The past year has been a troublesome year for Lucius.
At the Ministry of Magic, the archenemy Arthur Weasley came to the house again and again to investigate. Although nothing was found, it caused him a lot of trouble. He finally came up with a good idea to expel Dumbledore from Hogwarts in one fell swoop, and also let the little girl from the rival Weasley family take the blame for the Slytherin heir to killing Muggle wizards.
What I never expected was that the seemingly harmless Dumbledore's influence on the school directors would unknowingly grow to the point of covering the sky with one hand, and the plan to blame Wesley was eventually foiled by his second son. His son was screwed up, but he still couldn't tell the truth - he didn't dare let anyone know that the diary was leaked from his hands, even if that person was his son.
In the end, the whole plan simply shot himself in the foot. Not only did he lose a house elf because of it - you must know that every house elf is controlled and rationed by the House Elf Resettlement Office of the Ministry of Magic. House elves were all valuable, and of course Lucius didn't know that Dobby had actually fallen into the hands of his son.
(Note: The House Elf Resettlement Office was not made up by the author. It comes from the author's introduction to "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". It is part of the Alien Division of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Newt once served in this office.)
What was even worse than being a house elf was that he also lost his position as Hogwarts school governor - this was simply the biggest blow to the reputation of the Malfoy family!
All along, Lucius has been able to achieve his current status in the British wizarding world precisely because he has three major identities in his hands - Chairman of the Hogwarts School Board, Chairman of the Board of St. Mungo's Hospital, and Minister of Magic. Personal friends, these three identities have been earned by me for most of my life and a lot of family wealth. The blow caused by losing one of them now is not a small one. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is breaking my muscles and bones.
Lucius discovered that when attending gatherings in the pure-blood aristocratic circle, people were no longer as awed by the Malfoy family as before. The most disgusting thing was that old guy Avery, who dared to openly mock the Malfoy family, and It also received responses from several other families that should not be underestimated, such as the Nott family, the Carlo family, and the Lestrange family. Lucius felt resentful every time he thought about this.
What worries him even more is that if he cannot stabilize the situation, the vassals Gower family and Crabbe family around him will have some inappropriate thoughts, not to mention his allies such as the Parkinson family and the Burke family. His position may also be shaken, and whenever he thinks of these nonsense, he will be in a very bad mood.
The only thing that made Lucius feel gratified was that his second son's performance did not disappoint him.
Although Schelling messed up his plot, he knew that it was just an unintentional mistake. After all, Schelling had no knowledge of his plan in advance. Moreover, Schelling also gave himself a big face in Hogwarts. He heard about it from his close disciple Snape. Schelling was severely punished in Slytherin College for daring to challenge the majesty of the Malfoy family. The bastard Gallup Lestrange upheld the dignity of the Malfoy family.
Not to mention, Schelling also received a special medal of honor from the Order of Merlin. This honor has never been received in the history of the Malfoy family - the Malfoy family has paid too much attention to the cultivation of politics and business in the past few generations. It has been a long time since there was a child who showed outstanding magical talent, not to mention that this honor was won from several senior students, which especially made Lucius particularly satisfied.
There was another thing that made Lucius look at Xie Lin in a new light. His son made him increasingly incomprehensible. It didn't matter that his magical talent was terrifyingly outstanding, but even his performance in the field of business investment was unexpected.
In March, Ellerby and Badmore Broom Company, half of which Schelling owned, launched an unprecedented product - the Firebolt. This broomstick has become a major international product in just a few months. The first choice for professional Quidditch teams. Judging from this trend, it is expected to surpass the market share of Nimbus Broomstick Company within a year. Compared with the profits that Schelling is about to make, the Malfoy family's losses this year seem to be nothing.
Moreover, his eldest son Draco has also changed, seemingly under the influence of his younger brother.
Ever since Xie Lin received the honor of the Order of Merlin, Lucius often heard Narcissa's praises at the dinner table at home and saw Draco's envious eyes. Draco no longer looked as careless as before. , but he has matured a lot. During the summer vacation, you can often see him reading and studying in the library, or practicing spells on the alchemy puppet in an empty room.
Narcissa was overjoyed by Draco's change, and even the aloof Lucius was very pleased - he now counted on his two sons to compete and contribute to maintaining the glory of the Malfoy family.
The plot returns to Schelling. Xie Lin has arranged many plans for himself during this summer vacation:
First, learn the Patronus Charm. The theoretical knowledge and release methods of the Patronus Charm can be found in the "Book of Spells" written by Miranda Gorshak. This book has long been out of print. If an ordinary little wizard wants to check it, he can only find a way to get it from someone. A professor gave him permission to borrow books from the restricted area. But Schelling has one in his personal collection. He can no longer remember which family library he got it from. The important thing is that he has already read this book by heart. All the 22 curses in the book are included. All understood. So all he needs to do is spend time practicing.
Second, study the bloodline research data of the Greengrass family, hoping to discover the abilities hidden in your own bloodline. It would be even better if he could help the Greengrass family break the family's blood curse. He believed that he would be able to gain the full support of their entire family. Although he knew that this was definitely not an easy task, it would still take some time. try.
