demon hunter at hogwarts
Chapter 154 Interests and Loyalty
When the hands of the old-fashioned grandfather clock pointed to ten o'clock, Lucius got up on time and walked out of the foyer, as if waiting for someone to arrive.
About 5 minutes later, a figure appeared in the direction where he was looking.
Regulus was walking along the path hidden by the hedges.
"Welcome our new recipient of the Order of Merlin." Lucius, with his iconic smile on his face, led Regulus into the foyer, "I haven't seen you for a few months, I didn't expect you to do such a wonderful job. A big thing."
"I've 'retired' from school. I have to find something to do." Regulus responded calmly.
"This is really a great loss to Hogwarts," Lucius said. "Draco wrote to tell me that the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor...that guy named Quirrell, can't even speak fluently. I can't tell. I deeply doubt his teaching ability... Maybe next year I can persuade Dumbledore to let you return to the school to teach? You know, as a school director, I still have the right to make suggestions..."
"Let's wait until next year to talk about next year. Maybe Dumbledore has a better candidate?" Regulus said, "Speaking of which, I happened to see Draco taking flying lessons at school... He flew very well. , you can rest assured about this.”
"I told him that if he does not get excellent in all subjects, then all travel plans for next summer will be cancelled." Lucius said proudly, "My son, Lucius Malfoy, cannot be better than those... …It’s a mess of people, right?”
"It's a pity that I don't have a son, so I can't understand your current mood." Regulus said with a smile, "But from my brother's expectations for Harry Potter, I can probably understand a little bit."
"Then you have to hurry up." Lucius said teasingly, "I can consider introducing it to you. I remember that Rozier should have a sister..."
"If I remember correctly, she has already married to France." Regulus's smile immediately turned into a bitter smile, "To be honest, I haven't thought about this issue yet. Basically, all children from pure-blood families should have already married." People who are used to their parents arranging their marriages, people like you and Sissy who can maintain their relationship...it's honestly rare."
"You are wrong. She wants to kill me every three days." Lucius lowered his voice and said.
After chatting for a while, the two sat down next to the coffee table.
Following Lucius's greeting, the house elf Dobby walked in carrying a huge tea tray with a set of exquisite tea sets on it.
The elf's thin body was completely out of proportion to the tea tray, which made people look on tenterhooks. Fortunately, the tea set was placed on the coffee table unharmed. Lucius waved his magic wand, and the tea set began to operate automatically.
"Tea from Sri Lanka. It is said that the Muggle Queen likes this one very much recently." Lucius pointed to the tea jar and said, "Avery gave it to me some time ago, but there has never been a suitable person to taste it with."
It must be said that with Lucius's style of being elegant, the things he brought out to entertain his guests would definitely not be ordinary things.
Soon, the spacious living room was filled with the refreshing fragrance of tea.
"Then I'm so honored." Regulus picked up the tea cup and looked at the exquisite patterns on it, "This reminds me of the past, when my father often sat with his friends, smoking cigarettes and chatting about current affairs. The conversation lasted the entire afternoon.”
"But you came here today, you don't want to talk to me about current affairs, right?" Lucius's gray eyes narrowed slightly, and he pointed at the "Daily Prophet" still put aside, "Or, do you think The description above is not detailed enough, would you like to tell me specifically how you found the secret room and killed the basilisk?"
"Spare me, I have been telling the same story all day yesterday. If I tell it again, it will definitely be boring." Regulus frowned as he looked at himself showing his badge in the newspaper. "But regarding current affairs, I really want to talk to you... I think you should know about the dementors in Azkaban attacking prisoners."
Lucius's tea cup paused in mid-air for about two seconds, then he took a sip of hot tea and said softly: "It seems that this is no longer a secret. That idiot Cornelius Fudge thought he hid it from Dumbledore." Lido...yes, I do know...but this is something that the Ministry of Magic needs to worry about and has nothing to do with me...after all, I am not an official of the Ministry of Magic, right?"
"It is true that you are not an official of the Ministry of Magic, but what you say may be more effective than most official officials." Regulus said in a fair tone, "This is why I came to you."
"Hahahaha... What did you say just now? 'That would be such an honor for me.'" Lucius leaned on the back of his chair, rubbed the silver snake head on the cane with his hand, and said, "Then , how can I help you? Or do you have a good solution to the problem of out-of-control Dementors, and would you like me to tell it to the Ministry of Magic?"
