The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 584: Lucius's Role
There was no reason for Lucius Malfoy not to take advantage of the pie that Ada had drawn up herself. The most important thing was that he had no choice now.

The fact that Draco Malfoy had left Hogwarts could not be concealed. Although Crabbe and Goyle were still following him as his followers, they seemed to be monitoring Draco.

The next morning, Crabbe and Goyle could not find Draco anywhere, so they told their parents about his disappearance.

Although old Crabbe and old Goyle were as stupid as their sons, they were bad, like moldy grapes, full of bad water. How could they miss this opportunity to make the stinky peacock Lucius look good!

Draco Malfoy had just disappeared from Hogwarts when the action team raided the manor where the Death Eaters were hiding. Who would believe you if you said that this had nothing to do with Draco?
From the blitz on the manor to its destruction in the war, the Malfoys never showed up, and afterwards they were nowhere to be found, alive or dead. Their only son Draco was also missing. What do you think Voldemort would think?
Whether it is external or internal, terror is Voldemort's tool of rule. There is no Death Eater who has not been punished by him with the Cruciatus Curse, and the means of treating traitors are extremely cruel.

The snow on Igor Karkaroff's grave is three feet thick. This is what happened to him for betraying Voldemort!

I'm afraid that Voldemort is now eager to catch the Malfoy family and bleed them one by one, or hang them upside down on a pillar to drain every last drop of blood from their bodies.

There is no most cruel, only more cruel.

Having betrayed Voldemort, the Malfoy family will be hunted down by the Dark Lord endlessly. To survive, the weak Malfoys can only seek the protection of the strong, who can protect them from the invasion of the Death Eaters and the revenge of the Dark Lord.

Abandoning the dark and joining the light is the only effort they can make for themselves. To reflect their own value, to gain more attention, and thus to get more comprehensive protection, to survive, as long as they are alive, there is still hope.

Lucius was very happy to see this pie that Ada had drawn. Lucius believed that his understanding of the Dark Lord and the Death Eaters would make the pie even sweeter and more delicious.

"Do you know about Tom Riddle's school days?" Ida asked directly, without beating around the bush.

Just hearing Voldemort's real name, Lucius' reaction was exaggerated. He combed his light golden hair with trembling fingers to make himself look stronger.

"Ahem... um... you should know my father, Abraxas Malfoy." Lucius said uncomfortably.

"Of course, your father was a big shot in the past." Ada replied, "It is said that Nobby Ritchie's resignation was the work of your father. A Muggle-born Minister of Magic, this makes the pure-blood families very uneasy!"

This made Lucius even more uncomfortable, as he had just subconsciously overlooked the fact that Ada was once Dumbledore's student. Ada had fought against Dumbledore and Voldemort one after another, and she was not at a disadvantage, which sometimes made people forget that she had only been away from school for more than half a year.

Not long ago, Ada just celebrated her nineteenth birthday.

Before going to Hogwarts, Ada had been living in a Muggle orphanage, and many people knew about this. While at school, Ada was also good friends with the Weasley family. Her attitude towards Muggles was naturally different from that of pure-blood families, and was similar to that of the headmaster Dumbledore.

For many years, the pure-blood families have been at odds with Dumbledore, isn't it because they have different ideas about the ceiling of combat power from the wizarding world?

Pure-blood families looked down on Muggle-born wizards and called them Mudbloods, and a Mudblood Minister certainly could not be tolerated.

Lucius wanted to skip his father at this moment, but he couldn't do that. His old father played a very important role and couldn't be skipped. He said tentatively: "My father and the Dark Lord knew each other when they were students."

Seeing that Ada did not show any disgust, he continued with confidence: "Since then, the Dark Lord has privately called himself... the name you know."

Is this considered a chuunibyou? Voldemort - flying away from death, so young and afraid of death, there is no hope.

Ada thought Tom Riddle was a better name and easier to pronounce. It was just the same name as her Muggle father, so why was she so annoyed?

"My father once told me some things about the Dark Lord's student days..." Lucius racked his brains and tried his best to dig out his memories, and finally he told me some old stories about Voldemort.

Unfortunately, Ada already knew these things, such as the possibility that Voldemort was related to the Chamber of Secrets. There was nothing surprising about the old stories Lucius told. Lucius was able to escape the Ministry of Magic's trial after Voldemort fell from power and continue to be active in the upper class of the wizarding world. He saw that Ada was not interested in these contents.

"That's right!" Lucius suddenly raised his voice. "The Slug Club! It's a club convened by Horace Slughorn to expand his network of contacts. The Dark Lord was once a member of this club and was loved by Slughorn."

"That old man is now the Potions Professor at Hogwarts." Draco, who was standing nearby, said.

After returning to Hogwarts to teach, Slughorn reconvened the Slug Club and invited many students to participate, such as the famous Harry Potter.

As the only heir of the Malfoy family, Draco should have been among the invited.

It was just that Voldemort had made a comeback and Lucius had become a fugitive wanted by the Ministry of Magic, so Master Draco did not receive the invitation.

Ada chewed on the name silently. Slughorn's return to school always gave people a sense of déjà vu of Grover Cecil. Was it simply because there was a vacancy in the Potions Professorship that Dumbledore brought back his old colleague?

Really? I don't believe it...

With a woman's intuition, Ada thought Horace Slughorn should be an important clue, but his current identity as the Hogwarts Potions Professor was a bit troublesome.

"Do you or your father know what he did after he left school?" Ada continued to ask.

Lucius began to rack his brains again, and his expression was even more painful than if he had constipation.

After a long while, Lucius shook his head helplessly and said, "No, my father never mentioned these things when he was alive. What did the Dark Lord do in those years after graduation when he disappeared? I'm afraid only he himself knows."

Abraxas met Tom Riddle when they were both students. Although Tom showed his talent, he was not yet the feared Voldemort, so the two of them knew each other from humble beginnings.

Lucius was also once deeply trusted. With the favor accumulated from his father and the wealth and status of the Malfoy family, he could almost be said to be the second-in-command of the Death Eaters.

This father and son have known Voldemort for more than half a century, but they know very little about him. Is Voldemort's caution and suspicion innate from the womb?
"Tom once gave you a diary. Do you know anyone else he gave something similar to?" Ada asked in a calm tone without any blame.

Narcissa, on the side, was worried that her husband's answer would not satisfy Ada, so she rushed to expose Bellatrix.

But Ada already knew about this, Snape told her. Hufflepuff's gold cup had been destroyed long ago, and Ada was more concerned about the whereabouts of the locket than the gold cup.

If we find the lost locket, we will find Voldemort's Horcrux and be one step closer to defeating Voldemort.

Lucius shook his head again. He still couldn't answer Ada's question.

Mr. Malfoy was a little frustrated, he felt that the information he provided could not make him be taken seriously. At the same time, he also deeply realized that the Dark Lord had never trusted anyone.

"That's all for today." Ada stood up. "If you remember anything, let Mr. Scrimgeour let me know."

As she spoke, Ada opened the half-open wooden door and walked out of the office where the Malfoy family was being guarded.

(End of this chapter)