The Charles Becomes a Wizard

After hearing what Ciel said, the subtle sympathy that Draco had just felt for the savior disappeared instantly.

"Who said he's not stupid?" Draco pouted. "I think he's very stupid."

If Harry was really smart, he wouldn't have chosen Ron Weasley as his partner in the first place.

Well, even if he didn't understand the situation before the division, he was not there every time there was a conflict between the two houses? Even if he didn't intend to be friends with me, he wouldn't keep making enemies, right?

In fact, for Draco, it would be better to give the Potter family's inheritance to the Malfoys than to Dumbledore. Although some "reasonable losses" would inevitably occur during the period of management, the Malfoy family would not kill the "savior" who had only the title for the sake of their own face and the relationship with their in-laws.

After all, the Malfoy family is not some unknown small family. They will still have to continue to deal with other families in the wizarding world in the future. It would be a loss to completely ruin their reputation for some insignificant little things.

Moreover, unlike Dumbledore who was not good at business, his family was able to revitalize some of the shops and keep a shop that could make money. Scarhead would not be without a source of income no matter what happened in the future...

Dumbledore, on the other hand, had almost completely cleaned up the Potters' shop, leaving the scarred man nothing to see except a small pile of gold Galleons.

The reason why Draco knew that the Potter family's shop had been sold was because the one originally located in Diagon Alley fell into the hands of Malfoy.

Harry was obviously unaware of these things.

I don’t know how Charles thought this guy was smart, as he was being sold but still helping others count money.

Draco hummed softly.

Charles didn't know how Draco had the audacity to think Harry was stupid.

To be honest, Draco, who has been spoiled since childhood, is much more naive and gullible than Harry, who has been living under someone else's roof for many years.

At least for Charles, it was a sure-fire lie.

"Then how about a bet?" Ciel tossed the dice in his hand. "How about a bet on whether the savior will let Mr. Dumbledore return the inheritance?"

"The loser has to do something for the winner."

Draco looked at Charles silently and refused without hesitation.

"No."

"Huh? Why?"

"You have that..." Draco thought for a moment, "determined expression again."

Every time Charles showed this kind of smile, things would develop as he expected. Draco was not stupid. He would go along and be the scapegoat even though he knew he would lose.

"Really?" Charles was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand and touched the corner of his mouth. "Is it that obvious?"

Draco nodded vigorously.

What a shame...

Charles was a little disappointed. He had been thinking of using this request to ask Mr. Malfoy to help deal with some minor troubles.

"Are you so sure that Scarhead won't pursue this matter? Since it's impossible to get the inheritance back no matter what, why did father have to bring this matter up at the school board meeting?"

"Yeah, why?" Charles tilted his head and asked back.

"It seems that the final ownership of the inheritance is not the most important thing..." Draco muttered.

So is it to sow discord between Dumbledore and the Savior?

Bringing the issue of the inheritance to the table in front of all the school directors could deepen their impression of "Dumbledore's greed for money", so as to make them doubt Dumbledore's past image and completely break their filter of the old man.

Conversely, the school directors will also feel sympathy for the helpless and lonely "savior".

After thinking it through, Draco felt a little dissatisfied: "What? In this case, won't Scarhead attract more attention?"

He actually thought that after Headmaster Dumbledore resigned, he could bully the other party openly!

The result is that we lose a biased principal, but gain a group of school directors who may or may not meddle in other people's affairs?

Yes, Draco had no doubt that his father had the ability to get Dumbledore to leave Hogwarts.

Everything his father said would come true!

"If you were asked to exchange a large sum of gold Galleons for this kind of attention, would you be willing?" Charles asked quietly.

"I don't want to!" Draco shouted, wishing he could write his disgust on his face.

That kind of attention that was paid for with almost all of the family property, whoever wants it can take it!

Was this Phantomhive just guiding Draco?

No, wait, maybe it was his illusion?

Zabini, who had been silent all this time, cast a probing look at Ciel.

Ciel raised his eyebrows slightly, raised his index finger and tapped his lips twice.

Zabini lowered his eyes slightly to hide the shock in his eyes, and when he looked up again, a nonchalant smile appeared on his face again.

"Young Master, I have inside information about the Potter family's property."

Seeing that Zabini had no intention of saying anything more, Ciel withdrew his gaze.

So, he really likes dealing with smart people.

Mr. Malfoy spent a lot of blood to help him. If Draco knew about this, I'm afraid he would explode on the spot, right?

"What news?" Draco straightened up and looked over with interest.

He didn't expect that there would be a follow-up to this matter!

"The Potter family manor is still closed to this day." Zabini paused and added, "It should be said that Potter Manor has been closed since the death of Potter's grandparents."

"How is this possible!" Draco's eyes suddenly widened like a frightened kitten.

Ciel waited for a moment, but didn't hear any further words, then turned to look at Zabini. "Potter Manor is closed, and now what?"

Meeting Ciel's puzzled gaze, he suddenly remembered that the boy in front of him, who was doing well in Slytherin, was actually a punk who knew nothing about the wizarding world.

"For pure-blood wizards, the existence of the ancestral home is very important. It represents inheritance." Zabini resigned himself to his fate and began to explain to him, "Pure-blood wizard children like Draco and I will learn knowledge and receive training in our ancestral home before coming to Hogwarts to study."

"The ancestral house will preserve items and books handed down from centuries ago. I think you should know how precious those things are. In addition, it is usually the portraits left by our ancestors that are responsible for teaching us common sense, etiquette, and knowledge. The closure of the ancestral house means the interruption of inheritance."

"Unless a Potter with the blood of the Potter family appears within a hundred years, who can pass the test left by the ancestral home and be recognized by the portrait of the ancestors, the manor will fall into slumber forever."