Fascinated

The United States Department of Magic, also known as the Magic Congress of the United States (MACUSA), has almost moved since 1693, and finally moved to a well-known commercial building in Washington in 1777. The previous silent incident was exposed to the public.

Joshua followed Draco, his face didn't move, but his eyeballs rolled around - he remembered the pictures he saw from the "Daily Prophet" at that time - a large number of buildings were destroyed, many Innocent people were harmed, and finally the Ministry of Magic had to send out all the wizards to use a lot of oblivion spells on ordinary people who shouldn't know about it, and the Parliament Building also spent a lot of manpower and financial resources on repairs.And in order to keep the instigator—the young man who was silently possessed, it was rumored that the Ministry of Magic and the White House had signed some treaties...

But because of the fear of the power of wizards, the treaty is said to be very polite.

Joshua withdrew his thoughts, and glanced at Draco on his left, who raised his lips in a small arc—this Slytherin had put on his arrogant skin since he stepped into this building. .At this moment, with a smile on his face that makes people want to punch him, he turned sideways and half-stepped open the door of a VIP room, turned his head and raised an eyebrow at Joshua to signal him to go in.

The signage on the gate turned around, and then the space changed, and what appeared before their eyes was... a slightly bleak administrative building.

"This is different from what I read in the information, it seems... different." Joshua looked at the hall where there were two or three kittens, and looked curiously and secretly at the people passing by him, before being discovered by the other party He turned his gaze back to the sculpture in the middle of the spacious hall—it was the statue of the first chairman of the Magic Council, and there was a lion lying at his feet, which was said to be his lifelong partner.

"It's not surprising." Draco was half a step behind him, he didn't care about the hostile or probing gazes on his face, and said with a chuckle, "After all... ...nonsense," he raised his tone slightly with a hint of sarcasm, "the Ministry of Magic, which has been rooted in Washington for hundreds of years, is about to relocate again."

Joshua looked back at him in shock, "When did it happen?"

"A year ago, it was decided after discussion by thousands of people." Draco lazily turned his head and glanced at him, "The teacher who taught history mentioned it many times, did you fall asleep in class?"

Not interested in boring history/magic/divination, etc. Every time I take an exam, the scumbag at the end of the exam rubs his forehead, not ashamed to continue talking.It just so happened that the Minister of Security, Graves, whom they had greeted in advance, came over, his windbreaker was rolled up in waves behind him, and he looked very imposing—"Wow," Joshua hurriedly changed the topic, and cocked his ear. Said, "Like Professor Snape."

Draco sneered and squinted his eyes, watching the serious man with rigid writing from head to toe blowing towards his eyes like a hurricane.

"Joshua." The security minister with a stern and prestigious face first glanced at his friend's child with hidden concern, then turned his head and looked perfunctorily at the "pure blood" of the British wizarding world, the corners of his lips pursed, indifferently Greeting, "Hello, Mr. Malfoy."

Draco was not surprised to see undisguised contempt in his eyes - which made him amused, after all, the Minister of Security was not born into an ordinary family.This behavior of denying his blood for the sake of the so-called 'future' caused him to sneer unceremoniously, shook hands casually, and said straight to the point, "Hello, Mr. Graves. The purpose of our visit, Surely you already know that."

"Of course." Graves glanced at him lightly, turned around and led them inside, the mature and tall man nodded to his subordinates who greeted him, stepped up the spiral staircase and said, "We are checking all pass to find out the traitor."

"Betrayer?" Joshua's eyes widened and he asked in surprise, "What happened?"

The Minister of Security, who negligently put magical creatures from other countries into the country and was ordered by the Congress to give an explanation within half a month, pushed open the door of the office, pressed the handle and asked them to come in and take a seat, closed the door and continued, "We and the East The federation has an agreement." He mentioned that the Far East gathered all kinds of departments with magical abilities, and his tone was neither humble nor overbearing.

Although the U.S. Ministry of Magic has caused a lot of losses because of the silent behavior similar to "bear children rolling around the street asking for toys", which made them lose a little bit of the wind when facing other mysterious institutions, but this does not mean that they are Will be afraid or envious of them——"They forbid the export of all living things. But now there is a scorpion." Graves pushed the teacup, and barely made the Chinese sentence clear. He looked up. Glancing at Joshua, the eyes were meaningful, "They decided to send a special person to help deal with it."

