Chapter 583 ‘Malfoy’

The three of them came out of Hagrid's cabin and met the little wizards who had watched the fun on the road. They were not old and had a strong curiosity. Harry originally thought they would run back to the castle, but they were chattering on the side of the road, discussing whether to go back.

"Those little kids." Ron said with emotion.

Harry looked back at them, guessing that these people probably didn't know yet that he might sew clothes for Professor Hager's dear brother in the magical animal protection class in the future. The thing is now hanging in Hager's wooden house, bigger than a tent.

They walked on the stone steps and saw Valen at the entrance of the castle. Harry was excited and ran over to look at Valen.

"Is the professor nearby?" he said excitedly.

Since that long night, Valen regained the greedy snake, carrying it every day to comfort himself that its treasures were all inside... It raised its head in confusion, and after hearing Harry's question, it stretched out another empty finger and pointed to the direction of the auditorium.

Harry and the other two walked into the auditorium and walked around but didn't see the target. "There is it." Hermione said, pointing in the direction of the staff lounge. Harry suddenly realized, but he was a little hesitant. There might be Snape in the staff lounge. He has been avoiding meeting Snape recently.

"Let's go in and take a look." Hermione said encouragedly.

Harry was about to push open the door when he was surprised to hear Draco Malfoy's trembling voice coming from inside, "Yes, I'm sure." Harry's hand shrank back. The three of them looked at each other, a little confused. Then Professor McGonagall's stern voice came from the room: "Mr. Malfoy, you know the consequences of perjury."

Draco did not respond, and seemed to be stuck on the issue.

At this time, Professor Hepp's voice came from the room, "Let me ask a few words-Malfoy, can I understand that you do not know the purpose of Avery and Umbridge, but they claim to be your father's friends, so you let your guard down?"

“…Yes, professor.”

Felix said to himself: "It's no wonder. But when you follow them to - well, girls' bathroom -"

“Abandoned.”

"sorry?"

"It's an abandoned girl's bathroom," Draco said, swallowing.

"Well, you followed them to the abandoned girls' bathroom, Umbridge forced you to help them, and even signed a dangerous contract, but it was interrupted because Miss Granger suddenly appeared?"

"yes."

"Felix--" Professor McGonagall interjected in a serious voice.

"You're scared and keep hiding from them?" Felix continued to ask.

"Yes." Draco said in a low voice.

"Well, I understand." Felix's tone became relaxed, and he said with confidence: "I guess it must be Avery secretly found Crab and Gole behind him and cast a confusion spell on them-"

"Felix, I have to remind you that there are time limits for confusion spells." Professor McGonagall said angrily.

"I know, Minerva. But Crab and Gole's brains-" Felix paused, "not so much of an inspiration. They are in a state of confusion anytime and anywhere, and may even regard this as their own thoughts after the effect of the spell. Only those who are most familiar with them can find abnormalities...such as Mr. Draco Malfoy."

Professor McGonagall breathed in from the room. Harry was frightened and could imagine Professor McGonagall's lips pursed and his chest was undulating, just as he had a few days ago to muster up the courage to convince her to allow students to support Hogsmeade.

She must be very angry.

"Well, Mr. Malfoy." Professor McGonagall said: "Thank you for your testimony, I will consider postponing the firing of Crabbe and Gole unless there is new evidence-" she paused, "to show that they were volunteering as accomplices of the mysterious man."

"Thank you, professor." Malfoy said in a grateful voice.

The sound of footsteps came from the door, Harry, Ron and Hermione were rushing away from the door handle, the door opened, Draco Malfoy looked at them in surprise, Ron grinned, "Hello." Draco glared at them fiercely, slammed the door, and he said nothing, turned and left.

After the 'father-son exchange' on Christmas, Lucius told him something - not only his current situation, but also his considerations for the future. According to his father, even if the war ends and Happ wins, he intends to gradually fade his influence.

"I'm an undercover agent, but I'm also a Death Eater. As long as I'm still active, these two labels will always exist. So the Malfoy family will depend on you at that time."

...

Harry knocked on the door. But inside Professor McGonagall was talking loudly, and their knocks were ignored.

"Felix, Crabbe and Goll showed no signs of spells."

“…it’s hard to say.”

"Malfoy's testimony is full of loopholes, and he also said he had a fight with Crab."

"Well, it's a bit weird, but after the touch I just polished, it may make sense?"

Harry, Ron and Hermione stood awkwardly at the door, watching Professor McGonagall put his hands on his hips and block Professor Hayp in the corner, and Professor Hayp kept signaling her to calm down.

"Puchi." A laugh came from the corner, and Harry turned his head suddenly and saw Sirius sitting on an embroidered chair, holding a teacup to watch the show.

"Potter, Weasley, Granger," Professor McGonagall found three people in the room. She stepped back and took a few deep breaths, and the expression on her face returned to calm. "Very good, I will ask Professor Dumbledore to explain the situation." She strode out of the room.

