Hogwarts: Hermione and I switched identities!

We can't wait any longer!

This is the second time someone has violated the rules by using Avada Kedavra in front of us. We must bring him back no matter what. Azkaban will welcome him.

“I can’t do it. You can have someone else try.” Lucius refused their offer without hesitation.

Having spent enough time in the Ministry of Magic, Lucius certainly knew what these people meant. He hoped to confront Dumbledore directly and find him.

Let Dumbledore personally hand Tom over to the Ministry of Magic!

Lucius knew that Dumbledore would never hand over Tom.

Even if Dumbledore chose to do so, Tom certainly wouldn't just sit idly by and wait to die.

That little rascal is sure to turn the whole Hogwarts upside down.

"Lucius, don't forget what you promised us!"

You asked for two weeks, and we've already generously given you one week. Now that something new has happened, do you want to keep dragging this out?

The parents of those wizards will lodge a protest with our Ministry of Magic; you should know the pressure we're under.

“Then you can go to Hogwarts together tomorrow to find that prisoner. I’m sure Dumbledore won’t stop you.” Lucius tapped his scepter twice on the table.

He coughed and said, "Besides, I'm getting old and don't want to get involved in your affairs anymore. If you want to continue looking for the criminal, you don't need to notify me."

Chapter 148 The Malfoy Family's Stance

This time, Lucius's attitude was very clear. It could be said that as long as he said this in front of so many people, he had practically distanced himself from the Ministry of Magic.

From this day forward, no matter what happens, Lucius will never again be a true core member of the Ministry of Magic.

So much so that when Lucius uttered those words, all the other members of the Ministry of Magic turned to look at him.

These people all knew that Lucius had abandoned the Ministry of Magic for someone else.

The main question is... who is the person Lucius is referring to?

"Lucius, you stop right there!"

Lucius didn't turn around, as if he hadn't heard what the man said, and continued walking away alone.

Having left the Ministry of Magic, and that murky place, Lucius wrapped his robe tighter around himself.

The air in London at night is a bit chilly. Although it's summer now, the temperature in London varies greatly between morning and evening throughout the year.

Lucius looked at the dark sky. The streetlights around him were so bright that he couldn't see a single star in the night sky.

This time, I've completely broken ties with the Ministry of Magic for Tom's sake.

I just hope Tom can grow up soon, so that at least I won't lose money on this deal.

Lucius hurried back to his quarters, retrieved an envelope, wrote a letter, and mailed it to Hogwarts. Instead of sending the letter directly to Tom, Lucius gave it to his son Draco.

……

Late at night, in the Lytrin House dormitory at Hogwarts.

Draco was awakened late at night by knocking on the window.

The other people in the dormitory rubbed their eyes, reluctantly got out of bed, and finally looked at Draco, who was wrapped tightly in the blanket around his head.

"Draco, your letter." They didn't dare to open the envelope for Draco directly, after all, it was Draco's letter, and if they did, Draco would be angry.

"Help me see who sent it," Draco muttered under the covers. If the sender wasn't that important, he'd wait until tomorrow to check.

"It's your father."

Without hesitation, Draco immediately jumped out of bed, took three steps at a time, and quickly went to the window to put the owl inside.

Draco removed the envelope from the owl's leg, quickly opened it, and began to read it carefully.

The more Draco looked at the contents of the envelope, the more his brow furrowed.

"What happened, Draco? Your uncle sent a letter so late at night, it must be something very important."

"This is indeed a very important matter, Merlin's beard! Our school may be about to lose a genius."

Draco's hand holding the envelope trembled slightly. The letter stated that the Ministry of Magic was going to officially take action against Hogwarts, and this time the target was Tom.

Although the Ministry of Magic does not yet know that the person they are looking for is Tom, Tom will definitely be exposed to the Ministry of Magic's sight within three hours.

Lucius wrote to him this time with only one purpose: to ask Draco to help Tom leave Hogwarts.

Draco knew that his father valued Tom highly. Although his father did not express it verbally, Draco always felt that Tom was sometimes more like his own son than himself.

Seeing Draco quickly get dressed, his two roommates couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing going out so late?"

"Never mind that, you guys go to sleep. If you can't sleep, go and distract Filch and Ms. Lorris!" Draco shoved his feet into his shoes.

