The Christmas holiday was fairly short, and many wizards born into wizarding families chose not to take the Hogwarts Express home.
They had a faster way to get home: going to Hogsmeade Village and using the fireplace in a tavern.
Will Crabbe was one of them. He had to get home early today, as the Crabbe family was holding a Christmas Eve ball at the manor to celebrate the successful release of Crabbe Paper's new product, "Magic Books."
Magic Age Newspaper would be unable to obtain the relevant licenses for a long time, while the "Magic Books" released by Crabbe Paper would soon devour the market developed by the Magic Newspaper.
The Wizarding World values power. The Crabbe family isn't like your Black family, with only a few stragglers left. Will Crabbe could not help feeling immensely pleased at the thought.
Magic Age Newspaper was Matthew's company. Suppressing Magic Age Newspaper was equivalent to suppressing Matthew.
He had held a grudge against Matthew for a long time. In the past, he had always been the one bullying others. Even classmates from other pure-blood families had treated him politely when they saw him.
Yet Matthew had dared to beat him up in front of his lackeys, utterly humiliating him.
However, Will Crabbe knew full well that Matthew was a terrifying enemy.
The deaths of McNeill and his son were far too suspicious. Despite having an Adult Wizard escorting them, the two men and their ship had been sunk by a thunderstorm. He had always suspected that Matthew was behind it.
After that, he did not even dare walk past Matthew, lest he draw Matthew's attention.
To Will Crabbe, this was unbearably humiliating. When had he ever suffered such indignity?
But soon, he would taste revenge. In the near future, he would