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Chapter 66: 66. A Curse or Natural Selection?

Dumbledore's office,

"What happened, professor?" Magnus inquired.

"Did you do it?" Dumbledore straightforwardly asked.

Magnus shook his head, "Lucius' father? No, I didn't even know what happened. I was practising quidditch. Besides, those vaults were made by Merlin. Do you really think anybody can enter them? Not even the goblins of Gringotts could enter. They went to the vault with their own consent."

"And what about sealing the bank? That you have seized the vaults?" Dumbledore asked further.

"That is true. They tried to take away my vaults, which exist on my private property. So, I took away their vaults and in my case, I have every right." Magnus replied.

"No no... Magnus. You do not understand. By doing this, you are making so many enemies. Now the purebloods will see you as an enemy. Even more so after Abraxas' death." Dumbledore argued.

Magnus smirked, "As if I fear them. Professor, I have only sealed the accounts of those Pureblood families who are known racists, blood supremacists or support Voldemort in any way. Just imagine, professor, by doing this, I can destroy the funding of Voldemort and his death eater army."

"No, they have enough money to keep it going. Or they will find other ways to work. But, you will be their target now." Dumbledore warned.

"I was already their target. Don't take me as a fool. The moment the ministry tried to take my vaults, I knew the ministry was compromised. No wonder you look so cynical, you can't trust anybody. Also, don't worry. I will fix the Gringotts matter soon. I am sure the Minister will be contacting me as well." Magnus assured him.

"But before that, we need to go to Gringotts. People and goblins are afraid of going to your vaults now. They want you to come and get Abraxas' body out." Dumbledore revealed.

Magnus sighed with his eyes closed. "I never wanted people to die, professor. Even I didn't know there would be such strong safety measures."

Dumbledore's face became less frowned as he calmed down. He came forward and patted Magnus' shoulder. "I understand, Magnus. It was not your fault. But they might blame you."

Magnus shook his head, "No, if the head goblin did as I asked, then I might be able to turn this around. Let's go now. Argh... that apparition again. I hate it."

He grabbed onto Dumbledor's arm and the two appeared in Leaky Cauldron again. The whole building was full now, with noises coming from outside the door. It seems people were waiting for him to appear.

Then, Dumbledore opened the door. And soon loud noises of talking started to come. Most of them were talking about Magnus and what happened to Abraxas.

"Stay close. Most are friendly but there could be a few bad seeds in the tree." Dumbledore advised him.

When they went out of Leaky Cauldron to the streets, Magnus and Dumbledore were surrounded by lots of journalists.

Magnus was bombarded with questions.

"Mr Pendragon, what do you think about the events in the Gringotts?"

"Is it true you own Gringotts?"

"Have you taken money from all Wizarding families?"

"Did the ministry try to take your heritage away?"

"Did you kill Lord Abraxas Malfoy?"

These were the questions he was being asked. Magnus put on the most innocent face he could and spoke, "I don't know what's going on... I came to help. Yes, I did get a letter from Aunty Minister that they will take my vaults away."

Dumbledore shook his head at the sharp mind of Magnus. He was too smooth at changing faces and turning into an innocent 11-year-old boy.

"Ask questions later. We have work at the moment." Dumbledore quickly controlled the crowd and took Magnus to the bank.

It was surrounded by Goblins and Aurors for safety purposes. As soon as Magnus entered, the head goblin came to greet him.

"The search party is waiting for you, your majesty. We dare not go down there as magma is still ravaging that place." He informed him.

"Let's go then and get the body out. I don't know what happened there but I'll try to help as much as possible." Magnus said and headed to the changing room to get into a hazard suit.

Dumbledore also wanted to come with him but Magnus stopped him, "Don't come with us, professor. Whatever curses Merlin put there, they don't work on me or the goblins."

Dumbledore didn't take this matter lightly as anything done by Merlin was to be seen as high magic that could even injure him.

"Take care, then. I don't want to be in front of your father's gun again." Dumbledore said jokingly.

Magnus chuckled, "Haha, I wish I could broadcast that memory."

~He must never learn about the Pensieve.~ Dumbledore made a mental note.

Magnus then followed a team of goblins to reach to the vaults. The goblins were wearing some kind of enchanter armour as if they were going on a war.

Soon, the gondola lift came close to the vault and everyone could see what had happened there. Steam was rising from the rocks around them, making it clear that the magma had risen to a great height.

"I hope it does not rise while we are here. My daughter was just born." one of the goblins said.

"Don't worry. I'm sure the earlier event was due to intruders. Just lower me down to the island in the magma sea." He ordered. He actually felt good being with the Goblins, he was slightly taller than them and they treated him as an adult.

Hearing him, they brought down the gondola lift but stopped it a few feet from the ground as it was too hot. From there, Magnus jumped down.

"Where was his body before you left?" He inquired from the two goblins who were with Abraxas and his party.

