HP's Platinum Temptation

On the same day when the discussions among the six people dispersed without any results, Clarence finally found a way to find a way to meet Lucius.Probably because of family affairs, Clarence was also a little guilty about the frequency of meeting now, so he didn't notice the subtle change in Lucius' attitude.

Originally, Clarence had already made up his mind to take Lucius to spend the night in Poplar Cottage that night, and then go directly back to school from Hogsmeade the next day.

The two had dinner in the poplar hut, hugged each other and sat on the big sofa in the living room, eating fruit and talking at the same time.The chat probably revolved around what Clarence had been up to at work the last few days, and how Harry was adjusting to the Malfoy Manor.

After nine o'clock in the evening, it was completely dark.Probably the things that can be said have been said, or the two of them have nothing to say*.Clarence just hugged Lucius quietly, in a daze of satisfaction.

"Your mirror keeps flashing, don't you care?" Lucius broke the silence with a sigh.

"It's okay, don't worry about it. I just want to be with you tonight. It's hard to sneak out after school." Clarence shook his head slightly.

"Maybe it's urgent."

"No, I confirmed it in advance. Probably Theodore asked me to go back and discuss the reality system with you. It's okay to talk about it when I go back to school tomorrow."

"Go ahead, I'm fine." Lucius touched his head on his shoulder with his backhand: "Be obedient, don't be childish. I won't disappear."

"Ah... well..."

In fact, I also knew that the only one who would persevere in calling was the Duke of Rezlan who urged Clarence to go home.If he didn't answer, Clarence still had reason to play dumb and say he didn't hear it.Once it was connected, the night was basically ruined.

But Clarence was afraid of Lucius's 'don't be a kid' now.Fearing that Lucius would be troubled by the age difference again, Clarence would always obediently obey him when he said this sentence.

Sure enough, Clarence was forced to go back to Lambert Manor.

"It's okay, I'll see you on the Sunday when you go back to school. Don't be in a hurry." Lucius comforted him with a good temper, without any unpleasant emotions: "You go first, I will stay here for a while before returning to the manor go."

In fact, the matter of the Lambert family is not as simple as Terrence said.

If it is only for the issue of heirs, Clarence can have many ways to solve it.No matter how bad it is, there are not a few pure-blood families who are willing to marry politically with the Lambert family.If a suitable witch is found to be a surrogate, there will definitely be an heir who fully inherits Clarence's bloodline.

But the Duke of Rezlan cared about more than that.

In other words, in the current rhetoric of the Duke of Rezlan, the heir is only a secondary issue.

"Even if there is an unbreakable spell, he is the leader of the former Death Eaters after all. It is impossible for him to have never been involved in those illegal attacks." The Duke of Rezlan only wanted to go back to his room to sleep after calling him back home again. Clarence: "Also, even if you don't talk about that, he may not be sincere to you. It's just that we are more dominant now, so we took advantage of the situation. If we return to the weak in the fight against the Dark Lord, maybe he He'll betray you in no time. If he's serious, Clay, he's 15 years older than you. You're underage. He already has a son. He keeps his own marriage and never admits to it had a relationship with you."

Yes, the real problem is that the Duke of Rezlan simply cannot accept the option of Lucius as Clarence's partner.

At first, Clarence would try to argue one or two things, but after finding out that the Duke of Rezlan could not accept any of his explanations, Clarence chose to remain silent.

Apart from being grounded, Theodore did not need to face the earnest persuasion of the Duke of Rezlan.Because Clarence attributed the matter of Theodore and Wendell to himself from the very beginning.Theodore was only entangled by Dalton because of Clarence's consent without knowing it.

Theodore and Wendell completely disagreed with Clarence's decision to take this matter together.But he couldn't stand Clarence's strict demands.

In the stalemate of the scene, Clarence could only delay the issue, and wait until the Duke of Rezlan's attitude towards this matter was not so intense, and then try to find a way to deal with it.

He didn't tell Lucius because he was afraid that Duke Rezlan's attitude would affect Lucius' determination again.

But sometimes, the problems caused by the relationship between two people cannot be solved by one of them.

