Chapter 587 Moving

The first day of the trial was finally over. The wizards filed out.

"Honestly, Dumbledore," Marchbanks asked Professor Marchbanks seriously as Dumbledore helped him climb the stairs, "Don't you really need to go to St. Mungo's to recuperate for a while?"

"Thank you, Griselda, I'll consider it." Dumbledore nodded, "But I have to wait until I'm done with this busy period before taking a long vacation."

In the main hall of the Ministry of Magic, a large group of reporters were waiting there early, looking forward to it. These people were not invited and could only block the door, and there were even many foreign faces inside.

"Let's go over." Ms. Bones said...

Felix and Dumbledore are of course fine. As the only two banners in the current magic world who can confront Voldemort head-on, their appearance will calm people's hearts. After taking a few steps, reporters surrounded them, and the white light of flashes and the "click" sound of shutters were endless.

All kinds of questions were thrown at them at once -

"Ms. Bones, did the first day of the trial go smoothly?"

"Fairly well -"

"Will those foreign observers affect the outcome of the trial? Is this a compromise?" "

The trial result is absolutely fair."

Some people turned their eyes to Dumbledore.

"Professor Dumbledore, can you share some voices from the international community?" asked a reporter dressed as a foreigner, "Has the mysterious man given up his influence in the UK? How do you plan to respond after the Auror teams formed by several ministries of magic suffered a disastrous defeat?"

As he spoke, the reporters who were invited to participate in the trial also came out. They had more questions in their hearts and pointed their spearheads at Felix -

"Mr. Hep, can you talk about your relationship with the Malfoy family?"

"When did your friendship begin?"

"The heir of the Shafik family returned to the country in a low-key manner. It is said that he had conflicts with you when he was young..."

"Is Lucius Malfoy really an undercover?"

Outside the crowd, Moody muttered, "It may also be a means of escaping guilt. If so, I have to say this trick is quite clever."

Felix selectively answered a few questions, emphasizing his friendship with Lucius Malfoy, and fiercely refuted the "coercion argument" secretly uttered by some unscrupulous reporters - he glared at Rita Skeeter.

"Lucius and I have a good relationship in private. He is my big client - yes, he has always been generous in this regard. Once I saw that he was worried, so I tried to enlighten him. He confided to me that he regretted his past behavior very much..."

After the interview, Dumbledore returned to the school. Felix stayed.

He and Ms. Bones came to the Minister's office. Bones winked at him, "They are still in there." Felix nodded and pushed the door open and walked in.

There were two people sitting on the sofa, Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Malfoy. Hearing the movement at the door, they turned their heads nervously. After seeing who it was, Lucius jumped up from the sofa.

"Sorry for the wait, both of you. It took some time after the trial." Felix said briskly.

"Did you, did I -"

Lucius moved his mouth for a long time, and finally threw out half of the words dryly.

Felix nodded silently, and Lucius fell back, obviously very disappointed. Narcissa grabbed her husband's hand and said to him sternly: "We knew this day would come. After all, it's a public trial. You should be glad that you left early!"

"--Thanks to Mr. Happ." She looked up at Felix, who smiled at her. He raised his finger and lit the wood in the stove, then walked to the fireplace, grabbed a handful of Floo powder and threw it on, and the fire immediately turned green.

"Amelia temporarily connected the two fireplaces together, so--who's going first?"

Lucius swallowed, walked into the fireplace, and said loudly: "Malfoy Manor, living room." A flash of green light, he disappeared in the fireplace.

"Mrs. Malfoy, it's your turn."

Narcissa stood in the fireplace, the emerald green flame climbed up her pale cheeks, she looked deeply at Felix, "Mr. Happ, Draco is in your hands, you will protect him, right?"

"I promise you, ma'am." Felix said seriously.

The green flame danced, and her figure disappeared. Felix followed into the fireplace, and a minute later, Ms. Bones walked into the office, and there was no one inside. She picked up the documents on the table and carefully reviewed them as if nothing had happened.

Malfoy Manor.

Felix walked out of the magnificent fireplace. The spacious living room was filled with large and small bags. Lucius and Narcissa stood next to each other.

"Are you done packing?"

"Just one last thing." Lucius whispered. He had been very depressed since he knew that his undercover secret was exposed.