"The best way is to evacuate the dementors from Azkaban." Regulus said seriously, "These things shouldn't exist in the world. But I think... even you can't. Convince Fudge to make this big decision."
"Since you know there is no way to solve this problem...then I...can only do nothing to help you." Lucius said in a long voice.
"But you can persuade the Ministry of Magic to do another thing." Regulus said, "You must have heard about the fact that there are five-legged monsters near Inverness."
"You are really well-informed." Lucius' tone was a little complicated. "Yes, but no one lives there, so there has been no serious incident yet. Fudge thinks this matter can be slowed down for a while... It's just a few days. It's just a monster that ran away from the island... Compared with the dementors, the five-legged monster is just a cute plush toy."
"Do you really think that those five-legged monsters escaped from Delia Island by chance?" Regulus asked, "For so many years, no guy who sells magical creatures has dared to set foot on that island, let alone Said they smuggled out some live five-legged monsters."
"So what you're saying is that it wasn't an accident that those five-legged monsters came out?" Lucius immediately asked, "I have to warn you, this is a serious accusation, releasing dangerous creatures in an attempt to disrupt the magical world... If that person is If you catch it, it will be enough to stay in Azkaban for a lifetime."
"You should already have the answer." Regulus stared at Lucius and said, "What I want to do is to arrest this person, but I can't do it on my own. I need the help of the Ministry of Magic."
"Then you can go to the Ministry of Magic to apply directly. I remember that the Ministry of Magic has a Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures..." Lucius said, "If you follow the process, you won't waste too much time."
"Lucius... Others don't know the situation in the Ministry of Magic, don't you? Follow the process... I believe that even if this proposal is approved, it will eventually be dismissed by Cornelius Fudge as nonsense. "Regulus, "But if you give him a suggestion, he might consider the necessity of this matter."
"So, you went in such a big circle just to let me be your mouthpiece and ask the Ministry of Magic to send people to that ghost place in Inverness to investigate the five-legged monster?" Lucius finally figured out Regulus The real purpose of Si's visit, but this purpose made him a little confused, "Am I understanding it correctly?"
"Isn't this just in line with your style of doing things?" Regulus said with a smile, "Never formally participate in the action, only control everything secretly, and gain the most benefits in the end."
"You mentioned 'profit'." Lucius said coldly, "I don't see what benefits this approach can bring to me."
After finishing speaking, Lucius took a sip of tea, but frowned because the tea was already cold.
He pulled out his wand, emptied the cold tea, and poured himself a new cup.
"Helping the magic world eliminate a huge hidden danger is at least equivalent to a second-level medal of the Order of Merlin." Regulus drank all the tea in his cup in one gulp, "Although with your family background, Lucius, it may not be possible." There is no shortage of bonuses, but for things like honors, the more the better, right?"
Lucius' gray eyes were staring out the window, his fingers twirling his wand unconsciously, obviously weighing the pros and cons of this matter.
There was a long silence in the room.
In the end, Lucius believed that this matter was just a matter of words. If he succeeded, he would get a large reward, and even if he failed, there would be no loss.
"Okay, I will go to Fudge to talk about this matter." Lucius replied, "But don't have complete hope...and, before that, there is one more thing I am curious about. ... I just talked about my interests, now can you tell me what interests you can gain from this matter?"
"I think it's obvious." Regulus smiled.
"But I was stupid and didn't see it," Lucius said. "No one does something without reason, unless he is a madman. If you can't give me a completely reasonable answer, maybe I will take it back." The decision just made.”
"What do you think the things I have done this year are for?" Regulus spread his hands and stared at his palms. "I taught at Hogwarts for a year last year. I saw The children of the Warringtons, the Montays, and even the Selwyns, but none of them have the surname Black. Growing up, I watched the family decline step by step... Sissy is not here, I can tell you this , if you were 20 years younger, your father would definitely not let you marry a current member of the Black family, do you dare to bet?"
Lucius laughed a few times and did not answer Regulus's words.
Because he knew deep down that Regulus was telling the truth, and Narcissa sometimes felt sad for the decline of her family.
"So I hope to do something to let people in the wizarding world know that there are still people in the Black family who are active and that this family still has a future." Regulus said, "In this way, on my way back to my bedroom at night, I pass by those ancestors I can also raise my head when looking at their portraits.”
After saying that, Regulus forced a toothless smile.
