Chapter 10

"It's... Spanish shame." I whispered, looking away from this outrage… I didn't think that the proud aristocrat Lucius could stoop to an ordinary Muggle fight. He grappled... with Arthur Weasley like some kind of redneck and also got in the face. A real disgrace, even the orphanage scumbags from my past looked like a role model against the background of Lucius. At least they knew how to fight.

... I was completely disappointed in my father. Only one small detail corrects the situation... my past receptacle turned out to be in the youngest of the Weasley. I hope what happened today is Lucius' intrigue. If it were otherwise, I refuse to understand this world at all.

The absurdity of this situation is also added by the maximum seriousness of Lucius throughout the day. And if from the beginning I attributed it to a small "tour" of Knockturn Alley from my father that I decided to start my acquaintance with the bigwigs of the underground business, but no. Lucius relaxed only after my diary was in Ginny's hands. I heard that this girl's name was exactly that.

"Potter noticed your actions." I said quietly to Lucius, glad that I did not get involved in all these events, but preferred to watch the performance. The younger Weasley tried to say something there, but complete disregard on my part completely ruined his attempts. And a look full of superiority and a slight suggestion, in general, shut up the guy better than any words. Potter never had time to intervene in our one-sided skirmish.

I didn't want to complicate an already difficult day. As a result, this ignoring did me good. Despite my own attempts to sink into the ground out of shame for my father, I still continued to monitor the situation. This is what allowed me to track the reaction of others to the "return of the diary" by Lucius ... Potter noticed an extra workbook in the younger Weasley.

I don't know what it might lead to. Potter didn't show himself to be a particularly smart kid. Rather, a frank moose, amenable to any influence from the outside. If you think about it like that, then Potter is not much ahead of my guys in intelligence. Another thing is that Potter is famous and has already managed to become the "face" of his faculty. At the same time, Draco held the same "position" on Slytherin. Draco got this position because of the patronage of his uncle and father, as well as some natural charisma, unlike Potter. Potter was literally shoved into this role, and they haven't explained how it happened yet…

And such a "moose" managed to quarrel with Draco's past. And after getting to his faculty, he also strained relations between two long-standing rival faculties. And it seems to me that someone is behind this whole situation… Someone with a long beard. Of course, there is no proof, but I almost feel Albus's style in my gut. It is not clear just why he needs it all. And with the glory of Potter, not everything is clear. I need to figure it out, but I will do it already within the walls of Hogwarts.

"I heard you." Lucius answered with a chill in his voice, without ceasing to put himself in order.

Something told me that it really was his intrigue. Not only did all his protective artifacts never activate, but he also brought a set of potions with him, as if it was for this situation.

"Do you understand what I did?" Having returned the face to its previous gloss and health, the man asked. Apparently decided to teach another lesson to the heir. I won't upset him.

"Not really... I realized that all your actions were reduced to some kind of intrigue, but I could not understand your motives." I answered almost honestly.

In fact, I had some assumptions, but I didn't dare to voice them. There may be too many questions if I show my awareness of the nature of the diary. In theory, I shouldn't even know that this diary is actually an artifact, so it's also dark.

"What gave me away?" Father asked with a smile on his face, clearly showing his contentment and hiding his curiosity.

Well, it's quite natural behavior for Lucius. As far as I have already managed to understand him, he is very proud. It's not surprising at all that the father is going to keep his face even after a major screw-up. He will never tell anyone about his shame, even if everyone around him knows about this shame.

"The protective artifacts didn't work, and considering their quality… And you wouldn't just fight like that... with anyone at all. Rather, he started throwing curses." I answered quietly, noticing acquaintances from my faculty out of the corner of my eye. Somewhere in this crowd, my guys and Pansy are hanging out right now. After all the purchases, we'll have to meet them.

"Not bad, but not perfect either." Lucius nodded, bringing some part of me almost into wild delight.

Yes, the last Draco was ready for a lot for the sake of his father's praise, but he almost never managed to earn it. If we count today's time, then there will not be a dozen such confessions… Another way of training from my beloved father. Where did he just pick up something like that?

"I tried." I smiled, looking up at my father. I wasn't going to leave the role for a second, especially since it was really easy to play myself from the past…

That was the end of our conversation. Everyone was lost in thought, and only Narcissa kept reaching out to me with her hands. Apparently, she will be happy with any of my achievements. I'm even pleased… But you shouldn't get carried away. I've already shown some progress regarding my main persona. You need to be more careful…

I was lucky that very soon I was separated from my parents. More precisely, Pansy stole me from my parents. I feel like if I hadn't let the girl take me away, she could have thrown a tantrum in front of everyone. It worked out, my "entourage", represented by Goyle and Crabbe, managed to reserve a separate table in a nearby cafe.

It was there that Pansy started the scandal. The girl could hardly restrain her anger, tears and resentment, but after the order was placed, and the "artifact" closed us from the attention of others, the girl broke through. I do not know how she restrained herself before, but she really has accumulated a lot. Most likely, she has already managed to sort out her own thoughts and feelings… And now she was closer than ever to depression.

This arrangement did not suit me at all. Even though I didn't really care about my "ex-fiancee", it wasn't worth leaving her in her current state either. An offended woman is the most terrible enemy. And I have plenty of enemies right now. There is no need to complicate an already problematic situation. I still have to deal with Potter and Weasley. And the faculty should strengthen its power.

After my father's death, all sorts of interested people will probably try to move me. And I'm not going to move, but it's better to take care of future problems now. And Pansy will help me with this… Especially after today.

I don't know about the others, but I'll just take advantage of the girl's current condition. Under the pressure of her own emotions, she turned into an excellent material for processing. Moreover, I can easily find the right words of support. And such a combo will work on anyone. What can he say about a very young girl. Even being raised in a purebred family won't help her much.

The main thing is not to let my guys know what exactly I did… A simple precaution. You never know to whom they report on all my actions.