The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 574 Malfoy Manor

The surname Malfoy comes from Old French and means "treachery". Like Rosier and Lestrange, the history of the Malfoy family can be traced back to the French wizarding world.

Armand Malfoy followed William the Conqueror to Britain and provided him with a lot of help, so he was given a piece of land in Wiltshire. The Malfoy family has since taken root in Wiltshire and lived there for ten centuries.

Over the past few centuries, almost all members of the Malfoy family attended Slytherin College, and the family emblem is also black, green and silver, with a snake pattern.

The silver ribbon on the badge is also engraved with Latin, meaning "pure and everlasting victory".

The wealth, land, and family traits that have been passed down through the generations have earned the Malfoy family a reputation for being cunning, making them very successful and influential in the wizarding world.

Lucius I of the Malfoy family once pursued Queen Elizabeth I, Sepdimus also secretly controlled the Ministry of Magic in the late 18th century, and Draco's grandfather Abraxas even forced the first Muggle-born Minister of Magic, Nobby Ritchie, to resign early.

This pure-blood family never stopped persecuting and despising Muggles. When Nicholas Malfoy was alive, he killed many Muggles and disguised their causes of death, making people believe that these Muggles who died suddenly died of the Black Death, thus escaping punishment.

It can be said that since the day the Malfoy family entered Britain, they have been able to call the wind and rain and control lightning on this land. Such a powerful family can no longer even keep their ancestral manor.

Lucius is the worst-off Malfoy. Losing his ancestral home means he will be ashamed to face his ancestors after his death. If his wife and children's lives are lost, Lucius will never be able to atone for his sins.

Following Voldemort, not only did he not gain much benefit, but he was also forced to stay in prison many times and his house was confiscated by Voldemort. In the end, he could not even save his life and property. I wonder if Lucius has a serious brain disease.

This is the current situation of many pure-blood families who followed Voldemort. They were fooled by Voldemort's pure-blood theory and followed him on the pirate ship. But Voldemort was so persistent that he welded the car door shut, so no one could get off the car.

In addition, the descendants of the family were really disappointing. Each of them had a brain that was not working properly. They followed Voldemort all the way to the end, which led to the decline of many pure-blood families in the British wizarding world.

For example, Rosier, Lestrange, Selwyn, etc., including Malfoy now.

Ada stopped on a country road in Wiltshire and could see the magnificent Malfoy Manor from afar, with neatly trimmed tall hedges, an imposing wrought iron gate, a straight long driveway, and well-designed gardens surrounding it.

Just as Ada was admiring the magnificent Malfoy Manor, a team of Aurors, led by Mr. Weasley, quietly approached the wrought iron gate, preparing to launch a raid.

Similar to the Rose Manor in Versailles, an ancient place like Malfoy Manor naturally has a lot of magical protection. Directly Apparating into the manor is no different from seeking death.

Now that this place has become a temporary base for the Death Eaters, the protection of the manor has naturally been taken to a higher level, and it is almost impossible to enter the manor easily.

Before Mr. Weasley could lead the group closer, the wrought iron gate spotted them. The abstract scrollwork on the gate twisted into a scary face, and it said in an echoing metallic voice, "Tell me the purpose of your visit."

They had originally planned to launch a sneak attack in the dead of night to catch the enemy off guard, and it would be best if they could trap the Death Eaters in their beds. However, plans could not keep up with changes, and the Aurors were exposed as soon as they approached the manor.

A young member of the action team stepped forward courageously and made up a lie, saying that he was here to visit Mrs. Malfoy.

Visiting a middle-aged woman who nominally lives alone in the middle of the night is a really lame excuse.

The wrought iron gates did not open to welcome the guests, and the already intimidating face on the door suddenly bit in. Fortunately, Mr. Weasley was prepared and waved his wand to pull the young team member back to him, so the young team member was spared the pain of having his arm broken.

Since infiltration failed, they could only attack by force. Mr. Weasley raised his wand and tried to blast the door open, but the wrought iron door was faster than him. At the moment when the team member flew back, the door began to transform again, and the wrought iron turned into sharp arrows, piercing the Ministry of Magic with a loud sound of breaking through the air.

