Chapter 225 I hope everything is safe
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Wo Bu Geng Xin
Malfoy couldn't believe his eyes.
Because Taylor often gets together with Luke, Malfoy and many people also have an impression of this girl.It can even be said to be familiar.Of course, Taylor's potion talent also made many people look at her differently.After all, not everyone can win Professor Snape's favor.
But this radiant girl in front of her, like a shining star, turned out to be the messy blond hair in the memory.Bangs cover the eyes.The girl who wears old wizard robes one size too big all day long?
Taylor and Luke spend a lot of time together, whether it's eating or studying.But none of the female voices at Hogwarts felt that this girl was a threat to them.
After all, they think they are much better than Taylor.
But now it seems that those girls are all wrong!Taylor's disguise was too successful.And the only one who knows what Taylor looks like is probably Luke.
Malfoy was amazed at this, and never expected that Luke was much better than them in this aspect.
"If you dressed like this in school, Luke probably has a lot of enemies."
Malfoy joked with a smile, and there was no malice in itself.After all, he was telling the truth.Pretty girls can even passively cause disputes among boys.
It's not that there are people who see Luke upset.If they were given a more sufficient reason, maybe they would really be unable to restrain themselves.
In fact, Malfoy is a little envious now.After all, at this age, she can outshine her peers, compete with girls who are older than her in terms of charm, and may not fall into any disadvantages. Such a girl is really hard to come by.Although it is said that every age group has its unique beauty.But there are always exceptions to everything, and Malfoy now feels that Taylor is the first exception he knows.
Taylor's face was a little red. She always knew that she was pretty, but she didn't know what kind of person she would be after dressing up.But judging from the current situation, she already understood a little bit.
It didn't look like Luke would be ashamed to come to this dinner by himself.
"Stop boasting." She said with some embarrassment, "Let's go in first."
Luke nodded too.
Malfoy had no choice but to restrain his desire to talk a few more words, and said to the two people: "That's right, there are still a lot of people waiting for you inside."
Malfoy knew that even if Luke said that he would not compete with himself for the limelight today, it would mean that he would not compete with him for the limelight among his peers.The people waiting for Luke today are not only his peers, but also the patriarchs of various families.
Malfoy himself knew that what Luke had done basically freed him from the shackles of being a peer.Today, appearing here, he did not appear as a junior of the Gunter family, but as the most standard patriarch of the Gunter family, he came to today's dinner, which in itself is different from the group of children. The family has created a gap that will not be bridged for a long time in the future.
After all, you can't really kill your father and let yourself be in charge.
That's really a great filial piety.
........................
On the way to the interior of the manor, Taylor looked at the manor in front of him, and asked with some doubts: "It doesn't look very grand here."
"It was built too early. It seems that the Malfoy family has used this place to hold formal banquets since before our Gaunt family separated." Luke said with emotion, "This is also after years of repairs and expansions. It’s the result. It’s just that it looks a bit old now, and it seems that Lucius doesn’t have much energy to take care of here.”
This is also within Luke's expectations.The weakness of the traditional British aristocracy is already on the face.They can't even afford to do some face-saving projects.
After all, these face-saving projects require a lot of money and manpower.And these, even the current Malfoy family, have to be used wisely.
"For us, it's a good thing."
Luke looked at the still luxurious manor in front of him, and said to Taylor: "The weaker they are, the easier it is to control."
Taylor glanced at the expression on Luke's face, and then said with some understanding: "So you won't even take the initiative to stop Voldemort's actions, right?"
"You'll get some people on his side. Make them your enemies, and then..."
"Shh." Luke put a finger on Tyler's lips and made a silencing gesture with the other hand.
"Don't let them hear it~"
Luke had a faint smile on his face, but Taylor felt a little helpless.
"you really are……"
Taylor shook his head and followed Luke on.
Luke didn't care either. Looking at the buildings in the distance, a slightly weird smile was drawn on the corner of his mouth.
………………
"So, you're going to set a trap for Luke Gaunt?"
Lucius Malfoy looked at the group of people in front of him, his face was full of confusion, and his heart was full of helplessness.
Old Nott immediately shook his head and said: "This is not a trap, this is a business. After all, Luke Gunter is also thinking about finding someone to do business with? Then let's give him a chance now and let him join us In business, we are all friends, and we will definitely not cheat him!"
