Chapter 1319
Malfoy Manor.
When night falls, the old manor always looks weird and scary.
At least in Muggle eyes.
There were too many legends handed down in the Middle Ages.
Werewolves, vampires, wizards and witches, all unknown origins come from manors or castles, and mysterious forces always control the richest areas.
But tonight, the ancient manor is destined to be no longer peaceful.
The night wind blew away the dark clouds, and a ray of moonlight fell into the manor.
The cold Qinghui illuminated the manor, and there were many magical species hidden in the darkness.
In a flash, in the garden bushes, the flower fairies began their work.
A bunch of cute little guys.
Abruptly, at the door of the manor, it was like the sound of a whip whipping, making a crisp explosion in the tranquility of the night.
"Damn it, what does Lucius want to do!"
An angry voice came over, it was two men in wizard robes.
"Oh, Alex, were you called over by Lucius too?"
"Antonin Dolokhov!" Alex paused, "I didn't expect you to be here too. What kind of evil idea is Lucius planning! And Bellatrix, that crazy woman caused The Dark Lord destroyed Gringotts, and I just concluded a deal with Gringotts! Damn it! These two bastards..."
"Destroyed Gringotts? I have heard of this, but... why?"
"Potter's friend! That boy's henchmen broke into Gringotts and stole the Dark Lord's things from Bellatrix's vault!" Alex said, "According to the news that my people came back , they went in with Bellatrix's key, that damn lunatic, can't he even do such a small thing?"
"Oh, well, I'm surprised that the Dark Lord didn't pursue it..."
"Lestrange disappeared!" Alex said, "I was about to ask what happened. The Dark Lord asked Bellatrix to stay in Malfoy Manor to guard the prisoners. If Lucius doesn't give him a message today, If there is a reasonable explanation..."
Suddenly, two more figures appeared at the door of the manor.
"Hey, Goyle! Crabbe!"
"Alex, Antonin, are you here too?" Crabbe said strangely, "I received a message from Lucius..."
"So, Lucius still thinks this is the past?" Alex's dissatisfaction was written on his face, which made him look a little gloomy. "He'd better explain and call us here tonight to do it." What, otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll have to ask the Dark Lord to find out all the stupid things he’s done!”
Alex took a step forward, and the door to the manor opened automatically.
A group of four people went straight to the hall.
Crabbe and Goyle were a little uneasy.
Everyone knows that their family has been closest to Malfoy, especially during the time when the Dark Lord disappeared. They almost looked up to Malfoy, but now, Lucius's situation is not good.
Alex is the leader of the Ministry of Magic, and this conflicts with Lucius's own role. What's more, what happened two days ago, the Dark Lord wiped out Gringotts regardless of the loss, and Mal was among them. The figure of blessing.
Now the Malfoy house is just a house with air leakage from all directions, and it collapsed the same day if it was not repaired properly.
"Lucius! Lucius!"
As soon as they entered the hall, a long table was placed in front of everyone.
They have held many meetings here, but every time they were in the name of the Dark Lord!
But now, Lucius was sitting at the end of the table. Lucius raised his head and looked coldly at the people who came in.
"Alex! Crabbe! Goyle! And Antonin! You guys are here first and can sit down for a while. The meeting hasn't started yet..."
"Meeting? Did the Dark Lord ask you to summon us?" Alex said, looking at Lucius dissatisfied.
"Not really!"
"No?" Alex raised his voice, "You'd better give me an explanation, Lucius!"
"You'll find out later!" Lucius said calmly, as if he had gone back to twenty years ago when Lucius was still helping the Dark Lord control the Death Eaters.
"So, now! What are you doing sitting there!"
"What are you doing?" Lucius raised his voice, "This is Malfoy Manor, and I am the master here!"
Lucius stood up and stared at Alex coldly, "If you are not satisfied, you can leave. No one will force you to stay, but I just hope you won't regret it then."
"Regret? What are you planning, Lucius, I'm very busy, I don't have time to chat with you here!"
"The door is right there, Alex!" Lucius said calmly, showing no emotion.
"Narcissa..." Lucius looked at his wife with a pale face.
To feel how powerful Voldemort is up close, Gringotts is a good example.
Unlike the rescue in Azkaban, this kind of death without any possibility of resistance, like a death deprived of time, made Lucius unable to think of any possibility of avoidance.
What did these lunatics do?
Impersonating Bellatrix? Then he sneaked into Gringotts and stole Gringotts' treasures?
