At this time, in the study of Riddle House, which had been enchanted with the Stretch Without a Trace, the Death Eaters were sitting around a long table. However, everyone was silent, and no one dared to say even a word of nonsense.

This is all due to the fact that during the previous tentative operation at the main entrance of Hogwarts, Maca, who was supposed to receive them inside, did not appear until the last moment.

The operation was originally planned by the owner and Macka McLean, but Marca, the person who originally initiated the action proposal, did not appear in the operation.

The Death Eaters were unusually angry, but beyond the anger there was more fear.

The master temporarily left the British wizarding world because of something, but when he returned, he found that his otherwise safe operation had not succeeded......

With the Dark Lord's style, anger is a common thing.

However, the most important thing now is ......

"What should I do?"

Antonin Dolokhov, he was a veteran Death Eater. Back during the last wizarding war, a large number of Muggles and wizards who did not support Voldemort were brutally tortured.

He had a pale, distorted face, a strong build, dark hair, and a fierce look.

In order to learn Voldemort's profound and brutal dark magic, he used his beloved dark magic to clear all obstacles for Voldemort, an evil wizard who had fallen into madness.

Like Bellatrix, he was one of the prisoners taken out of Azkaban by Maca.

"What to do? We must bear the wrath of our master," said an emaciated man sitting on the other side, with a blank face, "Are you afraid...... Antonin? ”

Antonin Dolokhov sneered: "Ridiculous, I'm asking: what should we do about that Maca McLean?" ”

The corners of the thin man's eyes twitched slightly, and he, who had always remained calm, couldn't help but feel conflicted.

He was also one of the prisoners who was brought out of Azkaban by Maca, and it can be said that every wizard who has actually seen Azkaban has a hard time remaining calm in the face of Maca.

After all, even Voldemort himself probably couldn't treat such a large group of Dementors like flies.

"It should be up to the master to come back and decide for himself......," he replied, somewhat unnaturally.

Rodolphus ...... If you want me to see, you're scared, aren't you? Antonin tilted his neck and looked hideous, "Look at you, look at you, that McLean is about to scare you out!" ”

"Antonin, shut up!" Bellatrix screamed.

Rodolphus is her husband, and she will still take care to protect her husband when his master is away. But if Voldemort was here, she probably wouldn't have had time to pay attention to it.

At this time, Lucius Malfoy, who had been watching coldly, spoke.

"You two stop arguing, what's the use of arguing?" He knocked on the table, not forgetting to dust off his sleeve, "Barty Crouch Jr. hasn't come back yet, and we don't know what the situation was at Hogwarts at that time." If the master asks, who of us can answer? ”

He paused again, glanced left and right at the Death Eaters, and then continued, "I think it's better to find out why McLean didn't show up at the time, rather than arguing over that little thing, right?" ”

"It's still unknown when the host will return, but we'll have to hurry up and try to figure out something before the host returns! If we can't answer anything when the master asks, that's the worst. ”

"Why, why don't you go to Hogwarts and ask Dumbledore?" Antonin snorted and said sarcastically.

"Of course not—" Lucius gave him a contemptuous look, then continued, "I can contact Severus and trust him to give us an answer." ”

"I agree!"

Avery Sr., who sat at the back, was the first to express his approval of Lucius, followed by Goyle and Crabbe.

The two men have always been supporters of Lucius, and this relationship has extended to their children.

Lucius's proposal was indeed very popular. After all, when everyone has no bottom on their minds, it is always easy to have someone take the lead in making a clear and actionable proposal.

Voldemort could summon people by invoking the Dark Mark of the Dark Devil, but the Death Eaters didn't have that right.

Before the meeting, Lucius offered to ask his son to contact Snape. This makes sense, as everyone here knows that Severus Snape is the godfather of his son Draco.

But what they didn't know was that Lucius took the initiative to ask for help this time, but there was a deeper secret.

……

Late that night, in the Slytherin House common room, Draco Malfoy was habitually learning his father's sitting position, sitting "elegantly" in the middle of a couch.

