An owl flew across the night sky and flew towards a dilapidated wooden house by the lake. It seemed to be looking for something. It circled the wooden house twice before leaning down and landing on the old handrail in front of the wooden house.
on the bar.
There was a creaking sound in the wooden house, the door was opened, and a short black figure walked out of it. After reaching out to take the letter from under the owl's talons, it apparated and disappeared.
The owl stared at the place where the black shadow disappeared, screamed dissatisfied, flapped its wings, flew into the sky, and disappeared under the night.
On the small island in the lake shrouded in mist, the house elf appeared out of thin air in the kitchen. It held an envelope in its hand and walked towards the second floor terrace.
The owner of the house was talking to someone, but the house elf didn't dare to come forward to disturb him. He just waited quietly. After they finished speaking, he knocked on the terrace door and walked into the terrace after receiving a response.
"Master, there is a letter." The house elf handed the envelope respectfully: "It is from Mr. Anderson."
"I understand." Mog reached out to take the envelope and said to the house elf: "Come over with the warm bottle of wine."
The house elf nodded and left silently.
With the help of a bright candlestick on the table, Bard, who was reading the latest issue of the Daily Prophet, asked: "What do you think Lucius Malfoy wants to do?"
He continued: "Although everyone knows that his relationship with Arthur Weasley is very bad, I think they are not just targeting the Muggle Protection Act."
"As we all know, the Muggle Protection Act is just a joke. Even if it is released, it will have no practical effect." Mogg closed the letter and said calmly, "Probably because of the pure-blood rights dispute again!
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Bud nodded, agreeing with Mog's idea. The problem is that they may be forced to choose sides in the end. This is the reason why the two are here to discuss this matter.
"Albert asked if we have blessed elixirs stored here, or where we can get blessed elixirs. He needs some recently." Mog did not answer Bard's question, but handed the letter to the person opposite.
The old man: "Hutok Dagworth should have some in stock."
"Albert is more familiar with Huttok than you are. I think he sent us a letter just in case." After Bud read the letter, he put the letter on the candlestick and burned it.
"He is in trouble?" Mogg frowned slightly and asked, "What happened at Hogwarts School again?"
"Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets seems to have been opened again. It is said that a student was petrified by an evil curse." Bard thought for a while and said the latest news he got, "Albus suppressed the matter forcibly.
That's why the Daily Prophet didn't mention it, otherwise this matter might have caused panic in the magical world."
"If this matter spreads, Malfoy might ask Dumbledore to take the blame and resign." Mogg was very aware of the virtues of the pure-bloods, and he even suspected that this matter might be related to them.
Isn't the heir of Slytherin Voldemort?
Although there is no evidence to directly prove this, when Voldemort gathered the pure-blood faction, some people claimed that the Dark Lord was a descendant of Slytherin.
However, that ancient family has been completely lonely, and it is unknown whether there are any descendants.
"What do you think the monster in the chamber of secrets is?"
"It's probably a basilisk!" Bard said without thinking: "It fits the characteristics of Slytherin. Slytherin is a Parselmouth and can control the basilisk."
"But can the basilisk's eyes turn people to stone?" Mog expressed his doubts.
"The power of the curse must have been weakened by something!" Bard thought for a while and said: "That's why no one died directly, but was just petrified."
"Speaking of which, you were able to think of so many things in a short period of time." Mog also didn't expect that Bard could figure out so many things in a short period of time.
"Albert mentioned to me when he went to the United States last time." Bud grinned, "He thought something bad might happen to Hogwarts this year."
Mog: "..."
He said how Bud suddenly figured out those things.
Bard briefly told Mog about the prophecy Albert saw on the crystal ball.
"So that's how it is." Mog nodded, "Then try to help him get some Fuling Elixir. I remember that he also took the Fuling Elixir last time to share the risk."
Regarding this point, Mog agreed with Albert's approach.
At this time, there was a knock on the patio door, and the house elf brought in warm glutinous rice wine.
"Perhaps, the method to open the secret room was left behind by the mysterious man." Mog said his guess, and it's not surprising that he would think so. Most of the pure-blood sects today are Death Eaters who escaped in the past.
"Where did they get the Parseltongue."
Bud poured himself a glass. He still liked this kind of drink, mainly because it kept his body warm after drinking it. For an old man of his age, he rarely touches alcohol anymore.
If there is no Parselmouth, how can one control the basilisk in the secret room? Once such a monster cannot be controlled, the situation may be very bad.
The possibility of letting a Parseltongue disguise as a student enter Hogwarts and cause chaos is not high, because it would be a big risk.
"Albus will definitely find out the reason." Mogg was very confident in Dumbledore, "But, what is the purpose of doing such a thing?"
"A strike against the moderates led by Albus?"
"To be honest, Cornelius Fudge has a lot of weaknesses and is too easy to be controlled by others." Bud commented, "Moreover, he has shown his pure-blood tendency now. In a few years, Fudge will be fooled by others.
Later, everyone may begin to suspect that Dumbledore wants to usurp his ministerial position."
"So, next, Lucius Malfoy should become an advisor or a good friend to the Minister of Magic, and follow the path of his ancestor Septimus?"
"Septimus Malfoy's trick. (Control the Minister of Magic)" Bard was not surprised at all.
Power is something that many pure-blood wizards cannot give up, and the Malfoy family's desire for power is no exception. However, their family never wanted to become the Minister of Magic, but silently controlled everything behind the scenes.
There is a saying that "a Malfoy will never be found at a crime scene."
For Mog and Bard, the British wizarding world is only that big, and the power of the Ministry of Magic only goes so far. What they need is to maintain their transcendent status.
For their own benefit, the pure-blood faction will try their best to influence their minister of magic and formulate some laws that are beneficial to pure-blood wizards. Obviously, the "Protection of Muggles Act" is not in the interests of pure-blood wizards.
It is undeniable that the pure-blood faction still has the upper hand in the current Ministry of Magic. They are the so-called respected families.
Moreover, Arthur Weasley is a loyal supporter of Dumbledore, and the headmaster of Hogwarts can be vaguely seen behind him.
However, the two of them were actually more optimistic about Dumbledore. This old man who had lived for a century had wisdom far beyond that of other people.
Moreover, after learning the prophecy that the Second Wizarding War might break out in a short time, they did not want to make a choice in a short time. Although they also knew that order was much better than chaos, the Dark Lord was not a useful person.