Atonement of HP

In a month's time, two small things happened among the Death Eaters. One was the inexplicable fall of favor of the Malfoy family, and the other was the sudden rise of Little Black.

Speaking of these two things, the nobles instinctively felt strange.

The new head of the Malfoy family, who was originally relied on by Voldmort, was obviously a check and balance with the Black family. Not only was he not mentioned and reused after the engagement failed, but he also did not really leave the core of the Death Eaters.However, in the past, Lord's appreciation for Lucius was always on the bright side, but now the situation of staying away temporarily makes it difficult for all the nobles in the wizarding world to see clearly.According to past experience, everyone has a lot of ideas in the open and in the dark, but looking at the unusual silence of the Black family, the nobles soon reached a consensus in private - the Malfoy family should not be provoked.

On the contrary, little Blake was unexpectedly favored. As the only underage wizard in the current Death Eater circle, the Lord's favor for the Blake family is evident, which also made Orion unable to walk for a long time. It is floating.Not to mention that after the news that the Lord would personally guide little Black for two months came out of Voldmort Manor, many of them were already wondering if they had a young wizard of the right age for marriage.

However, Narcissa Black's marriage was consciously ignored by everyone. Although they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Lord's gourd, everyone agreed that the Black family and the Malfoy family were not easy to mess with.

During this extremely sensitive period, every move of the Black family and the Malfoy family has attracted much attention, which is why when the young head of the Malfoy family suddenly called a Hogwarts board meeting in a high-profile manner after a month of silence, everyone was shocked. The reason for the positive response.

The differences in political views between Voldmort and Dumbledore have become more and more clear, no matter which side the pure-blood nobles have to start to take sides, as an ancient noble family, they have lost more power while enjoying more power. Right to swing left and right.

There are a total of thirteen pure-blood nobles on the Hogwarts school trustees. The Malfoy family and the Prince family are both on the list, but the school board is almost useless. The school trustees' support for Hogwarts is never vague every year. But for this right, it can only be said that Hogwarts is a transcendent existence in the minds of all British wizards-it is an unwritten rule in the aristocratic world not to attack Hogwarts.

With the distance of the war thousands of years ago and the peaceful life of the British wizarding community in recent years, the Hogwarts school board has not been held for a long time. The reason why the meeting led by Lucius attracted everyone on the one hand It was because the head of the Malfoy family took the lead, and on the other hand, the appearance of the new school manager—the seat of the Slytherin family was filled for the first time after a thousand years, and it was the current headmaster of Hogwarts who came. , Duke of Voldmort.

"Welcome." As the convener, Lucius was the first to arrive. He guided a school manager who belonged to different camps or had not yet decided on a camp to their respective seats. The fact that the head of the family with real power attaches great importance to this meeting can be seen.

Finally, Voldmort entered the meeting room on behalf of Slytherin.

"Lord." The patriarchs of several noble families who had sworn allegiance to Voldmort stood up and saluted without hesitation about other people's eyes.As long as the only heir of Slytherin has returned to Hogwarts founded by Slytherin, these noble family heads who graduated from Slytherin feel their hearts tremble, which makes their voices even stronger. Respectful.

"Duke of Voldmort." Under such circumstances, Lucius's title, which is different from these people, is even more eye-catching, especially seeing that Voldmort doesn't look unhappy at all, everyone remembers Lucius' name in their hearts A key mark is drawn below.

In fact, the shock that Lucius gave them today was huge.In the wizarding world, after all, strength comes first.Maybe Lucius is an excellent heir, but heirs are just heirs. The sudden death of Abrathas did not make them think.

It's a pity that Lucius' reaction was too quick. When everyone was still hesitating, he cleverly took refuge in Voldmort and the Black family, thus making the Malfoy family stand in a position where they could not move.On the one hand, these nobles hated Malfoy's quick response, and on the other hand, they also gloated a little.

So what if you, Lucius, keep the Malfoy house?It's not that he was overwhelmed by the Black family. "The Malfoy family never lives under others", this sentence has been circulated in the British wizarding world for hundreds of years, and it seems that it has come to an end.

But I didn't expect that in just one year, Lucius, who had only six years of Hogwarts education, had already possessed powerful magic power when he appeared in front of them again.All those present were noble patriarchs with vicious eyes. The obvious changes in Lucius, especially the faint magic pressure, proved the existence of a wizard with profound magic power. Considering Lucius' age, most of the The head of the noble family can only reluctantly admit that the Malfoy family may have another 100 years of glory.

No matter what method Malfoy used, strength came first, and he also got the respect of the adult. Didn't the little Malfoy not even call him "Lord" angry?Soon, the aristocratic patriarch, who hadn't made up his mind yet, began to ponder in his heart whether to show his favor to Malfoy after the meeting was over.

"Finally, I would like to invite the special guest for today's meeting

, Headmaster Dumbledore. "Lucius spoke after everyone was seated. Today, Voldmort is arranged to sit at the top of the long table. Lucius is in the first armchair on his left. Whether intentionally or not, the nobles who are pro-Voldmort sit On the left, those who are close to the Order of the Phoenix are on the right, and the two sides are clearly separated. However, the conflict has not yet been brought to the surface, and the two sides greet each other with a smile on the surface. Everyone knows.

