HP's Platinum Temptation

As soon as the members of the meeting arrived at the venue, they all started whispering and exchanging information about the attack.Clarence sat in the first place and waited for a long time, but still did not wait for everyone to discuss and reach a conclusion.And the discussion of the people sitting on both sides of the long table is about to escalate into a red-faced dispute.

"Be quiet, this is too inefficient!" Clarence knocked on the conference table with a straight face, and pointed to Lucius: "You are the person in charge of the scene, you first introduce the complete situation you know. Then others will Speak."

"That afternoon, after I received the distress signal from the Violet Badge, I immediately Apparated to that location. But I was not the first to arrive. There were probably two wizards before me. I confirmed that there were no Death Eaters around. After being stranded, I sent a signal to stop reinforcements. Five minutes before the arrival of the supporting Auror team, there were eight support wizards belonging to the Violet Society, including me. They all came today. Of the eight wizards present, only two carried The emergency medicine needed was not enough to support the emergency rescue of all five injured Aurors. In addition to the five people left to take care of the wounded, the other three people were arranged by me to quickly check the surrounding environment. It was determined that the abandoned factory was indeed The traces of the wizard just left, the number of people is about ten. The leftovers are only ordinary daily necessities. After the support Aurors arrived, we left immediately to avoid suspicion." Lucius roughly reported the main points at that time.

Clarence nodded to Lucius, and then looked at the others at the long table: "Does the wizard present have anything to add?"

Almost all the wizards named shook their heads resolutely. Only a small wizard sitting on the left side of the long table said, "Mr. Lambert, I should have arrived at the time first. I would like to add something to the situation."

"Well, you said."

"My family lives in a Muggle community not far from where the battle took place, so we arrived first. One of the five injured Aurors at that time was actually a member of our Violet Society, and it was he who sent the accurate message for help. I When I arrived, I heard the sound of other people apparating, but after I saw it clearly, it was only me and the five Aurors left. In other words, the Death Eaters did not leave because of our support , but was about to retreat. This is the information that people who have read the Daily Prophet have been misled, so let me explain.” The little wizard carefully listed his inference evidence, and then came to the final conclusion. conclusion.

"I also confirmed this from the Auror who belongs to us. The good news is that our companion has not suffered too strong an attack and has regained a clear consciousness. After a period of rest, he will be able to leave St. Mungo." Clarence took the babble to express his agreement, and then continued: "At that time, during their patrol, they happened to see the Death Eaters who had left the abandoned factory to pick up another wizard, which inspired the fight. But because of Death Eater The gangsters all wore masks, so there was no way to confirm the identity of any wizard. According to their speculation, it might be the place where the Death Eaters gathered their companions. So they chose to transfer immediately after being exposed."

"Does this mean that this battle was just an accident, not the beginning of a war?" Parkinson asked immediately.

"This battle itself is not, but it may also have triggered the death eaters' public activities." Old Rist immediately retorted: "I propose that we should officially start war preparations."

"There is no such information conveyed within the Ministry of Magic. The Director of Auror still seems to suspect that the Death Eaters that the team of Aurors encountered were the supporting wizards headed by Mr. Malfoy." The Duke of Rezlan has Chapter 146 from the Ministry of Magic existence and function. Wendell frowned and continued to analyze: "Chapter 146 has great similarities with the nature of the Dark Mark, and the public may be very sensitive."And once you get to the bottom of it, the fact that Mr. Lambert was able to remove the Dark Mark will also be exposed.Not only is this incident very likely to anger the Dark Lord, but it is also possible that Mr. Lambert will encounter a deliberate attack.Although his current public image is very positive, it is not stable enough.May be framed successfully at any time.Then our entire Violet Society will also enter a very dangerous situation. "

"I propose to stop the decision to send reinforcements as soon as we receive the request for help, so as to prevent us from getting into this kind of predicament." Avery said eagerly: "We finally cleared up..."

"But those who can send out emergency messages must be full-fledged members with violet badges. If in the next war, what we encounter is not the Death Eaters who are eager to retreat, but a formal attack. Are we going to attack those who were attacked?" Will the full-fledged members die?" Mrs. Collins, who has never spoken much, expressed her dissatisfaction sensitively with Avery's proposal to prioritize self-protection.

