Chapter 449: The Professor Arranged by the Ministry of Magic, Malfoy's Back-Up Plan (1/2)

Chapter 449 Professors arranged by the Ministry of Magic, Malfoy's way out

At the door of the first trial room, Aaron looked at Cornelius Fudge in front of him with interest, "I wonder what the Minister of Magic wants to talk to me about?"

Fudge grinned and asked hesitantly: "Mr. Gaius, what do you think of Dumbledore?"

"Excellent talent, powerful, kind, gentle, wise and has excellent insight, but..."

With every word Aaron said, Fudge and Umbridge's face sank a little, until there was a turning point, and they showed surprise in their eyes.

"But what?" Fudge asked hurriedly.

"But I don't like him very much." Aaron spread his hands and said, "I know this sounds a bit contradictory, but it's true.

Dumbledore's ability, wisdom, and way of doing things are all worthy of my admiration and learning, but he is too shrewd. Every time I deal with him, I feel that he wants to get something from me."

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Fudge clapped his hands excitedly, "As expected of the heir of the Gaius family, Aaron, your vision is really impeccable.

I have this feeling too, especially during this period of time, this feeling is so clear that it makes me a little scared."

Hearing this, Aaron sneered in his heart.

This is really shameless. He made an evaluation based on reality, but Fudge was simply afraid that Dumbledore would take away his power.

"Mr. Gaius." Fudge pointed at Umbridge, "Let me introduce you. This is Dolores Umbridge, the senior deputy minister of the Ministry of Magic. I plan to let her serve as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Gaius." Umbridge showed Aaron a self-proclaimed kind smile, and he almost vomited his breakfast because he was disgusted.

Because this deputy minister was short and fat, and looked like a toad.

If she was just ugly and scary, it would be fine, but Aaron could read a lot of hypocrisy in her smile. She was definitely not a good person.

"Excuse me, does Professor Dumbledore know about this?"

"He?" Fudge chuckled and shook his head, "I don't know yet, but I don't think he will refuse."

"Then I have no objection." Aaron raised his eyebrows.

He could see that Fudge wanted to get his hands on Hogwarts, but he was not worried because Umbridge was going to be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.

However, the position of the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts was cursed, and no one had survived a year so far.

One of the first four professors died, one was arrested, one was forced to resign, and one was imprisoned for a year. He was quite interested in the future of the deputy minister.

"Great, I think you and Umbridge can definitely work well together at Hogwarts."

"Forget about cooperation." Aaron said immediately, "I only have two simple requests."

"You say." Fudge used a respectful title. As long as Aaron did not disrupt his arrangements for Hogwarts, let alone two requests, it would not matter if there were two more.

"First of all, I have free reign over the Defense Against the Dark Arts class."

"No problem." Umbridge said immediately, "It is natural to treat geniuses with more favors."

Aaron secretly complained in his heart that Umbridge was definitely not suitable to be a teacher.

When he first made this request to Gilderoy Lockhart, he knew to struggle to maintain his face as a professor, but this guy directly handed over the right to teach without even a moment's hesitation.

"Second, I don't care what the Ministry of Magic does, but they can't control me."

"This..." Umbridge was stunned for a moment, turned her head and looked at Fudge, "Minister, what do you think?"

"Okay." Fudge nodded after pondering. He asked Umbridge to go there just to target Dumbledore. A student who was not under control and could not be controlled was harmless.

Aaron and Fudge separated on the ninth floor of the Department of Mysteries, and they seemed to have no relationship.

"Master, do you think Umbridge can't teach you?"

"Nonsense." Aaron rolled his eyes, "Don't tell me you can't see her quality. She had one face in the trial room, and immediately changed to another face after coming out. Fudge can't even match this face-changing technique."

"That's right, it's a miracle that she can become the Deputy Minister of Magic."

"This can only prove that there is a problem with the leadership of the Ministry of Magic. Their disgusting faces make anyone sick." Aaron said sarcastically, "Fudge can't be the Minister of Magic for many years. He has been deceiving himself for a long time, but Voldemort will not disappear because of his will.

