As the summer vacation is coming to an end, Draco, who originally wanted to kill Dumbledore and restore the glory of the Malfoy family, has gradually lost his initial confidence.
At this moment, Draco Malfoy was sitting at his desk with a gloomy face, flipping through the murder plan he had racked his brains to come up with, and then crossing out the plans on the notebook one by one with a feather pen.
When his eyes fell on the Borgin and Burkes opal necklace, he frowned slightly.
Buying an opal necklace with a terrible curse from Borgin and Burke's and giving it to Dumbledore was not a very clever idea.
Even the inexperienced Draco knew that it was not easy to sneak the opal necklace into Hogwarts.
What's more, it was given to Dumbledore and caused his death.
This just seems hilarious.
Perhaps this stupid assassination attempt would make Dumbledore let down his guard
Or expose everything
Draco Malfoy didn't cross it out in the end. He had no choice but to give it a try.
What if it succeeds
Draco Malfoy suddenly felt stupid for suppressing Dumbledore's negligence.
As far as he knew, this person never opened packages sent by strangers, and he actually had fantasies about it.
When Malfoy thought of Albert Anderson, the Mudblood, he was filled with hatred. If it weren't for that Mudblood, how could his father become a loser despised by everyone, and how could the Malfoy family not end up like this
If possible, Draco Malfoy would rather have been tasked with killing that mudblood.
Compared to Dumbledore, Albert Anderson is actually easier to kill.
Because his weaknesses are obvious.
That’s right, some of his good friends.
As far as Draco knew, the Mudblood had a very good relationship with the twins from the Weisley family, and even provided them with a large sum of Galleons to help them realize their dream of opening a store.
Ordinary good friends can't do this.
As long as Brother Weiss comes through, there is a high probability that the Mudblood will be killed.
In fact, Draco also considered killing Albert as his backup plan, especially after he found that it was very difficult to kill Dumbledore, he needed to leave a way out for himself and his family.
According to Aunt Bella's information, the Dark Lord wanted to kill the Mudblood. If he could kill the Mudblood, not only would he be able to wash away the shame left by his father, but he would also allow the mysterious man to let the Malfoy family go.
Of course, Draco had never underestimated the Mudblood. He had witnessed with his own eyes how Albert took down all the Aurors single-handedly, so he knew better than anyone how powerful the Mudblood was. Even if he found a group of people to surround and kill him, it would probably be difficult to kill him.
However, Aunt Bella's words that the waste could be dealt with by a killing curse gave Draco a wake-up call.
That Mudblood is indeed very powerful. It is difficult to kill him head-on, but you can use despicable and insidious means, such as using the Weiss twins as bait.
After Draco told his idea to his mother and aunt Bella, he got their support.
After some discussion, according to the mother's suggestion, the Malfoy family first acknowledged that the reward of 10,000 Galleons proposed by Lucius last time was still valid, and took out another sum of Galleons to give to Bella, asking her to recruit those greedy and desperate guys to deal with the Mudblood.
Anyway, the Malfoy family has no shortage of Galleons, and most importantly, this can maintain the reputation of the Malfoy family.
Although Draco knew that the probability of letting those greedy guys kill Albert was very low, what if it was a trap set targeting his weaknesses
Maybe it will succeed
After all, no matter how powerful the other party is, he is just a human being and will be killed by the killing curse.
Those guys who live in the gray area are obviously better at it than them.
No one can resist the temptation from Garlon.
However, what Draco Malfoy didn't know was that his plan was on the verge of bankruptcy just as it was implemented because someone couldn't resist the temptation of Galleon.
The worst part is that the other side’s revenge has already come.
When Draco put down his quill, he suddenly heard the family crup barking madly.
He quickly reached out and grabbed his wand, observing the situation outside the manor through the window of the room, trying to figure out what was going on.
At this moment, the door of the room was violently slammed open, and two figures rushed into the room, shouting, "Draco, my son, where are you!"
"What happened to Mom?" Draco asked warily, looking at his mother who was hugging him. "Is the Ministry of Magic here to arrest us? Or has someone invaded the manor?"