"But if our entire Violet Club is suspected, wouldn't it be more worth the loss?" Greenglass also chimed in: "It's because our identities are too sensitive. If we don't have a suitable public relations rhetoric, as long as we are attacked by someone who has a heart, the entire Violet Club will be destroyed." They will all be destroyed in one fell swoop. We can fully prepare for the battle with all our strength first, and conduct a simple screening of the information for help before responding, or let members who are not suspected of being Death Eaters take on the rescue work first."

"Our actual actions will naturally clear our suspicions. I don't think we need to be so cautious. Maybe we just need to find an excuse for the violet badge that quickly transmits information. Like the water mirror?" McClear looked inquiringly To Clarence.The Fairy Workshop is the only industry that only belongs to Clarence and is not included in the scope of the Violet Society.

"Impossible. Although most of the water mirrors supply our Violet Club, there are still leaks after all. If you want to go deeper, this argument cannot stand up to scrutiny. But it is impossible to materialize the communication badge in a short time. Like the human body, it is supported by a steady stream of magic power." Clarence shook his head regretfully, denying this possibility.

"Maybe we can get the support of the Ministry of Magic, or formal recognition, to help the Aurors?" Old Rist looked at the Duke of Rezlan and asked about the possibility of this proposal.

The Duke of Rezlan frowned, and before he could shake his head, Parkinson spoke again: "The approval of the Ministry of Magic means nothing to us. If it's just for the support of public opinion, we can find another way. Many of us here It is because people are unwilling to obey the command of the Minister of Magic that they have not tried to enter the Ministry of Magic. Otherwise, with the influence of various big families, it is not difficult to become an official of the Ministry of Magic supported by the people."

"But the Ministry of Magic is currently the only official institution recognized by the British wizarding community. If we want to carry out more unified actions without causing other people to besiege, we can only go through it."

"The authority of the Ministry of Magic itself is not enough to control all wizards, otherwise, why would there be a need for the Death Eaters, the Order of the Phoenix, and our Violet Order?"

"However, the wizarding world has been under the maintenance of the Ministry of Magic for so many years, and has survived a series of difficulties in a stable manner. It proves that this system has merits, as long as we make good use of it!"

"There are already problems with this system. Otherwise, why would the Dark Lord have such a great influence on the wizarding world? The Minister of Magic has a lot of power, but he has not played the role that this power should have. That's why we need to master it." Small groups with greater influence to maintain the balance of the wizarding world."

"A small number of people? You want to talk about pure blood families, right? The number of pure blood families is much smaller than that of non-pure blood wizards, so how can you consider the interests of other people? Like this time, you only think of yourself reputation and influence, with no regard for other innocent people..."

Avery's words were like a fuse, instantly igniting the tense atmosphere at the conference table that was barely maintained in balance.The two sides of the long table were again divided into two sides with clear camps, attacking each other, but in more than ten minutes, the topic had far deviated from the original center of whether to prepare for the war and how to prepare for the war.It quickly rose from a difference of opinion to a level of personal attack.

The buzzing sound of the quarrel gave Clarence a headache, rubbing his temples with his hands couldn't calm down the irritability that rose with the background sound of the quarrel.

Lucius would have participated in the discussion, speaking for the side of the Pure Blood Alliance.But in Chapter 146 of Clarence...you're doing your homework? The bewildered statement ended on a rising note of surprise. Lucius' eyes widened in surprise.

"Well, I can't help it. I used to do my homework on Saturday, and I can only come out on Sunday." Clarence snorted and replied without looking up: "Instead of wasting time there listening to their meaningless quarrel , it’s better to finish the homework quickly. Seeing that there is no way to solve the matter today. Let them experience the pain of my schoolwork.” Clarence snorted childishly and continued: “ By the way, I asked the dean for a list of the most suitable war potions, which are in the school bag on the sofa. You can make a copy and take it, and arrange for the members of the Pure Blood Alliance to transfer their staff later, and get them from our magic potions. The potion masters transferred back from the pharmacy formed a logistics potion team, which was responsible for brewing these potions. It was a big problem that there were not enough emergency potions in the past, and it would not happen next time. The pure-blood alliance is indeed easy to arouse suspicion. Before things become clear, it’s better to be cautious. Let the members of the Violet Alliance be responsible for the support first. You also have to avoid suspicion, you know?”

