As students and parents from another second grade class poured into the classroom, the originally spacious classroom instantly became crowded.
Many people had to stand on the side temporarily. As for those students who arrived in the classroom early, their parents naturally had no reason to get up and give up their seats.
All parents sit according to the seats of their children in class. The principle of first come, first served is still applicable in the wizarding world, and most parents will not quarrel in front of their children.
Therefore, although the subsequent group of parents and young wizards were somewhat dissatisfied, most of them could only stand aside and wait for Professor McGonagall to arrive and arrange their seats.
Of course, there are still some empty seats in the Transfiguration classroom, and those students and parents with whom they usually have good relationships will ask their friends to squeeze in temporarily.
It's just that these trivial matters obviously have nothing to do with Lucius Malfoy. He even motioned to his wife to move a little further to the side to prevent uninterested people from coming over.
"Mr. Malfoy, it turns out you arrived early, and we said we didn't see you in the classroom over there—"
"By the way, Mr. Malfoy, do you feel that? How do we—"
Two tall wizards came over and looked at Lucius Malfoy who was sitting in his seat with a somewhat panicked expression.
Behind the two of them, each stood a sturdy little chubby man who looked like a smaller version of the two of them. They looked like a bunch of stone statue guards lying in the middle of the aisle.
"Shhhhhh - shut up, Crabbe, Goyle, you two idiots!"
Lucius Malfoy frowned heavily, lowered his voice, and said viciously.
"Hogwarts Castle is closed, so we don't know anything and can't do anything. Do you understand?!"
"What you have to do now is to attend the parent-teacher meeting quietly and keep everything in your heart until you leave Hogwarts -"
The Malfoy family rose to prominence at the end of the eleventh century. Strictly speaking, they are not native wizards born and raised in England.
The first head of the family, Armand Malfoy, happened to be William the Conqueror's magical advisor at the time. He assisted William the Great in starting the illustrious Norman dynasty.
Of course, after the war, the Malfoy family received a fief in Wiltshire. With this fief, Armand Malfoy established Malfoy Manor.
Just like the knights' retinues in the non-magical world, Armand Malfoy also had wizards' retinues loyal to him - Crabbe and Goyle.
With the end of the war, the two wizard attendants also received rewards from William the Conqueror and established their own magical families, but they never forgot or betrayed the Malfoy family.
After more than ten centuries, the Goyle family and the Crabbe family continued to surround the Malfoy family.
Therefore, even though the two families share the same naivety and clumsiness, Lucius will still remind and help them as much as possible to prevent them from falling into a fatal quagmire.
"But Lucius, if you don't answer that call—"
Mr. Gower scratched his cheek, still muttering uneasily.
However, under Lucius's cannibalistic gaze, Old Gower finally swallowed back the rest of his words.
In any case, the Malfoy family decides on such troublesome matters that use their brains. No matter how dangerous the situation is, the Malfoy family can always find the safest path.
"Lucius, what are you going to do? We can't hide in Hogwarts forever."
Watching Goyle and Crabbe walking towards the back of the classroom, Narcissa Malfoy turned her head, looked at her husband and asked softly.
"That one - he knows the location of Malfoy Manor. We can't escape. If there is really no other way, how about I ask Sirius for help..."
There are dozens of hidden spells cast on the Black Mansion, making it almost the most secretive and safe magical residence in the wizarding world today.
At least compared to Malfoy Manor, which has almost no fortifications, it is much safer.
"Don't worry, times have changed, Narcissa. We are not so desperate that we need help from a wizard who has been in Azkaban for ten years."
Lucius Malfoy gently patted the back of his wife's hand and said meaningfully.
"I think I have found a new path."
"New... road?"
"Well. The shadow may never disappear, but that doesn't mean the Demon King won't change."
Lucius looked around the crowded and noisy classroom thoughtfully. Over the past few days, he had seen and heard all kinds of information interweaving rapidly in front of his eyes.
