Hogwarts Homecoming

Looking at Old Nott who rushed out of the conference room in panic and went to find the goblin to confirm the information, Lucius stood there in fear and felt sad.

He understood very well why Old Nott only coerced and lured the goblin instead of taking more direct measures. The magic world has been at peace for a long time, and they have been accustomed to following the 'rules' for more than ten years. We have not yet returned to the state of the war years.

but--

Lucius, who was bowing, looked at the Dark Lord pacing back and forth in the spacious room with the corner of his eye. A trace of doubt emerged in his heart. The Dark Lord seemed to care about what the goblin from Gringotts said. Brain opened the An ancient vault?

Whose vault did Blaine open, and what did he get?

Not only Lucius was thinking about this problem, Voldemort was also thinking about it.

According to Lucius, it was Blaine who solved the secret room crisis he created using his notebook, and his Horcrux must have been destroyed by Blaine himself.

It is true that the notebook protected by Horcrux magic cannot be destroyed by ordinary mediocre people, but for Blaine, who is good at using powerful fire, it is not a difficult task.

Just losing a Horcrux is not an unbearable loss. The key question is, did Brian recognize what that thing was?

With his back to Lucius, Voldemort looked at the gloomy garden of Malfoy Manor, preventing Lucius from seeing his hidden uneasiness.

The Horcrux is his biggest secret, it is his support for immortality, and there must be no problems.

Dumbledore is a pedantic and hypocritical person, and he would not be interested in such mysterious magic as Horcruxes. However, Brian, who was born in Slytherin, showed greed for wealth and was eyeing the position of the principal of Hogwarts. , which all proves that he is an ambitious person, although the things he pursues are very low-level.

And if Blaine had been to the Restricted Area of ​​Hogwarts, he must have been there. There was no doubt that he had seen the book "Advanced Dark Arts Revealed".

Thinking of this, Voldemort suddenly turned around and looked at the bowed Lucius, with a cold murderous intent surging in his eyes.

It was this fool who let his Horcrux be exposed to Amosta Brain.

"I'm sorry to tell you that my friend -"

Voldemort turned his yew wand, walked slowly in front of Lucius, and stared at him indifferently,

"I was already going to forgive you for your stupidity, Lucius, but now I've changed my mind—"

With a pop, Malfoy fell to his knees, cold sweat forming trickles on his temples. His gray eyes were filled with despair - Voldemort planned to kill him, and he would definitely not let his family go. Narcissa was here now. There was no way she could survive in this house. There was only Draco, but he had not yet contributed any credit to Blaine. Will Blaine protect Draco?

"Please, my master, please have great mercy--"

Lucius sobbed and cried,

"Please at least let Narcissa and Draco live."

"I'm so moved, but you don't have to say that, Lucius, my dear friend—"

Lucius suddenly looked ashen and gloomy, as if he were mourning his heir.

"Don't be discouraged in a hurry, Lucius. After all, you have contributed to the Dark Lord——"

Voldemort sneered,

"Oh, you can be called loyal even if you are reluctant. So I don't plan to kill you immediately. Whether you can survive depends on what news Nott brings back."

It depends on what kind of news Nott brings back.

Lucius, who had almost lost the ability to think, was thinking dazedly. He didn't particularly understand what the Dark Lord meant, but it was obvious that the lives of his family were in danger, including the glorious Malfoy family. Maybe today Disappear late.

There was a flash of hatred in the gray eyes filled with despair.

By now, Lucius finally saw clearly that the Dark Lord could not bring glory to the pure-blood family. He did not even use this as the purpose of his actions. All he wanted was to enslave everyone and have complete control over everyone's lives. The right to kill.

But this is absolutely unacceptable. If Dumbledore is the only one, then the Malfoy family has no choice. They can only follow the Dark Lord all the way to the dark side.

But now with Amosta Blaine, they also control Harry Potter, who is known as the Dark Lord's nemesis. In the past, he dismissed Harry Potter, but now, he really hopes that the leader There's something special about a kid with a stupid scar.

