The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 612 Analysis
After chatting with Ryan for a few more words, Professor Dumbledore left. This was because on the one hand, he was very busy and did not have much free time. On the other hand, given Headmaster Dumbledore's age, most of the people present were his students. If he sat here, many people would feel embarrassed to relax.

"What does Professor Dumbledore want you to do?" After watching the headmaster leave, Hermione sat next to Ryan with two glasses of ice-cold butterbeer and asked.

"He told me that I should go with him to Azkaban tomorrow morning to pick up Malfoy's father." Ryan said after taking the butter beer from Hermione. "Lucius Malfoy was released on bail, and we need to send him to a safe place."

"Bail successful?" Hermione asked in disbelief. "Lucius Malfoy, a core Death Eater, can actually be released on bail?"

"Indeed." Ryan nodded. "Before writing to Headmaster Dumbledore, I got the files inside the Department of Magical Law Enforcement through Percy. What shocked me was that Lucius Malfoy only participated in attacks on ordinary people in very rare cases, and there was no killing in the attacks. That's why he was allowed bail."

Ryan was also surprised when he first saw these files, but he soon felt relieved. In the original book, after the Second War, no one in the Malfoy family went to jail for being a Death Eater, which was not just because they provided help. Especially since both Harry and Hermione were the kind of people who believed in justice from the bottom of their hearts, if the Malfoy family members were really the kind of people who killed innocent people, I think Harry and his family would not agree to let the Malfoys get away with anything.

"Unbelievable." Hermione said in surprise after hearing what Ryan said. "It's hard for me to believe that Malfoy, an extreme bloodline theorist, has never killed anyone."

"But that's the truth." Ryan took a big sip of butter beer and explained to Hermione. "It's not so much that their family is pursuing pure blood, but rather that they are pursuing power and wealth. Before the implementation of the Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692, the Malfoy family was even active in the aristocratic circles of Muggles. According to the notes I found in Sirius's home, considering that they had to withdraw from the Muggle social circle in order to comply with the Statute of Secrecy, the Malfoy family was a staunch opponent of the statute at the time."

"This is really an interesting history." Hermione was quickly intrigued by this secret. She put the cold butterbeer in her hand on the table and then asked, "What else do you know besides this?"

"According to the grapevine, a direct ancestor of Lucius Malfoy once unsuccessfully pursued Elizabeth I. There are even magic historians who claim that the queen later opposed the marriage because of Malfoy's curse." Ryan first revealed a big piece of news to further arouse Hermione's interest, and then continued.

"For centuries, the Malfoys have always adhered to the principle of keeping a low profile. Since the Statute of Secrecy came into effect, the Malfoys have cut off contact with the Muggle nobles. The Malfoys believe that further opposition and protest will only distance them from the new power center - the newly established Ministry of Magic. Their attitude has changed 180 degrees, and they have begun to support the bill like those who have supported it from the beginning, and deny that they have any contact with Muggles."

"It seems that every generation of Malfoy is so cunning." Hermione commented after thinking of something.

"Yes." Ryan nodded. "They prefer to use their wealth or money to operate everything behind the scenes rather than stepping forward. That's why I believe they have never killed innocent people."

"That's right." Hermione nodded. "According to what you said, the Malfoy family should be the kind of people who put profit first and like to hide behind the scenes. Such people would not go out and kill people openly like those street thugs just to vent or for some kind of ideology. Because doing so would not benefit them."

"That's true." Ryan said. "According to the files I found, in the last war, the Malfoy family mainly used their power and money to buy secrets and personnel for the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters, and provided financial support to the Death Eaters. Apart from that, there was no record of them participating in battles. Or to be more precise, before the last battle at the Ministry of Magic, no member of the Malfoy family had ever appeared publicly on the battlefield."

"So what happened in the last battle in the Ministry of Magic?" Hermione asked curiously.

"After the resurrection of the You-Know-Who, he developed a strong distrust of those Death Eaters who escaped trial instead of going to Azkaban for him. So he asked Lucius Malfoy, who had been standing behind the scenes, to fight Harry openly to ensure that the Malfoy family would stand on his side 100%."

"Is it similar to what the Chinese call a pledge of allegiance?" Hermione said in Mandarin. "That's it." Ryan confirmed, "The You-Know-Who must make sure that the Malfoy family will no longer hedge their bets this time and must be loyal to him wholeheartedly. This open attack on the Ministry of Magic is to achieve this goal."

"So after screwing up everything, Malfoy had to side with Dumbledore and us. Because only in this way can he save his life and his family." Hermione immediately followed up, "But do you think a pure-blood person like Malfoy can really get along with us?"

"You're wrong, we don't need him to be with us." Ryan corrected, "Just like the You-Know-Who has been trying to split us, we should take the same approach to split the Death Eaters. And accepting Malfoy is just to tell them that they have other options besides the You-Know-Who. Even if this fails to split the Death Eaters, it can create more rifts and suspicions between the You-Know-Who and his men. As for what Malfoy and the others think, it doesn't matter."

"Not to mention that the Malfoy family is purely profit-seeking. I believe that they will take the initiative to get close to us after seeing the current situation. At least in public." Ryan deduced based on the Malfoy family's previous habits. "Of course, this is basically impossible from their heart. But doing this on the surface is enough for us. We don't need to consider more complicated things before the war is over."

"Then I wish you all the best with Dumbledore tomorrow." Hermione raised the glass in her hand after hearing what Ryan said. Ryan immediately clinked his glass with hers, and then raised his glass at the same time and drank the remaining butterbeer in the glass.

Ryan had attended many weddings before, whether they were weddings in his previous life or weddings he had attended with his parents in this life, but he had never seen a wizard's wedding.

In the following period of time, he and Hermione walked around the entire wedding venue. They saw bottles of champagne floating in the air among the crowd, and in the middle of the tent was a huge cake with two phoenix models on the top. When the cake was cut open, they spread their wings and flew away.

At the same time, perhaps because the wedding was a rare time for everyone to get together, the wedding lasted a long time. As night fell, the golden lanterns floating in the air illuminated the ceiling, and moths began to fly in groups under the ceiling. The atmosphere of revelry became more and more intense and unrestrained. Fred and George had long disappeared into the darkness with Fleur's cousins. Charlie, Hagrid, and a short fat wizard wearing a purple pie-shaped hat sang "Hero Oddo" in the corner.

After playing for a few hours, Ryan and his friends were tired. So he and Hermione ran hand in hand to the table and chairs outside the bushes to hide. As a result, after turning a hedge, they saw Lupin and Tonks, who were preparing to go out with several disguised werewolf representatives. Lupin seemed to have drunk a little too much and his steps were a little staggering. Tonks was holding Lupin with a funny look on her face and muttering something.

"Are you leaving now? I think Weasley and the others should have prepared enough accommodation for all the guests." Ryan said, looking at them.

"We won't bother them." A strong-looking werewolf answered. Ryan remembered that his name was William, a former Auror. "The British Ministry of Magic is not friendly to people like us. We are already very happy to be able to attend the wedding. We shouldn't cause trouble for the kind Weasley family."

"So where are you going next?" Hermione asked Tonks, of course now she should call her Mrs. Lupin.

"We plan to travel to Northern Europe for a month." Tonks said, "Lupin is too tired during this period. He needs a good rest."

"Then I wish you all the best." Ryan and the others watched the werewolves walk away for a long distance before returning to the joyous wedding scene.

(End of this chapter)