Chapter 450, Gifts

People are separated from each other, so the most difficult thing to understand is people's hearts, even if they are couples who share the same bed, sometimes they may not know what the other party is thinking. But there is one thing that no one is exempt from. That is desire, as long as people have desires, desire to succeed, hope to obtain wealth. This is the desire of mortals. As long as you understand what the other person wants, then you can easily break through the psychological defense.

The reason why the wealthy nobles are desirable is because as nobles, they can enjoy the luxury that ordinary people can not enjoy, the luxurious Malfoy Manor not only has a castle that people look up to, every piece of furniture has at least a hundred years of history, through the efforts of generations of Malfoy owners, the accumulation of time, so that the surname Malfoy has a pivotal position in the British wizarding world.

The strange owl fluttered its wings and flew into the manor, and the Malfoy family house-elf took the letter from the owl's neck and sent it to the study. Lucius, the contemporary head of the Malfoy family, seems to live a life of luxury, but in fact he still takes care of the inheritance of his ancestors every day.

'Knock knock' on the door caused Lucius, who was buried in his head to look at the accounts, to raise his head and "Come in"

Dobby, who was outside the door, heard his master's permission, and then cautiously pushed the door open.

"Lord, your letter," Dobby said in a trembling voice.

A five-year-old child is the height of a smudged pillowcase, and his bare arms and thighs are as small as if they could be pinched. Dobby lowered his head and presented the envelope to Lucius with both hands.

Lucius took the envelope and tore it open, a sneer inadvertently appeared on the corner of his mouth. The content of the letter is simple, a time, a place, and the signature of the 'Dragon Thieves'.

"Damn old thing, it really has a lot to do with that guy. If you don't scare him, you really don't know that McFasty, who has fallen to the point that no one cares, actually knows such a strong person," Lucius said secretly. In Lucius's opinion, this letter written on Muggle letter must have been the work of the leader of the 'Dragon Thieves', who dared to be the enemy of the Ministries of Magic. Because McFarsti, who was timid and afraid, did not dare to bear the anger of his own people.

Albert set the time for tomorrow, and the location was in his castle in the Hesidiery Islands. Although the Hesidieri Islands were slaughtered after the black dragons. It has attracted a lot of investigation by the Aurors, but after the last black dragon egg was taken away by the Ministry of Magic, who cares about the McFasti family? Similarly, no one would have thought that the leader of the 'Dragon Thieves' would return to the Hesidili Islands.

The time and place are known, so all that remains is how to impress the arrogant and domineering strong man.

Seeing the essence through the phenomenon, when the fog clears, you can see the truth in the darkness, Lucius never questioned this, hunting one hundred and thirteen dragons, not hesitating to become a criminal wanted by the entire wizarding world. What is the motive behind this madness? Each member of the 'Dragon Thieves' group has the ability to kill dragons on their own, and it is not difficult for wizards with such strength to gain wealth and status, but what motivates them to take risks and be willing to fight against the ministries of magic of various countries?

"They must be in need of magical creatures, or they won't attack the dragons of the entire magical world," Lucius said secretly. If this 'group of dragon thieves' is really a group of crazy people who want to be famous, just attack the Ministry of Magic directly, or kill Dumbledore, it will definitely be more famous than hunting so many dragons, since the other party needs magical creatures. Then the only thing that can impress the other party is something rarer than a dragon. If you want to show goodwill and leave a way back for the future battle between the Dark Lord and Dumbledore, you can't just impress the other party with a few random promises.

Soon. The patriarchs of the three families of Macmillan, Goyle, and Braque all received news from Lucius. Although the proud Lucius is very confident in his strength, he has not yet been arrogant to the extent of conceit, and has seen strong people like Voldemort and Dumbledore, Lucius knows deeply that there are no longer a few people who can take their lives. And this meeting may leave a way forward for the future. The patriarchs of all the other three families also prepared gifts that would impress the mysterious leader of the 'Dragon Thieves'.

Hundreds of years of accumulation. It is only the surname Malfoy that has become a prominent presence in the British wizarding world, although Gringotts is known as the safest place, but it is said that the Malfoy family for hundreds of years will not hand over all their wealth to those greedy elves for safekeeping. Every ancient family has its own treasure trove. Although it is not guarded by a giant dragon like Gringotts, the hidden treasure vault is not something that ordinary people can crack after being set up with a magic array.

