Now that Lucius was going to talk to Amosta alone, although he was very interested in the subject of their conversation, now, he couldn't stay here.
Perhaps because he sensed Amosta's indifferent attitude, Snape glanced at Lucius who was standing in front of the desk waiting, hesitantly said in a low voice,
"When I first entered Hogwarts, Lucius was the prefect of Slytherin."
Amosta was slightly surprised. After thinking for a moment, he nodded slightly.
"Understood, Professor."
Every detail of this office made Lucius feel uncomfortable. The reason was that it was still too 'poor'. Compared with the celebrities and dignitaries in the wizarding world who he had placed in the past, it was simply incomparable. If it weren't for I have something to ask for during this trip, and according to his style, I can make some sharp comments about it.
At this time, Lucius noticed the cat squatting on the sofa and staring at him with a gloomy look. The look was so strange, as vivid as a human being, and beyond some small thoughts, he tried his best to look at Lucius. Nileni forced an awkward smile.
Meow!
Lucius didn't expect that his proactive gesture of kindness would somehow offend the black-haired animal. It immediately changed from a crawling state to an offensive posture, with its tail raised high and all the hair on its neck. .
"It doesn't like interacting with strangers."
After standing at the door and briefly communicating with Professor Snape, Amosta closed the door and walked into the office. He happened to see the grinning Lenny and a somewhat overwhelmed Lucius Malfoy, and said casually,
"Sit down first--"
While making tea near the fireplace, Amosta shook out the wand from his sleeve and pointed it at Lucius lightly. A swirling black shadow appeared out of thin air, and when it landed on the ground, it turned into a There was a low-back soft chair, but this scene frightened Lucius Malfoy, who had a shadow in his heart, so that cold sweat broke out on his forehead and his heart beat wildly.
If he hadn't been a wizard who had seen many powerful people and big scenes, he might have just taken out his wand and prepared to fight back.
It wasn't until he saw the cup of green tea with white smoke in front of him that Lucius began to breathe normally.
"As you can see--"
Amosta said calmly to Lucius, who was turning blue,
"The conditions here are difficult. Unlike the Leaky Cauldron or those high-end drinking clubs, there are not so many drinks to choose from."
Amosta obviously didn't have a welcoming attitude, but it was much better than Lucius expected. According to his presumption before his visit, when Brian saw him, he was friendly and drove him away directly. Leave him, or in extreme cases, drag him into that terrifying space and torture him.
But now Amosta Brain did not do that. Instead, he invited him to sit down and made him a cup of tea, which already made him overjoyed.
Perhaps it was because Severus Snape had more influence over the young, powerful and feared wizard than he thought?
"You, your taste is very unique, Mr. Blaine--"
After a moment of silence, Lucius twitched the corner of his mouth,
"Most people in the UK prefer black tea, while green tea is more in line with Eastern people's habits."
Amosta lowered his eyes and did not look at Lucius' performance. He slowly blew up the floating leaves on the green tea soup. After taking a few sips of the hot tea carefully, he put down the teacup, leaned back in his chair, crossed his fingers and put it on the table. On his knees, his eyes locked on Lucius's gray eyes that were trying hard to hide the fear and humiliation, but he still didn't speak.
Looking at this scene, Lenny put down his tail and squatted on the sofa, full of wonder.
"Excuse me for visiting, Mr. Blaine. I am here to apologize for the unpleasant meeting at the Leaky Cauldron last time -"
Talk about people when you see them, talk about ghosts when you see ghosts.
This kind of skill can be said to be very familiar to a wizard like Lucius Malfoy. Blaine didn't agree with him, so Lucius had to continue to think of ways to open up the topic.
But it's a pity that he met Amosta Brain. In his past life, Lucius was more of a shrewd businessman than a wizard. He had seen too many people, and he talked nonsense with them, and in the end he only knew Being brought into the rhythm of the conversation by them, it is you who has the initiative now, so it is the best way to continue to shock the other party with silence.
And it was indeed the case. Amosta's calm inspection made Lucius uneasy. He moved uneasily, as if there were several thorns hidden in the soft cushion under his buttocks.
This is not okay!
Lucius realized his predicament. If the meeting continued as it was, he would gain nothing from this trip except humiliation.
In this case, it is better to take a gamble.
Lucius took a deep breath and freed himself from the chaotic thoughts. Withstanding the strong pressure brought by Amosta Brain, he retracted his hand into his sleeve. After a moment, he took out a blanket that was covered with paper. Trace Stretching Charm widens the space of the bag.
Under the gazes of Amosta and Lenny, Lucius reached into the bag and took out a ruby the size of an egg. The gem was crystal clear and exuded a dazzling light under the pale sunlight.
After gently placing the gem on the table, Lucius put his hand into his pocket again and took out another gem of the same color. In this way, a minute later, twenty pieces of gem were placed in front of Amosta. A pair of valuable rubies of similar size and color.
Amosta's eyelashes trembled when the gem was first taken out. After that, he didn't react at all. He still maintained great concentration and enjoyed Lucius Malfoy's performance.
"In fact—"
Amosta's reaction made Lucius Malfoy's heart skip a beat. At that moment, he thought that today's visit was still a complete failure. However, unwilling to do so, he said another sentence,
"I came to visit you because I have something to ask -"
Have something to ask?
Amosta's heart moved. Sure enough, in that notebook, Lucius Malfoy still wanted to find out which of Voldemort's 'darlings' he had damaged?
However, next, Lucius's words made Amosta understand that he might have guessed in the wrong direction.
"--Or you can think that, Mr. Brain, I want to designate you to accept my mission, and these gems are the reward for the mission."
Lucius Malfoy bowed to Amosta.
This sudden reversal finally made Amosta react. He narrowed his eyes and said in a light voice,
"You broke the rules, Malfoy."
In the first half of last year, Amosta accepted Dumbledore's commission from Karkus and entered Hogwarts as an investigator to investigate the secret room. Before entering, Karkus used his influence to persuade of the Hogwarts Governing Board.
At that time, Lucius had not yet been kicked out of the school board, so he knew that Amosta and Kakus must have known each other. From this, it was not difficult to guess that Amosta was most likely from the underground world. Bounty Wizard.
There is an unwritten rule in the underground world. The issuer and recipient of a commissioned task will not meet each other under normal circumstances in order to prevent gangsters from taking advantage of others.
Amosta didn't care that Lucius guessed a little bit of his past, because he had already taught Lucius a lesson about this last time at the Broken Ax Bar, and he just mentioned this rule to attract others.
"I have no choice, Mr. Blaine."
Lucius Malfoy obviously didn't know anything about it. He had heard of the rules, but his current predicament forced him to take the risk to find Amosta.
"You didn't go to Karkus or the other commission brokers there. It seems that your commission is not that simple, Malfoy."
Amosta said calmly,
"For Snape's sake, let me hear what you are going to do first. I hope you are not inviting me to participate in your stupid plans to trip up Dumbledore -"
(End of chapter)
