Chapter 182: The Secret Room, I'll Take Care of It for You (Please Subscribe)
Zhang Xiao walked slowly from behind him and asked calmly: "I want to know, who did you give the Dark Lord's things to?"
Lucius's pupils dilated instantly, and his whole body was sluggish due to extreme shock.
The muscles on his face twitched, and his hand even unconsciously touched the snake staff.
How did he know? Why would he know? Draco told him? Impossible, Draco doesn't know either!
This cannot be leaked. This cannot be leaked. This cannot be leaked!
Once this gets out, the entire Malfoy family will be doomed! And Narcissa, Draco no, no!
Trembling fingers pinched the smooth and cold handle of the snake staff.
"I advise you not to do this, if you want all the ancestors of the Malfoy family to be dug out of their graves and crushed into ashes.
In other words - you didn't learn enough lessons from the fate of the Shafiq family? "
Zhang Xiao watched Lucius's actions, resisted the urge to strike first, and gave him the only friendly reminder for Malfoy's sake.
He picked it up lightly with his fingers, and the wand jumped into his palm with a buzzing sound. How strong is Lucius? Zhang Xiao actually doesn’t know.
But just now when he burst out with murderous intent, his spiritual sense reacted, which was probably between a 'little insect biting his hands' and a 'little mouse biting his hands'.
It can only be said that those who play too much with tactics forget that their own strength is the most important thing.
Lucius immediately put his hand back down. He suddenly remembered the background of the boy in front of him, how powerful he was.
And when Lucius looked at the second-year student in front of him, he seemed to feel a vague sense of oppression similar to that of Dumbledore.
Although it was very weak, it was far inferior to Dumbledore's fear of facing the deep sea.
But that’s also a feeling of oppression!
Damn the oppression! I hate feeling oppressive!
Lucius's masseter muscles bulged out due to excessive exertion. After finally getting out of Dumbledore's shadow, he fell into fear again.
He tried hard to maintain the surface calm and said in his slow voice:
"Zhang, didn't your family teach you manners? If you want to know some anecdotes, I welcome you to come to my home.
And we will chat on the terrace on the second floor while sipping black tea and royal desserts, not now. "
Zhang Xiao looked at Lucius who was about to kill him for refusing to admit it, and thought of a lot of rhetoric he had just prepared, such as how he used his wisdom to find clues from the clues.
How could he have a flash of inspiration and figure out the truth?
But none of this matters anymore
Zhang Xiao closed his eyes, took a deep breath, ‘Boom’!
A thunderous explosion came from his body, and violent golden light wrapped around his body like a raging flame.
The lines on the lightning-strike wooden wand also lit up, and the dazzling electric light snaked upwards along the arm, hovering outside the golden light.
"Mr. Malfoy" Zhang Xiao slowly opened his eyes: "Why are you only afraid of the Dark Lord's revenge and not Dumbledore? Aren't you afraid of us?
Is it because good people won’t do anything to you? "
Lucius couldn't help but take two steps back. Although his face still had the same expression, there was a touch of panic in his eyes.
Those gray eyes reflected the golden light on Zhang Xiao's body, which was a power he didn't understand, and that damn, increasingly strong sense of oppression.
He is only in second grade!
And—who says he’s not afraid? I was almost scared to death. If there weren't so many people just now, I would have apologized to Dumbledore!
"Draco Zhang considers you my best friend."
"It's because Draco is my friend that you're standing here now instead of lying on the ground drinking Veritaserum!"
Zhang Xiao interrupted him unceremoniously, his momentum getting stronger and stronger.
"No! You don't understand! You don't understand anything!" Lucius suddenly became angry, his expression twisted, and his anger made him forget his fear:
"I am not alone! Draco is only twelve years old, I am his father, and I want him to grow up safely!
What else can I do? Yes, you are all so powerful, the Dark Lord, Dumbledore, and you, the heir from the east, your family is even more powerful than we imagined.
Of course you are not afraid of being able to easily destroy the Shafiq family.
Even yourself, as graceful and astonishingly gifted as you were - just like the Dark Lord in his youth. "
Zhang Xiao watched Lucius go crazy quietly and couldn't help but sneer. If he was a second-year student, he might have been frightened by Lucius's performance.
