Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 182 The beginning of the breakup

Malfoy Manor is an aristocratic mansion located in Wiltshire, England.

Its main building is an improved castle, which is very livable and has a majestic appearance.

A carefully designed garden surrounds the main building, with fountains and free-roaming white peacocks.

Its entrance and exit is an exquisite wrought iron gate. When visitors pass through, they will have the feeling of walking through smoke.

After walking into the foyer, you can see an extremely spacious living room with an extraordinarily high ceiling. The entire living room is covered with purple wallpaper, and there are two or three large natural crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.

Because it is a building with a castle structure after all, there are certain difficulties in lighting, so these chandeliers will be lit 24 hours a day.

However, those lamps have been enchanted, and the brightness will automatically adjust as time changes, making people's eyes feel as comfortable as possible.

In terms of material comfort, the elders of the Malfoy family who built this manor set an example for future generations long ago.

Of course, living in this mansion requires a lot of etiquette.

Even the owner of the mansion and the head of the Malfoy family of this generation, Lucius Malfoy, still had to wear decent formal attire when receiving guests in the living room.

And his wife, Narcissa Malfoy, even wore the long whalebone dress that ladies in the past would only wear when attending formal banquets.

"You still say that our ancestors have nothing to do with Muggles?
Who of the ancient witches would wear such anti-human clothing as a whalebone dress? "

Sitting on the dark green leather sofa, Mrs. Zabini, who came to visit the Malfoy family, was sipping black tea with a small amount of milk in a porcelain cup passed down from China, while secretly complaining about the other party's behavior. Artificiality and hypocrisy.

Of course, such complaints should never be made. Even if they are right.

Once she said it, there was no room for change in her relationship with the Malfoy family.

"It is often said that you will never see a Malfoy at a crime scene, even if the wand used to commit the crime is covered in their fingerprints.

The Malfoy family has complete independent wealth, and they do not need to work to support their lives.

They often act as the real power behind the throne and are happy to see others toil like donkeys or take the blame for failure. "

Putting the tea cup on the marble-topped coffee table in front of her, Mrs. Zabini said this sentence in one breath, in an aria-like tone.

It sounded like a disparagement, but the Malfoys sitting opposite her still had normal expressions on their faces, because they heard the connotation of praise in this sentence.

Whoever gets the points says.

For example, when Arthur Weasley said these words, Lucius Malfoy would be furious on the spot, and might even roll up his arms and sleeves to fight back.

And when these words came out of Mrs. Zabini's mouth, he would only think... they sounded pretty good.

Of course, this is not just because this lady is good-looking - Narcissa Malfoy is also present, and his wife is present, so Lucius Malfoy will not have any inappropriate thoughts (not to mention that he also knows the person opposite What is a "woman"?)--especially because they are in the same group.

"These words can be regarded as your praise to our Malfoy family.

That's a good thing to say, but don't say it next time. "

Lucius was sitting on a single sofa with his hands on the armrests, looking very relaxed.

"Let's talk about something serious."

He took the initiative to change the topic.

"I have heard about what happened to Mr. Zabini, and I am very sorry for his passing.

But death is not the end.

At least, for wizards like him and me, death does not erase debt relationships. "

Lucius specifically emphasized "him and me" instead of giving the title of [Wizard] to the widow of Mr. Zabini in front of him.

The beautiful Mrs. Zabini chuckled "haha" and unfolded the bird feather fan in her hand to cover her smiling face.

"Thirty thousand gold galleons is indeed not a small sum of money. However, if I take it out and return it to you now, we will not be injured or broken."

"Then as soon as possible."

Narcissa Malfoy spoke.

Perhaps because of her sense of female rivalry, her attitude towards Mrs. Zabini was not polite.

"You can just withdraw the deposits from Gringotts' vault and transfer them directly to the Malfoy family's vault. It won't take much time.

Moreover, for such a large transfer, those despicable goblins would probably be very happy to count the gold Galleons one by one. "

She is hinting:

Don't try to trick people with counterfeit coins, they'll have the goblins inspect the galleons themselves.

This is a bit harsh to say.

Although Mrs. Zabini is indeed short of money recently due to what happened before, she still looks a little worried.

"Snapped--!"

She closed the feather fan in her hand, and stood up from the sofa with a sudden movement, with a trace of blush on her face.

"Mr. Malfoy, Mrs. Malfoy, the purpose of my coming here is not to default on my debt!

For the sake of past cooperation, I want to remind you of some things.

But since you say so, please just pretend that I have never been to Malfoy Manor.

Let Blaise come down from the small living room upstairs. I'm going to take my son home. "

Lucius spread his hands in a "I'll do whatever you want" posture, and then shouted: "Dobby!"

Dobby is his family's house elf.

According to the standards of pure-blood family wizards, the best house elves are those who can prevent guests (and even their masters) from noticing their existence, but still be able to complete the tasks assigned by their masters.

Therefore, Lucius just called "Dobby" and Blaise, who had been entertaining his precious son Draco, was taken down from upstairs.

It was the house elf Dobby who took him to Apparate at the Malfoy house, but Dobby didn't show up at all.

"Goodbye."

Mrs. Zabini angrily pushed her son's head, and led the slightly confused little wizard towards the gate of Malfoy Manor.

"Dad! Mom!"

After the mother and son left, Draco's voice came from the stairs. There was no way, because the Malfoy manor was too big, and the Malfoys never allowed Dobby to disapparate with their precious son, so now he ran from the small living room upstairs to the first floor. "That guy is finally gone!"

Draco Malfoy was not unhappy at all because of the sudden departure of his classmate. On the contrary, Draco Malfoy was still a little happy.

