Chapter 449 The Professor Arranged by the Ministry of Magic, Malfoy's Way Back
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Jing Shen Tian Si
At the door of the first courtroom, Aaron looked at Cornelius Fudge meaningfully, "I don't know what the Minister of Magic wants to talk to me about?"
Fudge grinned, and asked hesitantly, "Mr. Gaius, what do you think of Dumbledore?"
"Excellent talent, strong strength, kindness, gentleness, wisdom and excellent insight, but..."
Every time Aaron said something, the faces of Fudge and Umbridge beside him sank a little, and it wasn't until there was a turning point that their eyes showed surprise.
"But what?" Fudge asked hastily.
"But I don't like him very much." Aaron spread his hands, "I know this sounds contradictory, but it is true.
Dumbledore's ability, wisdom, and dealing with people are all worthy of my admiration and learning, but he is too shrewd. Every time I deal with him, I feel that he wants to get something from me. "
Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Fudge clapped his hands a little excitedly, "As expected of the heir of the Gaius family, Aaron, your vision is really impeccable.
I have this feeling too, especially during this period of time, the clarity of this feeling makes me a little scared. "
Hearing this, Aaron secretly sneered in his heart.
What he said was really shameless, and he made the evaluation from a practical point of view, but Fudge was simply afraid that Dumbledore would take away his power.
"Mr. Gaius." Fudge pointed at Umbridge, "Let me introduce to you, this is Dolores Umbridge, the Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic. Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Gaius." Umbridge smiled at Aaron thinking he was kind. He was so disgusted that he almost vomited his breakfast.
Because the deputy minister is short and fat, and looks like a toad.
It's fine if it's just ugly and scary, but from her smile, Aaron can read the deep hypocrisy, this is definitely not a good person.
"May I ask, does Professor Dumbledore know about this?"
"Him?" Fudge chuckled and shook his head, "I don't know yet, but I don't think he will refuse."
"Then I have no objection." Aaron raised his eyebrows.
Of course he could see that Fudge wanted to get his hands on Hogwarts, but he wasn't worried because Umbridge was going to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
However, the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts is cursed, and no one has survived a year so far.
One of the first four professors died, one was arrested, one was forced to resign, and the other was imprisoned for a year. He was still very interested in the future outcome of this deputy minister.
"Great, I think you and Umbridge can work together well at Hogwarts."
"Just cooperate." Aaron said immediately, "I only have two simple requests."
"You say." Fudge used the honorific title, as long as Aaron does not disrupt his arrangement for Hogwarts, let alone two requests, it doesn't matter if there are two more.
"First of all, Defense Against the Dark Arts class is at my discretion."
"No problem." Umbridge said immediately, "It's only natural to give some preferential treatment to geniuses."
Aaron secretly complained in his heart that Umbridge is definitely not material for being a teacher.
When he made this request to Gilderoy Lockhart, he knew how to struggle to maintain his face as a professor, but this man directly handed over the right to teach without even a moment's hesitation.
"Second, I'm lazy about what the Ministry of Magic does, but it doesn't care about me."
"This..." Umbridge was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Fudge, "Minister, what do you think?"
"Okay." Fudge nodded thoughtfully. He let Umbridge go there just to target Dumbledore. A student who is not under control and cannot be controlled is harmless.
Aaron and Fudge separated at the Department of Mysteries on the ninth floor, seemingly unrelated.
"Master, do you think Umbridge can't teach you?"
"Nonsense." Aaron rolled his eyes, "Don't tell me you can't see her beauty, she had one face in the courtroom, but immediately changed another face after she came out, this face-changing technique is even worse than Fudge superior."
"That's true. It's a miracle that she became the Deputy Minister of Magic."
"This can only prove that there is something wrong with the leadership of the Ministry of Magic. Anyone who sees their disgusting faces will feel sick." Aaron sneered, "Fudge, the Minister of Magic, will not be able to be the Minister of Magic for a long time. I have been deceiving myself and others, but Voldemort will not never appear because of his will.
