Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 271 The idle move is settled! Lucius's reflection!

Lucius was startled by his son's reckless behavior and quickly pulled Draco behind him to protect him, while secretly reaching for his wand at his waist with his right hand.

"Don't be nervous! I'm not angry!"

Dudley glanced at Lucius's right hand and replied with a smile.

He didn't take Draco's earlier retort to heart; instead, he smiled in agreement.

Seeing this, Lucius also stopped moving his right hand.

Dudley continued, “See that? Mr. Lucius, how courageous your son is! You know, there aren’t many people at Hogwarts these days who dare to talk to me like that.”

Doesn't this just prove that your upbringing of Draco is somewhat incompatible with Draco's personality?

In life, there are times when you can admit defeat and give in, but you can't be a coward forever! You'll never get anything done if you're timid and hesitant!

Do you want Draco to be like you in the future, relying on the legacy of his ancestors, using money and his social skills to continue to connect with that group of corrupt and backward pure-blood forces, and be a so-called patriarch who looks glamorous but is actually vulnerable?

Or would you rather Draco become a truly strong individual, possessing both courage and wisdom, with sufficient magical skill and power to protect his family and friends?

After hearing Dudley's words, Lucius's eyes flickered, and his heart was in turmoil.

Of course, he wanted Draco to become strong. If Draco could be as strong as the Dark Lord, then he would have no worries at all.

No more fear of kneeling before this or that, no more struggling to survive in the cracks.

Is that even possible?

“Assistant Dursley, do you mean you’re willing to help Draco become stronger? To be his teacher?” Lucius pondered for a moment before tentatively asking.

"Hahahaha!" Dudley laughed, saying as he laughed, "Too small-minded, too narrow-minded! I'm willing to help all little wizards who hold a kind heart become stronger, not just Draco."

As for being a teacher, aren't I already a teacher at Hogwarts? I've been taking my Practical Magic Skills Enhancement course for quite some time now.

Draco Ben is my student. He has great talent and comprehension. If he continues to work hard as usual, his magical skills as an adult will at least be comparable to those of a Hogwarts professor, who will be at the upper-middle level.

Given the right opportunities, becoming stronger is not impossible.

So stop trying to influence Draco with your two-faced, weak-minded thinking that only considers the pros and cons.

That would hinder Draco from developing a firm belief, which is one of the important factors in improving a wizard's magical skills.

Mr. Lucius, if I'm not mistaken, your own magical abilities haven't improved for many years, have they? They might even have regressed. Don't you have an answer to why this is?

"You probably can't even defeat a single house-pom-pom now, can you?"

Lucius was deeply shaken by Dudley's words.

Indeed, his strength didn't improve much after graduating from Hogwarts. Ten years ago, when the Dark Lord was still in power, he was always on edge, running around with the other Death Eaters, and his magical skills improved slightly.

These past years have been too comfortable, and my magical cultivation has regressed instead of progressed.

He rarely uses offensive magic in public, relying instead on his so-called noble demeanor to project an air of superiority, leading wizards from other families to mistakenly believe that he is quite powerful.

Our strength is entirely based on other people's imagination.

Of the three members of the Malfoy family, the strongest is his wife, Narcissa Malfoy, in terms of both magical prowess and her cunning and scheming.

A firm belief... I certainly lack that!

Lucius reflected on himself following Dudley's words, but as he thought about it, he suddenly remembered something terrible.

Dudley was so powerful, yet he was willing to set aside his pride and patiently teach the students of Hogwarts. This was clearly a way for him to cultivate his influence and win people's hearts!

A firm belief? He told me to have a firm belief, but what kind of belief?

Is he implying that I should stand firmly on his side with the pure-blood families?

Is he trying to sideline Dumbledore and seize his power?

Yes! That's it!

The recent reports that the speech that inspired Hogwarts students and the wizarding world to strive for excellence was Dudley Dursley's masterpiece, delivered in front of Dumbledore.

Dumbledore was completely unaware of Dudley Dursley's true intentions and trusted his First Teaching Assistant implicitly.

This is bad! Dumbledore is strong, but he's clearly not cunning enough! If you're not cunning enough, you'll get outmaneuvered...

"Mr. Lucius, what are you thinking about? How can you be daydreaming at a time like this?"

Dudley observed Lucius's micro-expressions. At first, Lucius seemed to be reflecting on something, but gradually his expression changed, as if he were analyzing some earth-shattering conspiracy. So Dudley offered a warning.

“Oh? Oh! Assistant Professor Dursley, you were absolutely right. I’m reflecting on myself.”

Lucius snapped out of his reverie and quickly replied, "I understand what you mean."

Rest assured, as long as you can make Draco as powerful as the heads of the four Houses, I am willing to risk the Malfoy family's wealth, resources, and connections to fully support you.

Even if it's about dealing with... dealing with... you know! But you have to understand us, we're weak, and we definitely can't help in a direct battle."

Upon hearing this, Dali looked completely bewildered.

"What is all this nonsense? You don't think I'm trying to win over various factions and declare myself king, do you?!" Dudley said, frowning. "Mr. Lucius, sometimes overthinking isn't a good thing!"

I have no interest in the wealth and connections of your Malfoy family.

I hope you understood my warning and didn't hinder Draco's growth.

Furthermore, if one day in the future Voldemort or anything related to Voldemort finds you two-faced Death Eaters, I expect you to inform me as soon as possible.

Dudley lost interest in continuing to talk to Lucius, this schemer and eccentric thinker.

He got straight to the point, then used magic to condense two mirror marks, one into Lucius's wrist and the other into Draco's wrist.

I explained to them the function and limitations of the mirror mark.

This was the little move Dudley initially intended to make against Lucius.

“I understand, Assistant Professor Dursley. We have an obligation to provide guidance according to our agreement with Headmaster Dumbledore.”

Lucius stroked the mirror mark on his wrist and said that he realized he had been overthinking things; Dudley didn't seem to have any ambition to overthrow Dumbledore.

"Hopefully, Mr. Lucius will still be able to fulfill this obligation under Voldemort's threat."

Dudley gave Lucius another jab, then looked at Draco, who was peeking out from behind Lucius, his excitement palpable.

Draco was still excited by Dudley's comment that he had the potential to become a professor-level wizard.

But when Dudley looked over, Draco shrank back in fright, looking somewhat embarrassed.

After all, Dali was trying to comfort his father from the perspective of a teacher, and although his words were a bit harsh, he was doing it for his own good.

He shouldn't have spoken so rashly to Dudley.

"Draco, in the practical session next class, you'll be the first to be the champion and accept challenges from your classmates. If you can't last five rounds, you'll have to hand in a standard 50-inch-long parchment paper about spell casting and combat techniques."