Continuing from the last chapter, Fawkes not only sent the blank note that Dumbledore had promised, but also a reply from Lucius Malfoy.

It was obvious that Dumbledore knew.

Since he had time to write that sentence on the envelope, there was no reason not to open the envelope and see what was written inside - especially when he saw the gorgeous name of Lucius Malfoy on the envelope, sprinkled with glowing gold powder.

Hector didn't believe that according to Dumbledore's responsible attitude, he would suppress his curiosity and not open the envelope to see the contents of the letter when he saw that the person communicating with Hector was the head of the Malfoy family.

Now, the first question Hector needs to think about is.

How much does Dumbledore know?

If he had only seen Lucius Malfoy's reply to Hector, everything would be easy to explain.

Hector could have said that Lucius Malfoy wanted to see him, nothing more.

He could even say that something unexpected happened during their first meeting at Flourish and Blotts, so Mr.

Malfoy wanted to see him again.

This reason was not very sophisticated, but fortunately there was evidence, and the cause and effect could be connected.

Grandpa Albus might have doubts, but the facts were there, so he couldn't say anything.

If old Dumbledore had seen the letter that Hector had written to Lucius Malfoy before, which had no beginning or end and only a few words, Hector believed that with Dumbledore's old riddle man attribute and his ability to connect, it would be easy for him to think of something.

Borgin and Borg can be associated with the recent large-scale raids by the Ministry of Magic.

The words"Tom Riddle's diary" can make Dumbledore's adrenaline surge.

If you combine the last Flourish and Blotts bookstore with Ginny Weasley, if Hector is not mistaken, Dumbledore has either been there or is now in the Weasley family's Burrow.

Hector was thinking about this when the window on the third floor of the Hog's Head was knocked.

It was Hedwig.

Since Harry moved in with the Weasleys, she has basically been responsible for Harry and Ron's daily correspondence and the product research questionnaires of the Weasley twins.

There was a letter tied to the leg of this snowy owl. Judging from the signature, it was from Harry. Hector took the letter from the owl's leg and took out a handful of nuts from the drawer. Compared with the sweet taste of Aurora at home, Hedwig behaved much more normally.

Hector opened the letter. Harry's beginning was still a daily greeting, and then mentioned Dumbledore's visit to the Burrow. According to Harry, Dumbledore's visit caused a certain panic, and even Mr. Weasley, who was on duty, hurried back home. They occupied Ginny's room for a long and very private conversation. The

Weasley brothers naturally tried to eavesdrop on the conversation, but it was unnecessary - Dumbledore's voice was very loud, and the soundproofing of the Burrow was not that good. But no one could hear what Dumbledore said, even though his voice was so loud.

Hector folded Harry's letter. It seemed that Dumbledore saw the first one. As for how he did it, Hector didn't know. His timely destruction measures obviously didn't work - Hector could understand this, after all, he was Dumbledore. He was now considering another, that is, the second question.

What is Dumbledore's attitude towards this matter? This is very important.

Since Hector was able to receive this letter, it means that although Dumbledore knew about this matter, he did not show obvious opposition. Moreover, it can be seen from the envelope that Dumbledore even had the intention of encouraging Hector's idea - this is what puzzled Hector the most.

Why didn't Dumbledore stop Hector? What was the meaning of letting Hector go and do it? Previously, he was worried about whether Hector would have problems learning the dark arts, so why is he suddenly relieved for Hector to meet the patriarch of the Malfoy family, the infamous Lucius Malfoy?

There is no point in thinking so much. Hector believes that he may be able to truly understand Dumbledore's ideas when he meets Lucius Malfoy.

Hector tore off a piece of paper from the letter, wrote"yes" on it, and lightly tapped it with his wand, and tied it to the leg of Aurora who was summoned.

Hector noticed that Aurora looked at him with deep apology in her eyes.

"It's okay, Aurora, after all, he is Grandpa Albus, you don't have to blame yourself."

Hector took out two White Rabbits, stuffed one into his mouth, and stuffed one into Aurora's mouth. Since Aurora tasted it for the first time, the White Rabbit replaced the Chocolate Frog and became Aurora's favorite.

But Aurora didn't eat the White Rabbit in Hector's hand, her favorite. Aurora flapped her wings and quickly disappeared into Hector's room.

Hector could only put the White Rabbit in his hand on the table. He held his chin and looked at the ceiling quietly.

The day before school started, the Three Broomsticks Inn,

Lucius Malfoy

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The last time before school started was particularly peaceful, and nothing could make Hector nervous.

First of all, it was Tom Riddle's diary. Ever since Harry's letter, Hector had been worried that Dumbledore would find him directly. After all, he mentioned it in the letter, and according to the subsequent intelligence from the Weasley brothers, Dumbledore left the Burrow empty-handed. After Dumbledore left, the Weasleys jointly organized a large-scale and strict family cleanup. It was more of a big check than a big cleanup.

