HP: Embrace the Darkness

The portkey twisted instantly and disappeared with Asseth.

When he appeared again, he was in an unknown but gorgeous small manor.

Aces looked up.

At the door, a particularly conspicuous platinum peacock and the noble and elegant Narcissa were waiting for their guests.

Lucius's eyes lit up when he saw Asseth, and he hurriedly walked over with Narcissa.

Aces was stunned for a moment.

I don't know if it was his imagination, but Lucius' eyes that lit up when he saw him were surprisingly similar to Draco's.

Then, in Asseth's mind, the image of the grown-up Draco acting coquettishly in Lucius's face appeared involuntarily.

As soon as this scene came out, it was interrupted by Asseth's operation of Occlumency.

Merlin, I didn't think about anything just now.

Aces quickly moved his eyes away and fell into the air, no longer looking at Lucius's shining head.

Lucius, who was inexplicably disgusted, didn't know why. He turned his head and looked at Narcissa beside him. What happened to him?

Narcissa shook her head, I don’t know either.

Aces was running Occlumency like crazy, doing enough mental construction for himself before looking at Lucius expressionlessly.

"Good day, Mrs. Malfoy, Head of the Malfoy family."

He stroked his chest politely and bowed slightly to greet them.

Lucius and Narcissa returned the favor one after another.

"You're welcome, let's come in and chat."

Aces nodded and followed them into the small manor.

In the living room, Asseth sat alone on the sofa and looked at Lucius and Narcissa on the sofa opposite.

Lucius cleared his throat and prepared to use the words he had already prepared.

But Asses didn't give him a chance.

The moment their eyes met, Legilimency was activated, and the powerful magic power broke through Lucius's self-defense alchemy tools, confronting his fragile Occlumency.

Narcissa on the side reacted quickly, reached out and picked up the wand, and wanted to attack Artes.

But Asseth was faster and didn't even look at her. The instant silent binding spell had already tied her tightly.

She sat weakly on the sofa and glared at Asseth.

Under the pressure of Asseth's powerful magic, the clothes on Lucius's back were almost soaked with cold sweat, and even his pale face turned pale.

His persistence didn't last long, but after a while, his Occlumency was shattered, and the memories in his mind were like open books, allowing Arthas to read them.

A second before checking his memory, Assasi suddenly stopped.

Even the binding spell that restrained Narcissa gradually disappeared. The moment the spell disappeared, Narcissa picked up the wand and aimed at Artes to attack.

"stop."

The speaker was Lucius, who was unable to hold himself up on the sofa. He was dripping with cold sweat, but he still remembered Ass's identity.

"Narcissa, I'm fine. Put down your wand first."

His voice was trembling, soothing the nervous Narcissa.

Narcissa stopped moving, walked straight to Lucius with a cold face, and supported his body.

Lucius took a few deep breaths of air to suppress the panic in his heart, and then he looked at Asseth with scrutiny and confusion.

"I don't understand. Could you please give me an explanation, Mr. Cavendish?"

He learned that Artes was not an impulsive and angry person, and he had not provoked him. Could it be Draco?

Lucius frowned and carefully observed Ass's face.

Aces looked calm. Except for the sudden outburst just now, he had been looking at Lucius calmly.

"Don't be nervous, Lucius, this is just a small test."

Hearing his understatement, Narcissa couldn't help but taunted her: "What test requires a sneak attack by Mr. Cavendish."

Aces didn't care about her words, his eyes fell on Lucius.

"I must remind you that it's time for you to get familiar with Occlumency."

"If I'm right, what he's best at is probably Legilimency."

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

Lucius, whose expression did not change even after his memory was invaded, looked at Asseth in shock, his eyes full of fear.

"I know exactly what I'm talking about, Lucius, and I don't believe you haven't guessed at this."

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Lucius stood up and looked at Asseth warily.

"Calm down, Lucius, I don't want to do anything, I just came to discuss with you about my parents recognizing Draco as their godson."

Lucius breathed a sigh of relief at Asseth's words, as long as it was not the master's business.

"Then you...why on earth did your parents accept Draco as their godson?"

"Are you suspecting that we are plotting against Draco?"

Aces raised his eyebrows and looked at Lucius who was backlit, his eyes slightly narrowed by the light.

"Don't worry, if I want to plot against him, I have countless ways to do it. There is no need to involve myself."

Lucius understood this, he just couldn't figure out where Draco caught Arthur's eyes.

"You don't have to think too much, I won't use any means on Draco."

Aces knew what he was worried about and explained calmly.

After briefly weighing the pros and cons, Lucius sat down, gritted his teeth, and directly agreed to the matter.

"Okay, as Draco's father, I agree with this."

He couldn't refuse the pie that fell from the world. Even if there was a trap, he had to eat the pie first.

His answer wasn't surprising to Arthas. Lucius was a standard Slytherin, so he wouldn't refuse such a lucrative thing.

Aces looked at Lucius across from him, picked up the tea cup unhurriedly, and took a sip.

"One more thing, about Draco's education."

"A few days ago, Draco was not very happy. It was only then that I realized that you never seemed to be sure about Draco?"

Taking Draco's face into consideration, Asseth did not go into detail, but Lucius already understood what he meant.

He coughed with a little guilt.

"Draco did not do well enough. We spoiled him before."

"No, you are wrong. I started teaching him spells not long after school started. He learned very quickly and worked very hard. He mastered many spells in a short period of time. Draco did a great job."

The compliment in Aces' words made Lucius a little doubtful whether that was his son.

Unable to hold it back, Lucius asked tentatively.

"Do you really think of Draco as your brother?"

"I thought I made it clear enough?"

Asseth raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion.

"I'm sorry, I'm used to it."

"For Draco's sake, it's okay."

When the matter came to this, Lucius also relaxed a lot. He leaned back, but his eyes did not leave Asseth.

"Perhaps I should be honored by this? And say with emotion that Draco is an excellent Malfoy?"

Malfoy?

Hearing the meaning of Lucius's words, Ace looked back at him calmly.

"He is indeed Malfoy, but he is also uniquely Draco."

"is it?"

Lucius mused.

"That's fine, if he's happy."