Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 513 Draco's Broken Engagement
"Oh? How do you say that?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Mike's face.

Upon hearing this, Penello, who was on the other end of the Masonic gold coin, took a deep breath and said slowly:

"Voldemort was injured, and seriously injured. Eyewitnesses told us that Voldemort was repelled, and when he left, he was covered in blood and looked very embarrassed."

Mike pressed his finger joints, and as the crisp sound continued to come from the joints, the corners of his mouth continued to rise.

"That is to say, Voldemort and the Ministry of Magic are now in a state of mutual destruction, right?"

"Yes, that's true."

"Haha! This is really great news for us." Mike's smile became brighter. "Penelope, next I want you to use the power of the Los Santos Group to encourage those low-level Muggle wizards to rebel against the Ministry of Magic. I believe this will not be too difficult. After all, Voldemort has been wreaking havoc for so long, they should have accumulated a lot of resentment. Moreover, with the current situation of the Ministry of Magic and Voldemort, they simply don't have the time to deal with these insignificant people."

"But...Chris..."

"Don't worry about that, just do it. Oh, by the way. Don't stop hunting Voldemort. Notify me immediately once you find his location."

"I see."

After hanging up the call with Penelope with a smile, Mike sneered again.

Although Chris did a lot of things in secret that made Mike feel very difficult, it doesn't mean that Mike is afraid of him.

You have to know that in the final analysis, this is still a world where personal strength is paramount.

Mike's current strength is just one step away from the legendary level, so if you want to defeat Mike, you must have strength at least equal to Mike.

Where's Chris?

Although he also has extraordinary talent in magic, in Mike's opinion, his current strength is still far from the legendary level.

Chris is also not good enough in other aspects. Now Mike's Los Santos Group has completed its transformation, from a pure business empire to an organization integrating business, culture, violence and propaganda. In front of such a Los Santos Group, Chris's so-called Pure Blood Alliance is not worth mentioning at all.

It can be said that no matter from which perspective, Mike's power is absolutely dominant.

In the current situation, Chris, the fisherman, actually has no chance of gaining any advantage at all. As long as he dares to jump out, Mike will smash his head.

"Mr. Townley, your food."

A shrill voice woke Mike from his thoughts. He looked up suddenly and saw that the originally empty round table was now filled with plates, with all kinds of steaming dishes piled higher than the other dishes.

At the edge of the round table, the old house-elf was looking at him expectantly.

Mike curled his lips helplessly. He knew this would be the case. These house-elves are always like this.

Looking at the house-elf still waiting at the table, Mike forced a smile and said to him:
"Well done, thank you very much."

"No, no! This is what we should do!" The house-elf waved his hands quickly, and then seemed to realize something and said hurriedly, "Mr. Townley, please enjoy your meal. I won't disturb you. If you need anything, just call us at any time. We will do our best to meet all your needs!"

After he finished speaking, there was a crisp sound, and the house-elf snapped his fingers and disappeared.

Mike nodded helplessly. The kitchen was empty and silent at this moment, but he knew very well that the house-elves had not left. Instead, they were hiding in various hidden corners and secretly observing Mike, ready to respond to Mike's possible calls and observe Mike's reactions when he was eating.

This is the result of wizards' domestication of house elves for thousands of years. Except for a few exceptions, most house elves have the concept of "a good house elf must not make its owner feel its presence, but in fact it is everywhere" deeply imprinted in their DNA.

Sometimes these house-elves are so skilled at hiding that even magical senses cannot detect them.

Thinking of this, Mike lowered his head and began to enjoy the hard work of these house-elves.

Mike enjoyed the meal very much. This was not an act to avoid upsetting the house-elves, but he really enjoyed it.

You know, every one of these house-elves in Hogwarts is a master cook.

After eating and drinking, Mike left the kitchen with the farewell of the house-elves.

This meal was a great time for both host and guest.

……

The next day, when the sun rose again, Hogwarts Castle woke up again.

The winters at Hogwarts are always bitterly cold. Even though today is a rare good day, the sun hanging above the castle is still as cold as the incandescent bulb in a refrigerator and does not make people feel warm at all.

Mike was walking down the corridor with a book in his arms.

The naughty freshmen in the corridor were laughing, chasing and playing, which was strictly prohibited by school rules, but these freshmen were obviously just like Mike and his friends at the beginning, and did not take it seriously at all.

After carefully avoiding the charge of a fat boy, Mike discovered a couple kissing each other in a dark and secluded corner not far away, as if no one was around. Mike felt that the boy looked familiar.

After a moment's contemplation, Mike finally recalled.

The boy should be a prospective employee of a Los Santos security company. He had participated in many operations and had met Mike several times.

Speaking of which, many prospective employees of Los Santos Security Company seem to be in love recently. This is actually normal. You know, Mike has always been very generous, which leads to those employees who work hard to complete training and tasks usually getting a lot of benefits and bonuses.

With money, picking up girls becomes easier.

It is also foreseeable that such situations will become more and more frequent in the future. After all, as the Death Eaters have become very rare and the social environment is getting better and better, Hogsmeade village has now reopened, and these young men will have another place to talk about love in the future.

However, will being overly obsessed with love between men and women affect the fighting effectiveness of these people?

Mike fell into thought again.

But at this moment, an accident happened to the couple in the corner.

