HP's Platinum Temptation

Hogsmeade is usually quite deserted during the Hogwarts summer holidays.Originally, there were still wizards who would come to this only pure wizarding town to pass the time in their spare time.But since the opening of Mahiona, the flow of people in Hogsmeade has decreased again.

When Lucius opened the door of the three broomsticks, he found that there were very few people in the bar, so that he immediately found his target leaning on the bar, chatting with Ms. Rosta.

Short brown hair, a very prominent slender figure, exquisite clothing collocation.

Judging from the information that can be observed from the back, there is nothing special about the other party.

Ms. Rosta smiled broadly, and looked up when she heard the bar door slam at Lucius' push.Then, she turned to the brown-haired man who was talking to her and said something, and reached out to indicate Lucius' direction.

The brown-haired man turned his head, showed a faint smile to Lucius, then turned back and said something to Ms. Rosta before leaving the bar, leading Lucius to the second floor of the bar.

Lucius raised his eyebrows and followed the man's pace without saying anything.

Lucius went to the Hog's Head more than the Three Broomsticks.Because in his concept, the three broomsticks are more like underage students who come here.But since the other party requested this place, Lucius also said that it doesn't matter.

After Lucius entered the door, the brown-haired man took out his wand and whispered two spells that Lucius had never heard before.

"A special spell?" Lucius asked.

"It's just a silencing spell and a defensive spell." The brown-haired man chuckled and sat down, "I don't think Mr. Malfoy would like the butter beer here, so I brought another bottle. For safety, Please check it." The brown-haired man took out an unopened bottle of wine from his pocket and handed it to Lucius.Then from the cabinet in the room, summon two goblets.

"Maybe I need to thank you for your thoughtfulness, Mr. Anonymous." Lucius still cast two detection spells on the wine bottle very carefully, and after confirming that there was no problem, he directed the wine bottle to pour the wine into the goblet brought by the other party .While the light golden liquid was flowing out of the bottle, Lucius looked up at the unknown man who appeared on behalf of the Violet Alliance, and said sarcastically.

"Oh, this was my negligence, I apologize to you. But I thought you knew who I was." The brown-haired man picked up the wine glass, took a sip, then shook the glass, motioning to Lucius: "I It's Winter, Henry Winter."

"So, it's you, Mr. Advisor of the Violet Alliance?" Malfoy didn't hide his surprise, and raised his eyebrows: "That Mr. Germany of unknown origin."

"Haha, don't say that. Didn't Mister already publish evidence in the newspaper to prove that I am not a German wizard?" Winter showed a self-deprecating smile: "Nice to meet you."

"When I read Lambert's letter saying that someone else would come to meet, I thought it would be someone." Lucius tasted the wine and found that the taste was relatively light and the alcohol concentration was not high : "But I didn't expect it to be you. If it wasn't for meeting today, I thought you would have been abandoned after that."

"If you hadn't written a letter emphasizing that the Duke of Rezlan is not the real leader of the Violet Alliance, they would not have sent me here."

"So you are the manipulator behind the scenes, not some so-called consultant?"

"You can say that." Winter nodded slightly.

The other party was so calm and angry that Lucius began to doubt his first judgment.When the man opposite looked back for the first time, Lucius thought he was probably in his early 20s.But now it seems that he is much calmer than his superficial age.In other words, it is very possible that, like his unverifiable identity, this is his disguise, not his real appearance.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" Lucius asked directly.

"Of course you know our purpose. The purpose of my coming today is just to give you a more detailed explanation." Winter put down his glass and followed the rhythm of Lucius' direct conversation: "Would you like to listen?"

"About cooperation? Let's see what new content you have that can impress me. I'm all ears." Lucius leaned back in his chair.

"Well, how much do you know? Maybe we can confirm it." Winter frowned, as if he seemed to be thinking: "You should know the situation of the Violet Alliance, headed by five families. With the help of the United With the forces together, and the resources obtained from the Muggle world, the purpose is to become like your Malfoy family, to have the dominance of the British wizarding world, and even more. At present, the Violet Alliance already has a foothold. Want to It is unlikely that this alliance will disintegrate, but the alliance will encounter a bottleneck if it wants to go further."

"Five families headed? Are you still going to say that? They are just your cover." Lucius snorted coldly: "Such rhetoric doesn't make people feel the slightest sincerity."

