At this time, in the study room of Riddle House that had been cast by the Traceless Stretching Curse, the Death Eaters were all sitting around the long table. However, everyone was silent, and no one dared to say even a single word of nonsense.
This is all because, during the previous testing operation at the main entrance of Hogwarts, Maka, who was supposed to respond to them internally, did not show up until the last moment.
This operation was originally planned by the owner and Maka McClain, but Maka, the person who initially proposed the operation, failed to appear in the operation.
All the Death Eaters were extremely angry, but besides their anger, there was more fear.
The master temporarily left the British magical world because of something, but when he came back, he found that his original safe action failed to succeed...
With the way the Dark Lord behaves, expressing anger is a very common thing.
However, the most important thing now is...
"what to do?"
Antonin Dolokhov is a veteran Death Eater. As early as the last wizarding war, a large number of Muggles and wizards who did not support Voldemort were brutally tortured.
He has a pale and distorted face, a strong build, dark hair, and a fierce look.
In order to learn Voldemort's profound and cruel black magic, he used his beloved black magic to clear all obstacles for Voldemort. This was an evil wizard who fell into madness.
Like Bellatrix, he was one of the prisoners taken out of Azkaban by Maka.
"What should we do? We must bear the master's wrath," a thin man sitting on the other side said expressionlessly, "Are you scared... Antoning?"
Antonin Dolokhov sneered: "That's ridiculous, I'm asking: What should we do about that Makar McClain?"
The corners of the thin man's eyes twitched slightly. He, who had always remained calm, couldn't help but feel conflicted.
He was also one of the prisoners taken out of Azkaban by Maka. It can be said that every wizard who has truly seen Azkaban would find it difficult to remain calm when facing Maka.
After all, even Voldemort himself might not be able to deal with such a large group of Dementors like flies.
"This should be decided by the master himself when he comes back..." He replied somewhat unnaturally.
"Rodolphus... Let me see, you are the one who is scared, right?" Antonin tilted his neck with a ferocious look on his face, "Look at you, look at you, that McClain almost scared you out of your wits! "
"Antonin, shut up!" Bellatrix screamed.
Rodolphus was her husband, and she would still take care of her husband when the master was away. But if Voldemort was here, she probably wouldn't have time to care about this.
At this time, Lucius Malfoy, who had been watching coldly, spoke.
"You two, stop arguing. What's the use of arguing?" He knocked on the table and didn't forget to dust his sleeves. "Barty Crouch Jr. hasn't come back yet. At that time, Hogwarts' We don’t know what the situation is exactly. If the master asks, who among us can answer it?”
He paused again as he spoke, looked left and right at the Death Eaters, and then continued: "I think that instead of arguing over such a trivial matter, it's better to find a way to understand why McClane didn't show up at that time, wasn't it? ?"
"It is still unknown when the master will come back, but we must at least hurry up and try to figure out some situations before the master comes back! If the master asks us questions and we can't answer anything, that would be the worst."
"What, why don't you go to Hogwarts and ask Dumbledore?" Antonin snorted and said sarcastically.
"Of course not—" Lucius glanced at him contemptuously, and then said, "I can contact Severus. I believe he can give us an answer."
"I agree!"
Old Avery, who was sitting further back, was the first to express his approval of Lucius, followed closely by, of course, Goyle and Crabbe.
The two of them have always been supporters of Lucius, and this relationship has extended to their children.
Lucius's proposal was indeed very popular. After all, when everyone is unsure, it is always easier to get passed if one person takes the lead and puts forward a clear and implementable proposal.
Voldemort could summon people by inducing the Dark Mark, but the Death Eaters did not have this right.
Before the meeting ended, Lucius offered to let his son contact Snape. This makes sense, since everyone here knows that Severus Snape is the godfather of his son Draco.
But what they didn't know was that this time Lucius took the initiative to ask for help, but he had a deeper hidden secret.
…
Late that night, in the Slytherin House common room, Draco Malfoy was habitually imitating his father's sitting posture, sitting "elegantly" in the middle of a sofa.
He was still reading the articles in the "Wizard Weekly" with great interest. Although he had read it dozens of times, he never got bored.