Once Voldemort appeared in front of the public, all his efforts, including smearing Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, would become a joke. "
"The young master can think of this, which really makes my subordinates feel gratified!"
"Cut!" Aaron curled his lips, "Stop treating me like a child, okay?"
"Before the young master got married and had children, you were just a child in the eyes of your subordinates."
"Ha ha!"
The two got on the elevator, and as soon as they entered the main hall, they saw Lucius Malfoy.
"Um... I thought we could talk?"
Aaron: …
"Interesting, really interesting, I'm really busy today.
First Dumbledore wanted to talk to me, then Fudge wanted to talk to me, and now you, Uncle Lucius, wanted to talk to me.
If I didn't know about your relationship, I would suspect that you have discussed it. "
The corner of Lucius' mouth twitched slightly, and he said with a sneer: "This just proves your ability, doesn't it?"
Aaron shrugged, "What does Uncle Lucius want to talk to me about?"
Lucius pursed his lips hesitantly, "There are so many people here, it's best to change to another place."
"Go to my house!" Aaron said, "Uncle Jins, please."
"Wait, if anyone sees me leaving with you..."
Lucius didn't finish the sentence, but they both could read him.
It is not without reason that the Malfoy family can thrive, and Aaron felt a little ashamed of his cautious attitude.
"Uncle Lucius, if anyone reports to Voldemort, you say that you want to persuade me to surrender to him on your own initiative, but I don't agree."
"This..." Lucius thought for a moment, then nodded heavily.
Jins sent Aaron into the fireplace, and then grabbed Lucius' arm, "The Floo network of Gaius Castle has certain restrictions. Only authorized people can freely enter and exit through the Floo network, and they cannot apparate. Unless it is carried by an authorized person."
"I see."
puff!
While the green flames rose, Jins took Lucius to Apparate.
The next moment, the three of them appeared together in the hall of Gaius Castle.
"Please sit down, Uncle Jinns." Aaron made a gesture of invitation, then snapped his fingers, and a cup of tea automatically appeared in front of Jins.
"Thank you!"
"Don't be so restrained." Aaron laughed. "Our family doesn't have Voldemort's eyes and ears. If you have anything to say, you can say it directly."
Lucius hesitated for a while, looking straight into Aaron's eyes, "The mysterious man has been resurrected, and my identity is a Death Eater..."
"I know this."
"Yes, of course you know." Lucius sighed, then opened his sleeves, the Dark Mark was very clearly on his arm, "Narcissa and I both have this mark on our arms, the reason why we followed Voldemort for the benefit of the purebloods"
"But it turns out you were wrong."
"Yes." Lucius smiled self-deprecatingly, "We gradually realized his true colors, he is a madman, and his madness is frightening.
But it's useless to recognize it clearly. Once the Malfoy family withdraws from the Death Eaters, there is only one dead end. "
"Understood, the situation is stronger than people, if you want to survive, you can only take this road, even if you know it is a road of no return."
"Voldemort currently trusts me, but I know this trust won't last long."
"So you want me to help Malfoy?" Aaron said meaningfully.
"I also hesitated for a long time before deciding to ask you for help."
"If I'm not wrong, you've started thinking about the future of the Malfoy family since you knew about the relationship between Draco and me!"
Lucius nodded without denying it.
After a moment of silence, he continued: "I also know the rules of the Gaius family, you can't save a wizard family for no reason.
But if anything happens to me and Narcissa, I want you to give Draco a hand. "
Aaron sighed slightly, "He is one of the few friends I have at Hogwarts, and I will help him if it is necessary.
But having said that, I cannot guarantee that there will be no accidents. "
"That's enough." Luciuston felt relieved, "We can make a contract, as long as Draco is fine, I can decide to give half of the wealth of the Malfoy family to Gaius, and the other half will be shared by you and Draco." decide how to proceed."
