Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

"Now that you're back on the ground, with your big fat friend by your side, you seem to be much braver than in the sky." Harry said coldly, with no sign of disappointment and frustration at being expelled on his face.

Crabbe and Goyle stood on either side of Draco with bulging eyes, snapping their fingers in anger.

But Lycos was too lazy to get involved in such matters, and went straight back to the Slytherin table as soon as he entered the hall.

"I'm willing to fight you alone anytime," Draco challenged, raising his chin.

"If you don't mind, let's have a wizard duel tonight—use only wands, no contact, what do you think?"

Harry looked a little confused for a moment, he had never heard of what a wizard duel was.

"What's wrong?" Draco smiled contentedly. "I guess you haven't heard of wizard duels yet?"

"Of course he's heard of it!"

At this moment, Ron suddenly turned around and saved the situation: "I'm his assistant, who's your assistant?"

Draco looked from side to side at Crabbe and Goyle, weighing the two fat guys one by one, and then shook his head in disgust.

"My assistant is another friend of mine," he said, his chin raised. "At midnight, how about that? We'll meet you in the trophy room. It's never locked."

So, Lecos, who was eating, saw Draco sitting opposite him in a flattering manner.

"Lex, um...can you help me?"

……

Chapter 27 Play a Big One

"Aren't you planning on leaving Potter and Weasley out there and telling Filch to catch them?"

Lycos put down his fork and looked up in surprise.

"Am I...am I the kind of person who plays tricks?" Draco blushed.

"Aren't you?" Lycos stared at him.

"Okay, I admit that I did think so." Seeing that he couldn't refute it, Draco had to admit it, "Potter just violated the rules today. If he is caught strolling at night again, he might be expelled..."

"So this is good, isn't it? Why did you change your mind?" asked Lycos.

He was still waiting to use this incident to complete Voldemort's mission.

When Filch captures Harry and the others, why not tell Quirrell to take a walk around the corridor in the restricted area on the fourth floor and get a great deed for free?

"I was just thinking... if you came to be my assistant, with your skills, we could easily defeat Potter and Weasley." Draco said.

"Potter doesn't have the professor's protection tonight. It would be a shame if he doesn't make good use of this opportunity!"

"But you didn't ask me if I would agree..." Lycos held his forehead.

He felt that the plot had gone off track.

According to the original plan, Draco should have tricked Harry into going to the trophy room and told Filch his location.

After Harry and his companions were discovered by Filch, they were chased by Peeves during their escape. They had no choice but to flee into the restricted corridor on the fourth floor.

This is the beginning of the trio's discovery of the secret of the Philosopher's Stone.

However, Draco now had such confidence in Lycos that he was eager to defeat Harry head-on that he had no intention of playing any tricks...

"Lex, please do me a favor, just this once!" Draco said eagerly, "Or how about this, you have a lot of magical materials and equipment you want to buy, I'll reimburse you!"

He patted his chest, looking very rich.

"Is that so?" Lycos' eyes moved, "Let me think about it..."

Maybe... I can take this opportunity to make something big?

……

At half past eleven in the evening, all the candles in the Slytherin common room had been extinguished, and it was dark all around.

In the black lake outside the window, occasionally a fish would spit out bubbles, making gurgling sounds, but other than that, it was silent.

Suddenly, a low-pitched spell rang out in the darkness:

"Lumos."

A bright light lit up, illuminating a small area around it, and the many green gems embedded in various places in the lounge reflected the sparkling light.

"Lex, shouldn't we call Crabbe and Goyle?" Draco asked in a low voice.

"No, their bodies are too conspicuous. Others can tell who they are at a glance." Lycos shook his head. "Our main task today is to keep a low profile!"

"Speaking of keeping a low profile...why are we dressed like this?" Draco looked down at his own clothes under the fluorescent light from the tip of Lycos' wand.

Both of them had removed the green collars and hood linings that represented Slytherin House, wearing only black robes and a mask covering their faces.

Especially Draco, who, at Lekos's strong request, wore a hat to cover the Malfoy family's iconic light golden hair.

"You don't understand this, do you?" Lycos raised the corner of his mouth. "If we were dressed normally, Filch would know we were from Slytherin at a glance and would easily be able to find out who we were."

"But if we wear this outfit today and mix with the Gryffindors, he'll never guess we're Slytherins. He'll just think we're two naughty Gryffindors sneaking out for a night out."

"That way, even if Filch finds out, we'll likely be able to escape responsibility—"

"Draco, you don't want to be caught by Professor Snape breaking the school rules, do you?"

Draco's mouth dropped open in shock.

He originally thought that his original idea was sinister enough, but he didn't expect that compared with Lycos's plan, it was simply child's play!

