Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 471 Discharge
Before today, Mike didn't believe that there was any pressure or murderous intent in this world, but Dumbledore broke his perception.

Even now he still couldn't believe it. Dumbledore's mere expression of anger made his hair stand on end, and the magic power in his body was stimulated by an indescribable sense of horror and spontaneously surged out to protect his master!

I have to say that this move is actually somewhat useful. At least after his own magic power gushed out, Mike felt a lot better. The shield composed of magic power gave him a strong sense of security.

But after just a moment of surprise, Mike took all his magic power back into his body.

This kind of spontaneous behavior in the face of danger is as ridiculous as a cat or dog's fur standing up when encountering an enemy, or a monkey's screaming when encountering a tiger, in an attempt to scare off the enemy through such bluffing behavior.

Although this is a biological instinct, Mike is ashamed of it!
After withdrawing the magic power, Mike felt the strong pressure again. It was a very bad experience. Mike even had an urge to run away.

But he didn't do that. Instead, he gritted his teeth and stared at Dumbledore.

You know, Dumbledore is seriously injured. Mike doesn't think that he can maintain this state for long, so as long as he persists, he will always win.

"What are you doing?"

Professor Flitwick's anxious voice came from the side. Dumbledore's expression relaxed slightly when he heard it, and he turned his head to look at the other party.

"I'm sorry, Filius, I lost my composure."

With his movement, the oppressive atmosphere in the ward disappeared instantly. Mike's body suddenly relaxed, and he looked at Dumbledore with a gloomy face, breathing heavily.

Mike was so embarrassed this time that his back was already soaked with sweat.

"Mike, apologize to Headmaster Dumbledore immediately and cancel the 10,000 gold Galleon reward!"

Professor Flitwick said in a mock stern manner.

Hearing this, Dumbledore turned his head and looked at Mike again, and this time Mike was looking at him with his eyes narrowed.

After a while, Mike's mouth corners slightly raised, and he said slowly:

"can."

"Oh! Wouldn't it have been better if you had said that earlier? A good boy is one who admits his mistakes and corrects them." Professor Flitwick showed a look of joy on his face, and turned to Dumbledore with an apologetic look on his face and said, "I'm sorry, Headmaster! Mike really wasn't scared this time, so he did such an extreme thing. But don't worry, I've already taught him a lesson, and in the future..."

"But I have a condition!"

Mike interrupted Professor Flitwick and said to Dumbledore with an evil smile.

Professor Flitwick's face changed drastically. He turned his head suddenly and was about to reprimand Mike when he heard Dumbledore beside him whisper:
"What do you think."

Professor Flitwick opened his mouth in surprise. The fact that a wizard of Dumbledore's level would negotiate with Mike almost shattered his three views.

"I will personally find the assassin. My actions may be a bit drastic, but you must ignore them. You must also let me handle the assassin."

"Listen, Mike," Dumbledore shook his head and said sincerely, "We will definitely catch the assassin. Give me a little more time..."

"He almost killed me!" Mike roared, "I must find him out myself and chop him into pieces!"

Looking at the excited Mike, Dumbledore's brows were tightly knitted together. He felt as if he had just met Mike for the first time today.

"Hogwarts cannot be in chaos for too long, the students still have to study."

"This matter will be over before Christmas. Even if I haven't caught the assassin by then, I will stop all my actions." Mike said, "Also, I will remain restrained. If you think I'm going too far, you can stop me at any time."

Dumbledore closed his eyes in pain, and after a long time he slowly said:
"can."

……

An hour later, Professor Flitwick had already rushed to the classroom, and Mike walked out of the infirmary under the complicated gaze of Madam Pomfrey.

In the corridor, Franklin and Zhou Hong had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw Mike coming, Franklin's expression immediately became bitter. He carefully leaned towards Mike and said guiltily:
"I'm sorry, Mike, I haven't been able to find the assassin yet."

