harry potter book of crimes

"Please...please have tea..."

The house elf who appeared at the table carrying the tray still looked a little shy as before. As soon as he placed the poured teacup in front of Maka, he immediately stepped aside in a hurry.

Maka was used to seeing all kinds of elves, so she nodded quite easily, and then turned her attention to Lucius opposite.

This is a small living room on the second floor of Malfoy Manor. Although it is certainly much smaller than the main hall downstairs, the decoration is more exquisite and luxurious.

At the moment, Maka and Snape are sitting by the window on one side of the small hall. Just turn their heads slightly, they can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the garden downstairs facing the gorgeous sunshine outside the window. This is really a wonderful place to drink tea.

A great place to have some snacks and chat.

At least, the warm sunshine and abundant green can always bring a comfortable and good mood to people.

It's just a pity that the owner Lucius still likes this place very much on weekdays, but now his mind is filled with all kinds of bad premonitions, so how can he still have the energy to enjoy it?

"Mr. Malfoy," Maka took a sip of the black tea in the cup and asked while savoring the wonderful aroma, "just now you said... Madam went to MacMillan's house today?"

Snape's previous words paved the way for the following conversation, preventing Lucius from having to bear such a big turn after hearing about his son's condition.

But telling the truth blindly and making Lucius accept the reality is not Maka's purpose - he is not here for a home visit today!

"Ah! Well..."

Lucius's right hand was holding the tea cup, and his left hand was holding the armrest of the chair half loosely and half tightly. He didn't seem to have much energy to think about Maka's problem.

Look at his uncomfortable expression, his inner wavering is evident everywhere in his body.

"We, the Malfoy family... have decided to work with the purebloods who didn't get along well before... ah, no no..." He seemed to have realized something was wrong, and quickly changed his words, "I mean, what will we do next?

Only in this way can we make friends with more wizard families..."

The Malfoy family, after the introduction of the International Statute of Secrecy, immediately joined the pure-blood supremacy team, and has always maintained a resolute alienation from other non-pure-blood wizarding families.

A wizarding family like the MacMillan family, which has no attachment to blood at all, they were unwilling to take a look at in the past - even though the MacMillan family's background is not worse than the Malfoy family.

But now, after experiencing a crisis that almost overturned, the Malfoys have obviously understood many truths that they had ignored before.

Of course, it is actually correct to say that it was forced by reality.

"The Malfoy family's current choice is the right one," Maka looked at Lucius and said in an unusually direct manner, "Actually, I would say, there is nothing wrong with choosing to be a 'fool'. It is also one of the best ways to strive for benefits.

1. As long as you keep an eye on the direction of the wind, you can get the greatest benefits with the least effort, and you don’t have to take the lead personally to take risks——"

What he said was Lucius's previous state of mind, and he also gave a very positive and positive evaluation. This point made Lucius quite confused, so much so that he even felt uneasy about it just now.

All temporarily forgotten.

Seeing that her words immediately caught Lucius's attention, Maka couldn't help but nodded secretly.

"But it's a pity that you, Lucius Malfoy, don't have the ability to be a good wallflower." He suddenly changed the subject and said frankly, "So I have to say, you understand this now, that is

The greatest benefit you gained from this failure."

"Yeah..." Lucius said a little sadly, "If I could understand earlier... No, I don't think I would have understood it without going through those things, right?"

"Well, coincidentally, I thought so too." Maka smiled unceremoniously.

Although Maka somehow managed to bring the topic to a place thousands of miles away, Snape sitting beside him didn't seem to have any intention of bringing up the topic.

He was just sipping black tea alone and looking at the scenery outside the window expressionlessly.

"Alas..." Lucius sighed heavily after hearing this, "But, in the final analysis, I still understand it too late. The current Malfoy family has lost too many... Nassy and I

Lisa can only make some remedies as much as possible so that Draco can have less unnecessary burdens in the future..."

