"What do you mean?" Lucius looked at Ariana coldly.

Now that things have come to this, Ariana certainly doesn't care about the other party's attitude.

"Maybe it's because I grew up in the Muggle world, so my vision and knowledge are in line with the times, while the wizarding world is still living in the Middle Ages." What she meant was that you are all old-fashioned.

"Anyone who violates the Statute of Secrecy will be imprisoned in Azkaban." Lucius felt that Ariana was ignorant of the world.

When the You-Know-Who failed to rule the wizarding world, he had to work very hard to escape, otherwise he would have been sent to Azkaban. Draco, the heir, was only one year old at the time, and the Malfoy family would have been torn apart.

Ariana scoffed at Lucius's concerns, and finally understood who influenced Draco's timidity.

"The big villa that Draco wants to buy is worth more than 260 million Galleons. The area within a 10-mile radius belongs to this villa. No one can enter without your permission." Ariana showed a contemptuous look.

Obviously, this look means that you are all ignorant country bumpkins. In fact, if you compare it with Ariana's current achievements, the aristocratic families in the entire wizarding world are indeed country bumpkins.

No one had ever looked at him this way before. Lucius sneered and said, "We might be able to avoid being discovered on the ground, but with planes flying all over London, how can we defend from the sky?"

Since there is a problem, then find a way to solve it. I don’t understand how these wizards’ minds work. When problems arise, they just hide. No wonder the entire wizarding world has to hide.

Ariana thought for a moment and said, "I heard that magical families have house-elves, so you don't hire outsiders to maintain your castle. My parents disappeared when I was very young, and I started living in a very large villa by myself at the age of seven. I don't have any house-elves, and no one has discovered that I am a wizard until now."

"I can even manage to stay unnoticed. Is the Malfoy family even worse than an orphan like me?" She gave Lucius a mocking sneer.

Lucius sneered, "You still remember that you are an orphan. There is no example of a mistress of the Malfoy family who was born an orphan."

If Snape wasn't here, Ariana might have confessed to Lucius that she and Draco were just pretending to be together, but she definitely couldn't say it in this situation, and she didn't want to say it in front of Lucius like this.

"It didn't happen before, but it will happen in the future. Draco is your son, not your puppy. There is no need for him to listen to you in everything." This accusation can be said to be extremely vicious.

Like Draco's attitude, Lucius didn't think there was anything wrong, and he didn't want to continue arguing with the little wizard, so he looked at Draco who was standing behind Ariana.

"Marriage is a matter of course requiring the opinions of your parents to be considered, Draco. Am I teaching you to hide behind others whenever you encounter problems?" He scolded his son loudly.

Ariana stepped forward, completely blocking Draco behind her, and said loudly: "I promised him that I would always stand in front of him."

Then he explained why Draco was afraid, "Because you have the right to cancel his heir qualification, that's why he is so afraid of you. But now that he has a friend like me, he doesn't have to be afraid anymore."

"What do you mean?" Lucius vaguely guessed something and suddenly felt something was wrong.

Looking at the somewhat broken Lucius, Ariana said proudly, "What it means is that even if you kick him out of the house, there is a wealthy friend like me who will take him in, and his quality of life will not be worse than staying at the Malfoy family."

Lucius never thought that just letting his son go to school, and it hadn't even been two weeks, would lead to betrayal of the family.

He had previously told Narcissa that he would have another child if Draco didn't obey, which was completely a scare to his son.

Not to mention that Narcissa's body is no longer capable of giving birth to another child. As a loving wife, he would not be willing to do so even if his wife could continue to have children.

So Draco's position as heir was as secure as a rock, but he just didn't know it.

"I never said I wanted to kick him out of the house." Lucius looked at his son with a sullen face.

Ariana looked at him sarcastically. "But you said if he doesn't behave well, you and his mother will have another child. There are so many cases of people being kicked out of their homes in the wizarding world. Don't you know your own son? He's so innocent, he believes everything others say."

Lucius didn't want to talk to Ariana anymore. He kept his eyes on Draco and asked, "Xiaolong, aren't you going to talk to Dad?"

After a minute of silence, Draco finally stood up, but he took the initiative to shake Ariana's hand, and asked a question that made Lucius even angrier.

"Dad, Ariana told me how luxurious her 260 million Galleon castle is. Does our family have that much money?" He didn't want to break his promise to Ariana.

Lucius was almost having a myocardial infarction from being so angry. Even if the Malfoy family had so much money, they couldn't use it to buy a castle. Isn't the Malfoy family's castle luxurious enough?

"The Malfoy family's castle is the most luxurious of all the magical families." Lucius stated the fact with a fierce face.

Because he was longing for the expensive villa, Draco asked Ariana about the facilities inside. The more he asked, the more he longed for it.

"But our castle doesn't have an entertainment room, a swimming pool, or a luxury car for convenient transportation. I heard there's an amusement park in London that's full of entertainment facilities for children. If we buy this castle, I can go to London often." Draco looked hopeful.

Lucius was incredulous. How could his son become like this? He asked unwillingly, "You let the Malfoy family empty their savings just for fun?"

