That night.
The biggest problem of recruiting Snape was finally completed, and Schelling finally solved a major issue hanging in his heart.
As for the investigation by Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic, to be honest, Schelling didn't take it to heart at all. In today's European magic world, as far as Schelling knows, there is no official divination master. The only one who hides in Hogwarts and maintains the image of a charlatan is Professor Sybill Trelawney.
Let’s not talk about whether anyone will find out about Trelawney’s abnormal behavior. Even if someone does ask her to do divination, it will be fine. She and Xie Lin have already concluded an alliance. Judging from the strength Xie Lin has shown, She is not stupid, she will know how to choose. She will know how to excuse Xie Lin's concealment, and she can even point out some wrong directions to the querents to mislead them.
As for the Aurors, there is no need to worry. Not to mention, the entire disappearance occurred at the bottom of the lake and left no trace at all. Maybe the number of mermaids has decreased, but Xie Lin doesn't think that the usually aloof wizards will care about the number of mermaids, not to mention that the language barrier means that they may not ask the mermaids at all.
Even if they did find any clues, when they found the clues pointing to Schelling, Schelling believed that Robards would know what to do. As for the other Auror, isn't that obvious? An oblivion spell is enough to solve all problems.
Originally, during the second competition event, Xie Lin had already planned to gather all his strength in the near future, summon all his allies, and plan to attack the Shadow of the Dragon lurking in Hogsmeade Village. However, the whole plan was disrupted by the disappearance of students.
At this sensitive moment, Xie Lin did not want more unfamiliar faces to suddenly appear in Hogsmeade, not to mention the possibility of alerting others, exposing their trump cards, and even causing people to follow the clues and report the disappearance. If you think of it to yourself, it will be very detrimental to yourself. So, even though he was concerned about Meredith's safety, he could only put the matter aside for the time being.
Except for Bathory, who was very good at hiding and was still monitoring the Shadow of the Dragon, the other allies were ordered by him to stay put and stay away from Hogsmeade.
Putting this matter aside for now, Xie Lin still has many things waiting for him to solve.
He thought for a while, it was already night anyway, so let's solve the closest thing first!
He straightened his robes, walked out of the room, and knocked on Draco's dormitory door.
It took at least five minutes before Draco slowly opened the door, but in a flash he blocked the door with his entire body, showing no intention of inviting Xie Lin in.
At this moment, his upper body was naked, revealing his strong muscles. His lower body was only wearing a pair of boxer briefs embroidered with the Malfoy family crest. A certain area near the middle was still slightly bulging, making the embroidered on the underpants The black dragon looked like it was baring its teeth and claws. Xie Lin suddenly had a very bad premonition in his heart. He couldn't come at such a bad time, could he?
Sure enough, he looked at Xie Lin, sighed quietly, and said, "It's Xie Lin."
Xie Lin heard a sparse sound coming from behind the door.
After a while, Draco opened the door wider, and Sherlin saw Pansy behind Draco. Her face was as red as a ripe apple, and her hair was still a little wet. It seemed that the sweat on it had not completely evaporated, and the clothes on his body were loose and stretched, and it was obvious at a glance that they had just been put on.
"Ah, I'm really sorry. Why don't I come back next time!" Xie Lin was very embarrassed and turned to leave.
"Ah! No need, Xie Lin!" Pansy stopped Xie Lin, "I have to go back to the room anyway, you two brothers just have a good chat!"
After saying that, Pansy lowered her head, folded her arms with her hands, rushed past Xie Lin, and ran quickly back to her own dormitory.
Draco shook his head first, then opened the door and said to Sherrin: "Come in!"
Sherrin walked into Draco's room and quickly scanned it with his Amaterasu calmly - the wand was crookedly inserted in the pocket of the wizard's robe, and the wizard's robe was hung on a classical-looking Above the standing coat rack. The sheets and sheets were quite messy and looked a little wet. There was a warning spell cast at the door. It was nothing special. It was the kind that would make the owner of the room feel something when someone sneaks in when no one is around.
Apart from this, only the small table beside the bed caught Xie Lin's attention.
There was a standing mirror frame about three feet in diameter placed on the small table next to the bed. The entire mirror had a faint aura that made Xie Lin uncomfortable. It was the aura of black magic!
At this time, Draco just closed the door. His hand holding the doorknob gently made a special gesture. The doorknob clicked, indicating that the door was locked with a special technique. This magic was something Sherling had never known before. Unheard, his pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.
But his face seemed completely oblivious, with a half-smile expression on his face, and he said, "Draco, I'm really sorry, I seem to have disturbed your good deeds."
"Nothing, just a woman." Draco shrugged and replied matter-of-factly.
Xie Lin raised his eyebrows, his face suddenly turned cold. He wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a moment, he finally swallowed the words on his lips and said coldly: "You asked me to come here to find you, and now I Come on, tell me, what’s going on?”
Draco looked at Xie Lin's somewhat indifferent expression and couldn't help but smile, "I'm talking about Xie Lin, since you told the story of the Dark Lord's return during the summer vacation, how do we two brothers view the future of our family? There is indeed a disagreement, you see——"
"It's been a long time since we brothers had a good chat. I feel that the relationship between us brothers has faded a lot..." Draco continued, "I called you here today. I have no other intention. I just want to chat with you. That's all... the reason why we locked the door and used the 'soundproofing magic' just now is because we didn't want anyone else to disturb the alone time between us brothers... Are you right, clever guy?"
