Chapter 17

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Chapter 17: Oil-Headed King Snape, Shacklebolt Scorpion

Seeing Narcissa and Meira walking in the circle of noble ladies in the distance, Cole felt much more relieved. It seemed that Lucius had already smoothed things over; otherwise, his cousin would have many objections to him.

"You must be very happy that Sirius has entered Azkaban." 

Cole turned his head and looked at Snape, whose expression was filled with hatred. If Sirius appeared here at this time, Shen Feng Wu Ying would be on someone's body. Snape didn't say anything, but after a pause, he spoke with a strange expression, "He is your biological brother. Why are you so happy?"

Taking a sip of the red wine in his hand, Cole answered slowly, "When did he treat me as his biological brother? It's not like you haven't tasted the feeling of hanging a golden bell upside down. Besides, if he doesn't go in, who has the final say in the Black family?" 

Cole made no secret of his ambitions. Now there were rumors in the wizarding world, and even the Quibbler was reporting on it. His orchestration of Sirius's imprisonment made Cole feel like a bad person.

"You have really changed."

Cole rolled his eyes but remembered that he still needed to talk with the unfortunate one from the pyramid. "If you don't talk about this, how could you agree to Lucius being the godfather of his son? Shouldn't it be Lily's son?"

When Cole is in this world and recalls what happened on campus, he can understand Snape's feelings for Lily. Obviously, Snape was stunned. After all, why didn't he want to raise Lily's son?

"Isn't it because the principal doesn't allow you to touch little Harry?" Cole spoke the truth, and Snape's eyes dimmed a bit.

"That guy's son will grow up to be just like his father, a disgusting guy," Snape said reluctantly. 

Cole smiled. James Potter had left a deep impression on Snape when he was a student. It was sad; not only was the girl he loved taken, but he was also bullied by the foursome who relied on their strength in numbers.

If it were him, Cole would be considered clean on his family tree if he didn't kill the whole family. Maybe it was because Harry was a male and would resemble James in the future, except for those eyes. If it were Harry, even Dumbledore wouldn't be able to stop Snape's determination to raise her. Regardless of the Dark Lord's rebirth, even if Voldemort dared to hurt Harry in front of him, Snape would still have to put a Blade into Voldemort's mouth.

"Honestly, can't you clean up your hair in this situation today?" Cole felt disgusted. If it weren't for the lack of taste, he wouldn't want to stand next to Snape.

"I've already cleaned it up," Snape responded coldly, without embarrassment.

Cole looked at Snape's long black hair and found it very agreeable. "Can't you use shampoo? Is it true, as I guessed, that you don't use shampoo because it comes from the Potter family?"

Snape ignored Cole's curious eyes. "You are a great potions master; just think you are worthy of it."

Cole wasn't kidding. Although the Potter shampoo on the market must have its own formula, the title of Potions Master wasn't given by Snape himself but by the Ministry of Magic. Snape had already shown talent in this area when he was a student and had already passed the Ministry of Magic's assessment. If nothing else, the position of Potions teacher was meant for Snape.

"Hmph, it's just a little trick. Add some dragon excrement. I don't bother to use Potter's stuff."

Cole understood that Snape, in addition to disliking James's belongings, was too lazy to clean up and had a nerdy personality. "Okay, congratulations on the birth of a son. It seems that you and Lucius have had a good relationship over the years." Snape didn't say anything, but Cole also knew that if the relationship wasn't good, Snape's character would never have agreed. The banquet officially started, and a group of wizards gathered around. Lucius and his wife stood in the crowd holding little Draco, and Snape also passed by. In a series of ceremonies and witnesses, Severus Snape officially became Draco Malfoy's godfather. The rest of the banquet was for wizards to connect with their families. Of course, Cole also noticed the Shacklebolt family members, who were staring at him at this time. 

Lucius brought someone over, Leveret Shacklebolt, one of the directors of the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic, a Shacklebolt who always smiled. "This is the first time we met. I didn't expect Mr. Black to be so young!" Lucius introduced, "Cole, Leveret serves in the Auror Office." Of course, Cole knew that his wizard team had joined the Auror establishment. He had already inquired about this information clearly. After all, he had to work under someone else. 

"Mr. Shacklebolt, I didn't expect to meet you here for the first time. My family is busy with business, so I haven't visited you yet. I'm sorry." LeVert smiled and said, "Have you not thanked the Black family for their support of the Ministry of Magic? John and the others are very capable. The Aurors under me all admire you Black family members." Although the famous Shacklebolt was laughing, Cole understood the meaning of his words. 

Originally, Fudge came to power temporarily and didn't have many useful people under his command. There were quite a lot of people who usually worked in secret. Don't think that wizards are simple-minded. Wherever there are people, there will be fights. "No, I have to thank Mr. Shacklebolt for taking care of me. It is only thanks to the protection of the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic that the wizarding world can be so stable and peaceful." The corners of Leveret's mouth twitched involuntarily a few times. He was taking care of himself. During this period, he had left the task of hunting down the Death Eaters to the Black family. 

Unexpectedly, in the eyes of others, it was a thankless and life-threatening job, but John and the others were doing it successfully. The wizard team is nominally part of the Ministry of Magic, but its equipment is provided by the Black family. Magic props, wizard potions, dragon skin protective gear, good guys, John and the others were eager to be armed to the teeth. As long as traces of Death Eaters were found, it would be a relentless pursuit, and their methods were extremely cruel. Except for the three Unforgivable Curses, other large spells were very easy to use. 

After the confrontation, they had to be cleared by the Ministry of Magic. Since the arrival of John's team, Azkaban's business had become increasingly difficult. After all, their main purpose was to arrest people and to put them on trial after they were captured. The Black family's purpose was to beat people to death. There are already many Aurors in the Ministry of Magic who have objections. Two hundred gold galleons a month, what are you doing with your life? If you are so powerful, don't you make them look useless?