Chapter 407 Cousin Dora

Chapter 407 Cousin Dora
"Yes," Xie Lin nodded, "Under pressure from my grandmother, my aunt, and the outside world, my mother had no choice... But I want you to know that on the day you left the funeral, my mother hid in her room and cried secretly."

"Ah - she..." Andromeda's face changed and she couldn't help but exclaimed. She wanted to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say anything.

"That's why I raised the question just now," Sherin said lightly, "Aunt, maybe you don't know yet, but I am also a person with a say in the current Black family and Malfoy family. I can promise you here that in the near future, I will erase the stupid idea of ​​'pure blood supremacy' from the two families. You can rest assured about this."

Xie Ling was actually being very modest. He was not only a person of influence in these two families, but also a spiritual leader. Even if we look at all the pure-blood families in Great Britain, there is no force that can compete with him.

Just like Shallin often said, the pure-blood family only needs one voice, and that is his, Shallin Malfoy's voice!
For the first time, Andromeda showed an expression of interest on her face.

Xie Lin, who noticed the change in Andromeda's expression, knew that this could be accomplished, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "How can family and kinship be severed in just a few decades? I do this not only for you, but also for mom. I don't want to see mom cry about this again. I also believe that deep down in your hearts, you sisters must also want to reconcile."

Xie Lin's eyes flashed with a strange light, and he continued with a hint of bewitching in his tone: "Not only can you and mom regain the affection between sisters, but the Black family can also prosper again because of you. Not to mention, we can all become a family in the future, with the family as the hub, and live happily together..."

Xie Lin smiled and pointed at the photos on the wall and said, "Come to think of it, I haven't met my uncle and cousin yet. I believe they must be very good people like you, and they will also attach great importance to blood ties. If we become a family, then the Black family and the Malfoy family will be your backing. You should also think about your uncle and cousin. How much help can the resources of these two families provide for their careers?"

……

As expected, Schelling successfully convinced Andromeda.

Moreover, during this period, Xie Lin did not really use magic to change her mind. He just knew that Andromeda valued emotions, so he magnified her emotions.

Xie Lin did not lie. He could see that Narcissa still cared about her sisterly relationship with Andromeda. It was just that due to years of suppression and the pressure caused by the fact that Bellatrix was still alive, she did not dare to express it.

So, part of the reason he was doing this was really for his mother, Narcissa.

Of course, the Tonks family had always been a target in his plans.

Now that the pure-blood families have been declining, they cannot afford to lose any more talents. If Andromeda and Nymphadora can be allowed to return to the family, it will certainly be a supplement to the sparse population of the pure-blood families.

Anyway, Sherin was truly against the outdated idea of ​​pure-blood supremacy, and didn't care about Mr. Tonks's Muggle ancestry.

On the contrary, Nymphadora is an important talent for Sherin. Not only has she passed the rigorous selection and internship of the Aurors, she is also a Disguise Magus, naturally good at disguise and stealth. More importantly, she should be a core member of the Order of the Phoenix now, and can become Sherin's spy in the Order of the Phoenix.

After dealing with Andromeda, Andromeda also promised to introduce Xie Lin to his cousin Nymphadora.

That night.

Ministry of Magic.

After a long day of hard work, Nymphadora stretched herself and groaned. These days, she was taking care of both the work and duties of the Auror of the Ministry of Magic and the cadres of the Order of the Phoenix, which really made her exhausted. Now, she just wanted to go back to her home as soon as possible, take a comfortable hot bath, and then enjoy the dinner prepared by her mother.

Unexpectedly, the mother asked the owl to send a message to herself at work, saying that she would have a surprise visitor.

At this time, she, who had a somewhat carefree personality, had not yet realized who this visitor was.

It was not until she arrived at the exit of the Ministry of Magic and saw a handsome, almost evil blond boy there that she suddenly remembered her mother's message.

Could this visitor be him?

Nymphadora recognized the boy at the first sight. It should be said that there is no one in the entire Great Britain today who would not recognize this boy.

The youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin, a candidate for the Wizengamot, a youth representative of the Medieval European Wizarding Federation, and recently won the Triwizard Tournament on behalf of Hogwarts.

This boy is naturally the most beloved protagonist of the book, Xie Ling.

"Hello, Miss Tonks. It's our first meeting. Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Shaylin Malfoy from the Malfoy family. I think Aunt Andromeda should have informed you of my visit?"

"Oh... this... yes..." Nymphadora's eyes flashed with a trace of panic. She had a very complicated impression of Shailene. She once hated the Black family for expelling her mother and making her mother immersed in pain. She also hated those pure-blood families who valued bloodline above all else, which naturally included the Malfoy family where Shailene came from.

She knew that, factually speaking, Sherin was actually her blood relative, one of her only two surviving cousins, and an outstanding young man who had made outstanding contributions to the British wizarding world, but she just couldn't like this character.

This may be because the ideas she has developed since childhood are difficult to change.

However, there was one thing that changed her original feeling of disgust into a more complicated one——

It was at the funeral of her grandmother Druella Blake that her mother was allowed to attend the family ceremony for the first time because of Sherin. Although this did not mean that her mother was accepted by the family again, she knew clearly how important that day was for her mother.

Her original hatred for the pure-blood family was somewhat ameliorated by their various brilliant achievements and reputations, and coupled with her gratitude for his help to her mother that time, this formed her current complex emotions.

"Excuse me, do you have time? I would like to invite you to have a drink at a nearby bar, Miss Tonks, or... Cousin Nymphadora?" Sherin made the invitation gentlemanly.

"Well... okay," she couldn't refuse Xie Ling's sincere invitation, and her mother's instructions in her letter. ...

The dim light in the box softly shone between the two of them, and the wine glasses on the table reflected faint light and shadows.

Xie Lin stared at Nymphadora quietly. As the two of them talked more and more deeply, Nymphadora had slowly let down her guard. Moreover, she had drunk a lot of liquor. With a smile on her slightly drunk face, she didn't realize that a trace of invisible magic was spreading.

"Cousin Dora, joining the Order of the Phoenix is ​​a brave choice." Xie Lin's tone was lightly teasing, but he calmly stroked his fingers over the edge of the wine glass. As the wine glass made a ding sound, magic power was quietly stimulated along with the movement and penetrated into Nymphadora's consciousness.

Nymphadora's face changed drastically. She was about to stand up when she suddenly felt dizzy. The scene in front of her suddenly became distorted, and the lights in the box dimmed, replaced by a blurry chaos.

"What...is this?" She subconsciously held her forehead, her tone a little flustered.

Xie Ling smiled slightly and did not answer. She just leaned back in her chair and watched quietly as the illusion dragged her into the abyss.

In the illusion, Nymphadora heard terrible shouts and the explosion of spells. She saw the members of the Order of the Phoenix fall one after another, and the fear and despair on the faces of her family members pierced her heart deeply. Her mother Andromeda protected her and rushed to the bunker, but was hit by a green light and fell in her arms.

"Mom! No!" Nymphadora cried out heartbreakingly, hugging Andromeda's cold body, tears streaming down her face. However, the battle did not stop.

She saw her father Ted was also surrounded by Death Eaters, trying to resist, but was eventually brutally slaughtered by them. She herself, covered in blood, knelt on the ground in a mess, surrounded by the bodies of her dead companions, and could do nothing.

"Your mother is a noble pure-blood wizard, and you are the most precious talent of the Black family in centuries. None of this had to have happened..." A low and familiar voice suddenly sounded in my ears.

She looked up suddenly and saw Xie Ling. His figure appeared in front of her like a ghost, his eyes were calm, but with an irresistible power.

"Nymphadora, what did the Order of the Phoenix give you? Protection for your family? Hope?" Sherin approached slowly, his tone as cold as winter. "No, they will only turn you into a victim. Look around you, this is the outcome of your choice."