Fred complained that the check came too suddenly and the search was too detailed. Mrs. Weasley searched every corner of the house, including books from previous years, and even the old ghoul in the attic was not spared from Mrs. Weasley's check.

Dumbledore seemed to have lost something, George mentioned it in the letter, and then there was a series of loss lists. The inventory of the Weasley brothers suffered another heavy blow during the big cleanup. However, according to the two, there are still some parts that have not been discovered - from this, we can see how much gold galleons Aberforth has invested in the brothers' business.

In other words, Hector has made sufficient preparations for the rationality of the diary, including but not limited to moving the location, making up reasons, creating accidental scenes and a series of behaviors. However, Dumbledore did not come to Hector. He did not even send a letter of inquiry to Hector, as if he had completely forgotten about this matter - of course Hector knew that this was impossible.

But this is also good news. Hector has already planned to hand in the notebook, but Dumbledore's behavior undoubtedly gave him the opportunity to learn something from the famous Dark Lord.

Then there is the meeting with Lucius Malfoy, to be precise, Lucius Malfoy II. Malfoy's ancestor also had a man named Lucius, who was the man who pursued Queen Elizabeth I of England, but failed.

This is what Hector has been doing recently, trying to understand the Malfoy family as much as possible, in addition to history books, but also a lot of unofficial history, that is, those very miscellaneous books mentioned by Albus. Whether it is history books or unofficial histories that record the romantic past of Lucius Malfoy I, they all show the biggest characteristic of the Malfoy family - extreme selfishness and never a firm stand. The

Malfoy family clearly distinguishes between poor Muggles and those in power and the rich and powerful. This also reflects the long-standing nature of this family as a double-crosser and fence-sitter - a family that puts pure-bloods first actually pursues the Queen of England (obviously a Muggle) fiercely. For ordinary pure-blood families, this is undoubtedly a stain on their bloodline.

But they did it, and other pure-blood families did not exclude them because of this. The Malfoy family even has a high status in the Sacred Twenty-Eight Pure-Blood Families. Hector also saw one thing from the story of the Malfoy family, that is, their caution.——‘You will never see a Malfoy at a crime scene, even if the wand used to commit the crime is covered with their fingerprints. 'This sentence is the most appropriate description of their family.

In general, this is a neutral faction, extremely wealthy, and extremely cautious. They value bloodline, but they value interests even more; they rarely take sides, and if they do, it is only for their own interests.

Hector had very little hope for this conversation, but he still wanted to see the style of the head of the Malfoy family, so in the afternoon, Hector packed up his clothes and came to the Three Broomsticks as promised.

When Hector pushed open the door of the Three Broomsticks, he was greeted by a tall and beautiful woman. Hector knew that the lady in front of him was the hostess of the Three Broomsticks, Ms. Rosmerta.

"You must be Aberforth's grandson, Hector, right? There is a gentleman waiting for you."

Hector nodded and walked in the direction pointed by Madam Rosmerta.

There were not many people in the tavern, only a few, which was completely different from the crowded and noisy impression in Hector's memory.

""It's nice to see you, Mr. Dumbledore."

A middle-aged man with long blond hair and wearing a black robe of noble mink stood up from his chair. It was Mr. Malfoy. He had an extraordinary presence and elegant manners. He wore a snake-shaped collar pin inlaid with gemstones on his black robe. In addition, on his chest was a pair of exquisite silver, coiled snake-shaped breast badges.

Mr. Malfoy took off his black dragon-skin gloves and held out his hand to Hector. He had a smile on his face, and this smile revealed a treacherous meaning in Hector's eyes.

"I think we should not shake hands for now, Mr. Malfoy, we can get straight to the point."

Of course, Hector did not foolishly shake hands directly. The cold environment in the bar naturally caught his attention. Hector took the opportunity to move his chair to look around. It must be said that Mr. Malfoy was not at all like the fool described in the book. He exuded a noble temperament, which was completely different from the nouveau riche feeling of his son Draco Malfoy.

"I have to say, Mr. Malfoy, you have more aristocratic temperament than your son."

Mr. Malfoy and Hector sat down almost at the same time. There was no embarrassment on his face because of being rejected. Instead, he tasted the strong tea in front of him calmly.

Hearing Hector's words, Mr. Malfoy showed an elegant smile on his face, but he still spoke calmly without any emotional changes.

"Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Dumbledore. Draco is still a child. If there is any misunderstanding between you, I hope you can not blame him. I also apologize to you on his behalf."

"It's okay, we're all classmates, I can't blame you or not, of course I have my shortcomings too."

Hector could tell that this was just a casual remark, so he would be polite accordingly. His attention was now on the badge on Mr. Malfoy's chest, not the coiled snake badge, but his jeweled collar pin. The pattern on it was very interesting, a fiery red phoenix with a huge tail. Its tail spread out, looking very much like the letters‘M’On both sides of the phoenix are the snakes representing Slytherin. What

Hector didn't notice was that a beetle flew in from the gap in the window, flapping its wings and finally landing on Hector's shoulder.

Things are getting interesting, both of them thought.

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