"Oh, don't say that. I'll be sad. As you said, my identity is false. But that doesn't mean I'm a black hand behind the scenes." Winter kept his face At the same time, he said that he was very sad: "Didn't you ever think that what is hidden behind my false identity is actually a truth belonging to one of the five families?"

"You want to say that you are a member of one of the five families? Then you want me to believe it?" Lucius repeated the meaning of the other party with a question.

"This is the truth, whether you believe it or not." Winter shrugged indifferently: "I don't think this will affect the outcome of our conversation."

"go on."

"A greater proportion of the industries involved in the Violet Alliance is the daily consumption of the wizarding world, while the members of the pure-blood alliance's true strength own fields that are different from ours. Resources, rare materials, and luxury goods. We want to To get involved in more industries, but was blocked by the pure blood alliance. Therefore, we feel that cooperation is very necessary for the two alliances under the current situation. And this is why I came to you." Wen Te slowly explained.

"Yes, as you said, I didn't find that this so-called cooperation has any meaning for us." Lucius shook his head: "This does not seem to be a situation of equality, and the basis of cooperation is equality strength?"

"When you say that, it only shows that you don't know enough about the situation of the Violet Alliance. We have more than you can imagine. I think you must be aware that although the market we have is relatively low-end, it has a characteristics. How do you feel, given that we already have the entire market, and the profits in it?"

"Does that have anything to do with me?" Lucius sneered.

"Of course." Winter suddenly leaned forward, interlocking his fingers on the table: "I am willing to share this cake with you."

"Heh, share, this sounds very moving, what's the reason?" Lucius asked without showing any weakness.

"Well." Winter suddenly elongated the emphasis, leaned back again, and for the first time a real smile appeared in the dark blue eyes: "I don't know if Mr. Malfoy will often be mentioned, your personal charm?"

"What?" Lucius frowned: "What is the reason for talking about this. I thought you were explaining to me what you want for cooperation."

"Yes, I am explaining this topic." The corner of Winter's mouth raised an obvious arc: "If I have anything to ask, then it is you, sir."

"Are you teasing me?" Lucius clenched his fist with his left hand on the table, narrowed his eyes, and stared at the unscrupulous man in front of him.

"No, this is also the truth." Winter nodded very positively, seeming very serious.

"I think you do know my marital status, Mr. Winter. If you insist, then we probably have nothing to talk about." Lucius stood up and was about to leave.

"Don't rush to refuse, Mr. Malfoy. I didn't ask for that much, and the price I can pay is more than you can imagine. For my personal purpose, cooperation with the Alliance is not a binding Conditions. I believe you will be willing to learn more about the Violet Alliance." Winter said quickly, but his tone was not in a hurry.He took out an exquisite box from his pocket, opened it and pushed it in front of Lucius: "This is a small gift I personally prepared for this meeting. I think you should know what it is."

It didn't take Lucius too long to recognize the gift that Winter said: "The water mirror from the Fairy Workshop?"

"Exactly." Winter nodded with an admiring expression: "Since you can call out its name, I believe you have paid some attention to it. Then you should know something about it. This is my water mirror sub-machine, enter magic power into it, and you will be able to find me directly."

"I remember that this is one of the magic props that the Fairy Workshop sold in limited quantities half a year ago. The limited quantity is very small. How did you get it?" Lucius asked, staring at Winter.The Water Mirror was one of the first items sold by the Fairy Workshop.In the wizarding world, such real-time communication devices are rare items among luxury goods.For example, double-sided mirrors are not common things.Fairy Workshop has been displaying this product for some time, but has always refused to sell it.And when these goblins were suddenly willing to sell a batch of such goods one day, the water mirror had already been sold before most people noticed.

"Well, I personally prefer to say that it's because of good luck?" Wen Te joked: "Please accept it, and then find a time to reconsider my proposal? I will wait for your reply." Wen Te After Te finished speaking, he waved his wand and lifted the two spells in the room.

Lucius' eyes lingered on Winter's smiling face for a long time, and finally picked up the mirror and turned to leave.

The author has something to say: When writing this chapter, Yuanyuan’s mind was always jumping out of English, and I felt that some conversations were more sensitive to English.

such as:

"When I read Lambert's letter saying that someone else was going to meet, I thought it was someone."

when I saw the letter, I thought it might be someone. But Ididn't expect it to be you.

Well, it should be right, right?Yuanyuan’s English is really bad. I just feel that after watching British and American dramas, when I write, the sentences that pop up in my mind are all in English, but the English is not complete, and I can’t find that feeling in English translation... o(╯□╰)o