Chapter Ninety-Eight: Lucius and the Silver Letter
Malfoy Manor.
Lucius Malfoy hasn't been doing well lately.
He threatened the other Hogwarts trustees to sign a notice of suspension from Dumbledore.
Because of this, he was expelled from the school board after Dumbledore's return.
This is bad for the Malfoys, and even worse, the Malfoys' black magic items.
Almost every ancient pure-blood family will have two things, one is a house-elf and the other is a dark magic prop.
The Malfoys are like that, and it can even be said that the Malfoys, who once followed Voldemort, are full of dark magic items.
Voldemort didn't trust the Malfoy family, but he also looked at the old family and those dark magic props, and treated Lucius very favorably.
Right now, the damn Arthur Weasley was staring at Malfoy Manor, and Lucius didn't know that his son had told him about the cellar where the dark magic was hidden.
He was afraid that one day Arthur Weasley would kick open the gates of Malfoy's Manor and take the Malfoys to Azkaban.
Lucius wanted to sell, but the Borgin Bock antique shop with which he had a close connection was long gone.
He thought of Sean Shafiq, and the old vulture must have been interested in these things.
But the man was notoriously greedy, and he would keep the price down without any profit, so Lucius thought about it for a long time.
It's just that he didn't expect that when he hesitated for a moment, when he went to Shafiq's house again, it was already empty.
"Damn Weasley, damn Harry Potter!"
Lucius slammed his fist into the railing of the staircase, his chagrin and rage.
"Put away your temper, Lucius."
When Mrs. Malfoy saw him, Narcissa raised her chin slightly, looking very haughty.
"Narcissa, Arthur Weasley will come running at any moment."
Lucius just wanted to vent his temper, but he had to hold back because of the arrival of his wife.
I had to clutch the railing with my impotent and furious hands.
"You can hide the Dark Magic Prop or sell it, Lucius, don't be cowardly in front of Draco."
Lady Malfoy approached Lucius, her gaze falling across the window to her son, who practiced magic there.
She could feel that her son had changed a lot at Hogwarts.
In the past, although he was well-behaved, he became a crying nose who loved to call his father because of his parents, but now Draco is completely different.
Even the daughters who came out of the eternally pure Black family will become sentimental after becoming mothers.
Narcissa was relieved by Draco's change, and she comforted her husband.
Lucius was a little irritated, his voice was slightly louder, and said, "Of course I do, but that Arthur Weasley seems to know about my warehouse, and he swore that day that he would let me spend the rest of my life in Azkaban. ”
"I want to sell the dark magic props now, Boginbock was captured and taken to Azkaban, and Sean Shafiq's old vulture moved with his family again, and I don't know who to look for."
The Malfoys were not short of money, and what he needed was a place to keep his belongings for the time being.
In the past, Boginbock was one, and the items sold in the past could be bought back at the original price, which was a tacit understanding between the two families.
Now that the Silverhand Johnny Specialty has banned Boginbock, he has heard that the people there seem to be working closely with the Ministry of Magic.
Lucius didn't dare to bet that if the other party reported it to the Ministry of Magic, he would crouch in Azkaban and kiss the Dementors every day.
It's a scene that makes you shudder just thinking about it.
Narcissa saw his concerns and said, "You have to try, I don't want our son to have a father crouching in Azkaban." ”
Lucius's complexion changed several times.
It was at this time that a long-eared black owl arrived at Malfoy Manor.
A letter fell on the windowsill, and Lucius glanced at it, but did not go over to pick it up.
He subconsciously thought that Dobby, the house-elf, would pick it up and carefully send it to himself.
However, he forgot about what he had been calculated by Harry, and when he reacted, he slammed on the floor with a black face and a vengeance.
This is a special letter.
There was no name on the letter, only black wax with a silver handprint.
Lucius thought of the current king of Tumbledown Alley, Johnny the Silver Hand.
The logo on it was the same as the Silver Hand Johnny store, and he was inexplicably a little nervous.
As soon as I thought of Johnny's Silverhand store, they sent me a letter.