Lucius listened to Clarence's orderly instructions, apparently he had listened carefully to everyone's speech just now.Moreover, Clarence's expression was calm, and he even hummed softly out of tune music while doing his homework, which was in stark contrast to the image of him slamming the door angrily just now: "Are you not angry?"

"What's there to be angry about? Can anger solve the problem? Well, it's not right to say that. If I got angry, I did succeed in making them stop fighting." Clarence showed a relaxed smile: "You were also deceived ?”

Lucius still had the dignified feeling that he had just stepped out of the pressure, but when he heard Clarence's casual teasing, he didn't know how to respond.

"Don't worry, I'm not a child anymore, I know what to do when. I get angry and show my strength, which can also pave the way for later work arrangements. Fortunately, they are still willing to listen to me. Let's deal with it for now , It takes a break-in period for two people to get along, let alone two big groups of people. Give them a little time, and they will find a common goal." Seeing that Lucius did not speak, Clarence stopped writing and held out his hand to him : "Come here and let me hug you and sit down. Did I scare you just now?"

Lucius rolled his eyes, but still obeyed Clarence: "This way I can be scared, I would have died a long time ago."

"Yes, yes, how can I compare to the ferocious Dark Lord, dealing with my pressure is just a trivial matter for you, isn't it?" Clarence embraced the person in his arms with a satisfied expression on his face.

Lucius quietly felt the steady breathing of Clarence leaning on his shoulder, and quickly replayed the series of scenes that happened just now in his mind.

"Did your magic pressure come out on your own initiative just now? Didn't you lose control because of anger?" Lucius asked softly.

Clarence let out a low laugh, and replied lazily: "My magic power is stable and controlled. Even if I was really angry just now, the probability of breaking out of magic pressure is not high. To achieve that effect, basically It can only be intentionally controlled. After recovering from the killing curse, my ability to leave the body with magic seems to be stronger. If it had been a few months earlier, I would not have been able to do what I did just now."

"Clay, have you ever thought about..." Lucius lowered his head, looking at the big knuckle hands hugging him, "Being king like the Dark Lord?"

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"Being king? Haha, you're going crazy thinking about defeating the Dark Lord." Clarence laughed indifferently: "We are here to end his terror, not to copy it."

"Do you remember the conversation when we started working together? You asked me why the Death Eaters followed the Dark Lord in the first place." Lucius turned around in Clarence's arms, facing Clarence sideways.

"It seems that what you said is for the glory of the wizard? But at the time, I thought I didn't really like you, so I deliberately wanted to forget this part. Is there any connection?" Clarence accommodated Lucius's movements , wrapped his arms around his waist, and held Lucius's hand in front of him with the other.

"Of course, you can do the same now." Lucius said seriously.

"Haha, then what kind of king should I call? Orchid Demon King or Purple Demon King?" Clarence still joked indifferently, not taking it to heart at all.

"Clarence Lambert! I'm telling you this seriously. The first thing that attracted followers of the Dark Lord was his charisma. All Death Eaters firmly believe that following in the footsteps of the king, Can bring wizards back to the pinnacle of glory, no need to live in hiding from Muggles. It's the same situation now, as long as you are king, I believe-"

"That's enough, don't test me anymore." Clarence frowned more and more. "Lucius, my answer has always been the same. I have no intention of being king, and there is no need for it."

"You have that ability, why not? As long as you say it, they will obey. The wizard-Muggle marriage you want can be achieved, and the current troubles can be solved." Lucius anxiously defended Said: "I am not testing you, but a sincere suggestion!"

"Since it's a suggestion, I don't accept it! That's not the life I want. Haven't you heard of shooting the first bird? I don't want myself, and I don't want anyone I cherish most to face that kind of threat with me. Wait for the Dark Lord I don't care if the Violet Society is disbanded. As long as the Lambert family is safely passed on to Theodore or Al's children, Xiaolong will help you share the Malfoy family when he grows up. I just want to Stay with you, stay in a place where no one disturbs you. Apart from guarding you, I don't have the ambition to put more people in my heart." Clarence retorted hastily.

