......

"Alright, well, I wasn't invited!" Malfoy said impatiently, "I'm uninvited, am I?"

"No, I'm not happy!" said Filch, a smile on his face, duplicity, and joy. "You're in trouble, you're in trouble! Didn't the headmaster say that running out at night was not allowed unless you had permission to do so?

The music doesn't know when it's stopped, and everyone is watching Filch's unexpected surprise.

Obviously, Malfoy was not interested in this attention, and was even a little annoyed.

One second Van Lin was shocked by Slahhorn's bold move, and the next second he was about to accept the tearing infighting within the Umbridge investigation team.

It seems that Slavhorn's ball is not so boring, and it is not only Malfoy who is uninvited, but also a nobleman among vampires in the strict sense, who knows what Rutherford represents?

Thankfully, Rutherford's arrival gave Van Lin a reason not to talk to Slavhorn.

But this Malfoy, Van Lin was curious what he was here for.

Don't give up on the elixir?

It's very likely, but Malfoy is still at school at this point in time, and there is no doubt that the vanishing cabinet has been placed in the Room of Requirement, and unexpectedly, Van Lin has been looking for a long time in the Room of Requirement, and has never found out where Malfoy is hiding it?

Or did Malfoy not use the Vanishing Cabinet at all?

But in fact, there is nothing more suitable for the Burkin-Burke Magic Store than the Vanishing Cabinet, and Malfoy must be trying to find a way to repair the Vanishing Cabinet, but it is very likely that Malfoy changed the location of his hiding place because of the fact that Van Lin always went to the Room of Requirement.

Finding something at Hogwarts is easy to say, but hard to say......

Professor Snape assured that Malfoy was the finishing touch, and naturally, the clues were not a problem.

Snape must have known Hogwarts better than Van Lin, who had lived here far less than he had lived here.

And the Vanishing Cabinet is not in the Room of Requirement, and Fan Lin really can't think of any other place to place it.

Could it be Snape's office?

The idea flashed in a flash, and was quickly rejected by Van Lin.

Professor Snape had no reason to take such a doomed mess into his own hands, it was a thankless task, and it conflicted with Van Lin's intentions.

Dumbledore no longer threatens with a curse, and naturally no longer needs to use death or the like to seduce Voldemort to take the bait, and Van Lin doesn't think that the power he gets from Death is something that an old wand can make up for.

Destroy Azkaban with one blow?

This is something that Dumbledore can't do.

However, according to Rutherford's news, Voldemort lacks the key, that is, the opportunity, that power is very limited, Voldemort cannot leave anywhere in a short time, and in the case of throwing Voldemort himself as a threat, those elite Death Eaters should not be underestimated.

Maybe you can follow the example of the Ministry of Magic, put them in, and catch turtles in an urn?

In any case, being able to deal with Voldemort's men in advance would definitely cut Voldemort's power in half.

A Dark Lord without minions is clearly incompetent.

If Malfoy repairs the Vanishing Cabinet, let him fix it, but it's unclear if Professor Snape will be able to get information on their actions.

It shouldn't be that hard, as it's up to Dumbledore.

Unless Voldemort's head was hit by a heavy object, otherwise, he really expected his men to be able to deal with Dumbledore, and Voldemort wouldn't have to fight so hard with the vampire's forbidden land.

And, judging from Voldemort's current condition, his head can resist Van Lin's spell, or is it an intracranial concussion caused by a shockwave?

What exactly was inside Voldemort's skull is unknown.

"Oh, it's okay, Argus, it's okay," Slahhorn said, interrupting Van Lin's train of thought, which was what Van Lin hated.

Slavhorn waved his hand generously. "It's Christmas, and it's not a sin to want to go to a party. Just this time, let's forget all the punishments, you can stay, Draco. ”

For a moment, Filch's angry disappointment was palpable, but why, Harry looked at Malfoy, and Malfoy was almost equally upset?

And why was Snape angry and ...... at Malfoy's expression Is this possible?...... Worried again?

Before Harry could remember the scene before him, Filch turned and shuffled away, muttering something in his mouth, Malfoy had put on a smiling face thanking Slavhorn for his magnanimity, and Snape's expression had become unpredictable again.

"It's nothing, it's nothing," Slahhorn said, waving his hand, "after all, I do know your grandfather......

"He thinks highly of you, sir," Malfoy said quickly. "Say you're the best pharmacist he knows......"

Harry stared at Malfoy. It wasn't Malfoy's flattery that interested him; Harry focused on the fact that Malfoy did look a little sick.

Truth be told, it was the first time in years that Harry had seen Malfoy so closely, and he saw that Malfoy had deep shadows under his eyes and a distinctly grey hue on his skin.

Malfoy is not in good shape, in fact, in everyone's impression, Malfoy should be that handsome, invincible leather boy.

But it can't be denied that a good family background has given Draco a perfect state of mind now.

Clearly, in Van Lin's eyes, Malfoy was in deep confusion, and this was due to Dumbledore's pressure.

A normal Dumbledore, and he wanted to kill one of the greatest white wizards, after waking up from the vanity promised by Voldemort, then the pressure naturally came, and besides, Lucius couldn't say nothing.

"I'd like to say a few words to you, Draco," Professor Snape said suddenly.

"Oh no, listen to me, Severus," Slavhorn said, burping again, "it's Christmas, don't be too harsh—"

"I'm the head of his house, and it's up to me to decide how strict or loose it is," Snape said briefly. "Follow me, Draco. ”

A very strong reason.

They were gone, Snape leading the way, and Malfoy angrily followed. Harry stood hesitantly in front of Van Lin for a moment, then said, "I'll be right back." ”

"Oh, of course, you brought something with you?" said Van Lin, surprised at how well Harry had carried out Dumbledore's orders, even when attending the banquet, Harry still wore his tights......

