From Azkaban

This time is different from all previous situations. Quidditch is a world-class sport among wizards, and wizards who love it are all over the world.

So this time, this news will definitely not just cause a little stir like before.

This matter is bound to attract the attention and discussion of wizards, because it involves Quidditch and things that wizards love.

Once it comes to something they like, wizards will inevitably discuss it, and the discussion itself is a hot topic.

As the basis for this change, the Magic Weave will inevitably spread across the world along with Quidditch, and as the discussion deepens, it will inevitably arouse the curiosity of many wizards, driving them to understand the Magic Weave more deeply.

Volume 1: Chapter 188: Future Benefits

At Hogwarts, the Slytherin team members, as the winners, stood on the podium. Locke and Dumbledore, who were in charge of presenting the awards, presented the two trophies to Draco and the captain of the Slytherin team respectively.

The captain of the Slytherin team will receive the original Quidditch winner's trophy from Dumbledore, and as for Draco, Locke will present him with the Net Quidditch trophy.

Unlike ordinary college Quidditch trophies, the Magic Web Quidditch trophy itself is not just a decoration representing honor, it also has an effect that little wizards cannot refuse.

"You behaved very well, Draco."

Locke handed the trophy in his hand to Draco with a smile. Draco took the trophy excitedly. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Locke speak again.

"By the way, I didn't tell you before the game that this Quidditch trophy itself has a corresponding effect. As long as it is placed in the common room, the little wizards of the corresponding academy can enjoy an extra half hour of extra time every day."

Locke spoke slowly, but Draco's eyes widened when he heard it, and his hand holding the trophy subconsciously clenched. But it was not over yet, and Locke's voice continued to sound.

"In addition to the extra time, the young wizards of that academy can also enjoy the academy's version of the Quidditch practice field. In short, you can also use the field like the one we just played in during your rest time in the future."

The magic network inside Hogwarts is different from that in the outside world. Basically, they can be said to be two different things.

So far, young wizards can only play in their own private space. The college version does not have functions like the public square. As for the Magic Network Academy used for learning and sharing, the college version of the Magic Network Academy does not have functions similar to the public square.

Normally, if students want to meet on the magic network, the only chance is the daily online classes.

So, Draco, who was already very surprised, became so excited that his face turned red and he almost jumped up after hearing that the trophy had another function.

"But don't be too happy too soon. This trophy will only stay in Slytherin College for one quarter. Just like the Magic Web College Cup, there will be a Quidditch match every quarter in the future. Only if you continue to win, you can keep the trophy."

Locke did not deliberately suppress his voice, so not only Draco, but also the Slytherin team members on the stage and the parents of the students in the front row could hear it.

The parents didn't react much when they heard about this arrangement. After all, they were not subject to anti-addiction restrictions. As for saying that Locke's move was unfair, no one thought so.

The winner gets more, the strong gets everything. This has long been the basic consensus in the wizarding world. As the winner, it is only natural for Slytherin to receive more training resources.

However, the parents didn't feel anything, but the little wizards were different. As the news spread quickly among the audience, the little wizards who had been acting very casually all changed their expressions, and stared at the trophy in Draco's hands.

Feeling the burning gazes from the audience, Draco glanced away, and the next moment he was so scared that he hugged the trophy in his hands tightly.

The award ceremony ended quickly, which also meant the end of the competition, and the time was just past eleven o'clock.

Hurry up, most of the little wizards will be able to return home tonight, so after the game, except for the little wizards who stayed in school and those whose parents did not come, all the other little wizards left Hogwarts with their parents.

"You performed very well today, Draco. Take a good rest for a day when you go back. After Christmas, you will go with me to do things. You have proved yourself, so next, you have to start getting in touch with some things."

Draco put his trophy back into the Slytherin common room and followed his parents into the family carriage. On the way out of Hogwarts, Lucius spoke to him in a serious tone.

"My dear, isn't it too early? Draco is still so young."

Narcissa was not sitting with Lucius at this moment, but sitting next to Draco. She looked worried after hearing what Lucius said.

"It's getting late. If it was before, I would not ask him to do this, but it's different now. As the future head of the Malfoy family, he will have to take over more than just the Malfoy family in the future."

"Besides, this time I am just taking him to familiarize himself with the place so that he can have an idea of ​​what he will be doing in the future."

Lucius placed his palms between his legs, folded his hands and pressed them on the top of his cane, looking at Draco deeply.

In fact, Lucius himself was not willing to do this. He also wanted to give his children a happy childhood.

But that’s no longer the case. In this competition, Draco showed his excellence to all the wizards who came to watch the game.

It is not about excellence in Quidditch skills, but excellence in one's own abilities, character, mind, decision-making, judgment, execution and so on.

Lucius was naturally very happy about this situation, but after the game, his magic network received a large amount of information.

Those messages were all sent by members of the pure-blood families following the Malfoy family, and their content was basically the same. In addition to praising Draco's excellence, their words also expressed their determination to stand firmly on the same side with the Malfoy family.