"It's worse than that. We have to leave here. The devil's fire is spreading." Bella waved her wand to blow open the window and pushed her sister and nephew to jump out of the window to escape.
“This is… ah!”
Before Draco could finish his words, he was pushed out of the window by Bella. With a scream, the three of them were suspended in the air for a moment. When he came to his senses, he had already fallen to the ground.
"What on earth is..." Draco suddenly stopped talking, because he found that the entire manor was somehow on fire and spreading at an extremely terrifying speed.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, damn it, run."
Bella dispersed the giant flaming bird that flew towards them, grabbed the two struggling people, and told them to run. She was unable to quell the out-of-control devil's flames, so she could only take her sister and nephew away from here.
Malfoy, who was crawling on the ground, had never been so embarrassed as he was today. He looked back from time to time, watching the surging flames turning into various ferocious beasts chasing them from behind.
"Damn it, what on earth is going on?" Malfoy demanded breathlessly.
"Fire Curse."
After retreating to the entrance of the manor, Bella finally found the energy to explain to them while looking at the raging waves of fire in front of her, "Someone used the Fiery Flame Curse to directly destroy the protective magic of Malfoy Manor. They are taking revenge on you. It's not safe here anymore. We must leave."
"how so… "
Narcissa looked at the manor that was reduced to a sea of fire and looked like she might faint at any moment.
"Damn it, how could this happen? Who did this?"
Draco Malfoy seemed to have been drained of all his strength. He fell to his knees and looked at the manor engulfed in the hellish fire. He pounded the ground with his fists unwillingly and let out an angry roar.
His home is gone.
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Late at night, Ministry of Magic.
Ever since Scrimgeour took office as Minister and announced that the Ministry of Magic had entered a wartime state, there have been people staying at the Ministry of Magic for a long time, and Scrimgeour has been staying at his post every night.
Whether it was handling official documents, sitting in the Ministry of Magic, or even thinking of countermeasures, at least everyone saw his attitude, and no one dared to complain about working overtime.
There was a knock on the door and Percy's voice was heard from outside.
"Come in!"
Scrimgeour, who was originally reviewing official documents, put down his quill and reached out to pick up the wand next to him.
After Percy went in, he immediately reported to his boss what had just happened in Diagon Alley.
After listening to his assistant's report, Scrimgeour frowned slightly and repeated what he had just heard: "More than fifty bugs in Knockturn Alley attempted to rob the Defense Against the Dark Arts store?"
"Yes, except for some who escaped, the rest were all subdued. Kingsley has already led the emergency team to Diagon Alley to deal with this matter. They also arrested several suspicious elements and are currently interrogating them. We should be able to get the latest information soon."
Percy glanced at his boss secretly and continued, "The owner thinks these people are heading for the Defense Against the Dark Arts store. The reason is probably that the Ministry of Magic has regulated Defense Against the Dark Arts props, which has caused losses to some merchants... They also think that this incident is likely related to the You-Know-Who. If we're lucky, we might be able to follow the clues and catch some Death Eater minions who are causing trouble for the Ministry of Magic."
"It seems that I am lucky." Scrimgeour stood up from behind his desk, obviously intending to go there in person to check the latest situation.
Anything related to the mysterious man deserves his special attention.
As they left the office, Scrimgeour seemed to remember something and turned his head to Percy behind him and said, "Tell the Ministry of Magic Law Enforcement Department to dismiss the appeal of Zuo Ke and others on the grounds of insufficient evidence. After all, they have registered a patent in the Ministry of Magic and are protected by the Patent Law."
"Yes." Percy thought for a moment and then asked, "Are you going to hold a press conference tomorrow?"
"If this matter is related to You-Know-Who, then we can reveal it to the public and let the Ministry of Magic crush You-Know-Who's plot once again." Scrimgeour thought for a moment and said, "Also, we can secretly reveal the matter of the Defense Against the Dark Arts props to show that the Ministry of Magic has always been committed to protecting everyone's lives and safety."
"As for this matter, let Kings investigate it together with Arthur."
Although he knew that Percy was Albert's man, Skrein still used him.
Nothing more.
Because it's safe.
It sounds ridiculous, but it is indeed the reality.