Apart from Harry and the other two, the only professor Sirius and Hepp remained in the staff lounge.

"Well- Can you ask what happened just now?" Harry asked impatiently.

Sirius curled his lips, "Congratulations on seeing a good show, someone turned black and white, and regarded school rules and laws as nothing. He protected two potential Death Eaters, no, it should be said to be three."

"You mean Draco Malfoy?" Ron said. "He came over to plead for Crab and Gore? It's not like him."

"That's right. When he realized that these two people not only violated the school rules, but also might be stuffed into the Wiesengamor trial sequence, he wanted to retreat." Sirius leaned back and let the chair's front legs stand up, saying disdainfully, "After Minerva asked a few questions, he was so panicked. At this time, our upright and kind Professor Hepp fell from the sky and made up a reasonable reason for Malfoy. What a noble behavior!"

"Tell me, how much did the Malfoy family give you?" Sirius asked grinning.

"You should ask Remus for this question. Malfoy's family bought a lot of products from the "Future World" company. He knows the specific numbers." Felix said lightly.

He walked over slowly, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured himself a cup of tea. Then the three cups fell to the three chairs, and Felix signaled to Harry and the other two, and they sat down with the tea cups.

"Well, Harry, what are you doing?" he asked.

Harry was stunned.

There were many things he wanted to ask, but he probably didn't tell him easily. In the past few days, he discovered a lot of suspicious points when discussing and analyzing with Ron and Hermione.

If Principal Dumbledore arranged for the Order of the Phoenix to lurk into the school in advance, it could be explained by the clues that Voldemort had dispatched troops, but some things seemed too coincidental.

Why did Snape appear near the principal's office and happen to be with Umbridge? But it would make sense if it was explained that his mission was to deliver a command at home. There was also Professor Hepp, whose appearance was also full of drama. Umbridge would disappear with the Horcrux a few seconds later.

But if Professor Happ had been...

"It's like the adults working together to set up a trap," Hermione said at the time.

Neville's parents seemed to know something, but they had left. Harry pretended to mention Neville a few times inadvertently, and every time he became hesitant. Ron asked too much, "Are you beaten by your parents? Tell me, we won't laugh at you." As a result, Neville was blanched fiercely.

Harry had to give up.

He cleared these sudden thoughts and said slowly: "What will happen to Crab and Goll in the end?"

"I guess I'll stay on campus for probation." Felix said casually.

"Their father-"

"I was caught on the spot." Sirius suddenly interrupted, "In the name of attacking the Ministry of Magic, I am probably companionship with the Lesterrange brothers." As he said that, he looked at Felix provocatively, as if expecting him to refute. But Felix's reaction was mediocre.

"Oh, uh, what about Malfoy?" Harry asked with a breath, "I mean Lucius Malfoy?"

Sirius's face suddenly wrinkled.

"Let him escape."

"How could it be?" Ron asked.

Sirius lowered the chair and looked at them and said, "It should be said that it would be good to have such a result. Amelia said that fortunately, the anti-phantom movement area that was arranged before was not lifted."

"What is that?" Harry asked in surprise.

"Do you remember the ancient magical exchange meeting held in Hogsmede before?" Felix asked, and the three nodded. Not only did they remember, but they were still fresh in memory. Voldemort killed the principal of the Ifamoni School that day, stole Salazar Slytherin's snake wooden stick, and soon destroyed half of the Hogsmede's building.

"...We speculated at the time that Voldemort might take the opportunity to break into the Ministry of Magic - there was something important to him. For this reason, the people from the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix set up traps in advance, and the anti-phantom movement area was one of them. Unfortunately, he didn't come last time."

Felix's tone seemed light, but several people present could feel the thrilling hidden in it. Anti-phantom shift... Once Voldemort could not escape, he was trapped by President Dumbledore and Professor Hepp, and it is very likely that the war would end that day.

"Professor?" Hermione asked, "I saw the Shafik family in the newspaper-"

"Oh, I know this." Felix interrupted her and Hermione fell silent.

Before leaving, Harry asked a question, “Do you still believe in Snape? After this happens?”

"You should call him Professor Snape." Felix answered the question irrelevantly.

So Harry had the answer in his mind.

...

"Is Lucius Malfoy yours?" Sirius asked suddenly when he closed the door.

Felix looked at him with a smile, "You smelled it?"

"Don't use this metaphor." Sirius muttered dissatisfied.

"I thought you would like it-yeah, you're right," Felix said.

Sirius straightened up in surprise, "You told me that?" He couldn't help but look up and down, "Isn't he sold him because he has no value anymore, right?"

Felix rolled his eyes.

"What is my image in your heart?"

"Stubborn, insidious, cunning," Sirius said subconsciously.

Felix stared at him, wondering if he wanted to find an excuse to beat him up. Sirius shivered and quickly changed the topic and said, "How do you plan to celebrate Valentine's Day? Are there any dates?"

“Of course there is.”

"Really? With whom?" Sirius asked with interest.
To be continued...