He was still reading the articles in the Wizarding Weekly with relish, and although he had spent dozens of times before, he would never get bored.

Every time he read the article, he would think of the blue faces of Potter and Granger, and it would make him feel very happy.

No way, old enemy. Moreover, both of those guys actually became Hogwarts Warriors - enough for him to grit his teeth for an entire year!

"A pure-blooded disgrace and a mudblood, what a match!" Draco snorted, then laughed again, "I really want to catch them all in front of me and force them to stare at this article for three days and three nights!" ”

However, after all, he really shouldn't have made any big moves against those two.

"There's one person missing from this article."

Draco couldn't help but shrink his neck at the thought of Maca.

It had been a long time since he had come close to Maca, from the initial unwillingness, to the later resignation, to the current admiration and fear—Draco's mood was complicated.

It's actually strange to say, he was only taught once by Maca with a whole body restraint charm from beginning to end, which didn't make him have such complex emotions and thoughts.

However, Maka's various behaviors are really impressive: I don't see anyone on weekdays, but every time I make something, it will form a big incident and cause an uproar inside and outside the school.

And Draco, a typical Slytherin like him, would have always felt a deep awe for a powerful peer like Maca.

If Maca's strength wasn't as good as his, he would have avoided some of the most. But now, he didn't even dare to do too much to Harry.

What's more, for some reason, since last year, his father has always reminded him in letters not to have any conflicts with Maca. If there is no way to avoid it, then admit it decisively.

Yes, he has long been accustomed to hiding far away when he sees Maca, does this still need his father to tell him over and over again?

Draco is having a hard time! On weekdays, he can rely on this kind of article to soothe his mood. Even if it was an article about Harry, he could read it back and forth dozens of times.

The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became, and just as he was about to read it again, Goyle and Crabbe barged in.

"Malfoy, your owl has brought you a letter." Goyle muffled, handing the envelope to Draco.

“…… Well. He reached out and took it, then carefully tore it open.

In the middle of the hour, Draco refolded the letter and stuffed it back into the envelope.

"I'm going to go out for a while." He said casually, getting up and walking out the door of the break room.

"Oh, wait for me—" Goyle and Crabbe chased after a few steps, only to be shouted back by Draco.

"Where is Malfoy going?" Crabbe said quietly.

"Who knows?" Goyle touched his round belly and said, "I think we should go find something to eat......

"Hey, just finished dinner...... Oh, I'm so hungry too......"

Aside from the bastards of Gille and Crabbe, Draco was walking slowly down the hallway of the basement.

He's very entangled right now, because his father actually wants him to go to that McLean! Is this to send him to the door to be humiliated? Otherwise, what else could he do when he went to McLean?

However, Lucius only said in the letter that he should go to Maca, but did not say anything about why he went and what he was going to do.

"You'll know what you're going to do when you get there." These are the original words written by Lucius, but they are the same as if they didn't say anything!

Nervous and uneasy, and somewhat afraid, Draco cowered to the door of the school hospital's room.

That's right, McLean has been staying there most of the time lately, and his relationship with Luna has been spreading at Hogwarts.

Of course, this kind of "one after another" maintains a certain restraint from beginning to end, neither exaggerated nor openly said, it is a kind of gossip in the dark.

It can be seen from this situation that even though McClane is already a student of Durmstrang, the young wizards of Hogwarts still maintain a kind of unwarranted reverence for him.

It seems that in the minds of the vast majority of young wizards, Maca has long stopped treating Maca as their "classmate". The last student who was able to do this seemed to be ......

“…… The Dark Lord? ”

Draco was startled by the thought, and then it was as if it had taken root in his heart, and it could never be erased.

Standing in the empty hallway of the school hospital, smelling the strange and unpleasant smell of potion in the air, Draco was reluctant to push open the thin door.

What should I say when I see him? Should the Malfoy family maintain its dignity? Or is it ...... Do you want to do what your father said, obediently "admit it"?

“…… Don't stand outside the door, come in! ”

A calm voice came from through the door, and Draco subconsciously took a half-step back.