"The last enemy eliminated was death?"

Cyrus thought about it and thought that if Dumbledore was not pretending to be profound, then this sentence was most likely the password for the headmaster's office. Apparently, the old bee was a little upset about Cyrus's last guess of the password "for the greater good".

That was his past that was shameful to others, a past that he couldn't bear to look back on.

Very few people know about Dumbledore's past. In the entire Hogwarts, only McGonagall knows about this. The old bee and the old cat girl are old friends.

"At the next Quidditch match?"

Cyrus looked up. After fighting with Voldemort for so long, it was getting dark and snow was falling from the gray sky again.

The Christmas holidays are the dividing line between the two semesters at Hogwarts, and the next Quidditch match will probably be in March.

But now, Cyrus is not so anxious to proceed to the next trial. Even the memories left by the guardians are worth watching repeatedly for Cyrus.

The memories left by Percival showed Cyrus the powerful and long-lasting power of ancient magic, which could ensure the continuation of the spell even after the caster's death for many years, and Rookwood's memories directly recorded Morgana's method of stripping a person of his emotions! These are all things Cyrus can learn.

But the mysteries of ancient magic are certainly more than that. For example, there are many magical animals, and the ancient magic they possess is even more wonderful. Not only are they powerful, but they also have different functions.

For example, the Phoenix's tears can heal any injury, and the flames can make people come and go without a trace; the Fire Dragon's magic resistance is strong enough to ignore a lot of magic, which makes them naturally have an advantage in battle; bird snakes can naturally control their own size; invisible beasts can make themselves disappear without a trace...

Cyrus longed for these unique magical powers. In a sense, he was as greedy as Voldemort!

Like a snake trying to swallow prey that is much larger than its own body.

"It looks like I can smuggle some magical animals." Cyrus thought, in addition to these, there was another trouble he needed to face.

Since she knew that the diary could be used to communicate with Cyrus, Ginny returned to her previous persistent state and kept trying to contact him. Cyrus knew that he could not hide, so he no longer read the message without replying.

"Good evening, Ginny."

"Good evening?" Ginny's words were full of resentment.

It would have been fine if she had only known the secret today, but in the end she was taken away without ever meeting Cyrus. Of course, she knew that the enemy Cyrus faced at the time was the mysterious man, and that the battle was very serious. It was understandable that Sirius and other professors had taken her back because they wanted to protect her.

But that didn't stop her from feeling sad.

"You ignored me for months!" Ginny said sadly, "Harry knew, Ron knew, even Hermione knew! Although Ron said he just wanted to give it a try, I knew he was lying! Before going to Hermione, she came to borrow the diary, and she contacted you at that time, right?"

The little girl felt like she was abandoned.

When they were at home, the twins were inseparable. Even Ron often thought she was too young and didn't take her with him when he played anything. Now even Mr. Sellers did the same.

Ginny looked down on children of her age. She thought they were too childish and their spells were poorly learned.

Children need companionship.

Cyrus actually knew this. Ginny had already regarded him as her best friend and had been showing her heart to Cyrus without reservation since she entered the first grade.

"I apologize to you, Ginny. But you also know my situation. My situation is not that good. Even now, I am still a wanted person by the Ministry of Magic." Cyrus explained, "That's why I don't have much time to communicate with you. It was the same with Hermione last time. If it wasn't for Sirius, I'm afraid I wouldn't respond to her."

Cyrus' words did have some effect, and Ginny was not unreasonable, especially since she knew how her parents viewed Cyrus at the beginning. Even now, her father would sometimes talk about some of Cyrus' recent actions at dinner and how they caused headaches for the Ministry of Magic.

Especially after Cyrus attacked Gringotts, even if Mr. Weasley believed that there was not much connection between Cyrus and Voldemort, it would not change his view that Cyrus was a dangerous person.

