The Strongest Badger at Hogwarts

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Draco lay on the ground, staring at Lucius blankly.

In his memory, this was the first time his father hit him, and it was so hard.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly froze.

Narcissa covered her mouth in horror.

Snape frowned too.

Even Lucius himself fell into a momentary stupor after he finished speaking.

After a long time, he smiled wryly and looked at his hands that were red again due to the open wound, and then stretched out his hands to Draco and said:

"Sorry, son!"

Draco seemed taken aback by Lucius.

He shrank back instinctively, and instead of pulling Lucius' extended hand, he got up by himself and said:

"It's...it's okay, Dad."

Seeing that Lucius lowered his head, he sighed:

"Actually, you don't have to worry that the respected Lord Link Foley will attack me again, because I have no other place to go except the country."

The muscles on Draco's face twitched, and it could be seen that he was still a little bit unconvinced, but he didn't say anything because he was afraid of being punched again.

Lucius didn't care either, and continued:

"My current situation is actually the same as that of Karkaroff back then. In order to survive, I betrayed a large number of Death Eaters, and now I have become the public enemy of all Death Eaters. In the country, respected Lin Lord C. Foley's asylum is easier to talk about, but if I leave the country, I'm afraid I will be killed by the remaining Death Eaters abroad the next day without the help of the respected Lord Link Foley.

But if you really want to compare, I'm actually better than Karkaroff.

After all, almost all the Death Eaters who were arrested because of him were sentenced to life imprisonment, and they had a chance to kill him after they got out of prison.

Didn't you see that he was killed after Azkaban collapsed before?

But I am different!

Hahaha!

Those Death Eaters caught because of my betrayal, they are all dead!

There is not a single Death Eater left in the entire country!

what! At least I don't have to worry, do I? "

After Lucius' words, he seemed to have fallen into a state of madness again, his whole body was shaking violently, and his expression was extremely ferocious.

Seeing his appearance, Draco seemed to think of the extremely clean cell he saw in the dungeon earlier, and his complexion turned extremely pale.

Narcissa hugged Lucius even more distressed.

They all felt that this was a sign of Lucius' fear.

So many former colleagues died tragically because of his betrayal, what a horrible experience it must be?

What they don't know, though.

Lucius was indeed terrified at the moment, but the reason for his fear was not because of those Death Eaters who had been betrayed by him.

He had no feelings for the Death Eaters at all.

It's because, in order to better control him, Link and the hunters from the Ministry of Magic have set something even more terrifying in his mind.

It was something based on the principle of Occlumency, which he entered through Legilimency when he was extremely weak.

It's a bit like a thought stamp.

deeply imprinted in his subconscious mind.

Usually it doesn't have any effect.

But once he touched key things such as Link and the Ministry of Magic, he would be triggered instantly, causing him to make some 'abnormal' special actions.

For example, he no longer dares to call Link by his first name now, but calls him——Dear Lord Link Foley.

For another example, when he heard that Draco was disrespectful to Link earlier, he would instantly explode and hurt others.

He is now,

It can be said to be Link and a dog of the Ministry of Magic!

Or the one with an electric shock collar around his neck!

The most important thing is that Link spared his life this time and released him, not only because of Snape's intercession, but actually arranged a very special task for him.

That is……

"Well……"

Thinking of this, Lucius stopped shaking for an instant.

His whole temperament has undergone a drastic change.

The previous trembling, even a little nervous look was gone, replaced by the usual polite, self-confident Lucius Malfoy with a bit of arrogance!

He gently pushed away Narcissa who was holding him, then shook his withered white hair like weeds, looked at Snape with a smile and said:

"I want to thank you again, Severus, for saving my life. If it weren't for you, the respected Lord Link Foley might not have forgiven my sin so easily."

"I don't need to say more about thank you, Lucius, I didn't help you because I asked for your thanks."

Snape frowned and said calmly.

He has already felt that although Lucius looks the same as before at first glance, there is a strange taste in his bones.

This is probably Link's countermeasure to prevent accidents from happening.

However, he was not dissatisfied with it.

After all, it was enough for Lucius to come out alive.

"No, no, no! Severus, you may think so, but I absolutely can't!" Lucius waved his hands and said firmly, "The Malfoy family may have a bad reputation, but as one of the twenty-eight sacred families , there is one thing that I absolutely can't do. That is, don't repay your kindness!"

Lucius stroked his chin with his hand, thought for a while before saying:

"Well, Severus, you're not young anymore, it's time to start a family. What do you think of that kid from the Greengrass family? It's the one named Astoria. Girl, she will also be a good wife. If you want, I can help you negotiate with the Greengrass family. I believe they will be very happy to marry their daughter to you, a master of potions and a professor at Hogwarts. .”