Compared with the large number of onlookers who watched every quarrel in the Lambert family, the resident onlooker next to Lucius was only Narcissa.

Lucius didn't stay alone at Poplar Cottage for long before returning to Malfoy Manor.Facing Narcissa's worried and puzzled eyes, Lucius looked calm.

"I thought you and Clarence would spend the night at Poplar Cottage tonight." Narcissa asked tentatively, "Have you had a fight?"

"No, he should have been called back by his family." Lucius' answer made Narcissa thump in her heart after hearing today's discussion.

"Did you say what happened?"

"It seems that Theodore wants to talk to him about the reality system." He responded lightly.

"So you let him go back and came back by yourself?"

"Otherwise?" Lucius rolled his eyelids as he sat on the sofa and enjoyed the black tea brought by the house elf.

"I thought your emotions would be more volatile than now. Haven't you guys seen each other for several days?" Narcissa let go of her worries because Lucius didn't find out about the Lambert family, and because of Lucius Suspended with an excessively calm attitude.

"Well, but it's nothing. It's been a long time, and I don't feel like I'm particularly demanding. If you don't have time this time, let's do it next time. I have already made an appointment for next Sunday. If there is nothing else, we will have lunch together again."

"Your tone is as calm as if you were playing a child's house game with Clarence." Narcissa said with a frown.

Lucius stared at the exquisite pattern on the teacup in his hand, and responded lightly: "He was a child."

"I don't think Clarence would be happy to hear that." Narcissa didn't know how to deal with Lucius' casual attitude.After learning about the various difficulties Clarence faced recently from Terrence, and looking at Lucius who seemed not to care about it, Narcissa felt angry with him for the first time.

"What's wrong with you today? I feel a little different. Did you encounter something unhappy? Silver messed with you?" Lucius looked at Narcissa, feeling baffled.

"You agreed to Clarence's marriage proposal in Europe, isn't it because your feelings for him are based on the love of equal lovers?" The calmer Lucius became, the less calm Narcissa became, and her tone became more excited stand up.

"Oh, you also know." Lucius raised his eyebrows and lifted the hidden spell on his left hand: "Isn't love something that only burns violently for 3 minutes, and then everything returns to calm? Besides, I I have never felt that love is equal to both parties. We were married before, and I never wore a ring, but this time I did. But this does not mean that after two or three months, I will still be willing to wear this ring Keep it to yourself. Clay and I just don't quite get along. Maybe I'm just blinded by a moment of intense emotion."

"Are you trying to say that you don't actually love him?" Narcissa asked in shock.

"Now, love. In the future, I don't know. In Malfoy's heart, the family ranks first, himself second, and other things third." Lucius' tone remained calm.

Narcissa was silent for a long time, until her emotions calmed down, she slowly said: "I hope that what you said is indeed your own true thoughts."

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Sirius thought he was the most depressing Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Hogwarts had ever seen.There is a student who often performs too well in class and does not cooperate with class teaching at all.But because of personal problems, not only could Sirius not trouble him, but he had to try his best to please him.

The only way to please a man who has everything is to please him.

What Clarence wants most recently is naturally to meet and date Lucius.

But after being scolded by Clarence during another private meeting, Sirius learned that in the month after returning to school, Clarence wrote to Lucius to meet, and two of the four times he was met by the other party I refused because there was something I couldn't refuse on Sunday.

After finally coaxing Lucius in Europe, Clarence felt that the relationship between the two was about to return to its original shape, so he would naturally not have a good look at the most likely culprit.

So, after a curfew, Sirius sneaked into Filch's office on a night when Filch went out to watch the night, and dug out the Marauder's Map that was confiscated when he was a student.

When he gave the Marauder's Map to Clarence like a treasure, Sirius swore that he really just wanted Clarence to have more opportunities to sneak out of the school through the secret passage to meet Lucius.

"I solemnly swear that I have done nothing good!"

The ink lines quickly extended, outlining the detailed structure of Hogwarts, and the names appearing in different places one after another.

Clarence once came up with the idea of ​​the Marauder's Map, but later, because he didn't pay much attention to school, and he was too busy to go out at night, he put it aside and ignored it.

