The years of welding at Hogwarts

"Mr. Malfoy, you don't really think I'm a mediocre first-year student at Hogwarts who doesn't know any magic, do you?"

Noah stood up and smiled, "Then you are totally wrong."

"There's no point in saying more, so I'd better show you what I've been going through during this period of time."

Lucius was confused and had no time to react. Noah, who was less than two meters away from him, was in front of him in an instant and raised his hand to touch his forehead.

Hell's Thrust·One Hand!

wrong.

As Noah's magic power was output, a stream of information suddenly flooded into Lucius' mind.

That was the scene of Noah and Snape fighting Voldemort several times before.

The flow of information was not huge. For adult wizards like Lucius, it was well within their mental endurance. So he quickly read through the images that suddenly popped up in his mind and reacted to them.

Cold sweat flowed down from his forehead, gathered at his chin, and then dripped onto the wizard's robe.

Lucius was still immersed in the fear brought by the last humanoid lizard. He sat slumped in the chair in shock, gasping for breath.

The scene that Noah showed him was too terrifying.

"Is that the Dark Lord?" He turned his head in disbelief to look at Noah who had withdrawn his hand, and then looked for help to Snape who was sitting opposite him.

He hoped to get the answer he expected from Snape, and hoped that everything Noah showed him was a prank illusion.

But the final result disappointed him.

After receiving a positive answer from Snape, deep fear surged into Lucius' heart, and the boundless fear almost swallowed him.

"He's coming back, no wonder..."

Chapter 145 Madam, you don’t want Draco to be in danger, do you?

"Lucius, what's wrong with you?"

A gentle female voice with a hint of concern came from the stairs, and Lucius's wife, Narcissa Malfoy, hurried down the stairs.

She looked at Lucius's pale face and couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"Why is your face so ugly?"

"I am fine."

Lucius motioned for Narcissa to sit down next to him, and waved to Draco who was hesitating on the stairs, asking him to come over.

Being able to fight back and forth with Voldemort, who had already reshaped his body, even though Voldemort's strength had not recovered much, was enough to prove Noah's strength.

This forced Lucius to treat Noah as an equal, so what Noah had said before was fully respected by him.

Since Noah said Draco could sit in, then Draco could sit in.

"Let us get straight to the point, Severus, and this... Mr. Shafrin."

Lucius glanced down at his wife's hand, which was tightly gripping his arm.

"What do you need me to do?"

Noah slowly picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip. "Mr. Malfoy, have you ever heard of Horcruxes?"

"Horcrux..."

As a typical Slytherin, Lucius was naturally not unfamiliar with some advanced black magic, and the definition of Horcrux instantly came to his mind.

But soon, he reacted.

A terrible guess exploded in his mind like thunder, making his back wet with cold sweat in an instant.

His voice was a little hoarse, "Horcruxes are the key to the Dark Lord's return?"

"Yes."

Noah drank the tea in the cup, which had cooled to the right temperature, and put down the cup.

"As far as I know, Voldemort created more than one Horcrux. If we want to kill him completely, we need to find all of Voldemort's Horcruxes."

"And you, my friend..."

Noah stretched out his hand towards Lucius. "You happen to be holding one in your hand. It is Tom Riddle's diary, which is one of Voldemort's Horcruxes."

Lucius slumped in the chair, and it took a long time before he reacted.

Everyone else thought he was too shocked by the news Noah had thrown out, but a moment later, Lucius' words surprised them all.

"You are already late."

Lucius waved his hand with an unpleasant look on his face. "Just a month ago, the treasury of our manor was looted..."

"No, it can't be called looting, because nothing else was lost."

Noah's face, which had been confident of victory, gradually became uglier. "You don't mean to say that only the diary is lost?"

After staring at Noah for a long time, Lucius slowly lowered his head and held his forehead with his hand.

"Yes, only the diary is missing."

a month ago…

That was after the first game of the Hogwarts Quidditch season had begun, and before they, the Hogwarts Three, had teamed up to fight Voldemort.

So, after he and Snape cut off the tail of the damned old loach in the Chamber of Secrets,

He had just recovered some strength and he immediately ran to Malfoy Manor to cause trouble?

Running from the Scottish Highlands to Wiltshire, and then back to the Forbidden Forest to cause trouble for them?

This is really a good runner.

Before this, Voldemort had always ignored his Horcruxes, but why did he suddenly start to pay attention to his Horcruxes now?

According to the world line of the original time and space, he waited until all his Horcruxes had been destroyed by the original three-person team of saviors before he began to pay attention to the protection of the remaining Horcruxes.

But now they have not destroyed a single Horcrux. Even according to the world line of the original time and space, Dumbledore at this time has not yet discovered that the secret of Voldemort's survival is that he created the Horcruxes.

Could it be that the noise made at the Gaunt house was too loud and was discovered by Old Voldemort?

After all, the entire mansion was razed to the ground, so if there wasn't much noise, there must be something fishy going on.