Draco thought that it was not just for fun, but also a matter of face. However, seeing that his father's eyes were bulging with anger, he really didn't dare to say anything more.

Ariana was delighted to hear that the Malfoy family could actually afford a villa worth over 200 million Galleons. Regardless of Lucius's sullen expression, she interrupted and said, "It seems that the Malfoy family can afford my villa."

"Sir, you may not know that in the Muggle world, you don't pay the full price for valuable items. Generally, you just pay a deposit and then make the subsequent payments on time every month. If the Malfoy family wants to buy it, they can also use this method." Her face was full of excitement, as if she had already made the deal.

Just as Draco was obsessed with the big villa, Ariana was also obsessed with the business.

"The Malfoys already have a castle, there's no need to buy one."

Ignoring Lucius's darkened face as he refused, Ariana continued, "Isn't it better to have more houses? These are all valuable. I'm the only one in my family, and I already have six properties under my name."

She directly used the method of provoking the opponent.

Although this method always works for Draco, Lucius obviously doesn't buy it. He just didn't expect that one day he would be competing with others in wealth, and he had never done so before.

Seeing that Lucius still didn't speak, Ariana made a suggestion.

"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Otherwise, I will invite your whole family to visit for Christmas and we can decide then. It doesn't matter if you don't buy it."

"Are you going to invite the Malfoys to your house?" Lucius looked at her in confusion.

I didn't expect that even after such a commotion, Ariana still wanted to invite them to her house.

Ariana thought it was natural and nodded, saying, "Is there any problem with that? Draco and I are good friends. I invite you to my house, and Draco can invite me to yours."

The main thing is, who would act on impulse in the business world? They can draw their swords one moment and then smile for profit the next.

Lucius had no intention of buying a Muggle villa and didn't want to argue with Ariana about it anymore, so he turned his attention to Draco.

"Xiaolong, let's talk about you two being together first. What's going on?" he asked with a serious face.

Draco's IQ is generally up to par as long as he doesn't talk about Quidditch and Potter. He glanced at Snape and swallowed the confession that was about to come out of his mouth.

"Ariana and I got along well and were very happy together, so we got together." This was the confession he and Ariana agreed upon.

"Isn't it because you have to help Colin deal with the parent-teacher meeting that you pretend to be with her?" Snape didn't want to save face for him.

Ariana chimed in: "That's certainly the reason, and it doesn't deny that we have so much to talk about and we're so happy to be together."

Lucius said directly to his son: "Xiaolong, I don't agree with this."

Draco was obviously not tough enough. Ariana felt that if they continued like this, they might be at a disadvantage, which was not her style, so she planned to be ruthless.

"I've already said that Draco is not your puppy. He doesn't have to listen to you in everything." She asked Lucius sarcastically.

Lucius didn't mind being more direct and snorted, "You are not qualified to be the mistress of the Malfoy family."

Ariana chuckled and asked calmly, "Mr. Malfoy, do you dare to say this to the mysterious man?"

Chapter 45: He Really Knows How to Use the Fire Curse

This is Hogwarts. The most powerful white wizard in the wizarding world is just upstairs. How dare this ignorant little wizard mention the mysterious man?

"What do you mean?" Lucius looked at Ariana with a sullen face.

Ariana was helpless about the timid Malfoy. The mysterious man had been dead for ten years, so why was he still so scared?

"It means that I might become the third well-known powerful wizard after Dumbledore and You-Know-Who."

After saying that, Ariana drew her wand and without letting anyone be prepared, she quickly used the fire spell to surround him and Snape, and the flames were ice blue.

This action frightened the three people in the room.

"Liaffire?" Lucius' eyes widened.

Draco, the only one still free, nervously pulled Ariana's hand and reminded her, "Ariana, those are my father and godfather."

Snape was furious. It was bad enough that this prickly little wizard would draw his wand at every turn, but he actually knew how to use the Fiery Blaze Curse.

"Colin, what are you doing? Want to attack the professor again? This time I didn't start it first. I wonder how Dumbledore can find an excuse for you." Snape's voice was very loud.

Even though he yelled at Ariana, he was actually more worried. Lucius was not like those little wizards in the school. If they really offended him, no one could protect this thorn in the side.

Looking at the three terrified people, Ariana quickly retracted the flames and shrugged at the two frightened adults, thinking they were making a fuss out of nothing.

She thought that not only could the Fire Curse be blocked by the Iron Armor Curse, but the antidote was also well known, so what were they afraid of?

"This is my improvement on the Fire Charm, not the Fiery Flame. I just wanted to show Mr. Malfoy my potential," she declared.

"How is that possible? So far, the only one who can control Fiendfyre is Grindelwald." Lucius still looked incredulous.

Ariana confirmed helplessly, "So this isn't the Fiery Curse? Can you guys stop making a fuss over such a small thing? And you also said that others can't control the Fiery Curse, but I can control this flame easily, so it's obviously not the Fiery Curse."

Lucius finally realized the seriousness of the matter and weighed the pros and cons before turning his attention to his friend.