Looking at those messages, Lucius immediately understood what these guys wanted to express, and at the same time he instantly understood why these guys suddenly sent such a message.

It's simply that the excellence of Draco and the three Weasley brothers made them believe in the future of the Round Table. After they were completely relieved, they would naturally begin to prepare to consolidate and improve the future interests of their family.

As for how to stabilize and improve it, that of course depends on the Malfoy family. As an established interest group, they are already tied to the Malfoy family, and will inevitably be tied more firmly in the future.

Therefore, after making sure that the Round Table Council will continue to grow stronger in the future, what these pure-blood families have to do is to make themselves stand more firmly on this big ship and ensure that they will not be left behind in the future.

So they set their sights on Draco, the heir to the main family who could secure their future.

This is also why it is very important for many major forces to have heirs and whether they are excellent, because they are a collection of interests, and an excellent heir is the guarantee for the continuation of this force in the future.

This is also the reason why Lucius suddenly chose to let Draco get involved in Camelot and the Malfoy family business. There is no other way. As the base becomes bigger and bigger, there are some things that Lucius can no longer choose to do if he wants to.

If he doesn't do it, the guys following behind him will push him to do it. Although he can refuse, it is obvious that refusal will not do any good to the Malfoy family.

Of course, the most important thing is that this was what Lucius was supposed to do originally. Now he just moved the time forward a little, so it won’t have much impact.

Volume 1: Chapter 189: Marriage

"I'm fine mom, you don't have to worry about me, I've already prepared for it."

Draco was not surprised by his father's words. Instead, he behaved maturely and comforted his mother.

Seeing this, Lucius raised the corners of his mouth to reveal a slight smile, and couldn't help but nodded slightly.

"...........", the comforted Narcissa looked at her sensible child, her eyes full of relief, a gentle and doting smile on her face, "Alas... it really makes mommy unable to react, it feels like just a blink of an eye, my Draco has become so outstanding and sensible."

"Now he is like a little adult comforting his mother. From this perspective, I think in a few years, I can rest assured."

After Narcissa finished speaking, she reached out her hand and gently held Draco in her arms. Just as the mother and son were being affectionate, Lucius, who was watching the scene with a smile, suddenly frowned slightly.

“These guys are never done.”

Lucius, who received a prompt from the magic network, logged into the magic network in a semi-logged-in state. As soon as he came online, he was bombarded with a series of messages.

"Block", decisively gave the magic network an order to block the subsequent information prompts. Lucius frowned and seemed to be checking the information.

“These guys have beautiful ideas.”

After quickly reading a few messages, Lucius showed a hint of sneer on his face. He casually glanced at the rest. They were basically the same, all asking if Draco had any engagement now. Obviously, they were aiming for a marriage with the Malfoy family.

"Ha~"

Lucius sneered. Marriage alliance? How could he not see what these guys were after? They were thinking that his Malfoy family had two core seats in the parliament, but only Draco was an heir, so they were planning to take the extra seat.

"What's wrong honey?"

Narcissa, who was sitting opposite, noticed the change in Lucius' expression and immediately asked.

"Nothing, just some families asked me if I could form a marriage alliance."

Marriage is a very normal practice among pure-blood families. For example, Lucius and Narcissa were originally together through marriage. They were just lucky to meet the right person and have been in love until now.

"Are they worthy of marrying Draco?"

What he didn't expect was that Narcissa was even more direct than Lucius. The smile on her face disappeared instantly. "No, their purpose is not just marriage. They..."

Narcissa narrowed her eyes slightly. Seeing her like this, Lucius nodded, "You are right."

"Mom, Father, I don't want marriage!"

Draco, who buried his head in Narcissa's arms, heard the conversation between his parents and immediately expressed his opinion in a firm tone.

The current Draco is much more mature and outstanding than in the original book, and he also has many more opinions. As the heir of a pure-blood family, he also knows very well what marriage means.

"Don't worry, we won't. It's up to you who you want to find in the future. We won't force you. No one can force you except your teacher."

If Draco is just the heir of the Malfoy family, then the future of this matter is really uncertain. It mainly depends on Draco's own ability. If he is capable of solving all problems without relying on marriage and subduing those families behind him, then he does not need marriage, but otherwise he will need it.

But Draco has the identity of Locke's student in addition to his identity as the future head of the Malfoy family. The nature of this identity is completely different.

Just like Lucius said, no one except Locke could force Draco to get married, not even him and Narcissa.

If Draco is pushed into a corner and reports the matter to Locke, no one will end up well.

Now all the order of the Round Table was established by Locke, and the order established by Locke absolutely overrides all the original orders in the magical world, which naturally includes the pure-blood families.

Therefore, Locke himself is above all order, and nothing can influence him.

As the most glorious butler of the Round Table Council, Lucius has always been very clear about one thing, that is, they, his subordinates, need to work within a system of order, but that is just them, his subordinates.

Unlike them, there is no order in front of Lord Kazir, or rather, there is order only when Lord Kazir wants it, and when he doesn't want it, he can overturn everything at any time and rebuild an order according to his own preferences.