But it shouldn’t be…

Voldemort's current strength has not yet recovered to its heyday, and it is difficult for him to sense the status of other Horcruxes in his current weakness.

I can’t figure it out, I can’t figure it out.

Noah scratched his hair irritably. "Voldemort's return is unstoppable. We have no other options."

"I just want to know one thing now."

Noah turned around and looked at the Malfoy family in front of him, who all looked terrified and at a loss.

"Will you continue to live in fear of Voldemort, or will you join us in killing him?"

Without waiting for their answer, Noah continued to persuade them.

"Think carefully about Voldemort's past."

"Now that he has returned after being betrayed, he will only become crazier."

"Especially you, Lucius."

Noah's voice was like the whisper of a demon.

"You were able to escape the Ministry of Magic's trial by claiming that you were controlled by Voldemort with the Imperius Curse and spending a large sum of money to bribe the Wizengamot Tribunal."

"When Voldemort returns, what will he do to you as a traitor? Do you still want to beg for his forgiveness and pardon?"

Lucius hung his head dejectedly. Just as Noah said, he had no choice.

“Even if you are lucky enough to gain Voldemort’s forgiveness again with your sweet talk, it’s not because Voldemort has suddenly become kind-hearted.”

"It could only be that there are too many people who betrayed him, and he doesn't have many people who can help him do things, so he won't punish you for the time being."

The curve at the corner of Noah's mouth looked like a devil's grin in Lucius's eyes.

"When he has other loyal tools to use, you will not be that important to him. He will send you to carry out various dangerous missions."

"What would you do if one day he asked your son Draco to join the Death Eaters and serve him, Lucius?"

"Can you really protect your wife and children?"

Having said that, Lucius was not mentally prepared to completely betray Voldemort. He could only look to his wife for help.

Noticing Lucius's gaze, Noah turned around to face Draco's mother.

"Ma'am, I'm sure you don't want to see a day in the future where Draco is forced to accept an impossible mission like assassinating Dumbledore arranged by Voldemort, right?"

This gentle and beautiful young woman had a frown on her face, revealing endless sorrow between her brows.

Lucius raised his hand to soothe the worry on his wife's brow, "Cissy..."

Narcissa Malfoy, who had always obeyed her husband, suddenly burst out with the determination as a mother at this moment.

"Needless to say, we will join forces with you, but I have one condition."

Noah put his hands behind his back, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Please go ahead."

"You must promise me and Lucius that you will protect Draco at all times and never let his life be threatened."

"It's natural."

Noah patted Draco on the shoulder and said, "I will do everything in my power to protect Draco."

Of course, the second half of the sentence he didn't say was that it had to be within his ability.

If it is beyond his ability, there is nothing he can do.

Narcissa glanced down at her husband and then at Draco, her eyes revealing the determination of a mother who wanted to protect her family.

"What are we going to do?"

Chapter 146 Didn’t Hydra come here in vain?

Since his wife had made up her mind, Lucius no longer hesitated and asked Noah about their action plan.

Speaking of this issue, Noah was a little distressed.

"I have clues to the whereabouts of Voldemort's other Horcruxes, but looking at his actions now, I'm not sure if he will find all of them and take them back."

"As long as there is a Horcrux left, it will be impossible to kill Voldemort."

Noah rubbed his temple with a headache. "Now the diary has fallen into his hands. Even if we destroy all the other Horcruxes, it will be useless."

Next to her, Gwen, who had not spoken since entering the room, suddenly spoke up.

"But we can't just leave those Horcruxes out there..."

"I will tell you the location of the other Horcruxes. We need to make a careful plan to get all of them before Voldemort does."

"As for the diary that has returned to Voldemort's hands, we must find a way to destroy it as soon as possible."

Noah's mind was working rapidly.

"Mr. Malfoy, until we are sure enough to kill Voldemort, you may have to continue to be a Death Eater for a while."

Lucius was confused, "What?"

"Since Voldemort has entrusted you with the important task of protecting the Horcruxes, I believe your status among the Death Eaters must not be too low. You are one of the people Voldemort trusts the most."

"If he shows signs of making a comeback, you might as well try to actively look for him during this period and pretend to be a fanatical believer who is ready to welcome his return."

"Perhaps this can gain his trust and make him return the other Horcruxes he has collected, or even the diary he snatched back from you, to you for safekeeping."

"Even if you can't, it will be much easier to gain his trust than for you to find the diary as a traitor."

Lucius felt a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat, and he had to spit it out.

Before I joined you, I had no choice but to return to Voldemort.

I've finally made up my mind to join you, but in the end I have no choice but to go back to Voldemort, and risk my life even more as an undercover agent?

Didn’t I join for nothing?

"Of course, your mission is not as simple as just gaining Voldemort's trust."

"I will arrange a group of people for you at that time. What you need to do is to place these people among the Death Eaters for me."

The smile on Noah's lips became more and more sinister. As the lord of Hydra, he wanted to let Voldemort see what it meant that everyone in the world knew about Hydra.