Hogwarts Homecoming

Wiltshire, Malfoy Manor.

The red-gold sunshine shines comfortably in the center of the manor. A villa uses precious marble bricks with swirls as wall tiles, covering this classical and dignified villa building with a beautiful golden light. yarn. A group of white peacocks strolled leisurely on the green lawn, and the elegant fountain sprayed a pleasing rainbow into the sky.

Apart from the gardener who was taking care of the garden, there were not many people visible in the huge manor. However, since the last time Greyback came uninvited, the security of Malfoy Manor has been many times tighter.

The space in the manor not only has a lot of magic to defend against foreign enemies, but also the wizards who guard the courtyard lurk in the dark places that are difficult to detect. If someone breaks into the courtyard without permission, what will happen to him? It was a blow like a gust of wind.

The waiters in the villa were in a hurry, preparing a sumptuous dinner for the owner of the manor and the guests who were about to visit. In respectable pure-blood families, most of this work is done by house elves. This was also the case with the Malfoy family in the past. However, since the original house elf in the manor did something like cheating, the owner of the manor has no longer He also refused to let such a humble and inferior creature enter his home.

The atmosphere in the luxurious villa was a bit tense.

This is mainly because the owner of the manor suddenly returned home - the Malfoy family has a huge property and has business in various European countries and even other continents. In order to maintain this jaw-droppingly huge family property, the owner of this manor, Malfoy, The Fu couple do not live at home most of the year, unless they need to entertain some important guests at the manor.

This was the case today, but the waiters were surprised when Mrs. Malfoy told them that there was only one guest tonight.

"If there is any disrespect at the dinner party, then the person who caused the accident will become fertilizer in the garden--"

After Narcissa Malfoy, the mistress of the manor, said coldly in the banquet hall, she gave a warning look to the silent servants, turned around, and left quickly, walking through the maze. A long corridor, passing through the front hall and reception room, came to the study.

This study belongs to the head of the Malfoy family, Lucius Malfoy, and Narcissa is the only person who has the right to enter the study on her own initiative. Even the young master of the Malfoy family broke in without being summoned. Here, you will also be severely criticized and punished.

Lucius Malfoy sat quietly in the chair behind his desk. He placed one hand on his cane and the other on the table. His calm eyes fell on a copy of the meal only a few feet away from his fingertips. On parchment.

Lucius' face was expressionless, but as the person who knew Lucius Malfoy best, Narcissa could see through her husband's uneasiness at a glance. She followed Lucius's gaze to the letter paper spread out on the table. Then, his eyes looked away as if they were burned.

"I've given my orders, dear, there won't be any problems."

Lucius, who looked like a statue, woke up from his stiffness. He hummed softly in reply to his wife, but his eyes still did not move away from the letter.

In front of her husband, Narcissa did not look like she usually did in front of others with her chin raised high. Then she closed the door of the study, walked around the desk, came to Lucius's side, and pressed her pale and slender fingers on his shoulder. . As if realizing that his uneasiness had infected his wife, Lucius finally looked away. He withdrew the hand on the table and patted Narcissa's palm gently.

The waiters at the manor must not have imagined that it was just a home visit letter that made their noble and majestic head couple uneasy.

Time in the study seemed to have come to a standstill. No one from the Malfoy couple spoke, they just looked at each other to comfort each other.

After a long time, Lucius moved his hand away from his wife's. He slowly opened the drawer, and under Narcissa's confused gaze, he took out a silver spoon from the drawer with engraved on the end. A lifelike peacock, Narcissa recognized it at a glance. It was something from the kitchen at home, but what she was confused about was why her husband hid a spoon in the drawer.

"When you eat later, keep this spoon next to you. If something unexpected happens, hold it immediately."

Lucius's face turned slightly pale, and he spoke to Narcissa with his dry lips moving.

"Is this a portkey?"

Narcissa's narrow eyebrows suddenly tightened,

"Do you think--"

"Just in case, Narcissa."

Lucius interrupted his wife and firmly thrust the spoon into Narcissa's palm.

As for the purpose of Amosta Brain's visit, the Malfoy couple had already discussed it on the way back. They definitely didn't think that Brain's visit was really about Draco's study at Hogwarts. , but neither of them had a clue about his real purpose.

The most likely possibility is that they made a small move at the Quidditch World Cup. Although that night, Brian had already said that he would forgive the Malfoy family, but no one could tell whether Brian would change his mind.

To this day, Lucius Malfoy has not figured out where Amosta Brain got the information or that he was the one who did it. He once suspected Karkus Foley and those who received the recruitment information. However, there were no problems with the employment contract signed by the Bounty Wizard, which means that anyone who knows the inside story of this matter is unlikely to be the leaker.

This was not the only thing that frightened Lucius Malfoy.

Although the Ministry of Magic claimed that the witches and the masked wizards of Professor Amosta Blaine were a group, both the Malfoys knew that this was a lie. The woman was not hired by them at all, and what made them the most To the horror, after Amosta Brain defeated Vitia Cliona, he defeated the invisible dark wizard again.

When the dark wizard was defeated by Brian, the Malfoys who were watching the battle among the crowd clearly felt the changes in the Dark Mark.

Lucius and Narcissa did not discuss what this change meant, but they both knew it very well.

Everyone knows that the Dark Lord is not completely finished, but it is generally accepted that his power has been destroyed by Harry Potter. Almost everyone believes that the Dark Lord has become history, except for Dumbledore

Malfoy had always expressed disdain for Dumbledore's arguments. It was not until he and Blaine met at the Leaky Cauldron for the first time that the fear hidden deep in his heart was aroused. Over the next more than a year, Lucius Malfoy had been trying to convince himself that his worries were unreasonable and unfounded, but on the night of the Quidditch final, the indescribable dark wizard who appeared in front of everyone gave him so much time to comfort himself. It became a joke.

When Malfoy was young, he and his wife were loyal Death Eaters. At that time, they were willing to follow the Dark Lord to subvert the wizarding world that had lost its glory for an illusory and unattainable dream. However, It's no longer possible now. He has the family and Draco's future on his shoulders.

There seemed to be a dead end before him.

If it is true that Amosta Braine said that he broke the treasure that is crucial to the Dark Lord, then when the Dark Lord returns to the wizarding world and summons his old troops, it is impossible for the Malfoy family to gain understanding. The Demon King has never been a pot-bellied person, Malfoy knew this very well.

On the other hand, he and Dumbledore are mortal enemies, and Blaine is also very cold towards the Malfoy family. If it weren't for Amosta Blaine still having a good impression of Draco, then at this stormy moment, , Lucius knew that he really needed to arrange a retreat.

"It's impossible for Brian to take action against the Malfoy family, dear, neither Fudge nor Dumbledore would agree to him doing this-"

Narcissa didn't think that deeply. What she was worried about was always the Quidditch Cup. Narcissa lightly comforted her husband.

Tuk-tuk-tuk--

The door to the study room rang at the right time, and the servant reported to the Malfoys that Mr. Amosta Brain suddenly appeared outside the gate of the manor, asking if he wanted to welcome them in.

"I'll go and greet myself--"

Lucius jumped up from his chair and said subconsciously.

"I'll go with you, darling."

Narcissa held her husband's hand and said,

"No matter what happens, let's go together."