"Wait for us, Draco, wait for us!"

The other two in the dorm didn't know what Draco was up to, but...

That's Draco, the young master of the Malfoy family!

No matter what Draco does, as long as you follow him, your future will be limitless!

The two of them didn't even have time to change their clothes and ran out in their pajamas.

The two had just stepped outside when they saw Draco being blocked at the door by Mr. Filch.

"How did Draco actually get captured by Mr. Filch?"

"Damn it, it must be because we were talking too loudly and attracted Filch's attention."

"What do we do now?"

"What else can we do?" the young wizard said as he lunged forward, pinning Filch to the ground. "Draco, run!"

"What are you doing? Never mind, if we get locked up, we'll lock up together!"

One of them pinned Filch down, and the other pinned Ms. Lorris down.

"Let go of Loris!!!" Filch was pinned down and could only rage helplessly.

Seeing Mrs. Lorris pinned down by a child and only able to meow helplessly, Mr. Filch got an erection.

The fist has hardened!

What are those two beasts doing to them!

When did the students at Hogwarts become so arrogant, disregarding even the rules?

I'm going to fire you all!

"You just wait, I will expel you all! How could you do such a thing? Even Professor Dumbledore won't let you get away with this!"

Upon hearing the word "expulsion," the two were about to loosen their grip, but seeing Draco in a hurry to leave, they quickly clenched their fists again, determined not to let Loris and Filch leave.

"You two are real bastards."

Hearing Filch's irritable voice behind him, all Draco could do was quicken his pace.

He knew he couldn't get entangled with Mr. Filch, even though he had the letter and he had plenty of reasons. He knew that once he faced Mr. Filch, the man would surely use all sorts of absurd excuses to keep him there.

Filch had no concept of human relationships.

Draco arrived at Professor Dumbledore's dormitory.

He saw Professor Dumbledore, whose expression also seemed unpleasant.

Draco had no idea that Professor Dumbledore had just returned from the Chamber of Secrets and was also extremely busy.

Because Professor Dumbledore couldn't find Tom in the Chamber of Secrets. He had searched as many times as he could, but he just couldn't find Tom!

Tom has vanished without a trace.

"Mr. Dumbledore."

Only after Draco called out to him from close range did Dumbledore hurriedly turn around.

He patted his head, and Dumbledore realized that he might really be getting old, that he had only noticed the boy's presence when he was so close.

If a wizard were to attempt a sneak attack, by this point, the wizard would have already used magic.

"Oh, it's Draco. What's up?" Dumbledore tried to force a smile onto his face, hoping it would make him appear at least a little more amiable.

But Dumbledore's lifeless expression said it all.

"Has something happened, Professor Dumbledore?"

"No." Professor Dumbledore patted his forehead. "Tell me what happened on your end first, otherwise you wouldn't have come to see me so late at night."

Is there anything that needs to be said tonight? Has Mr. Filch caught you?

“Mr. Filch has captured two of my roommates… but that doesn’t matter, Professor Dumbledore, what matters most is…”

Draco handed the letter to Dumbledore: "This is a letter from my father. Please pass it on to Tom for me, Professor."

The mere mention of Tom's name made Dumbledore's head throb again.

"Son, to tell you the truth, even I can't find Tom now."

Draco paused, not understanding the meaning of Dumbledore's words.

"Tom is missing?"

"To be precise, it disappeared along with something dangerous."

While it's unlikely that Tom and that guy died together, judging from the outcome, Tom likely sacrificed himself, taking the dangerous guy with him to somewhere else.

Dumbledore sighed: "He is a hero."

After he finished speaking, Dumbledore turned his gaze to Draco: "So, son, what does this letter say?"

Draco quickly repeated what his father had told him to Dumbledore.

"Ministry of Magic...are those annoying guys finally about to lose their temper?"

However, your father is right. In addition, since Tom is not at school now, the Ministry of Magic will find out about Tom's trickery in a very short time.

After all, a student had inexplicably disappeared from everyone's sight, and most importantly, that student was a genius.

"Will Tom be arrested?" Draco noticed that Dumbledore's voice lacked confidence, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.

“I don’t know.” Dumbledore shook his head and sighed deeply. “But I’ll keep an eye out, and I’ll remind him as soon as Tom reappears at school.”