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At the subsequent banquet, Lucius Malfoy introduced Jaina and Onyxia to all the guests present.
Especially those wizards from pure-blood families.
The well-informed Malfoy was among the first to learn of the changes at the Ministry of Magic.
He keenly sensed that Jaina's faction's power had begun to expand rapidly after the riots, showing signs of a rise.
These troublesome Death Eaters became nothing more than stepping stones for them.
This perfectly matches the details he learned from Levin and Jaina that day.
Therefore, Lucius became increasingly ingratiating towards Levin and Jaina.
They also worked even harder to escort the distinguished Lady Proudmoore and Lady Prestor through the banquet halls, trying to secure shares for Lady Prestor at Hogwarts.
Moreover, during the conversation, he learned that Jaina wanted to buy some properties, and he immediately offered to use his connections to help find reliable and profitable ones.
Most pure-blood families responded positively to this, since the plan to resurrect Voldemort had not yet been truly implemented, and the Malfoy family could see the situation clearly, so there was no reason why they couldn't see it either.
Only a small number of die-hards continue to refuse to cooperate.
In conclusion, Jaina and Onyxia's banquet was a great success.
Midway through the banquet, Levin found Lucius Malfoy and whispered a few words to him.
So, after the banquet, Lucius made an excuse to keep Gaholis Greengrass, the current head of the Greengrass family and the father of the Astoria sisters, and invited him to a private meeting so that he could meet with Levin.
Garritus did not know who he was to meet.
Astoria, however, was so focused on Levin that she dragged her sister along to follow him, and ended up witnessing her idol and father entering the same room one after the other.
"Oh no, what if they start arguing?!"
Astoria knew all too well the extremes her father had been capable of. She could only imagine the consequences of her father confronting the Muggle-born Revan.
Astoria immediately dragged her sister along to eavesdrop, just in case any conflict arose.
It wasn't that she wanted to stop her father from attacking his idol, but rather that she was worried he would get beaten up.
The young fan had no doubt about her idol's abilities.
Clearly, Astoria had underestimated his father's temper; in most cases, Garrijos was a decent man.
"Levin Green, it's you?" When Garrix realized that the person he was meeting in the study was the Muggle-born boy, he didn't immediately attack, but his expression still changed.
His face was ashen as he turned to Lucius: "What's going on, Malfoy? Didn't I already say I refuse to cooperate with Mud...they? Why did you bring me to see him?"
As he spoke, he revealed a suspicious expression: "Could it be that you've decided to betray that lord, you traitor?"
Clearly, this Garriños Greengrass was one of the diehards.
“Watch your words, Garritus!” Lucius’s expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and he said sternly, “Please do not be so rude in front of Mr. Levin.”
But these words only enraged Garritus. "Hmph, it seems you've truly decided to betray that man and side with the Muggles... You've fallen, Malfoy."
Garrigues' attitude was deeply distressing.
"When that lord returns, I'll see how you explain yourself to him."
As he spoke, he turned around, intending to push open the door and leave in a huff.
He was unaware that he was now separated from his two daughters by only a door.
"You can't go."
Behind him, the boy's voice sounded softly.
Although the voice was very young, it sounded particularly intimidating to Garrijos, as if a supreme consciousness was whispering in his ear, urging him to obey this will.
So, as if possessed, he turned his head and asked, "What, you want to force me to stay?"
Despite his arrogant words, Garrigues's body language betrayed him by sitting down.
The suggestive power embedded in Levin's words took effect.
Levin remained unperturbed by the other party's rudeness.
Because of just that brief meeting, his psychic abilities had already sensed the other person's true emotions and roughly grasped their personality.
Levin was convinced that the more rude he was now, the more he would regret his behavior in the future.
He smiled slightly and said in a seductive tone:
“Mr. Greengrass, you don’t want your daughter to be tormented by the blood curse for the rest of her life, do you?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Garrix Greengrass sat up abruptly, tense.
The two sisters outside the door shared the same attitude as him.
"Does Lord Levin have a way to break the blood curse?" This was the sisters' thought.
"Does that mean you have a way to break the blood curse?" This was Garrihos's question.
Then he shook his head, sat back down, and said, half to himself and half to Levin:
"No, impossible. The blood curse has plagued our family for centuries. So many great wizards throughout history have failed to break this curse, not even Dumbledore could do anything about it. And you..."
"Why can't I?" Levin said calmly. "Age can limit mediocrity, not genius. Although I'm young, I believe I possess certain knowledge that no one in the entire history of wizarding (787) has mastered, and my achievements are unparalleled in the history of wizarding. Why do you think I can't solve [the mystery]?"
