harry potter book of crimes

No matter how many inside stories Helen hides behind her, it is not the most important thing right now. Maka spent so much time and energy this time, and even paid a certain price, to successfully make herself appear where she is now.

At this point in time, he was not here to listen to Helen's stories.

At the moment, he still has things waiting for him to complete. In order to satisfy himself with the final outcome, he must focus his attention again and completely transform the rules and runes annotations obtained from the Bewildered Monument into his own knowledge.

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After taking a short rest, he ignored Helen's questioning and devoted himself to the pages of the notebook.

While he was immersed in research, Dumbledore's public funeral was approaching day by day again. Hogwarts and the village of Hogsmeade, not far from the castle, also gradually welcomed batches of people.

There were a lot of guests, and everywhere you looked there were crowds of people.

A funeral is always a group activity that makes people feel heavy in their hearts. Even if the people who come are not necessarily here to pay their respects, once they are in such an occasion, they will be affected to some degree or another due to the change in the atmosphere.

of infection.

For example, the young master of the Malfoy family, who has become increasingly low-key in recent years, is the most typical one among them.

It is often said that the atmosphere of the family often brings changes to children, and the temperament of parents often affects the way their children deal with things in a subtle way.

But this is all based on the premise that the child's worldview has not yet taken shape and his ability to make independent judgments is still insufficient.

Draco had indeed been influenced a lot by his parents in the past, especially his helpless father Lucius, who usually put his own interests first in his dealings with others and was a complete speculator.

Perhaps many people in the wizarding world believe that Lucius Malfoy sided with Voldemort because he supported the theory of pure-blood supremacy. But in fact, what he cared about was not the interests of pure-bloods, but Malfoy alone.

It's just the interests of the Fu family.

However, whether it was Dumbledore and Voldemort at the beginning, or Maka and Voldemort later, where was the place between them that was so easy to stand on?

With such a father who is not very capable but has a lot of ambition, Draco is really under a lot of pressure.

However, pressure can sometimes crush people, but sometimes it can also make people grow.

When Voldemort forced Lucius to side with him, the Malfoy family never had peace for a moment. As the recent overt and covert struggles between the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters have become more intense, Voldemort's manpower has been drastically reduced again and again.

, Lucius also had to stand on the front line against the Order of the Phoenix.

Yes, it is absolutely correct to say it is a "resistance".

Voldemort was thwarted by Maka's plans several times, which caused his reputation to continue to decline. He, who was already not very powerful in the first place, was actually a little stretched to do things. And he was unwilling to send out the Black Death easily.

After all, if there were no Black Death disciples, he would really not dare to appear in front of Maka at will.

Because of this, Lucius, who originally contributed more money than his efforts, was recently forced to go to the streets and alleys to show off his skills.

But with a character like Lucius, how could Voldemort, who was still confused, be reassured? So, Draco and his mother Narcissa became a pair of hostages.

For example, during this Christmas vacation, Draco could see that crazy woman Bellatrix as soon as he came home. Not only did that woman have a perverse and fierce personality, but she also had great magical abilities. She almost didn't do it last time.

Just use the Cruciatus Curse on him!

Occasionally, just occasionally, occasionally Voldemort would go to the Malfoy Mansion to stay for a day or two. Although Voldemort was handsome, he even spoke and behaved gently when he saw him. But Draco was not a fool. How could he not know this?

He seems to be a kind-hearted guy, but is actually a murderous Dark Lord?

In this environment, Draco quickly mastered the skill of observing words and emotions without any teacher, and became more low-key on weekdays. Of course, if he could not go back to that home, he would try his best not to go back.

Not long after Christmas, he packed his luggage and planned to sneak back to Hogwarts... No, there was still McClane in Hogwarts, so he had better not go there.

It's sad to think about it, because his father has been a helper for a while, so now he has no one in the Malfoy family. At school, the students from the other three colleges will not give him a good look; at home,

, Voldemort and Bellatrix kept him in constant fear all day long.

It’s really hard to live this kind of life!

However, just as he secretly opened the door to his home, he heard a voice suddenly coming from behind him, which scared him and froze up.

"Draco, Christmas has just passed, and the holidays are still long! Where are you going?"

You can tell from the voice that it's that old woman Bellatrix, Voldemort's most loyal follower!

