The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Standing in the empty dungeon corridor, Draco felt the sinister wind blowing around him, as if countless innocent souls were whimpering and wailing.

He could even imagine that just a few months ago, there were a large number of prisoners who were transferred here due to the Dementors' rebellion and the fall of Azkaban.

But after Link promoted the restructuring of the Ministry of Magic, all the prisoners here were executed overnight.

As a result, it became as clean as it is now!

"Ta!~Ta!~Ta!~..."

Rhythmic footsteps suddenly came from the darkness in the distance.

This sudden turn of events caused Draco, who was already very nervous, to hug Narcissa and almost scream.

"Oh! Don't panic! That's the dungeon guard!"

Mario shouted into the darkness, "Old Rick, you scared our guests!"

"If I were you, I wouldn't bring some people down. This is not a place where everyone can come."

An old man with white beard and hair limped out of the darkness. While he was talking, he looked at Snape, Draco and others.

"Don't say that, Old Rick, I'm only thinking about you!" Mario retorted with a smile, "They are here to pick up Malfoy from prison, hand him over to them, and then the prisoners here will be cleared. Since it’s zero, you might as well rest for a while and wait for Azkaban to be rebuilt, right?”

"You want to rebuild Azkaban?" Draco stammered, "But...but all the dementors have..."

"The young master said, we can't keep killing like this. After stabilization, there should be a prison like Azkaban that is independent of the Ministry of Magic. This can solve many problems. And the soul-catching Strange things are not unnecessary, we have..."

Halfway through Mario's words, Old Rick interrupted:

"Shut up! Mario! You talk too much!"

"What's the big deal?" Mario pointed at Snape disapprovingly and said, "Did you see that? This is the young master's professor, one of our own!"

"Ah--"

Old Rick sneered disdainfully, "I don't want to talk nonsense to you, Lucius Malfoy, right? Hahahaha."

After saying that, Old Rick walked into the darkness again without looking back.

The three Snapes also followed under the leadership of Mario.

The group of people wandered in the empty dungeon corridor for a quarter of an hour before finally stopping in front of a cell in the deepest part.

Compared with the other cells outside, this cell appears to be more closed, almost entirely buried in the rock wall, with only an iron door with a window standing in front of everyone.

Through the narrow iron window, everyone could vaguely see the scene in the cell.

What is surprising is that it is also very clean inside. There are no traces of human existence, and there is no trace of Lucius at all.

Just when everyone was confused, Old Rick put the torch in his hand on the lamp stand beside him, then opened the iron door and walked in.

He was kicking something on the ground with his feet. After a while, a miserable howl sounded in the cell:

"Don't kill me, don't kill me. I'm willing to say anything. I'm willing to say anything. I still have information that I haven't handed over. If you kill me, Lord Link Foley will kill you... Don't kill. I."

Amidst the miserable howling, a thin figure suddenly emerged from the ground.

This is not an exaggerated modification, but the most realistic description.

Because there was really a large pit about half a meter deep on the floor of the cell, and that figure had been hiding in that pit.

Narcissa burst into tears.

Although the voice of the man in front of me is a bit strange.

But she still knew him.

Because that's her husband!

"Lucius! Stop making trouble! Come out quickly!"

Snape also frowned and said.

His voice was not loud, but it was almost deafening in the small cell.

Lucius screamed when he heard this, raised his head and looked around for Snape.

And when he saw Snape, Narcissa and Draco waiting at the door of the cell, he jumped out of the pit like a spring, crawled to Snape's feet using both hands and feet, and used a pair of hands that could almost see bones. , hugging Snape's calf tightly, crying with extreme aggrievedness:

"You're really here! Severus! You're really here to save me? They said that, they said that you begged for mercy from the respected Lord Link Foley. I still can't believe it, but I didn’t expect it to be true! Woohoo!”

Snape stretched out his hand to help him up, but Lucius seemed to be unable to sense anything in the outside world at the moment, and Snape's calf was painful with his hands.

"Haha, I advise you to let him hold you." Old Rick sneered, "He is in ecstasy right now. If you separate him immediately, he might die right away!"

Snape's movements suddenly stagnated. He no longer tried to pull Lucius away, but raised the wand that had already lit up the Lumos Charm and began to check Lucius.

And it was only then that Chasnap suddenly discovered that Lucius's long, platinum-blonde hair, which was originally well-maintained, had turned completely pale and as dry as straw, and his whole body was in tatters and almost covered with black hair. green.

Of course, the most serious thing was his hands.

Those two pampered 'jade hands', with not even a callus visible at first, were now covered with white bones at the tips of their ten fingers.

Seeing this scene, Narcissa and Draco couldn't bear it anymore. They rushed up and hugged Lucius, crying miserably.

Snape, on the other hand, looked at Old Rick with a cold face.

"You can't blame me for this," Old Rick spat and said nonchalantly, "Most of the injuries on his body were caused by himself. Especially those hands, when he was digging holes by himself. Worn.”

This is totally bullshit!

Snape cursed in his heart, but he also knew that there was no benefit in arguing with the jailer at the moment. He could only suppress his anger and say politely:

"After all, it's rare to come out alive, so of course we won't blame you."

"hypocritical!"

Old Rick muttered, then took out a roll of parchment and solemnly recited, "The final judgment on Lucius Malfoy is now pronounced!

Lucius Malfoy, male, born in 1954, is guilty of endangering public safety by dangerous means and causing serious consequences.

The death penalty was scheduled to be carried out immediately.

However, the execution agency, the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic of the United States, found that the criminal Lucius Malfoy did show repentance during his detention and performed major meritorious services, thus meeting the conditions for commutation of his sentence.

