if i am not me

Following Lucius out of the elevator, what Harry saw was the magnificent hall of the Ministry of Magic.They were standing at one end of the hall at this moment, looking at the polished dark wooden floor and the peacock blue ceiling, Harry couldn't help but startled slightly.

The place has not changed much from what he remembered. The ceiling is still decorated with those golden symbols that can move and change, and there are still many fireplaces for the Floo system on the walls around, and even the statue in the center of the hall Also like in memory, the crystal water column is sprayed leisurely.The only difference is that the usual hustle and bustle of people coming and going is missing, and the few scattered figures in the hall make the whole space look empty.

Lucius seemed to be a regular visitor to the Ministry of Magic, and the few people in the hall seemed to know him and wouldn't be surprised to see him on a Saturday.Lucius kept smiling after getting out of the elevator, and after greeting everyone lightly, he went straight to the counter with the sign "Security Check" on the other side of the hall.

Behind the tall counter, a young brown-haired young man was sitting there leisurely, flipping the "Daily Prophet" in his hands from time to time, and muttering something in his mouth.

Lucius clasped his fingers and tapped the countertop, successfully making the young man raise his head.

The novice young man seemed to have no idea that someone would come to the Ministry of Magic on Saturday to do business. The freckled face showed undisguised surprise, but after he saw who was coming, the surprise was replaced by With a very sincere smile, "Oh, Mr. Malfoy. I didn't expect you to be so busy. You must know that today is Saturday."

The young man's tone was very warm, but Lucius just smiled reservedly, and for a moment, his strong aristocratic demeanor was fully displayed. "It's just a little thing, but I'm still worried, so I came by myself."

"Of course, of course." The young man with a fawning mentality nodded hurriedly when he heard the words. However, although he tried his best to express himself, in fact he was still not very good at dealing with nobles like Lucius.Hearing what Lucius said, he didn't know what to do next, he could only chuckle and say, "Well, Mr. Malfoy, check your wand first..."

Before the young man finished speaking, Lucius handed over his wand.Seeing this, the young man blushed slightly, and carefully took the exquisite and luxurious magic wand and put it on the brass machine that looked like a single balance.

The inspection was actually carried out very quickly, and the young man returned Lucius's wand to Lucius after a few seconds, but he still smiled and said casually, "Okay, Mr. Malfoy, I have delayed you so much. I'm sorry for the long time..."

Lucius was obviously satisfied with his speed and attitude, so he raised the corner of his mouth at the young man when he left, and the young man also showed a humble and satisfied expression, which made Harry stunned.

It's just that he didn't have too much time to think about what he had and what he didn't have. After Lucius took the wand, he walked to a small hall with more than 20 elevators next to him, and Harry followed quickly.

Looking at the elevators in front of him that were blocked by exquisite golden grille doors, Harry looked at Lucius' back, and after making sure that there were no other people around, he took out his wand and secretly cast a few tentative spells.You know, his purpose today is not just to see the architectural layout of the Ministry of Magic.

Sensing the extremely slight murmur behind him, a trace of surprise flashed in Lucius' eyes. Obviously, he didn't expect the black-haired boy behind him to know such profound magic at such an age.But immediately, a thick smile flooded Lucius' proud eyes.Although Harry's actions made him even more doubtful about his bloodline, but at the same time he couldn't help feeling a little bit -- Xiaolong's vision is indeed the best!

After entering the elevator, Lucius paused deliberately, and pressed the button in the elevator after confirming that Harry was standing beside him.After a while of shaking, the elevator began to go up, and as the floor rose, the female voice that had appeared at the reception desk of the Ministry of Magic rang again and again, "The seventh floor is the Department of Magical Sports and Sports, including the headquarters of the British and Irish Quidditch League. , the official Gobstone Club and the Burlesque Products Patent Office..."