Speaking of children, Lucius's mind immediately flashed what the Duchess said to him.

Seeing that Lucius didn't speak, Clarence calmed down a little, but still looked at Lucius with an unhappy expression, as if expecting his response.

"You... haven't thought about having your own child?" Lucius lowered his gaze, his tone suddenly weakened, not as direct and decisive as before.

"No, why would you mention this. If we are together, Xiaolong is also my child." Clarence's anger was extinguished by Lucius' sudden soft words, and Clarence couldn't help hugging his softened mentality. Tighten Lucius: "Don't think about it."

"But the Lambert family needs an heir." Lucius hesitated, and took the initiative to mention this topic that the two had avoided before.

"Muggle's artificial insemination technology is very developed. Even if Theodore can't, Al can at least conceive a child by himself. So you don't have to worry too much. There are four people in our family, and there is always a way." Claren Si quickly dispelled Lucius' hesitation: "This is my trouble, and I will find a way to solve it."

"Your trouble, I also want to help you. Maybe you can consider finding another woman—"

"Don't mention any women, I don't like to hear it. You are by my side is the greatest help to me, don't think about other things. If you have energy, you should think about how to deal with the Dark Lord." Clarence cut off the topic roughly, He just turned back to the Dark Lord.

Seeing that Clarence was determined, Lucius did not go further into the issue of heirs.But looking back at the current situation, Lucius' point of view unconsciously returned to the previous point of dispute: "The focus of their dispute now is that they don't have a common interest. If you can become king, you can almost satisfy the needs of both sides at the same time. asked for it."

"I've said that I don't want to, this won't be the only way! Don't you think it's a great irony to go back to the old way of the Dark Lord to overthrow him?" Clarence's soft and worried expression was suddenly re-intensified .

"but--"

"No but, don't bring up this topic again in the future, and don't talk nonsense to others." Clarence interrupted Lucius' explanation roughly again: "I have to do my homework, and the speech you are going to write is also Haven’t written yet. Go back to the meeting room first, I’ll be there later.”

"Clay!"

Clarence turned the stool around, forcing Lucius in his arms to stand up.After that, no matter what Lucius said, Clarence just focused on his Potions treatise and didn't respond at all.

Lucius tried hard for a long time, but failed to attract Clarence's attention, so he had to give up.

As soon as the door Lucius left closed, Clarence leaned back on his big sofa and sighed weakly.

When Clarence returned to the conference room, his face was truly unhappy.As he himself said, there was no magic pressure leaked out, but his sharp eyes that seemed to be real made the people present even more frightened.

Clarence quickly pointed out and analyzed the reasons, pros and cons of each person's writing, and his tone and words were unprecedentedly direct.After Clarence finally announced that the meeting was over and left, everyone felt that they had been brushed back and forth countless times.

"What happened, why did Mr. Lambert look even more angry than before?" Parkinson asked Lucius weakly: "Did you not persuade him just now? Why was he so merciless when he said you noodle?"

Lucius' brow furrowed, lips and jaw tensed in annoyance.Faced with the eyes that were focused on him following Parkinson's question, Chapter 147 of Clarence was still lingering in his ears.

This violet badge is not the one in the hands of the members, but a batch of metal violet badges produced by the Fairy Workshop at the request of Clarence.These badges only have two functions, one is to light up to show the call for help, and the other is to have a line of numbers that can change on the surface of the badge to show the location of the call for help.Therefore, when the wizard holding the badge receives the message for help, it will be customized from the fairy workshop.

Unexpectedly, three days after the report came out, the Fairy Workshop welcomed a large number of wizards who came to buy violet badges.The turbulent crowd forced the Fairy Workshop to temporarily close its doors.

After the wizards tried to buy it without success, public opinion began to ask the Ministry of Magic to increase such emergency reserves for war and make them available to ordinary people for purchase.

This time, the Violet Society, the Ministry of Magic, and the Fairy Workshop were pushed to the forefront.

The Ministry of Magic was forced to do nothing by public opinion, but they couldn't get in touch with the fairies in the Fairy Workshop, so they had to turn their finger on the Violet Alliance.