What is that golden cup?
The crux of the problem still lies in Bellatrix...
Bellatrix disappeared, including all the Death Eaters in the Malfoy family...
How should this matter be explained to the Dark Lord?
How will the Dark Lord treat them?
"No, I can't tell this to the Dark Lord..." Lucius's mind was spinning rapidly, "Bella... Bellatrix was attacked by Al Vanlin in the wild, and then... and then unfortunately died..."
"Narcissa! Narcissa!" Lucius shouted. Voldemort hurriedly left Gringotts and had no time to care about them. This was definitely an opportunity.
Almost running, Lucius knocked open the door of his own hall.
"Narcissa! Narcissa, come out!"
"What's wrong, dear?" Narcissa hurriedly ran out from the back. Ever since Potter and his men came to Malfoy Manor, Narcissa has been worried.
Bellatrix's body was lying in the ice cellar underground, which made Narcissa feel uneasy. She dreamed of Bella every night. Bella kept asking her why she didn't fight back and kill that guy, why she didn't inform the Dark Lord, why...
Narcissa had lost a lot of weight, visibly.
"Narcissa, something happened!" Lucius gasped, "The Dark... The Dark Lord destroyed Gringotts!"
"Gringotts? Those goblins?" Narcissa was relieved when she heard this, "Why, did those arrogant goblins anger the Dark Lord?"
"Vanlin.El pretended to be Bellatrix and broke into Gringotts' vault... The Dark Lord was very angry, and then destroyed it..."
"Bella!" Narcissa screamed, like a frightened bird, "Impersonating Bella's identity?"
"Yes, impersonating Bella's identity and took a cup from her treasure house. "
"Cup, what cup?"
"I don't know, but the Dark Lord... the key is... that's Bella!" Lucius said painfully, "They pretended to be Bella, but Bella has been in Malfoy Manor. The Dark Lord will definitely come to us... Gringotts has been destroyed, goblins and buildings, everything has turned to dust..."
"Calm down... Lucius... Calm down..."
Surprisingly, Narcissa was the first to calm down. Perhaps this is the ability of women, or perhaps the recent events have completely overwhelmed Lucius's psychological defenses.
He had to think.
The Dark Lord was like a sword hanging over his head all the time.
Many people have disappeared from the Death Eaters' team.
Not only wizards, but also vampires, werewolves, giants and even Dementors... Everyone chosen by the Dark Lord completely disappeared, entering that damn forbidden place that exuded the bloody stench all day long, or disappeared in the Ministry of Magic...
Lucius was very scared, very scared that the next one to go would be him, Narcissa and Draco...
And judging from what he had done, the mistakes made again and again would not allow the Malfoy family to make any more mistakes.
Then, it was Bella...
Bella and a bunch of Death Eaters were killed by Potter and his party at Malfoy Manor. Only a few people from the Malfoy family stayed.
"Lucius, listen to me, Lucius dear, this is not you, we will find a way..."
Narcissa held Lucius's face with her hands. I don't know when Lucius started to grow a beard.
The deep eye sockets and the lake green eyes became dim...
The male owner of the Malfoy family is old...
"Yes, I will... I will find a way..." Lucius said, "But we... we should let Draco..."
"Dear, we can't send Draco away." Narcissa took a deep breath and said, "We can't escape, including Draco, if the mark is not removed..."
"Mark! This damn mark!" Lucius pulled out a silver knife and wanted to stab his arm.
In the past, this was his confidence and glory, but now, this dark mark has become a death warrant, with the power of the Dark Lord...
"When this matter is over, I think Draco should go back to Hogwarts." Lucius said with trembling lips, and threw the silver knife on the floor with his right hand, "Severus will take care of him, he shouldn't leave!"
"That's all for the future, dear..." Narcissa said, pulling Lucius' hand to sit on the chair.
Narcissa's hand was very cold, just like when she held Bella...
Lucius let go of her hand as if he had been electrocuted. He trembled all over, and his face showed a fear and pain. Then, the next second, he held Narcissa tightly in his arms.
"I don't want to lose you, Sissy..." Lucius said, burying his face in Narcissa's hair.
"I destroyed the Dark Lord's Horcrux, which is the Dark Lord's life... There are so many tasks, and I have been making mistakes..."
"But you have always supported our family, dear!"
Hearing Sissy's name, Narcissa was a little absent-minded. Lucius hadn't called her that for a long time. Only her sisters still called her that.