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

He felt that Ariana didn't blow up Malfoy Manor because of Draco's consideration.

Snape frowned and said seriously, "As the Head of Slytherin, I have been asked to come from the Potions table to mediate this conflict. To save time, please state your demands."

Chapter 271 Miss Colin is better than Mr. Malfoy

Ariana crossed her arms and said with a firm look in her eyes, "Since Draco has come home with me, no one can take him away unless he agrees, including his parents."

Draco also hurried to stand beside Ariana, holding her hand tightly, and made his position clear: "It was me who suggested coming to Ariana's house. My parents don't like her, and this makes me very unhappy."

The implication is that he is unwilling to leave.

Snape looked at Draco speechlessly. Was this kid deaf? He had clearly just said two, and he hadn't counted him in?

Draco's actions only added fuel to the fire, and Lucius became even angrier. With anger in his eyes, he asked, "Xiaolong, are you planning to abandon me and your mother?"

Looking at his furious father, Draco's eyes flashed with hesitation, but soon became firm again.

"No, I'll go home once everyone calms down. I'll be staying at Ariana's house for the time being." He said this very calmly.

And he really thought this was the best way to deal with the situation at the moment. After all, he couldn't let Ariana spend Christmas alone.

But his son's arrangement made Lucius even more speechless. The school vacation was only four weeks, and he went to his girlfriend's house after being home for three days. He did not return to Malfoy Manor until the morning of Christmas Eve, but ran away again the next day.

Lucius was secretly annoyed. It was indeed he who designed this conflict, but he did not expect the consequences to be so serious.

He took a deep breath, trying to impress Draco with his affection, and asked gently, "Your mother has been crying, doesn't that make you go home?"

Since being tough doesn't work, let's try being soft.

If it were the old Draco, he would probably have been soft-hearted, but he was no longer the same person, and he was holding his best friend's hand.

Draco was just slightly startled, a trace of heartache flashed in his eyes, but then he shook his head.

"Today is Christmas. Ariana is alone and I have to stay with her. Dad should go home quickly to comfort Mom. I will go home to see her tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." He never forgot his promise.

To Lucius, these words were no different from abandoning one's parents, but how could he be willing to give up his son?

He suddenly stood up, his eyes revealing determination, and he moved to his son's side, intending to take Draco away. As for how to comfort him afterwards, that would be discussed later.

However, his teleportation only worked once, and then the entire restaurant was lit up by the light of a magic circle with Ariana as the center, and Lucius was unable to move.

Seeing the duel about to break out, Draco didn't want his father to conflict with Ariana.

He quickly opened his arms to block Ariana and said anxiously, "Dad, Ariana drew a magic circle at home. No one can force me without her consent."

As soon as he finished speaking, people from the Ministry of Magic arrived, led by his acquaintance Alan. Maybe London was his area.

However, he and Davis were only outside the formation. Perhaps because the magic fluctuations of the formation were too exaggerated, no one dared to step into the magic formation.

It goes without saying that the threshold of this magic circle has exceeded the standard, so the people from the Ministry of Magic came here so quickly.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Snape looked at Ariana with a cold face and asked sternly: "Isn't this your first time dealing with the Ministry of Magic? And don't you have a lot of Muggles in your family?"

There is no Muggle-repelling spell in this villa. Although Ariana is a pure-blood wizard, she does not have any house-elves at home.

Such a large villa is usually maintained by Muggles. This was the result of Snape's special investigation after the last time.

Since she had decided to take action, Ariana was already prepared. She explained nonchalantly, "They just came to work in the morning. It's already evening now."

If any unlucky person still stays in the villa, he will probably be subjected to the Ministry of Magic's forgetfulness spell.

Since she couldn't give in under the circumstances, Snape could only change his words. He declared firmly, "Draco is not a puppy. He has parents. He can't live with you in London."

Draco hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly, "Then if I stay at home in a reserved manner, then I am no longer a puppy. I have made it very clear that I took the initiative to come to Ariana's house, and she did not restrict my freedom."

Why couldn't these adults listen to him? One by one, they ignored him and targeted Ariana, even though it wasn't her fault.

This was Draco's idea, but in the eyes of the two adults, even if he took the initiative to go home with Ariana, it was because Ariana seduced him.

After all, the difference between his current behavior and his previous behavior is too great. It can only be said that the concepts of the two generations cannot be synchronized. In short, it is a generation gap, and it is a generation gap between the Middle Ages and modern times.

Lucius looked at Draco above him, his eyes full of helplessness, but given the current situation, he patiently comforted him, "Xiaolong, there are too many people here now. Let's go home and talk later, okay? You don't want Miss Colin to be watched, right?"

After all, there were two law enforcement officers watching outside the formation, and Lucius really didn't want others to laugh at the Malfoy family.

Ariana looked at Lucius provocatively, but asked Draco, "Draco, do you remember what I said?"