If Scrimgeour doesn't want to die like Bones, he must pay attention to his own safety. For example, the place where he lives now is a safe house protected by the Fidelius Charm, and the secret keeper is Albus Dumbledore.
When the two arrived at the interrogation room, the results of the interrogation had already come out.
Just as Scrimgeour took the document and was about to check the content of the interrogation, a wizard who stayed behind hurried over.
"Devil's fire, someone used devil's fire to set Malfoy Manor on fire." The wizard breathlessly reported the latest news to Scrimgeour.
"We've had a lot to do today." Scrimgeour handed the document to Percy and walked quickly out of the interrogation room. "How's the situation over there? Is the fire under control?"
It's no wonder that Scrimgeour was so nervous. The Fiery Curse was a very dangerous black magic. Once it got out of control, it would cause terrible consequences.
"Director Robards has already brought people over to control the situation."
"Director Robards sent a message back that the fire over there is very large and more assistants are needed." The former assistant panted and said, "Another thing, the Aurors saw the Dark Mark over Malfoy Manor."
"Dark Mark, are you sure you're not kidding?" Scrimgeour stopped and looked at his former assistant in surprise.
The mysterious man set Malfoy Manor on fire
This was undoubtedly the funniest thing Scrimgeour had ever heard this century.
"It is indeed the Dark Mark."
"Tell Kingsley to take his men to Malfoy Manor for reinforcement immediately. As for the matter at hand, Weiss, you take your men to take over and capture those bastards and take them back to the Ministry of Magic for detention." Scrimgeour called to the others and planned to take them to Malfoy Manor for reinforcement.
"By the way, send someone to inform Dumbledore."
Honestly, Scrimgeour suspected that this was a trick by the You-Know-Who, who was trying to use it to weaken the Ministry of Magic's defenses and create an opportunity to assassinate him, but when he thought about it carefully, it didn't seem likely.
By the time Scrimgeour led his men to Malfoy Manor, the situation there had already become somewhat bad. The Aurors could only barely control the situation and prevent the devil's fire from spreading to the surrounding areas.
The situation was finally stabilized after Scrimgeour and his men joined in. Finally, it was Dumbledore who came to help clean up the mess and completely put an end to this terrible disaster.
"Do you know who did it?" After greeting Dumbledore, Scrimgeour turned around and asked the old friend who was in charge of the team.
"Not sure. When we arrived, the devil's flames had already completely engulfed Malfoy Manor.
And it has a tendency to spread outside. Fortunately, you came in time, otherwise if the devil's fire really spreads, this area will probably be completely destroyed. "Gadwin smiled bitterly, he was still confused.
Honestly speaking, it's not easy to be the Director of the Auror Office. He has been exhausted during this period. Fortunately, the crisis response team from Kings has helped to share a lot of the pressure.
"They saw the Dark Mark. Could this be a conspiracy by the You-Know-Who?" Scrimgeour asked Dumbledore.
"I don't know." Dumbledore shook his head. "Are the Malfoys still alive?"
Scrimgeour looked at Gadwin, who shook his head to indicate that he did not know.
"It's been a hell of a night, with so many things happening one after another," Scrimgeour said. "If you have time, we'd better talk about the situation in the British wizarding world and the safety of Hogwarts students."
"Since you will have a lot of things to do later, let's make an appointment after eleven o'clock." Dumbledore took out his pocket watch, checked the time, and said to Scrimgeour with a smile.
"See you later." Scrimgeour did not refuse. After watching Dumbledore leave, he turned around and said to his old friend Gadwin, "When you hold a press conference tomorrow, you can hint to those reporters that Lucius Malfoy was suspected of being retaliated by the You-Know-Who for leaking information about the Death Eaters to the Ministry of Magic."
Gadwin was a little stunned.
"Hint, I just need to mention it to your assistant and he will know what to do?"
As for whether the Malfoy family will suffer misfortune because of this, that is none of Scrimgeour's business.
God knows whether Lucius' wife and son are still alive after the fire.
Anyway, after this incident, the relationship between the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters will surely become very delicate. Even if the plan fails, it will at least disgust the You-Know-Who.