The two men pushed open the door of the lounge and walked into the corridor.

There were only a few torches left in the corridor of the dungeon, and those that were still burning emitted a dim green light, illuminating the rough and uneven ground, making the place look like a ghostly den.

From time to time, the eerie whispers and moans of ghosts could be heard from somewhere, which made Draco's hair stand on end.

"Hiss... Why is this corridor so scary?" He rubbed his arms vigorously, trying to get rid of the goose bumps caused by the shock. "I swear I will never go out at night again..."

Compared to other colleges, Slytherin's common room at the bottom of the Black Lake is far away from the main area of ​​the castle, and the dungeon is too cold and gloomy, which is not conducive to night travel.

Therefore, the number of Slytherin students caught wandering at night is often the least among the four colleges.

Of course, it's also possible that the "cunning" little snakes are like Lecos, and even if they are caught, they will blame other schools...

Lycos and Draco walked in the gloomy atmosphere underground until they came up the spiral staircase and entered the entrance courtyard in front of the auditorium, and then their mood gradually improved.

"What time is it now?" Lycos stood in the courtyard and looked up at the bright full moon hanging high in the night sky.

"Let me see... um, it's eleven fifty." Draco opened his expensive pocket watch and took a look.

"The timing is perfect." Lycos nodded slightly, then took out the parchment that recorded the castle's structure. "Let's go. We should be able to reach the trophy display room on time..."

What Lycos didn't say was that besides him, Draco, and Harry and his group, two other people were probably about to set off as well.

Before returning to the common room, Lycos sent a letter to Quirrell and a letter to Filch.

The letter to Quirrell was succinct:

"Tonight at 12:10, go to the restricted area on the fourth floor on time. - LH"

The letter to Filch was a little more complicated:

"According to reliable information, a group of students will duel in the trophy room at 12:00 tonight. To ensure the safety of the capture, please proceed to your destination via the castle's west corridor at 12:10 to prevent the other party from becoming alerted. —A dedicated and good student who abides by school rules."

The corridor on the west side of the castle is on the other side of the restricted area, which can just be avoided with Quirrell.

Lycos was already prepared. When the appointed time was approaching, he secretly created some noise in the trophy display room.

By then, even if there were other professors guarding the entrance to the restricted area, they would be attracted to the trophy display room by the noise, which would naturally give Quirrell some opportunities to explore the restricted area.

Although Lycos felt that Dumbledore was probably monitoring Quirrell's movements, it was enough to let Voldemort understand his contribution...

It wasn't like he was actually going to let Quirrell steal the Philosopher's Stone.

"Come on, Draco, let's go to the trophy room." Lycos regained his composure and chuckled softly.

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Chapter 28 Midnight Duel

They made their way up to the fourth floor, walking silently along the west corridor.

Moonlight poured in from the high windows, flowing onto the ground. Many tall suits of armor stood in the corridor, and the armor plates cast a tranquil silver light.

With a creak, Lycos pushed open the door of the trophy display room.

Draco held his breath, afraid that the sound of the door opening would attract Filch's attention.

"I thought you were scared and didn't dare to come." Red-haired Ron appeared at the door and muttered softly.

"We're not late, you're just too early." Lycos shrugged. "You didn't attract Filch and his cat, did you?"

"Of course." Harry stepped forward. "How are you going to compete?"

Behind him, Hermione tugged at his sleeve and tried to dissuade him, but Harry didn't want to act like a coward and run away.

"Wait, why are there other people besides you two?" Draco walked over after carefully closing the door. Then his expression changed. "Are you planning to use your numbers to bully the weak?"

"That's what you usually do, with your two lackeys," Ron muttered.

Draco's expression turned grim.

He leaned over to Lycos and complained quietly, "I said we should call Crabbe and Goyle. Now there are four of them, what are we going to do?"

"Don't worry, there are so many of them, it will be easier for us to pretend to be Gryffindor when we are discovered." Lycos said calmly.

At this time, Harry stood up.

"Malfoy, we're fighting two against two, I won't take advantage of you," he said.

"Hermione was there to make sure we didn't lose house points, and Neville simply forgot the common room password and followed us. They had nothing to do with our duel."

"That's what you said, Potter." Draco immediately regained his composure, held his chin high and took out his wand, "Let's have a wizard duel!"

As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows in a mean manner, "You don't know what to do, do you? Do you want me to teach you?"

"Of course he knows what to do!" Ron roared angrily. "Isn't it just dueling etiquette? He talks about it like no one knows it!"

However, Harry looked at him blankly, obviously no one had told him this.

"Harry, come on, don't let this guy underestimate you!" Ron didn't notice that Harry's expression had frozen, and he was still shouting at Draco fiercely.