HP in the name of Slytherin

Lucius had been going smoothly for 16 years, but he never expected to encounter such a terrible crisis.

His father holds the power of the Malfoy family, and is ostensibly the head of the small Office for the Prohibition of the Abuse of Magic in the Ministry of Magic. In fact, it was he who recommended his immediate boss, Jack Abbott, Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, who The Department is one of the most powerful organizations in the Ministry of Magic, and the Malfoy family has always liked the feeling of controlling everything from behind.

As for the Death Eaters, who had become popular in recent years, Lucius knew that his father was not necessarily very loyal to Lord Voldemort. The reason why he "cooperated" with Lord Voldemort was mainly to exclude dissidents in the name of pure blood. The power to ensnare the magical world.

Based on this situation, in Lucius's view, the Malfoy family's attitude towards Lord Voldemort is completely conceivable. Isn't that just like Jack Abbott, an alternative "leader" who can be abandoned and replaced?

His father repeatedly warned him to respect Lord Voldemort. They were Death Eaters loyal to Lord Voldemort, but the way he looked and the tone when he said those words, how could Lucius, who was raised by him, not see and hear the implication? .

So the moment he saw Catherine at the sorting ceremony, Lucius decided to test Catherine.

Slytherin is used to assessing the situation, and the Malfoy family likes the best. The ambition rooted deep in their blood is always surging, and placing multiple bets is just a sign of shrewdness.

This "shrewdness" may be arrogance or stupidity. Slytherins are used to being hunters. Until the final result is revealed, who knows whether he is a hunter or a prey?

He was not impatient or showed any obvious tendency. He just seemed to share the worries of Lord Voldemort. He kept a low profile in front of Catherine and gave the stage to her. This was obviously normal. His father's letter also said that he did a good job.

But just as the first letter said that it was good, the next letter asked him to go out for refuge for Christmas. Thinking of Lord Voldemort's ferocious and unpredictable magical methods, Lucius could not help but be worried and afraid.

After more than a month of silence, his father didn't even look at him when they met again. This was not right at all!

Of course, what was most wrong was that his father used that snowy owl to deliver the message to him!

Sophia, the snowy owl, was raised by his mother during her lifetime, and she said she would take him with her when he went to Hogwarts and deliver letters to his family every day.

After her death, Abraxas was afraid that Sophia would not be safe outside and would not let her leave Malfoy Manor at all.

No one else is allowed to use it, and he doesn’t know how to use it himself. It’s always been like this!

The letter asked him to find a way to invite Catherine to the Malfoy family's Christmas party at Christmas. The meaning couldn't be more obvious. The previously mentioned matter of taking refuge abroad was treated as if it never happened.

If Sophia hadn't come to deliver the letter, Lucius would have really believed it. When he saw Sophia, he recalled hearing Abraxas say it when he was a child.

——If the Malfoy family encounters a crisis that I can't solve, just take Sophia away.

God knows how heartbroken Lucius was when he saw Sophia flying in front of him.

The manners and rationality he had developed over the past 16 years could only allow him to maintain a superficial level of peace at that moment, feeding Sophia with Narcissa when she complimented her on her beauty.

But Lucius was actually in a mess inside, his thinking was confused, and he couldn't calm down. The only clear thought was...he couldn't abandon his father and run away.

He and Abraxas were the only ones in their family!

"Okay, don't be afraid," Catherine Slytherin patted him on the shoulder and said to him, "Tell me, maybe I can help you."

When Miss Slytherin, who had seen everything about him, said this, Lucius's collapsed heart was like driftwood and could not find a fulcrum. He could only say with an empty expression: "You are helping me when you go to our house on Christmas."

Catherine tilted her head and looked at him, with clear and gentle gray-blue eyes, and said without hesitation: "Okay."

"Is that all?" Her voice was light and lively, like a firefly jumping in the mountains.

In fairy tales, lost travelers can follow the fairy fireflies to find their way home.

"You... and..." Voldemort, what is the relationship?

