分卷阅读6（2 / 2）

“Many times in this school, the subject of pureblooded wizards has come out in the open. Lucius and Draco Malfoy are pureblood wizards, but not from wizard blood.”

Harry blinked.

“They are from a group called the Veriae, known in textbooks as the Atra Veritas, or, translated, ‘Black Truth’. You could think of them as wizards, for in fact they are, but wizards who are more hindered with a wand than without one. They rely on the magic granted to them by their Rebirth every month and by their wings, wings which you have seen.”

Harry nodded, remembering the large black wings that had sprouted from Lucius’s back.

“These wings have two forms, the sharpened form that appears when the Veriae are angry or endangered, or the silken form when they are happy or content. These wings go through a rebirth once a month, much as the rebirth of a Phoenix, only they don’t burn. From these wings the Veriae are in tune with the magic that surrounds our world and they call upon this magic in their wings instead of the magic in the wand core. But all that aside, the reason Lucius is here is because Draco needs the guidance of one of his own kind during this phase that he has entered into called the Aspectus.”

“What does that do?”

“That is not my business to tell you Harry. It is Draco’s. You will have to ask him for the details on the matter.”

Harry scowled. Yeah right, he thought.

“Back to the subject of Lucius, which I’m sure is still irking you. Lucius Malfoy has, of yesterday, ceased to be a Death Eater. This also has to do with his Veriae lineage, but the details are unimportant. Know that there is no threat poised from his former Death Eater background. Now Harry, I believe you wanted to talk to me about something other than Lucius Malfoy’s sudden appearance.”

“Yes. Well, Hermione, Ron, and I wanted to talk to you about the DA.”

“You mean about whether I would allow, or even encourage, you to continue it?”

“Yes.”

Dumbledore thought for a moment. “I see no reason why that would be a problem, as long as all prior commitments are met, such as homework.”

Harry smiled at this. Everyone in the DA would be pleased to hear this; they really hadn’t liked the idea of holding meetings behind Dumbledore’s back again.

“But I have a request that you allow one other student to join you. You need not extend the invitation yourself; I will speak to him about it. And he may not choose to attend anyway, but I request that you extend the option.”

Harry’s brain clicked and he had a sinking suspicion he knew which student Dumbledore was talking about. “You mean Malfoy?”

“Yes, I was referring Draco. He needs to get used to not using a wand, as it will only hinder him in upcoming battles.”

Harry nodded, privately thinking that it was okay to ‘extend the invitation’ as Dumbledore called it, because there was no way that Draco Malfoy would ever step foot in one of the DA meetings.

“So then, Lucius Malfoy was a spy?” Hermione asked.