HP: I'm not going to rule the wizarding world

Ariana placed her hand on the cage, a look of contempt in her eyes as she looked at Lucius coldly and asked, "Since the owl can find my house, it should be able to find the Parkinson family as well. Mr. Malfoy, if I lock up the heads of all the magical families and ask them to hand over their family books, will they refuse?"

Ariana wanted to contact the head of the magic family, mainly to negotiate for magic resources, whether for purchase or exchange.

Dumbledore's purpose in stopping her was obvious. He didn't want Ariana to get these magical resources so that she wouldn't grow too fast.

As for Lucius, Ariana was a bit confused, just as she couldn't understand why he opposed her and Draco being together. Aren't their interests very compatible? One side has powerful magic, the other side has abundant resources.

Ariana's appearance completely overturned the gentle and elegant attitude she showed when she came to Malfoy Manor. At this moment, she really had some of the aura of the Dark Lord.

Lucius felt that his magic power was rapidly draining away, but his wife and son were fine. It was obvious that this cage was only targeting his magic power.

There was a cage with four people inside and his wife was still by his side, but Liana could control his magic power so precisely. What a powerful talent this was, and she could do it just by raising her hand.

Now Lucius truly understood what Snape said. Ariana's talent was better than the mysterious man's, she just needed time to grow.

Forced by the current situation, Lucius could only ignore the beads of sweat on his forehead and said quickly, "Miss Colin, the magical family is the most sensible of the times. I believe that if we can discuss it, they shouldn't resort to such means. As long as we develop a harmonious friendship, they will be willing to lend you their books."

Seeing his parents compromise, Draco suppressed his panic and walked forward to hold Ariana's hand.

Fortunately, Ariana was slightly startled and did not resist, and then she removed the cage.

Draco didn't say hello to his parents and walked upstairs holding Ariana's hand. They returned to the room in silence. It was the first time they had experienced such a strange atmosphere.

After closing the door, Ariana walked to the window, looked at the green scenery in the distance, and asked casually, "Do you blame me for threatening your parents?"

Draco is important, but in Ariana's heart, she always ranks first, and no one can make her give in.

If their friendship was broken because of what happened just now, she could accept that. Friendship was wonderful, but nothing was more important than herself.

Fortunately, Draco has never let Ariana down, and this time is no exception.

He lowered his head sadly and said, "I was the one who gave you hope first and suggested taking you to another family's Christmas dance, but I overestimated my importance in your parents' hearts. Ariana, do you blame me for being incompetent?"

It seems that he has always been dependent on Ariana. The few times he helped before were all with the help of his family. No wonder Ariana always called him "Young Master". Now it seems that he is just that, and he has no skills at all.

Hearing this, Ariana's mood immediately brightened up, and she regained her composure and said, "If you didn't blame me for threatening your parents, I wouldn't blame you either."

The order cannot be changed.

Draco looked at Ariana firmly, his eyes full of sincerity, shook his head and said, "I will never blame you, but I have a suggestion, are you willing to listen to it?"

Ariana's furious behavior just now still scared him. For everyone's sake, he decided to make some requests.

Ariana was in a good mood at this time. She nodded immediately and said, "Of course, I said that sometimes I get too angry and get a little carried away. I need you to hold me back in time."

Even if Draco asked her not to cast spells on Lucius and the others in the future, she might agree. After all, Draco never made any requests before, and since it was a rare occasion for him to ask for something, she had to give him some face.

Draco certainly wouldn't make such a request. Instead, he said seriously, "We agreed that happiness is the most important thing. Although my father just agreed to take you to the Parkinson family's Christmas ball, he was so reluctant. Even if you go, you will definitely not achieve your goal. Otherwise, let's not go, so as not to be upset."

When Ariana heard this, she immediately forgot her decision and asked calmly, "Are you asking me to hide?"

She is now very disgusted with the behavior of hiding when encountering problems in the magical world. She can't control others, but she absolutely cannot do that. Since she said she wants to go, she must go.

Draco's eyes revealed a sly look as he smiled and shook his head, explaining, "I just don't think this can be done this way. I'll have them beg you personally in the future, rather than having you be taken there by my dad like now."