Hogwarts, Ministry of Magic, Gringotts, Voldemort, Dumbledore, Grindelwald, Elena...
It was as if someone had opened Pandora's box, and countless unprecedented innovations and changes came out at once, leaving everyone feeling confused and confused.
However, if this is a change of era after much negotiation, then many seemingly surprising things suddenly become reasonable.
The two old wizards who are the remnants of the previous era cannot be content to welcome the arrival of the new era. They will definitely choose the helmsman for the new era and try their best to sweep away the thorns that may threaten the new forces, such as targeting the new era.
The traps of Voldemort, Death Eaters and werewolves, these are obviously the basic contents that the wizards at the top of the wizarding world have agreed upon.
As the unified vision is gradually realized, points of divergence will inevitably appear, and all points of divergence will inevitably converge and collide in the successor chosen by the various forces.
In most cases, the whirlpool of the new era will unfold with the disputes between the successors of the various forces, but...
What if Dumbledore and Grindelwald's chosen heir...are the same person?
Lucius Malfoy gently rubbed his cane, and a certain idea became clearer.
As a "descendant of Grindelwald", Miss Kaslana has as much say in Hogwarts as the deans of the four houses.
This also means that the "Demon King Princess" may be just a certain identity of hers, and she most likely also has the special expectation of being the "successor of the White Demon King".
Following this logic, betting on Elena Kaslana in advance is undoubtedly the most correct decision, but if he wants to get more, he will have to pay more attention.
Albus Dumbledore must have hoped to subtly make the "Devil Princess" prefer Muggles. It can be seen from the number of Muggles in this classroom that the number of mixed-race and Muggle wizards in Elena's class almost covers
Compared with everyone in the second year, Gellert Grindelwald's position is obviously more in line with the position of the Malfoy family and even the pure-blood wizards in the magical world.
Therefore, as the first smart man to swear allegiance to "Her Royal Highness," he might have to think carefully about how to remind the young lady to keep a proper distance from Muggles.
This is not only a long-term benefit plan, but more importantly, it may also be related to the strength of "employee protection."
Of course, he had to remind Draco that before the situation became clear, it was best to keep a distance from that dangerous witch.
Thinking of this, Lucius Malfoy turned his head and looked to the side, carefully considering his words.
"Draco, I have something to say..."
"Hey, Harry, over here - I've reserved a seat for you in advance."
Just when Malfoy Sr. was still thinking about how to communicate with his rebellious son, Draco suddenly waved to the crowd in front of him.
Harry?
Harry Potter?
Lucius raised his head and looked forward, and saw a thin black-haired wizard wearing glasses walking towards this direction.
Behind the famous Harry Potter is a middle-aged woman who looks a bit mean and shabby, with her hands tightly clenching the corners of her clothes.
Apparently, a Muggle woman.
It's really easy to tell wizards and non-wizards apart.
Whether it's clothing, makeup, or the expression on the face... there are so many differences between the two.
It seems that Draco cannot yet carry the future of the Malfoy family - openly getting close to Muggles is a taboo for pure-blood wizarding families.
Lucius Malfoy snorted slightly.
He glanced at the submissive Muggle woman with contempt and spoke slowly and softly.
"Draco, you should notice that the space here may not be able to accommodate so many people..."
"Thank you, but -" Harry raised his head and glanced at the old Malfoy with a disgusted face, "We'd better go to the back -"
"Ignore my dad, that's just the way he is, Harry - come sit down here."
Before Harry could finish speaking, Draco Malfoy stood up and pushed him down on his seat without any explanation.
"Huh?" Lucius Malfoy frowned suddenly, about to have an attack.
Guhahahaha——
Suddenly, a series of strange owl hoots came from outside the door.
Then came the sweet and proud voice of the world's cutest "Devil Princess".
"Arrived on time! I'm right, dad, the navigation of the food reserve is very accurate!"