Lucius picked up the wine in hand and took a sip, then said after a moment of silence, "I won't participate."
His words changed the expressions of Old Nott and the people behind him slightly.
"But I won't tell him about it either." Lucius added immediately.And these words once again let Old Nott and the others breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as Malfoy wasn't clearly on the opposite side, there was always a chance for their actions.After all, Luke Gunter on the opposite side is still a child no matter how smart he is.
In name, this banquet is just a gathering for everyone, and there is no such thing as everyone joining together to discuss major issues.But in fact, it is not easy enough for everyone to get together.Such an opportunity itself is very rare.More importantly, in these years, the nobles under them, or the emerging business families, have also been an important part of their income, so such gatherings are still very necessary.
"However, if he sees it himself, I think you should also have the awareness to bear the consequences?"
Lucius looked at them who were relieved, and asked with strange eyes.
"Of course we've made up our minds." Old Nott smiled confidently, "But after all, we haven't done anything out of the ordinary, and he can't do anything either."
Lucius nodded.He understood the group of guys in front of him, and never thought about the possibility that Luke might see through their game.To be honest, this game is not very clever.But he also had to react for a while. It seemed that it was just a standard business, but he wanted to empty Luke off.
Seeing the group of people leaving in front of him, Lucius nodded, then waved to Narcissa on the side.
"What's wrong, Lucius?"
Narcissa walked to Lucius's side, and asked with some doubts, "What's the matter with Nott and the others coming to you?"
Lucius shook his head and said: "A group of people are just making trouble for themselves. I don't want to get involved. You go to Draco and let him see Nott and the others talking to Luke and Luke is lost in thought." , Take the initiative to take Luke away. Don’t let others see that something is wrong.”
After hearing this, Narcissa frowned, then turned her head to look at the group of people over there, apparently a little dissatisfied.
"What are they doing? What did that kid do wrong? He is already so miserable, and at the same age as Draco, he has to support the dignity of a family by himself. What the hell are they trying to do!"
Her words were full of dissatisfaction with Nott, as well as a maternal concern for Luke.
Under the light, Lucius looked indifferent, half in the light and half in the shadows, he took a sip of wine and said: "Then try to care about him, but don't be too much, don't scare that child .”
Narcissa looked at Lucius' face and nodded.She is a stupid woman, and it is difficult for her to understand her husband's arrangements on weekdays.But as long as Lucius says what to do, she will do it.
Although she has experienced the purge after Voldemort's failure, she still has full confidence in her husband.
Lucius didn't have that much confidence in himself.
That one failure is not the point.He knew very well that such an operation was basically impossible to succeed.If it can be successful, then the only reason should be that Voldemort's personal strength is strong enough.
Voldemort's strength is indeed very strong, there is nothing to say about this.But on the other side, Dumbledore can't fight anymore.
After Lucius became a Death Eater, he began to pave the way for himself to quit the Death Eater.That's why he was able to escape even when Voldemort died and most of the Death Eaters were killed or captured in Azkaban.
But he still made mistakes.He thought Voldemort was too strong.
He hadn't expected Voldemort to die so suddenly in what seemed to be an easy operation.Why is it that Voldemort, who is so powerful that even Dumbledore wants to avoid it, will die in the hands of a baby.It sounds like a joke.
But it actually happened.So Lucius didn't even have time to revise his plan, and the world changed its offensive and defensive positions overnight.This made Lucius feel deeply hopeless, but also puzzled...
Am I so bad at seeing people?
If it hadn't happened suddenly, his arrangement would not have been completed in time.Then as long as he betrays Voldemort in the last wave, the Malfoy family can make a lot of money.
But because the incident happened suddenly, he could only choose to keep some of the original arrangements and pay a high price to exonerate himself.This is how you keep yourself clean without going to jail.
And those stunned guys can only stay in Azkaban.
After suffering the loss last time, this time he wanted Lucius to place a bet, but it was not that simple.
He took another sip of the wine, then put the wine glass on the small table again, crossed his hands, and put it on his chest.
"If you can see through their tricks, or think it's wrong, then as a teenager, your ability is not bad. But if you accept the other party's proposal directly without hesitation..."
There was a thoughtful light in Lucius' eyes.
"Then you're either too stupid to see that it's a trap. Or you're sure you can counter them if you get in first."