Chapter 269 Why do people always mess with her?

Ariana felt that she was a little petty and seemed to have become much more impatient recently.

Looking at Draco who was gently persuading her, she smiled and said, "Draco, I'm lucky to have you."

After saying that, he made a gesture as if casting a spell.

Seeing Ariana regain her composure, Draco was truly relieved. He leaned over and hugged her, whispering, "Ariana, I'm not very happy staying at home. How about we go to your house?"

Ariana was quite normal when she wasn't facing Dumbledore at school, and she was also normal when she came to her own house. It was not until her parents planned this incident that she became so angry.

Why does everyone always mess with her? Can't they just be alone?

Moreover, Draco has already faced the reality that his parents' thinking is very rigid. Although they are easier to communicate with than Dumbledore, it still takes a lot of effort to convince them.

Do I have to put extreme pressure on her every time, or let Ariana speak with her magic wand if that doesn't work?

In the situation just now, he didn't know what to do. Stopping his good friend might make her sad, but he couldn't let his parents get hurt, right?

Since he can't control his parents, he can at least control himself, right?

Ariana patted Draco on the back and suggested, "Okay, go say hello to your parents."

Bringing Draco home was exactly what she wanted. How could Ariana object? Could it be that only the magical world had Christmas balls? The Christmas activities in the ordinary world were more lively.

Ariana was not used to the atmosphere of being alone before. If Draco was around, she would like to experience it all.

Draco thought for a moment and refused directly: "No, it will take a long time to explain it to them. Let's do it first and ask for permission later, Dobby."

As soon as the words fell, Dobby appeared in front of them in an instant, his eyes wide open, and he said respectfully: "Master, Miss Colin, Dobby is sincerely at your service."

Draco let go of Ariana and took her hand instead, then said to Dobby, "Now take us to the train station."

It is better to follow the route we came from to avoid provoking the Ministry of Magic staff to come and help clean up the mess. Otherwise, a conflict will break out at Malfoy Manor and lead to another conflict with the Ministry of Magic.

Now that I think about it, Ariana seemed to have had conflicts with everyone, but none of them were her problems. Maybe, as she said, the magical world itself was weird, and that was why she, a normal person, seemed out of place.

Ariana suddenly remembered something and pulled Draco aside and said, "Wait, we haven't notified Thompson yet, and no one will come to pick us up at the train station."

The main reason is that I didn't bring any pounds with me when I came here, so I couldn't even make a phone call if I went directly to the train station. Besides, today is Christmas, so there probably won't be many people at the station.

Draco said stubbornly: "But I want to leave now."

He didn't want to face his parents, nor did he want Ariana to face them. It was too embarrassing.

To be honest, Ariana actually didn't want to stay here for a long time, but she didn't want to be alone at home on Christmas, and she had previously told Thompson that she would not go to his house.

Although she was very happy, the lovely Liana said proudly: "Okay, then let's go to the train station and take a taxi home."

Because they had no money to make a phone call, the two came out of the train station. Ariana took Draco directly outside to get a taxi. Instead of going home, they went to Thompson's house and planned to let him pay for the fare.

After paying the taxi fare to his boss and her boyfriend, Thompson looked at the two children in front of him and asked curiously, "Didn't you go to Malfoy's house to celebrate Christmas? Today is Christmas, and you came back."

They went there yesterday and came back today. They were wearing medieval-style clothes. If you didn’t know them, you would think they were princesses and princes who ran out of a castle.

Ariana was in a better mood when she returned to the ordinary world. She even jokingly said, "We eloped because the Malfoy family despised me because I was an orphan and didn't want us to get married."

Thompson knew it was nonsense the moment he heard it, but he still had to play along and pretended to be surprised, saying, "What do they think? Your wealth is in your hands. There is no restriction at all. After you get married, your last name will be Malfoy."

Draco couldn't help laughing, looking at Thompson and shaking his head, saying, "Mr. Carter, Ariana was joking. I had a fight with my parents and I was unhappy staying at home, so she asked Ariana to bring me back."