Spunge was the nickname given to Schelling by the two of them when they were young. Schelling called Draco "spungen" and Draco called Schelling "smart". At that time, the two children always took advantage of the situation. When their parents were not at home and the housekeeper was not paying attention, they played all kinds of childish fantasy games. Now that I think about it, the two of them were a little silly at the time, but they seemed to be quite happy. However, since the age of nine, the two have grown up and have never used these two nicknames.
The corners of Xie Lin's mouth twitched and he gave Draco a roll of his eyes. However, in his long sleeves on both sides, the two wrists covered by the sleeves were clenched and the veins on the backs of his hands were protruding. Beating.
Xie Lin tried his best to calm down and sighed, "Draco, even if we have any differences, we don't actually need to go to this point... Those words you said at the opening ceremony almost hit me. Prestige, this is just a trivial matter, so I won’t go into details. However, you later intensified your efforts and provoked Hagrid with Blaise. Even Granger was lured out by you, and you were about to trigger another inter-college fight. , do you dare to say that your target is not me?"
Draco's eyes dimmed slightly when he heard Xie Lin calling him by his first name instead of the nickname "pig shit", and he said: "Well, let's just say I'm wrong!... Smart boy, do you still remember 4 When you were 20 years old, you had a magic riot?"
Schelling nodded in disbelief.
Draco said quietly: "We were born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but our destinies are so completely different. You triggered the magic riot when you were 4 years old, and I... had to wait until I was 8 years old to finally succeed. , from that time on, although each of you didn’t say it, I knew very well in my heart that everyone in the family thought that you were better than me, better than me, and more talented than me..."
Xie Lin frowned, "How can you say that? Your parents love you no less -"
"Humph!" Draco interrupted Xie Lin's words with a cold snort. He raised his head, and red light was already looming in his eyes!
"You don't need to say more." Draco's voice suddenly turned cold, "I know and remember the good things my parents did to me, but -"
"Is that love?" His voice trembled, "You have learned everything since elementary school, English, French, German, Latin, so many languages just like your natural instinct. … Not to mention mathematics and history, you understand it at a glance and never need to review it a second time. It’s like it’s been eaten into your brain and you never have to worry about forgetting it… The way your parents look at you, that’s What a look of expectation!...What about me?"
"What do they look at me like? Is it sympathy? Is it pity? Anyway -"
"I've never seen even a hint of hope in their eyes!"
"You said -" Draco's voice gradually became higher: "They love me and are good to me, but I don't think so... I think their love for me is just a kind of psychological compensation. My kindness is more of a kind of indulgence! A kind of doting!"
"Obviously -" Draco's black energy began to faintly show through his skin, "Obviously I am the brother! Why, why can I never get their praise!"
"Draco!" Xie Lin shouted coldly, "Calm down!"
"Hahahahaha -" Draco laughed, but his laughter was cold and full of chill, "Why am I not calm anymore? I am very calm." He spread his hands, "I am very calm and very calm. The one who is awake or not is you! It’s you who don’t want to admit it, it’s you who doesn’t want to face the truth I told you... I’ve been living in your shadow since I was a child! No matter what I do, no matter what How hard I work, I can only, can only desperately catch up with you... Everyone, everyone will only treat me as your foil!"
Xie Lin took a step back in disbelief. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Draco, whether you believe it or not, in my heart, you will always be my brother. I never knew , I really don’t know, it turns out... you have endured so much pressure because of me... I... I..."
Xie Lin thought about it and found himself in a speechless dilemma. He could only sigh, "I don't want this either..."
"Hahaha - cough," Draco broke out with laughter, and even had tears in his eyes, "Stupid brother... Do you know that you are not material for hegemony at all? His character has a fatal weakness——"
"You attach too much importance to feelings! The road to hegemony is cruel, and there is no room for personal feelings-" Draco's eyes flashed with dazzling light, and the corners of his mouth gradually raised, "The same is true for women, and the same is true for friends, Even family and clan are no exception... These are just unnecessary shackles... Only by letting go of these can you go further..."
Xie Lin's eyes became very complicated. Yes, he didn't know that if he could really give up the feelings around him, his pursuit of power and ambition would indeed be much easier. Throughout the ages, there has been no one who has achieved great things who is not ruthless and ruthless. A ruthless man?
"Draco... So, the brotherhood we have had for so many years... is all fake?" Xie Lin said with some difficulty.
Draco shook his head, with incomprehensible disappointment in his eyes, "You still don't understand what I mean..."
"Our brotherhood, our family ties, are all real..." His voice gradually became colder, "It is precisely because it is real that I have to cut it off with my own hands. Xie Lin, you can never Understand my desire to become stronger...I've had enough of everyone just looking at you, I've had enough of living in the shadows that no one can see..."
"Hehe," he smiled coldly: "I want to surpass you, I want to prove to everyone that I am better than you! In order to achieve this goal, I can abandon all the fetters around me. These so-called fetters will only Let yourself be confused. Strong thoughts and cherished longings will only make yourself weaker, do you understand? Only those who have cut off all these are qualified to become truly strong!"
A flash of understanding flashed through Xie Lin's eyes, the tight fists in his sleeves gradually loosened, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Is this what you really want to say to me when you specially called me here?" Xie Lin's slightly narrowed eyes revealed an indestructible confidence, "I have to say, it's really sobering! I have to Say, I really didn’t expect these words to come out of your mouth, Draco...or should I say-"
"My third-generation ancestor, Lord Armand II?"
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