The surface of the glass cabinet was not completely transparent. Thousands of animal patterns of different shapes were drawn on it using a special method.
The lines were very shallow and translucent, almost the same color as the glass. If one did not look closely, it would be difficult to notice.
If Elwyn were here, he would tell Harry that this was an alchemy product!
Only one of these patterns was the switch to open the mechanism. If the wrong method was used or the wrong pattern was chosen, it would trigger a magic or an alarm.
Then, Malfoy would know that someone had broken in.
Harry let his wand shine again. He leaned close to the glass cabinet and examined it carefully, but there were too many animals on the glass, and they came in all shapes and forms. He could not find the peacock that Dobby had mentioned. In fact, he could not even tell which of the birds were peacocks or other creatures.
Because the drawings were not very vivid and specific, they were a little abstract.
He was not sure. Maybe he could try knocking on it with his wand.
"Don't you understand, Cissy? The Dark Lord is angry. He must be holding a grudge now, and Bellatrix can't help us. Look at her now. She lost something important to the Dark Lord, just like … Anyway, she's done for. We have to find a way ourselves, or the next one to die might be us. Yes, there is no other choice. We have to find a way. "A man's lazy voice sounded in the corridor on the right.
Harry's movements stopped abruptly. He was too familiar with this voice. It was Lucius Malfoy's voice.
They were very close, just outside the hall.
Harry panicked. Now was not the time to look for the peacock. He had to find a place to hide. He looked back and wanted to run back to the corridor he had just come from, but there was no time. Without hesitation, Harry hid behind a large gilded mirror on the other side of the fireplace.
There was still some space between the mirror and the wall. As long as he didn't deliberately walk over and poke his head in, he shouldn't be discovered.
As soon as he entered, he saw the Malfoy family walk into the hall. Harry held his breath. He wasn't sure if he was fast enough, because Draco Malfoy kept staring in the direction of the mirror, as if he had found something. Maybe he saw his own figure flash by. He should have brought the Invisibility Cloak with him. Harry had to admit that he was too excited when he heard that Dobby could bring his Phantom Shadow to Malfoy's manor. He was a little unprepared for this operation.
Following this direction, he could see the voice that was slightly louder than him. Under the pale blonde hair was a pale, thin, and blurry face.
Harry didn't dare to look at him, afraid that Malfoy would notice.
However, Malfoy only looked at the mirror for a while and did not come over. It seemed that he did not notice Harry.
"Lucius, don't talk about this in front of the child!" Narcissa said coldly. She was standing behind Draco.
"Draco is no longer a child. The situation is bad enough. If this continues, the Dark Lord may kill us first."
"Why does he want to kill us? We will support him … "
"Didn't you see the massacre last night? Who among the people he killed yesterday was not his supporter?!" Lucius asked. He paused for a moment. "The situation now is that I messed up something important. The Dark Lord sent Draco to kill Dumbledore to punish me."
"But I completed the mission!" Draco said. "Although in the end, Snape stole the credit from me …"
"Draco, you should thank Severus! You don't understand what it means to kill Dumbledore. "
"But …"
"Draco, do you remember the conversation between the two of us that night?" Lucius asked sternly.
Draco mumbled a few words and did not speak again.
"In short, without Dumbledore, the Dark Lord has nothing to worry about. Based on my understanding of him, he will not forgive us easily," Lucius continued. He paused for a moment, as if in deep thought or as if he was muttering to himself. "No, he will definitely not forgive us."
"As long as we capture Elwyn Mason and Harry Potter and hand them over to the Dark Lord, everything will be forgiven!" Narcissa said. "Bella told me so. We have no other choice now. Maybe the Weasley boy down there will know where the two boys are! Even if he doesn't know, we can use him to lure the two boys out. The Weasley boy is their friend, so they will definitely not stand by. "
Harry pricked up his ears. They mentioned Ron, and Ron was indeed locked up here.
"Perhaps …" Lucius did not seem interested in Narcissa's plan.
"Lucius, what are you thinking? Tell us, there are no outsiders here! "Narcissa said. She was very dissatisfied with Lucius's attitude." You don't agree with Bella's plan? You don't seem to want to capture the two boys. Do you have other plans? Do you want to keep it a secret from me and Draco? "
"Okay, Cissy, I just have an idea," Lucius said slowly. "The Malfoy family has been able to stand tall for a thousand years, not because of others, but because of ourselves. Although supporting the rise of the Dark Lord and restoring the glory of the pureblood was a plan made by my father's generation, they certainly did not expect the current situation. In fact, the Dark Lord is carrying out a terrible black magic. I can't be sure what that black magic is, but if he is allowed to complete it … if he is allowed to complete it, the situation will become very bad. I suspect we will lose far more horror than we gain! "
"What are you talking about! Lucius, you, you can't be thinking of … "
"Don't think too much, Cissy. I support the Dark Lord from the beginning," Lucius said in a low voice. Lucius lowered his voice and said, "But we are different from fanatical Death Eaters like Bellatrix. Malfoy should have his own thoughts, just like the decision we made that night twenty years ago."
There was a moment of silence. Harry saw Lucius and Narcissa looking at each other through the gap, seemingly communicating silently.
But he quickly retracted his head because Draco Malfoy seemed to be interested in the mirror and was walking in their direction.
After a long time, Narcissa finally asked, "What should we do now?"
"Do what Death Eaters should do," Lucius replied. "Draco, there will be a lot of changes at Hogwarts this semester. You don't have to be too active in these things. Just do what the other Slytherin students do. If there is any trouble, look for Snape. He is now the headmaster of Hogwarts. "
"He doesn't trust me at all!" Draco complained. He came to the mirror.
Harry could feel his aura. The two were now only two steps apart, and there was only a mirror between them.
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