A girl who belonged to the same Hufflepuff house as the couple held a camera and took pictures of the couple.

The flash of the flash woke up the couple, and then they both laughed and chased the girl. Seeing this, Mike also smiled. Screw the impact on combat effectiveness. Anyway, Mike didn't expect these prospective employees to have high combat effectiveness. They were recruited to be cannon fodder. In this case, it is better to let them enjoy life.

Most of all, Mike enjoyed seeing these joyous scenes.

As the big boss of the Los Santos Group, the president of the Freemasons, and a genius wizard who is just one step away from becoming a legendary wizard, there is actually no need for him to continue studying at Hogwarts.

The reason why he is still here is because he likes the study life here, which can relax his nerves that are tense due to various things.

Taking a deep breath, Mike, in a good mood, quickened his pace with a smile and walked into the basement.

Mike's first class today was Potions, and as it was the first class after the Christmas holidays, Professor Slughorn was obviously very interesting.

In today's class, he taught everyone a potion called the Happy Potion.

It is said that this potion was originally created as a pain reliever, but people later found that it was more suitable for use at parties than for pain relief.

Just like its name, its function is to bring people incomparable happiness, and its existence is also the reason why Muggle drugs have no market in the wizarding world. You know, this thing is much more exciting than drugs and is not addictive.

Of course, such a low-level potion would not be included in the exam, but Slughorn obviously didn't care.

He taught everyone how to make this so that they could relax and get back to making potions as quickly as possible. For this reason, he even generously said that everyone could take their own happy potions home to enjoy after class.

Unsurprisingly, this move won the applause of all the students in the classroom. You know, the happy potion on the market is not cheap.

Speaking of Slughorn, in fact, he has always been a cunning fox in Mike's heart.

In the current complex environment of Yingguo, he seems to have been trying to please people on every side, but he is determined not to take sides.

Normally, a fence-sitter like him wouldn't have a very good final result, but Slughorn did very well.

At least Mike still has a good impression of him, and even if he doesn't take sides, Mike doesn't intend to do anything to him.

On the contrary, if Mike really succeeds in the future, he might give Slughorn a more important position. After all, Slughorn is also a talented person, especially in teaching.

Professor Slughorn's Potions class ended in laughter. The effect of this class was very good. The making of a potion like the Happy Potion was not easy, but everyone in the class completed it, which was very rare.

And most importantly, everyone, including Mike, had a great time.

Oh! Actually, not everyone.

Our Draco is not very happy.

In Mike's eyes, he always seemed to be unhappy. Sometimes when Professor Slughorn made a very funny joke, he would laugh along. But in Mike's eyes, the smile on Draco's face seemed forced and fake.

It is also worth noting that the Slytherin students' attitude towards Draco has also changed greatly.

Take the Slytherins who are currently sitting next to Draco in class for example. Normally, they always follow Draco's lead, but they will become nervous and uneasy if there is any slight movement on Draco's side.

But today was different. Apart from Pansy who was still with Draco, Draco, the former boss, seemed to be non-existent in their eyes. Almost everyone completely ignored him.

This situation was obviously extremely abnormal, so as Professor Slughorn announced the end of the get out of class, Mike, the current leader of the Malfoy family, stood up from his seat and came to Draco.

"Draco, you don't look well. What happened?"

"Nothing, I just didn't sleep well last night."

Draco whispered, still sorting out his cauldron, looking perfectly normal.

But Mike noticed that Draco was secretly glancing at the side at this time.

Following Draco's gaze, Mike saw several Slytherins gathered together, looking at Draco with contempt and saying some unpleasant words.

Perhaps they noticed Mike's gaze, and the Slytherins left quickly, but Draco's head, which was already lowered, was lowered even lower.

"You shouldn't have come to see Draco!" Pansy said to Mike angrily, "Everyone in Slytherin House hates you! You coming to see Draco in public will only make his situation worse!"

Looking at Pansy who was as angry as a little lion, Mike said expressionlessly:

"Oh? Really? Of course I know that."

"You know you still..."

"That's enough Pansy." Draco interrupted Pansy and said, "Whether Michael comes to see me or not, my situation will get worse and worse. There is no connection between the two. There is something wrong with me."

Pansy seemed a little unconvinced after hearing this. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she just lowered her head in silence.

On the other hand, Draco seemed to be in a much better mood at the moment. He forced a smile and said to Mike:

"Mike, I was dumped."

"Oh? Is it because of that?"

Mike was really surprised this time. You know, engagement between pure-blood nobles is very serious. Generally, once it is confirmed, they will not regret it no matter what happens, because it will cause serious damage to the reputation of both families.

The party whose engagement is broken off will feel extremely humiliated, and will also be considered vain by other families and thus be excluded by other families.

But now, such a low-probability event happened in front of Mike.

On the other side, Draco sighed deeply when he heard Mike's question.

Of course he knew what Mike was talking about, but the fact that the engagement was broken off had really nothing to do with their family's reliance on Mike.

In fact, although Mike did not restrict Draco from publicizing this matter, Draco did not dare to tell others that his family had already joined Mike. He knew very well that his situation would become worse once this matter was made known.

Besides, Voldemort hasn't been caught yet!
If the other party was provoked by this news and came to clean up the mess without caring about anything else, wouldn't the situation of his family be even more dangerous?

(End of this chapter)