Chapter 447, eggs can't be put in one basket
Diversification is one of the best ways to hedge against risk, especially as an old family. All the many wizards of noble origin put the interests of their families first. And this kind of wall-to-wall behavior of aristocratic wizards is shameful by commoner-born wizards.
It is undeniable that this kind of behavior can allow these ancient families to continue. The height of the station is different, the scenery seen is naturally different, and in the eyes of those wizards from noble backgrounds, politics is just a game of exchange of interests. There are no absolute enemies, only absolute interests. This is an eternal law.
Voldemort and Dumbledore, two of the most powerful wizards of the century, have powerful mana in their own right, which is undeniable. It's impossible to foolishly think that one person can change the landscape of the wizarding world. Although Voldemort is strong, it is the Death Eaters under his command who are feared. The same is true of Dumbledore, who has great strength in his own right, and as the headmaster of Hogwarts, even the Minister for Magic, Cornelly. Fudge is to be jealous. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the cradle of cultivating top wizards, Dumbledore can be said to be full of peach and plum, and even most of Voldemort's Death Eaters are from Hogwarts, the top wizarding school in the British wizarding world. In other words, the top of the Death Eaters all graduated from Hogwarts.
Voldemort was bent on immortality, believing that "the last enemy to be conquered is death", and of course the Death Eaters became his tools to realize his dreams, and the meaning of Death Eaters is to conquer death. The composition of the Death Eaters is also quite complex, in Dumbledore's words, "the weak seek refuge, the careerists seek some prestige, and the cruel by nature are attracted to a leader who can call them a higher form of cruelty." ”
The Dark Mark on the arm, a bronze mask that completely covers the entire face. Gorgeous black cape. Unscrupulously use unforgivable spells such as 'Avada Seeking Life' and 'Piercing the Heart and Cutting Bones'. This is Voldemort and his Death Eaters. It was this group of people who brought the British wizarding world to a bloody storm. Someone once wondered if it was Dumbledore who made Voldemort, or if Voldemort made Dumbledore so popular.
How could a person who is known as the most powerful white wizard of this century and the winner of the Order of Merlin of the first class, with such a wisdom almost demonic, not nip danger in the bud?
With the passage of time, no one can tell.
Lucius, a contemporary member of the Malfoy family, after leaving the lavish Malfoy estate. I came to the Charing Cross Underground Station in downtown London, wearing a black hand-cut suit, with a fair face, and long pale blonde hair, Lucius behaved elegantly, walking in the crowd, not attracting the attention of a lady, and crossed the road to the British National Gallery opposite.
Graceful Lucius walked straight into the National Gallery, through the exhibition room, towards the bathroom at the end of the gallery. Without anyone noticing, he unscrewed his cane to reveal the wand inside it, and pointed towards an old oil drawing of animals, the otherwise hard concrete walls wriggling like dough, and Lucius stepped into it.
The flickering light of the fire flickered in the space of more than fifty square meters, and there were already three people sitting at a black round table, and two empty chairs, these three people represented the three wizarding noble families. The back of each chair is depicted with the crest of a different family. Lucius pulled out the picture depicting two black dragon ginseng around an 'M' chair, which was where the Malfoy family was located.
"Let's talk about it. What do you think of this 'dragon thief group' that suddenly appeared? Lucius asked first.
"Hehe, the master's resurrection plan has begun, and at this time, someone has come out to openly call out, naked provocation," a middle-aged man with a hooked nose and grim eyes said coldly.
"Brak, do you mean to go to war with the 'Dragon Thieves'? Just ask, even when the owner is there. Can we kill a hundred and thirteen dragons? And at their hands were the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic of various countries, which were said to have exceeded the triple digits," a muscular man said unhurriedly, his slow tone completely disproportionate to his stout stature.
"Goyle, are you questioning your master's strength? Have you forgotten your vows? Brak yelled at the other man.
