Chapter 1735: The Ravenclaw Family's Domain
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"You look more like a Malfoy than I do now. Lucius said slickly.
"Thank you, Mr. Malfoy, but unlike you, I think I still have principles and bottom lines. Evan replied.
"A cage for the self-proclaimed decent!" Lucius said disdainfully, "it's Dumbledore again, some worthless dregs, he's influenced you too much, Mason, those things bind you, they make you hypocritical." Believe me, if you give up that, you will achieve more extraordinary achievements and more power. Although you have a bad background, you are indeed a rare magical genius, and with the support of the Malfoy family, you will be successful. β
"Success, you don't want to support me in my candidacy for Minister of Magic, Mr. Malfoy?" Evan asked rhetorically with a smile, "This joke is not funny at all, but it surprised me, I never thought that a pure-blood wizarding family would be so open and tolerant that they would support a Muggle-born wizard." β
"It's not the bloodline that's important, it's here, Mason!" Lucius raised his right hand and tapped his head slightly, "The Malfoy family has survived to this day because we only work with smart people, and smart people can create a win-win situation together. Unfortunately, there are so many fools in this world that we don't have many options. You can consider this suggestion carefully, and if the opportunity is ripe, maybe we can have the opportunity to work together more deeply. β
"If the premise of your cooperation is to make me give up my principles and bottom line, then I can only say sorry. "Actually, I think Professor Dumbledore's philosophy is pretty good and worth sticking to." β
"That's a pity, the conversation just now made me think you were a smart person. β
"We have different understandings of cleverness, and you seem to have a deep misunderstanding of me, Mr. Malfoy, that's not good. "I've been here for quite some time, but our conversation hasn't progressed much. You're draining my patience, it's a stupid attempt, not at all like Malfoy's style. I'll repeat this again before my patience runs out, and I hope this is the last time, and you need to understand that I'm not trying to work with you in any way, and we're having this conversation here because we have a common purpose. It's because of your past stupidity that Malfoy happened to be on our side, and that's why I'm here today, that's all. β
After a moment of silence, Lucius's face turned pale again.
He began to speak again, his voice more real.
"Well, for that damn common purpose. Tell me, if I agree to your request, what can you offer Malfoy?"
"There is only one commitment. Evan said.
"What promise?" Lucius asked with a frown, he didn't like the way Evan spoke.
He had been being led by the nose by the boy, which he didn't want.
"In what time we can, we can keep Draco safe. β
"That's all?!" Lucius asked, a little dissatisfied.
What does it mean to be within your ability, and shouldn't you do your best?
"That's enough, and while we're not afraid of death, it's true that there is hope only if we live. Evan said.
"Staying alive is the most important thing, but I don't understand, what you say is ...... you can do"
"What you need is not a false promise, Mr. Malfoy, it's not about a higher level of lying. Evan asked rhetorically, "If I told you that no matter what happens, I can keep Draco safe and keep him alive from death, do you think such a promise is realistic?"
"If I give it, I deserve to be rewarded for the same value as the risk. Lucius said slowly, the expression on his face distorted by too much force, because the distortion looked a little hideous, "Mason, you should know better what it means to betray the Dark Lord......"
"That's something you should think through. Evan replied in a calm tone.
Lucius shook his head, he seemed to be vetoing something, and his attitude was completely different from when he had just persuaded Aven.
"You've been stranded in this manor, Mr. Malfoy, and there's a lot you don't see clearly about the current situation and the Malfoy family's situation. I'd suggest you think carefully about what the Dark Lord would do if he gave Draco another mission to his death, and what would you do in the final showdown, or what would you do when the Dark Lord had done that dark magic and killed all living beings?"
"The Dark Lord's magic ......" Lucius seemed to be crushed in an instant, he stared aimlessly at the ceiling and muttered, "What is that magic?"
"It's also something you should figure out and then tell me. Evan shook his head.
"I don't know much, he doesn't trust anyone, and it's hard for us to get to his secrets. β
"I know!" said Aven, "I don't expect much from you, but you must at least tell me where Harry might be?"
"I don't know, we've always wanted to catch Harry Potter, but he ......"
"He's in your house just now, brought by Dobby, the house-elf, and you've never been confronted with the magic of the house-elf, and of course you don't know anything. Evan said impatiently, "He went to your secret room, the one with the wormtail, you should know by now." β
"That's where the Weasley boys were held. β
"You mean Ron, he's under the control of the Dark Lord?" Evan asked, "the two of them aren't there anymore. β
"It can't be an apparition, the entire manor has been controlled, except for the ......magic of the Dark Lord himself," Lucius said, noticing Dobby hiding behind Aven, "Of course, the magic of that lowly traitor behind you can also be, it is indeed our negligence, but except for the traitor behind you, no house-elf dares to take someone away without being ordered." Hmph, I guess it's the portkey, and the information I got earlier was that that Weasley was leaving today. I was expecting someone to pick him up, but now it seems that the Dark Lord must have left him a portkey. β
"Where is that portkey going with Harry and Ron?"
"No, no one knows exactly what the Dark Lord intends to do with that Weasley, just as almost no one can figure out what he intends to do. "But let me guess there's a good chance they're going to the Black Witch, where they're digging up the ruins left behind by the Death's Door." β
"That place is ......"
"Where the Ministry of Magic first discovered the Death's Door, the former domain of the Ravenclaw family, a deserted place. Leaning forward, Lucius said, "it is said that a thousand years ago it was a beautiful lake, but it has long since dried up, and now we are more accustomed to calling it the Land of the Dead......
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