Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 1139 A Murder

  Malfoy Manor, in a dim room, Draco Malfoy squatted on a chair with his arms around his knees, staring blankly at the broken mirror in front of him.

  A few days ago, the Malfoy family underwent earth-shaking changes.

Draco's father Lucius' plan to lead people to raid the mudblood wedding not only failed, but was also stupid enough to lead others into the trap set by the Ministry of Magic, resulting in the arrest of many dark wizards who responded to him, and even lost their lives because of it .

The reputation of the Malfoy family was discredited overnight. Lucius, who had always been Draco's role model, became a loser in the mouths of countless Death Eaters, and he and his mother became what Death Eaters hated and spurned. Subject, because of Lucius' stupidity, the Death Eaters and those who believed in him suffered heavy losses.

  Misfortune seems to be entangled with the Malfoy family. Not long after the Ministry of Magic won a big victory, a pair of Aurors visited Malfoy Manor, bringing them a letter from home and a fine of fifty thousand Galleons.

   This is absolutely the craziest thing Draco has ever seen in his life.

  That damned Scrimgeour actually threatened them that if the Malfoy family didn't want to pay a hefty fifty thousand fine, his father Lucius wouldn't have the chance to enter the courtroom.

  Pay the money, or just die.

   That was his father Lucius' handwriting, and Draco would not admit it even if he died. In this family letter, Lucius secretly mentioned that there were two other wizards enjoying similar treatment. As for the other arrested Death Eaters, they were all "killed due to arrest".

  Whether he was killed because of arrest or not, he was dead anyway.

  Fifty thousand Galleons, although it was a huge sum of money for the wealthy Malfoy family, it was not impossible to get it out, but what was worse was that two other Death Eater families who also received similar letters came to their door.

  The three were fined a full 100,000 Galleons.

   It's just naked robbery.

  Even the wealthy Malfoy family may not be able to make up the fine in a short period of time.

  However, the most ridiculous thing is that it is because they are pure-blood wizards that they have the privilege of being fined and avoiding death. Look at the other unlucky Death Eaters who died the day they were caught.

  The other black wizards who were arrested were even more unlucky. They were not only tried in public with Veritaserum, but even those who committed the most serious crimes were executed directly on the same day.

   It is said that the new minister, Scrimgeour, set an example and personally executed the first batch of prisoners. At present, black wizards are executed every day.

No, it should be said that since Scrimgeour came to power, he was either participating in the trial or killing people every day, and even directly shouted: Only those who are killed by them have the right to forgive them, and we are only responsible for sending them to those who A slogan of repentance for those killed by them.

   Scrimgeour was given the title of Minister of Executioner because of this.

  However, those who thought Scrimgeour was cruel and tried to discredit him were all arranged by Scrimgeour to participate in truth-telling interviews.

   Most of the opponents are made into a stink and become the object of the wizarding world.

   The Death Eaters tried to make him pay, but his family was gone, and the dark wizards who tried to burn down their house were caught by Aurors in ambush, and publicly executed because of the evidence and seriousness of the crime.

   Scrimgeour even publicly stated that he would fight against the dark forces until he was killed in office, becoming the most iron-blooded minister in the history of the magic world.

   And his father was still a lucky thing to be locked up in Azkaban prison.

  Because he was alive while everyone else was dead.

   However, this caused other dark wizards and Death Eaters to hate Malfoy who organized the operation even more, and even suspected him of betraying the Dark Lord.

  Since his father was captured and sent to Azkaban, Draco's originally happy life fell apart directly.

  After Voldemort's resurrection, the Malfoy family did not return to its former glory, let alone be respected under the new regime, and he himself was not sought after as the son of Voldemort's second-in-command.

  Everything is just a dream.

  The Malfoy family nearly collapsed due to father Lucius' failure after failure, his mother was distraught and overwhelmed, and Draco had to take on the man's responsibilities and bring the Malfoy family back together.

  However, before Draco Malfoy could figure out a way to revive the Malfoy family, another bad news came: the Dark Lord wanted to see him.

   All this made Draco feel extremely terrified. Although he had imagined the scene of Voldemort winning, he never imagined that he would face the Dark Lord directly.

   There was a knock on the wooden door, and his mother Narcissa and Aunt Bella were standing outside the door.

   "Draco, are you ready?" Narcissa said tremblingly.

   "Be happy Narcissa, I think this should be Draco's first meeting with the Dark Lord." Bellatrix said excitedly: "You should be proud of this."

