"So -" Voldemort's pupils shone with shrewd eyes, "Lucius's son sounds like he really has some abilities... If such a person can be used by me, I can restore the glory of the pure-blood family and create a The glorious era dominated by Death Eaters is just around the corner... What a pity..."
Voldemort sneered a few times. The laughter was a bit like the call of a night owl in the forest on a moonlit night. It was both sharp and creepy. "It's a pity that Lucius is ignorant of current affairs. If he can take his son to seek refuge with me, go over there." I can completely let go of the 13 years of betrayal, and even re-employ him, giving him a subordinate position within the Death Eaters..."
"What's wrong?" Voldemort looked at one of the Death Eaters. When he mentioned Lucius, the Death Eater's body shook unnaturally. Voldemort narrowed his eyes slightly and said coldly. He said in a loud voice: "Foley, do you have any objections to the way I handle this?"
This Death Eater is a side branch of the Foley family. The Foley family had severed ties with him on the surface a few years ago, but in fact they still had contact with him secretly. This was the tradition of the Foley family - to maintain a bright and upright image in front of others, but in places where no one could see it. They will dig into profitable places.
When Grindelwald began to wreak havoc in Europe, the Foley family was unlucky enough to get into the hot potato of the Minister of Magic. Therefore, the Foley family ostensibly organized Aurors to participate in the European government's encirclement and suppression of Grindelwald, but secretly they were passive and sabotaged, conserving their strength and constantly holding back European countries. This is what the Foley family has always done——
Sanctimonious, hedging your bets, playing both sides.
Since the disappearance of the direct heir, the Foley family has spent a lot of money to search but still has no results. They have long identified the Malfoy family as the culprit behind the scenes, but there is no evidence - plus the close relationship between the Malfoy family and the Ministry of Magic, if not Based on real evidence, even if the four families whose children disappeared at the same time united, they would not be able to make the Malfoy family pay any price.
Since the overt methods cannot be used, then the only option is to use dark methods.
As a result, this Death Eater Foley was secretly summoned by the Foley family and was given the task of "provoking the relationship between Voldemort and the Malfoy family" that day. Since the family and the Ministry of Magic cannot deal with the Malfoy family, let the Death Eaters belonging to the dark camp take action on their behalf.
That's why Foley had that reaction when he mentioned what Voldemort said just now. He has an important family responsibility and must not let the Malfoy family return to being Death Eaters. He must make the Malfoy family pay a heavy price!
Foley said: "Master, although the Malfoy family is rich and powerful, it is only because their ancestors were very good at amassing money. If we really want to talk about it seriously, the Malfoy family has always been small in number, and they are not good at fighting. We have never heard of any powerful warriors from their family. I think..." Foley pondered for a while, seeming to be thinking about how to continue his words, and then said: "Lucius would have the guts to betray his master. , I’m afraid there is something else to rely on.”
"Master," Selwyn spoke up, "I agree with what Foley said. The Malfoy family has risen too fast in the past few years, which is unreasonable. Especially there are many places that are mysterious and strange... "
"In the Ministry of Magic, unusual personnel changes occur frequently, and almost everyone smells something is wrong..."
"The head of the Black family was suddenly and inexplicably demoted, and he was transferred to a casual position in the Centaur Liaison Office - he is my right-hand man, and he is at the forefront among the vassal families under my command. His loss of power was a big blow to me, but this is not the worst part - among Selwyn's vassal families, the Wankanda family, which was originally the most powerful, actually kept it secret from me. He turned to the Malfoy family and attached himself to it..."
"I was not expecting the betrayal of the Wankanda family. This family has been attached to Selwyn for six centuries, and the stakes are extremely strong and close. Who would have thought that they would betray just at the word of betrayal... ...The most unbelievable thing is that after their betrayal, they actually seemed to be riding on Zuowu's back. The entire family developed at an incredible speed in the business and political circles...Now their power is almost as powerful as the Holy Pure Blood 28 families are neck and neck..."
"With the successful example of the Wankanda family as such a clear banner, the entire British wizarding world suddenly became turbulent - first the Bones family, then the McLaggen family, and then the Runcorn family... These families all stood up one after another. Come out and publicly express your position and attach yourself to the Malfoy family, especially after the Greengrass family and the Carrow family, both of the 28 holy pure-blood families, also followed suit——"
"The situation of the Malfoy family has been established." Mr. Selwyn's tone no longer fluctuated, and it was obvious that the emotional instability caused by his daughter's disappearance had been suppressed.
"The weird thing is-" Mr. Selwyn raised his head, his pupils filled with icy coldness, "Forget about other families-" No matter how hard he tried to maintain the calmness in his tone, everyone present Everyone could hear the traces of hatred contained in it, "Master, we just mentioned that during the process of suppressing and fighting against the Malfoy family, seven of our families once formed a short-term alliance, and there were also cards in it. The Luo family and the Nott family..."
"But - at this time we suddenly discovered -" Mr. Selwyn said in a deep voice: "I don't know when... Carlo and Nott... these two families... actually went behind our backs and Malfoy's back. The family hooked up..."
"The few of us left in the alliance can't understand that with so many profit distribution and cooperation agreements agreed upon at the beginning... these two families would actually invest in the Malfoy family without looking back..."
"The only explanation we can find is—" Mr. Selwyn drew a low breath.
"Shailene Malfoy." Selwyn said softly, "That genius monster of the Malfoy family..."
"Only his existence and fame can explain all this..."
"In the long history of the British wizarding world, even a thousand years ago to the present, the Malfoy family has probably never reached this level... Lucius, an old guy who is cunning but lacks courage, does not have this ability..." Selwyn said slowly: "So, we suspect-"
"Those families, big and small, are like snowballs, rushing to join the Malfoy family camp. There is a great possibility -" Selwyn said, "They are not going for the Malfoy family, but for Xie. Lin Malfoy died because of the fame of this boy..."
"Being able to do this cannot be explained simply by magic talent and outstanding strength -" Selwyn said, "This boy is probably more powerful and more terrifying than we imagined... terrifying It reminds us of someone——"
"That is, Master, your old enemy - Albus Dumbledore."
