Chapter 283 Malfoy’S Choice
When Levin walked out of the bathroom refreshed, he was shocked to find Hermione Granger waiting quietly outside his door.
"Hermione, what are you..." Levin looked at the two small bottles tightly held in Hermione's hands, his eyes full of confusion.
"I saw a massage tutorial from Zhang Qiu, called "Modern Zhenqi Massage in General". I also ordered a copy myself and have been practicing on the pillow for a long time. I thought I might be able to help you relieve some fatigue. ." Hermione's expression was serious, and there was a trace of doubt in her tone.
A warm current surged in Levin's heart. He opened the door and walked in stiffly.
Hermione followed closely behind.
"Take off your clothes and lie down." Hermione gently raised her chin, indicating to Levin to expose his back.
"Lie down...Lie down?" Levin was stunned, and the scene with Zhang Qiu flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but blush.
Okay, little girl, I didn’t expect you to grow up too.
"Stop dawdling, hurry up!" Hermione put the bottle on the bed and put her hands behind her back.
Levin lay down on the quilt with anticipation, his ears were red.
Just then, Levin's whole body shivered,
He felt something cool and smooth running down his spine.
Levin couldn't help but hum,
Then the sound gradually became louder, and finally he screamed uncontrollably.
However, at this moment, a knock on the door sounded at an inappropriate time, interrupting Hermione's movements.
"Levin, Lucius Malfoy is here. He said he wants to see you." Luna's voice came from outside the door.
Levin's frown suddenly relaxed. He jumped up from the bed and quickly opened the door.
Looking at Levin's movements, Hermione said smugly: "I don't want to boast, but my massage skills are really good. You can see that Levin's mental state is much better."
Luna looked at the bottles, with a rare expression of interest on her face: "Hermione, please press it for me. I was quite tired from watching you cook yesterday."
Hermione, who was still unfinished just now, immediately became very interested. She pushed Luna and let her lie on the bed.
After a moment, Hermione asked with a smug smile: "How do you feel? Feeling comfortable?"
"I think you can try your massage skills on Onyxia." Luna's expression was a little distorted, and cold sweat slid down her cheeks from her forehead to her chin, "Of course, after she returns to her original shape.
The last sentence was spoken too quietly and Hermione didn't hear it.
Miss Know-It-All increased her intensity again, "Then say goodbye to your sore muscles.
Luna nodded, but what came out of her mouth was: "Goodbye, muscles!"
Levin took the opportunity to escape from the room. He kept trying various twisting and stretching exercises on the way to try to relieve some of the pain.
When he was about to arrive at the hall, he had already forced himself to return to his usual calm appearance, as if nothing just happened.
But the throbbing and anticipation in his heart spread like the cool massage cream along his spine, making him unforgettable.
"Mr. Malfoy, welcome." Levin stepped forward, his tone polite and cold.
Lucius Malfoy also maintained his elegance and nodded in response to Levin, completely concealing his embarrassment last night.
He took a deep breath, hid the fear in his heart, and tried his best to maintain a calm appearance.
Levin smiled slightly and led Lucius into the study room in the tent.
When Lucius stepped into the room, Jaina stood up to greet him.
"Welcome, Lucius, and thank you for your help to the Ministry of Magic." She bowed slightly and saluted, but the respect in her tone did not reach her eyes.
"This is what I should do, Ms. Proudmoore." Lucius bowed slightly in return, with a hint of bitterness in his words, "But it's not for the Ministry of Magic, but for Mr. Green... Of course, it’s also for you, madam.”
Gianna smiled softly, "For Brother Levin, it's the same as for me. It's the same."
She spoke casually, her words full of intimacy with Levin,
"Levin told me everything about last night. In short, without you, we wouldn't be able to fight such a beautiful battle of annihilation."
When Lucius Malfoy heard this, he immediately asked cautiously, "In other words, my 'voucher' has passed your request, right, Ms. Proudmoore?"
His voice was filled with anticipation and uneasiness.
"Yes, Lucius, you can understand it that way." Jaina nodded and motioned for Lucius to sit down, "Now, you are qualified to cooperate with us."
"Lucius, what do you want from us?" Jaina asked, her beautiful brown eyes as clear as lake water, but bottomless, as if they could see through people's hearts.
When Lucius was touched by her gaze, he looked away instantly as if he was struck by electricity.