What about the Blood Curse?
Garrigus opened his mouth, wanting to say, "What gives you, a Muggle, the right to be so arrogant?"
But he didn't say it aloud.
Upon careful consideration, Levin had indeed accomplished many unprecedented feats.
Killing various dark magic creatures is only one part of it.
His achievements in Quidditch were commendable—but they did nothing to cure the Blood Curse.
The magical little spells his daughter showed him during the holidays were enough to prove his talent, but those spells were too simple and didn't fall into the category of blood curses.
Finally, there's the first successful Animagus in history... wait, Animagus!?
As Garriños reminisced about Levin's achievements, he suddenly looked at Levin with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
"Mr. Grin... what do you mean?" His voice trembled slightly, and he addressed Levin with a respectful title. "You believe that the Animagus transformation contains the power to heal the blood curse on Storia?"
Seeing Levin nod in confirmation, Garrihos asked incredulously, "So, Mr. Green, you mean you have a way to cure and remove the blood curse on my daughter?"
He did not doubt Levin's abilities in this regard, because Levin's achievements in Animagus transformation magic alone were enough to prove that he was the most proficient Animagus sorcerer in history.
In this respect, even Dumbledore was not as authoritative as Levin.
In this regard, one can only trust the other party.
Under his expectant gaze, Levin nodded again.
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Chapter 291 Blood Curse Treatment Plan
Faced with the eager Garrigues, Levin did not give him an answer immediately, but instead started from the beginning.
"In fact, I noticed your daughter after she joined my erudite society."
he said slowly.
"I really admired her kindness, generosity, and understanding. I felt that this girl was nothing like a Slytherin."
Astoria, who was eavesdropping outside the door, felt her heart leap with joy, and her face turned red to the roots of her ears.
Levin continued, "Then I noticed something unusual about him, and I smelled a curse on him. Later I learned about the blood curse."
This is a lie. Levin had heard of Astoria's blood curse in his previous life.
However, this kind of thing is harmless.
“From that time on, I thought it was such a pity that such a good girl was restricted to death by the blood curse. It was also at that time that I paid attention to her and even took blood and hair from her body to try to figure out how to break the curse.”
Astoria blushed again when she heard what Levin had been doing behind her back.
"Sneaking in hair behind my back... Lord Levin, that's way too embarrassing."
The little girl covered her face and murmured,
But her sister rolled her eyes at her.
She finally saw what it meant to be someone who says one thing but does another.
They said it was too much, but their faces were beaming with joy.
Inside the gate, Cai Wen continued her story:
"Actually, for a long time, I didn't achieve anything in this area until I developed the magic Animagus."
This is also a lie.
The truth is, after doing some research on the Blood Curse, Levin got a clue.
I just kept it to myself until now.
"After successfully transforming into a magical Animagus, I gained a deeper understanding of animal transformation magic and found answers to many questions about the Blood Curse. Now I have a general idea of how to cure the Blood Curse."
Levin pressed his palm down, signaling the wizard not to rush, and asked calmly, "Then, patriarchs of the two holy pure-blood families, can you tell me what the most important characteristic of the Animagus is?"
Garrijos could sense the sarcasm in the other person's words, but since his daughter's health was at stake, he had to suppress his anger and obediently answer like a Hogwarts student:
“Animagus transformations can allow a wizard to transform into an animal closely associated with it, and can also transform back from an animal into human form.”
“Hmm, that’s a good answer,” Levin continued, “What about the blood curse on Astoria?”
“Wizard families afflicted by the blood curse will have their female descendants occasionally transform into a specific animal through maternal inheritance. As time goes on, this transformation will become more and more frequent and uncontrollable, until finally, they will be permanently trapped in this animal form.”
Garrihos explained in great detail. As the patriarch of a family that had suffered greatly from the blood curse, he had tried various methods to break the curse more than once. No one understood the blood curse better than him.
Levin continued to nod, then pressed on, "Do you know what animal Astoria turned into because of the blood curse?"
“It’s… a fox,” Garrihos whispered, revealing a painful secret of the Greengrass family. “In fact, every blood curse sufferer in our Greengrass family is destined to become a fox.”
At this point, Garriños still couldn't understand Levin's intentions, and in his haste, he interrupted him: "Mr. Green, please stop beating around the bush. Just tell me what treatment method you have. If there's a price to pay, the Greengrass family is at your beck and call."
After hearing Garrigues's words, Levin nodded secretly.
Although this father was a staunch supporter of Voldemort, he was also a father who loved his daughter.