationship with Mr. Blaine -"

Afterwards, the father and daughter quickly boarded the carriage arranged by the school.Harry frowned as he looked at the father and daughter who had disappeared from sight. He always felt that this person looked familiar.

"Can I see Mr. Blaine later, Grandpa!" Alger tugged on Grandpa's sleeve and shouted excitedly, "Do you think he will remember that he once saved me?"

"Oh, I think so, Alger—"

Vip Dreggen smiled gently at his grandson, but when he raised his head and looked at the black castle in the distance, his expression became complicated.

The carriages slowly left Hogsmeade Station under the protection of the little wizard. Narcissa opened the curtains and looked at her son who was following the carriage step by step. Her eyes were filled with pity, "Come up, Draco. Let Greengrass and the two little girls from the Parkinson family get on the bus too. You don’t have to walk to school, do you? That’s too stupid—”

"I'm on an escort mission, mom, you can't let me become the laughing stock -"

Draco didn't look at his mother. His eyes were full of vigilance. He glanced back and forth in the brighter forest. Suddenly, a bush not far away shook abnormally. Draco's eyes immediately became sharp. He got up, the wand shook rapidly, and a black poisonous python jumped over with a swipe. In the blink of an eye, it swam out with a trembling fox in its mouth.

"Oh——" Draco sighed in disappointment, but still shouted to Astoria on the other side of the carriage, who was preparing to support, "Danger cleared!"

The Malfoy couple in the carriage saw this scene in their eyes. They looked at each other and could see the surprise in each other's eyes.

Draco's move just now was not complicated, but the decisiveness and sharpness revealed in the move were a bit amazing even for elites like them who have experienced many life-and-death crises on the battlefield!
Narcissa was no longer trying to persuade Draco to get in the car. She looked at the castle that gradually became clear among the rows of trees, with mixed emotions in her tone.
"Hogwarts is finally looking a little more presentable, isn't it, my dear?"

What do you want to do, Amosta Blaine?

Lucius Malfoy was not as happy as he imagined. He looked at his son with a solemn face through the curtain, and his heart was filled with worry.

Are we going to face each other on the battlefield one day, Draco? (End of chapter)