Chapter 1139 A murder
In the dark room of Malfoy Manor, Draco Malfoy sat on a chair with his hands around his knees, looking at the broken mirror in front of him in a daze.
A few days ago, the Malfoy family underwent earth-shaking changes.
Draco's father, Lucius, not only failed in his plan to lead people to raid the Mudblood wedding, but he was also stupid enough to lead others into a trap set by the Ministry of Magic. As a result, many dark wizards who responded to him were caught and even lost their lives as a result. .
The reputation of the Malfoy family was ruined overnight. Lucius, who had always been Draco's role model, became a loser in the mouths of countless Death Eaters. He and his mother also became hated and spurned by Death Eaters. Because of Lucius' stupidity, the Death Eaters and those who believed in him suffered heavy losses.
Misfortune seemed to have entangled the Malfoy family. Shortly after the Ministry of Magic's victory, a pair of Aurors visited the Malfoy Manor, bringing them a letter from home and a fine of fifty thousand Galleons.
This was definitely the craziest thing Draco had ever seen in his life.
That **** Scrimgeour actually threatened them that if the Malfoy family was unwilling to pay a high fine of fifty thousand, his father Lucius would have no chance of entering the courtroom.
Pay the money, or die directly.
That was the handwriting of his father Lucius, and Draco would never admit it even to death. In this letter from home, Lucius secretly mentioned that there were two other wizards who enjoyed similar treatment. As for the other arrested Death Eaters, they were all "killed in custody."
Whether he was actually killed due to arrest or not, he was dead anyway.
Fifty thousand Galleons, although it was a huge sum of money for the wealthy Malfoy family, it was not impossible to come up with. However, what was even worse was that two other Death Eater families who had also received similar letters came to their door.
The fine for the three of them was one hundred thousand galleons.
It's simply a naked robbery.
Even the wealthy Malfoy family may not be able to collect this fine in a short time.
However, the most ridiculous thing is that because they are pure-blood wizards, they have the privilege of being fined and exempted from death. Look at several other unlucky Death Eaters who died on the day they were caught.
Other captured dark wizards were in an even more unlucky situation. Not only were they publicly tried using veritaserum, but the most serious crimes were directly executed on the same day.
It is said that the new minister Scrimgeour also set an example and executed the first batch of prisoners himself. Currently, dark wizards are executed every day.
No, it should be said that since Scrimgeour took office, he was either participating in the trial or on the way to kill people every day. He even directly shouted: Only those who were killed by them have the power to forgive them, and we are only responsible for sending them to those who Slogans of repentance for those they killed.
Scrimgeour was given the title of Minister Executioner for this reason.
However, those who felt that Scrimgeour was cruel and tried to discredit him were all arranged by Scrimgeour to participate in truth-telling interviews.
Most opponents were disgraced and shunned by the wizarding community.
The Death Eaters had tried to make him pay, but there was no one at home, and the Dark wizards who tried to burn down their home were caught by ambushed Aurors and publicly executed for the seriousness of their crimes.
Scrimgeour even publicly stated that he would fight against the forces of darkness until he was killed during his term of office, becoming the most iron-blooded minister in the history of the wizarding world.
And his father was still lucky to be imprisoned in Azkaban Prison.
Because he is alive while everyone else is dead.
However, this caused other dark wizards and Death Eaters to hate Malfoy for organizing the operation even more, and even suspected him of betraying the Dark Lord.
Ever since his father was captured and sent to Azkaban, Draco's originally happy life fell apart.
After Voldemort's resurrection, the Malfoy family failed to return to its former glory, let alone be respected under the new regime, and he himself was not highly sought after as the son of Voldemort's second-in-command.
Everything is just a dream.
The Malfoy family almost collapsed because of his father Lucius's successive failures. His mother was distraught and overwhelmed, and Draco had to take on the responsibility of a man and revive the Malfoy family.
However, before Draco Malfoy could figure out a way to revive the Malfoy family, another bad news came: the Dark Lord wanted to see him.
All this made Draco feel extremely frightened. Although he had also imagined the scene of Voldemort's victory, he never thought that he would face the Dark Lord directly.
There was a knock on the wooden door, and his mother Narcissa and Aunt Bella were standing outside the door.
"Draco, are you ready?" Narcissa said with a trembling voice.
"Be happy Narcissa, I think this should be Draco's first time meeting the Dark Lord." Bellatrix said excitedly: "You should be proud of this."
