Observing the abundance of precious and rare materials, Lucius couldn't help but click his tongue in secret.
No wonder Saruman sought him out; even for someone like him wanting to accumulate all these resources would likely take several years. The quantities needed were substantial, the stocks limited, and many countries imposed strict controls over such materials.
"I'll do my best," Malfoy began to say but didn't finish his sentence.
Artel understood the challenges involved, and with a casual wave of his hand, a box materialized out of thin air.
Giving Lucius a profound look, Artel subtly conveyed a warning in his eyes, "This is the deposit. Collect it as soon as possible. I'll be back for it. Mr. Malfoy, I hope for a fruitful cooperation."
Lucius let out a dry laugh and nodded. "Certainly, I believe our collaboration will be quite pleasant."
"Goodbye," Artel concluded, leaving Lucius to contemplate the task ahead.
Artel gestured a farewell and rose from his seat, departing the scene. Left alone, Lucius cautiously opened the box beside him.
Within lay a trove of golden Galleons, numbering around 100,000...
Yet, despite the wealth before him, Lucius remained stoic. Standing up, he gazed out of the window, his expression troubled as he sighed deeply after a prolonged moment of contemplation.
Quirrell sought him out, bearing grim news of Voldemort's continued existence and the imminent return of the Dark Lord.
Saruman loomed, backed by the Holy White Council...
Faced with such formidable adversaries, what future did the Malfoy family have?
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As Artel departed Malfoy's shop, he meandered through the winding streets of Knockturn Alley, finding nothing of significant interest. Utilizing Apparition, he returned to the Screaming Shack before making his way back to Hogwarts through the concealed passage.
The school remained tranquil, oblivious to his departure and ignorant of his activities.
After supper, Artel bid Hermione farewell, retreating to the dormitory. Settling onto his bed, he reflected on the day's events.
The acquisition of the dragon egg was a success, yet Artel harbored no urgency to hatch it.
He intended to conduct experiments with other magical creatures first before attempting to breed a formidable dragon-imbued orc.
For now, the dragon egg would remain within his dimensional storage.
Then there was the confrontation with Quirrell.
In truth, Artel felt the victory came too easily.
Although in cannon the way Quirrell died is also very funny... because he touched Harry Potter, he was killed by the magic of love left by Harry's mother.
But despite this, it is undeniable that Quirrell's strength is still very strong.
Before he met Voldemort, Quirrell was well known in the wizarding world, otherwise Dumbledore wouldn't have thought of inviting him to be the teacher of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.
Because of being cursed by Voldemort, every Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher that Dumbledore finds is capable.
Even Gilderoy Lockhart.
This one has practiced the oblivion spell to an unprecedented level. Lockhart's autobiographical books are real events that happened to other wizards. It is because of these things that the entire wizarding world believes that Lockhart is a great wizard with ability, and even treats him as an idol.
In order to avoid being discovered, he used the oblivion spell to make the wizards forget these things completely.
Don't forget, how could the wizards with those deeds be simple characters, but Lockhart solved them perfectly by relying on the Oblivion Curse.
Artel even suspects that Lockhart's original strength is very strong, just because he has trained the forgetting spell so strong that he has forgotten other spells...
And indeed, JK Rowling might have toned down his abilities, along with those of many other characters, to facilitate the Gryffindor trio's triumphs.
However, this is a real world now and Artel must stay cautious. The characters he encounters are likely not the diminished versions from the novel. Thus, Artel must remain vigilant, adapting his cunning and skills to navigate this living, breathing realm.
So, in any case, Quirrell must be powerful.
But Artel dealt with him very easily.
Artel concluded that the reason he won easily was because he knew all about Quirrell's magic, but Quirrell didn't understand his magic.
The second is because of Transfiguration.
As Artel believes, Transfiguration can play a vital role in the duel of high wizards!
And Artel, who owns the Ring of Air, has undoubtedly mastered the terrifying branch of Transfiguration!
"In general, my strength should be very strong. Even if I can't beat Dumbledore, it's just a lack of experience and magic power... Make up for these two points, Dumbledore will not be my opponent.
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