Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 186 Ron: It’s even!

Chapter 186 Ron: It’s even!
Ted paused for a moment, giving Lucius, who was already a little trembling, some time to digest and relax.

"Mr. Malfoy, I don't know what magic can bring back a living soul, but I know it must be very important."

"I can't prove who had this diary before, but Voldemort must know."

After hearing what Ted said, Lucius shuddered instantly. He thought of the most terrible consequences.

"Voldemort is not dead, at least not completely dead, as you must know. Just last year, I saw with my own eyes what he looked like without a nose."

"He's not dead yet. He will come back eventually. If he finds out that the thing he relies on for rebirth has been thrown away and destroyed, what will he do?"

Lucius' pupils trembled uneasily, and the beads of sweat on his forehead were so clear under the firelight.

No one knows Voldemort's methods of punishing people better than him! He has seen it too many times!

Sometimes, it's better to just die.

"And he almost killed Draco..." Ted added.

A man is afraid when his life is threatened, but he is brave when the lives of his family are threatened.

"No matter what, we don't want him to come back. Even if he comes back, we have to defeat him and kill him once and for all. No one wants this to happen again, not even the Purebloods. Right?"

"Think about it. The last time he said he wanted to make purebloods great again, what happened? More than five pureblood families lost their bloodlines, and many more ancient families declined beyond repair. Purebloods are just an excuse to band together to protect their own interests. You should have seen through that a long time ago."

Lucius spoke, his voice hoarse: "What do you want?"

Ted waved his hand. "Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to threaten you or scare you. I'm just analyzing the situation with you."

"In fact, we are united in dealing with Voldemort. Except for those diehards in Azkaban, no one wants him to come back and harm the wizarding world. Even if you are not on our side, we still have to fight Voldemort."

"But we won't force you. But Voldemort will. After all, in his eyes, Death Eaters are just useful tools that he can abandon at any time. Even Draco can't escape the fate of being a tool."

When Ted mentioned Draco again, Lucius was really a little overwhelmed.

He definitely didn't want his only son to be with a moody, cruel psychopath.

He knew all too well what Voldemort had done, and he didn't want his son to follow in his footsteps.

God knows how ecstatic he was after escaping the trial of the Ministry of Magic - that terrible crazy master was dead!

But now, not only did he come back, but he also destroyed his "tool for rebirth". By then... No! My whole family might be killed by him!
He might not kill himself directly as an Avatar, but make himself complete difficult and impossible tasks, torture and humiliate himself again and again, and finally kill himself. He might even kill his family first to make himself suffer!
This is his style, and it will make him feel better!

Lucius had made up his mind, and his eyes became firm and fierce. He was no longer the old scoundrel who dodged and muddled through.

He lowered his voice: "Horcrux! This damn diary is his Horcrux!"

"Horcrux?" Ted pretended to be confused.

Lucius decided to go all out and didn't even consider whether he should tell a 12-year-old wizard about this evil black magic. In his eyes, Ted might be even more terrifying than the young Voldemort.

Lucius revealed the existence of Horcruxes, and he even made a guess: "I think, Lord... the mysterious man, the mysterious man may have more than one Horcrux! No, with his personality, he must have more than one Horcrux!"

He kept muttering things like "never heard of multiple Horcruxes", "terrible damn lunatic", and "afraid of death to the extreme".

All kinds of negative emotions have made Lucius a little neurotic, and he can only relieve tension and fear through such behavior.

The shadow of Voldemort in his heart was too deep. Now he had to be an enemy of Voldemort, and he trembled all over just thinking about it.

"Calm down, Mr. Lucius. I understand your fear. After all, Voldemort's horror does not need to be emphasized any more. But fear cannot solve the problem. Cheer up."

"Besides, we didn't tell you what to do..."

Lucius looked at Ted: "What should I do?"

"Do nothing and continue to be Lucius Malfoy. If he fails to be resurrected, that would be the best, and everything today will be treated as if it never happened. But if he is resurrected, you will have to become his trusted subordinate again." Lucius was a little panicked: "He never trusts anyone! Not even me!"

"Of course, of course. I don't want you to be an undercover agent. I don't need you to pass on any information, and I don't need you to fight Voldemort. I just want you to know that Voldemort is already your enemy. When you threw the diary out."

"If the situation develops to the point where it's necessary, you will naturally make a choice, right? Today we are just communicating and reaching a consensus."

"Okay, take Draco to the hospital. He needs to rest. Oh, and I have a request. Could you please transfer this house-elf to me?"

Lucius looked at Dobby who was lying on the ground: "He heard our conversation..."

Ted smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

In Lucius' opinion, safety comes first.

But Ted won't do that, Dobby has his own mission...

"Dumbledore, we'll go back first." In the ward, Arthur Weasley and Aunt Molly said goodbye to Dumbledore.

Ron's condition has improved a lot. Although he is still a little thin and listless, he is no longer in serious condition.

They are going back.

Dumbledore, with dilated pupils, came back to his senses and nodded repeatedly: "Well, don't worry, Ron will not be in danger if he stays in school..." He even felt guilty when he said the latter part. This injury was sustained in school.

But then he thought of the Chamber of Secrets, the diary, the Horcruxes, Lucius, Voldemort, Neville, and Ted!

Just now he had been using magic to eavesdrop and even peek at the conversation between Ted and Lucius.

This made him feel heavy in his heart.

As expected, his good student Tom still had a backup plan, which turned out to be a Horcrux, and more than one Horcrux. And there was also Ted!
If Voldemort still has Neville, the boy-who-lived prophesied to deal with him, then what about Ted? What about this little wizard whose brilliance can no longer be concealed?
Ted had let him eavesdrop on him on purpose, and after his change of heart, he decided to be more direct, not to play tricks with the centenarian and be straightforward with him.

……

Ted returned to the ward and everyone else had left.

Ted lay down on the hospital bed and finally relaxed for a while.

At this time, Ron poked his head out: "Ted?"

"Ah."

"I, I'm sorry..."

"It's okay. Voldemort is so cunning, it's normal for him to be fooled. Besides, you have already atone for your sins with your own sacrifice."

Ron listened to Ted's words and subconsciously touched his butt. Fortunately, it grew back. Oh, right... Slytherin ate my butt! I hate him!

Ron said, "No matter how big a mistake I made before, I have already paid for it with my ass. Right?!"

Ted nodded. "Yes, let's write it off. Let's write it off. No one is allowed to mention the fact that Senior Tom couldn't teach you anymore."

Ron:…

Ted looked at Ron. "By the way, Ron, your wand was sacrificed for the school. I strongly suggest that you apply for a subsidy from Dumbledore."