Once Voldemort appears in front of the public, all his efforts, including the discrediting of Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, will become a joke. "

"I am really pleased that the young master can think of this!"

"Tsk!" Aaron curled his lips, "Don't treat me like a child all the time, okay?"

"Before the young master gets married and has children, you are a child in my eyes."

"Hehe!"

The two of them got on the elevator and saw Lucius Malfoy as soon as they entered the main hall.

"Well... I think we can talk?"

Aaron:......

"Interesting, really interesting, I'm really busy today.

First Dumbledore wanted to talk to me, then Fudge wanted to talk to me, and now Uncle Lucius you want to talk to me.

If I didn't know your relationship, I would have suspected that you had discussed it."

Lucius's mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled embarrassedly: "This just proves your ability, doesn't it?"

Aaron shrugged, "What does Uncle Lucius want to talk to me about?"

Lucius pursed his lips, hesitant to say something, "There are too many people here, it's better to change places."

"Let's go to my house!" Aaron said, "Uncle Genes, please."

"Wait, if anyone sees me leaving with you..."

Lucius didn't finish his words, but they both understood what he meant.

There is a reason why the Malfoy family can be so successful. Aaron is a little ashamed of this cautious attitude.

"Uncle Lucius, if anyone reports to Voldemort, you can say that you took the initiative to persuade me to submit to him, but I did not agree."

"This..." Lucius thought for a moment and nodded heavily.

Genes sent Aaron into the fireplace, then grabbed Lucius's arm, "The floo network of Gaius Castle has certain restrictions. Only authorized people can enter and exit the floo network freely, and they cannot Apparate unless they are accompanied by an authorized person."

"I understand."

Puff!

As the green flames rose, Genes Apparated with Lucius.

The next moment, the three of them appeared in the hall of Gaius Castle together.

"Please sit down, Uncle Genes." Aaron made a gesture of invitation, and then snapped his fingers, and a cup of tea automatically appeared in front of Genes.

"Thank you!"

"Don't be so reserved." Aaron smiled, "There is no Voldemort's spies in our family. You can say whatever you want to say."

Lucius hesitated for a moment and looked into Aaron's eyes, "The mysterious man has been resurrected, and I am a Death Eater..."

"I know that."

"Yes, of course you know." Lucius sighed, then pulled open his sleeves, and the Dark Mark was particularly clear on his arm, "Narcissa and I both have this mark on our arms. The reason we followed Voldemort was for the benefit of the pure blood"

"But the facts prove that you are wrong."

"Yes." Lucius laughed self-deprecatingly, "We gradually recognized his true face. He is a madman, so crazy that it is scary.

But it is useless to recognize it. Once the Malfoy family withdraws from the Death Eaters, there is only one way to go."

"I understand. The situation is stronger than people. If you want to survive, you can only take this road, even if you know that this is a road of no return."

"Voldemort still trusts me at present, but I know that this trust will not last long."

"So you want me to help Malfoy?" Aaron said meaningfully.

"I also hesitated for a long time before deciding to ask you for help."

"If I am not mistaken, you have started to consider the Malfoy family's retreat since you knew the relationship between Draco and me!"

Lucius nodded and did not deny it.

After a moment of silence, he continued, "I also know some of the rules of the Gaius family. You can't save a wizard family for no reason.

But if something happens to Narcissa and I, I hope you can help Draco."

Aaron sighed slightly, "He is one of the few friends I have in Hogwarts. I will help him if I need to.

But I can't guarantee that there will be no accidents."

"That's enough." Lucius felt relieved, "We can make a covenant. As long as Draco is fine, I can decide to give half of the Malfoy family's wealth to Gaius, and you and Draco will decide how to deal with the other half."

"That's not necessary." Aaron waved his hand, "That little bit of gold is just a drop in the bucket for our family."