Joshua, who couldn't understand the meaning, nodded solemnly, "It must be because of internal and external harmony, and it is indeed necessary to cooperate and thoroughly investigate."

"Where's that creature?" Seeing that Joshua's expression didn't change at all, Graves seemed to really think that this matter was a smuggling case.He breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the two people sitting across from him, and his eyes fell on the schoolbag in Joshua's hand, "It just so happens that there is a guy who studies this evil all day long here recently," he said in his tone. A little troubled, his face was complicated when he mentioned that person, "Let him see."

"Study this?" Joshua frowned suspiciously, thinking of someone, could it be the senior?

"Mr. Graves," almost the moment the words fell, the restrained man pushed half the door open, and the tall figure was hidden behind the shadows, and whispered, "Tina told me, are you looking for me?"

Joshua put down his teacup and stood up, "Senior Scamander."

Newman Scamander, who was standing at the door, paused, apparently he did not expect to see an 'acquaintance' here, he pushed open the whole door awkwardly, and straightened his jaw line as if he was a little nervous, "Hey, Hello."

"Students from your alma mater." Graves introduced, "The creature you are interested in was discovered by them."

The surprise of seeing the alumni was instantly overshadowed by the appearance of his favorite things. Newman couldn't wait to take a step forward, his nose fluttered and he said impatiently, "Can you show me?" He stretched out his hands, took a deep breath, and said seriously Said, "I won't hurt it."

"Of course." Joshua nodded and said with a smile, "If even you can't believe it, then there really are no reliable magizoologists in the wizarding world." A huddled creature emerges from within.

"I can't believe it, it's just... so beautiful." Newman's eyes widened in surprise, and he turned around around a strange-looking creature with closed eyes—probably a head with closed eyes, his eyes flickering Some kind of "frenzy" color, because the tense and fiery palm carefully stretched out to touch it - the latter trembled all over, bowed his head and drilled into Joshua's chest, the powerful like It's because he can't wait to integrate directly with Joshua.

Newman raised his head, stared at Joshua closely and said, "Can you tell me something? How much do you know about this little guy?"

"Of course." Joshua didn't pause at all, and the moment he agreed, he started talking to Little Freckle about what he knew about '猼訑', so he didn't notice Draco's meaningful eyes behind him .

Joshua, a Hogwarts scumbag, was able to tell Newman all these things because of the nostalgia for the East in his bones.This nostalgia allowed him to get good grades in any optional courses related to the East.But Draco was unaware of his past and attachment to his soul homeland, and the worried expression on the Slytherin's face showed that he was clearly thinking something wrong.

Graves looked into the office of 'Academic Discussion', the corners of his mouth sank suddenly, he faced the door, and raised his chin towards Draco standing opposite——

"Beside Joshua, have you found any strange people recently?" They didn't disturb the two people who were chatting happily, pushed the door out, and when they reached a dead corner where no one was around, Graves turned around and asked .

Draco raised an eyebrow, "No."

"His elders and I are very worried," Graves frowned, his eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and he scratched straight at the descendants of the Death Eaters opposite him. He did not hide his malice, and said in a deep voice , "Diana told me - when Joshua was living with you, I thought about taking him over."

Facing the hostility, Draco, who was still able to twitch the corners of his lips with a sarcasm, instantly darkened his face. There seemed to be a terrifying monster hidden in his silver gray eyes, and he looked at the man opposite him dangerously.

"Why he came to the United States at this time, I think you should have some guesses." Graves didn't like the coercion of the young Malfoy in his opinion at all.If the person who escaped from the hands of the first Dark Lord would be scared so easily, he is not the "notorious" Minister of Security who acted vigorously and resolutely—"I want to take him home for a temporary stay."

"Ha." Draco sneered, looking at him coldly.

