[HP] Night Haze

Malfoy Manor is located in Wiltshire in southeastern England. This year's Christmas holiday, this ancient manor welcomed two young guests.

Draco proudly introduced to his two friends the place where the Malfoy family lived for generations. Although it was winter, the manor did not feel the chill.A fire was blazing in the marble fireplace, and proud white peacocks were strutting about on top of the garden hedge, and Draco led them on a walk, all the house-elves pausing as they passed. They all bowed down and saluted. They were all wrapped in uniform white tea towels. Harry had never seen this kind of species specially made to serve wizards before. Whenever he cast curious eyes on new things, Draco He will take the trouble to explain it to him.

Draco would also talk to Angelo from time to time, so that he didn't feel left out.Their room was arranged across from Draco's bedroom.After seeing all of Malfoy Manor, Draco led them into a room where the toys were stacked.There are all kinds of exquisite dragon models and a full set of Quidditch team posters, and almost all interesting things in the wizarding world can be found there.

When it was time for dinner in the evening, Angelo met Mr. Malfoy, a platinum nobleman who hadn't changed from three years ago: elegant dining etiquette, decent and humorous conversation.He fits the image of a father in Angelo's heart, but he is not the candidate he hopes for.Mrs. Malfoy is a gentle and virtuous lady, which can be seen from the regular delivery of homemade desserts to school every week.Angelo had eaten the cake she made, and it was very delicious.

After having dinner and having fun with two friends all night, when Angelo woke up the next morning, there was already a small pile of presents beside his bed, and he couldn't wait to put Draco and Harry's presents at the end of the day. Picking it out first, what Draco gave him was a box of imitation Golden Snitch alcoholic chocolates, which reminded Angelo of the first flying lesson again, he smiled and then unwrapped the gift Harry gave him, What was in the box took him by surprise.

The little idiot!Angelo resisted the urge to go to the next room and wake Harry up, and Harry Potter gave him a new broom!Angelo remembers being malnourished when he came to school, a few months ago.

Although Harry mentioned in the chat that he had a Gringotts key of his own, Angelo knew that the Potter family's estate was all sealed in the archives of the Ministry of Magic.Harry won't inherit that inheritance until he is 17 years old, he is only using Dumbledore's funding now.

Merlin, Harry actually gave him such an expensive gift, Angelo had the urge to return it, but this was the first Christmas gift Harry gave him, Angelo finally gave this brand new light The wheel 2000 was stuffed into the suitcase and carefully locked.Merlin bless you, he has to bring a broom back to school again, this time it must be hidden and it must not be confiscated.

After this little episode, Angelo continued to unwrap his presents. Among the many colored packages, there was a gift wrapped in golden colored paper. Even without looking at Angelo, he knew that such an eye-catching thing came from Baron Lockhart.

Sure enough, the signature eight-teeth bright smile was revealed in front of Angelo after tearing off the wrapping paper.The corner of Angelo's mouth twitched and he took out the hardcover book inside. The charming blond man on the cover winked at him.

I hope you will like the new book signed by me—"Traveling with the Vampire".There is such a line of text written on the sticky note attached to the book.

Come on, Dad, I'm your son not your reader!The corners of Angelo's mouth twitched even more when he put down the note. The title of the book was a combination of the story of Quirrell's encounter with a vampire and his boat ride before school started.At this time, there was a knock on the door. Angelo adjusted his pajamas and opened the door. A platinum-haired boy stood outside his bedroom.

"Good morning, Angelo." The young master of the Malfoy family walked in. Behind him, Harry was holding something shiny and silver in his hand.

"Harry received an invisibility cloak, left by his father." Draco said, Angelo let out a "huh", he touched the invisibility cloak, the invisibility cloak felt unusual, it felt like made of water.As soon as Angelo put his hand into the clothes, the area immediately became transparent, and he couldn't see anything.

"Did you feel it too?" Draco said excitedly, "Ordinary invisibility cloaks are made of illusion or the feathers of invisible beasts, and they will gradually become real after a long time. This clothes has been placed For at least ten years, it's incredible."

"Yes." Angelo looked at the Invisibility Cloak in surprise, he had never seen such a perfect work.

"Who gave it to you?" Angelo asked, and he took the note Harry handed him, which was not signed.It's hard to imagine anyone taking possession of this treasure and returning it instead of keeping it for themselves.

"Lockhart has a new book?" Draco came to Angelo's gift, and the gift he gave had been unpacked and placed on the table, which made Draco smile happily.He caught sight of the book lying sideways on the pile of presents, Lockhart's eight teeth gleaming on the cover.

"You know, Angelo. My mother is a loyal reader of him and has every book in her collection, but my father doesn't like him."

Angelo's heart stopped suddenly: "Does Mr. Malfoy not like Lockhart? Is it because of Mrs. Malfoy or..."

"What else can there be besides this?" Draco picked up the book and notes on the ground and glanced, "I shouldn't talk about this with you, hey, autographed new book, are you a loyal reader of Lockhart?" Shrugged.

