Chapter 451 Malfoy's Foresight, the Sorting Hat's Warning (1/2)

Chapter 451 Malfoy's foresight, the warning of the Sorting Hat

More than an hour later, the prefect meeting officially ended.

The prefects of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff left the prefect box one after another, while the four prefects of Gryffindor and Slytherin stayed here.

"Hermione, we should go." Ron reminded, "Harry is still waiting for us!"

Hermione glanced at Aaron and hesitated, "Do you want to go together?"

"Granger, Gaius is the prefect of Slytherin." Pansy sneered.

"I didn't ask you."

"Humph!" Pansy snorted, "He won't go with you, Malfoy is still waiting for him."

"Draco?" Aaron raised his eyebrows in surprise, "He... has something to do with me?"

Pansy nodded, "It should be very important, otherwise he wouldn't have asked me to notify you specifically."

"Is that so?" Aaron pondered for a moment, slowly stood up, "Take me there!"

Hermione hesitated, but didn't know what to say.

Pansy was very proud, gave Hermione a provocative look, and took Aaron out of the box.

"Let's go!" Ron said meaningfully, "He is now the prefect of Slytherin, and Malfoy is his friend, so it is reasonable to find him first."

"I know, you don't need to remind me." Hermione rolled her eyes at him and walked out on her own.

Draco was sitting in a box, and besides him, there were two of his followers.

"Why are you looking for me?" Aaron asked as he opened the door of the box.

"Come in first." Draco pursed his lips, then looked at Crabbe and Goyle sitting opposite, "You two go out first."

"Ah?" Goyle opened his mouth in surprise, "But where do we sit?"

"Oh my God! Why do I have such stupid followers like you?" Draco said depressedly, "Go out, don't come in if I don't ask you."

The two looked at each other, and then realized that Draco was not driving them away, but just wanted to talk to Aaron alone.

"We'll leave now."

"Call us if you need anything."

The two of them left in a hurry, Pansy looked at Draco and Aaron, "Should I stay too?"

"This matter is not suitable for a third person to know." Draco said very seriously.

"Okay!" Pansy didn't care and consciously closed the sliding door of the carriage.

Aaron put Abe on the table and then sat by the window.

"Can you talk now?

Why did Uncle Lucius ask you to find me?"

Draco was silent for a long time, and was interrupted by Aaron just as he was about to speak.

"Wait a moment." Aaron took out his wand and waved it gently, "Close your ears and plug your ears."

"Okay, no one else will hear our conversation from now on."

"Yeah!" Draco nodded slightly and continued: "My dad didn't say anything, but asked me to tell you before I do anything, and also asked me to follow your arrangements on major matters."

"Heh!" Aaron couldn't help smacking his lips, "As expected of the patriarch of the Malfoy family, he is also cautious enough, and would rather do nothing than make no mistakes!"

"Tell me what happened?" Draco asked nervously, "I can feel that everything has changed during this holiday. In the past two months, My parents didn't even smile.

Coupled with my dad's request, I always feel particularly uneasy. "

Aaron looked at the scenery that was rapidly receding outside the car window, "You know the Dark Lord is back!"

Draco nodded, "But this is not a bad thing. The Dark Lord protects the interests of pure blood."

"But there are definitely many pure-blood wizards who died at his hands." Aaron said meaningfully, and then took out a transparent glass bottle from Abe's pocket, which was filled with wisps of silver light, "This is a small memory of your father, it will tell you the reason why your parents have been abnormal during this period."

Gurgle!

Draco's heart skipped a beat and he swallowed hard.

He reached out to grab the glass bottle, but Aaron took it away first.

"You are not suitable to know too much now." Aaron said with a serious face, "I have no other intention to take it out, but I hope you can believe in your father's arrangement.

Uncle Lucius has considered the worst case scenario, and he came to me specifically to leave you a way out."

Draco fell silent after hearing this.

