Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

"what?"

"Thea, are you going to Russia?"

In the hall of Malfoy Manor, Narcissa was still reeling from Thea's return home when she was stunned by the bomb Thea threw down.

"No! Thea, it's too chaotic there! You're only 12 years old, how can you go to such a dangerous place?"

Narcissa said anxiously, holding Thea's hand tightly, as if afraid that if she let go, Thea would disappear.

“…Aunt Sissi, please calm down…” Thea gently patted her aunt’s back, trying to comfort Narcissa.

"Don't worry, I will definitely protect myself, and I plan to go to the Muggle area. As long as I don't encounter any adult wizards, I will be safe."

Thea explained patiently again.

Narcissa wouldn't listen; she just wanted to protect the child and didn't want her to be in any more danger.

Thea had no choice but to turn her gaze to Lucius, who was frowning beside her.

Lucius felt helpless after receiving the look, but he still had to bite the bullet and go for it.

“Sissy, Thea is right. Although the situation in Russia is somewhat turbulent, it is also an opportunity, isn’t it?”

"And I will provide Thea with the most comprehensive protective measures; she will not encounter any danger..."

Hearing Lucius's assurance, Narcissa was not relieved at all; instead, she became even more furious.

She waved Lucius aside, who was blocking her way, and stared intently at Thea, saying seriously, "Thea, can you tell me why we have to go to Russia? If you're willing, we can go to America, France, Germany, and other places."

The Malfoy family has considerable influence in these regions and can definitely protect you; however, Russia…”

After listening to Narcissa's advice, Thea pondered for a moment before saying seriously, "...I need to get away from Dumbledore's sphere of influence. Europe is not a good choice for me."

Aunt Sissy…you know…I have to become strong, I have to seize every minute.”

Thea spoke sincerely, looking directly into the eyes of the somewhat anxious noblewoman, hoping that the other woman could understand her choice.

When Narcissa heard Thea's words, she was stunned for a moment, then her eyes began to redden. She hugged Thea tightly, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Thea did not resist or object; she quietly nestled in Narcissa's arms, the warm embrace making her feel somewhat reluctant to leave.

After what seemed like an eternity, Narcissa finally stopped crying and released Thea from her embrace. "If this is what you want, then I won't stop you."

But I have only one request: you must come back alive!

Thea looked at this unusually vulnerable woman and gently kissed her forehead. "I promise, I will definitely come back alive!"

After deciding to let Thea go back, Narcissa adopted the demeanor of Lady Malfoy and swiftly began packing Thea's luggage.

Thea followed her, and then followed Lucius to the study.

"I need a lot of anti-aging agents and compound decoctions."

As soon as she entered, Thea immediately informed Lucius.

Lucius was quick to understand and immediately began to record Thea's needs. While observing Thea's expression, he cautiously said, "You can bring a few house-elves; their Apparition ability is excellent."

Thea nodded; she had the same idea.

Over the next hour, Thea and Lucius finalized the protective gear they needed to bring, their meeting points, and emergency distress signals.

Thea was dumbfounded when she saw the list of protective gear. The list was densely packed, with about 20 types of protective gear, such as the Ironclad Curse, and about 10 or more of each type.

Is this the source of the confidence of pure-blood families?

Seeing Thea's bewildered expression, Lucius's tense heart relaxed slightly, and he couldn't help but raise his peacock tail.

"...Actually, it's nothing much, it's mainly just the family's accumulated wealth."

Thea glanced at Lucius and chuckled to herself.

"I'll have to trouble Uncle with Draco."

"It's okay, just say you went to visit relatives in Germany during the holiday. He's easy to fool."

Faced with Thea's request, Lucius readily chose to sell his son.

After finalizing the luggage and plans with her Uncle Lucius, Thea said goodbye and prepared to return to her room.

Lucius didn't try to stop her. Although the protective equipment and plans had been agreed upon, he contacted his people in Russia to ensure Thea's safety during the operation.

Since Thea's plan had not been communicated to Lucius in advance, Lucius was completely bewildered when he first heard about it.

However, thanks to the Malfoy family's influence, Lucius quickly made contact with the business owner there.

After comforting the somewhat restless Narcissa once again, Thea thought for a long time but still did not go to Draco's room to tell her.

Based on Thea's understanding of him, this little peacock would definitely want to go along, but she really didn't have the energy to appease this young master right now.

Thea returned to her room and went straight to her desk.

She opened the drawer, took out a few sheets of paper, hesitated for a long time before writing the recipient's name on the envelope:

"To Jennifer Jones, Elis White, and Daisy White."

Since parting ways with the orphanage, Thea had exchanged many letters with them on and off, and knew about their current situation:

Jennifer was adopted by a kind and wealthy lady the year after Thea came to Malfoy Manor.

Elise is a little older and is currently attending a girls' secondary school in London. She plans to stay at the orphanage in the future.

Daisy is still in school, and judging from the letter, she is very likely to get into a top high school in the future.

But since Thea started school, they have been communicating much less, mainly because Thea has been too busy, and there are too many eyes on her.

She wasn't entirely confident she could keep it from everyone, so she could only reduce the frequency of communication.

Fortunately, Jennifer and the others realized what was going on and tacitly reduced the frequency of their communications.

Oh, I forgot to mention, Thea gave each of them an owl on their birthdays so they could communicate with each other.

After much deliberation, Thea decided to bring up the excuse that she was going on vacation, and also made up another excuse about immigrating.

That way, even if something unexpected happens, we should be able to keep it from them for a while!

Thea held the letter she had written, her mind filled with uncertainty.

Near midnight, Thea suddenly rolled off the bed.

She stood motionless on the floor for a long time before hesitatingly taking an envelope out of the drawer, then stuffing a stack of pounds into it until the envelope was bulging.

This money should make things a little easier for the orphanage!

Thea was a little reluctant to part with it. Even Narcissa hadn't noticed that Thea had saved up so many pounds over the past three years, and no one knew when she had exchanged them...