Time trickled by, but no one came to meet up with him. Lucius Malfoy, waiting patiently at the temporary base, felt his hands and feet turn cold.
Anyone with half a brain could tell something had gone wrong over there. Otherwise, the others would have joined him by now.
Lucius Malfoy could hardly imagine what terrible punishment the Dark Lord would inflict if he simply returned to England like this.
He could not help shuddering and did not dare think any further.
He had to do something.
After much hesitation, Lucius Malfoy ultimately decided to return to Spain and find out what had happened that night.
It was not actually difficult. There was still some Polyjuice Potion left behind by Snape, and he spent some time obtaining hair from a Muggle.
To be honest, Lucius Malfoy did not want to take on the appearance of a Muggle. To him, it was an indelible humiliation. But it was not easy to obtain a wizard's hair at the moment, and there was also the risk of being recognized. Transforming into a Muggle and pretending to be a foreign wizard was currently the best option. Suppressing his discomfort and disgust, Malfoy drank a small cup of Polyjuice Potion. Under the potion's effects, he soon took on another appearance.
A few minutes later, Lucius Malfoy straightened his clothes, picked up a travel suitcase, and returned to Spain.
As long as one knew where to look, gathering information was not difficult—at least, not for Malfoy. Disguised as a spectator who had come to Spain to watch the International Wizarding Duelling Competition, he intended to stay at Barnaby's Bar. Both the owner and the waiters there were proficient in many languages, so communication would naturally not be a problem.
Malfoy entered the bustling bar, took an