The incarnation of the violet emblem was just to avoid the forbidden zone of body tattoos, and no one expected such a change.Facing the pressure from the Ministry of Magic, the Violet Society was once again in an uproar.

Such an overwhelming trend of public opinion can be formed in just two weeks, obviously someone is behind it.If it was done by Death Eaters, the purpose was naturally to cause trouble for the Violet Society.If it is open for sale, once the Death Eaters create false information for help, it will be a trap that will never return.If the driving force behind it is other forces that do not belong to the Dark Lord, then its purpose must be to share the rapid support system of the Violet Society to protect itself.For the Violet Club, this must be something that is not worth the candle.

Who wouldn't understand such an obvious and simple truth?

However, there are still people in the Violet Society who support the opening of this system, because obviously, apart from the Violet Society, no other forces have such strength.Such a system can organize the forces against the Dark Lord to a large extent. If other wizards are allowed to lose in sporadic battles like Death Eaters, the Violet Society will also enter a state of isolation and helplessness in the end.

This is a dilemma, and no matter which approach is chosen, a great deal of trouble will ensue.The strength assembled by the Violet Society is so great that it has many weaknesses that can be attacked at the same time.

In this big discussion that swept across the entire British wizarding community, the Order of the Phoenix did not respond in any way.Since the students' school year ended and they entered the summer vacation, only members of the Order of the Phoenix knew what was going on inside Hogwarts.Apart from being able to confirm that most members of the Order of the Phoenix have stayed in the school, Clarence could not obtain any more information.Although Snape has not made it clear which side he will join, but when the members of the Order of the Phoenix gather at Hogwarts, he has been doing experiments in Black's old house, which shows that the Order of the Phoenix has given up on this The best double agent ever.

"I will ask the Fairy Workshop to help change a batch of help badges from different channels, sell them to Aurors, and let them solve the problem of public opinion by themselves. The Violet badge will also be given to a few key figures in the Ministry of Magic. But remind us Members, everything is still based on their own violet badge. The help information from the physical badge must be screened before deciding whether to support or not, so as to avoid traps targeting us." Speaking of this issue, Clarence is also quite a headache.

Clarence lived in the sports park after the holiday, and there were many members of the Violet Society who were stationed in the headquarters of the sports park with him.Especially the members who originally belonged to the Violet Alliance, and some new members who joined the Violet Society in the later period, most of them did not have the defensive manor of the pure blood family.Under the current uncertain situation, many members applied to live in the headquarters.So an entire venue was transformed into a residence.

As the contact time between the members of the Violet Club continues to prolong, friction and conflicts continue to breed.Although everyone is willing to listen to Clarence, it is impossible for Clarence to spend most of his time mediating these conflicts.The twelve seats that were supposed to play a mediating role have their own frictions among themselves, and no one can convince the other.Sometimes, when members' frictions involve conflicts among the twelve seats, the presence of seats will intensify the original small problems.

The increase in the number of people, while the management level remains unchanged, has led to the loss of control of the internal situation of the Violet Club.

Clarence spent a lot of effort to adjust the management system in the Violet Club, but with little success.Half of the summer vacation has passed, and the situation is still overwhelming.

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"Why are you here?" Snape, who was dug out of the potion room, was obviously displeased, and asked Lucius who was sitting in front of him, drinking afternoon tea leisurely.

"What have you been up to lately?" Lucius was familiar with Snape's temper, and being able to leave the potion room proved that the following experiment was not in a hurry to let him go back.But Snape would still drive people away subconsciously.It was necessary for Snape to know that what he was asking for was not a short conversation, so that Snape could gradually withdraw his temper and talk seriously.

Snape frowned upon receiving such an obvious hint from Lucius.It seemed that man and nature had been at war in their hearts for a long time before he answered bluntly, "Experiment."

Lucius nodded slightly, and put down his teacup: "Clay asked me to come and ask you when you are free. He is here to help you remove the Dark Mark."

"The recent potion needs to be brewed for a relatively long period, and I don't want my magic power to change in any way during this period. I will let you know when it is finished." Snape said after considering his words.

