Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 167, Section 165: Lucius, you are fully responsible for this.

The professors, who have been offline for a long time, have finally found their chance to appear.

When Audrey was rescued from the secret chamber by the professors, she was on the verge of death and barely clinging to life.

Her hair was gray, her face was full of wrinkles, and her skin was loose and shapeless. She looked like a woman in her seventies or eighties.

The crown drained away its life force.

Also carried out was the smaller basilisk. Since only its bones were shattered, the smaller basilisk was very well preserved, with its eyes, fangs, scales, and flesh all intact. Although its eyes had lost their instant-kill effect with the basilisk's death, they could still be used to make petrification tools.

When the students saw the basilisk, they all exclaimed in surprise.

Even if you don't know the basilisk, just by looking at its enormous size and ferocious appearance, you can tell that this thing is definitely not to be trifled with.

After learning that Dudley had dealt with the basilisk and averted the Chamber of Secrets crisis, everyone was once again amazed. Truly worthy of the Dursleys, Dudley's reputation at Hogwarts rose even higher.

Even many Gryffindors speak of the Dursleys with admiration.

The crisis is over, and there's no more fear to live in.

Meanwhile, Dudley, the protagonist of this story, is writing a letter at his desk.

As Hedwig flapped her wings and flew away, Dudley stood on the castle's lookout tower, feeling the gentle breeze caress his cheeks as he gazed into the distance.

All that's left is to wait.

As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad.

That night, a guy who was enjoying life in his own backyard suddenly received some very bad news.

This caused him to instantly lose his aristocratic demeanor and fly into a rage.

Three days later, in the early morning.

Just as the students were sitting at the long table, ready to enjoy a delicious breakfast, the cafeteria door was once again violently slammed open and slammed against the wall behind it.

Lucius burst in like a whirlwind, striding quickly toward the professors' seats, his face ashen and his expression furious.

This time, Minister of Magic Fudge did not come with him; he came alone.

"Good morning, Lucius," Dumbledore said amiably, seemingly in a good mood. "Have you had breakfast? Would you like to grab something to eat?"

Lucius stared intently at Dumbledore as he strode forward. He looked terrible, his face haggard, his eyes bloodshot, and his gaze seemed to be spitting fire. If looks could be used to attack, Dumbledore would surely be afflicted with dozens of curses by now.

He clenched his teeth and forced out a few words through the gaps between them.

"Dumbledore!"

Just last night, he received news that the remaining eleven Hogwarts board members had jointly petitioned, and after review by the Ministry of Magic, Wizengamo had made a ruling.

Lucius was stripped of his position as a school board member.

Execute immediately.

If any one of the three links—the joint petition from the Board of Trustees, the review by the Ministry of Magic, and the ruling by Wizengamot—goes wrong, Malfoy will not lose his position on the Board of Trustees.

He has tried to turn things around these past few days, but everyone on both sides has been very firm in their stance towards him.

There is absolutely no room for maneuver.

Lucius really couldn't figure out why.

Under his all-out financial offensive, he finally received some guidance.

The other party told Lucius about Hogwarts.

Hogwarts, isn't that Dumbledore?

At that moment, Lucius was so angry he was practically bursting with rage. He was completely unlike his usual gentlemanly self, and he couldn't wait a moment longer before his anger flared up.

"How dare you take my place on the Hogwarts Board of Trustees! The Malfoy family has been the Hogwarts Board of Trustees for generations! Do you know what we've sacrificed?"

Lucius absolutely could not allow himself to lose the Malfoy family's important position on the board of directors.

Although the school board has no authority in Hogwarts Castle, it still has a certain influence in the wizarding world. Otherwise, why would Malfoy, who would not do anything without a profit, hold onto this position?

Dumbledore looked helpless and shook his head at Lucius: "Lucius, I think you're mistaken. This really has nothing to do with me."

"If it wasn't you, then who could it be?"

Who has such influence that they can sway eleven board members? And who has such power that they can persuade the Ministry of Magic and Wizengamot?

Voldemort's rise to power, coupled with Lucius's poor investment decisions, had already caused the Malfoy family significant losses.

He paid a large sum of money to barely escape Azkaban's imprisonment.

Even so, officials within the Ministry of Magic who were at odds with him would still find excuses to investigate his estate every few days.

If Malfoy loses his position on the board of trustees, his influence in the wizarding world will decline once again.

"Uncle Lucius."

At that moment, a voice that sounded somewhat familiar to Lucius rang out from the Slytherin table.

Lucius looked in the direction of the sound and saw a familiar figure.

Richmond Caro.

The current head of the Carlo family, upon graduation, swiftly dismissed the previous head with decisive measures, and with his astute and ruthless vision, turned the family business around and saved the Carlo family.

Carlo said calmly, "This is the decision of the remaining eleven board members."

"Why did you do that?" Lucius glared at Carlo.

Carlo completely ignored Lucius's anger. Others might be wary of him, but he wouldn't be. He had already found out some information that Lockhart's acquisition of Witches & Poisons was related to Lucius.

"Why?" Upon hearing Lucius's words, Carlo stood up from the Slytherin table, met his gaze, and snapped, "Lucius, how dare you ask why?"

He omitted the word "uncle," having previously addressed him that way only out of respect for his senior.

The moment Lucius made his move, they were already enemies.

"You believe that Professor Dumbledore was incompetent and used various forms of coercion and bribery to remove him from his position as headmaster, take him away from Hogwarts, and take him to Wizengamor to stand trial."

"Did you know that the moment you took Professor Dumbledore away, the mastermind behind it all made its move?"

Carlo exuded an imposing aura, while Lucius's gaze began to dart away after hearing Carlo's words.

This is a sign of guilt; of course he feels guilty.

He was the one who secretly gave Ginny the diary Voldemort had given him; he knew perfectly well that it was a rather dangerous dark magic item.

At the same time, there was also a faint sense of anticipation.

Is the Weasley family about to lose a daughter?

With so many born, it's better if one dies.

If that's the case, it's not unacceptable.

Lucius harbored nothing but malice in his heart, and he was not without envy towards the Weasleys, who were prolific progenitors.

He only has one son.

Unfortunately, Carlo's next words completely disappointed him.

"The youngest daughter of the Shaffer family paid a heavy price for your misjudgment."

"Having had a large amount of life force stolen, he is still lying in St. Mungo's Hospital, his fate unknown."

"Lucius, you are fully responsible for this!"

(End of this chapter)