[HP] The Elegance of the Night

The last week of Igil's vacation was spent with Draco at Malfoy Manor. Harry Potter stayed at Black's house to learn magic from his father. Although the blue-eyed boy tried to be friendly to Igil, he was with him Being under one roof wasn't as easy as it was with Draco.Draco has not been idle this holiday. Mr. Malfoy has already started teaching him Occlumency. Only when he is fully proficient in this practical magic can Draco truly inherit the Malfoy family and get in touch with the power of the family.

When Igil arrived at the Malfoy Manor, Lucius greeted him personally. To this handsome boy whose status had been raised to the height of the sole heir of the Dark Lord, Lucius' words and deeds were neither humble nor overbearing, and his humor was just right.Perhaps because of Narcissa's relationship, the platinum nobles did not have the awe they had for the Dark Lord before.Now he has more admiration from the heart for the red-eyed man who inherited the Slytherin Manor and has a powerful charm, just like his father Abraxas Malfoy chose to follow Voldemort who had not yet risen, This grown-up had an unparalleled charm back then.

The black magic mark on Lucius' arm completely disappeared, replaced by an S-shaped silver snake that completely fits the taste of nobility. This is the symbol of the red-eyed man's new organization. The moment he owned it, Lucius felt that his magic power had stagnated for many years. The magic power has grown again, and no one can refuse this temptation. In the magic world, magic power is equivalent to the life of a wizard.Lucius Malfoy felt youthful again.At this moment, the platinum aristocrat really embarked on the same path as his father, almost wanting to kiss the hem of the man with red eyes, but Tom Slytherin, the elegant king, no longer sticks to formality.He is more interested in what they can bring to him than those who prostrate at his feet and sing praises. Valuable people deserve better treatment. He is not the soul piece that can only use force to shock and squeeze his subordinates. For talents who are sincerely attached to him, the red-eyed man will give them everything they want, including fame, status, wealth, power, and respect...

Tom Slytherin's increased contact with Lucius of late is one of the reasons Platinum Noble is now teaching Draco Occlumency.It is the only spell that works against Remembrance, the evil spell that can extract feelings and memories from another person's mind.

Draco was a little sullen when he returned home from vacation last year, so he took the initiative to increase his training.Presumably the son also found out that his roommate was hiding something from him.There was so much movement last year, and Lucius was one of the core figures in the new organization, so it was hard to pretend not to know.During the summer vacation, Draco had a qualitative leap in his mastery of spells and control of magic, but mastering these alone was far from enough.

So this holiday, when the Platinum Noble tested Draco's control over magic and was able to learn Occlumency, he immediately taught him.The progress of this process is not fast, and frequent peeking at thoughts will cause damage to Draco's body, so the platinum boy who has mastered the method still needs a lot of practice.

"Insomnia!" In the practice room, Lucius once again broke through Draco's thoughts.Before the end of the holiday, although the Platinum Boy's Occlumency technique had some success, it could only resist ordinary people at this level. Their ultimate goal was a powerful wizard like Dumbledore.

"Let's get here first today," Lucius helped up Draco who was sweating profusely.Before his son learned Occlumency, Lucius wouldn't say a word about the Dark Lord to him.

"School is about to start." Lucius sighed, just now he easily broke through the defense line of Draco's mind, and watched a short piece of his life in Hogwarts Castle, unexpectedly... Lucius' strange eyes It fell on Igil, who was the training partner, and the black-haired boy felt terrified when he saw it.

"Is there a problem?" Igil asked.

"No, oh, I mean, if possible, I hope you can help Draco practice during school." Lucius looked away and cleared his throat, "I hope he can master Occlumency soon, so that I can rest assured hand over the Malfoy family to him."

Igil expressed his understanding that every family has secrets that are not known to the public. If Draco had learned Occlumency, he would not go to the secret room alone without telling Draco like last year, and leave the lion cubs alone. Multiple clues.The reason why Mr. Malfoy can safely hand over Draco to him now is only because what Draco knows now is only superficial.

"Then I'm counting on you, Igil." Lucius glanced at the boy with platinum hair meaningfully, "You are Draco's best friend, and I am relieved that you will help Draco."

The platinum boy lowered his head and missed Lucius' gaze, a faint blush appeared on his pale cheeks.It doesn't feel good to expose your mind to someone else, even if that person is your father, and learning Occlumency is really important and urgent.

At the end of the holiday, the little wizards returned to Hogwarts to start a new semester. On the first day of school, Captain Flint called the Quidditch players for training.It's a cold January now, and the cold wind cuts people's faces like knives.

"Oh my God. Firebolt!" Captain Flint shouted in surprise as soon as Draco appeared with his broomstick, and all the Slytherins in the field surrounded him noisily.This is by far the best broomstick in the wizarding world, and the price is even more expensive than the entire team's Nimbus 2001 combined. "Great, the champion must be ours." Outside the shop window, the broom that has been passed countless times but can only be seen through the glass, from the golden serial number on the top of the broom to the completely smooth and streamlined broom tip, I can't put it down.

"This is a Christmas present from Igil." Draco's eyes narrowed into a line. When he first received this gift, he was so excited that he didn't sleep well all night. He wanted to test its speed that day.