If it's the latter...
Lucius shook his head, that would be overconfident.Although Old Nott and the others are not particularly smart people, they have been in the wizarding world for so many years anyway.In that incident back then, those who stood on Voldemort's side but were still able to escape later, even if they were not as good as Lucius later, it only showed that they had less arrangements than Lucius.rather than nothing.
They are all smart people, and they can see that Voldemort's boat is completely unstable.
"If you really underestimate them, you will really fall into their trap."
Lucius knew very well that the most dangerous part of the opponent's trap was not the hidden intention.It was a temptation aimed at Luke himself.
If such a child is smart, then he will definitely want to give this group of old men who want to cheat him a little bit of color.It is almost inevitable to be coerced into the game among some simple stimuli.
and so……
"How would you choose?"
Lucius is looking forward to Luke's performance.
At the same time, Luke and Taylor finally appeared in the hall.
Luke looked at the magnificent banquet hall in front of him, which was more life-like than the splendid banquet hall of Spockard's house. Compared with the banquet hall, it was closer to the interior layout of a club.
There are many people in the lobby on the first floor.Obviously, they are socializing. Although everyone is dressed formally, their movements are relatively casual.The men talked casually in groups of three or four, and the women were the same, but some stood beside the children, chatting and taking care of the children.
Seeing this scene, Luke was subconsciously disappointed.
"what happened?"
Taylor easily sensed Luke's emotions, and asked with concern.
"It's nothing, the banquet hall here is obviously a different feeling." Luke opened his mouth and explained to Taylor, "The Tripcard family will specially find servants to take care of the children at this kind of banquet."
More importantly, those servants were not all arranged by the Tripcard family.Some people will arrange several servants to follow them when they come.
Taylor didn't care about Luke's little emotion, she scanned the week like a white swan.Then Taylor's voice came from Luke's ear.
"Be careful. As soon as we came in, many people were staring at us. It seems that you are quite attractive to them."
"Toddlers walk through the busy market with gold, just like a big fat sheep. How can it be less attractive."
Luke smiled and whispered into Taylor's ear with his magic power.
And just when the two were communicating secretly, a call full of joy sounded,
"Luke! Here!"
Because Taylor often gets together with Luke, Malfoy and many people also have an impression of this girl.It can even be said to be familiar.Of course, Taylor's potion talent also made many people look at her differently.After all, not everyone can win Professor Snape's favor.
But this radiant girl in front of her, like a shining star, turned out to be the messy blond hair in the memory.Bangs cover the eyes.The girl who wears old wizard robes one size too big all day long?
Taylor and Luke spend a lot of time together, whether it's eating or studying.But none of the female voices at Hogwarts felt that this girl was a threat to them.
After all, they think they are much better than Taylor.
But now it seems that those girls are all wrong!Taylor's disguise was too successful.And the only one who knows what Taylor looks like is probably Luke.
Malfoy was amazed at this, and never expected that Luke was much better than them in this aspect.
"If you dressed like this in school, Luke probably has a lot of enemies."
Malfoy joked with a smile, and there was no malice in itself.After all, he was telling the truth.Pretty girls can even passively cause disputes among boys.
It's not that there are people who see Luke upset.If they were given a more sufficient reason, maybe they would really be unable to restrain themselves.
In fact, Malfoy is a little envious now.After all, at this age, she can outshine her peers, compete with girls who are older than her in terms of charm, and may not fall into any disadvantages. Such a girl is really hard to come by.Although it is said that every age group has its unique beauty.But there are always exceptions to everything, and Malfoy now feels that Taylor is the first exception he knows.
Taylor's face was a little red. She always knew that she was pretty, but she didn't know what kind of person she would be after dressing up.But judging from the current situation, she already understood a little bit.
It didn't look like Luke would be ashamed to come to this dinner by himself.
"Stop boasting." She said with some embarrassment, "Let's go in first."
Luke nodded too.
Malfoy had no choice but to restrain his desire to talk a few more words, and said to the two people: "That's right, there are still a lot of people waiting for you inside."
Malfoy knew that even if Luke said that he would not compete with himself for the limelight today, it would mean that he would not compete with him for the limelight among his peers.The people waiting for Luke today are not only his peers, but also the patriarchs of various families.