Invisibility cloak with ......

"Oh, of course," Harry patted his pocket with his hand, "all the time." ”

"So, what are you going to do?" Luna seemed to come to her senses.

Luna...... Me, uh...... Go to the bathroom. Harry thought for a moment, he almost forgot that Luna was the female companion he had brought with him.

"Okay," Luna said happily, and Harry walked quickly into the crowd, as if he heard her start discussing the Rotten Fang conspiracy with Professor Trawney again, and Professor Trawney seemed very interested in that.

As soon as he walked out of the auditorium, he pulled out the invisibility cloak from his pocket and draped it over his body, because the hallway was deserted, and this seemed easy. The hard part was finding Snape and Malfoy.

Harry ran down the hallway, his footsteps muffled by music and loud laughter coming from Slahhorn's office. Maybe Snape took Malfoy to his underground office...... Perhaps he escorted Malfoy back to the Slytherin common room...... Harry pressed his ears to the doors as he walked forward, one by one, until he reached the last classroom in the hallway, where he finally felt a wave of excitement as he leaned on the keyhole and heard the voice talking.

“...... Can't afford to make a mistake, Draco, because if you're fired-"

"I don't have anything to do with it at all, okay?"

"I want you to be honest, because it's clumsy and stupid. You're already suspected of being involved. ”

"Who doubts me?" Draco said angrily. "Finally, I didn't do it, okay? That girl named Bell or something must have an unknown enemy - don't look at me like that! I know what you're doing, I'm not stupid, but it's useless - I can stop you!"

There was silence for a moment, then Snape whispered, "Ah...... Aunt Bellatrix has taught you Occlumency, and you're much better than Potter. I understand. What do you want to hide from your master, Draco?"

"I don't have anything to hide from him, I just don't want you to intervene!" Harry put his ear on the keyhole again...... What had happened to make Malfoy speak to Snape like that, who had always respected and even liked him?

"So that's why you've avoided me this semester? You're afraid I'll interfere with you? You know who wouldn't dare not come to my office after I've told me to come to my office several times, Draco—"

"Then you're going to lock me up, report to Dumbledore!" Malfoy scoffed. There was silence again, and then Snape said, "You know very well that I don't want to do either of those two things. ”

"Then you'd better not let me go to your office again!" Draco said loudly, obviously unhappy with Snape's arrangement, but in fact, Harry had a hard time discerning what Malfoy's mood was.

"Listen to me," said Snape, his voice so low that Harry had to press harder closer to the keyhole to hear it. "I'm trying to help you! I swore to your mother to protect you, I made an unbreakable oath that I can't deny, and I don't intend to, and I can't break it, so, Draco-"

"So, it looks like you're going to have to find a way to break it, because I don't need your protection! It's my job, he gave it to me, and I'm working on it! I've come up with a plan, and it's going to work, it's just going to take longer than I thought!"

"What's your plan?"

"It's none of your business!"

"If you tell me what you want to do, I can assist you-"

"I have all the help I need, thank you, I'm not alone!"

"You must be alone tonight, and it's extremely stupid to wander the corridors without sentry and backup. These are the lowest level of errors—"

"If you hadn't locked up Kra and Goyle, I'd have them to help!"

"Be quiet!" said Snape suddenly, as Malfoy's voice grew louder with excitement. "If they take the exam, they'll need to work harder than they do now—"

"What does it matter?" Malfoy said. "I mean, who cares about what ridiculous exams to take at Hogwarts to decide their life? Defence Against the Dark Arts - this whole thing is a joke, a play staged by the Ministry of Magic? like someone needs to defend against the Dark Arts-"

"It's a play that is crucial to success, Draco!" Snape said, "Where do you think I'd be in these years if I didn't know how to act?

"I'm not the only one with them, I have other people on my side, better people!"

"Then why don't you trust me, I can-"

"I know what you're up to, you want to steal my honor!" Draco was a little agitated, so loud that his voice grew a little louder.

Another burst of silence, honor, theft, conflict?

It was a word that Harry couldn't have been more excited about, and then, according to his idea, a Death Eater, a son of a Death Eater, with someone's mission in his hands, intent on destroying Hogwarts?

In an instant, Harry thought of all the possibilities and almost constructed a perfect script in Harry's mind.

Voldemort gives Draco the task, and then Snape is excluded from the mission, which belongs to the Malfoy family.

Damn, Bellatrix taught Draco Occlumency for this mission to prevent Draco's thoughts from being spied on.

The only thing that upset Harry was that Snape's words were better than Potter's......

This was so uncomfortable that Harry almost jumped out to catch the rapist...... Phew, catch the thief scene.

But it seemed that everything was made up by his own brain, and Harry had to continue to listen patiently.

This is also the only option......

Otherwise, rush out and bring those two people down?

In the people Harry knew, in addition to Dumbledore could easily do it, it was estimated that only Sirius would choose to rush out and rush out in waves.

Oh, Van Lin might just insidiously hide and watch in secret......

Harry pondered all the possibilities, albeit a little off, but at least, Harry was enjoying it, and after a while, Snape said coldly, "You talk like a child." I understand all too well that your father's arrest and imprisonment upset you, but—"

Harry was shocked to realize that he only had a second to react, and Harry heard Malfoy's footsteps coming from the other side of the door, and the door slammed open, and Malfoy threw it open in anger and walked out.

Malfoy strode down the hallway, past Slavhorn's open office, turned around a corner in the distance, and vanished.

Harry curled up in a daze, and Snape slowly walked out of the classroom, the expression on his face unfathomable, and he returned to the auditorium.

Harry was still curled up on the floor, hidden under his cloak, his mind spinning.