Chapter 227 The True Contract

"Are you okay?"

"It's okay!"

"...What did Umbridge just tell you?"

Daphne asked Lu Yunkai in a low voice with a worried look on her face.

An hour later, the customary welcome dinner before the start of the new semester was taking place in the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

However, for Lu Yunkai and the others, it was really unusual for them to miss Dumbledore's speech before the dinner.

And when Umbridge just talked about how happy this Christmas holiday was, Lu Yunkai didn't even listen to a word of it.

He kept his head buried the entire time, thinking about something on his mind.

Something about Malfoy Manor and what Umbridge had said to him on the platform.

His heart was very confused.

Seeing that Malfoy, who originally chose to sit next to him every time like this, chose the position most likely to be far away from him today, Lu Yunkai understood that this matter would give him a headache for a long time...

What's even more worrying now is the concern from Daphne.

Seeing Lu Yunkai's depressed and worried look, Daphne thought that Umbridge had just bullied him on the platform! His expression was full of distress.

"Umbridge wants to take me under her wing."

"...Huh??" Daphne almost screamed, but fortunately, she covered her mouth with her hand.

It didn't attract much attention.

"Keep your voice down." Lu Yunkai rolled his eyes at Daphne.

"She took you under her wing?? Didn't she always dislike you?"

"How do I know?!" Lu Yunkai sighed.

My thoughts returned to the platform an hour ago.

…

"Where did you go during your Christmas vacation?"

"Me? I'm at home! What's wrong?"

"Really? I heard from my colleagues that during the holidays, a not-so-honest wizard apprentice went abroad..."

"If this is true, the Ministry of Magic will directly notify him to undergo review, right?" Lu Yunkai interrupted Umbridge, "If there is evidence, he should be directly expelled from Hogwarts, right?"

"Some evidence, if you look for it, you can find it sooner or later. Moreover, sometimes, evidence is not that important, don't you know?" Umbridge added sadly.

"Professor, first of all, I don't know if anyone would violate the laws of the Ministry of Magic so blatantly. Secondly, even if there is, it is definitely not me who is very interested in the laws of the Ministry of Magic and has studied them carefully, right?" Lu Yunkai He retorted with a smile, "Moreover, if this is true, I think you really need to allow the study group I applied for to be established before. We need to study the relevant terms more carefully and realize the seriousness in order to avoid something like this." This kind of behavior appears, right?”

"Well, so, I think you are right. I approved your application."

Umbridge nodded curtly.

Lu Yunkai was stunned.

What's wrong with this?

"Not only has your application been approved, I also want to tell you." Umbridge looked at the surprised Lu Yunkai and smiled even more happily, "As long as I am the Headmaster of Hogwarts, what will you do in school?" Nothing will be held accountable.”

Quiet.

After a long time.

"What do you want?" Lu Yunkai asked with narrowed eyes.

His face was full of vigilance.

"Before, you said you wanted to work in the Ministry of Magic. I said you were not suitable. But it turns out that I might be wrong, and I was very wrong." Umbridge smiled and shook her head, "Not only are you very suitable, Even for the Ministry of Magic."

"...No matter what you say, it doesn't sound like you are praising me." Lu Yunkai couldn't hold back and complained.

"It's not important. I just want to tell you that you passed our assessment, so... you are welcome to join."

"……What??"

"You are welcome to be called a member of our Ministry of Magic Staff Mutual Aid Alliance." Umbridge continued with a smile: "Of course, you are only a preliminary member. After all, you have not entered the Ministry of Magic yet, or even graduated, but I believe, These are all easy things for you.”

"..."

"Of course, we will discuss the specific matters after you join the Ministry of Magic. I am just informing you that it has passed our review. What you need to do now is to get the skills including Defense Against the Dark Arts, Muggle Studies, Some NEWTS, including Charms, Transfiguration and History of Magic, are excellent." Umbridge continued: "Before that, you have to pass OWLS first. As far as I know, other subjects are very good for you. Easy, but a history of magic…”

"..."

"OWLS is still a few months away, and there is still enough time. Show your strength as the Triwizard Cup champion to prove that you are worthy of it!" Umbridge saw Lu Yunkai being speechless after being spoken to by her. "Of course, if you are really not sure, we can help you. After all, the question makers for these Ministry of Magic compulsory courses in OWLS this year are all our own people."

"..."

"Okay, you can go. Please consider my proposal. If you like, come to my office next Tuesday evening."

Umbridge pointed to the far side of the platform.

"...Goodbye, Professor."

…

"Yunkai!! What are you thinking? Did you hear what I said??"

"...What's wrong, Blaise?"

Lu Yunkai put a smile on his face again and looked at the roommate next to him.

"You're really acting weird today." Blaise muttered, but he didn't pay much attention to it. In his eyes, Lu Yunkai's weird appearance was normal, and he had seen it all the time: "I'm telling you, last night I Mom complained to me, saying that I didn’t expect that you didn’t even see her during the Christmas holiday.”

"...You didn't tell me before the holiday that your mother was in a hot relationship recently and asked me not to disturb her..."

"What is falling in love! That's called fooling around!" Blaise corrected Lu Yunkai's statement: "Then you should contact her at least! She suspected that I said something bad about her in front of you last night..."

"She really guessed it right." Lu Yunkai nodded seriously.

