Malfoy Rise at Hogwarts

Chapter 103
During the time when Xie Lin was staying at the Green Manor, many things happened in other corners of Great Britain.

Let’s talk about Malfoy Manor first.

On the day Schelling went to Diagon Alley (August 8), Lucius stopped Draco at the entrance of the hall who wanted to go out to practice Quidditch, "Draco, come with me, Dad has something important to tell you."

The two father and son left the hall silently, walked through a long corridor, and walked into the study room where Lucius usually works.

Lucius took out a sterling silver Malfoy family crest from the hidden compartment of the drawer, and said, "Put a drop of your blood on it."

Seeing his father's serious face, Draco didn't dare to make any inquiries, so he could only do as he wanted.He used his magic wand to pierce a small hole on his left index finger, and squeezed out a bead of blood. After dripping the blood on the family crest, the family crest emitted a faint wave of magic power, as if it had been activated.

"This family crest is a special kind of door key. It can only be activated when it is dripped with the blood of the Malfoy family. Now I count one, two, three, let's touch this family crest together, one, two, three!" The hands of the two father and son touched the family crest at the same time, and they were sucked in by a strong suction.

They came to a small dim room with a round bead embedded in the top of the room, emitting a faint green light.

Lucius stood upright on the ground, but his hair was blown out and disheveled.Draco was unsteady and slumped on the ground.

Draco couldn't help asking, "Father, why don't we use the anti-stun bracelet invented by Schelling?"

Lucius: "..."

Draco didn't know, what Lucius was thinking at the moment was——damn, can I tell you if I forget?
Looking around, there are four gray stone walls, and the walls are covered with portraits. At this moment, the characters in the paintings are looking at the two and whispering.

A man in medieval costume with dignified facial features spoke, "Are you and the other two the masters and heirs of this generation?"

The always proud Lucius dared not be rude to a portrait.He bowed and gave an ancient aristocratic salute, "Yes, I am Lucius II, son of Abraxas, No. 13 head of the Malfoy family, and I greet Lord Nicholas."

"Draco, this is the fourth-generation ancestor of our Malfoy family. He is the oldest in the portraits here. Back then, he massacred Muggles under the cover of the Black Death, and plundered a lot of land and wealth for the family." Lucius introduced to Draco.

After Draco heard this, he couldn't wait to follow suit and bowed to the portrait. "I am Draco, the son of Lucius II, and I greet Lord Nicholas."

Then Lucius pointed to the next portrait, "This is the fifth-generation ancestor, Lord Artemis. He once participated in the battle of the blood-sucking royal family, and finally made an unequal treaty with the remaining blood-sucking royal family, allowing them to be used by our family."

"This is the sixth-generation ancestor, Lord Lucius I, one of our three ancestral mottos - never put all eggs in the same basket. This famous saying came from him. This ancestor is powerful. It is said that he once used a curse to keep the queen of the Muggle world from marrying for life."

"This is the seventh-generation ancestor, Lord Artemis II. He participated in the wizarding civil war in Italy, and cooperated with the Italian wizarding family, the Vongola family, to wipe out the hostile families in one fell swoop, allowing our family business to extend into Europe outside the UK for the first time, and also gained the friendship of the Vengley family."

"This is the eighth-generation ancestor, Lord Brutus. He founded the anti-Muggle publication "Wizards at War", and attracted a large number of followers for the Malfoy family. Many of the current descendants of the family are descendants of his followers."

"Who is this……"

Every time Lucius introduced a character in the portrait, Draco had to bow and pay tribute to the ancestors. At the same time, he secretly wondered what purpose his father had in asking him to meet these ancestors.

Introduced all the way, finally came to the last one - the No.12 Patriarch, Abraxas Malfoy, the father of Lucius, the grandfather of Draco and Sherin.

After Lucius introduced all the portraits, he gave another gift, "Ancestors, the wizarding world is about to undergo another big reshuffle. My eldest son Draco is still young and has low mana. I hope that all the ancestors can help me so that his strength can grow rapidly to cope with the coming chaos."

Abraxas couldn't help interjecting: "Wait a minute, Lucius, don't you have two sons? Why didn't you see my other grandson, Schelling?"

