Malfoy Rise at Hogwarts

Chapter 25
Schelling was wandering around the Borginburg store when he saw a shriveled human hand on a cushion in a glass case in front of the counter, with a few candles beside it.He vaguely remembered that this thing was called the Hand of Glory. After putting a candle on it, the candle light only illuminated the holder, and it was a good helper for thieves and robbers.I have to say that this thing is very practical, but when he thinks of the hand holding another corpse in his hand, he feels a hiccup in his heart.

Schelling shook his head and continued to read.On the counter were various human bones, a poker card stained with blood, and a glass eyeball that kept staring at people.Horrifying masks hung on the walls, and a string of rusty, long, sharp instruments hung from the ceiling.

Draco was studying a long noose and smirking as he read the sign on a rich opal necklace: Beware: Do not touch, it has been cursed - has taken the lives of nineteen Muggles.Suddenly he caught a glimpse of a large cabinet with a strange shape, pointed to it and said, "Schelling, look at this cabinet, it seems very interesting!"

Schelling's heart skipped a beat. If he guessed correctly, Harry was hiding in this cabinet at the moment.

Schelling said indifferently: "This is a Vanishing Cabinet. Many ancient wizarding families would keep one in their homes. It can be used to escape when a disaster strikes. It is a very practical thing. Unfortunately, because of the high cost and the more convenient Apparition magic, the Vanishing Cabinet was gradually eliminated. Today, its production method has been lost... Well, Draco, I think my father's business is about to be completed, we should prepare to leave!"

After leaving Knockturn Alley, Draco eagerly took Lucius to buy a broomstick, while Schelling, who was not interested in this, separated from the two. He planned to go to the bookstore to help himself and Draco buy the book list first, and read a book there by the way.

While Schelling was on his way to buy textbooks at Lihen Bookstore, a tall man in the middle of the road inevitably attracted Schelling's attention. Although Schelling had never dealt with this Hogwarts gamekeeper, he still recognized Hagrid at a glance because his height was so outstanding.

Standing beside him was Harry Potter with bruised skin, covered in soot, shattered glasses, and a distressed expression. It seemed that Harry was being reprimanded by Hagrid.Although Hagrid tried to lower his voice, there was no doubt that Schelling could hear him clearly through his loud voice. "Walk around in Knockturn Alley, don't you know, it's not a good place, Harry, don't let anyone see you there!"

During the reprimand, Hermione and the Weasley family came, and Harry explained hesitantly, "We saw the Malfoy family, Draco, Sherin, and his father went to the Bokin Box store, which is a store that specializes in selling dark magic items."

"Oh, what did you find?" Mr. Weasley asked warily.

"Nothing, I watched from the outside window for a long time until they left, and I didn't see them buying anything!" Harry looked at Hagrid and asked, "Hagrid, we are following Malfoy, what are you doing in Knockturn Alley?"

"I'm looking for a cure for the flesh-eating slugs that are killing the school cabbages!" said Hagrid gruffly.

Hearing this, Xie Lin was not interested in staying there to continue listening to the meaningless conversations of a few people, and continued to go to Lihen Bookstore.

Although his father kept secrets from himself and Draco, Schelling, who was familiar with the plot, already knew the purpose of his father's visit to the Burkin Bookstore. It was simply because Arthur Weasley, who had always been at odds with him in the Ministry of Magic, had recently checked him too closely. He wanted to take Tom Riddle's diary to the Burkin Bookshop to sell. Unfortunately, he didn't know that this diary was one of his master's Horcruxes. His actions would directly lead to a series of tragedies in the Malfoy family a few years later.

As for Mr. Bojin, the boss of Bojinbok shop, he is a shrewd person who stands tall in the chaotic and disorderly Knockturn Alley. How could he take over this troublesome mess?

It seems that I have to rush to the Lihen Bookstore as soon as possible, I am afraid there will be a good show in front of the bookstore later.

Xie Lin hurried to the bookstore, bought all the textbooks, and found an unobtrusive corner to wait quietly for the plot to start.

When Harry and his party came to Lihen Bookstore, a large group of people had already gathered at the door of the bookstore. Most of them were witches of Mrs. Weasley's age. Everyone crowded at the door and wanted to go in. Through the gaps in the crowd, everyone saw Gilderoy Lockhart wearing a blue wizard robe, sitting in the middle of the shop signing books.

All around him were large photographs of himself, faces all winking at the crowd, teeth gleaming with dazzling whiteness.Schelling had to admit that Lockhart was a successful writer if he didn't appropriate other people's experiences.

Needless to say, Harry was discovered by Lockhart without accident, and he pulled him in to take a photo together. Lockhart announced that he would teach at Hogwarts.When everyone came back to their senses, they found that Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malfoy were wrestling together, and even Ginny's cauldron was thrown out with a bang.Lockhart, who was standing aside, was very excited, and then the two were separated by Hagrid who suddenly appeared.

Mr. Weasley's lip was cut, and Lucius had one of his eyes smashed by a thick book, still clutching Ginny's battered Transfiguration textbook.