"Pfft..."

Daphne next to her couldn't help laughing.

"...Then you can't let her know either!! Do you think I'm your buddy?"

"Just tell her that I was arrested by a mysterious person during the Christmas vacation. He forced me to hand over control of the communication mirror and wanted to monitor the communication mirror. Then I refused. In order to avoid suspicion, I did not contact her." Lu Yunkai I casually made up a reason.

"...Your excuse is too outrageous, isn't it?"

"This is true!" Lu Yunkai nodded seriously, and then glanced at Malfoy, who was obviously eavesdropping even though he was not looking here. "Thanks to the help of some people, I managed to escape, but Just talk to your mother about this kind of thing, don’t go out and talk about it.”

"No one would believe me even if I told you. Why did the mysterious man arrest you?" Gao Er, who was sitting opposite Lu Yunkai, smiled.

"The more outrageous the lie, the more likely someone will believe it. Because no one will believe that you can make up such an outrageous lie." Lu Yunkai said seriously to Gao Er, "So, don't mess with some things. Guess, because you don’t know whether it’s true or not.”

This was meant for Malfoy, and of course Goyle couldn't understand it. He could only smile and shake his head speechlessly, and stopped answering.

However, from the corner of Lu Yun's eyes, he saw Malfoy finally raising his head and glancing in his direction.

Did he hear it?

Um……

Okay, this young master’s matter can only be dealt with here.

Next, it has to be Umbridge’s side first!

What does that woman mean all of a sudden? ?

…

It was Tuesday night in a blink of an eye.

Next to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, Umbridge's office.

The pink decoration, which made Lu Yunkai extremely uncomfortable, was accompanied by various small floral flowers and lace.

But he tried to endure it.

Opposite him, Umbridge was sitting on a chair, holding an exquisite black tea cup in her hand, smiling.

"Have you thought about it?"

"Do I have the right to refuse?"

Lu Yunkai's tone was very calm.

But the anger inside is not small.

"I'm not forcing you. I haven't interfered with you in the past few days since school started..."

"Then you ran up and down the divination class today...ahem, what are you going to do?"

"Trelawney has a good relationship with you?" Umbridge was stunned when Lu Yunkai said this.

"...She's my friend."

"friend??"

"...You went to trouble her, not to target me?" Seeing Umbridge's unexpected reaction, Lu Yunkai was also stunned.

"That's not true." Umbridge stopped smiling and shook her head, "I just want to put a few more people from the Ministry of Magic in Hogwarts. The best place to start is divination. Especially. Lilawni's reputation among students is the worst at Hogwarts."

"..."

"You want to protect her?" Seeing Lu Yunkai's silence, Umbridge understood what he meant.

"Don't touch her, she is much more important than you think." Lu Yunkai shook his head.

"Other than You-Know-Who, who else would have an idea for her?!" Umbridge smiled, "And she doesn't remember the prophecy. Even if You-Know-Who captures her, it will be of no use."

"..."

"What, do you think I know a lot more than you think?" Umbridge looked at Lu Yunkai's shocked expression again and smiled, "Do you think I should show off in front of my own people?" You don’t believe that the mysterious man is still alive? Who am I lying to!”

"...I just didn't expect you to say such things so easily."

"What would you think if I told you that the person who helped you erase your overseas records was also one of us?"

"I guessed this." Lu Yunkai put away his shocked expression, "So, you are taking orders from a mysterious person?"

"Take orders from him? Why should you take orders from him?"

"..."

"Yes, he is indeed a very powerful wizard, with power that ordinary wizards cannot match, but after all, he is only one person." Umbridge smiled, "Even if there are only pure bloods left in this world, he is not alone. He can handle it, can't he? He needs people to help him manage the wizarding world, people who can not only use magic, but understand the rules of the magic world, people like us."

"...So, whether it's Dumbledore's decision or the mysterious man's decision, you can use it." Lu Yunkai narrowed his eyes and understood instantly.

"Of course!" Umbridge smiled and nodded, "The Ministry of Magic will always exist, and we will always exist."

"It's really despicable." Lu Yun laughed.

"Despicable?" Umbridge laughed, brought the red teacup in her hand to her mouth and took a sip, "You don't sound like a Slytherin at all when you talk."

"Are all Slytherins in your organization?"

"Of course not! We have Gryffindors, Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs. After all, if Dumbledore really becomes the Minister of Magic, we also need some Gryffindors to occupy important positions, right? And they will hide under our protection when the You-Know-Who is in power."

"That makes sense." Lu Yunkai nodded.

"Since you are here today, you must be willing to join." Umbridge nodded, "As a gift, I will stop investigating Trelawney and let her continue to live a life of idleness in Hogwarts."

"...What do I need to do in return?"

"You?" Umbridge laughed again, "What can you do now? You haven't even entered the Ministry of Magic yet!!"

"...Aren't you afraid that I will take advantage of you and deny it?" Lu Yunkai asked curiously, "And you said I will join, so I will join? Don't you have any contract magic or something like that?"

"Contract magic? Do you need it?" Umbridge put away her smile and looked at Lu Yunkai with interest, "Your presence here today proves that you are not the kind of upright person. Once such a person tastes the good taste of power, he will be addicted. And this..."

At this point, Umbridge took another sip of the black tea in her hand.

"...It is a contract that is stronger than magic!"

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