In those eyes, he felt endless wisdom and power, a power he had never faced before.
His diplomatic rhetoric and hypocrisy all became pale and powerless in front of these eyes, unable to be spoken.
He suddenly discovered that Levin was their only strong man.
Jaina's strength also far exceeded his imagination.
It’s no wonder,
It was because of his achievements in capturing dark wizards that he rose to the top.
Lucius murmured for a long time, and finally made up his mind and expressed his true thoughts.
"I need your guarantee of safety."
His voice was weak and trembling, completely lacking its usual calmness and calmness.
"Ms. Proudmoore, because of my negligence, the mysterious man lost one of his Horcruxes, which makes me uneasy day and night. I am worried about the safety of my family..."
At this point, Lucius's voice was choked with sobs, he put his hands on the table, and his body began to tremble involuntarily.
"Last night, I betrayed them again and helped you wipe out part of his power." He breathed rapidly, his eyes full of fear, "You know, with his methods, once he knows about my betrayal, Mal The Fu family is finished...
Speaking of this, Lucius no longer cared about the dignity he had been trying to maintain as a pure-blood family of the twenty-eight holy families, and tears slid down his pale face.
"I don't care what happens to me, but Narcissa and Draco, they are innocent... They should not suffer such a disaster because of me..."
After saying all this, Lucius Malfoy lowered his head, tears falling on the back of his cold hands,
"Sorry, I lost my temper."
He choked and apologized, his whole body still shaking uncontrollably.
In front of this powerful woman, he felt powerless and small for the first time.
...Please give me flowers...
Jaina made a gesture casually, and a transparent magic hand appeared in the air, pouring Lucius a glass of red currant rum.
The moment Lucius took the wine glass, his brows and eyes trembled subtly. Then he drank half the glass of wine in one breath, sighed deeply, and put the glass down.
He raised his head and looked at Jaina, his tone full of pleading and determination: "Ms. Proudmoore, I know that my cooperation last night was not enough to offset my past mistakes. Please take into account my complete cooperation last night. , help me, save the Malfoy family."
The wine seemed to give him courage. He prayed again and again while gesturing with his hands:
"What do you want from me? Just ask me, I can do anything for you, anything! You can enjoy the property of the Malfoy family as you like, I just ask you to protect my family at critical moments, even Narcissa and Della No matter what the subject, I know you have this ability."
Jaina looked deeply at Lucius. She saw fear in his eyes, but she also saw determination.
As if approving of his family sentiment, she nodded, stretched out her hand, motioning for him to calm down, and sit back on the chair.
Lucius took a deep breath and sat back obediently.
Jaina began to put forward her conditions, "Lucius, you used to be the school director of Hogwarts, and you should have deep connections with other pure-blood families.
Of course, Jaina knew how long the Malfoy family had been in the position of school director, and she also knew how he lost this position.
Lucius nodded. Although he was no longer the school director, his connections were still there.
He looked at Jaina quizzically, trying to guess her true intentions.
"I don't need your wealth." Jaina shook her head slowly. She stood up and looked at Lucius sharply, "What I need is your connections in the dark wizarding world and those pure-blood families. I want you to serve as an intermediary to help us gain their support so that our policies can be implemented smoothly.
Lucius hesitated.
This request was far more difficult than he expected. He originally only wanted to pay some money and property, but now, what Jaina wants him to pay is his connections and influence.
Seeing Lucius's hesitation, Jaina smiled.
She returned to her seat, her tone full of unquestionable determination, "Are you having any difficulties?"
Lucius looked at Jaina's nonchalant eyes and then looked at Levin.
But Levin just waved his hand, indicating that what Gianna meant was his own.
Lucius finally realized that he had no way out.
He took a deep breath, then shook his head firmly, "No difficulty, Ms. Proudmoore. I will do my best to serve you.
"Very good, then, in order to show your sincerity, you first go and get some shares of Hogwarts for Ms. Presto. It doesn't take much, just let Katrana become one of the directors of Hogwarts. Just fine." Jaina said this condition calmly, as if she was talking about an insignificant matter.
"I understand, Ms. Proudmoore. I will do my best to complete this task, and the Malfoy family is willing to serve you."
After speaking, Lucius bowed deeply to Jaina, then turned and left.
His back looked firm, as if he had made some kind of determination. .
