232 Azkaban and Drama
The hypnotic effect of wine is very good, and the alcohol content seems to be quite high.
After that conversation about Horcruxes, Professor Slughorn seemed to remember nothing, but at least he would not look at Callan strangely again.
And it didn't take long for Callan to know what the "not so good news" Professor Slughorn said was.
During breakfast, owls flew in from the window and dropped parcels of all sizes in front of the students.
Karan also received a package, which was the "Daily Prophet" he ordered.
"Has anyone else been killed?"
Gaspard leaned over and asked suddenly.
This was a question he asked every day. Fortunately, Karan still shook his head as usual.
Since the start of school, the number of Muggle murders has been much lower, and Death Eaters rarely show up again.
Still, Karan pointed to the front-page headline and said: "Look at this."
[The verdict of Abraxas Malfoy: Azkaban]
Almost everyone in the school knew what happened at the beginning of the holidays: Ministry staff and Aurors, led by Moody, discovered a large number of Dark Arts items at Malfoy Manor.
But no one would have thought that Abraxas Malfoy would actually be imprisoned in Azkaban, not even Kahlan himself.
It seems that the number of those dark magic items is indeed too much, and with the stubborn presence of Moody among the investigators, he will definitely not be bribed.
And the current Minister of Magic, Eugenia Jenkins, only stepped down because she could not adequately cope with the rise of Voldemort. This does not mean that she is really incompetent.
At least she knew how to make a choice in the face of clear evidence, and she needed results to solidify her position.
Even if it makes her offend a lot of pure-blood supremacist pure-blood families.
"It actually succeeded."
Callan murmured in a low voice. He looked up at the teacher's desk. Unfortunately, Dumbledore was not there. He was probably involved in the sentencing process.
At this time, Steve suddenly patted Karan's shoulder twice.
"Karan, look at what's behind it."
"Lucius Malfoy is missing!"
"What?" Karan frowned, and he immediately followed Steve's fingers.
[At the same time that Abraxas Malfoy received the verdict, his son, Lucius Malfoy, refused to be interviewed by this newspaper and disappeared from Malfoy Manor. 】
[No one knows where he went yet. 】
[Going to ask for help everywhere to rescue Abraxas Malfoy? 】
[Or to avoid others' revenge on the Malfoy family?From the Ministry of Magic, or...]
The report deliberately left a meaningful ending, and judging from the direction between the lines, it seemed that the Malfoy family had become Death Eaters.
Otherwise, there is no need for the Minister of Magic to offend a big shot like [Abraxas].He has the experience of framing the Minister of Magic, and even managed to escape.
And under the impact of such a large number of dark magic items, even if they were not Death Eaters, they would probably not be much better.
"No wonder Narcissa Black is crying so hard."
Karan turned his head and looked in the direction of the Slytherin table. Many people made the same move as him, secretly looking at Narcissa with red eyes.
"Isn't Lucius secretly hidden by Narcissa or other members of the Black family?"
"How could she do such a thing? Didn't you see her crying so hard?"
"Perhaps she is pretending? And it was written in the newspaper that Lucius is either avoiding the judgment that the Ministry of Magic may continue to impose, or he is hiding from someone."
"who?"
"I don't know, like... You-Know-Who."
Through the large and small discussions, the three of them arrived at the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.
"Mystery man?"
Steve took out the textbook and asked blankly: "Why is Malfoy avoiding the mysterious man?"
"Maybe it's because of incompetence in doing things." Gaspard said calmly: "If the Malfoy family is really a Death Eater, then the way they were sentenced to Azkaban is really stupid."
"Lucius, maybe you will be punished for this."
Among the three people present, only Karan knew the real reason.
Dark magic items were just one of them. The only possibility of him being punished was because he failed to cause trouble in Hogwarts last semester.
And after Abraxas was sentenced to Azkaban, no one could protect him.
But this kind of thing that happens outside the school is not that important, at least it does not affect everyone in Hogwarts.
For example, the Prewett Brothers.
"Tell everyone a good news."
One of the Prewetts smiled and said, this is his brother Gideon.
His younger brother Prewett took over and said, "After many suggestions from us."
"Coupled with Principal Dumbledore's generosity and tolerance."
“He finally agreed to our request to resume the theater program.”
"Just performing for the teachers and students at the Halloween dinner."
"The play we selected is The Wizard and the Hopping Cauldron from the collection of stories by Beedle the Poet."
There was silence at first, and then there was a continuous sound of discussion.
"They actually did."
Steve said in surprise: "I mean, the last drama rehearsal at school wasn't very good."
Gaspard added expressionlessly: "The Ash Snake, which played the earthworm in "The Fountain of Good Luck," exploded, and a strong fire swept through the stage, causing the hospital to be overcrowded. It took a long time for the school to return to normal. "
While silently listening to the conversation between the two, Karan suddenly felt an unspeakable meaning in his heart.
He remembered hearing Prewett himself say that he would be chosen as the protagonist?
At this time, Gideon clapped his hands twice to calm everyone down.
"Of course, the original story is great," he said.
"However, we decided to make a series of adaptations to make the story even more exciting."
“This also makes it easier for us to select more suitable candidates.”
After saying this, he looked towards Karan with a smile.
Karan blinked and said nothing.
After class, the Prewett brothers stopped Karan, plus Pandora from Ravenclaw.
What the two of them have in common is that they both got excellent results in the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam last semester.
"How about it."
Gideon looked back and forth between the two of them: "Are you interested?"
Prewett said from the side: "Due to the tragedy that happened in the last drama program, we plan to select actors from the lower grade students to avoid such ridiculous things as [transferring love] again, and to prevent you from causing Excessive harm.”
Pandora asked with interest: "Can I recommend another person to act with you?"
Unfortunately, her proposal to recommend Lovegood Jr. was rejected.
"This requires you to have a certain level of magic learning." Gideon said helplessly: "Among lower grade students, such people are rare."
"We don't have many options."
Pandora had no choice but to refuse.
Now, the only remaining candidate is Karan.
After a brief silence, he suddenly nodded and said.
"I agree."