"This... this can't be true!" A trace of determination flashed across Nymphadora's face. She shook her head, but her tears fell uncontrollably like beads from a broken string. "This must be fake!"

She tried hard to recall what she had learned in the Auror internship course about how to get rid of various illusion magic, hypnosis magic and nightmare magic, tried hard to recall her memories of reality, and mobilized her whole body's mental strength and willpower in an attempt to wake herself up from the illusion.

Unfortunately, all this will be in vain.

Not to mention that Xie Ling's mental power was much stronger than hers after absorbing the Crystal of Wisdom. Just the blood gift of "Mind Prison" passed down from Lestrange was not something that ordinary wizards could unlock, not even the most powerful elite Auror in the Ministry of Magic.

It can be said that as long as the opponent is not a figure of Dumbledore's level, Schelling is confident that no one can escape from his illusion.

Xie Lin slowly squatted down and looked at her at eye level, his eyes full of scrutiny and pity: "Fake? Do you really think so? Look at your hands, look behind you."

Nymphadora lowered her head and trembled. She saw her hands were covered in blood. The touch was so real that it made her shudder. The blood and corpses behind her seemed to be silently accusing her of failure.

"I..." Nymphadora's voice trembled, tears blurred her vision. She looked around, her eyes full of blood and death, and endless regret and fear surged in her heart.

Xie Lin bent down and looked at her, his voice soft but seductive: "But there is another way. Follow me, I can protect you and your family, give you real power, and let you control your own destiny instead of becoming a tool for others."

Nymphadora's face was covered with tears, her eyes were full of pain and struggle. She looked around, saw the fallen bodies of her mother and father, heard countless desperate voices, and finally realized that although this illusion was false, it revealed the deepest fear in her heart.

She knelt weakly on the ground, her cold hands trembling helplessly, and finally fell down. She choked and whispered: "I... I don't want to lose them... I don't want to see such a future again..."

Xie Lin withdrew his hand, and there was a hint of coldness in his voice: "You don't want to lose, but only action can change. Nymphadora, put aside your hesitation and naive beliefs, forget the hypocritical justice of the Order of the Phoenix, swear your loyalty to me, and you will have all the power to protect the one you love."

Nymphadora raised her head while crying, her eyes were a mixture of pain and hope. She slowly reached out her hand, held Shaylin's hand, lowered her head, and said in a trembling voice: "I, Nymphadora Tonks, am willing to swear allegiance to Shaylin Malfoy, and serve you as my master for the rest of my life... to protect the one I love."

As soon as she finished speaking, the illusion suddenly dissipated, and she returned to the dim bar box. Tears were still hanging on her cheeks, and she looked at Xie Lin with a confused look in her eyes, but he just smiled indifferently, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and whispered: "This is a wise choice, my dear cousin Dora."

Although what Sherin did was cruel, it was the best choice for Nymphadora personally - in fact, what she lost in the original book was far more than what was reflected in the illusion. In the original book, she had a husband and a child, but she and her husband died in the war, leaving behind an orphan.

The light in the bar returned to its soft state. Sherin stared at Nymphadora quietly. The tears on her face had not yet dried. The confusion in her eyes as she looked at Sherin was slowly replaced by a light of piety and worship.

A triumphant smile appeared on Xie Ling's lips.

"Very good." Xie Lin's voice was low and gentle, with a hint of approval. "My cousin Dora, from today on, you are my loyal subordinate. My organization is called the Sleeping Dragon Society, and you will become one of the seven dragon teeth. I will teach you all kinds of secret magic of the Black family. In the organization, your code name is 'Thousand Charms'!"

Nymphadora lowered her head, and an indescribable fanatical power filled her heart, washing away all the weakness that had just appeared. She showed an unusually firm expression and replied in a deep voice: "Yes, Master."

[“Servant” Qian Mei obtained! 】

[“Ally” Tonks family obtained! ]

(End of this chapter)