"Shouldn't you be helping Dumbledore make medicine now?" Lucius' question continued after getting a negative answer: "Then what kind of medicine are you researching by yourself?"

"How have you been doing lately? Doesn't sound too good?" Snape changed the subject again.

Lucius originally just asked casually out of concern for his friends.Snape deliberately didn't want to get involved with the fight against the Dark Lord this time, so neither Clarence, Lucius, nor Regulus could talk to him about war-related matters.Snape never concealed much concern from Lucius, but this time his attitude was somewhat intriguing.Lucius raised his eyebrows, and changed the subject obediently: "Will Regulus tell you this?"

"Newspaper." Snape showed a disdainful expression: "Obviously, the great Mr. Lambert has managed to gain more attention in a larger environment. Even if I don't want to know, there is no way to avoid it."

"It's very messy. There are too many people in the Violet Club. People who don't share the same idea. Staying together for a long time, management alone can't achieve results. Clay spends more time on this than dealing with external troubles." .” Lucius told the truth.

"Didn't you give any advice? So many people haven't thought of a solution, it's really..." Snape snorted disdainfully.

"I mentioned it." Lucius took a sip of his tea and moved his eyes down to the teapot: "Although I think it is the most effective way, he didn't accept it."

"This is really rare." Snape said flatly.

"Then we had a quarrel because of this. Clay also kicked me out of the room, in order not to listen to my lobbying, so that he could continue to write the homework you assigned to take the water of life and death." Thinking of this, Lucius' tone was A little bit of complaint.

"Oh." Snape's reaction was still unwavering: "It's well written."

"..." Lucius sighed, "Aren't you curious about the reason for our quarrel?"

"If that's not the reason why you came here specifically to ask me when I'm free, I wouldn't know if I asked." Snape directly pierced Lucius' intention: "If you have nothing to do, I'll go back—"

"Oh, don't, sit down." Lucius' reaction to Snape was also weak: "I suggest that Clay, like the Dark Lord, become king and change the current system of the British wizarding world."

Snape didn't react immediately, he put down his glass, bowed his head seriously for a while, and Lucius waited for his reaction: "Then?"

"Clay said that he didn't have that intention, and compared it to shooting the first bird. If he really did this, even if he succeeded, he would bring endless threats to the people around him."

"Incisive." Snape immediately nodded in agreement.

"But now that he has come to this position, it is no longer possible to follow his ideas. The victory of the war is bound to be inseparable from the important contribution of the Violet Society. After the war is over, it is impossible for the new ruler to tolerate his existence. As for his idea of ​​retiring after the family has an heir, it is even more out of reach." Lucius said with a wry smile: "The more influential a person is, the less he can live for himself."

Snape raised his eyebrows in agreement.

"Speaking of the heir..." Lucius paused a bit with difficulty, feeling Snape's puzzled gaze, he hesitated to speak: "The content of the quarrel is also involved. The first time I met a Death Eater, I went to On the day I supported the Aurors, the Duchess approached me. She said she would not stop Clay and me, but she hinted that Clay also has some unshirkable responsibilities."

"Heir?" Snape raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, so during that fight, I mentioned to Clay..."

"He obviously has no intention of 'making' an heir himself." Snape snorted coldly, but he didn't mean to express dissatisfaction.

"How do you know?" Lucius asked in surprise, not expecting Snape's tone to be so decisive.

Snape was silent again.

"The third time today, it seems that you know something." Lucius suddenly understood the reason for Snape's silence: "He said that he was going to let Theodore and Alvira figure out a way, but it really doesn't work. Gua's method to allow Alvira to have a child."

"I'm afraid Mr. Lambert's plan is really not optimistic." Snape said again: "If the Muggle method is applicable, it is impossible for pure-blood wizards who care about the continuation of bloodlines to never be noticed."

"Your research really has something to do with this." Lucius asked sharply as soon as Snape finished speaking, "I want to know what research Clay asked you to do."

Snape looked at Lucius coldly, as if using Occlumency to hide his emotional fluctuations.

"He asked you to research child potions?" Lucius guessed immediately.

"No, what he asked me to research was the magic awakening potion for Squibs." Snape denied.

"So, you did the research yourself, right?" Lucius pressed harder and harder: "You've already done it."