Hearing Draco's words, Thompson's eyes were filled with a hint of ridicule, and he jokingly said, "Mr. Malfoy, are you planning to marry into the Colin family? Given my boss's strength, she really doesn't care about money. She just needs you to provide enough emotional value."

If he had known that Ariana liked this kind of young master, he would have let his son pretend.

But looking at Draco's exquisite beauty, the regret was less, after all, his son did not have this advantage.

It was almost time for dinner, and Ariana urged Thompson, "Stop gossiping and take us home quickly, then arrange for the staff. Otherwise, Draco and I will go hungry during the Christmas holiday."

She had decided to stay at the Malfoy house for a while, and the house had not prepared anything for Christmas. Fortunately, she was rich and could use her money to her advantage. She hoped to have Christmas decorations ready before dinner.

There were indeed a lot of things to arrange, but Thompson still had to ask. He smiled and reminded, "Boss, you may need to know one thing. Parents will come looking for children who run away from home. Are you sure Mr. Malfoy's parents will let you stay in London?"

Not only did he have people prepare things, but the two children were found by their parents. Even rich people need to consider saving, otherwise how can they accumulate so much money?

Giving in once was enough. Ariana said confidently and firmly, "Since I'm taking Draco home, there's no way he'll go back. No matter who comes, it won't help."

Draco also nodded in agreement with Ariana's decision. Now they had disagreements with their parents. It was uncomfortable for both of them to stay in Malfoy Manor. It would be more comfortable to stay in London.

When Ariana is not busy with work, after Christmas, they can go to the amusement park that they could only glimpse from the door last time.

Hearing Draco's "outrageous" remarks, Thompson gave a thumbs-up and said admiringly, "No problem, I'll arrange it right away. So where should I send you now?"

Ariana said as a matter of course: "Of course it's Villa Lenza."

Thompson felt that his understanding of his boss's confidence was still too superficial, so he laughed and joked, "I thought you would take Mr. Malfoy to a hotel to hide for a few days. A boss is a boss. He kidnapped someone else's son and he's not afraid of being found."

Before Ariana could speak, Draco quickly defended himself, "Mr. Carter, it was me who suggested returning to London. It had nothing to do with Ariana."

What is abduction? He and Ariana are best friends, of course they should always be together.

Chapter 270: One Attack and One Assist

Thompson glanced at Ariana, who looked a little proud, and said in an ambiguous tone, "Once again, I realize the merits of Mr. Malfoy."

The two returned to London in the morning, and at dinner, they saw Snape and Lucius with gloomy faces.

Before the two of them could lose their temper, Ariana put on a nonchalant smile and spoke first, "Gentlemen, whether you want to accuse me or hold me accountable, could you please let Draco and I finish our meal first? If you haven't eaten either, you can sit down and eat together."

While Lucius was still hesitating, Snape sat down first, but he had no intention of eating.

He just glared at Ariana and Draco with a fierce look, intending to use this look to force them to finish their food quickly.

Ariana didn't let the two of them just sit there. She didn't use her wand, but just raised her hand and waved it lightly. A silent spell was quietly cast, and soon a cup of steaming hot black tea appeared on each of their tables.

As for asking them what they wanted to drink, Ariana didn't have the leisure to do so. It was already polite of her to offer a cup of tea. After all, these two people came to snatch Draco.

Lucius was forced to sit down, no one spoke, and the atmosphere suddenly fell to freezing point.

The first one to lose his composure was Draco. His eyes moved back and forth between his father Lucius and godfather Snape, and then he moved closer to Ariana.

He lowered his voice and asked nervously, "Did my dad bring my godfather to fight you?"

Draco thought his father might have thought he couldn't win alone, so he brought Snape with him to fight two against one? But had they forgotten about him?

Although the healing counter-spell is difficult to break other people's defense, it can replenish Ariana's physical strength. One attacks and the other assists, so how can it not be considered a two-on-two?

Ariana was amused by Draco, and then teased him, "My dear boyfriend, are you positioning yourself as a princess? All the warriors in the city want to snatch you away."