"That's unnecessary." Aaron waved his hand, "That bit of gold is just a drop in the bucket for our family."
Lucius was speechless for a moment. He didn't doubt Aaron's words, but his biggest bargaining chip was ignored by others, which hurt his heart.
"Uncle Lucius, I will do my best to protect Draco, but only if he doesn't sink too deep, otherwise I can't do anything to drag him out of the quagmire."
"what do you mean?"
"Let him deal less with Death Eaters."
"I see."
"Also, if you and Aunt Narcissa want to escape unscathed, try not to do those outrageous things, or you can consider double agents."
Lucius froze for a moment, "It's too dangerous...can it be done?"
"Of course it can be done." Aaron said solemnly, "You don't need to pass on any information, you can follow Voldemort's orders, but it's up to you to decide how hard to complete or whether to leave a hole.
Past experience tells me that some small details can make or break a battle. "
"I'll think about it." Lucius said in a deep voice.
"If Uncle Lucius doesn't want to take risks, there is another way, and hide at my house with Aunt Narcissa."
Before he finished speaking, Lucius stood up abruptly.
Happiness came so suddenly, if it wasn't for being forced and helpless, the dog would not be willing to take the risk.
But the next moment he calmed down, Malfoy knew better than anyone that there is no such thing as a free lunch, "What does Malfoy need to pay?"
"First of all, half of the wealth of Malfoy's family." Aaron said indifferently, "Don't get me wrong, Gaius has no interest in Malfoy's accumulation, but gain and loss are often directly proportional.
For my friend's sake, I can help Draco, but I can't help his parents for free. "
"anything else?"
"Until the end of the Wizarding Wars, you will only be at Gaius Castle.
After the war is over, I cannot guarantee your safety. "
Hearing this, Lucius fell silent.
Wealth, he gritted his teeth and could throw it away. Malfoy's wealth has been accumulated for almost ten centuries. Even if half of it is thrown away, the other half will not be lost in 500 years, even if the successors are prodigal sons.
But after the war, Malfoy's safety could not be guaranteed, so he couldn't accept it, because hiding in Gaius Castle was a deserter in the eyes of the Death Eaters.
As the Dark Lord, Voldemort has never lacked loyal loyalists.
Even if he is completely dead, these loyalists will pose a considerable threat to Malfoy without a leader.
"Phew!" Lucius took a deep breath and finally made a decision, "Draco will leave it to you."
"Don't worry, I will do what I say."
"Thank you, Malfoy will never forget this kindness." Lucius said sincerely, and was about to get up and leave immediately.
"Wait a minute." A purple light flashed in Aaron's eyes, which happened to meet Lucius' pupils.
Lucius looked flustered and staggered for a moment before standing in place in a daze.
"Uncle Jins, do you know what I'm going to do?" Aaron pointed out.
"I can guess it." Jinns said with a somewhat unnatural expression, "And I probably want to do it."
"It's good to know."
Jins shook his head helplessly, pointed at Lucius' temple with his wand, slowly drew out a few strands of silver-white light from it, and carefully sealed it in a glass bottle.
"Okay, this memory cannot be detected by anyone except himself.
In addition, I also implanted a false memory, even Voldemort's ingestion of divine sense can't find any flaws. "
After a few seconds, Lucius came back to his senses.
He looked at the glass bottle in Jins's hand, and realized what happened just now, "Actually, tell me, I will definitely cooperate closely."
"The result is the same." Aaron said disapprovingly, "You and Aunt Narcissa take care of yourself. If Draco encounters any problems, you can come to me at any time."
Lucius nodded immediately, and then left through the Floo network.
"The Malfoy family is interesting enough." Aaron lay lazily on the sofa, "It is indeed the best of the 28 pure-blood families. Before Voldemort's preparations were completed, he was thinking of finding a way out."
"Master, I have to remind you." Jins said hesitantly, "The ancestral precepts of the Gaius family clearly stipulate that you can't meddle in disputes in the magic world, so..."