"Then hurry up. No one knows where Voldemort is hiding now. Maybe he is hiding in a corner nearby." Felix said, looking around with interest. "Do you mind if I walk around?" Lucius

muttered, "Of course not." So Felix walked around Malfoy Manor. Everything here was decorated very exquisitely, but it was empty and no one could be seen. He guessed that all the servants had been dismissed. About half an hour later, he returned to the living room with a photo frame in his hand.

"Found it in a room. Maybe it was accidentally dropped?" Felix asked.

Lucius stared at the photo in the frame without moving, but a disgusted expression appeared on his face. Narcissa glanced at her husband, walked over to take the photo frame, and explained in a low voice: "It's my sister... I, we haven't had any contact with her, since, since..."

"I know." Felix said: "Voldemort has her with him."

He looked at the pile of large and small bags that filled half of the living room. Some gold and silver ornaments and utensils were roughly stuffed into the bags like garbage, showing that the owner was absent-minded. "There are a lot of things, but--" He stared at the emerald ring on his left hand, "Fortunately I came prepared. But I need to move around, and I have accumulated a lot of things without realizing it."

He began to shake his left hand vigorously, and a low "rustling" sound came from the small ring that had nothing to do with its own size. "And there are new little ones who have moved in. I have to leave some space for them to ensure that they live comfortably... Well, it's done!"

Felix reached out and put away the wooden boxes, packages, dragon skin bags, and velvet bags on the ground one by one. Soon, the ground was cleared.

Lucius and Narcissa took a last look at their home.

"When it's over, you can come back." Felix consoled.

"I'm not that optimistic." Lucius said in a depressed tone, "Maybe it won't be long before this place becomes a ruin."

Ten minutes later, they appeared in an open space in the suburbs of London.

Felix handed the two a small note. After they read it carefully, a beautiful single-family house appeared out of thin air in front of them.

"You should know the relationship between me and Mr. Nick Flamel. This is his safe house in the UK. After his death, the original secrecy magic failed, and the local government was going to demolish it as an illegal building... Later, I cast a magic to preserve it."

The two looked at the gray house with a critical eye. It was not the same as their original home.

"Don't worry about safety - the house is under the Fidelius Charm, and I'll be the secret keeper myself. You can rest assured." Felix said, walking towards the door, "Let's go in and take a look."

Lucius and Narcissa were somewhat relieved. At least Felix Hepp was going to keep his promise. They didn't have to worry about him breaking his promise... The Malfoy family's property from generation to generation - except for the part kept in Gringotts, the rest was in that small ring. It was still very tempting.

They followed Felix, stepped over the steps at the front door, and entered the house. The layout inside was very simple, and it seemed that no one had lived there for a long time. There was dust all around. When they walked in, they left three clear sets of footprints on the floor.

"The conditions are a bit shabby, not as good as your big manor, but all kinds of facilities are complete - the house has three floors, ten rooms, and a small garden. It's not bad as a temporary residence. I will come here regularly to deliver some daily necessities. If you want to change your taste, there is a Muggle store a few hundred meters away, but you have to use paper money."

Felix waved his hand, and the dust in the living room disappeared instantly. He opened the curtains to let the sunlight in, which looked much more pleasing to the eye.

"Hua La La, Hua La La."

The luggage gushed out of Felix's hands like a tide, filling the entire living room in the blink of an eye. Lucius and Narcissa were half buried in it. They climbed out with difficulty, stood on a shaky table with thin legs, and stared at the mountain of luggage that was almost level with the table.

"Do you need me to bring Draco over?" Felix asked softly.

"No, no." Narcissa said, "Just let him stay in school." She took out a thick, wrinkled letter from her pocket, "Mr. Happ, give it to him for me."

Felix took it and put it in his pocket.

"Well, you two, I'm sure you have a lot to say, so I won't stay."

He nodded to the two of them and turned to walk out of the house. At this time, there was a "ping-pong" sound behind him. He turned around and saw Lucius Malfoy chasing him from behind.

"Anything else?"

"I, I have a few questions that I must ask clearly." Lucius said breathlessly.

"Please go ahead."

Lucius stared at him, hesitated for a long time, and still asked: "I can't figure it out - with your current position, you can completely convince the Ministry of Magic to postpone the trial, or hold a secret trial - at worst, you can also conceal my undercover identity. You are not a rule-abiding person, Mr. Happ, you can do it, but you didn't do anything in the end!"

Felix looked at him and said, "Because it's not necessary. At this point, the role you can play is already very small." Malfoy was startled, and almost thought that Felix would raise his wand and recite the killing curse in the next second. After a few seconds, he realized that the person in front of him was not the Dark Lord.