Lucius replied: "I'm just going to discuss this matter with the ancestors. Schelling's ideas are different from ours. He thinks that the theory of pure blood is outdated. He wants..." Then Lucius explained clearly the content of the family meeting that happened in the Malfoy family last week.

Abraxas said angrily: "You bastard, it really hurts me for nothing! You actually want to stand in the camp of Muggle wizards!" Abraxas had met the two Malfoy brothers, and loved them a lot, until they died of dragon pox when they were almost four years old.

The characters in several other portraits, such as Brutus and the tenth Patriarch Settimos, were also discussing in low voices, and it could be seen from their expressions that they agreed with Abraxas.

Lucius I disagreed with him: "This kid sounds very assertive and smart, and I think his views are not unreasonable! Moreover, everything he does is not for the family in the final analysis. Are you old guys too rigid in your thinking?"

Abraxas retorted: "This kid is just dazzled by his temporary achievements. Although the pure-blood family has been weak in recent years, how can it be so unbearable? Don't forget - the existence of the Walpurgis Knights..."

Lucius I seemed determined to talk back to Abraxas, and said with a sneer, "The Walpurgis Knights? So what? The Walpurgis Knights were indeed very powerful back then, and our Malfoy family had to submit to them and become a part of them. However, we have experienced two failures—Grindelwald and Voldemort. These two investment failures are enough to hurt them, right?"

Artemis II spoke, and he supported Lucius I's opinion, "We, the Malfoy family, don't need to be subservient to them now, don't forget, we also have allies - the blood-sucking royal family has cultivated their health for more than 400 years , Do you think they have been eating dry food for so long? There is also the Italian Vengley family. After that civil war, they were injured on the surface, but the underlying truth is still there. At the peak, I'm afraid it's not much different."

Abraxas was a person who disliked Muggle wizards very much. In 1968, when the Ministry of Magic finally ushered in the first Muggle-born Minister of Magic, Nobby Leach, he had to step down because of his methods.

The reason given by the Ministry of Magic at the time was that Leach had to leave his job because of a mysterious disease in his body. In fact, he suffered from severe internal exclusion.

It can be said that most of the reasons why Lucius and Draco discriminate against and hate Muggle blood come from him.

He said in a low voice: "Could it be that you have forgotten...the one in Knockturn Alley? If we lead out that one, can we have something good to eat?"

Lucius I seemed to be a little afraid of "that person", and his tone was no longer so confident, "That person...has not been born for so many years, and the two turmoil of Grindelwald and Voldemort did not see him doing anything... Could it be that he is already dead? Or is it restricted for some reason and cannot be born at will?"

"That" seems to be a taboo topic, after talking about him, every portrait becomes quiet.

Finally, Nicholas, the most senior, spoke. As soon as he spoke, the others immediately quieted down and listened intently, "Lucius II, it sounds like you have already come to a conclusion—we are dead people who want to let the two heirs place bets in the two camps, and we can't do anything practical other than give some advice. What is the purpose of you asking us to talk about this?"

(Note: Except for Abraxas calling his son's name directly, other portraits will call Lucius as Lucius II to distinguish him from Lucius I)
(Note: Nicholas lived in a very early age, about the early [-]th century, so the author asked him to speak in Old English)
"The thing is like this. It was a good idea to bet on both sides, but back then... how should I put it, I was in a hurry and performed the ceremony of patriarch inheritance for the two sons. Now Draco has been appointed as the next patriarch..." Lucius stammered.

"What?" Draco yelled loudly, "I am the next Patriarch? Why didn't you mention it to us, Father?"

　官方设定里的马尔福先祖有六位：11世纪的阿尔曼德、14世纪的尼可拉斯、16世纪的卢修斯一世、17世纪末的布鲁图斯、18世纪的塞蒂莫斯、以及阿布拉克萨斯（主角和德拉科的祖父）。其中作者杜撰了阿特米斯和阿特米斯二世，也略去了第十代家主塞蒂莫斯的形容，因为不想水太多文字，所以从第8代就之后就直接跳过了。

　　
　
(End of this chapter)