The room fell silent again.
"There are only so many reasons. If you still want to take back your decision, I can only express regret." Regulus added.
"I think this reason is enough for me." Lucius nodded, seemingly convinced by Regulus, "Of course I will help you fulfill your wish... When do you want me to make it happen? What about this matter? You know, the Ministry of Magic is currently in a state of confusion. It is not easy to deal with dementors. As far as I know, many senior Aurors have been transferred to Azkaban without anyone knowing. , used to suppress possible dementor uprisings."
"There's no need to be too hasty, because I have to be prepared myself." Regulus' expression also relaxed, "According to the information I've received, there shouldn't be much movement among those five-legged monsters recently."
The problem was solved and the conversation became relaxed again. The two of them really looked like good friends, sipping tea and talking about current affairs.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye.
"...Recently, I always feel some pain in my arm." Regulus moved his left hand. "Maybe something big is going to happen. I hope you are prepared. Things are different now than they were ten years ago. , you have your own family...I can see that you value your family very much."
Finally, this most sensitive topic was mentioned, and Lucius's face was covered with frost again.
"I, Lucius Malfoy, always do things with a clear conscience." Lucius said, "No one can question my loyalty, so I don't think there is anything to worry about. Sissy and Draco can also live happily." Okay. But you...I really can't see who your loyalty is to right now."
Regulus was secretly amused. He never thought that one day he would be questioned about his loyalty by a member of the Malfoy family.
"loyalty?"
In a flash of silver light, an exquisitely shaped dagger appeared in Regulus's left hand and waved it in front of Lucius.
Lucius subconsciously grasped his snake-shaped cane, but soon realized that he was overreacting and quickly relaxed his fingers.
"This is the only thing I am loyal to." Regulus pointed to the Black family crest engraved on the dagger.
Half of Lucius's face was hidden in shadow, and his expression looked unfathomable.
In his opinion, Regulus' actions had another meaning. In addition to being loyal to the Black family, it also meant being loyal to his own power.
If this is the case, this mentality is somewhat similar to Voldemort's.
The silver light flashed again, and the dagger was hidden somewhere by Regulus.
"It was a very pleasant conversation. It's time for me to say goodbye." Regulus stood up, stretched out his hand and shook hands with Lucius, "I'm waiting for your good news at home."
About 5 minutes later, a figure appeared in the direction where he was looking.
Regulus was walking along the path hidden by the hedges.
"Welcome our new recipient of the Order of Merlin." Lucius, with his iconic smile on his face, led Regulus into the foyer, "I haven't seen you for a few months, I didn't expect you to do such a wonderful job. A big thing."
"I've 'retired' from school. I have to find something to do." Regulus responded calmly.
"This is really a great loss to Hogwarts," Lucius said. "Draco wrote to tell me that the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor...that guy named Quirrell, can't even speak fluently. I can't tell. I deeply doubt his teaching ability... Maybe next year I can persuade Dumbledore to let you return to the school to teach? You know, as a school director, I still have the right to make suggestions..."
"Let's wait until next year to talk about next year. Maybe Dumbledore has a better candidate?" Regulus said, "Speaking of which, I happened to see Draco taking flying lessons at school... He flew very well. , you can rest assured about this.”
"I told him that if he does not get excellent in all subjects, then all travel plans for next summer will be cancelled." Lucius said proudly, "My son, Lucius Malfoy, cannot be better than those... …It’s a mess of people, right?”
"It's a pity that I don't have a son, so I can't understand your current mood." Regulus said with a smile, "But from my brother's expectations for Harry Potter, I can probably understand a little bit."
"Then you have to hurry up." Lucius said teasingly, "I can consider introducing it to you. I remember that Rozier should have a sister..."
"If I remember correctly, she has already married to France." Regulus's smile immediately turned into a bitter smile, "To be honest, I haven't thought about this issue yet. Basically, all children from pure-blood families should have already married." People who are used to their parents arranging their marriages, people like you and Sissy who can maintain their relationship...it's honestly rare."
"You are wrong. She wants to kill me every three days." Lucius lowered his voice and said.
After chatting for a while, the two sat down next to the coffee table.
Following Lucius's greeting, the house elf Dobby walked in carrying a huge tea tray with a set of exquisite tea sets on it.
