[Comprehensive] The Wizard and the Fugitive

"So we have to avoid this situation," Draco said, "Granger and the other three are already the only officials in the Ministry of Magic whose reputation is not affected. This time can just change the situation." After that , it has come to the final stage of the plan, and it is time for Malfoy Manor to welcome its owner again.

Hermione's reaction was exactly what Draco expected.Without Kingsley's knowledge, she privately contacted the reporter of the "Daily Prophet" to disclose the deal between the Merlin Group and the Ministry of Magic in advance, hoping to influence the good image of the Merlin Group in the magic world.Let the cloak of charity on them be replaced by the real face of capitalists.

However, the matter of the Merlin Group's shareholding has just been exposed, and before the wizards have time to discuss whether the Ministry of Magic is looking for money, or the Merlin Group is bullying others, the price Denis paid for this shareholding was revealed.The number far more than the wizards imagined made the public opinion turn a corner, and it did not develop in the direction Hermione expected.

People were wondering why Denis was willing to give so much money to the Ministry of Magic.If the Ministry of Magic hadn't cheated people openly and aboveboard, and specifically raised this figure, they could only draw one conclusion. The so-called shareholding was actually helping the Ministry of Magic solve the funding problem for operating the Arctic Circle route.

And such a well-meaning Denis Bartolomé was beaten up by the Ministry of Magic after investing quietly, saying that he was trying to earn personal benefits!

The public's disappointment with the Ministry of Magic finally turned into anger. Hermione, who provoked the scene, was the first to bear the brunt of the blame from the entire British wizarding community. Harry and Ron, who tried to defend her, were also somewhat affected.As the Minister of Magic, Kingsley chose to stay out of the matter at this time, as if he was quite happy that his "competitor" Hermione was finally affected, and the public opinion fell like himself.He didn't realize how important the three Hermiones were as the last public support for the Ministry of Magic.

Amidst the heated discussions, the news that Draco Malfoy and his fiancé Schiller had returned to the Malfoy Manor was like a pebble entering the water in a storm, and not many people paid attention to it.

On the night of his official homecoming, Draco invited his friends to the house to celebrate, including Flint, whom he had not seen for a long time, as well as Sherlock and Watson.

He knew that inviting Muggles would upset the portraits of the ancestors in the family, but a gesture of friendliness to Muggles was necessary.

Malfoy needs to change his image. After they return, they can no longer appear as stubborn supporters of blood theory.Sherlock and Watson can be said to be the only Muggles he is willing to accept completely, and as neighbors and friends, he really wants to invite them to his home.

It's been a while, but the potion's effects on the two neighbors still seem to be there.Although they did not continue to show embarrassment, they still deliberately avoided physical contact, and then forgot from time to time, which made the original natural contact intriguing.And whenever this happens, they will tacitly ignore this unnaturalness, and quickly find topics to divert everyone's attention, as if they can really cover up the sour relationship between them.

What's interesting is that Sherlock, who used to follow Watson eagerly to beg for forgiveness, now evades more clearly than Watson, making people think that he is the "straight man of steel" who used to have a girlfriend all the time.

"This is, in my impression, the first couple who haven't been together after trying the Eros potion." Blaise avoided the two Muggles and whispered in Draco's ear.

However, he only noticed that he avoided the gossip protagonist, and didn't notice that someone on the other side was staring at him. As soon as he finished speaking, William grabbed his collar and threw it away. Seeing William pinch Draco's ear, his thumb gently Wipe as if he had to get close to bring something dirty.

Facing William's dislike and Draco's onlookers, Blaise could only retreat consciously and return to Pansy silently.

"Be nicer to him in the future." Draco demanded, tugging at William's tie after Blaise walked away.

William looked at his serious look, smiled and rubbed his platinum-blond hair, couldn't help but lower his head, but Draco avoided him, and kissed the boy on the face.

"You agreed?" Draco pointed at William's chest, keeping the distance between them.

"I promise." William sighed and raised his hands in surrender.Draco tugged on his tie and put his lips on it.

Moving back to Malfoy Manor, William didn't compete with the house-elves for jobs.So what appears on the dinner table is standard house-elf creations.Draco couldn't help frowning, he was not used to the taste he had eaten for more than ten years.

His slight dislike was quickly noticed by the people around him. William put down the knife and fork and was about to get up when Draco pulled him back.

"I'm not so delicate." The boy whispered in his ear.William smiled and stayed for the time being, secretly deciding in his heart that he would still have to cook meals by himself in the future.He would like to see Draco happy.As for whether the elves in the kitchen would collectively install the wall because he robbed them of their jobs, that was not his concern.

Blaise, Pansy, and Flint left after eating, and Sherlock and Watson had to wait until the next day before leaving the wizarding world.As soon as the surroundings quieted down, the atmosphere between the two obviously became frozen again. Sherlock was agitated for a while, and simply stood up, using the excuse of visiting, and slipped out with William, who hadn't reacted yet.

"Why did you drag me?" William asked inexplicably after the two left the living room.

Sherlock took it for granted: "I said it was to visit the manor, of course a tour guide is needed."

"Then you should find Draco. I'm actually not as familiar with this place as you are." William said, leaning casually on the wall of the corridor, not intending to take Sherlock around who had no intention of visiting.

He looked at the detective's way of spinning around, raised his eyebrows, and said kindly: "Actually, you can..."

"No!" Before he finished speaking, Sherlock quickly interrupted: "I only care about the case, he..." He cared about too many things.

Sherlock didn't say the latter words, but shrugged pretending to be indifferent.

William smiled, patted him on the shoulder, didn't say much, and didn't plan to continue wasting time with him here.

"You just left me here?" Sherlock said loudly, staring blankly at his back as he left gracefully.

William kept walking, waved his back to him, turned around and returned to the living room, sat down next to Draco again, and wrapped his arms around the boy's waist naturally.He didn't need to be in the hallway with Sherlock to feel the cold of the night.