Ginny next to her had already picked up the cauldron. Seeing this, Lucius stuffed the book into her cauldron, with a malicious gleam in his eyes.While everyone's attention was on Arthur Weasley, Schelling had been observing the tattered "Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration" in Ginny's hand. If nothing else happened, there should be a black diary in it.

"Here, little girl, take your book! This is the best thing your father can give you." He broke free from Hagrid's arm, waved to Draco and Sherin who was still in the bookstore, and rushed out of the store without looking back.

"You shouldn't talk to him, Arthur." Hagrid stretched out his hand to smooth Mr. Weasley's robe, and almost lifted him up. "This guy is very bad, his whole family is, everyone knows it. The Malfoy family's words are not worth listening to. The blood on them is bad, that's what it is."

Even though Schelling had already walked quite a distance away from Lihen Bookstore, he could still clearly hear Hagrid's loud voice - I'll go, I was shot while lying down, and Schelling, who was bleeding with Malfoy's blood, groaned secretly from the bottom of his heart.It seems that it will be difficult to win Hagrid's favor or get his help at Hogwarts in the future.

After the three of them returned to Malfoy's exclusive parking space, although Lucius was beaten up by Arthur, it could be seen that he was in a good mood, probably because he successfully passed on Tom Riddle's diary to the poor little girl of the Weasley family.

Then the family of four boarded the carriage and flew to Malfoy Manor again.It has to be said that compared to the various ways of moving that Sherin knew in the wizarding world, such as Floo powder, Portkey, Apparition, etc., the fast, stable, and bump-free Thestral carriage is definitely one of the most comfortable ways.

The three of them were silent along the way, and Lucius showed a thoughtful expression along the way. When he was about to arrive in Wiltshire, he suddenly said to Draco and Schelling: "Listen, there may be some accidents at Hogwarts this year, but it has nothing to do with you two. You just need to remember to do your duty as a Malfoy and maintain a wise and safe attitude."

Relying on his father's favor, Draco persisted in questioning for a while, before Lucius was relieved, "Fifty years ago, before I was born, there was an accident in Hogwarts. I can't say the specifics of that accident. A mudblood girl died in the accident. Hogwarts covered it up, so not many people knew about it. You only need to know that this is a conspiracy against the mudblood. You don't need to know too much about the rest. Knowing too much will only make you look bad. Doubtful. Also, Draco, you study hard for me this year. As a noble Malfoy, your rank in last year’s grade was actually lower than that of a lowly Mudblood. To be honest, you really disappointed me. Look at Schelling, this is my son Lucius, you have to learn a lot from your brother!”

It was rare for Draco to see his father being so strict with him, so he complied obediently.

That night, Schelling couldn't sleep because of his tangled mind. According to the development of the plot, Tom Riddle's diary will eventually be destroyed by the savior Harry Potter, and Voldemort also lost a life-saving Horcrux.This is all the reasons why his father offended Voldemort, and it also led to all kinds of cruel punishments Voldemort gave to his father and brother later. Moreover, Malfoy Manor was selected by Voldemort as the base camp of the Death Eaters, which made the whole family live in fear that they could not escape.After Voldemort's defeat, his father was sent to Azkaban. Even if he was later released from prison, the fate of the family's decline could not be restored.

He was struggling with whether to find a way to get back the diary from Ginny, and directly eliminate Lucius' fault this time from the source, or let the plot develop in the direction he was familiar with, so that he could continue to maintain the advantage of the plot. All kinds of gains and losses in the middle made him undecided. However, the most important thing at this moment was that Schelling had to face the question he had been avoiding since time-traveling: what kind of role would he play in this time-traveling world.

If he followed his personality in his previous life, he could escape from this family and return to the Muggle world to live. With the knowledge and experience he accumulated in his previous life, it would not be difficult to rebuild a successful career and life.But every time he faced this choice, he couldn't make up his mind to let go of the rare family affection in this life.

When the first light of dawn came, after a night of thinking, Xie Lin's brows were free of confusion and hesitation, and his eyes burst out with unprecedented firmness and conviction. He felt an invisible force rising slowly from his abdomen, spreading to his chest and limbs, and his whole body was filled with strength as if he had been reborn.

At this moment, he finally found the courage to face his fate, and finally had a firm direction for his future, "Since the gods let me live again in this brand new world, then I should face my own destiny bravely! In order to protect my relatives, I can't join the Order of the Phoenix, and in order to protect the glory of my family, I can't join the Death Eaters either. My fate must be decided by myself!"

Not to mention success or not, even if he really managed to get back the diary, so what?
Voldemort will eventually be defeated, and his father wrongly chose the Death Eater camp, which is destined to lead the family to irreversible decline; even if Schelling changed the plot to allow Voldemort to win the final victory, his crazy and destructive character is not in line with the interests of the family.It would be better to let the plot develop as planned in the original book, at least Xie Lin can still retain the plot advantage.

What Xie Lin should do at this moment is to use the advantages of the plot to grow himself stronger.As long as one is strong, revitalizing the family is not a matter of one sentence?This year is the year of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets, and it's time to plan how to get the best out of this storm.

(End of this chapter)