On the one hand, it can delay the Ministry of Magic's offensive pace, and on the other hand, the huge noise can also serve as a reminder to people living in the manor: Don't fucking fall asleep, someone has broken in, run away quickly!
The members of the action team either dodged the rain of arrows or raised their wands to open a barrier to resist. When the rain of arrows finally stopped, the manor that should have been open was covered by a curtain of light, continuing to prevent everyone from breaking into the manor.

Several figures running appeared on the long driveway of the manor, obviously Death Eaters who came to check the situation, or cannon fodder. In order to enter the manor as quickly as possible and prevent the Death Eaters hiding in the manor from escaping, the action team raised their wands and began to bombard the magic shield.

The waves of magic collision destroyed all the neatly trimmed yew hedges, but the shield protecting the manor remained intact.

At this moment, the Death Eaters running down the drive were about to rush over, and the first to run over was the werewolf Fenrir Greyback, who had long limbs, tangled gray hair and beard, and long yellow nails on his dirty fingers.

Greyback had come tonight to report some things, but his affairs were insignificant to the Death Eaters, just some dirty, bloody little things.

As it was getting late, Greyback stayed at the manor, but he did not live in the luxurious main building, but in a small house near the gate, so Greyback was the first to rush over.

Behind Greyback, a group of Death Eaters also rushed over with their cannon fodder and saw the Ministry of Magic operatives bombarding the manor's protective shield. One side stayed inside the protective shield and could attack recklessly, while the other side stood outside the protective shield and could only passively defend.

For a moment, everyone in the Ministry of Magic fell into an unfavorable situation.

At this moment, a white light flashed across the sky and suddenly hit the protective shield protecting Malfoy Manor. With a deafening roar, the protective shield that had just been as solid as a rock immediately shattered and could no longer stop the attack of the crowd.

Without the protective shield, Malfoy Manor lost its support, and a large number of action team members suddenly poured into the manor.

The first people who rushed into the manor tried their best to resist the Death Eaters inside and open up a passage for their colleagues who broke in later.

On the Death Eater side, Greyback rushed towards Mr. Weasley with a sly smile. Although Arthur Weasley was a middle-aged man and his taste was not as fresh as that of a child, his status as the director gave him an advantage, making Greyback want to taste the taste of the director of the Law Enforcement Department.

In addition to Greyback, there are many familiar faces among the Death Eaters, including the Lestrange brothers, Selwyn, Antonin Dolohov, Avery, Selwyn and so on.

Colorful spells lit up the night sky, angry shouts and curses continued to ring out, the magnificent fountain had long been blown to pieces by the spells, and the white peacock no longer had the elegance it had when it was walking before.

The sound of explosions frequently rang in everyone's ears, rubble and gravel fell like rain, and people from both sides in the melee fell down from time to time, or let out terrible cries of pain.

Scrimgeour, who had long been transferred from the Auror Command Center, also participated in the raid tonight. He looked like an old lion with his hair and beard standing up. His wand continuously spewed out red light, and he fired one stunning spell after another, knocking down several cannon fodders.

Rufus Scrimgeour's performance naturally attracted the attention of the Death Eaters. Rodolphus Lestrange immediately jumped over and fought with Scrimgeour, and the fight was fierce.

On the other side, the disgusting Greyback was entangled with Mr. Weasley. His spell skills were not very advanced, but despite his large size, he was extremely agile.

Greyback kept dodging and moving to avoid Mr. Weasley's spells and close the distance between them. Whenever Greyback got close to Mr. Weasley, he would pounce on him and try to bite Mr. Weasley on the neck, tasting the blood of the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

Antonin Dolohov, adhering to the idea of ​​​​capturing the leader first, also began to attack Mr. Weasley.

As long as the leader is killed, the Ministry of Magic's actions will collapse on their own, and the Death Eaters can lead the cannon fodder to pursue the victory.

At this time, the second batch of the Ministry of Magic's action team arrived in time and poured into the chaotic manor. With the addition of fresh forces, the pressure on the Ministry of Magic was immediately relieved, and the Death Eaters fell into a tough battle.

Taking advantage of the chaos at the moment, Ada also entered Malfoy Manor. While dodging the spells flying everywhere, she walked towards the main building in the center of the manor, looking for the Malfoy couple who were in trouble.

(End of this chapter)