As the house-elf vanished into thin air, Lucius Malfoy turned around quietly.

Nearly ten seconds later, more than a dozen witches and wizards from the Ministry of Magic openly broke into the manor.

"Oops—Arthur Weasley!" Mr. Malfoy looked at the leading wizard with a mocking sneer on his face.

"Lucius!" said the thin, somewhat defiled wizard coldly. He was wearing a green robe, looking dusty: "It seems that you have been prepared, you brought a search warrant, and an arrest warrant...... You are suspected of being involved in a 'smuggling' incident with extremely bad effects!"

"Smuggler?" said Mr. Malfoy, with some disbelief, "my dear Arthur, I beg you not to use your thoughts to figure me out...... Do I need to smuggle my fortune to make a little money? Of course, I think you might need ......."

Mr. Weasley didn't pay any attention to the other party, but waved his hand at several witches and wizards behind him: "Search carefully!"

"Be careful...... Mr. Malfoy said bitterly, looking at the eight or nine vicious witches and wizards who had broken into the manor, "Don't damage my property, or I won't give up!"

"You'd better worry about yourself, Lucius. Arthur Weasley did not participate in the search, he stood beside Malfoy, and said coldly: "This time the evidence is conclusive, and the person directly confessed to you...... Maybe you have to think about life in Azkaban. ”

"Searching so late, Arthur......" Lucius Malfoy didn't answer him, but changed the subject, "I guess they should pay you overtime, right?"

The two of them were lukewarm, mocking each other.

Until the witches and wizards who were in charge of the search returned here......

"No contraband found!" they reported to Mr. Weasley.

Mr. Malfoy's face showed a smug smile.

"Cunning fellow. Mr. Arthur Weasley muttered, then waved his hand, "Bring the suspect Lucius Malfoy back to the Ministry of Magic!"

With that, the group snatched Mr. Malfoy's wand and escorted him out of the gates of Malfoy Manor.

Mr. Malfoy seemed very cooperative.

He also mocked Mr. Weasley very inappropriately: "You don't think I'm really going to be imprisoned in Azkaban, Arthur? A testimony or two is not enough to convict! My chances of getting into Azkaban may be even smaller than the chance of making a small fortune......

Mr. Weasley looked a little unbearable—

He lunged at him, flipped poor Mr. Malfoy to the ground, and slammed his fist into the corner of the eye.

After venting his mood fiercely, he stood up breathlessly:

"Mr. Malfoy, just fell. ”

......

Mr. Lucius Malfoy has been taken to the Ministry of Magic, though he is unlikely to face jail time.

Naturally, he wouldn't be in too much of a hurry.

Obviously, though, someone needs to be in a hurry.

That's the wizard who really needs the contents of the box: Mr. Tom Gaunt.

When listening to the ugly house-elf in front of him, he stammered about everything that had happened before...... Mr. Gaunt couldn't help but be furious!

He yelled, then kicked the house-elf a dozen yards away.

Bastard...... Idiot...... Idiot......

"Lucius Malfoy, this guy!" Mr. Gaunt crouched on the ground, pounding his fist the ground, "It's the second time now...... Second failure in a row...... It took a lot of energy and assets and got nothing......"

“...... Sure enough, he shouldn't have pinned his hopes on a fool like Malfoy. ”

Now that the second shipment is in the hands of the Ministry of Magic, it can no longer be counted on...... Mr. Gaunt felt that he should continue to focus his attention on the book that had been thrown away a year earlier......

The house-elf had already disappeared from thin air after the house elf had finished speaking.

Mr. Gaunt, who was unusually emotional, was a little conspicuous, and many passers-by were pointing at him.

Mr. Gaunt stood up quietly and walked away from the noisy area......

The passers-by also turned their attention back to a nearby candy store...... "Duke of Honey" candy store, which is almost the most popular magical candy store in the UK.

When Mr. Gaunt was a student at Hogwarts, he used to buy some gifts in the candy store to please his Headmaster.

It's just that it was 50 years ago......

......

Yes, Mr. Tom Gaunt has returned to the vicinity of Hogwarts after fifty years since graduating.

For most of the past half of the year, he has been in Hogsmeade.

Because more than nine months ago, by chance, Mr. Gaunt stumbled upon the book he had lost...... It's at Hogwarts, it's opened, it's used...... This exciting news immediately infected Mr. Gaunt, for only he understood the true value of that book!

So, Mr. Gaunt made the decision to abandon his old stronghold and come to Hogwarts.

However, during his time at Hogwarts, he was slow to act...... He didn't dare sneak into Hogwarts......

Because of fear!

No one knows better than him how terrible the Headmaster of Hogwarts is!

He's strong, he's cold-blooded, he's more cunning...... A born conspirator, a bloody butcher, a spooky prophet......

Once Tom, when he was young, after he used a little trick, he was tortured into a human form!

Tom hated him exceedingly, and feared him exceedingly—

Gellert Grindelwald!

Therefore, he only dared to be in Hogsmeade Village, waiting for the opportunity...... He didn't even dare to set foot in Hogwarts.

In fact, half a year ago, Tom had waited for a glimmer of opportunity.

In one boy, Tom felt the power of the book, the power of familiarity......

Tom followed the boy, very stealthy...... But he didn't want to, and in the end, at the door of Duke Honey's shop, he lost his object.

And after that, the boy never appeared in Hogsmeade again......

Tom had to continue to wait for the right moment.

......

A few minutes later, Tom saw a familiar sign with a bloodstained pig's head.

Then he took out a thick cloak from his pocket and put it on his body, almost covering his head.

Pushed open the door of the bar in front of him.

"Tom!" Mr. Percival's strong voice suddenly sounded from inside the room, "Where have you gone, come and boil water!"

"Here we are!" replied Tom, in a calm voice.

Because, he's now a waiter at the Hog's Head Bar!