Harry entered in a daze and squeezed out of the crowd in a daze. It seemed that besides having his picture taken, he didn't do anything else during his visit.
Just as he was about to return to Yang Tao's side, Draco's figure quickly descended from the second floor of Flourish and Blotts, blocking his path.
Honestly, Draco was truly handsome. His light blonde hair was slicked back, giving him the air of a dashing, windswept look.
Combined with his pale, handsome melon-seed face, he exuded a mysterious aura, somewhat like a vampire from Twilight, though he looked a bit healthier.
As soon as he reached Harry's front, Draco spoke with an arrogant and envious expression, "You must really like this, don't you, Potter?"
"The famous Harry Potter, even a trip to a bookstore can land him on the front page…"
Before Harry could speak, Ginny, who was beside him, stepped forward like a protective hen, her head tilted back as she stared into Draco's eyes, saying fiercely, "Stay away from Harry!"
Draco glanced at Ginny and said mockingly, "Hey, look, Potter found himself a girlfriend."
Hearing this, Harry reached out and pulled Ginny to his side, then stepped forward to stand in front of Draco, their distance only a few inches.
"Draco, I don't want to waste words with you. If I can, I'll come find you after school starts."
You can insult me, and I can tolerate it, but if you insult my friends, then be prepared for retaliation.
Just then, a walking stick rested on Draco's shoulder, interrupting what Draco was about to say.
"Alright, Draco, be friendly…"
The newcomer was Lucius Malfoy. He looked at Harry's face and said with a fake smile, "Mr. Potter…"
He extended his hand towards Harry.
"Lucius Malfoy…"
Harry looked at Yang Tao, who was standing behind Lucius, and almost burst out laughing, quickly extending his hand to shake Lucius's.
"Finally, I meet you…"
Lucius was about to forcefully pull Harry over to look at the scar on his forehead when a large hand rested on his shoulder.
"Lucius Malfoy, what do you intend to do to my child?"
Lucius tried to turn and shake off the hand, but the palm was like an iron clamp, gripping his shoulder.
"Let go… ugh…"
A muffled groan escaped his lips, and instantly, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Intense pain shot from his shoulder, and that slightly mocking voice sounded again from behind him.
"A pure-blood Death Eater, after Voldemort was killed, used wealth and family power to escape the Ministry of Magic's judgment, and instead of staying home honestly, he's still out causing trouble…"
Yang Tao reached into Lucius's sleeve and pulled out a black-covered book.
"Voldemort's diary. You actually want to stuff this thing into a little girl's backpack… Lucius, may I ask what brand of dog food Voldemort fed you to make you so loyal?"
He put Voldemort's diary directly into the backpack.
He increased the pressure on his hand again.
Lucius suddenly cried out, attracting the attention of the bookstore's customers.
At this moment, Draco also realized that Yang Tao was not his father's acquaintance at all. He was about to pull out his wand, but Harry directly came to his side.
One physical disarming move rendered Draco combat-incapable.
"Draco, don't move… your opponent is me."
"Who are you?"
Lucius's information was still a bit behind, or rather, Yang Tao had too few opportunities to show himself.
"Me? I'm just Harry's guardian. Here's my business card."
He pulled out a golden business card and slipped it into Lucius's chest pocket, then released his grip on his shoulder. He came in front of Lucius and gently patted his uninjured shoulder, lowering his voice as he said:
"Mr. Lucius Malfoy, if you want your family to prosper and your bloodline to strengthen, then stay home honestly with Mrs. Narcissa and consider how to have more children, instead of stirring up trouble in the wizarding world."
"Otherwise, even if Voldemort revives, it won't make the Malfoy family great again."
"Go back and recuperate. With the magic of the wizarding world, you'll definitely be healed before young Draco starts school. Come on, Mr. Malfoy, do you still want me to see you off?"
Lucius Malfoy gave Yang Tao a deep look, said nothing, and pulled Draco away from Flourish and Blotts in a somewhat disheveled manner.
Seeing those sinister gray eyes, Yang Tao knew Lucius would definitely seek revenge on him.
However, this was also part of his plan.
Resurrecting Voldemort required the flesh of a servant. If Snape couldn't bear to part with Peter Pettigrew, then Lucius would be an excellent alternative.
As for retaliating against Harry…
If Lucius could really take down Harry, who had 821 health points, Rokushiki, the Swordsman's full set, and wore more than a dozen life amulets and a floo brick, then Harry was destined to face this calamity.
…
After declining Molly Weasley's warm invitation, and after Harry delivered the snacks he promised to buy for his cousin Dudley, Yang Tao and Harry used the previously placed floo brick to arrive at Hogwarts.
They found Snape, who was brewing potions in the alchemy lab.
Snape always stayed at Hogwarts, whether school was in session or on break.
Upon seeing Harry, Snape's face darkened as he said, "Harry Potter… you did not return to school at the appointed time. This violates school rules, and Gryffindor will lose ten points for it…"
Looking at the stern Snape, Yang Tao sighed helplessly.
'It's been a year, and Snape's tsundere personality still hasn't changed?'
"Snape, I'm here for something important. Harry, wait for me at the door for a bit. Professor Snape and I need to discuss some adult matters."
Harry nodded and turned to leave Snape's alchemy lab.
After Harry left, Yang Tao took out the notebook from his backpack.
As a former Death Eater, Snape instantly recognized that the black notebook was an object imbued with dark magic.
"This thing is very dangerous…"
Yang Tao placed the notebook on the table and said, "I know. This is Voldemort's former diary, but now it contains some of Voldemort's soul, which means it has been made into a Horcrux."
Upon hearing the word "Horcrux," Snape's pupils widened dramatically, and his voice became high-pitched as he exclaimed, "It must be destroyed!"
"This kind of Horcrux, enchanted with powerful dark magic, can only be destroyed by the Fiendfyre Curse."
With that, Snape pulled out his wand.
"Don't rush, let me finish first…"
Fearing that Snape would destroy the diary in his excitement, Yang Tao immediately put it back into his backpack and said, "It's easier to be a thief for a thousand days than to guard against one for a thousand days. Snape, I need your help."
"Help with what?"
Yang Tao said seriously, "Resurrecting Voldemort!"
Hearing his wonderful words, Snape's deadpan face finally showed emotion, and he looked at Yang Tao with some anger, saying, "Resurrecting Voldemort, that's too dangerous, you're simply mad!"
"Voldemort? He's just bait. For me, it's just to clear out the Death Eaters who are eyeing Harry."
"The resurrection requires the blood of an enemy, the flesh of a servant, and the bones of a father. Now I need to go to the Little Hangleton church graveyard to find Voldemort's father's bones. If you don't know this magic, Peter Pettigrew does… Hmm, I hope you haven't tortured him to death."