Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 8: Missing

Malfoy Manor in Wiltshire is undoubtedly a well-known place in the wizarding world.

As the mansion of the rich and ancient pure-blood family - the Malfoy family, Armand Malfoy, the first member of the family to come to the UK, used the land bestowed by the Muggle King William the Conqueror to establish the This manor has passed ten centuries so far.

In the past thousand years, the Malfoy family has been using their wealth and magic to maintain more or less influence in the British wizarding world.

Today's Malfoy Manor can be said to be magnificent - at the main entrance, there is a fountain spraying water; the surrounding corridors are very wide, the stone floor is covered with gorgeous carpets, and the overall decoration is quite luxurious ; and at the top of the neat yew hedge behind the fountain, a proud white peacock strutted on it...

Various evidences show that the current owner of the manor is a wizard who is used to a comfortable and luxurious life.

But now, he walked quickly from the path outside the manor with a hurried expression.

The midsummer sunlight shone on the narrow path, and at the same time shone on Lucius Malfoy's hurried face.

He moved forward quickly, passing through the dense and low weeds, and through the tall hedges fluttering in the wind, the robe on his body slapped his ankles from time to time.

The tall and gorgeous iron gate blocked in front of him, but he did not stop, but continued to walk forward. At the moment when he was about to hit the iron gate, something wonderful happened. He easily went straight through the iron gate, and the black metal seemed to be just a cloud of smoke.

Finally, he returned to the manor.

Judging from the anxious expression and impatient actions, he has long lost his usual elegance and calmness.

Lucius Malfoy glanced around, and then angrily called out a name: "Dobby!"

……

Only a crisp explosion was heard.

Then, a small monster appeared in front of the wizard. It has two large bat-like ears and a pair of protruding green eyes the size of tennis balls. It is a house-elf, a house-elf loyal to a pure-blood family.

"Master!" It lowered its head humbly and asked, "I don't know what you want to do with Dobby?"

Lucius Malfoy seemed to be suppressing the anger in his heart: "How many books are there in total for the books I asked you to give to that lord?"

"There are six volumes in total, master." Dobby the house-elf looked at his master with some fear, and replied softly.

"Damn it!" Lucius roared viciously, and then he kicked the house elf like a ball to the edge of a granite a few meters away.

At the same time he shouted: "Punish yourself!"

Dobby nodded, then jumped up suddenly, slamming his head against the rock beside him, shouting: "Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!"

"Enough." A few minutes later, Lucius seemed to vent his anger when he saw the house elf smashing his head to pieces.

"Obey, master." The house elf finally let go of his hand, and it was a little unsteady standing at this time.

"Now, tell me... did you lose one of the volumes while taking it out?" Lucius asked with a gloomy face.

"Master... When Dobby took them out from the Lihen Bookstore, there were only six volumes... Hand them over to..." The house elf suddenly shuddered: "When he was there, there were only six volumes. Six volumes..."

"Lie! Lie! Liar!" Lucius roared angrily, "Go ahead and punish yourself!"

The house-elf had to start banging his head against the rocks again.

"Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!"

Its head has been smashed into a **** mess, and its breath has gradually weakened...

……

Lucius Malfoy's family seemed to be attracted by the noisy voices here.

"What's the matter, dear?" His wife, Narcissa Malfoy, walked over quickly.

Seeing the house elf in front of her who was about to knock herself to death, she frowned: "Enough!"

Hearing this order, the house-elf finally stopped, and collapsed to the ground like a dead fish.

While helping her husband straighten his collar, she asked gently: "What happened, dear?"

"Because of those books, those books that the lord mentioned..." Lucius Malfoy suddenly had a look of fear on his face: "I have asked Dobby to hand it over to you." That lord... But today, that Italian guy suddenly wrote to me saying that there are seven volumes in total; and what Dobby got is only six volumes..."

"Dad, why did you let a stupid and stupid house elf do such an important thing!" Lucius' son, Draco Malfoy, also came over, and the 11-year-old boy couldn't live without him. I will leave the manor in a few days and go to Hogwarts to study.

Kicking away the house elf on the ground blocking his path, Draco looked at his father curiously.

"Because those books ~IndoMTL.com~ belong to the Ministry of Magic's most strictly controlled contraband." Lucius Malfoy explained: "They can't pass the Department of Mysteries inspection, the Italian mixed them in A bunch of them were sent to Lihen Bookstore "Black Magic Self-Defense Guide" before being shipped to the UK..."

"...so I asked Dobby to steal it and hand it over to the lord, so that even if the deeds are revealed, it will not affect us; otherwise, just holding those few books The crime is enough for me to spend the rest of my life in Azkaban!"

Draco Malfoy nodded half-understood.

"Does the lord know exactly how many volumes are those books?" Narcissa asked in a low voice.

"This..." Lucius was stunned suddenly, then shook his head and said, "He probably doesn't know."

"Since he doesn't know yet, why don't you hide it from him first, I'm afraid he won't be able to contact that Italian guy." Narcissa suggested in a low voice.

"That's the only way!" Lucius Malfoy had no choice but to agree: "Let's keep it from him, I'll go to Lihen Bookstore to inquire and see if I can find the whereabouts of the lost volume!"

"What does that book look like?" Draco Malfoy asked curiously: "Maybe I can see it, and help Dad find it for you!"

As he spoke, he patted his chest.

"Draco!" Lucius Malfoy's expression changed suddenly, and he looked at his son with an extremely serious expression: "Remember, that kind of thing is not something you can touch at all... Absolutely not... ..."

"...that kind of ancient and mysterious books, even if you encounter them, you should never touch them, let alone use them. Otherwise, what awaits you will be death!"

"Or worse, the whole person will go crazy!"