Hogwarts Study Panel

Chapter 440, Section 438: The Malfoy Family's Misunderstanding

In the headmaster's office, Sheehan remained silent, but Lucius knew perfectly well who Dumbledore was talking about.

He was certain that this matter was not brought up by Dumbledore. He had spent too many years with Dumbledore, and the old wizard had no interest in playing those rules with them.

His mind raced with thoughts.

A wizard even more outstanding than Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of the future.

He had heard too many rumors. There were certainly many rumors in the wizarding world, such as Lockhart recently. Who could imagine that he had been boasting about himself for decades?
However, even in the magical world, some information cannot be spread as rumors.

For example, the young wizard standing next to Dumbledore quietly watched this scene, his eyes revealing a thin layer of indifference.

They should be on the same side.

Lucius forced himself to think that way.

The other party is an absolute pure-blood noble, a descendant of wizards whom even the Ministry of Magic must keep secret.

Which family could the other party be?

He had a secret guess in his heart.

As for why there have always been rumors of him fighting Voldemort at Hogwarts...

That's easy to explain. Just like they once thought Harry Potter was a powerful dark wizard and Voldemort only acted to prevent him from threatening his position, the other side naturally wanted to eliminate Voldemort's power; otherwise, how could they unify the entire wizarding world?
If it weren't for eradicating Voldemort's power and gaining control of the wizarding world, why would he have bothered fighting Voldemort?
In this clash between two generations of wizards, it seems that the one before us has the upper hand.

And it's foreseeable that he will be the ultimate victor.

He's too young, too full of potential, even more so than Voldemort.

What's even more terrifying is that he seems to be better at disguising himself than any Voldemort before.

Dumbledore, whom Voldemort couldn't fool, was fooled by him.

Or perhaps, he is Dumbledore's...

Lucius heard that there seemed to be another girl in the Dumbledore family.

Lucius's pale hands clenched into fists, then relaxed.

"Is there any evidence?"

He said in a hoarse voice.

"Oh, nobody can provide any evidence anymore,"

Dumbledore looked at Sheehan with a smile and said,
"Riddle has now disappeared from the notebook."

Also, Lucius, I have a piece of advice for you: stop spreading Voldemort's old stuff from his student days.

If these things fall into the hands of innocent people again, at least Arthur Weasley will be able to find out that they came from you..."

Lucius Malfoy stood there for a moment, and Sheen clearly saw his right hand twitch, as if he wanted to reach for his wand.

However, he restrained himself and cast a glance at Sheen.

It was a strange look, like a plea for help or an inquiry.

Unfortunately, Sheen couldn't understand it.

"However, I heard that the Ministry of Magic has recently discovered something again, Lucius. It's best if it's not related to you, otherwise the other eleven council members..."

As Dumbledore was speaking, an owl flew in; it was Sheen who had received a letter.

Your will has been carried out.

—Your most loyal and eternally revered Rita Skeeter

With the arrival of this letter, more owl messengers flew into the headmaster's office, and both Dumbledore and Lucius received the letter.

“It seems my advice came too late. You’re fired, Lucius, and there’s a three-month investigation period to go through.”

Dumbledore squinted.

Lucius trembled; he naturally saw the words "dismissal" and "investigation" highlighted in bold on the letter.

He hesitated to accept it—Draco had not accurately conveyed his meaning, failing to express their intention to submit.

Or is it that the other party no longer sees their value?

No, no, no... The Malfoy family has many other values that the other party is unaware of.

He finally restrained himself and turned to his house-elf, saying:
"Let's go, Dobby!"

He opened the door, and the house-elf rushed over, only to be kicked out by Mr. Malfoy.

They could hear Dobby's agonizing screams echoing down the corridor.

"I've discovered that you have no friends in Slytherin."

After they left, Dumbledore casually asked Sheehan.

Sheen looked at Dumbledore with some confusion, seemingly unable to keep up with the rapid change of topic.

“Yes, Headmaster Dumbledore.” Sheehan replied, then looked at Harry, who had been eavesdropping at the door for who knows how long.

He put away his diary and bid farewell to Dumbledore, whose eyes were full of mischief.

"Harry?"

Sheen walked to the door and called softly to a corner.

"Ah, Sheen, oh Sheen, here, this, statue, is very..."

Harry emerged from the shadows, stammering.

Sheen watched him quietly until his face turned red.

"You, you, you always knew, didn't you, Sheehan? You fired Lucius Malfoy! Good heavens, I can't believe we managed to do something like this!"

Harry initially stumbled over his words, but eventually his speech became more fluent.

"Ah."

Sheen answered.

"I……"

Harry wanted to say something more, but he was speechless for a moment.

Sheen could punish Lucius Malfoy as he deserved, while he could only elbow Draco on the Quidditch pitch.

He knew, of course, that was Sheen, but a feeling of resentment arose within him.

He thought about how long he had missed the Hope Hut training sessions, and all the excitement he used to feel at the mere mention of Quidditch had vanished.

It's as if everything has suddenly lost its meaning.

"Harry, do you want to be an Auror?"

Sheen suddenly said.

"Auror?"

Harry repeated.

"A group of carefully selected and highly trained outstanding wizards are responsible for investigating crimes related to black magic and for arresting and detaining black wizards."

Sheen explained patiently.

"Can I become an Auror?"

Harry's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"why not?
However, the Aurors' mission is to find and capture criminal dark wizards, making their work extremely dangerous and difficult to join.

You must obtain at least five NEWT certificates, all with a grade of "Good". In addition, you must undergo a series of rigorous character and aptitude tests at the Auror office.

"I can help if you'd like."

Sheen said slowly.

Harry was momentarily dazed.

Before leaving, Sheehan gave Harry a book about the Aurors and also gave him Tom Riddle's destroyed diary.

"It will be useful."

Sheen said.

Harry suddenly looked up at Lucius and Dobby in the distance; he had just had some ideas about rescuing Dobby.

He wondered for a moment if Sheen was reading his mind again.

The last day before Easter.

Harry suddenly found something he wanted to do; he had no idea that the sunset could be so beautifully red.

He suddenly stopped caring about the mud, the wind and snow, or the annoying weather that made Quidditch games so unpleasant.

His heart was filled to the brim, able to withstand all the vicissitudes of the world.