Whenever he read that article again, he would think of the livid faces of Potter and Granger at the same time, and it would make him feel very happy.
There is nothing we can do, we are old enemies. Moreover, those two guys actually became Hogwarts warriors - this was enough to make him grit his teeth for a whole year!
"A pure-blood shame and a mudblood, what a perfect couple!" Draco snorted, and then chuckled, "I really want to catch them all in front of my eyes, and then force them to stare at this article. Three days and three nights!"
However, thinking about it, he really shouldn't have made any big move towards those two people.
"There is one person missing from this article."
Draco couldn't help but shrink his neck when he thought of Maka.
He hasn't been close to Maka for a long time. From the reluctance at the beginning, to the resignation later, to the admiration and fear now - Draco's mood is very complicated.
It's actually very strange to say that he was only taught once by Maka using the whole-body binding spell from beginning to end, and it didn't originally cause him to have such complicated emotions and thoughts.
Naihe Maka's various behaviors are really impressive: he never sees anyone on weekdays, but every time he makes an action, it will cause a big incident, causing an uproar inside and outside the school.
As for Draco, a typical Slytherin like him would always feel deeply in awe of a powerful peer like Maka.
If Maka's demonstrated strength was not that different from his, he would have just avoided a few of them. But now, he didn't even dare to do anything too extreme towards Harry and the others.
What's more, for some unknown reason, since last year, his father has always reminded him in letters not to have any conflicts with Maka. If it is unavoidable, then give in decisively.
Yes, he has long since developed the habit of hiding away from Maka as soon as he sees him. Does this still need his father's repeated instructions
Draco's life was so miserable! On weekdays, he could rely on articles like this to relax his mood. Even if it was an article targeting Harry and the others, he could read it back and forth dozens of times.
The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became. Just when he was about to read it again, Goyle and Crabbe burst in.
"Malfoy, your owl brought you a letter." Goyle muttered, handing the envelope in his hand to Draco.
"...Hmm." He reached out and took it, then carefully tore it open.
After a while, Draco folded the letter again and stuffed it back into the envelope.
"I want to go out for a while." He said casually, got up and walked out of the lounge door.
"Oh, wait for me—" Goyle and Crabbe hurriedly chased for a few steps, but Draco shouted back.
"Where is Malfoy going?" Crabbe said innocently.
"Who knows?" Gore said, touching his round belly, "I think we should go find something to eat..."
"Hey, I just finished dinner... Oh, I'm so hungry..."
Not to mention the two idiots Doyle and Crabbe, Draco was walking slowly in the basement corridor at the moment.
He is very confused now because his father actually wants him to find that McClain! Do you want him to be sent to your door to be humiliated? Otherwise, what else could he do to find McClain
However, Lucius only said in the letter that he should go find Maka, but he didn't mention a word about why he wanted to go or what he was going to do.
"You'll know what you're going to do when you get there." These are the exact words Lucius wrote, but it's as if he didn't say it at all!
With anxiety, uneasiness, and a little bit of fear, Draco came to the door of the school hospital ward timidly.
Yes, McClane had been spending most of his time there lately, and rumors of his relationship with Luna had spread around Hogwarts.
Of course, this kind of "buzz" has maintained a certain restraint from beginning to end. It is neither exaggerated nor stated openly. It is a kind of secret gossip.
It can be seen from this situation that even though McClane is already a student of Durmstrang, the young wizards at Hogwarts still maintain an unreasonable awe for him.
It seems that in the minds of most young wizards, they no longer regard Maka as their "classmate". The last student who could do this seemed to be...
"...The Dark Lord?"
Draco was startled by his own thoughts, and then the thought seemed to have taken root in his heart and could never be erased.
Standing in the deserted corridor of the school hospital, smelling the weird and unpleasant smell of potion in the air, Draco didn't dare to push open the thin door.
What should I say when I see him? Should the dignity of the Malfoy family be maintained? Or... do you want to "give in" as your father said
"...Stop standing outside the door, come in!"
A calm voice came from the door, and Draco subconsciously took half a step back.