Malfoy himself knew that what Luke had done basically freed him from the shackles of being a peer.Today, appearing here, he did not appear as a junior of the Gunter family, but as the most standard patriarch of the Gunter family, he came to today's dinner, which in itself is different from the group of children. The family has created a gap that will not be bridged for a long time in the future.
After all, you can't really kill your father and let yourself be in charge.
That's really a great filial piety.
........................
On the way to the interior of the manor, Taylor looked at the manor in front of him, and asked with some doubts: "It doesn't look very grand here."
"It was built too early. It seems that the Malfoy family has used this place to hold formal banquets since before our Gaunt family separated." Luke said with emotion, "This is also after years of repairs and expansions. It’s the result. It’s just that it looks a bit old now, and it seems that Lucius doesn’t have much energy to take care of here.”
This is also within Luke's expectations.The weakness of the traditional British aristocracy is already on the face.They can't even afford to do some face-saving projects.
After all, these face-saving projects require a lot of money and manpower.And these, even the current Malfoy family, have to be used wisely.
"For us, it's a good thing."
Luke looked at the still luxurious manor in front of him, and said to Taylor: "The weaker they are, the easier it is to control."
Taylor glanced at the expression on Luke's face, and then said with some understanding: "So you won't even take the initiative to stop Voldemort's actions, right?"
"You'll get some people on his side. Make them your enemies, and then..."
"Shh." Luke put a finger on Tyler's lips and made a silencing gesture with the other hand.
"Don't let them hear it~"
Luke had a faint smile on his face, but Taylor felt a little helpless.
"you really are……"
Taylor shook his head and followed Luke on.
Luke didn't care either. Looking at the buildings in the distance, a slightly weird smile was drawn on the corner of his mouth.
………………
"So, you're going to set a trap for Luke Gaunt?"
Lucius Malfoy looked at the group of people in front of him, his face was full of confusion, and his heart was full of helplessness.
Old Nott immediately shook his head and said: "This is not a trap, this is a business. After all, Luke Gunter is also thinking about finding someone to do business with? Then let's give him a chance now and let him join us In business, we are all friends, and we will definitely not cheat him!"
Lucius picked up the wine in hand and took a sip, then said after a moment of silence, "I won't participate."
His words changed the expressions of Old Nott and the people behind him slightly.
"But I won't tell him about it either." Lucius added immediately.And these words once again let Old Nott and the others breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as Malfoy wasn't clearly on the opposite side, there was always a chance for their actions.After all, Luke Gunter on the opposite side is still a child no matter how smart he is.
In name, this banquet is just a gathering for everyone, and there is no such thing as everyone joining together to discuss major issues.But in fact, it is not easy enough for everyone to get together.Such an opportunity itself is very rare.More importantly, in these years, the nobles under them, or the emerging business families, have also been an important part of their income, so such gatherings are still very necessary.
"However, if he sees it himself, I think you should also have the awareness to bear the consequences?"
Lucius looked at them who were relieved, and asked with strange eyes.
"Of course we've made up our minds." Old Nott smiled confidently, "But after all, we haven't done anything out of the ordinary, and he can't do anything either."
Lucius nodded.He understood the group of guys in front of him, and never thought about the possibility that Luke might see through their game.To be honest, this game is not very clever.But he also had to react for a while. It seemed that it was just a standard business, but he wanted to empty Luke off.
Seeing the group of people leaving in front of him, Lucius nodded, then waved to Narcissa on the side.
"What's wrong, Lucius?"
Narcissa walked to Lucius's side, and asked with some doubts, "What's the matter with Nott and the others coming to you?"
Lucius shook his head and said: "A group of people are just making trouble for themselves. I don't want to get involved. You go to Draco and let him see Nott and the others talking to Luke and Luke is lost in thought." , Take the initiative to take Luke away. Don’t let others see that something is wrong.”
After hearing this, Narcissa frowned, then turned her head to look at the group of people over there, apparently a little dissatisfied.
"What are they doing? What did that kid do wrong? He is already so miserable, and at the same age as Draco, he has to support the dignity of a family by himself. What the hell are they trying to do!"
Her words were full of dissatisfaction with Nott, as well as a maternal concern for Luke.
Under the light, Lucius looked indifferent, half in the light and half in the shadows, he took a sip of wine and said: "Then try to care about him, but don't be too much, don't scare that child .”