The application was finally decided by Barty Crouch, the current Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and Link Foley, the current Commissioner of the Ministry of Magic Committee. The criminal Lucius Malfoy was sentenced to death, suspended for 10 years, and deprived of his Political rights for life! "

"Snapped!"

The parchment was closed heavily, and Old Rick said expressionlessly:

"Then now, get out of here!"

After saying that, Old Rick limped towards the darkness deeper in the dungeon.

This made both Draco and Narcissa look confused. They didn't understand what the sentence just announced meant, so they could only look at Mario in unison.

It's a pity that Mario obviously doesn't know much about this aspect, so he can only shake his head helplessly.

Finally, Snape sighed and said:

Gu Yan</span> "The ten-year suspended sentence plus the deprivation of political rights for life means that Lucius will basically be able to live like a mouse in the country for the rest of his life. He can't do anything anymore, and he can't understand it. country. And if he dares to make any more mistakes, death will be waiting for him!"

"In other words," Narcissa said nervously, "as long as he doesn't commit any more crimes, he doesn't have to die?"

Snape nodded.

Narcissa was relieved when she saw this.

For her, it is good enough that the family can continue to live peacefully.

As for other things, she no longer asks for them.

After resting for a while, the group set off and walked outside.

Lucius's spirit was still a little abnormal along the way.

He seemed to have forgotten the existence of Narcissa and Draco, and all he could think about was Snape.

Every time Snape took a step, Lucius followed. Whenever he met someone from the Ministry of Magic, he would immediately hide behind Snape.

It was obvious that his courage had long been frightened.

It wasn't until Mario sent them out of the Ministry of Magic and returned to Malfoy Manor, and Snape gave him preliminary treatment, that the familiar illusions around him finally allowed Lucius to regain his consciousness.

What followed was a new round of even more miserable cries.

Looking at the Malfoy family hugging each other and crying in front of him, Snape took a deep breath.

Lucius's injuries were far more serious than he expected.

Although there were treatments with potions and healing spells, permanent damage was still left.

Snape initially estimated that Lucius's lifespan should be affected.

This made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Severus, thank you so much!" Lucius broke away from the arms of his wife and son at some point, and said to Snape with red eyes, "If you hadn't persuaded the respected Lord Link Foley, I am absolutely dead this time! I am willing to..."

Snape waved his hand, interrupted Lucius, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Lucius, there may be some hidden injuries on your body that I haven't been able to detect. So, tell me about the source of your injuries. How did they torture you? This will be very helpful for me to discover your hidden injuries."

As soon as these words were spoken, the tears that Narcissa and Draco had managed to stop flowed again.

Their eyes were all focused on Lucius's bandaged hands. In their opinion, Lucius must have experienced terrible torture.

When Lucius heard this, it was as if he remembered something extremely terrifying, and his whole body fell into a trance.

"That was indeed... indeed a very horrific torture!" Lucius said tremblingly, "They didn't let me sleep!"

Narcissa:?

Draco:?

"You mean, they tortured you by not letting you sleep?"

Snape shook his head and said in disbelief.

Draco was even more excited when he reacted. He rushed forward to support Lucius and said:

"Dad, you don't have to be afraid anymore. It's safe here. They can't harm you. You can tell us the truth!"

"But what I told is the truth."

"But... this is not reasonable at all. You obviously have so many injuries on your body!"

"You mean these injuries? These injuries were all caused by me."

"how can that be?"

"It's not impossible, because this is sleep deprivation." Snape said calmly, "I have already remembered that similar punishments have been carried out by the Dark Lord when facing some important prisoners in the past. The principle is to pass uninterrupted Strong light, noise, and pouring ice water are used to prevent prisoners from falling asleep.

Generally speaking, the victim will have a mental breakdown starting from the third day.

Lucius, if I'm not wrong, they also asked you to take Veritaserum or directly performed Legilimency on you starting from the third day, right? "

Lucius was huddled together at this time, trembling.

When Snape called his name, he just nodded in panic.

"Ugh--"

Snape sighed, "That's understandable. Sleep deprivation, mental breakdown, coupled with Legilimency spells and Veritaserum, this kind of mental pain will directly lead you to want to relieve yourself through self-mutilation.

Well, Lucius, your condition is no longer suitable for going out.

Enjoy your stay at Malfoy Manor.

This is the only way your mental damage can be alleviated. "

Hearing this, Narcissa breathed a sigh of relief and nodded decisively.

She also didn't want Lucius to go out and scare him away again, Snape's proposal was exactly what she wanted.

When Draco heard this, he mustered up the courage and said:

"Then why not, let's leave the country quickly? After all, the country is Link Foley's territory. As long as he is here, we will never be able to..."

"Shut up! Draco!"

Narcissa interrupted Draco with a sharp shout, "Have you forgotten that your father cannot leave the country? Do you want to kill your father?"

Draco felt extremely aggrieved and said a little unconvinced:

"But...but Link Foley may still take revenge on us."

"Who do you think Link Foley is? Is he guilty enough to let your father go and then take revenge? What's more, your father was released only after Professor Snape begged for mercy. With Professor Snape here, Link Foley How could Mr. Lee do that? What you say shows your distrust of Professor Snape!"

Narcissa said with a ferocious expression.

But Snape noticed that although Narcissa was talking to Draco, her eyes would fall on him from time to time.

He smiled wryly and shook his head.

Narcissa, this is forcing him with words.

If Link really takes revenge on the Malfoy family later, it will become Snape who betrayed the trust of the Malfoy family.

Narcissa is really a smart woman.

At this moment, Lucius, who had been huddled aside, suddenly stood up.

He rushed in front of Draco with a speed that ordinary people could not understand, and punched Draco directly in the face.

"How dare you, how dare you call the respected Lord Link Foley by his first name? Do you know that you need to add an honorific title? You need to add an honorific title..."

Lucius kept mumbling, his face full of madness.