Chapter 424 Christmas Eve
Chapter 424 Christmas Eve
The vigorous Patronus movement throughout Hogwarts had little to do with Harry. At this time, Harry had devoted himself wholeheartedly to learning about Occlumency, even though the learning process was extremely difficult.
But one thing surprised Harry, and that was that since the beginning of this semester, Harry had rarely seen this annoying guy Malfoy.
Even when he went to Slytherin's territory to study with Snape, it was difficult to see Malfoy. Harry was always confused about this. After all, according to Malfoy's past character, if he knew that he was in Slytherin, There will be some trouble for everyone on the territory.
After so long, even most Slytherins knew that Harry always ran to Snape when nothing happened, but Malfoy was always silent, which made Harry feel a little confused.
Although Harry didn't know much about Malfoy's whereabouts, he had even begun to suspect that Malfoy had some conspiracy and wanted to cause a big stir.
But Charles knew very well what Malfoy had been up to recently, and he even felt a little bored.The reason is also very simple. This guy is like a stalker. He will always appear next to Ciel no matter what happens.
He would even take the initiative to go to the principal's office and have a 'whisper' with Dumbledore.
The last experience in Principal Malfoy's office seemed to turn on some strange switch for this boy, making Malfoy seem to be abnormal.
At least Ciel didn't feel it was normal. The fact that Malfoy had become a frequent visitor to the principal's office seemed strange no matter how he looked at it.
Dumbledore didn't have any opinion on this beauty. Even every time Malfoy arrived, Dumbledore would warmly entertain the young man.
As the time of contact increased, Dumbledore and Charles finally determined that Malfoy really hated Voldemort, and he sincerely wanted to free his family from Voldemort.
But there is a core issue in this matter, and that is the attitude of old Malfoy. Draco is still kind-hearted, but it is hard to say about old Malfoy.
Finally, as Christmas approached, Dumbledore made the decision to let Malfoy go back to test it out and came up with two solutions.
One is that the old Malfoy still stays with Voldemort, but Dumbledore will take action to rescue Malfoy's mother Narcissa and Malfoy, and ensure the absolute safety of mother and son.
But the cost of doing this is also very high. Dumbledore needs the old Malfoy who is still with Voldemort to provide all the information about Voldemort.
The second method is much simpler. Dumbledore can ensure Malfoy's safety. All he needs is that Malfoy can knock out some useful information from his parents. Not only that, he can even cooperate with Draco. Make it look like Draco is on a mission to Voldemort.
But the price of this is that Dumbledore cannot guarantee what kind of condition Draco's parents are there.
Regarding these two options, Draco chose the first one without hesitation, which also reassured Dumbledore a lot. This was not so much a choice as Dumbledore's choice for Draco. A test of science.
Fortunately Draco passed the test.
Therefore, Draco's Christmas vacation mission has become more and more heavy. Just as Charles said, this battle belongs to Draco himself, and no one can help this poor child. .
Despite what he said, Dumbledore still gave Draco a mirror capable of two-way communication. As long as he breathed in front of the mirror and wrote words on the breath, Dumbledore could receive Draco's message simultaneously. Branch information.
Based on this, Dumbledore decided to wait at Hogwarts for information from Draco throughout the entire holiday, and give Draco some advice when necessary.
Ciel expressed little interest in the two people's plan. The only thing that left Ciel speechless was the hellishly difficult task Voldemort sent to Draco.
Draco's move was completely a reverse operation. If Voldemort knew the direction of Draco's operation, I don't know what kind of expression he would have.
Of course, as far as the Shire itself is concerned, this Christmas vacation is also very special. After all, this is the last peaceful Christmas vacation before the real war comes.
The members of the Order of the Phoenix seemed to agree with Ciel. Except for those whose families did not know the existence of the Order of the Phoenix, the remaining people unanimously decided to have a lively Christmas together, and at the same time Condolences to the injured Mr. Weasley.
Naturally, Harry, Hermione and Ciel were also among their invitees, and they readily agreed.
As the wizarding world becomes increasingly chaotic, although Charles and Hermione's homes are protected by magic arranged by Dumbledore, they still feel that it is best not to let their families get involved in the chaos of the wizarding world.
Therefore, the only people who were unhappy with the unnecessary idea of attending an Order of the Phoenix party during the Christmas vacation were probably Ciel and Hermione's parents.
The two mothers, in particular, were quite dissatisfied with their children not coming back for Christmas. Fortunately, the two fathers knew what their children were thinking, and after some comfort, it was no big deal.
As time goes by, Christmas has come quietly in the blink of an eye, and the students are all bustling on the train home.
Of course, in addition to the bustling young wizard who missed his family and looked excited, there was also a pale and sad boy on the train, Malfoy.
Originally, Malfoy wanted to see if Charles had also boarded the train, but no trace of Charles, Harry, or the Weasley family was found from beginning to end, which made Malfoy feel even more sad. .
As for the whereabouts of Ciel and the others, it is actually easy to explain. As a master of magic, Ciel naturally had to go to Sirius' ancestral home through magic. After all, Ciel had some opinions on the so-called 'Hogwarts Express', and Considering the current state of the wizarding world, it is not suitable for Harry and Charles to appear in public places in the wizarding world.
Considering the number of people, the Weasley family went to Black's ancestral home through a disposable door key temporarily created by Charles as before.
Naturally, Harry and Hermione were taken directly to Black's ancestral home by Ciel, and Harry also enjoyed the convenience brought by Ciel's elemental magic.
The only shortcoming might be that Charles didn't care about Harry as carefully as Hermione did, so when the three of them appeared at Black's ancestral home, Harry felt like his body was numb.
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