The elf's thin body was completely out of proportion to the tea tray, which made people look on tenterhooks. Fortunately, the tea set was placed on the coffee table unharmed. Lucius waved his magic wand, and the tea set began to operate automatically.
"Tea from Sri Lanka. It is said that the Muggle Queen likes this one very much recently." Lucius pointed to the tea jar and said, "Avery gave it to me some time ago, but there has never been a suitable person to taste it with."
It must be said that with Lucius's style of being elegant, the things he brought out to entertain his guests would definitely not be ordinary things.
Soon, the spacious living room was filled with the refreshing fragrance of tea.
"Then I'm so honored." Regulus picked up the tea cup and looked at the exquisite patterns on it, "This reminds me of the past, when my father often sat with his friends, smoking cigarettes and chatting about current affairs. The conversation lasted the entire afternoon.”
"But you came here today, you don't want to talk to me about current affairs, right?" Lucius's gray eyes narrowed slightly, and he pointed at the "Daily Prophet" still put aside, "Or, do you think The description above is not detailed enough, would you like to tell me specifically how you found the secret room and killed the basilisk?"
"Spare me, I have been telling the same story all day yesterday. If I tell it again, it will definitely be boring." Regulus frowned as he looked at himself showing his badge in the newspaper. "But regarding current affairs, I really want to talk to you... I think you should know about the dementors in Azkaban attacking prisoners."
Lucius's tea cup paused in mid-air for about two seconds, then he took a sip of hot tea and said softly: "It seems that this is no longer a secret. That idiot Cornelius Fudge thought he hid it from Dumbledore." Lido...yes, I do know...but this is something that the Ministry of Magic needs to worry about and has nothing to do with me...after all, I am not an official of the Ministry of Magic, right?"
"It is true that you are not an official of the Ministry of Magic, but what you say may be more effective than most official officials." Regulus said in a fair tone, "This is why I came to you."
"Hahahaha... What did you say just now? 'That would be such an honor for me.'" Lucius leaned on the back of his chair, rubbed the silver snake head on the cane with his hand, and said, "Then , how can I help you? Or do you have a good solution to the problem of out-of-control Dementors, and would you like me to tell it to the Ministry of Magic?"
"The best way is to evacuate the dementors from Azkaban." Regulus said seriously, "These things shouldn't exist in the world. But I think... even you can't. Convince Fudge to make this big decision."
"Since you know there is no way to solve this problem...then I...can only do nothing to help you." Lucius said in a long voice.
"But you can persuade the Ministry of Magic to do another thing." Regulus said, "You must have heard about the fact that there are five-legged monsters near Inverness."
"You are really well-informed." Lucius' tone was a little complicated. "Yes, but no one lives there, so there has been no serious incident yet. Fudge thinks this matter can be slowed down for a while... It's just a few days. It's just a monster that ran away from the island... Compared with the dementors, the five-legged monster is just a cute plush toy."
"Do you really think that those five-legged monsters escaped from Delia Island by chance?" Regulus asked, "For so many years, no guy who sells magical creatures has dared to set foot on that island, let alone Said they smuggled out some live five-legged monsters."
"So what you're saying is that it wasn't an accident that those five-legged monsters came out?" Lucius immediately asked, "I have to warn you, this is a serious accusation, releasing dangerous creatures in an attempt to disrupt the magical world... If that person is If you catch it, it will be enough to stay in Azkaban for a lifetime."
"You should already have the answer." Regulus stared at Lucius and said, "What I want to do is to arrest this person, but I can't do it on my own. I need the help of the Ministry of Magic."
"Then you can go to the Ministry of Magic to apply directly. I remember that the Ministry of Magic has a Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures..." Lucius said, "If you follow the process, you won't waste too much time."
"Lucius... Others don't know the situation in the Ministry of Magic, don't you? Follow the process... I believe that even if this proposal is approved, it will eventually be dismissed by Cornelius Fudge as nonsense. "Regulus, "But if you give him a suggestion, he might consider the necessity of this matter."
"So, you went in such a big circle just to let me be your mouthpiece and ask the Ministry of Magic to send people to that ghost place in Inverness to investigate the five-legged monster?" Lucius finally figured out Regulus The real purpose of Si's visit, but this purpose made him a little confused, "Am I understanding it correctly?"
"Isn't this just in line with your style of doing things?" Regulus said with a smile, "Never formally participate in the action, only control everything secretly, and gain the most benefits in the end."