"I...I want to go to Diagon Alley and find Mr. Ollivander to check the wand..." Draco immediately forced himself to calm down and pressed his right hand holding the box with his left hand. "Since I practiced magic last time,

After the curse, it never felt quite right."

It's a pity that both of his hands are trembling now, and he can't suppress it no matter which hand he uses.

"Oh? I think that's not a problem with the Cruciatus Curse," Bellatrix said as she swayed to Draco's side as if she was dancing. "Or, actually, your wand prefers to steal souls."

curse?"

The experience of being locked up in Azkaban for a long time made this already crazy witch become even more unusual. She would often do some exaggerated actions on her own. In her own words, this was because

The master dances with glory, but that is a sign of mental disorder.

"No, it's not about the curse... I think... the Death Curse would be more beautiful."

After being with dark wizards like them, it took time for them to understand how to speak. Bellatrix seemed to feel more comfortable if she answered like this - at least Draco felt so.

As expected, the mad woman laughed wildly for a while. The laughter was like a vulture seeing a corpse in the wilderness, sharp and harsh but filled with inexplicable joy.

After Draco laughed dryly along with Bellatrix for a while, he tightened the suitcase in his hand and put away his inexplicable smile slightly.

"...Um, Miss Black...can I go?" Draco knew that calling her by Bellatrix's surname would sometimes make her happier, for example, now that her husband is not

When I was present, "When I change to a more powerful wand, I will be able to see other people's expressions of pain...then...that feeling must be very sweet."

"oh?"

Bellatrix looked him up and down with a look that said, "You kid finally figured it out." Then she laughed even louder.

"Yes! Hahaha... Yes, when we see the enemy lying in pain at our feet and wailing, it is the moment we enjoy the most! Sweet, it is indeed sweet! Ahhahaha..."

Seeing that the crazy woman couldn't stop laughing, Draco secretly looked around and tried to move a step towards the door. The crazy woman obviously saw it, but she didn't stop her - it seemed that there was hope for escape today!

But who knew, just when he turned around and wanted to leave, another voice made him stop again, and he didn't even dare to move.

"There's something wrong with the wand?" the gentle voice said softly, "It's better than having to go to Ollivanders... Maybe I can help you take a look, Draco."

It's Voldemort! Oh no... it should be... the Dark Lord!

"I……"

In an instant, he realized who the owner of the voice was. At the same time, a chill surged from the soles of his feet to his back, and penetrated along the spine to his scalp.

For a moment, he couldn't even come up with the excuse he had prepared.

"Draco, are you really going to Diagon Alley?" Voldemort slowly walked out of the corridor beside the entrance hall and asked softly, "Since we are going to Diagon Alley, why don't we go to the fireplace?"

When Draco heard this, his heart suddenly trembled. Yes! Why didn't he use floo powder? Even if the line connecting their home to Hogsmeade had been disconnected, he could still go first

Where are you going after Diagon Alley?

Now that he ran out directly, didn't he obviously make people suspicious?

Draco, who was regretting his stupidity, couldn't even say a word.

"Do you want to go back to Hogwarts?" Voldemort walked up to Draco and looked at him calmly, his eyes with hidden black flames staring straight at Draco's.

Eyes, "Now is the rare Christmas vacation...will your mother be very sad if you leave?"

Hearing Voldemort's words, Draco immediately tightened his lips and lowered his eyes slightly.

Although his mother, Narcissa Malfoy, was usually extremely arrogant, when she was with her son, she was full of doting. To be honest, she may not be a qualified mother, but she is still one.

A mother who loves her children deeply.

Just a few days ago, when Bellatrix wanted to give Draco a "Christmas gift", it was Narcissa who stopped it from happening. Otherwise, if a Cruciatus Curse were cast down, what would it feel like...

I'm afraid Draco will never forget this Christmas this year.

"Dark Lord, you are right...I am not going anywhere." Draco lowered his head slightly and said dullly.

However, Voldemort looked at him and pondered for a moment, which made Draco's heart rise again. Seeing that the Dark Lord did not speak, he was obviously even more flustered, for fear that he would lose this little thing if he was not careful.

Life.

Just staying at home for a few days, he has already witnessed several moments of death. It is already very difficult for him to be able to stand here now.

"No, you can go..." At this moment, Voldemort suddenly said, "Not only are you going, but you must also show up at Dumbledore's funeral, do you understand?"