HP Polar Night

"Dear Mrs. Malfoy, assuming you still remember Marianne Durant and would like to hear something about her, I kindly request a brief meeting with your lord on the second floor of Florin's Cold Drinks in Diagon Alley at 7 p.m. meet.

Sincerely, Agareth Black. "

In fact, Agares does not have much hope for this meeting.According to his understanding, Malfoy is a well-known surname in the British wizarding world, and their family's property is so large that it can be ranked among the top three in the wizarding world.Would the wife of the patriarch of such a big family abandon her daily affairs and appear in Diagon Alley to meet someone whose name she had never heard of because of a note of unknown origin and no aristocratic upbringing?

But if you don't try to grab the opportunity that is at hand, how do you know it will not work?

So Agares released the owl, and at 7 pm on July 1, he appeared on the second floor of Florin's Cold Drink Shop.

He chose a seat by the window, and through the window, he could see Mrs. Malkin's robe shop opposite.The day before yesterday he ordered several sets of wizard's clothes there, spending almost half of his savings.

Next to the robe shop is the only bookstore in Diagon Alley. Agares is full of desire for the books in it, but the clerk rejected his purchase request on the grounds that for a young wizard of his age, most of the books in it are Books are too dangerous.The clerk only asked him to buy books with the list of necessary supplies attached to the letter after he received the acceptance letter from Hogwarts.

On the other side of the robe shop is the only bank in the wizarding world, Gringotts.Gringotts is guarded by goblins, and it is said that no one can steal property that does not belong to them.Of course, it is not an easy task to open a vault in Gringotts.

Agares flipped through the Daily Prophet in his hand.

"Minister for Magic Millicent Barnold has resigned and will be succeeded by Cornelius Oswald Fudge."

"The new Minister of Magic Fudge delivered a speech: The era of peace in the wizarding world has come."

"Barty Crouch: The wizarding world needs a leader of greater capacity."

"Interview with Dumbledore: It takes a lot of energy to be a good headmaster."

"The final of the 421st Quidditch World Cup was held in France, Portugal played against Luxembourg, the two strong battles..."

"The newest model of the broomstick, the Twig 90, comes out, and manufacturers Fleet and Barker claim it will replace the Nimbus as the dominant broom in the broom market..."

"Witching songstress Sestina Warbeck and Quidditch team Puddlemere United have recorded the record 'Bring Back Bludgers and Throw Quaffles, Kids' for St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Wounds Fund raising……"

"Wizard Chronicles: My Escape from Shekou in the Albanian Forest."

"Lihen Bookstore is recruiting a deputy store manager with a monthly salary of 42 Galleons: We need wizards who can stabilize the situation."

Mr. Florin, the soda shop manager, brought him a box of ice cream sprinkled with chocolate balls. "New taste, if you don't mind, you can try it for me." A gift from the kind wizard to the little wizard who was waiting alone.

Agares' attention was drawn away from the newspaper full of words, he smiled obediently at Manager Florin, and thanked him.

The ice cream in the wizarding world seemed to never melt, and there was a bit of cold air, and the flowers decorated with cream slowly bloomed, and with a bang, another chocolate ball popped out from the stamen.

Agares looked at his pocket watch, the hour hand had pointed to 2:25, and there was still half an hour left.

He looked at the reflection in the window, straightened his hair, and smoothed out the wrinkles in his robe.

At 2:40, Agares put away the newspapers he had read one by one and put them back on the shelf in the cold drink shop.

At 2:50, there seemed to be a little more people passing by downstairs. He subconsciously took a few more glances at every passing witch, trying to figure out which witches they were wearing through their clothes, hairstyles and makeup. This is Mrs. Malfoy.

Finally, the hour hand approached 3 o'clock bit by bit.

Agares straightened his back and looked downstairs without moving.

With a snap, a witch in a silver-green robe appeared downstairs. She had long blond hair and a tall and straight figure.

Thus, Agares knew that the person he was waiting for had arrived.

The witch went into the soda shop and went upstairs.

It wasn't until the delicately made-up face appeared at the top of the stairs that Agares breathed out slowly, stood up, and walked towards her.

"Hello, you must be Mrs. Malfoy. It is a great honor for you, Agareth Black, to come to see you, entrusted by my mother, Ms. Marianne Durant."

Narcissa Malfoy glanced at the boy in front of him reservedly and coldly, and nodded.

Agares invited her to take a seat.

Manager Florin obviously also knew the wife of the Malfoy family, and served her a pot of Darjeeling black tea and exquisite afternoon tea snacks according to her wishes.

"Ms. Durant wants you to come see me?"