"You mentioned 'profit'." Lucius said coldly, "I don't see what benefits this approach can bring to me."
After finishing speaking, Lucius took a sip of tea, but frowned because the tea was already cold.
He pulled out his wand, emptied the cold tea, and poured himself a new cup.
"Helping the magic world eliminate a huge hidden danger is at least equivalent to a second-level medal of the Order of Merlin." Regulus drank all the tea in his cup in one gulp, "Although with your family background, Lucius, it may not be possible." There is no shortage of bonuses, but for things like honors, the more the better, right?"
Lucius' gray eyes were staring out the window, his fingers twirling his wand unconsciously, obviously weighing the pros and cons of this matter.
There was a long silence in the room.
In the end, Lucius believed that this matter was just a matter of words. If he succeeded, he would get a large reward, and even if he failed, there would be no loss.
"Okay, I will go to Fudge to talk about this matter." Lucius replied, "But don't have complete hope...and, before that, there is one more thing I am curious about. ... I just talked about my interests, now can you tell me what interests you can gain from this matter?"
"I think it's obvious." Regulus smiled.
"But I was stupid and didn't see it," Lucius said. "No one does something without reason, unless he is a madman. If you can't give me a completely reasonable answer, maybe I will take it back." The decision just made.”
"What do you think the things I have done this year are for?" Regulus spread his hands and stared at his palms. "I taught at Hogwarts for a year last year. I saw The children of the Warringtons, the Montays, and even the Selwyns, but none of them have the surname Black. Growing up, I watched the family decline step by step... Sissy is not here, I can tell you this , if you were 20 years younger, your father would definitely not let you marry a current member of the Black family, do you dare to bet?"
Lucius laughed a few times and did not answer Regulus's words.
Because he knew deep down that Regulus was telling the truth, and Narcissa sometimes felt sad for the decline of her family.
"So I hope to do something to let people in the wizarding world know that there are still people in the Black family who are active and that this family still has a future." Regulus said, "In this way, on my way back to my bedroom at night, I pass by those ancestors I can also raise my head when looking at their portraits.”
After saying that, Regulus forced a toothless smile.
The room fell silent again.
"There are only so many reasons. If you still want to take back your decision, I can only express regret." Regulus added.
"I think this reason is enough for me." Lucius nodded, seemingly convinced by Regulus, "Of course I will help you fulfill your wish... When do you want me to make it happen? What about this matter? You know, the Ministry of Magic is currently in a state of confusion. It is not easy to deal with dementors. As far as I know, many senior Aurors have been transferred to Azkaban without anyone knowing. , used to suppress possible dementor uprisings."
"There's no need to be too hasty, because I have to be prepared myself." Regulus' expression also relaxed, "According to the information I've received, there shouldn't be much movement among those five-legged monsters recently."
The problem was solved and the conversation became relaxed again. The two of them really looked like good friends, sipping tea and talking about current affairs.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye.
"...Recently, I always feel some pain in my arm." Regulus moved his left hand. "Maybe something big is going to happen. I hope you are prepared. Things are different now than they were ten years ago. , you have your own family...I can see that you value your family very much."
Finally, this most sensitive topic was mentioned, and Lucius's face was covered with frost again.
"I, Lucius Malfoy, always do things with a clear conscience." Lucius said, "No one can question my loyalty, so I don't think there is anything to worry about. Sissy and Draco can also live happily." Okay. But you...I really can't see who your loyalty is to right now."
Regulus was secretly amused. He never thought that one day he would be questioned about his loyalty by a member of the Malfoy family.
"loyalty?"
In a flash of silver light, an exquisitely shaped dagger appeared in Regulus's left hand and waved it in front of Lucius.
Lucius subconsciously grasped his snake-shaped cane, but soon realized that he was overreacting and quickly relaxed his fingers.
"This is the only thing I am loyal to." Regulus pointed to the Black family crest engraved on the dagger.
Half of Lucius's face was hidden in shadow, and his expression looked unfathomable.
In his opinion, Regulus' actions had another meaning. In addition to being loyal to the Black family, it also meant being loyal to his own power.
If this is the case, this mentality is somewhat similar to Voldemort's.
The silver light flashed again, and the dagger was hidden somewhere by Regulus.
"It was a very pleasant conversation. It's time for me to say goodbye." Regulus stood up, stretched out his hand and shook hands with Lucius, "I'm waiting for your good news at home."
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