Now, someone took the initiative to deliver the Marauder's Map to the door, and Clarence naturally accepted it generously. At the same time, seeing the Marauder's Map working for the first time, he was rarely in a happy mood.

But in the next second, the donated gift made Clarence's mood fall to the bottom again.

"Hey, look, there is actually Malfoy's name!" Sirius, who was looking at the map with Clarence, was excited about his discovery again: "He's in the school, Snape's office! You have to find him ?"

"Why did he come to school? I didn't know in advance." Clarence frowned slightly, and didn't immediately turn around to find someone because of the momentary happiness.

"Is there something urgent?" Sirius guessed.

"Let me ask him. He probably thought I was busy, so he didn't come to me right away." Clarence then took out the mirror and called Lucius.

Eyes fixed on the name on the map, the names of Lucius and Snape were very close together.

There was a "beep—beep—" call from the water mirror, and at the same time, the name on the map moved!

Lucius moved from being close to Snape to near the door of the office, and after that, the call in Clarence's ear was connected.

"Good evening, Clay." Lucius' calm voice came from the water mirror: "Is there something urgent to find me so late?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I just missed you. I want to ask what you are doing. Have you encountered any troubles in the past few days? Have you finished the things you said you would solve last Sunday?" Clarence spoke softly, Just like the usual tone of voice.

"The last problem has been solved, don't worry. I haven't encountered any trouble." Lucius replied.

"I want to see you!" Clarence heaved a sigh of relief when Lucius said it was okay.

"Now? How do we meet now?" The voice from the water mirror was very surprised: "Let's wait until Sunday. I'm already lying in bed and ready to go to bed. What about you?"

"..." On the bed?Snape's bed?

The smile on Clarence's face couldn't hold back anymore, and he didn't react to the current situation for a while, and he didn't reply.

"What's the matter, Clay, are you too tired to fall asleep?" Lucius' concerned voice continued: "Do you want to hang up? Should you go to sleep?"

"No, I'm going to read a book for a while. Are you at home?" Clarence forced a smile and continued to ask.

"Of course, otherwise where would I sleep?" Lucius laughed easily.

"I'm still wondering if you'll go to Poplar Cottage by yourself in my absence."

"I'll go there when you're on vacation. I'll be alone there too."

"Oh, it's so boring. I don't even want to stay in Hogwarts anymore. I might as well drop out, so I can spend more time with you."

"What silly things are you talking about? It's only been two years. It will pass quickly. Don't you still have to watch the competition of the four schools this year at school? Don't say such childish things."

"Okay then, I won't disturb your sleep, good night!" Clarence said good night softly.

"Well, good night, you go to bed early too." Lucius' voice disappeared after saying goodbye.

After closing the lid of the water mirror, Clarence's expression was as cold as ice.

"Uh...Maybe they are preparing a birthday surprise for you?" Sirius only heard what Clarence said, but he could almost guess the general outline of the conversation.

Until the end of the conversation, Lucius' name remained untouched by the door of Snape's office.And now, the name was close to Snape again, and stopped at the position before Clarence called the water mirror.

"Thank you for giving me this gift, then I will take it back and use it directly. I will welcome three school visitors starting tomorrow, and you should go to bed early, good night, Professor Black." Clarence said nothing to Sirius , picked up the map and prepared to leave the office.

"Hey, don't think about it too much. There may be something wrong with the map. You can use it for a few days. If there is any problem, bring it to me. I'll see if I can fix it." Sirius immediately added. talk.

"understood."

That night, until Clarence fell asleep, Lucius Malfoy's name remained lit on the Marauder's Map by his bedside.

The author has something to say: oh...

The content of this chapter is really depressing...

In order to write this chapter, Yuanyuan has been depressed all day long. She didn't eat her lunch well, nor did she eat her dinner well...

Stuck all day like constipation, only stuck out more than 4000 words... Mo...

In fact, the deception of the title has multiple meanings, um...

It's almost suppressed, and it will gradually become sweeter later! ! ! ! (*^__^*) Hee hee...