Lucius left his study and walked into the cellar of his castle, where rows of wooden shelves were lined with oak barrels, each marked with the vintage, and the oldest red wine could be traced back to 400 years ago, which shows how many generations the Malfoy family has worked to get to where they are today.

As Lucius followed, one magic lamp after another lit up, and the underground cellar, which was more than a kilometer long, gradually lit up with yellow magic lamps, and at the end of it was a hard wall, on which the Malfoy family crest was painted, and two black dragons were entwined, surrounded by a subtitle 'M' pattern carved on the solid rock.

Pulling out the wand hidden in the wand, inserting it into the mouth of the black dragon on the left, 'Click, click...' The 10,000-ton rock slowly moved open like a sliding door. Only a little golden light could be revealed through the doorway of one person, and this golden light became more and more dazzling under the illumination of the magic light, and the mountain of golden gallons was more than ten meters high. Gemstones the size of a child's palm are neatly arranged. All kinds of magic props are piled up all over the place.

Such mundane things as gold and silver are nothing more than burdens in the eyes of those powerful wizards. When have you ever seen strong men like Dumbledore and the Dark Lord, coveting Golden Gallons? Those who have reached their level of strength are only pursuing the pinnacle of power, just as the Dark Lord yearns for immortality.

The history of the progress of civilization can also be said to be a bloody memory of various creatures fighting each other. The development of magical civilization to this extent depends on the continuous research of countless wizards, and those magical creatures are the best research materials, and with the improvement of magical civilization, many magical creatures have disappeared into the long river of history.

Nowadays, dragons, unicorns, sea monsters, basilisks, giants, centaurs and other magical creatures are quite rare, and after the 'dragon thieves' hunt the dragons of the entire wizarding world like locusts, it is really difficult to find magical creatures that can compete with dragons.

But that's not to be the Malfoy family, which has a long history and a long history. Lucius walked through the mountain of golden gallons to the innermost part of the treasure vault. Lucius picked up a box made of amethyst with a half-withered arm, a hesitant look on his face, this thing was a reward he received as a Death Eater after following the Dark Lord to destroy an ancient family. But on second thought, since you want to express enough kindness, you must invest a lot of money. Lucius muttered to himself; "There is a give-and-take, this thing should be able to impress you, right?" Put the purple crystal box in your purse and turn around and walk out of the treasure house.

Banquets were a frequent event of friendship between nobles, and the extravagance of holding a banquet for any reason was considered a shameful waste or a hypocrisy in the eyes of the common wizards. Invitations were sent from Malfoy Manor, each of which represented a kind of recognition, and the Weasleys and Longbottoms were naturally no longer invited.

Dobby, the house-elf, was busy decorating and preparing food. It seems to be tireless.

As green flames rose from the fireplace, the people who received the invitation came to the appointment with their families.

Decora stood beside his parents, as the next heir to the Malfoy family, Decora was dressed up beautifully, and the family of three greeted the guests as they walked out of the fireplace with a warm smile on their faces.

The people who were invited by Lucius to the banquet today were the McMillan family, the Gower family, and the Braque family.

"Welcome, Lord Goyle, this must be your son, right? Have you grown this big? Haha, it looks like it's time to enter Hogwarts in a year or two," Lucius greeted the visitor gracefully.

The stout Goyle not only brought his wife with him this time, but also his son Gregory. Goyle also brought along. The alliance between the five families must be passed down from generation to generation, and the five families are like five fingers, which can only be feared if they are clenched into a fist.

"yes, in two years, Decora will be at Hogwarts, right? Time flies, think about it, I still vaguely remember the days when we fought side by side in Slytherin," said the stout Goyle.

While the two were chatting, McMillan, a proud woman, walked out of the fireplace alone, followed by Braque leading his wife and son, Vincent Brown. Braque walked out.

After the lavish feast, the women began to talk about the gossip of the wizarding world, while the three young boys discussed the recent arrogant 'dragon thieves'.

The four of Lucius came to Lucius's study to discuss the budget for Hogwarts next semester. (To be continued......)

PS: One more sends