Perhaps because of the Dark Lord's cruelty, his skills were far less efficient than the nimble old Nott who was more than ten years ago. He was frighteningly efficient. Only an hour later, he returned to Malfoy Manor and looked at Lucius's suddenly clenched gaze. Zhong rushed into the room.

"I figured it out, Master. I asked everything. Oh, I mean, everything the goblin saw and used the Imperius Curse!"

Old Nott shouted happily, and before the Dark Lord could ask questions, he told all the information he had dug out of the goblin's head.

The beginning of Old Nott's narration made the stern-faced Voldemort breathe a sigh of relief in his heart. Everything was a false alarm. Brain did not come from the vault where his other Horcrux was hidden. He did not come from it at all. What clues can be seen in the notebook?

But as Old Nott unfolded the information he had obtained, Voldemort's forehead expression gradually became suspicious, until he revealed anger.

'You mean, Brian opened the vault of the great Salazar Slytherin. That's impossible. If my great ancestor had left a vault, then, I would know. Are you lying to me, Nott? ? "

Voldemort's solemn tone was like a bucket of cold water poured on Old Nott's head, making Old Nott, who thought he had made a meritorious service, overwhelmed by fear again.

"I swear to you, my master, this is what I saw from that goblin's memory!"

Old Nott said tremblingly, he was afraid that he would not have the chance to tell everything, so he quickly revealed everything he knew.

After hearing all this, not to mention Lucius was confused, even Voldemort narrowed his eyes, full of confusion.

"Brain didn't take any treasure from that vault?"

"According to me, oh, this is how it is in the memory of that goblin. Brain used a bottle of magic potion to quell the magma riot, and then what I just told you, it saw many flying out of the magma that was about to solidify. The emerald formed a strange appearance in front of Amosta. Amosta tried to destroy it with magic, but failed. In the end, the emeralds and the inexplicable cloud disappeared again, and Brian took nothing. arrive--"

Old Nott said carefully,

"Maybe Salazar Slytherin didn't want to give the Mudbloods a chance to peek into his wealth."

Voldemort's eyes narrowed smaller and smaller, until finally there was only a narrow slit left.

"Anything else, Nott?"

"And. And."

Old Nott racked his brains and thought,

"Oh, when Blaine and the girl he brought back left Gringotts, I was hiding in the alley and eavesdropping. Please forgive me, there are many people in Diagon Alley, and I didn't dare to get too close, but I I seem to have heard it, Brian said that he will prepare for the Triwizard Tournament after returning to Hogwarts."

"Triwizard Tournament huh!"

Voldemort's expression was slightly cold, and he thought of the embarrassing scene that occurred during his resurrection ceremony. However, even though he thought of something, a trace of pride appeared in his scarlet pupils,

"Brain wants to use the Triwizard Tournament to enhance his prestige. Oh, although he can do those useless things, I will focus on more valuable things. Nott, I have other tasks to tell you."

Looking at the silent old Nott, Voldemort said softly,

"Go find McNeil and Avery and tell them that they must complete the instructions I gave them before the Triwizard Tournament. In return for the resurrection ceremony, I will also give Brian and Dumbledore a surprise. .And you, Lucius—"

Malfoy, who was also kneeling on the ground, felt his heart jump into his throat. He was not sure whether the information Nott brought back satisfied the Dark Lord. If not, the Malfoy family would be doomed.

But the Dark Lord's next words made him breathe a sigh of relief,

"I want you to accompany me to Gringotts. In the name of going to the Malfoy family vault, I have to see that vault with my own eyes. After that, you go to Hogwarts."

"To Hogwarts?"

Malfoy asked cautiously.

"I can't let the Death Eaters in that school who are still loyal to me leave Hogwarts frequently. Dumbledore will become suspicious. You go see him, Lucius, and ask him to find out about the green ones that Blaine met. What is the gem? Severus told me that his relationship with Brian is closer than that of Dumbledore. I think he will find out for the Dark Lord."