Catherine smiled at him, suddenly took his wrist and called, "Donuts."

A house elf appeared, wearing simple Hogwarts-style clothes. As soon as he bent down to salute, Catherine ordered: "Take us back to my room."

The next second, the world was spinning, and the scene came to a familiar yet unfamiliar room.

It was familiar because Lucius had seen the layout of this room for six years. It was the prefect's single dormitory in Slytherin.

Strange because the decoration here clearly belongs to a woman.

It's Catherine's room.

"If you want to discuss secrets, it always feels safer in your own territory, right?" Catherine smiled and led him to the sofa, "Tea? Coffee? Cocoa?"

There was a small fire burning in the fireplace, which kept the temperature here just right. The basilisk slipped out of Catherine's sleeves and coiled up in a circle on the coffee table.

The house elf brought several large plates of snacks and tea, and Lucius watched blankly as the basilisk plunged into one of the three-layer cakes, making a joyful "hissing" sound.

Holding the slightly hot black tea in his hand, the atmosphere seemed to suddenly become peaceful.

"Actually," Catherine sat next to him and looked at Lucius with a mysterious face, "I don't know Voldemort, and he probably doesn't know me either."

very good!

At least... no, not sure yet...

Lucius unconsciously followed Catherine's lead and asked cautiously: "Then what do you mean to Lord Voldemort...?"

"I'm not sure," Catherine looked at Lucius's face and asked seemingly unintentionally when he showed a solemn expression again, "Is he waiting for me at your house for Christmas?"

Lucius was horrified. He did not expect that if Lord Voldemort was in their house...

He shook his head, "I don't know. Lord Voldemort has his own residence."

"Did your father write to you to invite me over?" Catherine asked, and she knew when Lucius nodded.

Voldemort must be there, otherwise Abraxas wouldn't dare skip him and invite her to Malfoy Manor.

Lucius slowly figured it out and asked hesitantly, "Then...will you go?"

"Go, why don't you go?"

Lucius was confused by her straightforward look, and a little worried, "You want to cooperate with Lord Voldemort?"

"Aren't you cooperative..." Catherine vaguely heard a scream, but when she concentrated for a moment, she suddenly forgot everything.

Catherine has figured out the pattern of this sudden interruption, which is caused by the sudden flashback of the memory of the sacrificed past, and the memories that can be flashed back are all impressive to her.

She fell into a trance when Lucius mentioned "Voldemort" and "cooperation", which was not good news.

Catherine put this matter aside and asked Lucius: "Are you worried that if I cooperate with him, it will be detrimental to you and the Malfoy family?"

After all, Lucius had just been deceived by her into having other intentions that were not conducive to Voldemort.

Lucius's handsome face twitched a few times, but he finally dared not speak out about his "infidelity" and suspicions.

"Lucius, you are thinking about very dangerous things, but you are like a little roast chicken at a dinner party," Catherine said an incomprehensible metaphor, and added in Lucius's doubtful eyes, "You are ready to be cut."

Seeing Lucius's silent and confused look, Catherine decided to make it clear to him that the Malfoy family was one of the powerful members of the Hogwarts board of directors. If they could gain their loyalty, Catherine could better control Hogwarts. tz.

"Do you know why I say that?" At the same time, her height was obviously not enough for her. Catherine simply stood up and looked down at Lucius, "Young Master Malfoy, you are too young. I did not use Legilimency on you at all. , I just deceived you casually, and you were exposed in front of me."

Facing Lucius, who suddenly opened his eyes, Catherine said cruelly: "Do you think I have used Legilimency on you now? How many times can Voldemort use Legilimency on you because you are so restless?"

She reached out and poked Lucius's heart. She pushed the platinum young master who had collapsed to the point of stiffness into the sofa and shrank, sighing: "Lucius, besides relying on me, do you have any other better way now? You He betrayed Voldemort, but was not prepared to fight against him, the Death Eaters, and the pure-blood family behind them."