Chapter 174 Malfoy Manor
Old Malfoy was very good at driving. Of course, it may be that the two Thestrals were trained. The carriage drove very smoothly, and did not feel the slightest bump until it arrived at Malfoy Manor.
"Master, we're here." Old Malfoy opened the car door respectfully and welcomed Comrade Lao Fu out. Next to him were a respectful Wormtail and a slightly trembling Narcissa.
"Long time no see, Narcissa, you remind me of your sister." Comrade Lao Fu said softly, but Narcissa immediately lowered her head and said "Master."
Comrade Lao Fu nodded when he heard this, and walked straight into the castle without saying anything else.Behind him, Wormtail bowed and followed.Old Malfoy and Narcissa looked at each other, shook their heads slightly, said nothing, and took two quick steps to catch up.
"Hello, Mrs. Malfoy, I'm Ike Strider."
Just when Narcissa was still looking at old Malfoy's back in trance, Ike walked to the side, bowed, and greeted softly.
"Oh...you...hello, Ike." Narcissa came back to her senses and looked at Ike in front of her with a complicated look.She knew that Draco had mentioned the child in front of her who was taller than herself.
"How did you..." Narcissa asked softly.
"I'm with the teacher." Ike replied with a smile.
"Teacher?" Narcissa suddenly understood and covered her mouth in shock.Seeing this, Ike nodded slightly.
"Let's go, Mrs. Malfoy." With that, Ike stretched out his hand and guided him in the direction of the castle.
"Ah...ok." Narcissa nodded subconsciously, but then frowned, but said no more, leading Ike into the Malfoy family's castle.
When they came in, they saw Comrade Lao Fu sitting at the head of the long table holding a newspaper, with Lucius and Wormtail standing respectfully on both sides.
"Little Ike, come here, it seems you can't go back to Hogwarts." Comrade Lao Fu said, placing the newspaper in his hand on the long table and loosening it to the side.
Ike walked over and picked up the Daily Prophet. The first thing that caught his eye was his own photo. The huge title read:
"The notorious Death Eater Barty Crouch Jr. has been on the run for many years and is finally captured. The warrior Ike Strider brings disgrace to Hogwarts."
"Look, they seem to put all the blame on you." Comrade Lao Fu said, "Assisted Barty Jr. to imprison Alastor Moody, injured the participating warriors in the competition, and killed employees of the Ministry of Magic. Bertha Jorkins?”
"And kill the Ministry of Magic's important asset - the dragon?"
"Oh my god, look at it, what a ridiculous reason! They even put the injuries to those stupid fishmen in the Black Lake on you!"
"This was just delivered." Lucius whispered and then stopped.
Comrade Lao Fu looked at the calm Ike and tapped his thin fingers rhythmically on the long table.
"Little Ike, how does it feel to become a dark wizard?"
"Very good, teacher." Ike replied softly, still calm.
"Very good? Hey hey hey, very good!" Comrade Lao Fu looked a little excited, "Don't worry, kid, you will get what you want. This is the Dark Lord's promise to you."
"Thank you, teacher……"
"Lucius, arrange a good room for your little master and give him the books collected by your family!" Comrade Lao Fu stood up and placed his right hand on Lucius's shoulder, "We can't let a good boy Leave behind his studies!”
"As for you, I have something to tell you..."
Lucius led Comrade Lao Fu and Wormtail towards the underground of the castle, while Narcissa led Ike upstairs.
Passing the ornate staircase, they went straight to the third floor, and finally brought Ike to a very well-decorated room.
"This will be your room from now on. Those books will be delivered later." Narcissa said calmly, turned around and left.
Ike took a cursory look at the room, didn't pay much attention to it, and went straight to the window, looking at the scenery in the manor and couldn't help but feel a little lost.His thumb gently rubbed the ring on his middle finger, and then pressed it gently.
"It's not time yet..." Ike murmured, then kicked his hands into his pockets.
A few days later, Narcissa left the castle in the morning and returned with little Malfoy in the afternoon.
I guess I heard Narcissa say it on the way back. Little Malfoy didn't seem too surprised that Ike was in his castle, and even greeted Ike in a friendly manner.
But for Comrade Lao Fu, even if he was mentally prepared in advance, the fear in his heart could still be clearly seen.
This is also inevitable. Any child who grew up listening to the horror stories of Comrade Lao Fu will look like this after seeing him.
After little Malfoy came back, Ike discovered that the room Narcissa prepared for him was opposite little Malfoy's room, but in detail, apart from a routine greeting, the two of them never said anything else.When his relatives Crabbe and Goyle came over, they didn't even bother to say hello.
This was a normal thing, and Ike didn't care at all. He focused all his energy on the Malfoy family's book collection.
To put it into detail, even though the Malfoy family has a large collection of books, a large part of them can be found in the restricted book area, and a large part of the rest have similar content. There are only five or six books that Ike has never read. That’s all.
It's already a surprise.
Pure-blood families must have their own unique collections, but over the years, due to various reasons, many books have been more or less circulated.Either because of the decline of the family, or because of the revenge and blackmail of enemies, there are very few books that are truly treasured and have never been read by outsiders.
Otherwise, Hogwarts would not have such a rich collection of books, let alone a restricted book section.Besides the collections of pure-blood families, where else could the collection of books in the Restricted Book Zone be so rich?
These books are still very useful to Ike, giving him many new ideas on the release of some magic spells and the application of ancient magic and magic texts.He felt that he had guessed the reason why Comrade Lao Fu was so powerful. The collection of books from these pure-blood families must have played a big role in this process.
Not long after, the collections of the Crabbe family and the Gower family were also delivered, followed by McNeil, Nott, and Avery. The Death Eaters who appeared in the cemetery that night all dedicated under the orders of Comrade Lao Fu. He took out his family's book collection and filled the room where Ike lived, leaving only one corridor, and even the bed was half full.
Apart from eating, Ike hardly leaves the house anymore. He needs to read all these books as soon as possible.
He knew very well that these were actually the "homework" assigned to him by Comrade Lao Fu. If he did not learn these, Comrade Lao Fu would definitely not teach him anything more profound.
Just like one of Ike's main purposes - the things Slytherin left in the Chamber of Secrets.