Bombing a bank over a disagreement, what else could this be but a dangerous person? Afterwards, Cyrus and Ginny chatted for a long time. Ginny talked about her own affairs non-stop, and Cyrus was used to being a listener.

It was late at night when Saylor noticed that there was no response from the other side for a long time, so he immediately realized that Ginny might have fallen asleep.

So he withdrew his mind and disappeared into the night. ——The Christmas holiday passed quickly, and Harry recovered the next day. This experience did not have much impact on him, but instead further weakened his fear of Voldemort.

The famous Dark Lord doesn’t seem that scary, does he?

Wasn't he beaten like a drowned dog by Cyrus and Dumbledore?

Now, he was riding the rocket crossbow given by Sirius and flying freely over the Black Lake. He lent Ron the Nimbus 2000. The two of them were almost invisible. The cold wind that was like a knife in their faces could not stop their enthusiasm! The students skating on the ice lake looked at them enviously as they came and went freely.

Of course, Harry's favorite Christmas gift was not the rocket crossbow, but Cyrus's little photo album. Harry put it on the bedside, and felt as peaceful as if he was being watched by his parents while he fell asleep.

Today is the last day of the Christmas holiday. In the evening, Hermione jumped off the carriage wrapped in a red scarf. When she saw Harry and Ron, she immediately rushed over with concern.

Of course, they both had written letters about the holidays.

"Luckily you're okay, Harry." Hermione felt scared just thinking about it, "By the way, do you know why the You-Know-Who kidnapped you?"

Hermione asked the key point. She didn't think Voldemort kidnapped Harry just for fun: "He must have some purpose!"

"What purpose could there be? Harry defeated him, so he holds a grudge against him!" Ron said as a matter of course, "Doesn't the You-Know-Who want to kill Harry?"

"But if he just wanted to kill Harry, then Peter Pettigrew could have strangled him when he entered the dormitory!" Hermione blew a warm breath into her palm and continued, "The You-Know-Who can't touch you, right? You are actually very dangerous to him, but he still kidnapped you, which means he must want to use you to achieve something. Do you remember what he said?"

Hermione was indeed very smart, she had thought of everyone, even things that the professors had not thought of.

No one knew about this except Cyrus and Dumbledore.

Harry tried hard to recall the scene at that time, but still shook his head helplessly: "He said that when he is resurrected, he will kill me in front of all the Death Eaters with his own hands, so that they will know that the Boy-Who-Lived is just a name in vain."

"Okay, now I understand. He just wants to establish his authority," Ron said. "Losing to a baby has made his subordinates unwilling to trust him."

Ron's explanation was correct, and this was indeed one of Voldemort's plans, but Hermione still felt something was wrong, as if something was missing. However, since she didn't know about "Horcruxes", she never thought that Voldemort would use Harry's blood to resurrect.

"Forget it, by the way, what gifts did you receive?" Hermione asked. She was referring to the gift from Cyrus, of course. "I got a book with a lot of magic spells written on it, which are not in the textbooks!"

She was so excited! "You're the only one who would be happy to receive a book." Ron laughed. What's the difference between giving someone a book and giving a child summer homework? Then he boasted about the gift he got: "He gave me an owl!"

Ron was very satisfied with the gift he received, not only because he didn't have a suitable pet, but also because Cyrus remembered that he had lost Scabbers, and it felt good to be remembered. When he was at home, he was always the neglected one.

"I got an album with pictures of my dad and mom in it." Harry smiled brightly at first, then became a little confused, "But I don't know why, several pictures were torn off."

"Ginny got an alchemical tool, which I think is quite interesting. But whatever Mr. Cyrus gave her is almost the same." Ron said, "She has been chatting with Mr. Cyrus every day these days, but Mr. Cyrus doesn't often respond to her except on the first day."

"I'll go take a look!" When Hermione heard they were chatting, she immediately jumped up like a rabbit, leaving Harry and Ron behind.

The two silly sons looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Mr. Sellers just ignores them." Ron shrugged.