"That guy Brace is such a stinker! He just ate the snacks I brought out and he didn't know how to say thank you.

In Slytherin House, he lacked respect for the Malfoy family!
At the end of last semester, Bourne had given him a hard time. According to me, Bourne only cast a petrification spell on him that time, and it was too light. "

Draco went downstairs and stood next to his mother, constantly expressing his dissatisfaction with Blaise Zabini.

Although they are both from Slytherin House, their relationship with each other is not harmonious.

Because of the "biting kale attack" last year (Neville Longbottom saved Draco Malfoy once, but Zabini left Draco and several other Slytherin classmates and ran away), so Draco even thought that Neville, the chubby Gryffindor boy, looked more pleasing to the eye than Zabini.

"Mind your manners, Draco."

Lucius glared at his son, but under Narcissa's protective gaze, the head of the Malfoy family was immediately defeated.

"That Mrs. Zabini is here to pay back the money. When the money arrives, I can customize a Nimbus 2000 for you. It will definitely be much better than Harry Potter's broom."

Personally custom-made broomsticks, Horace made them for Bourne, not only require money, but also a strong enough relationship. Mr. Arthur Weasley was of great help in this matter.

And because of Lucius Malfoy's relationship with that Weasley, he found some manufacturers to tailor-make broomsticks for his son for competitions. Not only did he not have to negotiate a discount, but the price also had to be doubled.

It's really expensive.

Even for the Malfoy family, it is definitely not easy for them to come up with so much money at once.

Among the Holy Twenty-eight families, the Malfoy family is considered wealthy, but apart from real estate and other assets, most of the rest of their family's wealth is in various industries, many of which involve Muggle society. Therefore, if they want to transfer those Muggle assets into the wizarding society, the Malfoy family not only needs to move like ants and constantly work hard to find suitable opportunities and project targets, but also needs a lot of time.

And this is one of the important reasons why they just urged Mrs. Zabini to repay her debt as soon as possible.

But Lucius didn't expect that after listening to his words, Draco would actually shake his head like a rattle: "No, I don't want Nimbus 2000."

The child suddenly grew up!
I know it’s not easy to understand your parents!
Such a good boy, really, I...

Lucius's move didn't last long. After saying that he didn't want Nimbus 2000, Draco immediately took out a broomstick magazine from his back that was rolled into a paper tube, looking very prepared.

"I just want Nimbus 2001! As long as I have it, I can % overcome that annoying scar head, and I will have more face when I get to school!"

Lucius: "..."
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"How can you take what a child says seriously!"

Delis, who was on duty in the Auror office, heard the news Tonks reported to her mentor and couldn't help but interject.

He poured cold water on the excited Tonks.

"When our Aurors investigate cases, there are three channels where the information is the most unreliable.

First, the superstitious priests.

Second, the ghost of idle panic.

Third, the little wizard who is used to talking big words.

You now have two.

You are still young and have to learn.

Hahaha--"

Tonks glared at Delis, her head turned into that of Delis's father, old Delis, and her mouth was full of fire. "Who are you calling young? Speak properly in front of your father!"

Only Tonks could do this.

Kingsley Shacklebolt felt a little embarrassed. As a veteran of both Delis and Tonks, he wanted to speak out to stop this farce.

However, before he could speak, the door to the Auror's office was pushed open from the outside, and an unpleasant pink mass burst in.

"Where's Scrimgeour?"

Dolores Umbridge shouted loudly in her characteristic high-pitched voice.

"I've obviously told him that Minister Fudge takes the Pillars of Hercules Magical Creatures Riot incident very seriously. How dare he submit a report like that?"

She put her hands on her hips and put on an "I'm very angry" look. It's just that this kind of "innocent" behavior that is inconsistent with his age makes others feel embarrassed - as long as I am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed. This is Umbridge's normal behavior.

"I compiled the files of that case."

Kingsley Shacklebolt's face was very grim, as gloomy as if he could squeeze out water.

"What do you think?
We have found out what was wrong with that matter, and more importantly, Principal Dumbledore also provided important evidence.

During his tenure in office, the wizard Wiesel, who was in charge of the Gibraltar region, colluded with Zabinini, the owner of the emperor's new clothing store. The two were involved in large-scale transactions, killings, and plundering of restricted trade items..."

Umbridge snorted coldly and said in a very disdainful tone: "Does what Principal Dumbledore said have to be correct?

Mr. Zabini disappeared.

You can't prove that the owner of the emperor's new clothing store is Mr. Zabini.

Your arbitrary conviction of Mr. Zabini will make Secretary Fudge very passive.

People from the Dominatrix Reform Committee have lodged a protest with the Ministry of Magic!
You people don’t know that the victim, Mrs. Zabini, is the executive director of the dominatrix reform committee! "

[Dominatrix] also has a [Reform Committee], plus the name [Zabini], which immediately made Tonks energetic.

like…

seem…

Everything is connected!

That Lockhart also came to the Auror office some time ago, and he himself admitted that he had something to do with Mr. Zabini's "disappearance".

Before, Tonks had not figured out why the dominatrix would murder Lockhart, but Umbridge's revelation of Mrs. Zabini's relationship with the dominatrix reform committee perfectly completed her chain of suspicion.

That Madame Zabini must be summoned!
Must, immediately!
Tonks was so excited that her hair began to change color, like a neon light.

"The Dominatrix Reform Committee is a formal organization registered by the Ministry of Magic, and it also holds a certain proportion of the trading monopoly on magical materials in Northern Europe, America, and Southeast Asia. Did you know? In the salary paid to you by the Ministry of Magic, A portion of the taxes paid by the Dominatrix Reform Committee business!”

Umbridge emphasized angrily.

(End of this chapter)