HP's Platinum Temptation

The fact that the Dark Lord had suddenly disappeared left the Death Eaters in a state of confusion.

On the night of Halloween, the Death Eaters gathered in the conference hall of the secret manor were anxiously discussing the way to find the Dark Lord.

When Bellatrix roared loudly in the crowd, everyone felt the change of the Dark Mark at the same time.The thick ink-like mark suddenly gave off a needle-like pain, and then faded into a dull gray at a speed visible to the naked eye.

There was an instant boom in the conference hall, and the originally anxious Death Eaters lost order in an instant, and more than half of them left the conference room at the first time, apparating away.

Several Cruciatus attempts by Bellatrix failed to prevent the Death Eaters from fleeing.

In the confusion, Lucius, who noticed that Snape had never appeared, also chose to leave immediately.

Not to mention that many Death Eaters joined because they could not escape the coercion of the Dark Lord, even in recent years, his increasingly brutal rule has caused many people to feel uncomfortable.Not everyone enjoys torture as much as that madwoman Bellatrix does.

Death Eaters are humans too, and as humans they are fearful.Even Lucius, who is outstanding among them, cannot be taken lightly in every action.

The Dark Mark is the Dark Lord's original method of controlling his subordinates. It not only allows all Death Eaters to be controlled by him, but also allows the Death Eaters to summon the Dark Lord. And, most importantly, this mark is related to the Dark Lord. Status is closely related.

"Lucius, why did you come back so soon? What happened?"

Because Lucius had left to attend a Death Eater party and hadn't returned until midnight.Narcissa waited in the living room after putting Draco to sleep.When Lucius rushed home in a little panic, he was spotted for the first time.

"The Dark Lord failed, he must have failed. We must figure out the situation and take countermeasures in advance!" Lucius sat on the sofa, clasped his hands in front of him, and was thinking rapidly.

Narcissa didn't quite understand the situation, and she didn't dare to disturb her, so she could only wait anxiously aside.

"The color change of the Dark Mark indicates that the Dark Lord is absolutely in a bad situation. If he is not seriously injured, it may be more serious. He did not return to the manor, which means that he does not have enough strength to go back at this time, or he is afraid to go back. In any case, he must have met someone from the Order of the Phoenix at Potter's house or nearby!" Lucius quickly analyzed: "It may even be Dumbledore!"

"What? Why did the Dark Lord go to Potter's house?" Narcissa asked in bewilderment.

"It's about a prophecy about the Potter family. No one else knew about it, but Severus told me secretly at first. But I guess he didn't know at that time that the child mentioned in the prophecy was from the Potter family .Severus didn't show up today, maybe he knows the situation." Lucius' tone became a little irritated: "If Severus can be found..."

The fire in the fireplace suddenly crackled and burst into green flames.A thin figure appeared in the flames.

"Severus! What's wrong with you?" Narcissa yelled.

Can't blame her either.At this time, the person who came out of the fireplace was completely different from the person he saw more than half a month ago.Even though he was still dressed in the same way, his whole body was covered with an aura of death.A pair of black eyes were now dull and almost out of focus.

"What happened? Severus, how did you become like this? You can't miss the change of the Dark Mark, right? You know the Dark Lord..." Lucius stepped forward to support his crumbling friend, asked anxiously.

"He's dead..." Snape said in an inaudible voice, "Dumbledore said he was concentrated by the rebounding Death Curse."

"Impossible!" Lucius screamed subconsciously: "He won't die, he..." There are Horcruxes!

The second half of the sentence was held back by Lucius' throat.

Snape looked up at Lucius: "I'll go into Hogwarts, you see. Dumbledore doesn't think he's dead."

"What will the Death Eaters do?" Narcissa nervously grabbed Lucius' hand.

"The Order of the Phoenix will not let go of this opportunity. We must find a way to help the Malfoy family escape from the past!" Lucius said with certainty.

"I'll go home and ask my parents for help!" Narcissa said in a panic, "They should be able to find a solution. No one else in our family is a Death Eater."

"I'll go first, you..." Snape took a deep look at Lucius, and finally said nothing.

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"These little things may meet your requirements." Bojinbok put a small wooden box that looked very old and damaged on the counter: "But the effect may not be as expected."

"Thank you." Lucius put a small bag of Galleons on the counter with a calm expression, shrunk the wooden box and put it in his pocket: "Let me go." After saying goodbye politely, Shi turned and left.

"Go slowly." Borginberg kept a friendly smile in the direction of the door until the figure of the Malfoy clan leader disappeared from sight.The corners of the raised mouth stepped down, and he let out a disdainful snort towards the door.