"dad!"

"Lucius!"

"Malfoy, are you crazy?"

As soon as Lucius finished speaking, Draco, Narcissa and Snape almost yelled out in unison.

It's not their fault either.

Because Narcissa and Draco are very clear, Astoria Greengrass, this was originally the marriage partner that Lucius planned for Draco.

What madness did Lucius have to change his mind and want to give it to Snape?

And if Draco and Narcissa were just surprised and incomprehensible, Snape was really angry.

He got up and said with a cold face:

"Astoria Greengrass is my student. She hasn't even graduated this year. You want me to marry your student? Malfoy, are you humiliating me?"

"No no no! Of course not! How could I possibly be humiliating you, Severus!" Lucius waved his hands in a panic, "I really think you are very suitable! Severus, don't overdo it." Bound by secular concepts, those things are nothing to noble people like us! Not to mention masters and apprentices in pure-blooded families, even brothers and sisters are married. You can... Oh! Okay Alright! I won't say any more!"

Seeing Snape's ugly face, Lucius hastily changed his words, "Since you don't like the girl from Greengrass, what do you think of the girls from the Wood family and the Ryan family? Their age should meet your needs , and they are beautiful and have a very good personality. The only thing that is not satisfactory is that their families are not that prominent, far worse than the Greengrass family."

"I don't need to, I warn you, Malfoy, don't mention this to me again!"

Snape still said coldly.

Hearing this, Lucius shook his head and said:

"You are just too stubborn. Is it worth it to torture yourself for half your life for one person or one thing? I think it's time for you to make a change. After all, your life is not just yours. It belongs to your mother. I don’t think your mother wants to see you die alone, does she?”

"Don't talk about my mother, Lucius, I don't want to make any changes, no one can talk me into it!"

"But, haven't you changed?"

Lucius found a chair and sat down, smiled and said to Snape, "According to your original temper, although you will help me with the great Link Foley because of the request of Narcissa and Draco My lord intercedes, but that's all you can do.

You would never do something like pick me up from the Ministry of Magic yourself.

Yet you actually did it.

According to your temper, you should have cursed me from the beginning to the end as soon as I got out of prison, and called me a living troll, or a poor slug.

But you didn't say anything this time.

According to your temper, when I suggested that Astoria Greengrass should be your wife, you should have snapped and walked away!

But now?

You still sit right in front of me.

Doesn't this mean that you have actually changed, doesn't it? "

Lucius' words were like nails, piercing Snape's heart.

His consciousness was in a trance for a moment.

Have you really changed yourself?

As Lucius just said, he did a lot of things that he would never have done before.

I seem to have really softened my heart.

But when did this situation start?

It seems to be after that strange dream from the beginning?

'I love you, I love you, I love you...'

Thinking of this just now, Snape seemed to think of that gentle voice again in his mind.

It sounded like Lily.

But... what is only sound?

Is Lily still blaming me for killing her, so she doesn't want to come out and meet me?

It must be so!

The past is over, he can't change the fact of Lily's death, but he can make amends.

Harry Potter!

Lily's only child!

That child must not die!

No one can harm him!

And, it's not enough!

As a mother, Lily should be very happy to see her children get married and have children, right?

So, what about marrying Astoria Greengrass to Harry Potter?

What Lucius said was actually not bad, Astoria Greengrass is indeed a good girl, worthy of Lily's child!

Lily should be very happy with this, right?

Then when that time comes, will she be willing to come out to see me?

Do not!

wrong!

Why do I have such strange thoughts? !

"Om—"

A violent roar suddenly sounded in Snape's mind.

Under Snape's control, the icy magic power of Occlumency started from the top of the head, instantly enveloped Snape's brain, dispelled all kinds of seemingly random thoughts in Snape's head, and made Snape whole again. Calm down.

Snape's originally chaotic eyes stared at him for an instant, and returned to the deep and empty appearance of the past.

But there is still a trace of solemnity hidden in it.

He could clearly sense that there was probably something wrong with his mental state.

These problems are most likely caused by his longing for Lily.

So, after so many years of torture, is he finally going crazy?

Snape shook his head bitterly, then stood up and said expressionlessly:

"I should go. Draco, come back with me."

"So soon?" Narcissa hugged Draco with some reluctance, "It's still early, why don't you stay and have dinner together?"

Snape didn't speak, just shook his head, then turned his gaze to Draco.

Draco pouted, and reluctantly broke free from his mother's embrace.

He knew that his professor had always said what he said.

Seeing this, Lucius on the side laughed loudly and said:

"Hahahaha! You still haven't changed at all in terms of pettiness, Severus, you are revenge!"