"...Well, sort of." Angelo vaguely took the book from Draco's hand and put it in the box, and the note was crushed into a ball by him in the process.He hadn't forgotten that his surname was Burns now, and his father didn't want others to know about their relationship.

He still remembered Lockhart telling him: "If my readers knew I had children, the sales of the book would plummet. They would ask who was that lucky woman, Angelo, and if my book If you can't sell it, you can't support you, so you can't stay with me."

Angelo enjoyed a sumptuous Christmas dinner that night. This was the first time he spent Christmas with someone other than his adoptive mother.The happy appearance of the Malfoy family of three made Angelo envious. The blue-eyed little wizard probably thought of the parents he had never met, and his expression darkened. Angelo stretched out his arm and held Harry's hand.At least he had a dad, and Harry had none.

After dinner, Mr. Malfoy bid farewell to them politely and entered the study.Draco said his dad would smoke a cigar there every day.Angelo silently withdrew his gaze from staring at Lucius' back, and asked casually, "Can I usually go to the study room? I found a lot of interesting books there on the day of the visit."

"Of course." Draco nodded without hesitation.Mrs. Malfoy smiled and let them try the new dessert.All prohibited items are placed in the basement of the living room, and precious family letters will not be placed in the study. Under such circumstances, she has no objection to her son giving convenience to his friends.

After lunch the next day, Angelo entered the study of Malfoy Manor. It was very convenient for him to obtain the master's permission the night before. He sat on a comfortable armchair in the study and played with the paperweight on the table. The elf even brought him a plate of pastries and hot cocoa.

It's a pity that he didn't meet Mr. Malfoy in the study all afternoon, maybe the nobleman didn't have the habit of coming to the study at this time.Angelo refilled himself another cup of hot cocoa, and scanned the ancient books in the bookshelf boredly. It could be seen that these various books were often read by people, and there was no dust on them.

"Exploring Alchemy", "The Forgotten Ancient Language" Angelo saw the "Banquet VIP Records" between them, and the booklet was randomly placed within reach.He suppressed his pounding heart and pulled it out vigorously.This is a detailed banquet record, which not only includes the time when the invitees arrived at the banquet scene, but also includes the room where the VIP stayed and when they left.Angelo saw a beautiful witch who was well-known in the magic world on it. She had been married seven times, and each time her husband died for no reason, leaving her a large sum of gold.According to the records, she was assigned the third room on the second floor, but she actually stayed in the fifth room.

Mr. Malfoy really knew who his father was. If he could find the detailed record back then, he would definitely be able to find the man he had been looking forward to for many years.

Angelo turned the booklet to the first page, but unfortunately, the latest record on it was three years ago.Angelo even saw a record of his first visit to Malfoy Manor, but that wasn't what he was looking for.

There must be other books, Angelo opened his eyes and carefully identified them on the bookshelf.He found another record in the corner of the bookshelf, but it only remembered six years ago.Although Angelo went back and forth to check the bookshelf carefully three times, he never found a book similar to this one.correct!What he was looking for was the record from when the Dark Lord was still in control of most of the wizarding world. Angelo thought of a possibility. In order to wash away the relationship, Mr. Malfoy would definitely not put it where others could see it.

Angelo cast his eyes on the imposing writing desk in front of him. Most of the two rows of drawers of the writing desk were unlocked. There were only some insignificant gadgets such as paper scissors inside. The only thing that was locked was the last drawer on the left hand side. .

"Alahoo hole!" Angelo couldn't be bothered. He pulled out his wand and cast a spell on the keyhole. This is something that will be covered in the tutorial at the end of the first-year charm class, but many people have already mastered it in advance.While Angelo was casting the spell, the door of the study was suddenly pushed open. Angelo quickly straightened up and put away his wand. Mr. Malfoy walked in from the door.

"Mr. Malfoy, good afternoon." Angelo said with a smile on his face. His heart was beating violently, and he was not sure if the platinum noble had seen his last behavior.

"Good afternoon, what were you doing just now?" Mr. Malfoy glanced under the desk, and Angelo's body stiffened unnaturally.When it was judged that Mr. Malfoy's puzzled tone did not contain guard or questioning, two shallow dimples appeared on Angelo's face. Baron Lockhart said that when you are nervous, try to smile. , Angelo has always regarded this sentence as a wise saying.

"My shoelaces are loose." A casual lie.Mr. Malfoy walked up to him and glanced at an illustrated book spread out on the table.This is a casual book called "Poetry of Heroes", which records the legends of heroes in the past thousand years in the form of poetry.

"If you like, you can take it and take a look. Draco wants to show you the pasture near the manor." Mr. Malfoy's light gray eyes, which were darker than Draco's, met Angelo's slightly nervous face.He showed a friendly smile, but his icy-colored pupils didn't feel much warmth from it.

"Then, I'm going now." Angelo closed the book that was placed on the table for show, and he didn't pay attention to what the book said all afternoon.

"Thank you for the book, Mr. Malfoy." He waved his hand holding the book, until he stepped out of the study door, Angelo's fingers were still trembling nervously.