Chapter 35: Malfoy and Pendragon (Reading, Investing)
'It's so jealous... How good it is to be a good student, why write a novel? ’
Gilderoy Lockhart, dressed in a gold-brown wizard's robe, elegantly used a silver fork in his hand to put a small piece of potato into his mouth.
As he chewed on the tasteless potato in his mouth, the smile on his face remained as if it had been frozen by some kind of spell.
He glanced at Professor Snape on the other side of Headmaster Dumbledore without moving, and saw that he had a gloomy face to hide his worries.
Lockhart laughed wildly in his heart, he didn't expect it, he didn't expect it. There was a Death Eater beside Dumbledore.
'Arthur, I just want you to be ruined. But you've messed with people you shouldn't mess with...'
Lockhart looked at the thin back of the audience, and a sinister plan came to his mind.
At the Slytherin table, Arthur's students were chatting enthusiastically with him.
In particular, Marfa, who was dismissive of Arthur's House before, was enthusiastically discussing the details of the novel with Arthur at this time.
Of course, it was just her one-sided enthusiasm, and Arthur only occasionally responded with a few words.
Arthur calmly ate the food in front of him while recalling fragmented memories of his past life in his mind.
Marfa's appearance at this time, described as a hot stalk in his memory, is that he has not escaped the law of true fragrance.
One hundred houses on the first day of school allowed Slytherin House to surpass the other three houses.
Although Gryffindor and Hufflepuff also scored 60 points, it was not a big problem for them to win six consecutive House Cups!
"Goyle! You robbed Arthur's chicken legs! ”
Draco Malfoy saw that Arthur wanted to clip the chicken leg that Goyle took first, and immediately shouted angrily.
Arthur is now the most famous student at Hogwarts, and he can't be Arthur's friend if he doesn't make a good impression in front of Arthur first.
How could he get Arthur's help to defeat the Mystic before Harry?
Feeling a little dislike for Arthur overshadowed him, but for the sake of a noble goal, he learned to forbearance for the first time.
If Lucius Malfoy were standing here at this time, it would be very gratifying to see that this spoiled child of his own could behave like this.
"It's okay, isn't there another chicken leg? Do you eat, Draco. ”
Arthur glanced at Goyle, who was a little overwhelmed, smiled indifferently, and said indifferently.
The food at Hogwarts is much better than that at St. Mary's Orphanage.
Especially in recent years, St. Mary's Orphanage has been in financial deficit, and the orphanage can only provide Arthur with one potato soup and two pieces of black bread a day.
Only the younger orphans can drink milk once a month and eat meat once every six months.
Although Arthur's manuscript fee eliminated the deficit, most of the money was used to pay off debts and advance the hospitalization expenses of Sister Maggie.
Faced with such a sumptuous dinner, Arthur, like most of the students, feasted on it.
However, Arthur did not pay attention to image like Ron, with a chicken leg in his left hand and a steak in his right.
He ate very elegantly, and in the eyes of the Slytherin students, he was less like an orphan and more like a child of some aristocratic family.
Delicious food that puts Arthur in a good mood.
The sense of loss that has not been rewarded with money has also been washed away by the enticing aroma of food.
"No, I'm full."
Draco shook his head, his expression becoming a little complicated.
Father said that the old demon lord had taken control of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Malfoys need to rethink their sidelines. ’
For the sake of the prosperity of the family, it is time for me, as the next head of the family, to lighten the burden on my father. ’
'My father kept me away from Arthur, but I think he, who was valued by the two Demon Kings and Dumbledore, could make the Malfoy family great again! ’
He's not Harry's kind of guy and doesn't hate me because of the conflict on the train. On the contrary, he was very kind to me. I think there is no problem with the decision. Will you support my decision, father? ’
Draco was a face-loving, competitive kid from an early age, and he loved that he had been bathed in the envious gaze of everyone.
Arthur stole the limelight from him, and if he followed the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone novels, he should have hated Arthur very much, and treated Harry the same way he did in the books, making enemies of Arthur everywhere.
But now it's different, he watched Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Coupled with Lucius's repeated admonitions, Drakko introspected.
The novel is like a mirror that makes him aware of the shortcomings in his personality and the shortcomings in his dealings.
Previously, he had planned to follow his father's admonition to stay away from Arthur.
But now... Arthur Pendragon, who was even more mysterious than Harry and had a powerful background, threw an olive branch of friendship at him.
Draco Malfoy had a different idea than Lucius Malfoy.
Arthur's novels not only made Draco reflect on himself, but also made him reacquaint himself with Harry Potter.
Harry, the dark wizard he had always considered to be a very powerful one, was nothing more than a reckless kid with some courage.
After the aura of an idol disappeared from Harry, Harry was just an ordinary child.
That's why he chooses to challenge Harry on the train, rather than trying to get Harry's friendship, as in the novel.
Drake stared brightly at Arthur, who was taking a sip of apple juice.
He made up his mind. His first ally at Hogwarts must be Arthur, who has the ability to prophesy mysteries.
The first draft of the first part of the Vampire Diaries has been completed, and it is unknown if wizards will enjoy the love story of vampires and werewolves. ’
If this book were published in the wizarding world, it would be hated by vampires and werewolves. ’
'Werewolf is fine, don't pay attention. On the vampire side, it's hard to say...'
'In my memory, Potions Professor Horace Slughorn had a vampire friend. It seems that vampires are not as unpopular in the wizarding world as werewolves. ’
During the Hogwarts showdown, the vampires did not join Voldemort's side. It looks like the vampires are more like friends with wizards. ’
If the vampires had read The Vampire Diaries, they would have gone to the Ministry of Magic to accuse me. ’
'I am now in great debt and cannot use his/her power excessively...'
'It's troublesome... To be on the safe side, I'd better contact Aunt Teresa first...'
'The original agreement was limited to wizards, but it didn't mean that I couldn't publish alien stories to the Muggle world. ’
'However, I want to earn the wizards' gold gallons. I'll have to reimagine a new novel...'
'Draco Malfoy... Handsome, golden, and a pure-blood wizard. Let him be the protagonist of my novel. I think it will be loved by many female readers. ’
After all, even the thief with a greasy face, a novel written by himself as the protagonist, can have a large number of female readers. ’
'Draco is a million times more handsome than him!' ’
'Draco Malfoy and the Philosopher's Stone?' Nice idea...'
Arthur placed the apple juice in his hand on the table and turned to see Draco Malfoy who was looking at him.
The two looked at each other with the corners of their mouths raised.