The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Draco lay on the ground and looked at Lucius blankly.

In his memory, this was the first time his father beat him, and it was so hard.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly solidified.

Narcissa covered her mouth in horror.

Snape also frowned.

Even Lucius himself fell into a brief daze after finishing speaking.

After a long time, he smiled bitterly and looked at his hands that were red again due to the cracked wound, and then he stretched out his hand to Draco and said:

"Sorry, son!"

Draco seemed frightened by Lucius.

He instinctively shrank back, and instead of grabbing the hand that Lucius stretched out, he got up and said:

"No...it's okay, Dad."

Seeing this, Lucius lowered his head and sighed:

"Actually, you don't have to worry that the respected Lord Link Foley will take action against me again, because I have nowhere else to go except the country of Yu."

The muscles on Draco's face twitched, and it could be seen that he was still a little unconvinced, but he didn't say anything because he was afraid of getting punched again.

Lucius didn't care and continued:

"My current situation is actually the same as Karkaroff's back then. In order to survive, I betrayed a large number of Death Eaters, and now I have become the public enemy of all Death Eaters. In the country of Yu, there is the respected Lin Lord C. Foley's protection is okay, but if I leave the country, I'm afraid I will be killed by the remaining Death Eaters abroad the next day without the help of respected Lord Link Foley.

But if we really compare, I am actually better than Karkaroff.

After all, almost all the Death Eaters captured because of him were sentenced to life imprisonment and had the chance to kill him after they were released from prison.

Didn't you see that he was killed after the collapse of Azkaban?

But I am different!

Hahaha!

Because those Death Eaters who were betrayed by me and were caught, they are all dead!

There is not a single Death Eater left in the entire country!

ha!At least I don't have to worry anymore, right? "

After Lucius finished speaking, he seemed to have fallen into a state of madness again, his whole body was shaking violently, and his expression was extremely ferocious.

Seeing his appearance, Draco seemed to be reminded of the extremely clean cell he had seen in the dungeon before, and his face suddenly turned pale.

Narcissa hugged Lucius even more distressedly.

They all felt that this was a manifestation of Lucius' fear.

So many former colleagues died tragically because of his betrayal. What a terrifying experience must that be?

But what they don't know is.

Lucius was indeed very scared at the moment, but the reason for his fear was not because of the Death Eaters who were betrayed by him.

He had no feelings for Death Eaters at all.

It's because, in order to better control him, Link and the hunters from the Ministry of Magic also set up something even more terrifying in his mind.

It was something based on the principles of Occlumency, which was inserted through the Legilimency spell when he was extremely mentally weak.

Somewhat similar to a thought stamp.

It was deeply imprinted in his subconscious.

Normally it won't have any effect.

But once he comes into contact with key things such as Link and the Ministry of Magic, he will be instantly triggered, causing him to make some 'abnormal' special actions.

For example, he no longer dares to call Link by his first name, but calls him - Dear Lord Link Foley.

For another example, when he heard that Draco was disrespectful to Link, he would instantly become violent and hurt others.

Now he can be said to be a dog of Link and the Ministry of Magic!

Or the kind with a shock collar around your neck!

The most important thing is that Link circumvented his life this time and released him. In addition to Snape's plea, he also arranged a very special task for him.

That is……

"Well……"

When he thought of this, Lucius stopped shaking instantly.

His whole temperament had undergone a huge change.

The trembling and even nervous appearance before was gone, replaced by the usual polite, confident and slightly arrogant Lucius Malfoy!

He gently pushed away Narcissa who was holding him, then shook his dry white hair like weeds, looked at Snape with a smile and said:

"I would like to express my gratitude to you again, Severus, for saving my life. If it were not for you, the respected Lord Link Foley might not be able to forgive my sins so easily."

"There's no need to say more about my thanks. Lucius, I'm not helping you because I'm asking for your gratitude."

Snape frowned and said calmly.

He has also felt that although Lucius looks the same as before at first glance, there is a strange flavor in his bones.

This is probably a countermeasure set up by Link to prevent accidents from happening.

However, he was not dissatisfied with this.

After all, it was enough for Lucius to come out alive.

"No, no, no! Severus, you may think so, but I absolutely can't!" Lucius waved his hands and said firmly, "The Malfoy family may have a bad reputation, but as one of the 28 sacred families, there is a There is one thing I absolutely cannot do. That is, not repaying a favor!"

Lucius reached out and rubbed his chin, and after thinking for a while, he said again:

"Well, Severus, you're not young anymore. It's time to start a family. What do you think of the Greengrass child? That's the one named Astoria. That's a nice little one. The girl will also be a good wife. If you are willing, I can help you negotiate with the Greengrass family. I believe they will be very happy to marry their daughter to a potion master and Hogwarts professor like you. .”