"I know what you want to say, this matter has nothing to do with the family.
I will abide by the rules, and I will only do what I can to help. "
Fudge grinned, and asked hesitantly, "Mr. Gaius, what do you think of Dumbledore?"
"Excellent talent, strong strength, kindness, gentleness, wisdom and excellent insight, but..."
Every time Aaron said something, the faces of Fudge and Umbridge beside him sank a little, and it wasn't until there was a turning point that their eyes showed surprise.
"But what?" Fudge asked hastily.
"But I don't like him very much." Aaron spread his hands, "I know this sounds contradictory, but it is true.
Dumbledore's ability, wisdom, and dealing with people are all worthy of my admiration and learning, but he is too shrewd. Every time I deal with him, I feel that he wants to get something from me. "
Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Fudge clapped his hands a little excitedly, "As expected of the heir of the Gaius family, Aaron, your vision is really impeccable.
I have this feeling too, especially during this period of time, the clarity of this feeling makes me a little scared. "
Hearing this, Aaron secretly sneered in his heart.
What he said was really shameless, and he made the evaluation from a practical point of view, but Fudge was simply afraid that Dumbledore would take away his power.
"Mr. Gaius." Fudge pointed at Umbridge, "Let me introduce to you, this is Dolores Umbridge, the Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic. Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Gaius." Umbridge smiled at Aaron thinking he was kind. He was so disgusted that he almost vomited his breakfast.
Because the deputy minister is short and fat, and looks like a toad.
It's fine if it's just ugly and scary, but from her smile, Aaron can read the deep hypocrisy, this is definitely not a good person.
"May I ask, does Professor Dumbledore know about this?"
"Him?" Fudge chuckled and shook his head, "I don't know yet, but I don't think he will refuse."
"Then I have no objection." Aaron raised his eyebrows.
Of course he could see that Fudge wanted to get his hands on Hogwarts, but he wasn't worried because Umbridge was going to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
However, the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts is cursed, and no one has survived a year so far.
One of the first four professors died, one was arrested, one was forced to resign, and the other was imprisoned for a year. He was still very interested in the future outcome of this deputy minister.
"Great, I think you and Umbridge can work together well at Hogwarts."
"Just cooperate." Aaron said immediately, "I only have two simple requests."
"You say." Fudge used the honorific title, as long as Aaron does not disrupt his arrangement for Hogwarts, let alone two requests, it doesn't matter if there are two more.
"First of all, Defense Against the Dark Arts class is at my discretion."
"No problem." Umbridge said immediately, "It's only natural to give some preferential treatment to geniuses."
Aaron secretly complained in his heart that Umbridge is definitely not material for being a teacher.
When he made this request to Gilderoy Lockhart, he knew how to struggle to maintain his face as a professor, but this man directly handed over the right to teach without even a moment's hesitation.
"Second, I'm lazy about what the Ministry of Magic does, but it doesn't care about me."
"This..." Umbridge was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Fudge, "Minister, what do you think?"
"Okay." Fudge nodded thoughtfully. He let Umbridge go there just to target Dumbledore. A student who is not under control and cannot be controlled is harmless.
Aaron and Fudge separated at the Department of Mysteries on the ninth floor, seemingly unrelated.
"Master, do you think Umbridge can't teach you?"
"Nonsense." Aaron rolled his eyes, "Don't tell me you can't see her beauty, she had one face in the courtroom, but immediately changed another face after she came out, this face-changing technique is even worse than Fudge superior."
"That's true. It's a miracle that she became the Deputy Minister of Magic."
"This can only prove that there is something wrong with the leadership of the Ministry of Magic. Anyone who sees their disgusting faces will feel sick." Aaron sneered, "Fudge, the Minister of Magic, will not be able to be the Minister of Magic for a long time. I have been deceiving myself and others, but Voldemort will not never appear because of his will.