"You're only 17 years old." Graves didn't show any weakness, he raised his high nose and let out a scorn, "Although your record of defeating Voldemort is indeed something to boast about." He looked critically at Draco up and down , "But strictly speaking, that doesn't mean that your strength is qualified to fight him, you are still far from him."

"So it seems," Draco said blankly, "the great Mr. Graves, who was imprisoned by the first Dark Lord for a year, are you qualified?"

Graves was not angry when his sore feet were mentioned. He said calmly, "You don't know what Joshua is facing. David's strength back then, you can go back and ask your father." He used a Looking at Draco with the eyes of a hairy boy, he said in a calm tone, "But even David, there is no way to escape from their hands. Do you think you can?"

Draco narrowed his eyes.

"Things from the East have appeared here, and maybe those people have followed. No one will know the truth until we find out." He emphasized, "It's too unsafe for him to live with you." Graves made no secret of his dislike and suspicion, "Also, I've heard from Diana about your... motives, IMHO," he said, "Your every move is too suspicious. "

What 'want to pursue Joshua', such a lame and inferior excuse, only Diana would believe it.If they really like each other, since nothing happened at Hogwarts in those seven years, do you still expect them to blossom in love after graduation?These cunning Slytherins must have bigger and stronger ambitions, and Joshua is just a shield.

"Then, isn't it dangerous for him to stay at your house?" Draco lost all emotion and looked at him expressionlessly, "Don't forget, the '□□' in Mr. Graves' house is dangerous. He's not younger than them." He sneered at the corners of his lips and quickly pressed down, "If it wasn't for the congressional guarantee, he would have been imprisoned and sliced ​​for research."

Graves fell silent.

"This is the last time I remind you, Mr. Graves, don't think about getting him away from me all day..." Draco pursed the corners of his lips, opened his eyes that had been closed for a second, "There is this Time, wouldn’t it be better to find out who stowed that creature?” His voice was a little hoarse because of the hidden anger, “I think you haven’t noticed the pendant on Joshua’s neck " The displeasure of the blond Slytherin could almost drown the entire building, he said in a cold tone, "Please don't stare at other people's things all day long."

After he finished this inexplicable sentence, he turned around and opened the door and went in—"Joshua, it's time for us to go back. Let me remind you, you have an appointment with other guests this afternoon."

Draco put away all the irritability on his face, and looked at Joshua with a slight smile.

His sudden change of attitude towards Joshua in the past few days, of course, has other reasons, but it is not what those people speculated. Playing with other people's feelings casually is not something a Slytherin would do.

Strictly speaking, no good student at Hogwarts can do it.

Draco looked at this bamboo horse who grew up together—he still couldn’t understand why Joshua left London in such a hurry to study in New York thousands of miles away. top schools.

Did he simply want to change his living environment, or... did he know something?

In fact, Joshua, who didn’t know anything, put down his glass and stood up, and said, “It’s time to go back.” He turned to Graves and Newman, and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, uncles .I almost forgot I had an appointment, so I'm afraid I have to go first."

Graves nodded nonchalantly. Before Joshua left, he changed the subject and asked, "I heard from Diana that the box you used to hide the weapon is broken? Do you need me to find you a new one?"

"No need." Joshua turned his head and raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then laughed, "Draco made me a new one." He stretched out his hand to draw a dark green and dark red line, the lowest end, that The silver-white 'wolf tooth' glows white.

Graves fell silent completely, and could only nod his head to send him out, while the zoologist on the side opened his eyes wide in surprise——

"Student" Joshua may not know that it is not a wolf tooth, but a dragon tooth.

A dragon tooth that has been enchanted with protection.

The eyes of Graves, who was full of desire to pry the corner of the wall, changed instantly. He silently glanced at Draco, who had a hint of complacency on his brows, as if he had been punched all over his head. send them out.And the zoologist who has lived for more than 30 years and has only seen dragon teeth in picture books hugged the little oriental guy excitedly and with a hint of bewilderment while asking in a low voice, "Slytherin wants to marry a gran?" Is Fendo married? The kind that does genealogy for weddings?"

He remembered the rumored blood of Malfoy, and murmured, "If I go to the wedding and give a big gift along the way, Graves, do you think they will generously give me a tooth as a souvenir?"