"Yes, Draco, remember, you should follow your own ideas when it comes to feelings. No one can force you except Lord Cazier."

Narcissa agreed with Lucius' words. She looked at Draco, but something occurred to her while she was speaking, and a curious expression appeared on her face.

"But Draco, you reacted so strongly, could it be that you already have someone you like?"

Narcissa looked at her beloved son with a smile on her face. Hearing her words, Draco was stunned at first, and then he quickly shook his head in denial, "No, no, I don't have anyone I like yet!"

But Draco didn't know that his expression at this moment had already exposed his true thoughts, and Narcissa and Lucius had already understood his little thoughts.

"Okay~ No, no, but Draco, remember, if you like someone, pursue them boldly. Don't worry about other things, whether you succeed or fail, and don't be afraid of those obstacles that seem scary."

To Lucius, Narcissa's words sounded very explicit, but Draco didn't hear it. He thought he had hidden it well.

"I understand, Mom. Don't worry, I...I will be brave, okay!" Draco nodded vigorously, but Snape's cold face appeared in his mind uncontrollably.

........................

At the train station where the Hogwarts Express stops, many young wizards are boarding the train.

"Professor, you must come."

On the platform next to the train, Hermione was saying goodbye to Locke. She did not show any reluctance, but instead had a look of anticipation on her face.

"Don't worry, I will definitely visit you on time. By the way, remember to tell your parents. There's no need to prepare too much."

Locke stood in front of Hermione and answered with a smile, he was here to see off his students, of course, not only him, but also the Weasleys and the Dursleys.

"Okay, I understand. I will definitely tell my parents." Hermione nodded seriously and turned to look at Harry, "Harry, you must come when the time comes."

"Of course, we agreed on that." Harry smiled brightly. She was very happy today, and her whole body seemed to be shining, attracting the attention of many little wizards all the time.

"Dong~~~~"

The whistle sounded. Hearing this sound, everyone got on the bus without delay. Hermione and other children leaned on the windows and waved goodbye to Locke.

After seeing Hermione and others off, Locke set off back to Hogwarts.

“I’ll be busy next.”

Locke pushed open the door and walked into his office. Dumbledore and Grindelwald had been waiting there for a long time. When they saw Locke come in, they put down the books in their hands.

Volume 1: Chapter 190: Being Voluntary is also Voluntary

After a peaceful night, the date came to Christmas Eve on the 24th. In the early morning, before Dumbledore and Grindelwald arrived, Locke contacted Lucius.

"That's roughly the situation. I've already told Arthur about this. He has asked his two sons, and now it's basically decided that his second son will complete the marriage. Since you, Lucius, are also concerned about this, go talk to Arthur and do this together."

In the deep space of the magic network, Locke stood in front of Lucius and told Lucius concisely and clearly what he had agreed with Grindelwald.

"So this is the case, this is really..." Lucius didn't know how to react for a moment after hearing Locke's words.

To be honest, in Lucius's opinion, such behavior is simply nonsense. If the wizards' fertility problem can be solved so easily, then why would this problem have troubled wizards for so long?

Of course, Lucius was not targeting Locke. On the contrary, Lucius felt that Locke had too many things to do, so much so that he had no extra energy. That was why he accepted Grindelwald's ridiculous proposal.

That's right, in Lucius's opinion, the reason why Locke agreed to this arrangement proposed by Grindelwald was definitely because Locke no longer had the energy to pay attention to this matter, so he agreed to it with an attitude of giving it a try.

Otherwise, with the wisdom of adults, if they really want to solve this problem, they will definitely use a more reasonable or unprecedented method instead of relying on luck.

It must be said that Lucius knew Locke very well, and Locke really facilitated this marriage with the idea of ​​taking a chance.

As for the reason, it was the same as Lucius thought. Locke's current schedule was basically full and he really couldn't spare the energy to study this matter.

After all, the fertility problem of wizards is no trivial matter. Unless one has cheats or is really lucky, once it starts, it will inevitably be a protracted battle. Locke is currently completing another protracted battle.

"I know this method is a bit of a joke, but it is undeniable that the cost of trying this thing is not high, and sometimes, perhaps such a playful behavior can bring us different surprises."

"Besides, this matter has been agreed upon by both parties. At least Arthur did not make any mandatory demands. As for the follow-up, this is why I told you this."

Locke was not surprised or angry at Lucius's reaction. After all, this was the nature of the matter. It was normal for Lucius, who had learned a lot of scientific knowledge, to think it was a joke.

"Once this matter starts moving forward, you and Arthur will do the work of checking. Regardless of whether it is effective in the end, we must ensure one thing, that is, the two parties can at least achieve a smooth running-in and ensure that both parties have a certain degree of compatibility."

To be honest, Locke felt that Lucius should be very knowledgeable about this. After all, his situation with Narcissa was the perfect example.

Locke didn't think that Lucius and Narcissa were as in love as they were now when they first got together for marriage. That must have been the result of their subsequent interactions.

"I understand, sir. I will pay close attention to this matter."