Of course Maka knew what Lucius meant by "losing too much". After all, most of Voldemort's Death Eaters were members of the pure-blood wizarding family. They naturally had many connections with the Malfoy family.

interests.

But now, this intricate network of relationships has become dilapidated.

"Don't struggle too much," he suddenly warned. "You parents must remember that your children will see everything you say and do."

"what do you mean?"

Maka's unprepared words will naturally make Lucius deeply confused. But what he said is related to Draco, which can be said to be what Lucius is most concerned about right now.

"It means literally," Maka took a sip of tea before explaining, "Maybe you have also felt it - your son Draco Malfoy is also growing up day by day, isn't he?"

As he spoke, he put down the tea cup in his hand, and the expression on his face became more serious.

"In the past, many people disliked you Malfoy family. They thought you were selfish and arrogant, and didn't take others seriously..."

"Probably the views of those people have not changed much until now."

Maka's words were actually very straightforward and she didn't save any face for Lucius.

Even though Lucius didn't dare to say anything now, seeing his breathing gradually getting thicker, it was obvious that the remaining self-esteem in his heart was constantly irritating his nerves.

"But," Maka changed the subject again after speaking directly to the other party's pain point, and her tone softened, "I can also understand from your words, at least when dealing with family members, you and your wife and other parents

There is no difference. Even...as far as I know, your wife Narcissa is particularly doting on Malfoy, right?"

He said "That's right" to Snape, and when the latter noticed that Maka glanced this way, he nodded slightly to express his agreement.

"McLean...Mr. McLean," Lucius couldn't bear the jumpy conversation anymore. He couldn't help but shake off the blond hair that fell from his chest, and said patiently, "What exactly do you want to say?"

But Maka just shrugged.

"What I want to say," he said calmly, "you parents should not work too hard sometimes. When you are constantly working hard for your son and your family, you often bring a heavier burden to your son.

...If you crush him before he inherits this family, then what's the point of what you're doing?"

At this point, Maka paused for a moment, giving Lucius some time to think, and then continued: "I just said it - the children are growing up day by day, and they are also watching you day by day.

.However, in the future, he will take his own path..."

"...You parents can't possibly follow him for the rest of your life, can you?"

"Draco..." Lucius said quietly, "I understand what you said, but -"

Lucius listened to Maka's words, but the situation the Malfoy family was facing now was really bad. If he left this mess to his son Draco, he, as a father, would really feel guilty.

When Maka saw this, she couldn't help but waved her hand.

"So, while thinking about his future, you should also pay more attention to Draco's thoughts..." He advised, "It would be better to say that the heaviest burden on your family now may not be external at all.

The dilemma is the depressing atmosphere created by you after you suffered setbacks."

"Is...is that so..." Lucius heard this and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Yes... Narcissa and I only blame ourselves for the failure, so we keep forcing ourselves to try to change."

status quo……"

"Is it because you always focus on the entire family that you ignore Draco's mood at some point..."

"Draco..." He hesitated and nodded slightly, "Yes, MacLean, maybe you are right...Draco has his own way to go, and we can't help him all the time. Instead of helping him, Draco..."

In order to help him solve the problem and put too much pressure on him, it is better to let him face the problem more easily..."

At this point, Lucius suddenly raised his head, looked directly at Maka and said: "Mr. McClain, did...Draco say something to you?"

"He didn't say anything..."

Maka just said this, and then turned to: "Mr. Malfoy, I think through what I just said, you have understood some of Draco's thoughts. To be honest, I only considered these things after thinking about them.

Whether the judgment I made is really what I thought, I have to verify it one by one later..."

"In short, you first firmly remember what you just understood, and then..." He suddenly knocked on the table and said loudly, "I need you to help me do something - for your son, Draco.

Malfoy."

From Snape's angle, the pre-noon sunshine was somewhat dazzling, but he still kept his eyes on the world outside the window.

He has always been a little uncomfortable with the so-called family affection, even with his younger sister Tia.