Once Voldemort appeared in front of the public, all his efforts, including smearing Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, would become a joke. "
"The young master can think of this, which really makes my subordinates feel gratified!"
"Cut!" Aaron curled his lips, "Stop treating me like a child, okay?"
"Before the young master got married and had children, you were just a child in the eyes of your subordinates."
"Ha ha!"
The two got on the elevator, and as soon as they entered the main hall, they saw Lucius Malfoy.
"Um... I thought we could talk?"
Aaron: …
"Interesting, really interesting, I'm really busy today.
First Dumbledore wanted to talk to me, then Fudge wanted to talk to me, and now you, Uncle Lucius, wanted to talk to me.
If I didn't know about your relationship, I would suspect that you have discussed it. "
The corner of Lucius' mouth twitched slightly, and he said with a sneer: "This just proves your ability, doesn't it?"
Aaron shrugged, "What does Uncle Lucius want to talk to me about?"
Lucius pursed his lips hesitantly, "There are so many people here, it's best to change to another place."
"Go to my house!" Aaron said, "Uncle Jins, please."
"Wait, if anyone sees me leaving with you..."
Lucius didn't finish the sentence, but they both could read him.
It is not without reason that the Malfoy family can thrive, and Aaron felt a little ashamed of his cautious attitude.
"Uncle Lucius, if anyone reports to Voldemort, you say that you want to persuade me to surrender to him on your own initiative, but I don't agree."
"This..." Lucius thought for a moment, then nodded heavily.
Jins sent Aaron into the fireplace, and then grabbed Lucius' arm, "The Floo network of Gaius Castle has certain restrictions. Only authorized people can freely enter and exit through the Floo network, and they cannot apparate. Unless it is carried by an authorized person."
"I see."
puff!
While the green flames rose, Jins took Lucius to Apparate.
The next moment, the three of them appeared together in the hall of Gaius Castle.
"Please sit down, Uncle Jinns." Aaron made a gesture of invitation, then snapped his fingers, and a cup of tea automatically appeared in front of Jins.
"Thank you!"
"Don't be so restrained." Aaron laughed. "Our family doesn't have Voldemort's eyes and ears. If you have anything to say, you can say it directly."
Lucius hesitated for a while, looking straight into Aaron's eyes, "The mysterious man has been resurrected, and my identity is a Death Eater..."
"I know this."
"Yes, of course you know." Lucius sighed, then opened his sleeves, the Dark Mark was very clearly on his arm, "Narcissa and I both have this mark on our arms, the reason why we followed Voldemort for the benefit of the purebloods"
"But it turns out you were wrong."
"Yes." Lucius smiled self-deprecatingly, "We gradually realized his true colors, he is a madman, and his madness is frightening.
But it's useless to recognize it clearly. Once the Malfoy family withdraws from the Death Eaters, there is only one dead end. "
"Understood, the situation is stronger than people, if you want to survive, you can only take this road, even if you know it is a road of no return."
"Voldemort currently trusts me, but I know this trust won't last long."
"So you want me to help Malfoy?" Aaron said meaningfully.
"I also hesitated for a long time before deciding to ask you for help."
"If I'm not wrong, you've started thinking about the future of the Malfoy family since you knew about the relationship between Draco and me!"
Lucius nodded without denying it.
After a moment of silence, he continued: "I also know the rules of the Gaius family, you can't save a wizard family for no reason.
But if anything happens to me and Narcissa, I want you to give Draco a hand. "
Aaron sighed slightly, "He is one of the few friends I have at Hogwarts, and I will help him if it is necessary.
But having said that, I cannot guarantee that there will be no accidents. "
"That's enough." Luciuston felt relieved, "We can make a contract, as long as Draco is fine, I can decide to give half of the wealth of the Malfoy family to Gaius, and the other half will be shared by you and Draco." decide how to proceed."
"That's unnecessary." Aaron waved his hand, "That bit of gold is just a drop in the bucket for our family."
