Hogwarts Homecoming

"I just want the prophecy, Potter."

Lucius stretched out a hand to Harry, and as if afraid that Harry didn't understand, he said it again with a stronger tone.

Harry instinctively refused, and Hermione held Harry's arm as if she was afraid, and squeezed it hard.

So, Harry swallowed the mocking words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"Do you swear that you will let us go after you get the prophecy?"

Hermione stared at Lucius nervously, her tone timid.

Draco, standing behind his father, looked at Hermione with a slightly confused look for a few times, and then looked at the back of his father's head.

"I can see the situation clearly, Miss Warrior--"

Lucius' eyes in the slit of his hood stared at Hermione's brown pupils, and his tone was light,

"We still have to follow the Dark Lord to complete a great cause, and we are not interested in living in Avalon Prison permanently, so... hand over the prophecy, we will leave, and you can also end the adventure game and go back to Hogwarts to sleep."

To be honest, Harry didn't know whether the prophecy in his sleeve was real or fake, but since Hermione said so, the prophecy in his hand must be fake.

But now it seems that Lucius Malfoy doesn't seem to know this. He should think that the most important prophecy should be kept by himself.

"How can I ensure that you will keep your promise?"

Hermione suppressed her uneasy mood and asked breathlessly,

"You are Death Eaters. The most despicable and cunning dark wizards!"

For a moment, both parties fell silent.

"Come here, Draco."

Suddenly, Lucius Malfoy turned his head and looked at Draco who was watching the development of the situation behind him.

Hearing his father's harsh call, Draco was stunned for a moment, but still walked over obediently.

Lucius tore off the staff in Draco's arms and pulled Draco's collar roughly,

"I can give him to you. If we don't leave after getting the prophecy, you can take him as a hostage!"

Harry:.

Hermione:.

Draco:? ? ?

Looking at the stunned Harry and Hermione, Lucius' tone became a little more impatient,

"How about it, deal? Or do you and your friends want to die here?"

This.

Among the many things that happened tonight, the scene in front of him is the most surprising!

Lucius Malfoy exchanged his son for the prophecy and the Death Eaters' chance to leave?

In addition to being cold-blooded and ruthless, Harry could not think of any other explanation.

Looking at Draco Malfoy who was also dumbfounded, in addition to disgust, Harry also felt a little sympathy for Draco.

He had tried his best to steal the staff from Professor Braine, but in the end he was betrayed by his own father.

How ridiculous, how sad!

Lucius' words were completely beyond Hermione's expectations. With her quick wit, she hesitated for a long time and still couldn't guess Lucius Malfoy's plan, but--

There is no loss in doing this, right?

It's not a loss to exchange a fake prophecy ball for Draco.

"Okay, okay--"

After taking several deep breaths, Hermione nodded, but then hesitated again and added,

"Let's go outside to trade and let the Death Eaters with you stop attacking our friends first!"

Lucius's gray eyes flashed with joy, but what was expressed was a cold snort,

"Humph, okay."

"Are you really going to take your--"

Rookwood's expression under the mask was wonderful, and he asked in a low voice.

"Shut up, this has nothing to do with you."

Lucius glared at Rookwood fiercely and said in a cold tone.

Draco, who heard all this, looked pale, as if his soul had been taken away, and he let his father manipulate him.

The two groups confronted each other while opening several doors in this room.

The first door they opened was the room where Hermione and Ginny had just rushed out, which was engulfed by purple magic fire and displayed many clocks.

A pool of mucus gushed out of the second door, and Harry saw through the crack of the door that the three Death Eaters defeated by him and Luna were still "drifting with the flow".

Boom!

The moment the third door opened, explosions and smoke rushed in impatiently, and in the gray air, silver arrow-shaped spell lights flashed!

"Stop!"

Lucius shouted loudly while guarding against Harry and Hermione's sneak attack and carefully breaking into the room.

"Harry!"

When Harry and Hermione walked out of the room, they immediately heard Mr. Weasley's surprised cry.

The people on their side ran over from all over the circular room.

"Are you all right, Harry, Hermione!"

Mr. Weasley asked with concern.

"Dig out your heart and dig out your bones!"

The battle was not completely over. Harry saw Neville's family of three chasing Bellatrix. Although Bellatrix was at a disadvantage, she was still laughing crazily and circling around the fallen chandelier, throwing a Cruciatus Curse at them.

"Tell your people to stop."

Lucius looked at Arthur Weasley with cold eyes.

"We take a fake prophecy ball in exchange for the Death Eaters leaving. They are willing to let Malfoy stay as a hostage."

Mr. Weasley protected the several little wizards who were running from all over behind him, and Harry whispered behind Mr. Weasley.

Arthur raised his eyebrows.

Let the Death Eaters leave

This is obviously not a good choice, but.

Turning his head to look at the group of children behind him, Arthur gritted his back teeth.

"Frank, Alice!"

After a few seconds of silence, Mr. Weasley called to stop Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom.

"I'm impressed with you, Lucius!"

Both sides were explaining the current situation to their personnel. After hearing what Lucius said, Bellatrix patted Lucius's arm with great appreciation.

"The Dark Lord will reward your loyalty, Lucius. If I had children, I would do the same!"

Draco's body trembled, and his expression couldn't be any more numb.

"Then, let's deal--"

Lucius didn't give any reaction to Bellatrix's words, but just moved his lips at Rookwood. He grabbed Draco and took two steps forward.

Even now, Harry has a hard time accepting Lucius Malfoy's cold-bloodedness.

Moreover, let the Death Eaters escape——

But both Ginny and Luna needed medical attention as soon as possible, and George looked hurt.

All this was caused by his willfulness and stupidity, and he could no longer let his friends take the risk of confronting Death Eaters.

Lucius even generously pushed Draco over first. Ron immediately jumped over his father and pointed his wand at Draco's head, which looked like he was mourning for his heir.

"You deserve it, Malfoy!"

Ron viciously told Draco that he would never forget what Malfoy and Parkinson did to him and Lavender.

"for you--"

In the tense atmosphere, Harry took out the prophecy ball, which was about the same size as the Golden Snitch, from his sleeve and threw it to Lucius Malfoy.

madness--

Harry's neat performance was not praised by Lucius. Instead, he gave such an evaluation in his heart.

Fortunately, most of his colleagues are not very clever. If that Adam Vogel was here, he would definitely be able to spot the clues.

Everyone knew that something would happen after the two parties exchanged, and that was indeed the case.

The moment he received the prophecy ball, Rookwood raised his wand high and pointed at the damaged ceiling.

Boom!

The room collapsed. (End of chapter)