Hearing this, Mike glanced at Franklin. It was impossible to tell whether he had dark circles on his dark face, but his slightly swollen face and huge bags under his eyes proved that he was not slacking off.

Mike shook his head and was about to say something to comfort Franklin when he heard Zhou Hong say unhappily:

"Come on, you can't blame us for this. It's our fault that you were discharged from the hospital so early. However, although we didn't find the assassin, we still prepared a discharge gift for you."

"Oh?"

Mike looked at Franklin in surprise. There was no trace of guilt on his face. He said with a smug look on his face:

"Yes, I hid him in the Room of Requirement. You will know after you see it."

Mike was brought to the Room of Requirement by Franklin and Zhou Hong with a curious look on his face. At this time, the Room of Requirement was in a prison state. They walked through dozens of empty cages and finally saw the gift that Franklin and Zhou Hong mentioned - Draco Malfoy - in the deepest cell.

At this moment, Draco no longer had the refined look he had in the past. He sat on the cold stone floor, panting heavily and looking aggrieved. His neat platinum hair had long since become messy, and his clothes and even the exposed skin were covered in stains.

Hearing the footsteps, Draco instinctively covered his head with his trembling hands, not even daring to look up at the person who was coming.

"Did you use Cruciatus on him?"

Mike asked with a confused look on his face. Draco looked so miserable at the moment, and most importantly, he seemed to have some mental problems.

"Of course not! We didn't even touch him! He got all those scratches and dirt on himself!"

"Then how did he become like this?"

"Well, this is just a side effect of reading memories. A good night's sleep will cure it." Zhou Hong said awkwardly, "Mike, I assure you, we really didn't torture him. After all, we are not devils!" Mike looked at Draco who was still shivering in the cell, then looked at Zhou Hong, who was facing Mike with a harmless smile.

Mike sighed and asked:
"So, what did you learn from his memories?"

Franklin and Zhou Hong smiled at each other, and the latter said proudly:

"Big secret!"

Franklin continued:
"That's right. You would never have thought that the Malfoy family has completely surrendered to Voldemort. Now Voldemort and the Death Eaters are staying in Malfoy Manor, treating it as their lair! Moreover, Voldemort has given Draco Malfoy a mission, which is to assassinate you and Dumbledore!"

As soon as these words came out, Mike's expression suddenly turned gloomy, and he looked at Draco with narrowed eyes.

The fact that Draco would assassinate Dumbledore was recorded in the original book, and he knew it a long time ago.

But he really didn't expect that his name was included in Draco's assassination plan this time.

Suddenly, the look Mike gave Draco turned dangerous.

Draco in the cell seemed to have noticed Mike's gaze. He trembled even more violently, and kept muttering: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! It's not me! It's not me..."

"Mike, don't get excited. This assassination has nothing to do with him." Franklin said hurriedly, "Although he has already planned to assassinate you, he just hasn't acted yet."

"Oh? How is he going to kill me?"

"It's a cursed gemstone necklace that he got from Knockturn Alley. The curse is extremely deadly. Anyone who comes into contact with it will instantly lose consciousness and die within half an hour if not treated in time. He plans to give this necklace to you as a Christmas gift."

The corner of Mike's eye twitched. He knew very well that what Franklin was talking about was the opal necklace in the original book. Draco had originally planned to use this thing to assassinate Dumbledore, but he didn't expect that it would be used on him now.

It has to be said that pure-blooded aristocrats like Malfoy have their natural advantages, and powerful black magic props like this are almost at their fingertips.

But Draco was obviously not very smart. Mike received countless Christmas gifts every year, some of which were prank props given to him, so a few years ago he gave the task of opening Christmas gifts and giving gifts to the house-elves.

Besides, even if Mike opened the gift from Draco himself, why would he wear a lady's necklace? Mike is not a cross-dresser!
Looking at Draco who was still talking to himself in the cell, Mike slowly shook his head.

He really wanted to have a good talk with the other party (to trick him), but the other party's condition was really bad now.