Draco ignored Ariana's joke, frowned, and explained, "I thought my dad was dissatisfied with what happened this morning, and maybe he brought my godfather to get back at me."

In the morning, his father was forced by Ariana to be unable to move, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He saw it clearly.

Ariana shook her head to deny his idea and said firmly: "I already told you, they are here to take you home."

Draco was about to tell Ariana to stop joking, but as if he remembered something, he widened his eyes and looked at her in confusion.

"So you drew the formation this afternoon to prevent me from being snatched away. No, to prevent them from using force?"

He was confused by Ariana and subconsciously followed her and said something about whether to snatch it or not.

Although Draco has always stood firmly on her side, the platinum-haired man opposite is his father after all, so Ariana thinks it is better to test it out.

"Yeah, otherwise why would your father call Snape? Of course, I'm not a robber. If you want to go home, I won't stop you." Ariana said this righteously.

But if she wasn't looking at Draco, it would be more believable.

Draco was very impressed by Ariana's words. Hearing this, he quickly said, "I came to London on my own initiative. How could I possibly want to go back?"

There was no way he would let Ariana bear the consequences, since it was clearly his own initiative.

Being stared at like that, Draco had no mind to eat. Before Ariana could confront the two fathers, he took the initiative to express his attitude.

Draco took a deep breath and said to Lucius and Snape, "Dad, Professor Snape, I took the initiative to go home with Ariana without informing the family because I didn't want to cause any more conflict. Now that you see I'm fine, if you don't want to eat, you should go home separately."

He said this as if it was his home, and his tone was very natural, which showed that he really didn't treat Ariana as an outsider.

Sure enough, Snape snorted coldly after hearing this, and shot a glare at Draco like an icy blade, mocking him: "It seems that when you get married in the future, your girlfriend will not change her last name to Malfoy, but you will change your last name to Colin. Lucius's family education is really successful."

I always thought this kid was too partial to Ariana, but I never thought it would be so exaggerated. Fortunately, he doesn't have children.

Even the godfather was angry when he heard this, let alone his biological father. Lucius took a deep breath before he regained his composure, otherwise he would definitely not be able to resist beating up this naughty kid.

"Xiaolong, didn't I agree to take Miss Colin to the Christmas ball? I don't know if there's anything else you're not satisfied with?" His tone was very flat.

Lucius believed that family disgrace should not be made public, so he decided to take his son home first.

As a friend of many years, Snape could still see that Lucius was on the verge of exploding. Seeing that Ariana was still calm, he could only help to ease the atmosphere.

"I remember someone promised her professor that she wouldn't go to the Malfoy family and kill people. The head of the Malfoy family was almost turned into a Squib. It turns out that doesn't count as killing people?" Ariana said this just a few days ago.

After Snape said this, he thought it was really weird. He helped her to ease the relationship with Dumbledore in Hogwarts, and now after leaving Hogwarts, he had to help her deal with emotional problems.

Is he a professor, or the Colin family's troubleshooter?

Ariana heard Snape's accusation and said calmly, "Professor, how can you only listen to Mr. Malfoy's one-sided words? How about listening to my defense?"

Snape still looked at her coldly and said speechlessly: "I am waiting for your explanation."

Ariana sighed deliberately and said slowly, "I happily went to my boyfriend's house to spend Christmas, but after just one day, they asked me to choose whether to go home by myself or shamelessly stay at Malfoy Manor and wait for them to come back. If they really didn't want to invite me, they should have made it clear in advance."

A trace of guilt flashed across Lucius's eyes, but he still retorted, "The Parkinson family didn't invite you."

Ariana sneered and asked, "So Mr. Malfoy suggested that I blow up the Parkinson family because they embarrassed me, right?"

Don’t even think about whether these face-conscious magic families would tolerate such a thing. Anyway, she wouldn’t tolerate it. Whoever is willing to tolerate it can do so.

After listening to the confrontation between the two sides, Snape understood the whole story. He felt that it was indeed not Ariana's fault. No matter who went there in a nice way, they would be furious if they were treated so humiliatingly.