Although I know that it is a coincidence, I am inevitably a little uneasy.
When he opened the letter, his complexion changed several times.
Narcissa took it all in as she walked over and picked up the letter and read it.
Like Lucius, Narcissa became a little confused and asked, "Do you know Johnny Silverhand?" ”
Lucius shook his head and said with a strange expression, "We've never met. ”
The husband and wife looked at each other, and the letter stated that they were willing to provide a hiding place for the Malfoy family's dark magic props.
Not only that, but Johnny Silverhand is happy to help Lucius return to Hogwarts as a director.
Each of these things carries risks, so why would Johnny Silverhand be willing to help?
The husband and wife couldn't figure it out, and Lucius hesitated: "Could it be that he ......?"
His lips moved, and Lucius looked subconsciously to his left hand.
Narcissa's face turned grim, and whoever it was about the Death Eaters would be sent to Azkaban if they were discovered.
With the exception of the Death Eaters, Lucius couldn't figure out why Johnny Silverhand would help him.
Staring at the letter, the husband and wife fell into deep thought.
Unaware of the choices his parents were confronted with, Draco Malfoy couldn't agree with John's words at the moment.
"Only one's own strength is the most glorious."
He looked at a humanoid target as if it were Harry Potter, and the spell was cast on the target.
After experiencing the cold eyes of the team and his father's expulsion, he completely transformed.
Even when Goyle and Crabbe arrived, they only became sparring partners.
...
Re-replenished by the depleted Little Wizard Fund, Mondigus was as uncomfortable as being cut with a knife.
Seeing the strength of Johnny's silver hand, the wizards who had previously been hindered by the face of the Shafiq family could finally let go of their hands and feet.
In a short period of time, the turnover of the Silver Hand Johnny store increased several times.
Kim Ledisley's bright smile never stopped, and the sound of galleons colliding kept ringing.
John had prepared an office for himself, and he was sitting in it, holding letters from all sides.
"Thank you, Riddle."
Reaching out and touching the long-eared black owl, John fed it a small piece of dried fish.
Letters were plentiful, mostly from the Dark Wizards of Tumbledown Alley, asking about the new rules.
In the past, the Shafiq family held these things, but now that there is a new king, they are very knowledgeable.
Of course, there will be some uninteresting ones.
At this point, John would give them a condition that they couldn't refuse, such as sending them to Azkaban or being bitten by a werewolf.
These people will soon be honest.
Before doing so, John would send a letter of condolence to those people.
The letter is also known as the silver handletter, and the content of the letter is simple, which is to tell them that they regret not becoming friends, and then there will be a big silver handprint pressed on it.
The person who receives such a letter will either roll over the next day to show goodwill, or disappear in Tumbledown Alley.
Under such shock, everyone knew that Johnny's silver hand was more decisive than the previous Sean Shafiq.
A letter from Malfoy Manor catches John's attention, and he opens the envelope.
The contents of it made the corners of his mouth rise slightly, and he said with a smile: "Lucius Malfoy is a man of interest, but the Death Eaters still need to deal with this aspect." ”
I know that Lucius is a Death Eater, but Lucius is a Death Eater who is very impure.
During Voldemort's powerful period, he flaunted his might, but after Voldemort's downfall, he was the most active among the first people to disassociate themselves.
This is very much in line with Slytherin, following the powerful, calculating, and wise to protect oneself.
After Voldemort's resurrection, Lucius will return to Voldemort, but he will definitely not be a diehard.
The real Voldemort loyalists are all in Azkaban, and the minions outside are at best waving flags and shouting in the back.
"Make good use of this identity."
John touched his chin, Johnny Silverhand's identity is now a certain influential figure.
As a place to focus on, John naturally won't just be in Tumbledown Alley.
Diagon Alley is the big one, and it's where wizards from all over the country go.
Putting the mask back on, John walked downstairs.
All wizards who saw the mask saluted with fear and respect.
This scene also fell into the eyes of the surveillance Aurors, who knew that a guy who was even more troublesome than Sean Shafiq was born.