You might even feel sympathy, thinking that Lucius is a good man who endures humiliation and hardship for his family.
It's a pity that I am not a 'second grade wizard'.
I understand, but I don’t agree. Everyone wants to live. We can’t fight but we can hide.
But in fact, the Malfoy family's wealth skyrocketed during Voldemort's power.
"Are you done?"
Zhang Xiao's magic wand was pointed at him
"For Draco's sake, I will give you a choice. Once the Dark Lord returns and takes your family to China, I will guarantee your safety."
Lucius was stunned and blurted out: "But my wealth"
Looking at Zhang Xiao's mocking eyes, Lucius closed his mouth, and after a while, he said slowly:
"Are you sure Voldemort won't come looking for you? This is the betrayal he hates the most!"
Voldemort came to Longhu Mountain? Is there such a good thing?
Within the borders of China, our Taoist sect is invincible in the world! This is confidence!
Looking at the confidence on Zhang Xiao's face, Lucius stood there for a while, fighting fiercely in his heart, then sighed, finally made up his mind, closed his eyes and said:
"Diary, the Dark Lord's relic is a diary, I gave the diary to Gilderoy Lockhart!"
Lockhart?
The diary is in Lockhart's hands? Because of the corrosiveness of the diary, people who get the diary will be more or less mentally ill, but Lockhart has no signs of this at all.
Zhang Xiao suddenly thought of Lockhart's unusual normal class and shined in the duel club.
Could it be that this was all Tom's doing?
Is the Defense Against the Dark Arts class really poisonous? Normal people are all fake, only the Dark Lord, Death Eaters, and werewolves will attend class well?
Since he had already spoken, Lucius seemed to collapse, so he just said it directly.
"That day I deliberately provoked Arthur and I to fight, and took advantage of the chaos to put the diary into his readers' letters."
Zhang Xiao gathered the golden light on his body, and it was very tiring to stretch it with all his strength:
"Why give it to Lockhart?"
Lucius said woodenly:
"When the Dark Lord gave me the diary, he ordered me to return the diary to Hogwarts at the right time.
I had always forgotten it until Draco told me last year that the Dark Lord appeared in Hogwarts."
Zhang Xiao probably understood it.
Things went wrong here. Because of Draco Malfoy, Lucius didn't want to be involved with Voldemort anymore, but he didn't dare to disobey. It was absolutely impossible to give it to Dumbledore, unless he was crazy.
So the 'cunning Malfoy' played a little trick.
Lockhart, as a famous wizard, solved countless troubles that others were helpless to solve, and was also an honorary member of the Defense Against the Dark Arts Society.
‘Strong and experienced in fighting against dark magic’, who happened to be a professor about to teach, gave the diary to him. This famous master must be able to deal with the diary.
This way, he did not disobey Voldemort’s orders and could also solve a hidden danger.
Kill two birds with one stone!
But he never thought that Lockhart was a fake!
And Lucius also revealed a small detail that made Zhang Xiao’s teeth itch.
".Draco asked me for something. He said that at the beginning of the school year, he insulted the red-haired kid from the Weasley family. Later, he always felt guilty for his behavior.
Draco noticed that the Weasley's wand was old, so I proposed to replace the Weasley's wand, but it must not be revealed that we paid for it."
When saying this, Lucius's face actually showed a hint of pride:
"Draco is a good boy, so I put 12 Galleons in an envelope and put it in the girl's book. This money is just enough for a new wand."
After saying this, he looked at Zhang Xiao and asked:
"Draco is an excellent child, right?"
Zhang Xiao gritted his teeth and stretched out his thumb, which burst out from his teeth:
"Yes! Very good!"
So Lucius, in addition to the ancestral talent of prophecy, your family also has an ancestral good intentions to do bad things, right?
Last semester, I finally escaped the Sorcerer's Stone Adventure, and your son pulled me in with a set of magical operations.
I spent a lot of effort planning the "Li Dai Tao Jiang" this semester, and you are making me lose all my efforts again, right?
Is your family against me?
The two were silent for a while, and Zhang Xiao suddenly said:
"Mr. Malfoy, the price of the wand is 7 Galleons."