Draco held Ariana's hand again, nodded, and said, "I remember every word you said. Not only that, I also remember all the promises we made to each other. You will always stand in front of me, and I will be with you forever."

After listening to the cause and effect of the dispute for a while, the two Ministry of Magic law enforcement officers left the restaurant.

This was obviously a family matter, and Lucius's words just now made it clear that he didn't want others to laugh at him. Unfortunately, Draco refused to cooperate.

When they reached the courtyard, Davis breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Alan, "This news is truly explosive. The heir of the Malfoy family eloped with his girlfriend, and even after being found, he was so stubborn and refused to go back. Moreover, Miss Colin is obviously more powerful than Mr. Malfoy."

Alan asked with a puzzled look: "How do you know that Miss Colin is better than Mr. Malfoy?"

The two of them just listened to this dispute together. He was attracted by the explosive content and did not pay attention to the status of several people.

Davis said as a matter of course: "Isn't it obvious? Mr. Malfoy can't move, but Miss Colin is still eating leisurely."

Although Davis' analytical ability is not as good as Allen's, he is worse than Allen in combat awareness. He had just discovered that Lucius could not move.

The atmosphere in the restaurant did not improve after the two law enforcement officers left. Instead, it made the people present speak even more unscrupulously.

After finishing her meal, Ariana wiped her mouth gracefully, looked at Snape and asked, "Professor, since you are here to mediate the dispute, I have stated my demands, Draco's demands have been stated, and Mr. Malfoy's demands are very clear. Professor, do you have a solution?"

Chapter 272 We agreed to be happy

Lucius wants to take Draco home, while Ariana and Draco want to stay in London, and it seems that neither of them can convince the other.

In this case, Snape, who came to mediate, should make the decision.

Seeing Ariana putting the blame on him, Snape snorted coldly and said speechlessly, "Does my solution matter? Anyway, you only care about Draco's attitude, and no one at the scene can do anything to your magic circle."

Draco had been coaxed into a daze. As long as he didn't ask to go home, Ariana would never untie the magic circle.

In this case, Lucius's request is not important.

Ariana teased Snape with a sly look in her eyes, "It seems the professor didn't open my Christmas present. Otherwise, you might have more ways to persuade him, like saying that children need guardians."

The gift Ariana gave to the professor at Hogwarts was a book on educational psychology.

Dumbledore didn't give her that book, after all, he had stopped teaching a long time ago. Instead, she gave her "The Art of Respecting and Being Respected", which was written by an unknown author.

Ariana didn't even read the content, she just read it because of the title.

"Maybe you can convince Draco." Ariana spread her hands and gave her suggestion.

Before Lucius could persuade his son again, Draco's eyes were full of determination. He shook his head and said, "I am very determined to stay in London, Dad. I will go home to see Mom in a few days. For now, I have to stay here."

He and Ariana had already agreed to be together for life, and there was no way he could let her spend Christmas alone.

Snape looked at Lucius and said calmly, "Colin's magic circle can absorb magical power. Not to mention just the two of us, even if ten more people came, they might not be able to take Draco away. They might also expose the wizarding world and violate the Statute of Secrecy."

There were only two Ministry of Magic personnel outside the door. Snape still remembered how loud the bomb Ariana had used to threaten Gryffindor had exploded.

If a fight breaks out here with her, and this brat uses that kind of bomb, the whole of London will probably hear the noise. By then, even if everyone in the wizarding world comes to cast the Oblivion Spell, it probably won't be able to suppress the consequences of this conflict.

Hearing what Snape meant, Lucius' face flushed with anger and roared, "You can't convince her, so you try to convince me, right? He's my son."

Snape's tone was still very calm. He pointed out, "Even if they are married, no one can deny that Draco is your son. I don't know why you reacted so strongly, and I told you in advance not to conflict with her."

Knowing that the Malfoy family invited Ariana to spend Christmas with them, Snape thought that the two sides would get along well, but he didn't expect that things would turn out like this in just one day.

When Snape heard that Ariana had imprisoned the Malfoy family, he broke out in a cold sweat. After asking around and finding out that there was no fight, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Snape had only heard Lucius describe the situation before, and he didn't quite believe it.

Now after listening to Ariana's explanation, the threat was indeed carried out, but that was all. At most, a little of Lucius's magic power was absorbed.

Lucius was so angry that he was shaking all over. He blurted out, "Then let me leave the heir here alone. If we don't go to the Parkinson's Christmas ball today, the newspapers will report tomorrow that our family is dead."

Hearing his father's words, Draco, who had been moved before, immediately asked sadly: "Dad, are you worried about me, or are you worried about the reputation of the Malfoy family?"

It’s one thing not to want to go home right away, but it’s another to not be important in Dad’s eyes.

Seeing things developing in a direction he didn't want to see, a trace of panic flashed across Lucius's face, and then he pretended to be calm.