"...The sixth floor, the Department of Magical Transportation, contains the Floo Network Administration, the Broomstick Management and Control Bureau, the Portkey Office, and the Apparition Test Center."

Just when Harry was trying to memorize them one by one, Lucius suddenly said in a very low voice, "The thing you are looking for is on the fourth floor, I am going to the fifth floor, and I am still waiting here in half an hour. I..." Just after finishing speaking, the female voice said, "The fifth floor is the Department of International Magic Cooperation, including the International Magic Trade Standards Association, the International Magic Law Office and the British seat of the International Federation of Magicians."

"Be careful." Lucius walked out of the elevator as if talking to himself.Looking at the back of Lucius separated by the golden fence gate, Harry's bright eyes narrowed slightly, and he unconsciously caressed the pocket of his coat with a complex look in his eyes.

Yes, in fact Lucius did not know the real purpose of their trip to the Ministry of Magic today.

In Draco's letter to his father, he just said that he and Harry were working on an ancient spell that required some very rare materials.Coincidentally, they learned from some sources that one of them happened to be stored in the offices of the Department of Magical Creatures Regulation and Control of the Ministry of Magic.

Lucius knew that since Potter returned to China, the Ministry of Magic's monitoring and management of precious magic items has become more and more strict, so he was not too surprised when Drake wrote to him for help.Instead, what really surprised him was that the boys hadn't offered him to buy them, but merely offered him an opportunity, an opportunity for them to steal the items.

That's right, after Lucius read the letter over and over several times, he was sure that he really didn't read his eyes - they didn't misspell the word, and the letter really said "stolen".

At first, Lucius didn't understand his son's request.In his opinion, no matter how precious these items are, it is not impossible to buy them through normal channels given the wealth of the Malfoy family.Since you can buy it, why bother to adopt this relatively dangerous approach.

However, Drake explained to him that the spell they were studying was a very "sensitive" ancient spell, especially in today's stormy situation, and he and Harry didn't want to cause others to be suspicious of Malfoy Family attention.

Of course Lucius didn't compromise so easily, but this doting father couldn't get along with Draco's stalking.After countless secret letters, Lucius finally agreed to the plan of the two boys after much deliberation, and took out the invisibility cloak to help them complete this task that he thought was a bit of a "big fuss".After all, with his intervention, the difficulty of this matter will decrease proportionately.

Harry was naturally the "thief". Although Draco was also eager to try, he had to admit that in this respect he was still inferior to Harry, who had been trained since he was a child.Because of this, after communicating with Lucius several times, the previous series of scenarios appeared.

It's just that he won't go to the fourth floor like Lucius thought.

Feeling the vibration of the elevator, Harry's heart slowly became tense as the elevator descended from floor to floor—he only had half an hour...

Finally, the elevator stopped after shaking for a while, and the female voice fell silent after saying "Department of Mysteries".Looking at the empty corridor beyond the fence, Harry took a deep breath and walked out.

He was worried that the interior of the Ministry of Magic would be different from what he remembered, but along the way, Harry's mind was half relieved.Although there are many more security personnel and some defensive magic and magic barriers that have never been seen before, as long as the specific locations of those administrative departments do not change, it will not have much impact on their plans.

Looking at the gloomy corridor, Harry wrapped his invisibility cloak tightly and walked slowly towards the end, but he stopped short.Because he saw a person, a person sitting in front of the dark door.

Obviously, that person was on duty today, but as far as Harry could remember, the door seemed to be unguarded.

And this is the variable that Harry is worried about.

Even though he had already guessed that the Ministry of Magic might have stepped up its vigilance, after seeing the scene in front of him, Harry was still glad that he came in person.Otherwise, when he really did it, he didn't know how much trouble he would encounter.

After calming down, Harry began to look at the gatekeeper carefully.It was a man in his 40s, with a long face, a big nose and thick lips under tightly closed eyes, which made him look not particularly pleasing, but rather greasy The gray hair made him even more downcast.