...

Hogwarts.

Principal's office.

Link is sitting on the sofa facing Dumbledore, drinking tea.

Since they came back from France, Link came to drink tea every day when he had nothing to do, and even the headmaster's office at Hogwarts was almost turned into a tea room.

This is purely due to Link's discovery of Dumbledore's excellence.

It has to be said that Dumbledore, the strongest white wizard of this century, is not a vegetarian.

Before they formed an alliance, Link was calculated by Dumbledore every day, worried that at some point he would be sacrificed by Dumbledore as a pawn.

But now, they are allied.

At this time, Dumbledore's meticulous mind and superior strength came.

No matter what doubts Link has, he can always gain something by asking Dumbledore.

Sometimes this kind of harvest is a direct answer, and sometimes it is a new direction that can be researched.

After communicating with Dumbledore for a long time, Link can clearly feel that the hidden dangers caused by his rapid growth in strength have now been completely resolved.

Right now, he has integrated those powers and completely turned them into his own power.

This made his combat effectiveness rise by nearly two layers.

With the blessing of Link's original terrifying combat power, this can be said to be a rather terrifying number.

This made Link very satisfied.

He took a sip of the mellow tea comfortably, and then leaned back on the sofa, closing his eyes and chewing on the knowledge he had learned from Dumbledore today.

Dumbledore, who was opposite him, glanced at the half-empty tea pot on the coffee table with some distress.

To be honest, he was also very happy drinking tea and chatting with Link.

Link's trendy thinking that belongs to young people can also inspire him a lot.

Of course, the most important thing is that drinking tea with Link can justifiably catch fish, and by the way, leave all the official duties to Professor McGonagall and the others.

The only disadvantage is that it hurts the tea too much.

After drinking tea with Link for less than a month, his pot of precious tea leaves that had been stored for more than ten years was almost gone.

With a long sigh, Dumbledore put away the light tea pot in distress, looked at Link and said:

"Link, the International Federation of Wizards has had a lot of trouble with the French Ministry of Magic recently. The mediation meeting will be held in half a month, that is, before Christmas. I think you should also take some responsibility and go to Take care of things over there instead of drinking tea with an old man like me all day."

Link closed his eyes and said nonchalantly:

"Don't worry about this matter. Anyway, I believe that even for your sake, the International Federation of Wizards will not let us suffer, will it? When the mediation meeting is really about to be held, I will join you Just go there yourself."

"You understand, that's not what I want to say." Dumbledore shook his head and said, "The current situation does not allow you to pay so much attention to some unimportant things."

"Insignificant things? What do you mean?"

Link opened his eyes, and Dumbledore smiled at him and said:

"Severus, your Professor Snape. He's so stubborn that it's almost unreasonable. You don't really think you can persuade him to let go of his obsession by sending Lucius Malfoy over there, do you? "

Link smiled.

It didn't surprise him at all that Dumbledore saw through his intentions.

It's really easy to guess after all.

The reason why he released Lucius Malfoy was not only to sell Snape's face, but also to persuade Snape through Lucius Malfoy.

For this reason, he also placed some restrictions on Lucius Malfoy to ensure that he did his best to complete the tasks he assigned.

Of course, Link is also very clear that the chance of success in doing so is actually very slim.

but……

"It's good to try, isn't it?" Link said with a smile, "Anyway, it doesn't cost me anything, Lucius Malfoy is only worth so much to me up."

Dumbledore shook his head first when he heard the words, then nodded again and said:

"That's right. Just try something at an insignificant price. Don't invest too much energy and hope in this area. Otherwise, when the last game is empty, I'm worried that you will collapse."

"Ha ha!"

Link smiled and got up and walked out the door, "I won't tell you, Emily is still waiting for me, I'm going to the party with her."

"A party? A Horace party?"

"Who else but him?"

"Okay, then I wish you a good time."

"Although there is a high probability that this is impossible, but... I accept your good words."

The door closed quietly.

Dumbledore was the only one left in the huge office.

He looked at the closed door silently, and suddenly laughed happily.

Dumbledore knew very well that Link didn't listen to his last advice at all.

Not answering is the best rejection.

Link would still bet heavily on getting Snape's life back on track.

Even if the result of doing so is likely to be nothing.

However, this is also good.

The reason why he values ​​Link so much is because Link is actually a person with deep love in his heart.

This is a real person who has hatred and will do whatever it takes to face his enemies.

But he also has love in his heart.

Facing his lover, what he exerts is endless tenderness.

It's the same for Emily, it's the same for Mrs. Foley, and it's the same for Snape, Link doesn't abandon or give up.

Such a child is what he values—the savior!