Among the people present, the only woman waved her hand and said, "Goyle is right, everyone understands people. Even if the master is in his heyday, it is estimated that he will not be able to hunt so many dragons, and he will be ruthless and leave no one alive! And the strength is strong, and these points alone can already make us face it. ”
Lucius nodded, cleared his throat and said, "McMillan is right, this mysterious 'Dragon Thieves' has the strength to make us pay attention, and this group of mysterious guys doesn't know how to know that their master is not dead!" Although Blake is still in Aztabana, let's follow the old rules and agree to raise your hand to start a war with the 'Dragon Thieves'! ”
Of the four, only the patriarch of the Black family raised his hand, and the other three were unmoved. Lucius glanced at each other, and McMillan continued, "Agree to raise your hand with them!" After speaking, he was the first to raise his hand, and Lucius, who represented the Malfoy family, and the representative of the burly Goyle family also raised and put it away.
Lucius looked at the indignant look of the patriarch of the Brac family, and said loudly, "The minority obeys the majority, this is the covenant that our five families have sworn to do. Now for the next item! No one has ever seen them for what they really are, and it's not easy to show them kindness."
McMillan, the only witch among the four, played with her long blond hair, and said unhurriedly: "The sea of people is vast, the whole world is so big, the ministries of magic in the world can't find it, it's even more impossible for us to find them, but one person may be able to find them."
These words aroused the interest of the people, and Lucius looked at the woman with a well-maintained countenance, like a young woman, and if you were deceived by her beautiful appearance, you would die a miserable death. The five chairs in this chamber represent the five families that supported Voldemort: Goyle, Braque, McMillan, Black, and Malfoy. It was the financial and material support of these five top families in the British wizarding world that allowed Voldemort to run rampant. Otherwise, with Voldemort himself, how could he pull up a team of tens of thousands of people, Voldemort in his heyday, the number of Death Eaters under his command reached up to 50,000.
Lucius's mind turned, and he suddenly thought of the McPhasti family, who had survived the death of their family in the midst of this new horror. His eyes lit up and he smiled, "You mean that Alant, that old guy knows that guy?" ”
"Humph! Who else but the old guy? Damn McFasti! Away with the whole family? Tricksters? Risna, that bitch is trapped in the room all day and doesn't come out, how many years have it been since the two old fellows of Alante set foot in the Hesidiri Islands? The matriarch of the MacMillan family shouted in a deep voice.
Everyone present smiled helplessly, and everyone knew about the feud between the McMillan family and the McPhasti family, and the younger brother of the matriarch of the McMillan family was Resna's fiancé. The political marriage of the two big families is not uncommon in aristocratic circles, the MacMillan family covets the black dragon of the Hesididi Islands, and the other party does not value the Macmillan family's wealth and power? Later, Albert killed his sister's fiancé, and the forbidden love between those brothers and sisters was just news released by the McMillan family.
The in-laws can't do it, but they have become undying enemies, otherwise the McFacestie family succumbed and paid a lot of price, and it is estimated that the two families will go to war.
Lucius naturally knew that the matriarch of the Macmillan family in front of him was always thinking about revenge for killing her brother, and it was always your enemy who knew you the most in the world, "So, that old guy in Alante really knows that guy?" In this way, the 'Dragon Thieves' first killed all the black dragons on the Hesidiri Islands, and then attacked the Welsh Green Dragon Sanctuary! Lucius said in a deep voice.
Braque, who had been sullen by the denial of his idea of going to war, mocked; "Humph! A crappy lie, a slight change in chronology, turned the cunning old fellow from an insider to a victim? It's a lame lie that only those idiots at the Ministry of Magic would believe! Hehehehe, that's interesting."
The stout Goyle glanced at McMillan and said with a smile, "So who's going to find this old fellow Arrant and ask him to help us convey it?" ”
Feeling Goyle's gaze, McMillan's eyes were cold, and he said gloomily, "If you are not afraid that things will affect the master's plan, I can go!" But let me state first, I don't know if I can control my emotions. If I can't control it, I'll probably kill all of McFarsti."
The cold tone made the others not have the slightest doubt that this crazy sister would do something to avenge her fellow brother.
Lucius took over and said in a deep voice, "It's better for me to go, after all, our Malfoy family is the biggest patron of the McFacesti family, and if such a tragedy happens, no matter what, I have to express my condolences."
For these ancient families, the interests of the family always come first, and the inheritance of the family must be ensured at all times. This is true for supporting Voldemort, as well as for paying a large sum of gold to Dumbledore every year as a Hogwarts reinboarder, and now showing friendship to this 'group of dragon thieves' that has appeared out of nowhere.
As a result, no matter who eventually rules the wizarding world of Britain, these ancient families will still stand. (To be continued......)
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