Chapter 20: Little Trouble,Violating The Law, Punishment

Malfoy couldn't sit idly by while being was imprisoned in a Muggle prison. He didn't know what happened, he only knew that he might be in some minor trouble now.

When he returned home, he found that in addition to Narcissa and Lucius, there were two middle-aged men in uniform standing in the living room. All four people looked very serious.

"Baby, you're finally back. Nothing happened," Narcissa said as she saw Malfoy was safe and hurried to hug him and pat him on the back.

Then she whispered in Malfoy's ear, "Go upstairs and go to bed, don't stay here."

"Don't protect him," Lucius said in a colder tone than usual, before taking out several letters. "Look at what mess he caused." He threw the letter on the table.

Malfoy received a letter containing a report about his use of a coma spell on a Muggle at a Muggle residence in Little Hungerton at 3:40 in the afternoon. The letter reminded him that underage wizards are not allowed to use magic outside of school and that if he does it again, he could be expelled.

The letter also mentioned that according to the Confidentiality Law of the International Wizarding Association, any magic activity that may attract the attention of Muggles is a serious violation of the law. The Ministry of Magic prohibits the abuse of the Department of Magic and wishes Malfoy a good holiday.

Upon reading the letter, Malfoy muttered, "This is really a little trouble."

Lucius, however, was not pleased and shouted, "Look again!" as he lost his usual elegance.

Malfoy then opened another letter.

" Draco Malfoy: We have received a report that at 4:30 this afternoon, you used a Muggle-expelling spell in a residential area in Little Hangerton. You should know that it is not allowed for underage wizards to use magic outside of school. If you do this again, you may be expelled from school (according to the decree that reasonably restricts underage wizards, paragraph 3, 1875). Please also remember that according to Article 13 of the Confidentiality Law of the International Wizarding Association, any magic activity that could draw the attention of non-magical people (Muggles) is a serious violation of the law. Have a good holiday! Mafalda Hopkik Ministry of Magic prohibits the abuse of the Department of Magic. The contents of the following letters were the same, with only the name of the spell changed.

Lastly:

In light of your previous behavior, which has seriously violated the International Witcher Union Confidentiality Law, we have decided to impose severe penalties on you. However, given your good performance at Hogwarts under Professor Dumbledore's guarantee, we will not punish you, but will confiscate your wand as a penalty and return it to you at a later time of your choosing."

"Your warning letter was sent to our house, but my baby didn't see it at all," Narcissa defended Malfoy loudly.

"Calm down, ma'am," the slightly taller wizard of the two said slowly.

"We are just following orders," the other slightly chunky wizard added.

"Hand over the wand," Lucius' voice grew darker.

"I think I am willing to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic," Malfoy nodded, passing his wand to the tall, thin wizard.

"No!" Narcissa screamed loudly, clearly unable to accept the reality of her son being punished.

The wizards from the Ministry of Magic couldn't help but show an unexpected expression on their faces. They had been through many such situations before, and had seen many young wizards who used magic outside of school, but when it came time for punishment, most of them were either very upset or crying. This was the first time they had met such a calm young wizard. They couldn't help but be surprised.

"It's amazing." The two praised at the same time.

"I believe this is just a minor misunderstanding."

"We will explain the situation to our superiors," the chunky wizard said. Clearly, things were being resolved easily today, which gave him a good impression of Malfoy and made him wonder if it was really wrong. How could such a well-behaved child break the law?

"Thank you very much," Lucius nodded to them.

"Okay, we have to get back to our department now, it's not too early," the tall and thin wizard said.

"Please stay and eat something, we have prepared desserts," Narcissa said, making one last effort to please them and hoping to reduce the punishment.

"Thank you, ma'am, but we are also very busy," the tall and thin wizard declined the offer.

Then the two of them walked out of the Malfoy house. They must have used Phantom Shift, as their bodies gradually became transparent.

"Lucius!" Narcissa shouted at Lucius, clearly expressing her dissatisfaction.

"Oh, Narcissa, calm down," Lucius said, his tone no longer cold and solemn.

"You told me to calm down? Our son was almost expelled! The two guys also took away his wand. How can you expect me to be calm?" Now Narcissa seemed a little hysterical, as any mother would be upon hearing that her child might be expelled from school.

"Don't worry," Lucius said softly.

"You should take an example from our son at this point. Look how calm he is." He glanced at Malfoy, who was standing silently at the table, his expression relaxed and unaffected.

Lucius continued in a light tone, "The Ministry of Magic is just doing its job. Everyone has to give face and make a good show of things in public. As for that letter," he sneered.

"Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic are not on the same page. The more he pleads, the more the Ministry of Magic wants to spite him. If they really wanted to expel someone, they wouldn't have told the old man about it."

"As for the wand, um, I think I had a meal with him a few days ago, and the sponsorship wasn't easy to come by," Lucius seemed to remember something.

"Who is he?" Narcissa asked.

"The boss of the two guys just now was looking for investments everywhere for an event fund," Lucius said with a smile.

"Oh," Narcissa seemed to have used up all her energy and slumped in a chair, relieved. Lucius had made it clear enough.

"I also have connections in the background," Malfoy was already prepared for this. Judging by Lucius's extreme short-handed personality, it was probably just a show earlier.

"Not to mention the little ones in our family can almost cast a spell without a wand," Lucius patted Malfoy on the shoulder, looking proud.

"Let's not talk about those things, let's talk about something else," Lucius changed the subject from a less pleasant topic.

"How did you torture the Muggle? Petrified mantra? I heard that you used a coma spell," Lucius said, obviously more interested in this.

"How can you cast a coma spell on a tortured Muggle? That way they wouldn't feel pain or fear anymore. You should..." And then Lucius began to talk about how he used to torture Muggles. Yes, he was teaching Malfoy by example.

Then he said admiringly, "Finally, using the Muggle-expelling spell on the scene to prevent the Muggles from discovering it was very good and very cautious. You are worthy of being my son, Lucius," he said as he patted Malfoy on the shoulder.

"Well, don't talk about your old tricks," Narcissa interrupted Lucius, her mood much improved and her tone lighter.

"Baby, you must be exhausted today. You have to go back to school tomorrow, so go to bed quickly. You have to get up early."

"Okay, mother," Malfoy said, grateful to be forgiven. He didn't seem interested in the "torture" and turned to walk to his room.

"I haven't even taught him the unforgivable curses yet," Lucius said, patting his head in annoyance as he watched Malfoy return to his room. His mood then fell.

"Do you want our son to end up in Azkaban?"

"No no no," Lucius quickly denied.

"I'm not saying that, I'm not saying that." He then smiled awkwardly.

"It's just an introduction, and I also want to teach him," Lucius muttered.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing," Lucius spread his hands to show his innocence.

The night fell, and the Malfoy Manor was silent and eerie all night.