"father!"

"Lucius!"

"Malfoy, are you crazy?"

As soon as Lucius finished speaking, Draco, Narcissa and Snape almost shouted out in unison.

They can't be blamed for this.

Because both Narcissa and Draco knew very well that Astoria Greengrass was originally the marriage partner Lucius planned for Draco.

What madness did Lucius have to change his mind and want to give it to Snape?

And if Draco and Narcissa were just surprised and unable to understand, Snape was really angry.

He stood up and said with a cold face:

"Astoria Greengrass is my student. She hasn't even graduated this year. You actually want me to marry one of your own students? Malfoy, are you humiliating me?"

"No, no, no! Of course not! How could I be humiliating you, Severus!" Lucius waved his hands in a panic, "I really think you two are a perfect fit! Severus, don't overdo it. Bound by worldly concepts, those things are just bullshit to noble people like us! Not to mention masters and apprentices in pure-blood families, there are quite a few who are even brothers and sisters getting married. You can definitely... Oh! Okay! Okay! I won’t say anything anymore!”

Seeing how ugly Snape looked, Lucius hurriedly changed his words, "Since you don't like the girl from Greengrass, what do you think of the girls from the Wood family and the Lane family? Their age should be able to meet your needs. , and they are beautiful and have very good personalities. The only thing that is not satisfactory is that their families are not that prominent, far worse than the Greengrass family."

"I don't need to. I'm warning you, Malfoy, don't mention this to me again!"

Snape still said coldly.

Hearing this, Lucius shook his head and said:

"You are just too stubborn. Is it worth torturing yourself for half your life for one person or one thing? I think it's time for you to make changes. After all, your life is not just yours. It belongs to your mother. I think your mother doesn’t want to see you die alone, right?"

"Don't talk about my mother, Lucius, I don't want to make any changes, and no one can persuade me!"

"But haven't you changed?"

Lucius found a chair and sat down, smiled and said to Snape, "According to your original temper, although you will help me talk to the great Link Foley because of Narcissa and Draco's request, The adults intercede, but that's all you can do.

You will never do such a thing as picking me up from the Ministry of Magic in person.

However, you actually did it.

According to your temper, you should have scolded me from beginning to end when I came out of prison, and described me as a living troll, or a poor slug.

But this time you didn't say anything.

According to your temper, when I proposed that Astoria Greengrass be your wife, you should have jumped up and walked away!

But now?

You are still sitting nicely in front of me.

Doesn’t this mean that you have actually changed, doesn’t it? "

Lucius's words were like nails driven into Snape's heart.

His consciousness was in a trance for a moment.

Have you really changed?

As Lucius just said, he did a lot of things that he would never have done before.

It seems that I have really softened my heart.

But when did this situation begin?

It seems like since I started having that strange dream?

'I love you, I love you, I love you...'

Just as he was thinking this, Snape seemed to remember that gentle voice again in his mind.

This voice really sounds like Lily.

Gu Zhen</span>But...what only has sound?

Is Lily still blaming me for killing her, so she doesn't want to come out to meet me?

It must be so!

The past is gone, and he can't change the fact that Lily died, but he can make amends.

Harry Potter!

Lily's only child!

That child must not die!

No one can harm him!

And, that's not enough!

As a mother, Lily should be happy to see her children get married and have children, right?

So, how about marrying Astoria Greengrass to Harry Potter?

Lucius is actually right. Astoria Greengrass is indeed a good girl, worthy of Lily's child!

In this case, Lily should be very happy, right?

So when that time comes, will she be willing to come out and meet me?

Do not!

wrong!

Why do I have such strange thoughts? !

"Om-"

A violent roar suddenly sounded from Snape's mind.

Under Snape's control, the cold magic power of Occlumency started from the top of his head and instantly enveloped Snape's brain. It dispelled all the seemingly random thoughts in Snape's head and made Snape's whole body reappear. Calm down.

Snape's originally chaotic eyes suddenly returned to their former deep and empty appearance.

But there is still a hint of dignity hidden in it.

He could clearly sense that something was wrong with his mental state.

These problems were most likely caused by his excessive longing for Lily.

So, after so many years of torture, am I finally going crazy?

Snape shook his head bitterly, then stood up and said expressionlessly:

"I should go. Draco, come back with me."

"So soon?" Narcissa hugged Draco with some reluctance, "It's still early, why don't we stay and have dinner together?"

Snape said nothing, just shook his head, and then turned his gaze to Draco.

Draco curled his lips and reluctantly broke away from his mother's arms.

He understood that his professor always meant what he said.

Seeing this, Lucius on the side laughed loudly and said:

"Hahahaha! You still haven't changed at all in terms of being stingy. Severus, this is your revenge!"

