An owl flew across the night sky, heading towards a dilapidated wooden house by the lake. It seemed to be looking for something, circling the wooden house twice before swooping down and landing on the old handrail in front of the house.
There was a creaking sound in the wooden house, and the door opened. A short black figure walked out, took the letter from under the owl's claws, and then Apparated away.
The owl stared at the place where the black shadow disappeared, cried out in dissatisfaction, flapped its wings and flew into the sky, disappearing into the night.
On the small island in the misty lake, a house-elf appeared out of nowhere in the kitchen, holding an envelope in its hand, and walked towards the terrace on the second floor.
The owner of the house was talking to someone, and the house-elf did not dare to disturb them. He just waited quietly. After they finished talking, he knocked on the door of the terrace and walked into the terrace after receiving a response.
"Master, there is a letter." The house-elf handed over the envelope respectfully: "It's from Mr. Anderson."
"I see." Mog took the envelope and said to the house elf, "Warm the bottle of wine over here."
The house elf nodded and left silently.
With the help of the bright candlesticks on the table, Bard, reading the latest issue of the Daily Prophet, asked: "What do you think Lucius Malfoy wants to do?"
He continued: "Although everyone knows that his relationship with Arthur Weasley is terrible, I think they are not just targeting the Muggle Protection Act."
"As we all know, the Muggle Protection Act is a joke. Even if it is issued, it will have no practical effect." Mogg closed the letter and said calmly, "It's probably another dispute over the rights of the pure-blood faction!"
Bud nodded, agreeing with Mog's idea. The problem was that they might be forced to choose sides in the end, which was why the two of them were discussing this matter here.
"Albert asked if we have any Felixir stored here, or where he can get it. He needs some recently." Mog did not answer Bud's question, but handed the letter to the old man opposite: "Hetok Dagworth should have some in stock."
"Albert knows Hertok better than you do. I think he sent us the letter just in case." After reading the letter, Bud put the letter on the candlestick and lit it.
"He's in trouble?" Mog frowned slightly and asked, "What happened at Hogwarts School?"
"It seems that Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets has been opened again, and it is said that a famous student has been petrified by an evil curse." Bard thought for a moment and told the latest news he had received. "Albus suppressed this matter, so it was not mentioned in the Daily Prophet. Otherwise, this matter might have caused panic in the wizarding world."
"If this matter spreads, Malfoy might ask Dumbledore to resign." Mogg knew the morals of those pure-bloods very well, and he even suspected that this matter might be related to them.
Isn't the heir of Slytherin Voldemort
Although there is no direct evidence to prove this, when Voldemort was gathering the pure-blood faction, some people claimed that the Dark Lord was a descendant of Slytherin.
However, that ancient family has completely fallen into decline, and it is unknown whether it still has descendants.
"What do you think the monster in the chamber is?"
"It's probably a basilisk!" Bud said without hesitation, "It fits the characteristics of Slytherin. Slytherin is a Parseltongue and can control basilisks."
"But can the basilisk's eyes turn people into stone?" Mog expressed his doubts.
"The power of the curse must have been weakened by something!" Bard thought for a moment and said, "That's why no one died directly, but was just petrified."
"Come to think of it, you can think of so many things in such a short time." Mog didn't expect that Bud could figure out so many things in such a short time.
"Albert mentioned this to me when I went to America last time." Bud grinned, "He thinks something bad might happen in Hogwarts this year."
Mog: "..."
He said how Bud figured out those things so quickly.
Bud briefly tells Mog about the prophecy Albert saw in the crystal ball.
"So that's how it is." Mog nodded. "Then try to get him some Felixir. I remember he also took Felixir last time to share the risk."
Mog agreed with Albert's approach on this point.
At this time, the door of the terrace was knocked, and the house-elf brought in warm glutinous rice wine.
"Perhaps, the method to open the Chamber of Secrets was left behind by the You-Know-Who." Mog expressed his guess. It was no wonder that he thought so. Most of the pure-bloods nowadays were Death Eaters who escaped the disaster that year.
"Where did they get Parseltongue from?"
Bud poured himself a glass. He quite liked this kind of drink, mainly because it warmed the body. For an old man of his age, he rarely touched alcohol anymore.
If there is no Parseltongue, how can we control the basilisk in the secret room? If such a monster cannot be controlled, the situation will be very bad.
The chances of a Parseltongue disguised as a student entering Hogwarts and causing chaos were low, as that would be too risky.
"Albus will definitely find out the reason." Mogg had great confidence in Dumbledore, "But, what is the purpose of doing this?"
"Strike at the moderates led by Albus?"
"To be honest, Cornelius Fudge has many weaknesses and is too easy to be controlled by others." Bard commented, "Moreover, he has already shown his pure-blood tendencies. In a few years, after Fudge is fooled by others, he may start to suspect that Dumbledore wants to usurp his position as minister."
"So, next, Lucius Malfoy should become an advisor or good friend to the Minister of Magic, following the path of his predecessor Septimus?"
"Septimus Malfoy's trick. (Controlling the Minister of Magic)" Bud was not surprised at all.
Power is something that many pure-blood wizards cannot give up, and the Malfoy family's desire for power is no exception, but their family has never wanted to become the Minister of Magic. Instead, they have been silently manipulating everything behind the scenes. Later, there was a saying that "No one from the Malfoy family will ever be found at a crime scene."
To Mog and Bud, the British wizarding world is only so big, and the power of the Ministry of Magic is just that. What they need is to maintain their own transcendent status.
Pure-bloods, for their own benefit, will try to influence their Minister of Magic as much as possible to make laws that are beneficial to pure-blood wizards. Obviously, the Muggle Protection Act is not in the interests of pure-blood wizards.
It is undeniable that the current Ministry of Magic is still dominated by pure-bloods; they are the so-called respected families.
Moreover, Arthur Weasley was a loyal supporter of Dumbledore, and the figure of the Hogwarts headmaster could be vaguely seen behind him.
However, the two actually favor Dumbledore more. This old man who has lived for a century possesses wisdom far beyond that of others.
Moreover, after learning the prophecy that the Second Wizarding War might break out in a short time, they did not want to make a choice in a short time. Although they also knew that order was always better than chaos, the Dark Lord was not a person who could be judged by common sense.