[HP] Years Whisk

The golden autumn of 1969.The Chamber of Secrets at Malfoy Manor.

Narcissa followed Signus, led by Lucius, to this place full of tradition and heritage.This place has witnessed the departure of generations of ancestors of the Malfoy family, and the birth of future heirs of the family one after another.Here, for the Malfoy family, it is both the end and the beginning.

Lucius stood in the center of the secret room. He raised the snake-headed staff in his hand and chanted a spell above his head.

On the top of the secret room, as if in response to the magic power he output, names lit up bit by bit.Silk threads made of golden fluorescent light shuttled among them, connecting the names one by one, slowly spreading out, interweaving them into a huge light net.The whole scene looks solemn and solemn, but also like a grand welcome banquet.

"This is my family, Sissy." Lucius stood under the light net and turned around to look at Narcissa and Signus.His face was illuminated by those light spots, and there was a hint of pride in his tone: "My ancestors, my fathers...and myself." He looked up to the sky above the secret room with nostalgia, his eyes lingering among the names, Finally stopped at the end of that huge family tree with soft eyes.What lit up there was the name of Abraxas, and the name of Lucius, the new Patriarch of Malfoy who was passed on.

"Nacissa, I wonder if I have the honor to engrave your name on my side?"

Narcissa looked at her father, Signus, with implied anticipation.

Signus glanced at her, and then turned to Lucius: "According to Sissy, I was going to hold a grand engagement banquet for the two of you. Let the whole magic world know about your marriage. But I saw In your reply to me, you want this engagement ceremony to be as private as possible, so I decided to respect your opinion. But I want to ask you why. After all, if other families know about your engagement with Narcissa, your current Patriarch The position will be more stable.”

"I also hope to announce this news to everyone." Lucius' eyes were slightly sad, he smiled wryly, stretched out his hand and rolled up the sleeve of his left arm, exposing the black snake and skull icon to all present In front of people: "Uncle, I don't want to lie to you, and I don't want to lie to Sissy. I don't know what my future will be, but I don't want to involve Sissy in such a dangerous situation. I hope this engagement is as private as possible The reason is: if I lose in this game, Sissy can pretend that she has never been engaged to me and continue her happy life.”

Signus frowned when he saw the mark, and he sighed: "Although I had a hunch... Riddle, he really..." Then, he changed his previous kind expression, With an arrogant expression, he said to Lucius in a cold tone: "Then, since this is the case, why do you still dare to spy on Narcissa? Don't you have some self-knowledge in your heart? How could I betroth my daughter to a desperado like you?" ?”

"Uncle Signus," Lucius looked at Signus' contemptuous gaze with neither humbleness nor contempt, and said with seriousness, "The reason why I am honest with you is because I really want to marry Narcissa. As a wife, I don't want her to choose between me and her family or hide it. Before I confess to you, I was ready for you to reject our marriage contract. Of course you can marry Narcissa to other However, as long as I live, she will definitely be my wife. No matter who you betroth her to, I will snatch her away. As long as I have breath, she can only belong to me! I swear in the name of blessing."

"Father—" Narcissa, who was behind Signus, also gently grabbed Signus's hem, pleading softly.

"That's all." Signus seemed to take off the mask on his face, heaved a sigh of relief, and let the tense atmosphere between the two dissipate instantly.He helplessly rubbed the wrinkles between his brows: "I also watched you grow up, and I can understand your situation. If it were me, I might not be able to do better than you. It was me just now. A test for you. But if you have any hesitation or concealment, I will not agree to marry Sissy to you. But it is a pity," he shrugged: "You have passed."

"My daughter, the jewel in my palm, I will leave it to you for the time being. I hope you will not betray my trust." Signus took Narcissa's left hand and slowly put it on Lucius's outstretched hand. left hand.There was a trace of reluctance in his tone, but more of it was full of blessings.

"Thank you, Uncle." Lucius held Narcissa's hand, and the two looked at each other with joy and tacit love in their eyes.After that, Lucius looked at Signus opposite him with respect and gratitude.He lowered his head, ready to solemnly present a junior courtesy to Signus.