"Then come home with Dad." He looked at his son firmly.

Draco was still very determined and said loudly: "Dad, why don't you understand what I mean? I hope you respect my decision, whether it is to be with Ariana or to stay here for the holiday."

Lucius really wanted to dig open his son's brain to see if it was full of water. Even in the Muggle world, which child could run away from home so easily?

Moreover, the heir of each family can choose his own wife. Even when he and Narcissa were together, it was because Black and Malfoy had similar status.

Ariana curled her lips into a cold smile, looked at Lucius and said, "Mr. Malfoy, Draco has made his position clear. Maybe it's my turn to tell you whether you would like to stay at my house and wait for Draco, or go home and wait for him."

This is already an expulsion order.

Lucius's face turned blue with anger. This was his plan to sow discord between Ariana and Draco.

But now Ariana is using it on them father and son, leaving him with no face left. When he returns, he will have lost both his reputation and his dignity.

But why didn't he think about it, no matter what choice Ariana made at that time, she would face the same situation as he is now. It seems that he can deal with Ariana in this way, but he can't stand it if she deals with him in return.

Snape didn't want two people from the same camp to become enemies, so he ignored Lucius's struggle and took him away from the Villa Lunsa.

After everyone left, Draco sat down in a chair dejectedly, holding his head in his hands, and said sadly: "My father values ​​the family reputation more than me. If it weren't for the Pansy family's Christmas ball tonight, he probably wouldn't have come to me so soon."

He had seen through his father. His parents might not be able to accept Ariana as happily as he had expected.

Ariana patted her friend's shoulder and asked softly, "So what do you want to do?"

Draco didn't answer, but suddenly looked up and shouted, "Dobby."

When Draco asked Dobby to take them to the train station, he didn't let him go back. Instead, he followed him invisibly, just in case there was any reaction from his family. He could then send Dobby back to check or take him back.

Dobby appeared in front of Draco in an instant and said respectfully, "Dobby sincerely serves the young master."

Draco looked at Dobby and instructed, "Go home now and see if my mother is crying. If so, tell her that you will stay with me and take care of her so that she doesn't worry too much. When my father is no longer so angry, I will go home to see her."

Although he was very tough when facing his father just now, he was still worried about his mother.

And Draco couldn't believe that his gentle and determined mother would keep crying just because he came to Ariana's house.

Dobby naturally didn't object, so he just responded and disappeared.

After Dobby left, Ariana jokingly pointed out the loophole in Draco's words.

"You haven't set a date for going home. Does that mean you won't go back unless your mother cries?" she asked with a smile.

Hearing Ariana's joke, Draco felt much better. He nodded and said, "Yes, we agreed to have fun. I am happier here."

Chapter 273 Asking if we are eloping

Ariana still thought this young master looked the best. She said thoughtfully, "Escape is shameful, but it does work. Maybe I can set up a magic circle in my house so that no one with magic power can come in. That way, your father can't come in without your consent."

Just like she didn't want to face Dumbledore, she felt that Draco was the same and probably didn't want to face his father right now, but Apparation was really unreasonable and could just come in casually.

Perhaps she could set up an anti-apparition circle so that Lucius couldn't easily enter her villa.

Draco immediately grasped the key point in Ariana's words and asked doubtfully, "But we do have magic."

If that's the case, then neither of them can stay in the formation, so how can they keep his father out?

Ariana smiled softly and explained, "The attributes of magic are different. We can just note our attributes and reject other wizards with different magic attributes."

Draco looked at his good friend speechlessly and complained to her, "Whatever the magic problem is, why is it so simple for you?"

And since Ariana said so, she must have come up with a corresponding solution.

As expected, Ariana said with confidence as a matter of course, "This isn't my original invention. The magic wall at the train station has a similar function, but it filters out people without magic. I filter out all magic except our two attributes. I just need to modify it slightly."

Draco suddenly realized and exclaimed, "No wonder you stared at that wall for a long time when you came back this morning."

I was wondering at the time, since it wasn't the first time Ariana passed through that magic wall, so why did she stop there to study it for so long?

It's just that he was in a bad mood at the time, so he didn't think much about it.

Ariana nodded and gave Draco a suggestion.

"Learning requires observation, distinguishing similarities and differences. This is the only way to be efficient. This is an extension of Occlumency. You really should learn this magic."

Ariana now believes that the most useful of all magic is brain occlumency. Previously, she thought that this magic was not as fast as the computing speed of a supercomputer.

But now think about it, she can't carry a supercomputer with her at all times, but this magic can be used anytime and anywhere.

Draco sighed helplessly and reminded his best friend, "It's not like I haven't tried before, Ariana. Not everyone can learn magic. For example, your magic power isn't suitable for healing magic, right?"

Before her magic power changed, Ariana could still barely use healing magic.