"Blake, you are too generous." Flint clutched his chest. Blake was indeed a great nobleman in the wizarding world. He was reluctant to buy such an expensive item, let alone give it away. "Try it, Malfoy." Everyone urged, Draco rode the Firebolt into the sky in the anticipation of everyone, Flint rolled up his sleeves and released the golden snitch without waiting for anyone else to do it. The little ball flapped its wings and flew out, and there was only a whoosh sound, and everyone felt a blur in front of them. Draco had already caught it. At such a fast speed, the Firebolt stopped at the position of the little ball smoothly, The little snakes burst into cheers.

"Listen to me—" Flint yelled a few times before suppressing the cheers, "we just need to score goals, don't worry about anything, Malfoy is our trump card, as long as the golden snitch appears, we can end it at any time Competition." He unconsciously touched the broom handle of the Firebolt. "Malfoy, don't grab the ball at the beginning, but if the opponent wants to get the Snitch, let him see the speed of the Firebolt."

"The opponent in the next game is riding Sweeping Seven Stars. Except for the Seeker Qiu Zhang, she is only riding Comet 260." The words from the players' mouths smacked of gloating.

"Although we have the trump card to win, we can't lose it in training." Flint muttered, at this time the Gryffindor team came to the venue in a hurry under the leadership of Wood.

"Flint, good afternoon." The captain of Gryffindor seemed to be in a good mood, and he took the initiative to greet him.

"Wood, I have a note signed by Professor Snape, and I'm already using this venue." Flint said warily.

"Come on, your game is still early, but we are going to face Hufflepuff in February." Wood showed off, "And our Seeker is coming to try the new broom today, Professor McGonagall approved The Gryffindors dispersed, and Harry Potter stepped out from behind, a gleaming broomstick in his hand - the Firebolt.

"Good afternoon, everyone." Harry looked over the tall and burly members of Slytherin, and saw a speck of platinum-blond hair in the gap.

"Merlin! This..." Flint was deeply shocked. When did the Firebolt launch a promotion?Draco pushed his teammate out of the way and walked straight to Harry Potter.The Gryffindors changed expression when they saw the broom in his hand.

"Why do you have a Firebolt!" Draco's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it. When did Harry Potter, a pauper who was fostered in a Muggle family, be able to afford such a luxury.No, this must be like Nimbus 2000 the year before, "Dumbledore gave it to you?" The platinum boy's gorgeous aria has a strong nasal voice.

"No, even Dumbledore was taken aback." Harry smiled. The person who gave him such an expensive gift was Tom. Dumbledore almost confiscated it when he saw the Firebolt, because he hesitated and didn't say who gave it to him. Dumbledore was afraid that it would be dismantled for inspection, so he had no choice but to tell a fib.

"This is a Christmas present from someone else to Harry." Wood said loudly for Harry. Unexpectedly, Malfoy also had a broom like this, but he could still blow Slytherin's morale, "Black is really rich .” These words made everyone focus on Igil.

"Igil, you gave him such a gift too!" The platinum boy held his broom tightly. He thought that Igil gave him the Firebolt because he had longed for such a broom since last semester started. , instead of receiving the same gift as Harry Potter.

"No..." Igil frowned deeply. He only found out afterwards that his father gave Harry the same broom, but why did Harry say that?

"Igil, I like your gift very much, and I will cherish it." Harry interrupted him before he could tell the truth, and leaned towards Igil while winking, "I wanted to keep it a secret, but Dumbledore was afraid that the person who gave me the gift had ulterior motives and almost opened it, so I had to tell him that it was from you."

Igil was silent for a while. He didn't have to use this method to keep the broom. He understood that Harry wanted to establish a friendship with him as soon as possible at school, which was what his father wanted to see.

"This is a sympathy from the Black family, Harry. It was you and Draco who sent me to the medical wing last semester." Igil's words made the Quidditch players of the two houses feel relieved. If Igil didn't tell them, they would almost forget The young master of the Black family, because of the Hippogriff in the medical wing for three days last semester, even the protection of magical creatures teacher was fired.

"Igil, is this a thank you gift?" Draco looked back and forth between the two of them with their tight lips. When Harry Potter called Igil's name just now, his roommate didn't object, and called back. profit.hateful!If only he had caught Igil at the beginning, he wouldn't have thanked him like others, and now he hated Harry Potter more and more.

"Draco, you forgot that dozen of coupons." Igil walked to Draco's side and whispered.Fortunately, in addition to the Firebolt, he also sent a dozen of dreamy crystal puddings and coupons for various candies. I hope his roommates will not misunderstand.When Draco learned Occlumency, he'd tell him everything.Presumably Mr. Malfoy also meant the same thing, and wanted Draco to get in touch with Slytherin's new organization as soon as possible. (It is said that it is a new organization, but it has actually existed for many years, only to distinguish it from the Death Eaters.) Igil always felt guilty about keeping so many things from Draco. Before Draco knew the truth, He will make it up to him.

"Those coupons—" the platinum-haired boy raised his voice, "so, my gift is still unique?" He raised the corner of his mouth cautiously and felt secretly pleased.

"You (the gift) are unique, Draco." Igil answered him with a smile.