Contrary to Agareth's expectation, Mrs. Malfoy asked him why he came, which made him slightly taken aback.Of course, a smile belies his emotions.

"She has a letter that I must deliver to you in person. Excuse my abruptness, and invite you to meet here."

Agares took out a letter wrapped in parchment, with a camellia printed on the sealing seal.

Narcissa took the letter, and she tapped the envelope with the tip of her wand. The camellia opened and withered, and the wax came off.

While the witch was reading the letter, Agares waited quietly, and thoughtfully moved his gaze out of the window.

The afternoon sun was a bit dazzling, but fortunately, magic could block out the scorching heat, leaving only a touch of warmth and just the right amount of light.There are fewer and fewer pedestrians on the street, and the surrounding area seems to be extraordinarily quiet.

The letter was not long. Although Agares hadn't read it, he had watched Marianne write it after all.

But Mrs. Malfoy seemed to have read it over and over again, and Agares wanted to take out his pocket watch and check the current time to see if it had run to 4 o'clock all of a sudden.

Finally, she put down the letter paper in her hand, and looked up at the boy sitting opposite.

Agares looked back politely, turned his face away, and continued to smile harmlessly at the witch.

Narcissa looked at the boy in front of him. He had a pair of dark gray eyes with clear and bright eyes, exquisite and deep facial features, and black hair with a natural slight curl.Under her gaze, the boy seemed a little uneasy, but it was well concealed under a decent smile.

That's right, from the first moment she saw him, Narcissa had a crush on him.

A wizard with the blood of the noble Black family, although his origins are not correct, but at the moment when the family lineage is almost cut off, a Black, this is really, Merlin's favor.

"Your mother, did you ever tell you about your life experience?"

Even though he was prepared, Agares' heart still jumped when the witch asked this sentence.

He lowered his eyes slightly, feeling a little disappointed.

"Of course, ma'am." His voice was low. "My mother told me that my background is not so glorious. I am an illegitimate child. When I was 6 years old, my mother told me to come to you after I was 11 years old. She said you are The last one fit to see the letter."

"Your mother used to be my younger sister. When she was in school, she dated my cousin Sirius Black for a while. After graduation, your mother left Hogwarts, and we have lost track of her since then."

Agares' eyes widened, apparently he had already obtained some important information from the witch's words.

Narcissa let herself recall, but Marianne Durant in her memory was still a vague figure.Inconspicuous, ordinary-looking, average grades.If it wasn't for later hearing that she had been in a relationship with Sirius, and it seemed that her cousin still defended her, perhaps Narcissa would not have had any reaction to this name at all.

Marianne Durant obviously had her own cleverness. She chose to give birth to Sirius' child, and she must have the intention of marrying into the Black family.At this point, she deserves to be a student of Slytherin.But something happened later, and Durant was worried that she would be involved, so he never showed up.

And judging from the surname she reserved for Agares, this woman never gave up the idea of ​​getting involved with the Black family.

In the past, Narcissa would only dismiss such a woman, and the Black family has never lacked noble mistresses.But today, Aunt Walburga died five years ago, Sirius Black was imprisoned in Azkaban, and Regulus disappeared and died.The Black family has been withered and almost extinct.

Although she has already given the surname of Malfoy, Narcissa still maintains the Black family very much in her heart.So when she saw Blake's surname signed on a letter from an owl, she had to look no matter what.

"I don't know where this Mr. Black is now?" Agares knew that his biological father might be this Sirius Black, but he didn't know why Marian didn't ask him to find his biological father, but this biological father. cousin.

"He is currently in Azkaban—a prison in the wizarding world. I'm afraid he won't be able to perform his duties as a guardian. I think your mother asked you to come to me because of this." Narcissa had no intention of hiding the truth or embellishing it. , directly told Agares the truth. "Since you are the only inheritance left in the Black family, I will contact the Ministry of Magic as soon as possible and submit a request for a prison visit so that you can meet Sirius."

This answer obviously exceeded Agares' expectations. He originally thought that his biological father was either dead or already had a family and children, so it was inconvenient for Marianne to let him go directly to his biological father.But jail?Marianne never mentioned this.

"Okay." Agares didn't show any hesitation in his heart, but said in a complex tone mixed with expectation and bewilderment: "Thank you very much for your help, madam."

"I guess you don't have a suitable house right now, so until the visitation order comes down, you can temporarily live in Malfoy Manor, which is my husband's house. I have a son, Draco, who is a year younger than you." I think he could tell you something about the wizarding world."

Narcissa apparently also learned what kind of environment Agares once lived in.

Agares raised the corners of his mouth slightly and returned a grateful smile: "My honor."

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