The door was then pushed open, and an old man with a white beard wearing a bright purple wizard robe covered with daisies walked in with vigorous steps. Most of the nobles present frowned, and a small part showed The joy of the face.

"Oh, Lucius, thank you for your invitation." Dumbledore walked in and naturally sat at the bottom of the long table. At first glance, he thought he was negotiating with Voldmort. See these lovely children again." As he spoke, Dumbledore wiped the corners of his eyes with his fingers.

"Hmph." Voldmort snorted coldly. He didn't miss his professor of transfiguration at all. Recently, Voldmort didn't want to control his temper more and more, and he was about to endure it to the limit.

The nobles on both sides were silent in unison, the "confrontation" between these two Boss-level characters is not something they can get involved in.

"Oh, Principal Dumbledore, it's no wonder that you have to take time out of your busy schedule to attend our school board meeting." Lucius still spoke, his voice was not loud, with a unique tone of aristocrats, "We all In order to better manage Hogwarts, don't you think so?"

The people around reacted quickly and understood that today's protagonist might be the new head of the Malfoy family, so most people focused on Lucius, only the head who was loyal to Dumbledore was still firmly in place. Staring at Voldmort above.

Dumbledore smiled more kindly. As for the degree of sincerity and the degree of hypocrisy, no one knows, but a deal is a deal, and Lucius hinted that he would abide by the agreement. Dumbledore's partner, Dumbledore, has no intention of breaking the contract, anyway, he has already arranged everything. "Yes, I'm really old. Mr. Malfoy's suggestion a few days ago was very good. I think it's time to resign from my post as headmaster."

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of the nobles were all different, and some of them shouted anxiously: "Principal Dumbledore, you are the greatest white wizard. If you are not the principal, who else is qualified for this position?"

"Old fox." Voldmort and Lucius' faces remained unchanged, and they were both admiring.The current situation in the wizarding world is very simple. It is like two sides of the balance. Before they are ready, both sides can only increase their chips.It must be said that Dumbledore's retreat is a clever move, which not only shows the embarrassing situation of the principal's assistants that was raised for a while, but also can use their hands to further deepen the cohesion of the pro-Phoenix forces, let alone in the He had managed to retain the added value of the headmaster's seat in Voldmort's presence.

But neither Voldmort nor Lucius could solve Dumbledore's conspiracy.

As far as Voldmort is concerned, he is not ready yet. Slytherin is good at forbearance. Even if he wants to kill Dumbledore directly, it is undoubtedly extremely disadvantageous to do it before the situation is clear; and Lucius is even simpler. Well, since he chose the path of neutrality, he had to try his best to ensure that the strengths of the two sides were equal. Neutrality was never something he could choose, but a result of the see-saw of the balance between the two sides.

"Principal Dumbledore, the school board is very satisfied with your work." It was Lucius who spoke, whether as the spokesperson of Voldmort's department today or the caller of the meeting, Lucius has the right to say such words .As soon as he finished speaking, people on both sides looked at him in surprise, the difference was that one side was thinking that Lucius had changed his sex; the other side was thinking whether it was Voldmort's instruction.

"But as the greatest white wizard of this century, I think there will always be times when you can't take care of it, so an assistant principal is necessary." Lucius took out his aria, and the snake staff in his hand Draw a high and low arc with his narrative.

Silence, weird silence, looking at Voldmort's unchanged face, even the dull person can understand the twists and turns in it - it is estimated that a consensus has been reached long ago.At this time, no one objected without looking at the color, but Dumbledore's goal was also achieved. The faces of several Gryffindor family heads were extremely ugly, and they even quarreled over the candidate for the principal's assistant later.

Several aristocratic families from Slytherin insisted that the assistant to the headmaster must be a nobleman, while the other side suggested that the vice-headmaster should be directly appointed as the vice-headmaster. Since the vice-headmaster is Professor McGonagall who was born in Gryffindor, most of the relatives including Voldmort The Patriarchs of the Dead Apostle faction scoffed at this behavior of changing the soup without changing the medicine.

"Oh, children." Dumbledore took a sip of honey water, and he didn't know when he summoned the elf, "I know you are all for the good of Hogwarts, why don't we publish it in the Daily Prophet?" How about an ad, open recruitment, to be reviewed by the Board of Trustees with me?"

When Dumbledore's "children" came out, even many aristocratic patriarchs who were pro-Order of the Phoenix choked up. Of course, based on Dumbledore's experience and status, there is nothing wrong with calling them "children".But which of the people present is not the one who has the final say in the family, so to be called like this is really... irritating.

"Principal Dumbledore's proposal is very good." Unexpectedly, Voldmort spoke for the first time today, his voice was deep and soft, with a kind of inexplicable bewitchment.

The bosses on both sides have spoken, and the others have no opinion.

Lucius still sent everyone out with a noble smirk. After today, all the nobles will know that the Malfoy family is still valued by Voldmort. Oh, I'm afraid not only Voldmort, but also Dumbledore.

Across the long table, Voldmort looked at Dumbledore's light blue eyes hidden behind the half-moon eyes, let me see what you want to do?