Chapter 235: Unraveling the Secret Texts - Fusing Runes!
Saturday, 1 November 1986
02:00 pm
Covered under a blanket of books, scrolls, and cut out articles, Darcie looked pathetic.
Among the plethora of old newspapers surrounding her, today's copy of the Daily Prophet stood out. On the front page, the editors celebrated the 5th anniversary of the fall of you-know-who.
No such celebrations had or would ever happen in the Malfoy Manor.
At the bottom of the front page, a section was devoted to the brief visit of the minister of magic, Millicent Bagnold, to the Halloween feast hosted by Lucius Malfoy. Speculations were made in this article between this sudden closeness between the minister and Lucius Malfoy's appointment as a member of the Hogwarts Board of Governors this very morning.
Darcie's gaze fell on that article for the umpteenth time, and she frowned.
She had guessed wrong, Darcie realized. Her father wasn't going for the post of the minister of magic, but only to become one of the twelve wizards who oversaw the running of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Milli hinted to me nothing, she thought, recalling their meeting last night. She must have thought it wasn't of any concern to me.
As she thought about the night, her brows furrowed further. She looked about her, at the piled-up books, scrolls, and notes. A sigh escaped her mouth, full of sleepiness, tiredness, and helplessness.