He calmed down, pondered in his heart, and an idea suddenly emerged.

He asked tentatively: "The Dark Lord's power has been greatly reduced. There are less than one-tenth of the core members of the Death Eaters left. It can be said that the loss is heavy. Do you think he will suspect that there is a traitor, and I will be exposed if I stay?"

"There is a reason for this." Felix said slowly, "We should be considerate of him, don't you think? Allow him to make excuses for his failure and set up another target, so that he will not turn his suspicious eyes to others..."

Obviously Lucius Malfoy is the target, and he himself is also very unhappy to realize this. At this moment, he is staring, but Felix does not have much psychological burden. Lucius's brain block is just barely good in his opinion. Now is the time to get out and escape from the whirlpool of right and wrong.

Lucius's gray eyes showed a look of shock.

"I understand! You are not protecting me, no, it should be said that it is not just me..." He hissed and took a breath of cold air. The humid air in early April made his internal organs condense. He whispered in a weak voice: "You have to protect the real spy."

Felix blinked and did not respond.

Lucius Malfoy's guess was close to the truth: by now, all the stages had been set up, and irrelevant characters, such as the Death Eaters, no longer had much to do. Neither Felix nor Voldemort valued them anymore.

The only person who could still get involved and even play an important role was Severus, so his safety became the biggest problem.

Did Snape really hide it from Voldemort? Felix was not sure, he only knew that last time Voldemort gambled all his strength, but ended up losing miserably. If Voldemort had a little bit of brains, he would reflect on it.

Suspecting that there was a mole was a threshold that could not be avoided, not to mention that he could push the responsibility to others and make himself look less useless.

Once Voldemort turned his suspicious eyes on these people, Lucius would be the first one to escape, and how could Snape, who was nailed into the heart of Hogwarts and the Order of the Phoenix by him, be an exception? Snape is still safe and sound, in addition to his superb acting skills, the most important point is that he is very important to Voldemort, so important that he is irreplaceable, just like Bellatrix.

At this time, it is necessary to dispel Voldemort's doubts - even if it is only part of it, or to divert his attention. In the best case scenario: Voldemort hates Lucius to the point of gnashing his teeth, and Severus' life becomes easier, and the possibility of passing on information to be trusted is also higher.

Felix does not need to do anything.

He has done enough before. Those who are in the bureau will naturally assess the situation of both sides of the war. It is not surprising that there are spineless people who jump out and surrender. Felix can even arrange one himself. It's just that I didn't expect to be lucky enough to meet Selwyn on the first day.

"I almost forgot one thing," Felix said after a while: "Please give me your hand, Lucius."

Lucius stretched out his right hand blankly. Is this to say goodbye to him? "No, it's the other one." Felix said. Lucius' body trembled, he knew what was going to happen next! He raised his left hand tremblingly, and used the other hand to lift up his sleeve, revealing the tattoo-like Dark Mark pattern inside.

"It may hurt a little." Felix said, grabbing his arm.

Thick black smoke came out from the place where his palm touched the Dark Mark. The skin became hot and painful. Lucius looked extremely painful and groaned involuntarily.

"Hold on. The Dark Mark contains Voldemort's magic power. We must ensure that there is no residue."

A few minutes later, Felix twisted a strand of dark, evil magic power in his hand and carefully collected it. Together with the harvest in Malfoy Manor, his goal this time was completely accomplished.

Narcissa, who was standing at the door, quietly put away her wand, walked over to help her husband up, and the two stared at the skin on his left arm - the skull mark had completely disappeared.

"Thank you, thank you." Lucius said through gritted teeth.

"You're welcome. From today on, you are no longer a Death Eater." Felix said.

...

After returning to school from the safe house, he handed the letter to Draco.

"Your parents are safe now. They have been transferred to a safe house. You know what a safe house means, right?" Felix said gently, "They hope you stay in school for the holidays. You can read the rest by yourself. Your mother wrote a lot..."

Draco took the wrinkled thick envelope.

"When the newspaper comes out tomorrow, you may have to endure some discussions, including your friendship will be tested - are you still friends with Crabbe and Goyle? Oh, okay... I believe you can handle it. If there is anything you don't understand, I am happy to answer it, or you can ask Professor Snape."

He thought about it and had nothing to add, "Well, that's it, go ahead."