Harry Potter: Reunion with the Enemy

"No news from Draco yet?" Narcissa grabbed Lucius who had returned to Malfoy Manor and asked anxiously. Her usually neat and dignified appearance now looked messy, and she had heavy dark circles under her eyes, as if she hadn't slept for several days. She was pacing back and forth in front of Lucius, as if she would go crazy if she stopped.

"No." Lucius took a deep breath. He wanted to say something else to comfort his wife, but there was nothing that could be considered good news. "There is still a dark green mark next to his name in the Malfoy family tree. Don't worry, he must be alive."

"Alive! Draco has always been a sensible child! He would not lose contact with us for no reason! But now everything is a mess! I don't know what kind of danger he will encounter! And his project is related to those crazy goblins!" Narcissa weakly pointed to the cover of the new issue of "Daily Prophet".

Lucius knew what had happened without even reading the newspaper. The sudden actions of the goblins had thrown both the wizarding and Muggle communities into chaos, and panic was spreading rapidly among the Muggles.

The goblin broke directly into the Muggle House of Commons Prime Minister's Question Time. Because Muggles have live broadcasts on the Internet, it is impossible to estimate how many Muggles have seen the goblin through this live broadcast - and what it said when it snatched the Prime Minister's microphone that day.

The Ministry of Magic responded to this incident quickly, but due to the unpredictable speed and scope of live broadcasts on the Internet, it was impossible to accurately find the corresponding Muggle-related personnel and accurately erase their memories.

Draco's last letter was five days ago. In addition to the usual high concentration of "Harry" and related content, the letter also implicitly mentioned that there had been new progress in the investigation of goblins. At the same time, he criticized the newly appointed Muggle Prime Minister in a very disdainful tone. In the end, he was quite satisfied and looked forward to taking Muggle wedding photos.

Draco was already an adult, and if he disappeared for a few days, Narcissa and I wouldn't have to worry so much. But the content of his last letter was so relevant to the core figures who were causing chaos in the wizarding world that people couldn't help but think about it. And as Narcissa said, Draco was a very measured child. During his most rebellious adolescence, he didn't really do anything to worry his parents...

Lucius frowned. He should have gone to the Ministry of Magic to attend an emergency meeting with other officials to discuss how to deal with the emergency incident in which goblins suddenly revealed the existence of the magical world during the Prime Minister's questioning. But now he wanted to confirm the whereabouts of his child as soon as possible. His fingers stroked the name of Draco Malfoy on the family tree. The branches of the family tree stopped extending here. For people who died in the Malfoy family, the dots on the branches would change from dark green to ink black. At this moment, the undoubted dark green under Draco's name gave him some comfort.

Lucius even found a travel agency based on Draco's letter. The staff of the Magical Wizard Travel Agency confirmed that a wizard named Draco Malfoy had placed an order for four people, but a letter was sent the next day to cancel the order and request that the refund amount be collected in person at the travel agency. When Lucius arrived at the travel agency, the amount of the order was still there and had not been collected. Naturally, there was no trace of Draco at the destination Crystal Beach on the order.

The goblin's actions this time seemed to have been planned for a long time.

The House of Commons. Prime Minister's Questions. They made sure they appeared at a fairly formal occasion in Muggle society. Although there was no guarantee that there would be enough spectators, the aftermath would be enough to attract the attention of Muggle countries.

With enough evidence and a well-designed speech, the goblin suddenly appeared and pushed Andre, who was speaking, aside. It also shouted at the congressmen who wanted to run away and made them sit in the green seats and listen to it prove the existence of wizards and the evidence of their crimes.

The goblin skillfully started with some of the world-famous unsolved cases of Muggles, aroused people's curiosity, and then presented evidence to show that famous tragedies in history, even centuries ago, were caused by wizards. "These despicable people... these wizards relied on their advantages to wantonly bully the defenseless and poor Muggles... Even the most famous prison in the wizarding world, Azkaban, was created by the dark wizard Axtis in the 15th century to torture Muggles... After his death, the hidden curse of Azkaban gradually disappeared... We can't imagine how many wronged Muggle souls are buried in that dark place..."

"There were wizards who wanted to overthrow the International Statute of Secrecy. Grindelwald claimed that he wanted to establish a new global order led by wise and powerful wizards for the greater good... His reforms were full of violence... Crimes also spread from Europe to America. As Muggles, you are nothing more than nameless characters that can be manipulated at will in the eyes of wizards..."

"So I am here on behalf of the goblins and other vulnerable groups in the wizarding world. I am calling on the Muggles to boycott wizards. Only by joining forces can we fight against the powerful magic of wizards and seize the power and life that originally belonged to us from these ambitious people."

There were endless posts on Muggle social forums discussing this matter. Many people believed that it was a prank video clip created based on Internet technology, while others were convinced by the evidence provided by the goblin and believed that wizards were the ultimate responsible party for most of the discordant events in Muggle society. A few people also asked the goblin to come forward again and explain in detail the cause and effect of a series of events.

"Until I actually see these ugly creatures with my own eyes, I will never believe in the existence of magic in my life."

“Never seen such a botched prank video clip.”

"Oh my god, I used to have a relative who always encountered strange things. She disappeared when she was in school and only came home during the summer vacation. Could she be a witch?"

"If it's true, then I'm so scared. Can a pistol kill a wizard?"

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The sudden incident attracted almost everyone's attention, and even the new prime minister who had recently attracted most people's attention became less novel. Because all the MPs present guaranteed that they had seen the live broadcast with their own eyes - including some people who traveled to London and walked into the House of Commons out of curiosity.

The wizards were naturally in a mess. The development of Muggle technology made it more difficult for them to handle the incident secretly as before. The International Wizarding Organization even accused the British Ministry of Magic of failing to control the situation and allowing the goblins to say so many things they shouldn't have said.

Lucius prepares to go out again, to show up at the meeting and think about the whereabouts of his son.

"I'm going to take wedding photos with Harry..." Lucius had memorized Draco's letter quite well.

But Harry Potter accepted a newspaper interview and frequently appeared in public three days after Draco's letter, expressing his views on the goblin incident very clearly. That day, Lucius broke through the crowd surrounding him and asked about Draco's situation.

"Is Draco with you? Where is he?"

Harry's gaze stayed on Lucius's face for about two seconds, strange and distant, and then he shook off Lucius's hand and was once again lost in the crowd.

He never looked back once.