Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 128 The Not-So-Glorious History of the Malfoy Family

Ted and Hagrid discuss the centaurs, with whom Hagrid had frequent interactions in the Forbidden Forest.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the Centaurs seem to be detached from the world and completely isolated. In fact, they are not.

It is difficult for them to be self-sufficient in all aspects and they need supplies from the wizarding community.

Every month Hagrid would go to the centaur tribe to take away the herbs and magical materials they picked, and also bring some supplies the centaurs needed.

Hagrid has the right to run rampant in the Forbidden Forest.

Not only can he fight!
What's the point of being able to fight? To get involved you need to have power.
Ted and Hagrid chatted about the tribal social structure of the centaurs, and remembered some knowledge that Professor Quirrell left to him.

Professor Quirrell had also studied centaurs.

However, he soon changed his research direction and began to study species that are not well protected by law and would at most be fined even if caught in the act - such as giant monsters.

So Professor Quirrell did not delve into some issues, such as the issues that Ted has always been concerned about.

Ted asked carefully, "Hagrid, are there many centaurs?"

"Not many! There are less than eighty people in the tribe in the Forbidden Forest."

"What about the centaurs and the children?" Ted asked again.

"I haven't seen many female centaurs. They are usually in the core of the tribe and protected. The same goes for foals - the centaurs call underage ponies and wizards foals."

Ted nodded, and finally revealed his true intention: "Then may I ask, do centaurs also grow up drinking milk? Where do they drink milk?"

Hagrid scratched his head, "I-I don't know. I haven't seen it!"

Malfoy behind him almost popped his eyes out: What the hell are you talking about? Drink, drink? !

At this time, Malfoy finally confirmed: Don't mess with Ted, he is different from us normal people! He is a pervert!

Ted was a little aggrieved: You misunderstood me! I just wanted to know if centaurs are mammals? And where they give birth to babies... Scientific research, what's wrong with me? !
Ted's question shocked Malfoy for several years. Even after several years, he was still thinking about this question. It almost became his inner demon: where did he drink it?
Well, I was assimilated without realizing it.

Entering a room full of orchids, one can no longer smell their fragrance.
……

"Be careful!" Suddenly, a faint light flashed in Ted's arms. Ted shouted to warn Hagrid and Malfoy, and at the same time, he waved his wand and fired "Ice Arrow!"

A twenty-centimeter-long, sharp, azure ice arrow flew out and collided with a huge black shadow that suddenly pounced out from the ground.

"There are many obstacles!"

"Frost Nova!"

Ted cast the spell so quickly that a spell and a cold shock wave under his feet flew out almost at the same time.

The obstacles hit the black shadow numerous times, and the black shadow didn't seem to be seriously injured by the ice arrow, but the obstacles did slow down its flight.

Then the cold shock of Frost Nova covered its body.

"Quack~" With a dull sound like a cow mooing, the thing was half frozen by a large block of ice. Although it could still move, its movements were as slow as an old lady.

Hagrid pulled the trigger, and a crossbow arrow thicker than Ted's thumb pierced into the monster's body with a "pop", and then - Hagrid dropped the hunting crossbow and rushed forward shouting!

The big fist, like a hammer, landed on the monster's slippery body with a crackling sound...

A minute later, Hagrid stood up panting and cursed, "Damn it! How could a frog appear on the edge of the Forbidden Forest? It's so big!"

What attacked Ted and his friends was a giant toad as big as a jeep.

It has tentacles of varying lengths on its head, and eyeballs on the tentacles.

It hid in the mud underground, covered with a thick layer of rotten leaves, motionless as if in hibernation, and not even breathing.

Hagrid was having a great time chatting with Ted and kept thinking about the centaurs. In addition, he didn't expect that the frog monster would leave the swamp area and run to the edge of the forbidden forest, so he was fooled by this unexpected event.

This thing is actually very dangerous. Although it does not have much magical ability, its skin has strong magic resistance. It is also very strong and good at sneak attacks. It often swallows its prey alive in one bite. It is identified by the Ministry of Magic as a magical creature with a risk of XXX and a half.

Fortunately, Peter, the spiritual crystal servant in Ted's arms, had been using "spiritual detection" to sense the surrounding mental bodies on Ted's behalf. He noticed the slight thought fluctuations of the big toad and reminded Ted in time, avoiding a sneak attack.

Ted and Hagrid will not be harmed by this giant toad, but if it attacks suddenly, Malfoy might be swallowed by it.
……

Although the one-minute battle was not long, it was intense.

Without Ted's help, it would have been difficult for Hagrid to kill this thing.

Mainly because he couldn't use his little umbrella (his wand) in front of both Ted and Malfoy.

Now, Hagrid was carefully dividing the spoils.