Lucius was speechless for a moment. He didn't doubt Aaron's words, but it was heartbreaking that others didn't take his biggest bargaining chip seriously.

"Uncle Lucius, I will do my best to protect Draco, but the premise is that he doesn't get too deep into it, otherwise I can't pull him out of the quagmire even if I want to."

"What do you mean?"

"Let him have less contact with Death Eaters."

"I see."

"Also, if you and Aunt Narcissa want to get out of this unscathed, try not to do things that will anger the heavens and the people, or consider double agents."

Lucius was stunned for a moment, "This is too dangerous... Is it possible?"

"Of course it's possible." Aaron said seriously, "You don't need to pass on any information, you can follow Voldemort's orders, but the intensity of completion or whether to leave a trap is up to you to decide.

Past experience tells me that some tiny details can determine the victory or defeat of a battle. "

"I'll think about it." Lucius said in a deep voice.

"If Uncle Lucius doesn't want to take risks, there is another way. Take Aunt Narcissa and hide in my house."

Before he finished speaking, Lucius stood up.

Happiness came too suddenly. If it weren't for being forced, no dog would be willing to take risks.

But the next moment he calmed down. Malfoy knew better than anyone that there is no free lunch in the world. "What does Malfoy need to pay?"

"First, half of the wealth of the Malfoy family." Aaron said lightly, "Don't get me wrong, Gaius has no interest in Malfoy's accumulation, but gains and losses are often proportional.

For the sake of friends, I can help Draco, but I can't help his parents for free because of this."

"What else?"

"Before the end of the wizard war, you can only stay in Gaius Castle.

After the war, I can't make any guarantees for your safety. "

Hearing this, Lucius fell silent.

He could give up wealth if he gritted his teeth. Malfoy's wealth had been accumulated for almost ten centuries. Even if he threw away half of it, the other half, even if the heirs were all prodigals, would not be lost in five hundred years.

But after the war, Malfoy's safety could not be guaranteed, which was unacceptable to him, because hiding in Gaius Castle was considered a deserter by the Death Eaters.

As the Dark Lord, Voldemort never lacked loyal followers.

Even if he died completely, these loyal followers would pose a considerable threat to Malfoy without a leader.

"Huh!" Lucius took a deep breath and finally made a decision, "Draco is in your hands."

"Don't worry, I'll keep my word."

"Thank you, Malfoy will never forget this favor." Lucius said sincerely, and was about to get up and leave.

"Wait a moment. "A flash of purple light flashed in Aaron's eyes, just meeting Lucius' pupils.

Lucius looked flustered, staggered for a moment before standing there in a daze.

"Uncle Gene, you know what I'm going to do, right?" Aaron said meaningfully.

"I can guess it." Gene said with an unnatural look, "and it's probably for me to do it."

"That's good to know."

Gene shook his head helplessly, pointed his wand at Lucius' temple, slowly drew out a few silver-white rays from it, and carefully sealed it in a glass bottle.

"Okay, this memory can't be detected by anyone except him.

In addition, I also implanted a false memory, even if Voldemort's divine mind can't find any flaws. "

After a few seconds, Lucius came back to his senses.

He looked at the glass bottle in Gene's hand and realized what had just happened, "In fact, if you tell me, I will definitely cooperate closely. "

"The result is the same. "Aaron said indifferently, "You and Aunt Narcissa take care of yourselves. If Draco encounters any problems, you can come to me at any time."

Lucius nodded immediately and then left through the Floo Network.

"The Malfoy family is quite interesting." Aaron lay lazily on the sofa, "As expected of the best family among the 28 pure-bloods, he was thinking about finding a way out before Voldemort's preparations were completed."

"Master, I have to remind you." Jins said hesitantly, "The ancestral precepts of the Gaius family clearly stipulate that you cannot interfere in disputes in the wizarding world at will, so..."

"I know what you want to say. This matter has nothing to do with the family.

I will abide by the rules, and I will only do my best to help. "