Narcissa looked at her sister with trembling lips, but said nothing. She never thought it was a good thing for the Dark Lord to summon Draco at this time.
There is no awe.
Voldemort frightened Draco.
"Lucius failed. Not only was he caught, but he also hooked up with many people." The anger contained in Voldemort's cold voice made Draco tremble and lower his head. He did not have the courage to look directly into the Dark Lord's eyes.
“Malfoy is an ancient family, and your glory can only be taken back by yourself.” Voldemort looked at Lucius Malfoy’s son and said coldly, “I will give you another chance.”
“What chance?” Malfoy asked, trembling his lips.
"A very secret plan is entrusted to you to execute." Voldemort said coldly, "I want you to murder Albus Dumbledore."
“Murder Albus Dumbledore,” Draco repeated shakily.
"Yes, as long as you can successfully kill Dumbledore, the Malfoy family will be able to regain its glory, and I will personally release Lucius from Azkaban." Voldemort said with those scarlet eyes Staring at Draco Malfoy, "And you will be honored above all others."
"I do," Draco said firmly.
"Very well, stretch out your left arm, and I will give you the qualifications to become a Death Eater. Don't let me down again." Voldemort looked at little Malfoy, whose arm was trembling slightly, and warned: "If you fail, Escape or surrender, the Malfoy family will no longer have any glory to speak of, and you and your family will pay the price with your lives."
“I will succeed.”
Draco accepted the formal membership of the Death Eaters. He wanted his father to return to Voldemort's favor, and he wanted the Malfoy family to regain its own glory.
Draco quickly convinced himself that murdering Dumbledore did not cause him much psychological stress.
Because people who oppose Voldemort have been surrounding the Principal of Hogwarts. As long as there is no Principal of Hogwarts, the Dark Lord will once again rule the wizarding world, and he believes that the world will become a better place.
Voldemort was obviously satisfied with this, and raised his wand to brand Draco's arm with the Dark Mark.
“Master, what should I do?”
Drake lowered his head and asked. He was a little confused because the Dark Lord had no requirements for his plan to murder Dumbledod.
"Do what you want and do everything you can to kill Dumbledore." Voldemort looked at Draco, who was full of desire for revenge, and was very satisfied.
He didn't care whether Draco Malfoy could kill Dumbledore, because this plan was not originally executed by him, but if he succeeded, it would be the best and it would help him solve a big trouble.
If it fails, then Lucius Malfoy will taste the pain of losing his son, which Voldemort believes is the greatest punishment for Lucius.
Looking at the Dark Mark on his arm, Draco left respectfully, knowing that he still had hope to restore the glory of the Malfoy family.
After meeting his mother and aunt Bella, Draco told them the mission given to him by the Dark Lord.
"Draco, I'm proud of you," Bellatrix said excitedly. "Narcissa, you should be happy. The Dark Lord has given Draco a high honor."
Narcissa tremblingly hugged her son, crying silently.
"Mom, I will succeed, but... I need help. The Dark Lord didn't ask me what to do, and he didn't let me tell anyone else about my plan... I need a strict plan, more helpers, just me alone. It is impossible for a human to kill Dumbledore."
"I'm glad you didn't flinch when faced with responsibility." Bellatrix patted Draco's shoulder gently, "I'll teach you what to do. As for helpers, that's not a problem."
"Let me go back and think of a solution first." Draco was overwhelmed with anger. He just wanted to complete the task and restore the glory of the Malfoy family.
Looking at her son's leaving figure, Narcissa collapsed on the floor and sobbed. She knew that this was the Dark Lord's revenge for Lucius' failure. The Dark Lord never thought that his son could succeed, he just wanted him to die!
"Draco has grown up, and you should be happy for him." Bellatrix said coldly, "Furthermore, Draco is also happy to have the opportunity to prove his ability."
"Draco is just a child, he is only sixteen years old." Narcissa stared at her sister pleadingly.
"Don't worry Narcissa, I will help Draco." Bella said excitedly, "You should believe that Draco can kill Dumbledore."
"How could Draco succeed!" Narcissa cried, "Not even the Dark Lord could kill Dumbledore."
"How dare you..." Bellatrix gasped.
"He is my only son..." Narcissa tugged at her long golden hair frantically.
Been busy recently.
Honestly, there is a lot I want to write about.
(End of this chapter)