   Narcissa looked at her sister with trembling lips, without saying anything, she never thought it was a good thing for the Dark Lord to summon Draco at this time.

  Draco changed into decent clothes, and with the help of Bellatrix, he successfully met the legendary Dark Lord.

   Without any awe.

   Voldemort terrified Draco.

   "Lucius failed. Not only was he arrested, but he also caught up with many people." Voldemort's cold voice contained anger and Draco lowered his head tremblingly. He didn't even have the courage to look directly into the Dark Lord's eyes.

   "Malfoy is an ancient family, and you can only regain your glory by yourself." Voldemort looked at Lucius Malfoy's son and said coldly, "I will give you another chance."

   "What chance." Malfoy asked, shaking his lips.

   "A very confidential plan is entrusted to you to execute." Voldemort said coldly, "I want you to murder Albus Dumbledore."

   "Murder Albus Dumbledore," Draco repeated tremblingly.

"Yes, as long as you can successfully kill Dumbledore, the Malfoy family can regain their glory, and I will personally release Lucius from Azkaban." Voldemort said with those scarlet eyes Looking at Draco Malfoy, "And you will be honored above all others."

   "I do." Draco said firmly.

"Very good, stretch out your left arm, I will give you the qualification to become a Death Eater, don't let me down again." Voldemort looked at the little Malfoy whose arm was trembling slightly, and warned: "If you fail, If you run away or surrender, the Malfoy family will have no honor to speak of, and you and your family will pay the price with your life for this."

   "I will succeed."

  Draco accepted full membership of the Death Eaters, he wanted his father back in Voldemort's favor, and he wanted the Malfoy family to regain their own glory.

  Draco quickly convinced himself that murdering Dumbledore did not bring him much psychological pressure.

  Because those who opposed Voldemort had always surrounded the headmaster of Hogwarts, as long as there was no headmaster of Hogwarts, the Dark Lord would rule the wizarding world again, and he believed that the world would be a better place.

   Voldemort was obviously satisfied with this, raised his wand and branded the Dark Mark on Draco's arm.

   "Master, what should I do?"

  Draco lowered his head and asked, he was a little confused, because the Dark Lord didn't have any demands on his plan to murder Dumbledore.

   "Do as you think, and kill Dumbledore as much as possible." Voldemort looked at Draco who was full of desire for revenge, and was very satisfied.

  He didn't care if Draco Malfoy could kill Dumbledore, because he wasn't the one to carry out the plan, but if he succeeded, it would be best, and he would solve a big problem.

  If it fails, then Lucius Malfoy will taste the pain of losing his son, which Voldemort believes is the greatest punishment for Lucius.

  Looking at the Dark Mark on his arm, Draco left respectfully, knowing that he still had hope to restore the glory of the Malfoy family.

  After seeing his mother and aunt Bella, Draco told them the task assigned to him by the Dark Lord.

   "Draco, I'm proud of you," Bellatrix said excitedly, "Narcissa, you should be happy, the Dark Lord gave Draco a very high honor."

   Narcissa hugged her son tremblingly, weeping silently.

"Mom, I will succeed, but... I need help, and the Dark Lord didn't ask me what to do, and didn't let me tell anyone else about my plan... I need a tight plan, and more help, all by myself It is impossible for a man to kill Dumbledore."

   "I'm glad you didn't flinch in the face of responsibility." Bellatrix patted Draco's shoulder lightly, "I'll teach you what to do, and as for helpers, that's not a problem."

   "Let me go back and find a way first." Draco has been dazzled by anger, and now he just wants to complete the task and restore the glory of the Malfoy family.

  Looking at the back of her son leaving, Narcissa collapsed on the floor and sobbed. She knew that this was the Dark Lord's revenge for Lucius' failure. The Dark Lord never thought of his son's success, and only wanted him to die!

   "Draco has grown up, you should be happy for him." Bellatrix said grimly, "And, Draco is also very happy to have the opportunity to prove his abilities."

   "Draco is just a kid, he's only sixteen." Narcissa stared beggingly at her sister.

   "Don't worry about Narcissa, I will help Draco." Bella said excitedly, "You should believe that Draco can kill Dumbledore."

   "How could Draco succeed!" Narcissa cried, "Even the Dark Lord couldn't kill Dumbledore."

   "How dare you..." Bellatrix gasped.

   "He is my only son..." Narcissa frantically tugged at her long golden hair.

Been busy recently.

   To be honest, there is a lot I want to write.

  (end of this chapter)