At this moment, the man was snoring. Ever since the deputy minister had vigorously implemented a series of reform policies, he hadn't enjoyed sleeping in on weekends for a long time.But that didn't stop him from occasionally dozing off at work or something, since his job was to keep people out of that door anyway.

Seeing the man sitting right in front of that door, a bitter smile could not help but flow from the corner of Harry's mouth.This person would take advantage of the tricks, using his huge body to put it in front of the door, unless he left by himself, no one would be able to enter without resorting to some means.

Fortunately, it didn't bother him, Harry raised his wand and pointed it at the sleeping man, and quietly began to cast the spell.What he was holding now was his real holly wand, so even silent magic, he could use it with ease.

For a moment, the man's snoring became louder, which made Harry walk up to him boldly and began to search him.After a while, he found a bunch of keys from his waist. Harry was so pleasantly surprised by this discovery that he hurriedly began to rummage in his pockets.Finally, he took out a soap impression from a pile of odds and ends. After picking and choosing among the keys for a long time, he selected one and pressed it into the impression.

If he used to think ignorantly that the Department of Mysteries could easily enter, then he would never make such a low-level mistake now.After doing some careful research with Drake, he knew that if he wanted to break into the Department of Mysteries, the first thing he had to do was to open the door.

"Alohomora" is not omnipotent, it also has doors that cannot be opened, such as the one in front of you.Since the door cannot be opened with magic, it can only be opened with a key.Therefore, apart from investigating the layout of the Ministry of Magic, Harry's purpose today was to find this key, or to make a mold of a key.

When he saw the gatekeeper, Harry only searched him with the mentality of trying.In his opinion, if there is a key, it will save trouble, if not, of course it doesn't matter, the key hole is there, and he has plenty of ways to get a mold of the key.

But when he actually retrieved the key from that person, Harry was still very pleasantly surprised. After all, it meant that he completed the task to be completed today in the shortest time, and everything went very smoothly.Smiling, he put the mold back into his pocket, and Harry put the key back on the man. But after straightening up, Harry couldn't help but start to look at the dark door.

The door looked very ordinary, but Harry could easily feel the magic waves coming from it, and it was this knowledge that made him suppress the extremely tempting thought of breaking in now.

Now is not the time... Harry comforted himself like this, and at the same time turned around resolutely, and walked towards the elevator without hesitation.Because he knew very well in his heart that he had to endure before their preparations were completed.This is not only for himself, but also for those behind him.

Back at the elevator door, Harry boarded the elevator as previously agreed. After pressing the button for the fifth floor, he waited quietly for Lucius to appear.Feeling the gentle shaking of the elevator, Harry took out a crystal bottle that had been prepared earlier, and what was contained in the bottle was exactly the kind of magic material that he and Draco had said were only in stock in the Ministry of Magic.

The elevator quickly reached the fifth floor. Through the golden grille door, Harry could even see the words written on the closed door.And Lucius didn't make him wait too long. After a while, he saw a bald middle-aged man send Lucius out of a room with the Office of International Magic Law, his expression was full of flattery.

Lucius said a few words to the man in a nonchalant manner, then left, walked into the elevator where Harry was, and closed the door behind him as if he was sure that Harry had returned. Then asked softly, "Have you got it?"

Harry didn't speak, just put the crystal bottle in Lucius' pocket.

Feeling heavy in his pocket, Lucius' thin lips curled into an upward curve. The child did not disappoint him, "Then, let's go home."

The author has something to say: By the way, one day the little demon squatted by the water and kept watching and watching~

An old man walked over curiously and asked, "Xiaowa, what are you doing?"

Hearing this, the little demon raised the thing called 'Update' in his hand and said, "I'm trying to find a way to get something!"

The old man became even more curious, "Fishing? Fish?!"

The little demon shook his head, and said righteously, "No, I'm fishing for BW"

A digression is: BWs, let's dive in... T_T