Chapter 356 Revenge Completed

"The remaining books and secret magic of the Lestrange family have actually fallen into my hands," Sherin said in a deep voice, "You only need to give me the part you have obtained. As for the ones stored in the vault of Gringotts, I will deal with them personally. You don't need to bother with them."

"It turns out that part of the inheritance has already fallen into the hands of the master, so congratulations to the master," Selwyn said pleasantly, "After I return, I will arrange to send all the books, treasures, and inheritances of the Selwyn family and the Lestrange family as soon as possible."

"Well," Sherin nodded, "Your vassal families also need to be arranged as soon as possible. I am currently expanding my influence in the Ministry of Magic, and I have a great need for outstanding talents. Mr. Bletchley has enough connections and qualifications in the Ministry of Magic, and he can be of great use to me. You can inform him in advance. After he swears the magical oath and submits to me, I will arrange for him to become the head of the Spiritual Division of the Department for the Control of Magical Creatures."

"I understand," Selwyn replied. "Blackie always obeys my orders. I am fully confident that this matter can be completed successfully."

"As for the Lestrange family, it was once a powerful family that was once glorious. Although the entire family can no longer find a decent talent, the power it has accumulated over the years is intertwined and difficult to swallow up directly..."

Schelling had his concerns. The Lestrange family was not like Rawl and Avery. Although they were in a dilemma of having no successors after Rodolphus and Rabastan were imprisoned and Gallup was turned into a wolf, there were countless forces that had friendships and interests with them. If their entire family was wiped out, it would likely attract more enemies.

This doesn't mean that Xie Ling is scared or anything.

However, Xie Ling already has a lot of enemies to face. Once he does something that provokes public anger, even if these people cannot defeat Xie Ling, if they choose to join the enemy camp, it will be quite a headache.

"Master, I have a suggestion." Selwyn took the opportunity to offer his advice.

"You said."

"The Lestrange family actually has another branch in France. We sent people there to find someone to take over and inherit the British branch," Selwyn said. "In this way, as long as we control this person, it is equivalent to controlling the entire family. To the outside world, the bloodline adoption within the family is a normal thing and will not cause any disturbances."

"This is a good idea, but I always thought that the French branch of the Lestrange family had long been extinct?" Sherin said curiously.

In his previous life, he clearly remembered that in the second movie of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Dumbledore said that Corvus V Lestrange (Leta Lestrange's younger brother), who died in the shipwreck, was the last male of the French direct branch of the Lestrange family. Did he remember it wrong? Or did Dumbledore make a mistake?

"Master, you may not know that the French branch of the Lestrange family once split in the 17th century. Later, the two brothers Corvus I and Cyril I fought a fierce battle for the position of head of the family. In the end, the eldest brother Corvus I won and succeeded as the head of the family, while Cyril's family fled to the remote suburbs of France, seeking new development there."

"Today, the bloodline of Kvos I has been cut off, but the descendants of Cyril I are still alive. We can make contact with them."

"I see," Xie Lin exclaimed. It turned out there was such an allusion. "If that's the case, after you have arranged the family affairs in the UK, you can go to France for me and find a way to find someone to inherit the Lestrange family. As long as it is confirmed to be a genuine bloodline and inherit the family with legitimate hand orders and rituals, then by then, let alone insignificant outsiders, even if the brothers Rodolphus and Rabastan come out of Azkaban, they won't be able to say anything, let alone take back the position of head of the family."

"No problem. I'll leave everything to you. Just wait for good news, my master." Selwyn said confidently.

"Well, if there's nothing else, you can leave now!" Xie Lin took out an alchemical bracelet from his pocket. "Here is this, with a portkey spell on it, which will send you to my base in Hogsmeade Village. You can change clothes there, and then you can Apparate yourself."

"If you want to find me, just send someone to Hogsmeade to pass the message," Sherin continued, "I also have allies in France - the Delacour, Evreux, Amorino, and Bonacourd families that have marriage relations with the Veela tribe are all my allies. You can also seek help from them if you have any problems."

"Yes, I understand." After saying that, Selwyn put on the alchemical bracelet given to him by Xie Lin. His fingers gently ran across the alchemical runes on the bracelet. With a flash of white light, Selwyn disappeared.

[“High-level vassal family” Searle family obtained! 】

[“Intermediate vassal family” Black Family obtained! ]

[“Intermediate Vassal Family” Lestrange Family (No Family Head) obtained! ] As Selwyn left, Sherin showed a satisfied smile.

Although it took Sherin a lot of effort and time to subdue this group of Death Eaters, it was all worth it.

Selwyn is a rare talent, and although Yaxley is slightly inferior in conspiracy and intrigue, he is still a talent that can be of great use.

At this time when Xielin is short of staff, the acquisition of these two talents to fill the gap is quite timely.

What's more, what these two pure-blood family heads can bring to Xie Lin is not just their black magic power and ability to do things.

The most important thing is the reputation, fame and social status they represent.

Don't forget that Mrs. Selwyn is a member of the Hogwarts faculty recruitment committee. After her death, her seat will naturally be inherited by Troy Selwyn.

This means that the power to nominate and review the appointment of professors to Hogwarts, which was previously held by the Selwyn family, has now fallen into Schelling's hands.

There is a faculty recruitment committee composed of eight members. Five of them, including Shalling, Lucius, Greengrass, Amelia, and Selwyn, are on Shalling's side, and among the rest, Snape will not become an obstacle to him.

In other words, Schelling has already grasped more than half of the power of this committee!

Without Schelling's approval, Dumbledore couldn't even hire a professor.

This is not over yet.

Selwyn and Yaxley are both members of the Wizengamot, and both are very influential. In the original book, Umbridge, as a senior deputy minister, still tried to establish a relationship with the Selwyn family.

As a result, Selwyn and Yaxley's Wizengamot seats also fell into Sherin's hands.

Count how many Wizengamot seats can be directly or indirectly influenced by Schelling now -

Amelia, Scrimgeour, Greengrass, Crouch, Slughorn, Runcorn, McLaggen, Selwyn, Yaxley... at least nine, and Sherin himself was occupying a reserve seat!
In contrast, Dumbledore's only staunch supporters in the Wizengamot were Griselda Marchbank, Tiberius Ogden, and Elphias Doge.

It was much the same with Fudge. Although many people did not dare to openly oppose him because he was the Minister of Magic, his only die-hard supporters were his nephew Rufus Fudge and Umbridge.

It can be said that as long as the situation is not too extreme, causing the remaining centrists to become one-sided, Schelling's influence on the Wizengamot has reached an extremely terrifying level, far beyond the reach of Fudge and Dumbledore.

Of course, there is another reason why Xie Ling smiled like this, and it can be said to be the most important reason.

In the pure-blood family alliance that suppressed the Malfoy family and even secretly supported the Ghost Society to deal with them - Rowle and Avery will soon be wiped out; Nott and Carrow turn to the light and change their ways; Selwyn, Yaxley, and Lestrange are conquered by Shailling and become vassal families, and even the head of the family becomes his servant.

It can be said that the alliance of the seven families that had once been so powerful has since fallen apart. After more than a year, Xie Lin's original wish for revenge has finally been perfectly fulfilled. (End of this chapter)