"So, Mr. Lovegood..."

Lucius Malfoy thoughtfully stroked his silver cane, and asked softly.

"In the non-magical world, how many 'witch hunters' like Mr. Benitez are there in total?"

"Obviously, Miss Casselana is a genuine witch. Do you think it is possible for her to join the church after graduation and turn against the magical world?"

Xenophilius's story was nearing its end, but the confusion and unease of the surrounding wizards had just begun.

Before the Lovegood family left, Lucius took a half-step forward and asked the last question.

"Dozens, hundreds, or even thousands—"

Xenophilius shrugged, frowned, glanced at Lucius blocking the way, and said casually with annoyance.

"In fact, I'm just guessing... If you're really curious, why don't you just ask Mr. Benitez directly?"

The script the Fool gave him was only that bit, and he didn't know how to make up the subsequent content, and of course, more of it was... fear.

Since he correctly guessed the shocking conspiracy of those few demon kings that year and was almost quietly silenced, Xenophilius paid special attention when improvising—especially when the other party had the ability to easily crush him, he preferred to hand over the manuscript for review first, so as not to accidentally stumble upon a dead mouse again and be targeted by those capricious and terrible bad wizards.

Ask... clearly in person?

The corner of Lucius's mouth couldn't help twitching.

If the other party was just an ordinary person, he would have done so just now.

However, judging from the current situation, that man's background and strength were too mysterious and terrifying.

The descendant of the dark wizard Grindelwald in this world, the religious executioner who hunts wizards in the non-magical world... Neither identity was something the Malfoy family could provoke.

Not to mention the presence of the "Demon Princess" beside him, Lucius Malfoy didn't want Malfoy Manor to be razed to the ground when he woke up tomorrow.

"As for Miss Casselana..."

Taking advantage of Lucius Malfoy's distraction, Xenophilius nimbly walked around him.

When the two passed each other, he suddenly whispered meaningfully in Lucius Malfoy's ear, out of some unknown mentality.

"Hey, Malfoy, who serves the demon king, when did you get the illusion that she is not fighting against the magical world?"

"Huh?!"

Lucius Malfoy's pupils contracted violently.

He turned his head sharply and looked in the direction where the Lovegood father and daughter were leaving.

Xenophilius led his daughter's figure away, without any hesitation or pause, as if the whisper just now was just his hallucination.

Wait, wait—

Logically speaking, Miss Lovegood should only be entering school this year...

Lucius narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly remembered a piece of information he had previously overlooked.

Not long after Hogwarts started last year, Luna Lovegood appeared in Hogwarts Castle as an "auditor."

And as Peter Pettigrew's public trial ended, *The Quibbler* quickly received investment from Hogwarts and became a hit in the wizarding society at an incredible speed.

If...

Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic hope to support new industries, different from the original decayed and backward trans-era industrial system.

Then the magic industry chain based on "applied magic" will definitely not be the first target of support.

Obviously, Xenophilius Lovegood joined earlier than him—as for Miss Lovegood, perhaps she is the... hostage offered to the demon kings?

Lucius Malfoy's expression changed constantly, his eyes inadvertently glancing over Draco, who was standing behind him, talking quietly with his wife.

Phew—

A hostage is a hostage, Dumbledore is safer than Voldemort anyway.

…………

Meanwhile, on the other side.

"Dad, I'll be in second year next year..."

Luna said softly in a floating tone, cautiously shaking her father's palm.

"But I heard from Elena that my courses will still be the same as this year, taking them with the third years."

"That's for sure!" Xenophilius said, "Luna, you've finished your second-year courses, of course you should learn the third-year ones."

The Hogwarts owl letter came "early" by a year, and his little moon also arrived at the school a year early.

Except for the Sorting Ceremony being a year late, Luna was no different from other third-year students. In the eyes of most teachers and students, she was a third-year student.

"Well... after third year, I have to start choosing other courses..."

"It doesn't matter, choose whatever you want—my suggestion is, it's best not to overlap too much with the courses Elena chooses."

Xenophilius waved his hand dismissively. Even without the Greater Arcana Council, he didn't intend to interfere too much in Luna's studies.

In fact, compared to his clumsiness, little Luna had inherited her mother's talent very well.

In Xenophilius's view, his little moon was obviously the most outstanding and comprehensive of the three "reserve Greater Arcana."

After all...

The other two "reserve Greater Arcana" didn't look very smart, and one couldn't fly.

Apart from those old monsters and the "inhuman" little monster, Luna was the only witch who had mastered the "binary rollback architecture transformation magic," which said it all.

Whether it was magic manipulation, learning speed, or creativity in spellcasting, Luna had almost reached the peak of a normal human witch.

Just as Mr. Lovegood was a little distracted, he suddenly heard his little moon's timid voice.

"Then, Dad, you will definitely be willing to sign that, right?"

"Uh, sign what?"

"The Hogsmeade permission slip—"

"Professor Flitwick said that if you agree, starting next year I can go outside the school with Elena and the others."

Luna looked up, carefully looking at Mr. Lovegood.

"And... the agreement for the reserve Greater Arcana to become official—that requires the signatures of three official Greater Arcana to be completed."

"This..."

Xenophilius's expression froze slightly, he coughed awkwardly, and shifted his gaze uncomfortably.

"Okay, Luna, we should go to the common room—"

"As for the Hogsmeade signing matter, I'll think about it carefully during the summer vacation. As for the reserve to official... that's too early, well, let's wait a few years."

The expectation in Luna's eyes gradually disappeared, she nodded lightly, and did not choose to continue arguing.

Sure enough, just as Elena had said before, her biggest opponent was her stubborn old dad.

Whether it was the reserve Greater Arcana, Hogsmeade, or other things that might be a little dangerous.

Then, her only way is...

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Not good!