"Severus, what did Headmaster Dumbledore say about Miss Colin?" He stared into Snape's eyes, trying to judge whether he would tell the truth.

"How else can I describe you? A rebellious and troublesome little troll." Snape answered unhappily.

Hearing this, Ariana was not happy. She immediately looked at Snape and said sarcastically, "Humph, he described you as a thorny black bat with a lot of problems."

"See, you have no respect for the professor in your words, and you point your wand at him casually." Snape pointed at Ariana, indicating that he was not exaggerating.

But even with such behavior, Snape could guess that Lucius must be interested in this troublemaker. He was afraid that if Ariana said she was pretending to be with Draco, Lucius would probably find a way to make their fake act real.

Ariana had no idea of ​​Snape's good intentions and said nonchalantly, "I want to prove that I have the potential to become a powerful wizard. Is there any faster way than to speak with strength?"

Although his attitude towards Ariana has softened, there is still too little information now. Lucius plans to talk to his son alone first and then decide how to deal with this matter.

"Miss Colin, can I talk to Draco alone for a moment? Without you and Severus." His tone returned to the politeness of their previous meeting.

Seeing that his father was not so angry, Draco was no longer afraid. He let go of Ariana's hand and said, "Ariana, I can do it. You can go out with my godfather first."

Lucius only threatened Draco that he would have another child. He didn't call for war or kill him, nor did he really say that he would kick him out of the house. After all, they were biological father and son, and Draco himself agreed. Ariana certainly had no right to object.

So she and Snape came out of the office.

As soon as the door closed, Snape said firmly, "That was Fiendfyre you just saw."

"Didn't I tell you that this is a modified fire spell?" Ariana was speechless.

"It's Fiendfyre." Snape was still firm.

Ariana imitated Snape's tone and said to him, "Professor, use your poor brain to think about it. I did buy some old books at a second-hand store in Diagon Alley. Do you think there would be an explanation of the Fiery Blaze Curse there? I'm afraid it wouldn't even be in the restricted section of Hogwarts."

Since Draco told her that the school only taught basic magic, Ariana asked him if there were any advanced dark arts in the restricted section.

Draco didn't give her a definitive answer, but he gave her a solid guess.

Because neither Dumbledore nor the mysterious man became famous during their time at Hogwarts. They probably only received basic magical education during this period. The reason why they became so powerful was entirely due to their subsequent research.

Ariana still had hope, so she used the invisibility spell to sneak into the restricted area in the dead of night.

Although some of the books there made slight noises and oozed phantom blood, which looked quite scary, none of them emitted an evil red light like the one in the Room of Requirement.

Later, she learned from senior students that in fifth and sixth grade, she could ask the professor for a permit to enter the restricted book area.

With Hogwarts' conservative educational model, how could there be any danger in places where students can enter?

So Ariana guessed that Hogwarts should have a hidden library, and those very evil dark magic books in the Room of Requirement might have come from there.

Seeing that Ariana still didn't understand, Snape mocked her, "How do you think the Fiery Curse was developed?"

Although Ariana learned spells very quickly, for the sake of her life, she would carefully choose each black magic spell. After careful deduction, she would practice it only after making sure that it would not involve life-threatening situations. At present, she has not seen any book that contains an analysis of the Fierce Fire Curse.

"Could it be that it was also developed from the in-depth research of the Fire Charm? Fiendfyre is said to be difficult to control, but I can control it very well." She looked at Snape in confusion.

Seeing that Ariana was not so secretive, Snape asked tentatively: "Would you like me to try?"

Ariana shrugged and said easily, "Isn't my usual attitude obvious? Now that the spell has been researched, everyone should learn it. It's for self-protection."

"Follow me." Snape said and walked forward.

Although Snape's attitude was very bad, he was a professor at the school after all. Ariana was still quite confident in him and followed him without hesitation.

She thought it was just a place where there was no one to experiment with magic, but the direction made her doubtful.

"Are we going to the Forbidden Forest? But didn't the headmaster say at the beginning of the school year that students were not allowed to enter?" She looked at Snape in confusion.

"Then where do you think we can experiment with Fiendfyre in Hogwarts?" Snape looked at her unhappily.

Ariana looked at him with horror and said hesitantly, "It's bad to burn the forest, right?"

Before Snape could answer, a voice interrupted their conversation, and then they saw the three-meter-tall Hagrid walking towards them.

"Professor Snape, where are you taking Colin?" Hagrid looked at Snape with a simple face.

Ariana looked at the tall giant in surprise and asked, "Hagrid, you actually know me?"

Hagrid was very happy to hear the little wizard greeting him, and naturally he was happy to answer her questions.

"Last weekend, Harry brought two of his friends to see me, and our topic was all about you. I heard that you had a fight with the Weasley brothers, and there was a new little rascal at Hogwarts." He didn't think there was anything wrong with Ariana being so noisy.

It was just a few fights, and Ariana didn't think it was a big deal. She quite appreciated Hagrid's attitude, so her tone towards him was naturally very good.

"Oh, I also had a fight with the Savior Potter. I thought he was just playing dumb, so I used the Disarming Charm cautiously first."

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