Third, Schelling plans to write a book about his experience at Hogwarts last year, titled "Me and the Basilisk at Hogwarts." In his previous life, he was experienced in writing adventure books. In order to cater to He can also directly refer to Lockhart's book series for the wizarding world's reading tastes and book writing routines. Schelling is confident that this book will be very popular and bring him a lot of income. Earn fame and prestige for yourself.
At the same time, a new house elf was purchased in Malfoy Manor. His name is Lele. He is a very optimistic elf who likes to hum songs. His father, Lucius, occasionally beat him, but he didn't take it personally at all.
Xie Lin's behavior towards the house elf was still displeasing to Lucius, but this time he did not really reprimand him except for snorting with an unkind look on his face. Obviously, Schelling's status in the family is no longer what it used to be. Even the stern Lucius will no longer reprimand Schelling for such a trivial matter.
Schelling remembered that it was mentioned in the original book that there are seven secret passages in Hogwarts that lead to the outside, four of which are controlled by Filch, the remaining one is under the Whomping Willow, and the other is behind the statue of the one-eyed witch on the fourth floor. , and another one behind the large mirror on the fifth floor.
The first two will be used frequently by the twin brothers Sirius and Weasley respectively in this upcoming semester, and the last one - the secret passage behind the large mirror on the fifth floor was collapsed by heavy snow this winter, so knowing this secret passage The Weasley twins of Tao no longer use this secret passage - just enough to give Schelling all to themselves.
If Schelling remembered correctly, the secret passage behind the mirror on the fifth floor had a very spacious space. In the original book, Sirius even suggested that Harry set up the headquarters of Dumbledore's Army here.
Taking advantage of the two-month summer vacation, Dobby was idle anyway, and before his parents could find him at home, Sherlin sent Dobby to Hogwarts to secretly steal the secret behind the large mirror on the fifth floor. The secret passage has been repaired and cleaned, and the secret passage will come in handy next semester.
Time flies so fast, one month has passed in the blink of an eye.
Schelling had finished writing "Me and the Basilisk at Hogwarts", and he personally went to Lumihart Book Company in Diagon Alley, the company that had published the Lockhart series of books. For this I am already familiar with publishing works on similar themes.
The editor-in-chief is a kind-hearted middle-aged man. Although Xie Lin is young, he has heard about Xie Lin's deeds in Hogwarts.
After a short discussion, he gave Schelling a very favorable contract. For every book sold, he could get a 20% commission, which was more than what Lockhart had received. The premise was that in the future, thank you If Lin is inspired to write a book again, he must give priority to cooperating with Rumihat Books.
After this matter was completed, Xie Lin also began to learn the Patronus Charm and study the bloodline research materials of the Greengrass family. In this way, Xie Lin began his boring study life day after day.
At the same time, Ron and the Weasley family won the Daily Prophet's annual Gold Galleons Award. The family set out to travel to Egypt in the second week of the summer vacation. By the way, they visited their eldest son Bill, who had to wait for the summer vacation. Come back when it's almost over. Hermione also traveled to France with her parents. Harry was once again miserably imprisoned by the Dursleys and was not even allowed to go out.
While Schelling was immersed in study and research, probably one day in August, an unprecedented event happened in the UK - Sirius Black escaped from prison!
Almost all wizards know the name of this wizarding prison in England.
It is located on an isolated island in the middle of the North Sea. It was originally a fortress built by a dark wizard named "Ekrizdis". He specially killed the abducted Muggles here to carry out various activities. A black magic experiment on human beings. After his death, the various concealment spells he cast on the island failed, and the island was discovered by the Ministry of Magic and transformed into an officially controlled wizarding prison.
All the guards in this famous prison are indigenous dark creatures called "dementors."
Considered the ugliest thing in the world, they are capable of sucking the joy out of other creatures, thus making those close to them feel gloomy and hopeless. In extreme cases, they will also suck the soul of living creatures and turn them into a state of walking zombies.
It can be said that no one would think of staying in this prison for even a quarter of an hour. And this famous and terrifying wizard prison is called "Azkaban".
"Sirius Black." Schelling sat by the window, flipping through the "Daily Prophet", and nodded thoughtfully, thinking about the planned plot of this year's original work and his own various planning.
As time passed, Schelling used the principles of the Happy Spell to trigger happy emotions. It only took him a week to master the Patronus Spell, and successfully released a complete physical Patronus.
In the next week, he also carefully read all the information he got from Daphne, which gave him a deeper understanding of the theory of bloodline power. He already had some ideas on how to tap into the power hidden deep in the bloodline. He had a clue, but he still needed some samples for testing, so that he could verify whether his theory was feasible.
There were still two weeks before the start of school, and with nothing to do, he suddenly remembered that he still had three black magic books that he had not yet opened.
Generally speaking, if you want to read black magic books, you must have at least the strength of a senior student - with his current strength, which is not much worse than Percy, Penelope and the like, he should be able to read these black magic books safely. .
Xie Lin hurriedly skipped all three black magic books. He found that the content was very difficult to understand, and many parts were recorded in ancient runic script. Even with the help of the hourglass, he could not finish reading it in a short time. Fortunately, Xie Lin himself had extraordinary attainments in ancient magic texts. Otherwise, the deciphering work alone would have taken a long time. Xie Lin had to first select the content that would be most helpful to him in the short term according to the catalog and study it first.