It's not that he doesn't know everything. The Malfoy family has been related to the Dark Lord, but now it seems that this relationship is a little different from what he thought.

"Is my parents' situation..."

"I can't answer you this, but don't be too pessimistic." Aaron comforted, "Malfoy is a pure-blood noble with a huge influence.

At least before the Dark Lord decides to appear in the magic world openly, the Malfoy family is still very safe."

"What about after that?"

"After that... there shouldn't be too many problems."

"What do you mean by should?" Draco couldn't accept it, "Can't you be more specific?"

"No, because the object of their loyalty is a moody person." Aaron said very bluntly, "But your father is not a good person, otherwise he would not have escaped the last wizard war unscathed."

Draco's face was still uncertain, "Even if you say so..."

"Please, you are the heir of the Malfoy family after all, you should have some confidence in the Malfoy family!" Aaron explained with a wry smile, "You don't think it's a coincidence that Malfoy has always been so successful among the 28 pure-blood families?

Since Armand Malfoy built Malfoy Manor, the Malfoy family has hardly gone downhill.

From starting from scratch to becoming rich enough to rival a country, Malfoy's assets have grown like a snowball, and his influence has been increasing.

To achieve these, in addition to excellent investment vision, you must also have the ability to protect yourself, and your father is the least lacking of these two things."

Hearing Aaron say this, Draco felt much better, and most of the worries in his eyes were gone.

"Don't worry about my parents for now, so what should I do?"

"Don't do unnecessary things. It's the same as before.

But you can come to me for help when you are really at a loss."

Draco nodded heavily, "Thank you."

"Don't say that. If you really want to thank me, tell Professor Snape after you get to Hogwarts not to let me be a prefect."

"Why?" Draco was stunned for a moment, "The power of a prefect is second only to the headmaster and professor."

"It's too tiring and a waste of time."

"Uh... I'll try my best!" Draco said with some embarrassment, "But I don't think Professor Snape will agree, and no one is more suitable to be the prefect of Slytherin than you."

"Many people think so, except myself."

......

The train went north, and raindrops hit the window from time to time.

But the rain didn't last long and ended before the train arrived.

The air was filled with the smell of damp soil, and wizards of all sizes walked out of the carriage with heavy steps.

Aaron reluctantly put on the prefect badge, maintained order among the students on the platform, and arranged for the second-year wizards to get on the carriage.

"First-year students, come here, first-year students..."

Familiar lines, different voices.

This time, it was not the half-blood giant Hagrid who led the first-year students to cross the Black Lake by boat, but Professor Grubbly-Plank.

"Has the person changed?

It seems that Hagrid is not in Hogwarts, otherwise she would not be the one to receive the first-year students."

"It's better to expel him." Pansy said unhappily, "He actually asked us to raise blasting-tailed skrewts last year, which is disgusting and dangerous.

In comparison, Grubbly-Plank's unicorn course is countless times better."

"It's better to respect the professor. Hagrid's understanding of magical animals is enough to be a teacher."

"Aaron, I know you have a good relationship with him." Pansy said speechlessly, "But I'm not the only one who thinks so. Many people hope that Hagrid will be expelled and honestly be his forest guard."

"What did you say?" Ron asked angrily.

"That's the truth, Weasley," Pansy said bluntly.

"That's enough," Aaron interrupted them unhappily, "Hagrid's matter will be discussed at Hogwarts, now maintain order first, at least you have to live up to the badges on your chests."

The two looked at each other, snorted coldly, and went in opposite directions.

Aaron was speechless, fortunately it was him standing here instead of Draco, otherwise he and Ron would probably fight.

"It's tiring, isn't it!" Hermione teased.

"Maintaining order is part of the job, but the duties of the prefect do not include mediating a fight."

"Um... how did you spend this holiday?"

"Not very good." Aaron pouted, his holidays since he went to school have been a bitter history.