Narcissa looked at Lucius' face and nodded.She is a stupid woman, and it is difficult for her to understand her husband's arrangements on weekdays.But as long as Lucius says what to do, she will do it.
Although she has experienced the purge after Voldemort's failure, she still has full confidence in her husband.
Lucius didn't have that much confidence in himself.
That one failure is not the point.He knew very well that such an operation was basically impossible to succeed.If it can be successful, then the only reason should be that Voldemort's personal strength is strong enough.
Voldemort's strength is indeed very strong, there is nothing to say about this.But on the other side, Dumbledore can't fight anymore.
After Lucius became a Death Eater, he began to pave the way for himself to quit the Death Eater.That's why he was able to escape even when Voldemort died and most of the Death Eaters were killed or captured in Azkaban.
But he still made mistakes.He thought Voldemort was too strong.
He hadn't expected Voldemort to die so suddenly in what seemed to be an easy operation.Why is it that Voldemort, who is so powerful that even Dumbledore wants to avoid it, will die in the hands of a baby.It sounds like a joke.
But it actually happened.So Lucius didn't even have time to revise his plan, and the world changed its offensive and defensive positions overnight.This made Lucius feel deeply hopeless, but also puzzled...
Am I so bad at seeing people?
If it hadn't happened suddenly, his arrangement would not have been completed in time.Then as long as he betrays Voldemort in the last wave, the Malfoy family can make a lot of money.
But because the incident happened suddenly, he could only choose to keep some of the original arrangements and pay a high price to exonerate himself.This is how you keep yourself clean without going to jail.
And those stunned guys can only stay in Azkaban.
After suffering the loss last time, this time he wanted Lucius to place a bet, but it was not that simple.
He took another sip of the wine, then put the wine glass on the small table again, crossed his hands, and put it on his chest.
"If you can see through their tricks, or think it's wrong, then as a teenager, your ability is not bad. But if you accept the other party's proposal directly without hesitation..."
There was a thoughtful light in Lucius' eyes.
"Then you're either too stupid to see that it's a trap. Or you're sure you can counter them if you get in first."
If it's the latter...
Lucius shook his head, that would be overconfident.Although Old Nott and the others are not particularly smart people, they have been in the wizarding world for so many years anyway.In that incident back then, those who stood on Voldemort's side but were still able to escape later, even if they were not as good as Lucius later, it only showed that they had less arrangements than Lucius.rather than nothing.
They are all smart people, and they can see that Voldemort's boat is completely unstable.
"If you really underestimate them, you will really fall into their trap."
Lucius knew very well that the most dangerous part of the opponent's trap was not the hidden intention.It was a temptation aimed at Luke himself.
If such a child is smart, then he will definitely want to give this group of old men who want to cheat him a little bit of color.It is almost inevitable to be coerced into the game among some simple stimuli.
and so……
"How would you choose?"
Lucius is looking forward to Luke's performance.
At the same time, Luke and Taylor finally appeared in the hall.
Luke looked at the magnificent banquet hall in front of him, which was more life-like than the splendid banquet hall of Spockard's house. Compared with the banquet hall, it was closer to the interior layout of a club.
There are many people in the lobby on the first floor.Obviously, they are socializing. Although everyone is dressed formally, their movements are relatively casual.The men talked casually in groups of three or four, and the women were the same, but some stood beside the children, chatting and taking care of the children.
Seeing this scene, Luke was subconsciously disappointed.
"what happened?"
Taylor easily sensed Luke's emotions, and asked with concern.
"It's nothing, the banquet hall here is obviously a different feeling." Luke opened his mouth and explained to Taylor, "The Tripcard family will specially find servants to take care of the children at this kind of banquet."
More importantly, those servants were not all arranged by the Tripcard family.Some people will arrange several servants to follow them when they come.
Taylor didn't care about Luke's little emotion, she scanned the week like a white swan.Then Taylor's voice came from Luke's ear.
"Be careful. As soon as we came in, many people were staring at us. It seems that you are quite attractive to them."
"Toddlers walk through the busy market with gold, just like a big fat sheep. How can it be less attractive."
Luke smiled and whispered into Taylor's ear with his magic power.
And just when the two were communicating secretly, a call full of joy sounded,
"Luke! Here!"