Signus stopped Lucius from bending over him. "You don't have to give me such a big gift. You have become the new head of the Malfoy family. At the family level, you can already stand shoulder to shoulder with me. I have no other requirements, I just hope that you can take good care of my daughter."

"I will. I swear," Lucius replied firmly.

Signus pointed his wand at the overlapping hands of the two, and muttered an ancient spell silently. Gradually, a silver ring appeared on the ring finger of the two, and the ring was engraved with the amalgamation of the Malfoy family and the Black family. family pattern. "I, Cygnus Black, the current head of the Black family and the father of Narcissa Black, approve the marriage contract between you." As the spell ended, the rings on their ring fingers turned into two rays of light and disappeared into two bodies.

September 1969, near the start of Hogwarts.The territory of the Nott family.

"Lord," Lucius bowed his head, facing Voldemort standing in front of him.

"I heard that you have been doing well recently." Voldemort played with the wand in his hand absently: "Have you successfully led Malfoy's subordinate family?"

"Thanks to your coercion." Lucius still lowered his head, showing a very respectful look.

"Yeah." Voldemort answered irresolutely.He closed his eyes slightly, showing a relaxed look, but his fingers never left his wand for a moment: "But you are also beyond my expectation." He said unhurriedly, "I once put you Brought to the lawless place, I thought it would take at least a year for you to learn fighting skills, but unexpectedly, in just one month, you learned all the magic in the hands of those wandering wizards and killed them. So Say, is it worthy of being Abu’s child? It’s really a formidable young man.”

"You're amazing." Lucius' eyes darkened. He remembered that Voldemort had sent him to a notorious criminal wizard colony in the name of 'teaching', where there were dark wizards who had once stained their hands with evil.But in the end, he survived.

"However, Lucius." Voldemort's tone contained a trace of dissatisfaction: "Why can't you learn the most important of the three Unforgivable Curses? Could it be—" His eyes opened slightly, and he didn't move. He looked at Lucius standing below him sensibly. "Are you afraid?"

Lucius was silent.After a while, he said flatly, "Sorry, I'm stupid."

"No." Voldemort shook his head lightly: "It's because you haven't really felt how cruel this world is, and you haven't seen how powerful this spell is. I'll show you. Don't worry, you will always learn."

"Yes." Lucius still lowered his head. Although he was very respectful, it was hard to see his expression.

"One more thing." Voldemort slowly changed the subject: "I heard—you and Narcissa are a couple?"

Lucius hesitated for a moment, but finally replied, "Yes."

"That child is too cowardly, not as good as her sister Bella. Lucius, if I were you, I would choose the most suitable mistress for the family. At least, she should be courageous enough, even no less than you."

"I don't have much interaction with Bellatrix," Lucius replied.

"You're still too young." Voldemort sneered, "You still can't tell what's most important. But in a few years you'll understand what I'm saying. Women, as long as you have power, what kind of things don't matter?" ? There are no eternal feelings in this world, only eternal interests."

Lucius didn't answer.

"Hogwarts is about to start school. This year, you returned to school as the patriarch. Just as well, as the heir of Slytherin, I also hope that more younger generations can follow our great 'revolution'. I value you very much, Lucius. I hope you can show me your ability." Voldemort's tone was secretly aggravated, with a sense of emphasis and threat.

"Yes, Lord." Lucius bowed his head in response.

Voldemort closed his eyes again: "I have nothing else to do, you can leave." Nagini slowly climbed to Lucius' feet, walked around him curiously, and confided that the snake Xinzi, as if discerning his message.

Lucius put his right hand on his chest and bowed slightly.Then, ignoring Nagini at his feet, he strode past it and walked towards the door.

"By the way, Lucius—" Voldemort's voice came from behind him, as if he thought of a question casually: "Have you heard of the place 'Little Hangleton'?"

"What, what?" Lucius thought for a while, but he didn't have any impression: "I haven't heard of it. Lord, what's going on there?"

"It's nothing. Alright, you go down." Voldemort waved his hand casually, as if he just said a dispensable word, and made Lucius back away.