"Let's go," Mike said, "Let's go back to the base. As for him, let him have a good sleep."

Zhou Hong and Franklin nodded and followed Mike out. Before leaving, they forced Draco, who was unconscious, to sleep.

When Mike and others returned to the Masonic secret realm, Penelope, Benjamin and other core members of the Freemasonry were already in place. Like Franklin, they had already received the news that Mike was about to be discharged from the hospital, so they were waiting here early.

But their expressions were not very good, because Mike's discharge time was advanced, and in view of the impact of what they did in secret on Hogwarts, even though Mike repeatedly explained that his injuries had healed, they still felt that this might be because Hogwarts was unwilling to continue treating Mike.

It was not until they saw the lively Mike with their own eyes and felt the surging magic power in his body that smiles finally appeared on everyone's faces.

As the strongest among them at present, Mike is undoubtedly the cornerstone of Freemasonry. If something happens to Mike, let alone pursuing greater interests, it would be great if Freemasonry does not fall apart.

After exchanging pleasantries with everyone for a while, the conference room finally became quiet. Everyone returned to their seats, and Mike also sat down.

"Although this incident was unexpected, the result is still good for us." Mike rubbed his hands and said, "Not long ago, I just made a deal with Dumbledore, so our actions will not be interfered with before Christmas. We can go all out to hunt down the assassin, but at the same time, you need to pay attention to the fact that we must mobilize the emotions of those ordinary students during the action. It is very important for us to win them over. Do you understand?"

After that, everyone's eyes fell on Franklin and Zhou Hong, who were the main actors in this operation on campus.

Seeing the latter nod, Mike withdrew his gaze with satisfaction and continued:

"Of course, in exchange we must help Dumbledore get rid of those people who are now gathered at the school gate. If this group of people really break into Hogwarts, it will not be good for any of us."

Penelope's brows furrowed.

It was she who issued the order to issue the bounty, and her main purpose at the time was to use external pressure to force Dumbledore to submit. Although it now seems to be effective, it is not an easy task to disband that group of wizards in a short period of time.

After all, those people are desperate criminals, and they will not agree to disband the bounty order just because it is agreed upon.

Penelope fell into deep thought. This was a very tricky problem. If they were not careful, that group of people would very likely turn around and deal with them. Since they didn't want to give the originally agreed bounty, then that group of people would come and take it themselves.

While Penelope was thinking hard, Mike smiled softly, waved his hand and said:

"This matter is actually very easy to handle. I have actually already thought of a solution."

"Penelope, you will cancel the bounty on that assassin later." Mike sneered, "Then issue a new bounty, Voldemort - Tom Marvolo Riddle, a bounty of 100,000 gold Galleons!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the conference room exclaimed in surprise. They didn't even dare to think about putting a bounty on Voldemort.

But Mike hadn't finished speaking yet. After a brief pause, he continued:
"Then, Bellatrix Lestrange has a bounty of ten thousand. Lucius Malfoy has a bounty of five thousand..."

Mike quickly announced the names of the Death Eaters one by one and their respective bounties, and everyone's eyes became brighter with each name he announced.

They already understood what Mike wanted to do, to kill someone with a borrowed knife and drive the wolf to devour the tiger!

The power of money is infinite. Under the stimulation of this huge amount of money, countless desperadoes will rush towards the Death Eaters one after another and treat them as prey. Voldemort, who has the highest bounty, is actually just a gimmick. Mike just wants to spread public opinion with his name and the sky-high bounty. He never thought that anyone would come with Voldemort's head to claim the reward.

Of course, if someone really did this, Mike would pay the full bounty even if he had to sell everything he had, because this shows that the person who hunted down Voldemort was so powerful that even Voldemort was no match for him.

"That's about it. You can set the bounties for the rest of the Death Eaters yourselves. Anyway, anyone with the Dark Mark on their arm will be put on the bounty list!"

After saying that, Mike leaned back on the soft sofa, while the others in the meeting room started a heated discussion!
(End of this chapter)