Lucius was speechless for a moment. He didn't doubt Aaron's words, but his biggest bargaining chip was ignored by others, which hurt his heart.
"Uncle Lucius, I will do my best to protect Draco, but only if he doesn't sink too deep, otherwise I can't do anything to drag him out of the quagmire."
"what do you mean?"
"Let him deal less with Death Eaters."
"I see."
"Also, if you and Aunt Narcissa want to escape unscathed, try not to do those outrageous things, or you can consider double agents."
Lucius froze for a moment, "It's too dangerous...can it be done?"
"Of course it can be done." Aaron said solemnly, "You don't need to pass on any information, you can follow Voldemort's orders, but it's up to you to decide how hard to complete or whether to leave a hole.
Past experience tells me that some small details can make or break a battle. "
"I'll think about it." Lucius said in a deep voice.
"If Uncle Lucius doesn't want to take risks, there is another way, and hide at my house with Aunt Narcissa."
Before he finished speaking, Lucius stood up abruptly.
Happiness came so suddenly, if it wasn't for being forced and helpless, the dog would not be willing to take the risk.
But the next moment he calmed down, Malfoy knew better than anyone that there is no such thing as a free lunch, "What does Malfoy need to pay?"
"First of all, half of the wealth of Malfoy's family." Aaron said indifferently, "Don't get me wrong, Gaius has no interest in Malfoy's accumulation, but gain and loss are often directly proportional.
For my friend's sake, I can help Draco, but I can't help his parents for free. "
"anything else?"
"Until the end of the Wizarding Wars, you will only be at Gaius Castle.
After the war is over, I cannot guarantee your safety. "
Hearing this, Lucius fell silent.
Wealth, he gritted his teeth and could throw it away. Malfoy's wealth has been accumulated for almost ten centuries. Even if half of it is thrown away, the other half will not be lost in 500 years, even if the successors are prodigal sons.
But after the war, Malfoy's safety could not be guaranteed, so he couldn't accept it, because hiding in Gaius Castle was a deserter in the eyes of the Death Eaters.
As the Dark Lord, Voldemort has never lacked loyal loyalists.
Even if he is completely dead, these loyalists will pose a considerable threat to Malfoy without a leader.
"Phew!" Lucius took a deep breath and finally made a decision, "Draco will leave it to you."
"Don't worry, I will do what I say."
"Thank you, Malfoy will never forget this kindness." Lucius said sincerely, and was about to get up and leave immediately.
"Wait a minute." A purple light flashed in Aaron's eyes, which happened to meet Lucius' pupils.
Lucius looked flustered and staggered for a moment before standing in place in a daze.
"Uncle Jins, do you know what I'm going to do?" Aaron pointed out.
"I can guess it." Jinns said with a somewhat unnatural expression, "And I probably want to do it."
"It's good to know."
Jins shook his head helplessly, pointed at Lucius' temple with his wand, slowly drew out a few strands of silver-white light from it, and carefully sealed it in a glass bottle.
"Okay, this memory cannot be detected by anyone except himself.
In addition, I also implanted a false memory, even Voldemort's ingestion of divine sense can't find any flaws. "
After a few seconds, Lucius came back to his senses.
He looked at the glass bottle in Jins's hand, and realized what happened just now, "Actually, tell me, I will definitely cooperate closely."
"The result is the same." Aaron said disapprovingly, "You and Aunt Narcissa take care of yourself. If Draco encounters any problems, you can come to me at any time."
Lucius nodded immediately, and then left through the Floo network.
"The Malfoy family is interesting enough." Aaron lay lazily on the sofa, "It is indeed the best of the 28 pure-blood families. Before Voldemort's preparations were completed, he was thinking of finding a way out."
"Master, I have to remind you." Jins said hesitantly, "The ancestral precepts of the Gaius family clearly stipulate that you can't meddle in disputes in the magic world, so..."
"I know what you want to say, this matter has nothing to do with the family.
I will abide by the rules, and I will only do what I can to help. "
