HP: Embrace the Darkness

After the cooperation was reached, the smile on Ass's face became much more real, and so did Lucius's.

Aces smoothed the wrinkles on his sleeves, took out a piece of parchment from the ring and handed it to Lucius.

"The above is Occlumency. You can learn it together. Once you have mastered it, we can meet again and try the effect."

Lucius took the parchment, glanced at it briefly, and put it aside.

"Then Draco..."

Aces looked calm and accepted Lucius's words calmly, "I can do whatever you decide."

Lucius looked deeply at Asseth, and finally chose to sell him.

"Let me tell him, I am his father."

"...Thank you."

No matter what Lucius' reasons were, Artes was sincerely grateful to Lucius at this moment.

"He is lucky to have you as his brother."

Lucius waved his hand and did not accept Artes's thanks. It was his child who was being protected, and he should be the one to thank Artes both emotionally and logically.

"That kid has grown so big, only luck can pass."

"He is very good. If you give him a little more time, he will become a qualified Malfoy. We should believe in him."

Thinking of Draco, who had learned how to use his strength to fight, Aces smiled sincerely.

"Besides, luck is also important, isn't it?"

"Too."

The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.

From now on, Malfoy and Cavendish will become the most unbreakable and staunch allies.

The two will be the biggest recipients and winners of this delicious cake in the British wizarding world.

The two reached an agreement on the basic direction, and the subsequent exchanges became particularly smooth because of Lucius's cooperation and concessions and Artes's resignation.

After initially finalizing the plan, Lucius and Aces communicated with each other.

The relationship between the two became closer.

If Asseth hadn't said that he would have something to do later, Lucius would have dragged him to the winery under his name for a wine tasting.

After all, wine is a good thing.

good stuff?

It’s a good thing to open up your heart to, right?

Even when he was walking on the street, Artes was still complaining about Lucius's evil intentions.

If he drinks wine on Christmas Day, can he really enter the cellar door? Also, Merlin knew if Lucius would go crazy with alcohol.

Although Nina on the side didn't understand the relationship between the two, she still stood firmly on her young master's side and followed Ases' words.

"Let's go, it's time for us to meet the next guest." Asseth raised his hand to remove the confusion spell before sending him and Nina away together.

The two appeared again in an inconspicuous corner of Hogsmeade.

Aces looked at the direction and took Nina to the alley next door.

The entrance to the alley was facing the direction from which the Hogwarts students came. Inside, a woman hidden under a black robe was looking around anxiously and longingly.

"Looking for Elise? I'm sorry, she might not come today."

The woman's body froze, and she immediately wanted to Disapparate, but found that she couldn't walk away at all.

"A simple anti-Apparition spell."

"Hello, I am Elise's friend, Arthur Cavendish. Should I call you Mrs. Lovelace, or -"

"Call me Mrs. Lovelace."

The woman didn't seem to want to hear what was going on, and quickly interrupted Ass's words.

"Arces Cavendish, I know you, can I call you Arces?"

The woman's voice was gentle and gentle. If Asseth hadn't known about her record earlier, he might have been deceived.

"Of course, Mrs. Lovelace." Asseth gracefully caressed his chest and gave the woman a greeting.

The woman also raised the corner of her black robe and returned the greeting.

"Aces, can I ask what you want from me?"

"Let's talk somewhere else?"

The woman hesitated for a second, "I don't have much time to come out, Elise..."

"Elise won't come out today. She has something to do with Carter. Mrs. Lovelace should know about Carter, right?"

"...I know." The woman sighed softly, "Let's go, where can we talk?"

"Nina, take her there."

Nina, who had been silent all this time, nodded obediently and stood on tiptoe to hold the woman's hand.

The two men and the elf disappeared in place, and only the faint footprints on the ground proved that they had been there.

Heavy snow fell, and the only evidence of their footprints was covered.

In the safe house in Diagon Alley, several figures appeared and stepped into the snow when they landed.

Aces frowned subconsciously.

As soon as the woman landed, she looked around at her surroundings, turning a blind eye to the snow on her feet.

Aces waved his hand to activate his magic power and swept away all the snow that had reached the door.

"Nina, I'll leave the rest to you."

"Okay, Master."

Nina quickly cleaned the living room and settled Ass and Mrs. Lovelace inside.

"Mrs. Lovelace, I'm sorry that our meeting was under such circumstances. I was rude." Asses said apologetically.

"It's not important." Mrs. Lovelace shook her head slightly and raised her hand to pull down the hood of her black robe, revealing light brown hair, dark blue eyes and a face that didn't look like she had had a child at all.

"I don't care about this. Rather than these, I want to thank you for your help to Elise for so many years. I also know a little bit about your... relationship with Elise. Elise's choice is right. You are very important to her." A good…master indeed.”

Aces pretended to be surprised, "Master? I am not her master. No one can be another person's master. This is not the case before."

Mrs. Lovelace's eyebrows moved slightly, her eyes staring straight at Asseth, "So you don't want something from Elise?"

Aces smiled helplessly.

"Do you really think I need something so ethereal?"

"What's more, do you think she will really follow me if I go after the relics left by her father on her?"

"You underestimate your daughter, Mrs. Lovelace."

After Asseth said these words, Mrs. Lovelace obviously relaxed a lot.

"Also, now she should have been recognized by the elves, and that thing has been used."

Aces then added, then changed his tone.

"Madam, actually I came to you this time because of Elise."

Mrs. Lovelace was stunned and looked at Asseth anxiously, "What's wrong with Elise?"

Artes handed over a cup of warm tea and reassured: "She is still fine now, but the future may not be certain. Do you think Voldemort will believe that Elise has nothing left by her father?"

Voldemort...

The woman's delicate face was twisted, with hatred and fear overflowing from it.

"He wouldn't believe it. At that time, he was able to come after us just for a false rumor. How could such a person let go of Elise, who inherited the blood of the elves?"