……

Hogwarts.

Principal's office.

Link was sitting on the sofa facing Dumbledore, drinking tea.

Since they came back from France, Link has come here to drink tea every day, and even the principal's office in Hogwarts has almost turned into a tea room.

This is purely because Link discovered Dumbledore's superiority.

It has to be said that Dumbledore, the most powerful white wizard of this century, is not a vegetarian.

Before they formed an alliance, Link was plotted against by Dumbledore every day, fearing that he would be sacrificed as a pawn by Dumbledore at some point.

But now, they have formed an alliance.

At this time, the benefits of Dumbledore's careful thinking and superior strength came.

No matter what doubts Link had, he would always get something out of asking Dumbledore.

This kind of gain is sometimes a direct answer, and sometimes it is a new direction that can be researched.

After a long exchange with Dumbledore, Link could clearly feel that all the hidden dangers caused by his excessive growth in strength had now been resolved.

Now, he has integrated those powers and completely turned them into his own power.

This caused his combat effectiveness to rise by nearly two levels.

With the blessing of Link's original terrifying combat power, this can be said to be a quite terrifying number.

This made Link very satisfied.

He took a pleasant sip of the fragrant tea, and then leaned on the sofa, closing his eyes and chewing on the knowledge he absorbed from Dumbledore today.

Opposite him, Dumbledore glanced at the half-empty tea jar on the coffee table with some distress.

To be honest, he was quite happy drinking tea and chatting with Link.

Link's trendy thinking among young people inspired him a lot.

Of course, the most important thing is that by drinking tea with Link, he can justifiably fish, and by the way, leave all official business to Professor McGonagall and the others.

The only drawback is that it damages the tea leaves too much.

After just a month of drinking tea with Link, the jar of precious tea leaves he had collected for more than ten years was almost completely gone.

With a long sigh, Dumbledore put away the fluffy tea jar with distress, looked at Link and said:

"Link, the International Federation of Wizards and the French Ministry of Magic have been having a fierce dispute recently. The mediation meeting will be held in half a month, that is, before Christmas. I think you should also take some responsibilities and go well. Take care of things over there instead of drinking tea with an old man like me all day long.”

Link closed his eyes and said nonchalantly:

"This matter is not urgent. Anyway, I believe that even for your sake, the International Federation of Wizards will not let us suffer, right? When the mediation meeting is actually going to be held, I will be with you Just go there in person."

"You understand, that's not what I want to say." Dumbledore shook his head and said, "The current situation does not allow you to pay so much attention to some unimportant things."

"Insignificant things? What do you mean?"

Link opened his eyes, and Dumbledore looked at him with a smile:

"Severus, your Professor Snape. He is a stubborn person who is almost unreasonable. Do you really think that you can persuade him to give up his obsession by sending Lucius Malfoy there?" "

Link smiled.

It didn't surprise him at all that Dumbledore had seen through his intentions.

It's really easy to guess after all.

The reason why he released Lucius Malfoy was not only to give Snape face, but also to persuade Snape through Lucius Malfoy.

To this end, he also placed some restrictions on Lucius Malfoy to ensure that he did his best to complete the tasks he assigned.

Of course, Link actually knew very well that the chance of success in doing so was actually very slim.

but……

"It's always good to try, isn't it?" Link said with a smile, "Anyway, it doesn't cost me anything. Lucius Malfoy only has this little value to me. ”

When Dumbledore heard this, he shook his head first, then nodded again and said:

"That's right. Just give it a try at an insignificant cost. Don't invest too much energy and hope in this area. Otherwise, I'm worried that you will collapse when everything comes to nothing in the end."

"Ha ha!"

Link smiled and stood up and walked out the door, "I won't tell you anymore, Emily is still waiting for me. I'm going to the party with her."

"Party? Horace's party?"

"Who else but him?"

"Okay, then I wish you a good time."

"Although this is highly likely to be impossible, but... I accept your good advice."

The door closed quietly.

Dumbledore was the only one left in the huge office.

He silently looked at the closed door and suddenly laughed happily.

Dumbledore knew very well that Link had not listened to his last advice at all.

No answer is the best rejection.

Link will still bet heavily on trying to get Snape's life back on track.

Even if you do this, the result is likely to be nothing.

However, that's fine too.

The reason why he values ​​Link so much is because Link is actually a person with deep love in his heart.

This is a real man who has hatred and will do whatever it takes to face his enemies.

But there is also love in his psychology.

Facing his lover, he exerts endless tenderness.

This is true for Emily, this is true for Mrs. Foley, and the same is true for Snape, Link will not abandon or give up.

This kind of child is what he values ​​​​—the savior!