Although this big toad looks ugly, it is full of treasures.

Tongue, skin, tentacles, eyes, internal organs... they are all magical materials, and some of them are quite valuable.

While Hagrid was dealing with it with a knife, he said, "Ted, you own half of the spoils this time. You used the freezing spell so well. You froze the frog monster!" At this time, Ted and Malfoy both hid far away. After all, Hagrid's actions were still a bit bloody.

Malfoy was so scared that he hid behind Fang, and now he has earned Fang's contempt.

Ted walked over to Malfoy, who was still in shock and a little depressed.

"Please sit down. There's still more than an hour left. Would you like something to eat?" Ted handed over a piece of beef jerky.

Malfoy hesitated, then took it.

He would never eat such low-quality food, but he was indeed hungry and the beef jerky did taste delicious.

Malfoy: I endured it~ Wow, it smells so good!
Ted leaned against the tree trunk and looked at the mottled moon through the thick leaves.

"Draco, can I call you that?"

Malfoy hesitated, then nodded for the sake of the beef jerky.

"Draco, I don't hate you." Ted's words scared Malfoy.

"I don't think there are any real bad people in school. I'm willing to make friends with anyone. Maybe our schools are different, but that's not a reason for us to be against each other..."

Malfoy stared at Ted blankly, forgetting to chew his beef jerky: What are you talking about? Are you crazy?

Ted continued, "Draco, I don't mind you insulting me. I don't care about these things. But I cannot tolerate you insulting my friends. Words like Mudblood should not come out of your mouth... I hope you have friends you want to protect."

Malfoy looked at Ted blankly. He really didn't know what to do or what to say.
Is he mocking me for not having friends? I…I have…I have…hiss~
"What do you think of purebloods?" Ted asked.

"Pure blood?"

"Yes, it's what you call pure blood."

"Pure blood is a symbol of honor!" Malfoy became excited.

Ted nodded. "What if I tell you that's not the case?"

"you……"

Ted waved his hand, interrupting him.

"Do you know the history of your Malfoy family?"

"Of course I know!"

"No, you don't. History is a little girl dressed up as the victor pleases."

"The Statute of Secrecy separated wizards and Muggles, but before that wizards and Muggles had always lived together. Although many wizard families can be traced back to BC, they basically intermarried with Muggles. At that time, no one even mentioned the concept of pure blood."

"You! You're talking nonsense!"

"For example, your ancestors..."

"Armand Malfoy followed William to Britain as a member of the Norman army. Because Malfoy secretly provided magical assistance to William during this period, he was given a piece of land in the prime location of Wiltshire. This land originally belonged to a local landowner, and his descendants have lived here for ten consecutive centuries... Your family is not even a native of Great Britain. Do you understand?"

"It was not until the passage of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692 that the concept of pure blood gradually emerged over a period of three hundred years."

"By that time, the Malfoy family had already fully integrated into the Muggle upper class. Although you have been vehemently denying it now, there is sufficient evidence to prove that Lucius Malfoy I was a suitor of Elizabeth I, but ultimately failed~"

"Some wizard historians in the wizarding world believe that the queen never got married after that because she was cursed by your ancestors."

"The Malfoy family has continued to annex surrounding Muggle lands, expanding their already large estates. You have also successfully dabbled in Muggle currency and assets, becoming one of the wealthiest wizarding families in Britain."

"Although your family initially opposed the Statute of Secrecy, they quickly chose sides when they could no longer stop it - severing all previous ties with the Muggle family and denying that they had ever had any deep interactions with them."

Ted chewed some beef jerky while calmly recounting the Malfoy family's rise to wealth, and Draco's pupils dilated.

Tonight is destined to be the day when his three views will be shattered and rebuilt.

For example, the issue of centaur breastfeeding, and the family’s history of prosperity that has never been mentioned.

"It is not shameful to rely entirely on Muggles to become successful. On the contrary, it should be the norm in the wizarding world. In fact, it is recognized by both the Eastern and Western wizarding worlds that relying on non-magical dignitaries to rise to prominence is one of the most glorious ways for wizards to achieve self-realization. For example, Merlin himself was remembered in history for his epic story of assisting the Muggle king."

Ted patted the stunned Malfoy on the shoulder and wiped his hands: "So, pure blood or not, everything depends on interests. Pure blood is just an excuse for vested interest groups to gather together."

"I can tell you a secret..."

Ted leaned close to Malfoy's ear: "The mysterious man is a half-blood wizard~"

Malfoy finally forgot how he got back to the castle and his dormitory. Until he opened his eyes the next day, he felt like he had a nightmare.

Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore and wrote a letter to his father, begging him to tell him the truth...

(End of this chapter)