Lucius:?
Zhang Xiao put on the invisible cloak again and ran towards the school, with Lucius' words echoing in his mind:
"If you want to do something, this is your last chance. The school board has dismissed Dumbledore, and the Ministry of Magic nominated him and confirmed him.
Lockhart is the acting headmaster. He has a great reputation and many honors. It is said that he has a good reputation in the school now."
"We don't want to, but the letter asking us to nominate and confirm has a secret Dark Mark."
So this is your plan, Tom?
Hogwarts does not charge any fees. Most of its expenses are provided by the school board, and the other part is funded by the Ministry of Magic.
So the headmaster of Hogwarts has always been nominated by the Ministry of Magic and elected by the school board.
Although the school board has considerable power, those who can serve as the principal of Hogwarts are generally famous figures in the wizarding world, so the school board will not easily offend the principal.
If the Ministry of Magic does not nominate, the vice-principal will serve concurrently.
Why must the diary return to Hogwarts?
Zhang Xiao suddenly thought of this question, just like why Tom was in the Chamber of Secrets at the last moment of resurrection in the original plot? Obviously, he just found a corner or the Room of Requirement to squat, and resurrected and came out, right?
Or is the Chamber of Secrets the key to resurrection?
The last step of resurrection must be carried out in the Chamber of Secrets? Is there any arrangement left by Slytherin? Or was it Tom's back-up at the time?
Zhang Xiao's speed is getting faster and faster. Since Tom drove Dumbledore away so urgently, it means that his resurrection has come to an end.
His eyes were fixed on the Marauder's Map. The names of the professors had disappeared, leaving only the densely packed names in the auditorium.
Should they all meet in the auditorium?
When he rushed back to the auditorium through the secret passage again, he found that the entire auditorium was full of buzzing noises.
The little witches gathered together, with expressions of shock and confusion on their faces. Only some of the little witches who were not yet sensible had excited expressions on their faces and smiled happily.
Has the appointment been announced? So fast?
Zhang Xiao put away the invisibility cloak and squeezed through the crowd to get among his friends.
When everyone saw him, they immediately rushed over and said:
"Zhang! Something big happened! Principal Dumbledore"
"Professor Lockhart has been nominated as Acting Headmaster!"
"He also said he already knew the murderer."
"Promise that no more attacks will happen in the future"
Zhang Xiao waved his hand to stop everyone's shouting:
"Where's Lockhart?"
Several people looked at each other and shook their heads. Zhang Xiao's heart suddenly sank. At this moment, Professor McGonagall hurried over, pursed her lips, lowered her head slightly, and looked over the square glasses.
"Zhang, Professor Lockhart." She paused, the expression on her face was extremely unnatural, but she still sighed and said:
"Headmaster Lockhart asked you to come to his office. It is said that there is something important."
After finishing speaking, the stern and fair professor shook her head and left, and she could still be heard muttering in a low voice:
"Are the Ministry of Magic and the school board crazy? Removing Dumbledore? This is simply unreasonable."
Lockhart called me over?
Zhang Xiao felt that his breathing had become much heavier.
He wanted to call Professor McGonagall, but he didn't know why. Where was the evidence? If you want to convince Professor McGonagall, you can't just rely on your words.
Although this professor is very good, he is also stubborn and adheres to the rules. It is unrealistic for her to take action against the headmaster nominated by the Ministry of Magic.
Professor McGonagall can strictly abide by the rules when faced with a weirdo like Umbridge, let alone Lockhart, who doesn't have any big problems now!
Go or not?
Zhang Xiao's eyes suddenly became sharp, of course he should go!
The most lacking thing now is time. If Voldemort returns so early, this is not what he wants to see. It will take at least two years for him to develop.
He touched the Qiankun bag on his waist. What were he afraid of? Coming out to hang out depends on power and background.
That golden talisman with a big bright red seal is your confidence!
When you open the door later, you'll slap him in the face. Whoever is a coward is a dog!
After gathering his attention, Zhang Xiao looked at his friends who had blank expressions on their faces, and his eyes stayed on Harry's face for a while.
Brother, I'll take care of the secret room for you!
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