The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 588 Persuasion (Please subscribe, please collect, please vote)
The last Death Eater who invaded Hogwarts was now in extreme shock, because she found that the black mist composed of the resentful souls that was her trump card suddenly ignored her command and flew towards her, and then sank directly into her chest with a surprised scream. In an instant, a soul-tearing pain attacked her mind, and she immediately lost all consciousness.

"Innocent children, you have already taken revenge. Now please go where you should go and don't get lost in the world of the living." After watching the black mist representing the innocent dead tear apart the white ball of light representing the soul of the Death Eater, Hermione spoke in the magic-infused Quenya.

After hearing what Hermione said, the black soul slowly faded away, and then it suddenly dispersed into more than 60 white dots that flew around Hermione three times. The three people present seemed to hear the child's laughter like a silver bell.

Then Hermione opened a small blood-red vortex that led directly to the world of the dead. The white dots of light immediately lined up and sank into the vortex and disappeared.

During this whole process, Malfoy had been leaning against the barrier, holding the handkerchief wrapped around the stump of his left hand with his right hand, without moving, because he felt that a pair of scrutinizing eyes were always staring at him, and if he dared to move rashly, he would inevitably suffer a fatal blow.

"Throw your wand on the ground. Although you made a big mistake today, you don't deserve the death penalty. Don't try to resist and give us an excuse to kill you." At this time Ryan walked out of the black fog, pointing his wand at Malfoy.

"--Okay." After hearing Ryan's words, Malfoy stood there blankly for a few seconds, then pulled out his wand and threw it on the ground. "It seems that I have completely failed today, but can you tell me how Pansy is now?"

"We knocked her out and hid her away. She's not in danger of death." Hermione came over after she had looted all the spoils from the five bodies. "You can still think of Pansy, which means you're not hopelessly bad. So can you tell us why you did this?"

"I'm a pure-blood wizard, isn't it my duty to support the Dark Lord? I can only say that I'm unlucky and didn't know your two true strengths, otherwise it would definitely not be our people who died today but you two." Malfoy said with his face slightly raised.

"You really don't need to act here at this time." Ryan smiled, but his wand never moved away. "We counted five killing curses just now, but didn't see yours. I don't think you are in the same group as those lunatics who are keen on killing."

"You are the lunatics who love killing, are you talking about you?" At this time, under Hermione's spell, the black smoke that filled the corridor disappeared completely, revealing five corpses on the ground. Malfoy looked at the corpses and raised his head to sarcastically say to Ryan and the others. "You don't look like someone like Dumbledore trained you."

"Who we were trained by has nothing to do with the topic we are discussing now. Besides, we are not crazy. We will only kill those who deserve it to make the world a better place. You have not caused any damage now, nor have you permanently hurt anyone." Ryan said, "So you don't have to worry that we will suddenly kill you. By the way, Hermione and I really want to know why you did this. Because we can feel that you may not like killing people because of cowardice or because you still have a little kindness in your heart."

"I have no choice!" Ryan's words seemed to be a fuse that made Malfoy, who had been under pressure, collapse. He squatted down and shouted loudly, "I have to do it! He will kill me! He will kill my whole family!"

"A mysterious man? That's indeed his style." Ryan nodded slightly. "I used to get a lot of benefits from Death Eater sponsors like yours. I never thought you were living such a miserable life. Then I'm curious why you followed him?"

"We have no choice." Malfoy said these things straightforwardly, perhaps because his psychological defenses had been breached. "He will kill everyone who does not obey his orders. I really have no other choice. If I want to survive, I can only do what he says and bring these people to the school according to his orders."

"In that case, I suggest you stand on the side of justice." Hermione said to Malfoy. Although she did not hold back when fighting those Death Eaters just now, she suggested giving Malfoy a chance at this time. "Like you said just now, Malfoy did do a lot of wrong things, but his crimes are not punishable by death." Hermione explained to Ryan through the Phoenix Mark. "At the same time, it is very helpful for us to win over the Malfoy family to divide the You-Know-Who camp. The most important thing is that although the Malfoy family is a pure-blood family, they have actually been subtly excluded by other pure-blood families. You can see that no one from the Malfoy family has ever served as a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic or Hogwarts. I know they are the most disgusting racists, but at least they are better than those Death Eaters who are killing people everywhere."

"You're right, there is hope for them to be saved." Ryan thought of the Gongdelin in the 50s of his previous life. If the emperor could be reformed with the right method, so could the racists. Not to mention that the Malfoy family was not a die-hard terrorist like Bella, and they would naturally succumb when faced with strong suppression.

"No, no." Malfoy shook his head frantically. "I've come too far now, there's no turning back. And I have a family."

"We know that your goal this time is to assassinate Dumbledore, but don't you see that the You-Know-Who assigned this mission just to let you die?" Ryan sneered. "He just wanted to punish your father for his failure last year, and to warn his Death Eaters what the consequences would be if they failed."

"I--" Malfoy was about to say something, but Hermione stepped forward, grabbed Malfoy's collar and lifted him up with one hand, then poked her wand into his face.

"Ryan, there's no need to waste time talking to him. We have already eliminated five Death Eaters today. Since he is unwilling to stand on the side of justice, it doesn't matter if he is added. Someone has to sacrifice when fighting the enemy. What's more, the famous Malfoy family seems to have only three people including him--"

"I join the side of justice, now." Malfoy closed his eyes and shouted loudly in tears. He just noticed a hint of madness in Hermione's seemingly calm brown eyes. He had seen this madness in his aunt Bella's eyes during the summer vacation.

Moreover, the five bodies on the ground reminded him that Ryan and Hermione were completely different from other members of the Order of the Phoenix. They were closer to the Death Eaters in their attitude towards non-cooperators. Under such pressure, he had to make his choice immediately.

"Very good, remember your choice." Hermione threw the crying Malfoy to the ground, and then said to Ryan through the Phoenix Mark, "You see, your kind of persuasion is useless for this kind of person. Only a straightforward approach like this will work."

"You're right." Ryan admitted that Hermione's current approach was the most correct. Although Malfoy had done so many things this year, he was actually just a confused young man. Hermione just gave off the aura of killing hundreds of people and Malfoy immediately surrendered.

"But my mother, and my father--" Malfoy said after a few sobs.

"Your father is not in danger in Azkaban right now. As for your mother, we can set out together to pick her up later. Given the situation tonight, I believe it won't be too troublesome even if someone watches your mother." Ryan said.

Afterwards, under the supervision of Ryan and the others, the three of them walked into the Room of Requirement to check the specific situation of the Vanishing Cabinet.

(End of this chapter)