I, the Dark Lord, will definitely be a good principal!

(???????)??

As Snape entered the office, the light instantly dimmed.

His office always seemed to be like this, forever shrouded in a depressing gloom.

Angel could sense that Draco beside him seemed a little nervous... Was he worried that Lucius would blame him?

Indeed, although Lucius has always been very tolerant of Draco, he would definitely be scared and angry if he knew that Draco had taken such a dangerous step on his own initiative.

But that's the usual situation...

Angell believed that Lucius was neither afraid nor angry now.

Across from Snape's desk, Angor met Mr. Malfoy, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. Malfoy was wearing a well-tailored black wizard's robe that resembled a trench coat, and his long hair was tied up with a dark green ribbon. However, when he saw Angor, he seemed somewhat uncomfortable, which ruined his composed demeanor.

He deliberately looked away and looked at Snape.

Snape walked up to Lucius, and Lucius stood up.

"It's been a while, Severus. You called me to the school this time because of...them?"

If that's really the case, then calling me here is actually pointless... he silently added to himself.

Yes, he would even ask Angell if he needed anything...

Snape frowned as he looked at Lucius, feeling that his longtime friend's behavior was not quite normal, even the smile on his face seemed rather stiff.

He snorted coldly: "That depends on what those two did yesterday!"

"No one knows who put the troll into the castle. Dumbledore had the prefects lead the students to evacuate, and then sent the teachers to capture the troll."

"But your two good sons secretly deserted the group to go find the troll, and they actually found it!"

Lucius turned to look at Angor and Draco, trying his best not to make his expression look too strange, but the corner of his mouth still twitched involuntarily.

What is Angell doing?

Sure enough, the Dark Lord's return to Hogwarts couldn't have been to relive school life.

The good news, however, is that he took Draco with him... It seems that the letter he left for Draco before the start of the school year and the change in educational strategy have had a good effect.

Seeing that Lucius showed no concern whatsoever, and instead seemed to be thinking about something else, Snape's expression grew even more unpleasant.

“Lucius, I hope you realize the seriousness of this matter. If they go and do something dangerous again, I can’t guarantee their safety at Hogwarts!”

Yes, I knew it...

Lucius had indeed made Snape pay special attention to them, otherwise Snape wouldn't have taken the trouble to ask the parents to emphasize the seriousness of the matter again.

His summoning of Lucius to Hogwarts today was more of a disclaimer than an attempt to punish them.

Angor's gaze shifted back to Lucius—more likely than protecting him, Lucius was trying to find out his whereabouts.

Upon hearing Snape's words, Lucius finally put on his acting skills.

"At least they're alright now, and they're standing safely in front of me, so there's nothing to worry about."

"I'll explain these things to them before I leave, but before that, isn't the question of why trolls appeared in Hogwarts Castle a more pressing one?"

“Severus, thank you for informing me of this, but I think it’s time for me to discuss the security of Hogwarts with Dumbledore!”

He shrugged at Snape: "We're saying goodbye so soon after we met, but I recently acquired another house-elf, and you can taste its cooking tomorrow if you'd like."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lucius left Snape's office with Angel and Draco.

Behind them, Snape's expression appeared somewhat gloomy.

—Actually, he also didn't quite understand why he was so angry when he saw the two Malfoy children fighting alongside Harry Potter.

As soon as they stepped outside, they encountered Harry, Ron, and the others peeking out from a distance. Lucius didn't recognize Hermione, but he recognized Harry and Ron at a glance.

Harry's forehead scar and Ron's hair color made them very easy to identify.

Lucius glanced at Angor and, seeing Angor "quietly" gesturing to them, meaning to talk later, a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"They seem to be waiting for you. Should we go say hello?"

Draco looked up at him in surprise, his expression seemingly saying, "Has his dad changed his ways?"

Surprisingly, upon seeing someone with the surname Weasley, he didn't immediately launch into sarcastic remarks.

Angel held Draco's hand tightly, never letting go. Then he looked up and said:

"Yesterday when we were facing the troll, they were with us... and thankfully they came, otherwise Draco and I wouldn't have been able to knock the troll unconscious!"

Lucius understood instantly: Angor was taking Draco to find the troll in order to get closer to the savior, or rather, Dumbledore.

Is the Dark Lord planning to defeat us from within this time?

His gentle smile deepened, and he nodded amicably to Harry, the other two, before turning to Angor and Draco and saying:

"I don't have much to say to you. The most important thing about yesterday is the safety of Hogwarts. But before you do anything, you should think more about yourselves."

"If you need anything, just write to me. You can also invite your friends to visit the manor... Write to me often."

"I'm going to see Dumbledore first, so as not to keep your friends waiting."

He just turned around and left.

Draco and Ron were left standing there dumbfounded.

Only after Lucius's figure disappeared from sight did Draco turn around with some difficulty and look at Angor, who was looking at him with a probing gaze.

"Why...are you looking at me like that?"

Angel shook his head: "I saw you standing there in a daze and I was curious about what you were thinking."

Draco swallowed hard. "I was wondering if Dad had just fought a troll and then... uh... unfortunately got hit in the head, otherwise why would he let me be on good terms with those Weasleys! And even let me invite them to the manor..."

Angell: "..."

“It’s a perfect example of a loving father and a filial son,” Vold said.

Angel echoed, "That's so filial!"

On the other side, Ron's expression was also dreamy.

"Was that Lucius Malfoy? No way... In Dad's description, he was always sarcastic and looked down on people."

Why did he smile at me so gently?

“Maybe he didn’t recognize you as a Weasley?” Hermione said.

Ron glanced down at his Gryffindor school uniform, then touched his hair, feeling it was unlikely.

But... it seems like this is the only reason left.

Otherwise, a gentle and polite Lucius... might make him question his father's integrity!

For example, talking badly about your rivals behind their backs...

“It’s also possible that it’s because we fought side by side yesterday.” Angel pulled Draco, who was still in a daze, over.