There was a reason why Cyrus didn't respond to Ginny.

Now he was back at Malfoy Mansion.

Lucius had just seen off the younger ancestor and welcomed the older ancestor.

These days, the Malfoy Mansion is crowded with people. No matter if they are pure blood or not, as long as they have some money, everyone wants to ask about the Wizard Bank. And this person happens to be the one who controls the power in the wizarding world. Even many officials from the Ministry of Magic have come to the door.

In the past, the Malfoy family was also very powerful and had close relationships with these officials who held real power, but at that time it was Lucius who took money and used it to build connections. But now the offensive and defensive situation has been reversed.

It all started after Harry was rescued.

Harry took a day off and, specifically according to Cyrus's instructions, expressed his intention to deposit the Potter family's property in the Wizarding Bank. He also expressed his trust in the security of the Wizarding Bank to a great extent, and his doubts about the repeated attacks on Gringotts.

There is no need to mention Harry's appeal. At least before the Ministry of Magic completely discredited Harry, all wizards who were not Death Eaters admired this boy who survived a disaster.

The effect of this advertisement was immediate.

When Lucius first heard the knock on the door, he thought it was another wizard coming to discuss opening the vault with him. However, when he opened the door and saw Cyrus' familiar face, he was so scared that he almost collapsed to the ground.

Narcissa told him everything about Draco exactly as it happened.

"Owner……"

Cyrus himself had long forgotten about this. He came here just to ask Lucius to find a way to get some magical creatures.

"Lucius, how is the progress of the bank matter?"

"Everything is going well, Master!" Lucius responded fearfully, "More and more wizards have begun to deposit money with me, but I'm afraid the goblins won't give up. I heard that they have already gone to the Ministry of Magic several times. I'm worried..."

"Of course. Those guys value money more than their own lives. Asking them to make concessions would be like skinning them alive." Cyrus sneered. He certainly understood Lucius's concerns.

"Don't worry, the goblins can't cause any trouble."

First, a large number of them were killed in Gringotts. After Voldemort took control of Lanlock's body, he took away a group of goblins' fighting power. Now there are not many ugly things left in the UK. What else can those useless people in Gringotts do except go to the magic department and howl a few times? "But with the wealth they have accumulated for hundreds of years, maybe they can hire a lot of helpers..." Cyrus thought about it and decided to leave some insurance for Lucius to prevent goblins from causing trouble. "Where is the vault now?"

"In another secret territory of the family, I used a spell to expand a temporary space." Lucius said quickly, "Master, I think we can directly move into Gringotts in the future."

"Of course, you will be responsible for doing these things." Cyrus finally understood.

A man like Lucius would be unable to accomplish anything and would only cause trouble if he were to engage in fighting and killing. Fighting with a few students might not necessarily gain him any benefit, but when it comes to managing wealth and speculation, the Malfoy family are top-notch experts.

Just spend some gold and bribe people, and in time all the money will be back in his pocket.

"I'll leave you some guards, enough to resist a small army." Cyrus directly cast ancient magic and conjured up rock guards.

These guards are much stronger than those created by ordinary Transfiguration, and they have their own healing abilities. Ten stone statues together can even hunt fire dragons! "Leave some in the vault and some in your manor. You must cherish the lives of you and your family." Cyrus said kindly.

Lucius had worked under Voldemort for so many years and had never heard such words before. For a moment, he was actually a little moved.

"Owner……"

"Okay, now I want you to help me find a way to get a batch of magical animals, as many types as possible."

Cyrus ordered.

Thanks to Maoxuan for the 156-point reward.

Thank you all for your concern, but I don’t plan to write novels full-time.

Just like everyone said, full attendance is still too unstable, the mentality may also be different, and there may not be any results in the next book.

I want to quit my job, mainly because my current job is a bit too exhausting for me, plus the three-hour commute every day, so I plan to change to another job. I may take a short break after quitting my job.

(End of this chapter)