Who let this Dementor into Hogwarts!

Chapter 164: The little traitor Dobby falls into Coin's clutches

"He told Narcissa and me some strange things when he returned home during the holidays," Lucius said nervously. "The Dark Lord had come to him before, and he even asked me to get Dumbledore out of the school..."

"But Dumbledore hasn't left at all."

Cohen knew what Lucius was worried about.
"You're afraid Voldemort will think you're failing."

“…” Lucius nodded slightly.

"Voldemort simply gave the basilisk an order and escaped because Dumbledore and his phoenix had already reached the Chamber of Secrets," Cohen said. "You couldn't really stop or imprison Dumbledore, and he knew that, so he wouldn't vent his anger on you."

"That's good..." Lucius breathed a sigh of relief.

"But Draco said... he seemed to have forgotten something..." Narcissa said worriedly, "I checked, and he seems to have been affected by the spell."

"Because Voldemort controlled him to open the Chamber of Secrets several times."

Cohen put the blame on Voldemort, because it was Cohen who put the Oblivion Curse on Draco.
"Possession has some short-term negative effects—Voldemort has never been very kind to his men, has he?"

Narcissa's face turned a little grim, but she quickly returned to normal - Voldemort's behavior of hurting her son made her very uncomfortable, but she had no way to do anything about it.

"But he ended up replacing him with the Nott kid," Lucius said. "Is he disappointed in Draco?"

"No," said Coin. "I asked him to change it because if Draco gets possessed a few more times he'll be permanently damaged, just like Quirrell last year—"

"Thank you, thank you..." Narcissa's voice trembled.

"Try not to follow Voldemort's plans for the time being. I'll contact him if anything happens," Cohen lied. "His soul is very unstable, which means he might have a different idea every day and is forgetful. If he hasn't chosen to seek refuge in your manor yet, it means he still doesn't trust you. And based on his attitude towards Draco, as long as you don't look for him everywhere, he won't come to you before he is resurrected."

"Does he have any plans for resurrection?"

Lucius seemed reluctant to let his master come back - or rather, from the moment Voldemort fell, he had never expected Voldemort to be resurrected.

"Yes, maybe a year or two, maybe even longer, because I'm also considering whether to continue our cooperation." Cohen raised his eyebrows. "He's been wandering as a wandering spirit for too long, and he's lost a lot of judgment. If I don't help, his resurrection will take even longer."

Because Coin did not intend to let Peter Pettigrew go, this meant that Voldemort's resurrection plan would lack the most critical starting thrust. No one would think about finding him, no one would help him capture Bertha Jorkins to ask about the Triwizard Tournament, and no one would help him find Barty Crouch Jr. who was under the strict control of Barty Crouch.

Whether Cohen helps or not directly determines whether Voldemort will be resurrected in the fourth year - if Cohen does not help, Voldemort's resurrection time will be extended a lot - because there are currently very few Death Eaters willing to look for him and still wandering around. The loyal subordinates who have been able to stay safely for these twelve years are either dead, imprisoned, or hiding in a safe place and dare not show up.

"Then your decision is..."

Lucius felt that he had been forced to be tied to the same boat with Coin - if Coin turned against him, Voldemort would certainly think that the Malfoy family, who had been in contact with Coin, might also turn against him.

Traitors among the Death Eaters...the death rate is frighteningly high.

"Let's see if he can show me more value." Cohen didn't directly say whether he would help or not. "Don't worry, for now, he and I are still partners. And if I really want to break up..."

Narcissa's breathing quickened as Coin spoke.

"That means that by then I have broken his little trick of staying alive in the world. He will die like other wizards and will never be able to return to this world."

Cohen looked at the two of them.
"You will have to make a final choice - a choice that will determine the fate of your entire family. Either you sever ties with me, look for Voldemort, and resurrect him under the supervision of the Ministry of Magic to beg for Voldemort's forgiveness, or you will be prepared to follow me." "We need to think about it..." For the first time, Lucius didn't dare to make a decision casually.

"Whatever—by the way, a reminder, your house-elf is a bit...rebellious." Cohen suddenly thought of something, "It overheard our conversation and tried to tell Harry Potter and prevent him from going to school. These things made Dumbledore very suspicious."

"What?!" Lucius gritted his teeth. "Dobby, I know why that little bastard is so absent-minded—"

"Can house-elves be bought and sold?" Coin said. "You may need to replace one—but I have a better punishment for traitors."

"I want to replicate the experiment at Burke Manor." Cohen looked at Lucius, "But this time, we're going to create puppets. House-elves are great test subjects. They possess some ancient and powerful magic. You can name a price, and I'll take them."

House-elves are still very useful - of course, Coin doesn't really want to use Dobby as an experimental subject, which would be a waste.

"I think the Flint family will have a new house-elf. It's better to ask them for one than to keep a traitor." Lucius seemed relieved to see that Coin didn't vent his anger on them because of Dobby's leak. "As for the price..."

He really didn't dare to negotiate the price with Cohen.

But give it away for free... and...

"A house-elf, take it if you need it," said Narcissa. She didn't care about hundreds or thousands of gold Galleons - she just wanted the Malfoy family to survive the storm that might come at any time.

"Dobby, come here." Lucius called out to the air.

"Snapped!"

With a muffled sound, Dobby appeared in the clearing in the woods.

"Master, master..."

Dobby bowed tremblingly to Lucius, and its bell-like eyes glanced at Coin and shrank back in fear.

This made Lucius feel that handing it over to Cohen seemed to be a more satisfying way than "killing it" or "torturing it".

"You told Harry Potter about our conversation, didn't you?" Lucius asked coldly.

"Ah..." Dobby lowered his head and shrank his body. He didn't dare to speak, but because of the magic in his body, he had to say it: "Yes, yes... Master..."

"You belong to Cohen Norton now. You know who he is," Lucius said with a sneer. "That means... clothes."

Dobby had longed to leave—but not with this outcome...

"No - don't do that gentleman -" Dobby's face was full of fear, "Dobby will not make the same mistake again -"

But Lucius had already waved his wand, summoning a pair of old socks to hurl at Dobby's head.

The pact between them was over, and Dobby now belonged to Coin.

(End of this chapter)