Chapter 5: The Malfoy Family is Not Simple
Scottish Plateau.
Hogwarts.
Second floor.
Minerva McGonagall in her study and bedroom.
Snape stepped out of the fire.
"Is the kid alright?" McGonagall asked quickly.
Dumbledore could see more in Snape's micro-expressions.
"Oh, what's going on? Makes you so shocked. It won't be like this if your hair dries out overnight. β
Hearing Dumbledore quip, McGonagall let go of her worries.
She looked at Snape, but the boy looked grim, and the curtain of oily hair seemed to hide all emotion.
She didn't see any more shock.
I have to say that Dumbledore knows men far better than her.
Snape flicked his cloak, "Same as you guessed." This may indeed be due to the change of president of the Extraordinary Pharmacists Association. β
"That filthy werewolf hasn't dared to attack a wizard child since the Dark Lord died."
"But that's what he did today."
"The attack was on the descendants of a wizard with a prominent surname."
"Combined, the most vocal next one is Finn Granger."
"Hmph, this is obviously intimidation by hostile forces."
"Kill a distant relative."
"Make you give up the campaign."
"And not so as to offend you completely."
"Such a style?" Dumbledore began to ponder.
In the old-fashioned British wizarding world, there were only a few powerful surnames.
And they were all Hogwarts graduates, that is, his former students.
Familiar faces crossed his mind, and the answer was about to come out, "Lucius Malfoy!" β
Professor McGonagall gasped.
Snape questioned.
"Does he have the guts? He and his small group only dared to cover their faces and tease Muggles. In Muggle parlance, they are nothing more than street thugs who bully the weak and fear the hard! β
"He's Malfoy." Dumbledore meant something.
Snape pondered, then realized.
The Malfoys were not simple speculators.
Although they have never run for Minister of Magic, they often use money to fund the election of candidates they fancie, and even spend money on their opponents.
Lucius Malfoy's grandfather, Septimus Malfoy, even used the then Minister of Magic as his puppet by such means.
His father, Abraxas Malfoy, was even more secretly involved in making the first Muggle-born Minister of Magic, Nobby. Lerch left his post prematurely.
And this time, the election of the president of the Extraordinary Pharmacists Association is just a silhouette of Malfoy's attempt to expand his influence.
For a little wizard who has no parents, an immediate family member alive, and only a prominent surname, Lucius Malfoy naturally does not take it seriously.
Moreover, it was Fenniel Greyback who started it, what does it have to do with Malfoy?
Lucius Malfoy had probably destroyed all the evidence.
Dumbledore then asked, "What about the boy?" Not beenβ"
Snape woke up from his musings and raised an eyebrow, "You can't believe it, the only thing he's thinking about is one thing - to cheat on the school grant." β
Professor McGonagall raised her eyebrows in displeasure, "But that's in order." He's an orphan! We looked into it when you went to Devon. β
In the old portrait near the window, an old witch with long silver hair that didn't match the portrait at all coughed, "I just went to St. Mungo's to investigate. Lewinster Granger died on June 29, 1991, at the age of 127. Evra Granger and Avrida Granger died on September 2, 1980, at the age of 30 and 28, respectively. If the child had no other immediate family members, he was indeed an orphan. β
Dumbledore added, "Talis is right. Although I didn't know much about Ms. Lewinster Granger because I was still young β 109 years old. But because her son and son-in-law are also Hogwarts students, I still have an impression. If my memory is correct, Mr. Bagill Granger is truly an orphan. β
"Wait," the corners of Snape's mouth twitched, "I didn't question his orphan status. But judging by the way he dressed, the gold he held in his hand, the temperament of an upstart, and the terrifying tree that hanged Fennir directly. He is not short of money. β
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.
Now they had forgotten that Bagir was going to apply for a grant.
No one notices that Bagil's grandmother gave birth to his father in her eighties.
"Fennir is dead?" Dumbledore frowned.
He had arranged for Snape to go.
It's because Snape was a Death Eater too.
You can rely on the Dark Mark in your hand to catch this infamous werewolf.
Although Fennir is not a Death Eater, he also has the Mark of the Dark Devil.
In this way, it can also cause huge economic and political losses to the masterminds behind the scenes.
Fudge, who is good at collecting money, will not give up without shaving a layer of skin on them.
"It seems... I need to contact Professor Matchi. β
Snape gasped.
Or rather, for the first time since he returned, his face showed a vivid expression that more than two muscles could make.
"Are you ready to use your influence? It's going to scare the hell out of Fudge! End your honeymoon period early! β
Dumbledore stood up and waved his arm forcefully,
The blue eyes under the half-moon lenses revealed a cold light, "He didn't dare!" As long as Tom doesn't come back to life, he'll take the initiative to revolve around me. What's more, the dirty means are applied to the child. This is the untouchable bottom line! β
Thousands of miles away in Devon, in a small room in the cave tunnel of the hills, Bottom Line Baguill was sleeping soundly.
He didn't know that because of the temperament of the demolition nouveau riche brought by his crossing, his subsidy was completely wasted.
Dumbledore even alerted Fudge in advance.
In the original world line, this ostrich buried its head in the sand only showed half of its head during the summer vacation of the fourth grade.
.......
When, August 1.
in the recreation room.
Thunderbolt explosion cards, high stones and other entertainment props were piled up in the corner.
Now, instead, book after book.
In the past 5 days, he has almost recovered, when he was a senior in Youzhou No. 4 Middle School, such a difficult pace of life - getting up at seven in the morning to read, and finishing at eight or nine in the evening.
As for the two dances a day β the adult ball and the couples' ball.
Due to the conditions, Bagir had no choice but to give up.
Of course, it's not that Bagir likes to read.
Otherwise, how could he drop out of school as a freshman?
It's because, after combining his memories from the past, he found out.
My own past, my own as a little wizard.
It is no different from his perception of the body when he was still Li Lin.
Even when he was 7 years old, his magic awakened and made the hazelnut mushrooms in his hands bigger, more tender, fresher, and more delicious.
He just thought that there were too few mushrooms to eat, and the magic phenomenon happened in his hands.
Just thought about it!
He didn't seem to have anything in him that should be called magic.
It was only 5 days ago, and in the tests since, that he sensed the so-called magic power when he cast a spell through the [Magic Book].
There is no change in the mana value on the profile.
I just feel physically exhausted.
But it's more like a punch, and the magic is a fist.
The punch did take a lot of effort, but the punch didn't change.
It is impossible to recharge gems with mana.
The magic has not been diminished in the slightest.
It's like a stubborn rock that can't be shaken.
It simply doesn't match the information that comes to mind when the system is activated.
It is only today that he finally found the answer in the book "Theory of Magic" by Adebay WΓΆlfflin.
This is really outrageous.
This is the textbook for the first year of Hogwarts.
Can you imagine?
It's like if you look for the principle of a nuclear bomb and find the answer in a physics textbook.