Progress is a good thing, and he naturally wants to become stronger, but being forced forward by a group of people is another matter.

"I think there are some things I should tell you." Hermione hesitated, but soon became firm, "If Dumbledore knew that I invited you to join..."

"That guy." Aaron immediately pointed at a second-year Slytherin, "The wooden boat is prepared for first-year freshmen. Second-year wizards should take the carriage and go over there."

"Got it, senior."

A little witch said embarrassedly, and soon followed the others to get on the carriage pulled by the Thestrals.

"Sorry, Hermione, I'm busy now.

Let's talk about it later!"

Aaron said as he walked quickly towards several second-year wizards who were far away. He was relieved after he had some distance from Hermione.

No matter what the topic is, as long as Dumbledore is involved, it will definitely be bad, so just stay away from him.

All the second-year Slytherins got on the carriage. Aaron carefully counted the number of people and confirmed that there was no omission before he and Pansy got on a carriage that Draco had reserved in advance.

"Draco, do you think Hagrid was expelled?" Pansy asked impatiently.

"How should I know?"

"No." Aaron said firmly, "Don't forget that Dumbledore is still the headmaster!

As long as he is still the headmaster, Hagrid will still be the professor of the Care of Magical Creatures class."

"Hehe!" Draco sneered, "He won't be the headmaster for long, the Ministry of Magic..."

"Draco." Aaron glared at him.

"I won't say it!" Draco waved his hand helplessly, "But everyone will know sooner or later."

The carriage moved slowly in the night, and the Hogwarts castle was getting closer and closer.

In front of the oak door, several people jumped off the carriage and walked along the steps to the main door of the auditorium, where the opening banquet would be held.

Four long dining tables, a ceiling that was enchanted to look exactly like the sky outside, and torches and candles lit one by one...

Unlike in the past, there was no Hagrid on the staff seat. In his place sat Professor Grubbly-Plank.

The professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts changed every year as expected, but this year Professor Umbridge was definitely not here to teach.

She dressed like a wizard in the Wizengamot, but here she wore a fluffy pink cardigan, a thick layer of foundation on her face, and a big pink bow on her head... It was really eye-catching.

"She is our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor." Draco smiled meaningfully, "She is also the Deputy Minister of Magic, specially assigned by Fudge."

"Grandstanding." Aaron said speechlessly, "She is more or less capable of being the Deputy Minister of Magic, but I really can't praise her teaching ability."

"Is it very bad?" Pansy asked doubtfully.

"If you have read our textbooks this year, you will know that there is not a single decent spell in the book Magical Defense Theory.

To put it bluntly, an ordinary Muggle can teach us with this book, because there is no need to practice at all."

After a while, the door of the auditorium opened again.

Professor McGonagall led the first-year students in, took out a long piece of parchment and called the roll like last year, and the Sorting Hat decided which college they would go to.

The mouth on the Sorting Hat slowly opened, and then sang an exaggerated ballad:

A long time ago, I was still a new hat, and Hogwarts was not yet built

The four founders of the noble school thought they would never go their separate ways. The same goal linked them together to build the school and teach together

Slytherin said: The students I teach must have pure blood

Ravenclaw said: The students I teach must have superior intelligence

Gryffindor said: The students I teach must be brave and fearless

Hufflepuff said: I will teach many people and treat them equally

Each of the four founders has a college and only recruits the teenagers they want.

Slytherin is pure-blooded and cunning, Ravenclaw is sharp-minded and intelligent, Gryffindor is daring and adventurous, and the rest are accepted by the kind-hearted Hufflepuff...

A long ballad that describes the establishment of Hogwarts, the origins of the four colleges, and the duties of the Sorting Hat.

But in the end, it issued a warning to everyone that had not been given in the previous four years:

Hogwarts is in danger, and enemies outside the school are eyeing it covetously

We must unite closely within, otherwise everything will collapse from within

I have told you frankly, I have sounded the alarm for you...