Hogwarts: The Cat Wizard of the Moving Castle
Chapter 44

Lucius is Angry Again

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"What you just said was quite uncomfortable. Considering whether your hearing is bad, I'll ask again.

Are you so dismissive of Muggle-born wizards because you're afraid? Afraid they're better than you?" Harry said, word by word.

"Do you know who I am?" the boy frowned and said.

Harry felt that the person in front of him was becoming more and more like Dudley, arrogant and overbearing.

"No, and I don't care!"

Harry clenched his fists inwardly with delight. He had wanted to say this line like Uncle Mu En for a long time, and now he finally had the chance!!

"My name is Draco Malfoy." The boy raised his head, then slowly turned his head, looking directly at Harry and Hermione for the first time.

"If you had any sense, you should have...?!"

"What do you want to say?" Harry retorted.

Malfoy's tone held an indescribable astonishment: "Harry Potter?!"

"It's all fitted, dear." Madam Malkin patted Draco, bringing him back to his senses.

Draco jumped off the footstool, put on a black robe again, tidied his collar, and looked at Harry: "If I were you, Potter, I'd be very careful." He said slowly, "You should be more polite, or you'll end up on the same path as your parents, who were also ungrateful."

"Hey, you can't say that!" Hermione scolded.

"It's okay, Hermione," Harry comforted, then raised his hand: "Excuse me, Madam, could you stop for a moment?"

"Children, don't quarrel. You'll be classmates in the future..." Madam Malkin could only try to smooth things over.

On one side was the famous Harry Potter, and on the other was the youngest son of the equally powerful Malfoy family.

And she was just an ordinary businesswoman...

Harry jumped off the footstool, feeling his head getting a little hot, but he was no longer as reckless as he was a year ago, controlling his emotions.

"I'd like to ask what kind of path you're referring to when you say 'that path'," Harry said.

Harry's steps forced Draco to retreat constantly. Facing Harry, he was suddenly under pressure.

Mu En glanced at the robe shop, then indifferently shifted his gaze away, responding to Chris, "That's right, I think David Bowie is still very avant-garde even now."

"Exactly, his style is very unique and timeless," Chris also nodded.

Hagrid held two ice creams. He couldn't understand their conversation, so he paid more attention to the shop: "Oh, it seems like there's some unpleasantness inside. I'll go take a look."

Saying that, Hagrid handed the ice creams to Chris and bowed, walking directly inside.

Well, no more fun to watch, Mu En was slightly disappointed.

Not long after, Hagrid came out with two people in each hand, saying grumpily, "These two kids almost got into a fight in someone else's shop!"

"Let go of me, you big oaf!" Draco struggled, but couldn't resist Hagrid at all.

Hagrid didn't intend to do anything to him; he just wanted to separate the two children. Helplessly, he put them down.

"Draco!" A somewhat anxious female voice called out.

"My parents are here, you'll regret this," Draco shouted triumphantly as he ran towards the direction of the voice.

Mu En looked at Harry with interest, "What happened?"

After Harry finished speaking, Hagrid immediately became indignant, "How could he say such a thing! No, he must apologize."

"They're coming," Mu En smiled.

Hagrid looked over, then said grumpily, "Heh, Lucius Malfoy. They are not good people. If that's the case, it's not surprising that the little brat said such things."

To Hagrid's surprise, Lucius walked over, looked at Mu En, and nodded slightly, "I'm truly sorry, my son said some excessive things."

Lucius wasn't so foolish as to not recognize this face.

After the unpleasant first meeting a year ago, he had inquired about Mu En's identity from Borgin and Burkes multiple times. Although he hadn't obtained any effective information, Lucius was certain that the person in front of him was not easy to deal with.

"An apology is good," Mu En smiled.

Lucius glanced sideways at Draco standing beside him.

Draco was completely different from before. Although he still looked unconvinced, he had to step forward a few paces, lower his head, and say, "Sorry, Potter. I shouldn't have said that."

"Is that okay?" Mu En looked at Harry.

Harry was also a little flustered, then looked at Lucius, then at Mu En, and finally nodded, "It's okay, Uncle Mu En."

Seeing this, Lucius stepped forward, "Mu En, I wanted to ask, do you know Borgin—"

"Mu En?!"

Lucius's words were interrupted without mercy. Mu En stepped forward a few paces to stand in front of him, his expression somewhat strange:

"How strange... Lucius, don't you know how to address me?!"

Although Mu En was not a vindictive person, he had not forgotten that this guy had yelled in Borgin's shop a year ago, saying things like "idiots causing trouble in Knockturn Alley..."

At the same time, Draco, who heard this, felt his head go blank.

Even his breathing became somewhat difficult.

Never! No one had ever dared to speak to his father in such a tone.

Even high-ranking Ministry of Magic officials who visited their home, or members of the other Sacred Twenty-Eight families, had never spoken to his father like that.

Draco tilted his head up slightly, only to see the angry flush spreading up his father's neck, with even some veins bulging on his forehead.

"Sir, I believe the Malfoy family still holds some sway in Britain!" Lucius said through gritted teeth.

"Sway?!" Mu En said apologetically, "For all these years, I've only ever given sway to one kind."

As he spoke, Mu En slightly raised his hand, looking at Lucius with a smile, his fingers clenching slightly, and said softly, "That is, the sway earned through fighting."

Lucius's breath hitched, his gaze fixed intently on Mu En.

Draco also noticed the white knuckles on Lucius's grip on his cane.

In fact, due to extreme anger, they were trembling slightly.

"Alright... Captain!!"

Mu En's face broke into a smile, and he shook hands with Lucius, "That's more like it, Mr. Malfoy. What were you going to ask Borgin just now?"

"Nothing!" Lucius quickly withdrew his hand and said coldly.

Actually, he had wanted to ask where Borgin Borgin had gone. That fellow had vanished into thin air since Christmas, and no one knew where he'd gone.

With such a channel for dealing with Dark Magic items gone, his family had been encountering a lot of pests lately...

However, he was no longer interested in thinking about that.

With that thought, Lucius turned decisively, "Let's go!!"

Watching Lucius's retreating back, Mu En smiled and then said, "Harry, it seems you already have an opponent at school in the future."

Harry shook his head, "I don't consider someone who constantly talks about family background and lineage to gain a sense of superiority as an opponent."

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