The Dark Lord's sudden disappearance dealt a severe blow to the remaining Death Eaters.

On the day the Ministry of Magic issued a statement, the Order of the Phoenix launched a continuous and intense attack.

Without the organization and cooperation of the Dark Lord and the core elements, the Death Eaters who were stubbornly resisting were defeated.

Bellatrix was eager to find out the whereabouts of her master, so she captured the Longbottoms and tortured them, but did not ask for any useful information.The Longbottoms probably couldn't stand the lunatic's countless Cruciatus and went completely insane.Bellatrix was also captured by members of the Order of the Phoenix who arrived later.

Sirius Black was caught in Azkaban for exposing the address of the Potters.

For a while, the Lestrange family and the Black family, which were related to the Malfoy family, cast a heavy shadow.

Although because of the previous help of the Black family, Lucius was saved from Azkaban on the grounds that he was 'controlled by the Imperius Curse'.However, in order to get through the joints, the giant Malfoy family was exhausted.In addition, Lucius has always been the key target of the Ministry of Magic's prevention, and repeated searches and inquiries have left him devastated.Six months have passed since the incident, and the turmoil has not calmed down. In terms of influence alone, the Malfoy family has slipped out of the upper echelon of pure-blood wizards.

Many middle-class families who were on the fringes of the Death Eaters' forces, or were hiding in neutral, or cleverly got rid of their crimes, took up the right to speak in the pure-blood family's circle of influence.

The Burke family and the Malfoy family that Burgin Burke belongs to also have a relationship by marriage.Although he was not very concerned about the distressed Malfoy family, he still did not refuse to provide Lucius with some help, such as some props to block the aura of black magic.

Lucius, who walked out of the shop, did not pull up his cloak to hide his figure.He turned a deaf ear to some malicious sights around him.A lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the patriarch of the Malfoy family is not afraid to hide.

Sighing softly, Lucius quickly left Knockturn Alley.

The defeat of the Dark Lord was also a relief to him to a certain extent.He once thought that there was no possibility of any change in the predicament he was facing.Although it is very embarrassing now, at least the Malfoy family still exists.

It's just that the rapid decline of the family's power made him worry.The existence of the Horcrux means that the Dark Lord cannot really die and disappear.He will probably accumulate strength somewhere and make a comeback at a certain time.But Lucius wasn't ready to actively seek out his whereabouts.As for whether everything the Malfoy family has done to get rid of the crime will become a reminder for the family when that person returns, Lucius has no time to take care of this.

Noticing a huge shadow out of the corner of his eye, Lucius murmured inwardly.Sudden trance and distraction made him lose his accurate judgment of the surrounding environment.The figure passing by the alley suddenly appeared beyond his expectation.

But the expected chaos and imbalance did not appear.Lucius caught the slight sideways movement of the man, and made corresponding adjustments before the collision came. In the next second, he crashed into that embrace.

Lucius' walking pace is not slow, which means that the impact brought by his forward leaning is not easy to resist.It's just that the body that hugged him didn't move at all, and even the arms that hugged him were as steady as a rock.Lucius couldn't help raising his eyebrows at this point.

After intimate contact with the seemingly plain and simple black robe, Lucius could not feel any trace of magic power leaking out.With a perfect restrained breath, Lucius, who hadn't raised his head, could not help but narrow his eyes slightly.The physique of the opponent is one size bigger than him, which is definitely not a common situation, and this person is a vigilant existence.

The awareness gained from long-term fighting made his body tense up, and his right hand held the top of the snake stick, which was close to the invisible left side of this person.Just before the body that fell into the opponent's arms was completely stabilized, Lucius adjusted his breathing to put his body in a relaxed state.

The moment his body stabilized, Lucius used his right shoulder as a fulcrum to quickly push away the opponent's body.

At the moment when Lucius turned his wrist and a spell was about to be released, he suddenly noticed the other party's reaction that he didn't expect.

Lucius, who originally thought that a battle was about to start, found that the other party's bright dark green eyes were bluntly filled with astonishment and dullness.The golden long hair, which was as bright as the sun, was tied loosely on the left side with a blue and silver-trimmed headband, and there were a few strands of gold thread hanging from the ears on both sides.

When he noticed the other person's body shape, among the countless possible looks that Lucius imagined, there was no such situation.Although he was taller than Clark's big man, he had a deep and handsome face.

Probably because of love for beauty, Lucius found his mind relaxed uncontrollably.

When the movement of the two of them stopped and they distanced themselves, Lucius met those deep eyes again.At this time, the other party's eyes had changed to another type, a situation that Lucius would subconsciously ignore.

Raising a face full of arrogance and inviolability, Lucius turned and left without hesitation.