"He was for some reason stuck on the door. He could not take his hand away from it and soon got engulfed in flames." The goblin answered.

Knowing this, Magnus made a guess where the body could be. He went close to the vault and put his palm on it. The goblins winced seeing that, though nothing happened.

Magnus disappeared in a small fire and appeared inside the vault, in the long corridor. The place seemed undamaged and spotless. But, once he moved a bit further, he found lots of ash. He had no idea if this was the remains of Abraxas or not, though he did feel a bit saddened. He had not even met this man so he had no idea how bad he was. If he had known, maybe he wouldn't feel as bad.

Losing a family was something Magnus himself could never imagine feeling, and making someone else feel this was also not leaving a good taste.

He picked all the ash and put it in a golden container with a lid. He had come to the vault so he decided to do some work too. He went to Merlin's vault and took 10 wands, 5 books on ancient runes language and 1 book for high-level charms. There was also a document framed on the wall, which had the signature of 10 more people and it was a declaration of the creation of Wizengamot. Then he went to Arthur's vault and took 20 enchanted swords. They were nothing like Hope and Despair though. But, he had a plan to use them.

After that, he went out. He went back to the gondola lift and showed the goblins the ashes, "I only found this."

The goblins nodded, not feeling anything about the death of the narcissistic wizard. They steered the gondola back to the surface.

Magnus kept his face plain and walked to Dumbledore. He handed him the small golden container, "This is it. I found his ashes, but make sure it belongs to him."

Dumbledore sighed. He was hoping for the guy to come out alive but...

He turned around and walked to Lucius Malfoy, who was being calmed by Arcturus Black and Nott. Lucius had no mother or siblings so he was alone in this.

Dumbledore calmly handed the ash container, "We found your father's remains there. The place was covered in magma."

Lucius was silent, his eyes were red in anger. He held the remains of his father and looked at them. His breathing started getting heavy, his chest rose and fell with each second.

~Son, we are pure in the blood, no lowly wizard or muggle can go against us.~

Remembering these words taught to him from his childhood, he looked at Dumbledore's face. Then, he noticed Magnus in the background. His face started shaking in anger.

~I, Magnus Grant Emrys Pendragons, curse Lucius Malfoy, that he will lose everything that he holds dear. Family, Wealth and Life. God is the witness...~ He remembered that Magnus had cursed him.

"YOU KILLED MY FATHER!" he shouted at the top of his lungs, possibly even damaging his throat.

"MURDERER... A MUDBLOOD... KILLED MY FATHER?! I WILL KILL YOU..." He screamed continuously. His eyes were red and he was obviously not himself at the moment.

Arcturus and Nott tried to calm him down but he wouldn't listen. Then, in a surprising twist, in anger, he threw the ash container at Magnus with full force.

The ashes came out of it and fell everywhere. The container stopped near Magnus's feet and from it fell a small pendant. Containing a picture of Lucius, his father and his mother. It was most likely a heavily enchanted item which was why it survived the fire.

Magnus picked it up. But he did not go forward to give it as Lucius was out of his mind. He called a goblin and handed it to them to give it to Lucius later.

"I WILL KILL YOUUUUU..." Lucius all of a sudden ran towards Magnus at full speed. He didn't even have his wand out right now. He just wanted to strangle Magnus with his hands.

Magnus shook his head. He had no idea if the death of Abraxas was due to his curse or because of the law of natural selection? What did they think would happen if they tried to force their way into Merlin's vault? Did they forget what happens in the Egyptian tomb?

[A/N: This is a change from canon, or we can call this butterfly effect. Abraxas Malfoy was supposed to die in 1996. Now, without a father to guide, things are going to be a bit different for Lucius, for the better or worse, it is to be seen.]

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Chapter 67: 67. Upcoming Prince of Enchanters?

"I WILL KILL YOU!" Lucius ran towards Magnus crazily.

Magnus was ready to tackle him. He had been doing physical training for more than two years now. Arthur had taught him everything related to martial arts.

But before any mess could be made, Dumbledore waved his hand slightly and cast a wandless charm to make Lucius fall asleep. Nobody saw it and most thought it was due to mental stress.

Arcturus Black came and picked him up. He looked at Dumbledore and Magnus with angry eyes, "This is not the end of this."

After that, he took Lucius to St Mungo's Hospital to get him treated.

Dumbledore sighed and turned back to Magnus. He felt sympathy for him, after all, in all his life, this was the first time he was seeing such complexities in the life of an 11-year-old. Magnus should've been having fun with his friends right now but here he was, dealing with death, schemes and racists.

~Being the descendant of Merlin and Arthur is hard.~ he thought.

"Let's go back, Magnus," Dumbledore said.

Magnus nodded, but before that, he talked to the head of Gringotts. "The issue of seized Vaults will be resolved in a few days. The normal working of the bank can be resumed, give service to all except those I have named."

After that, he went back to Dumbledore. "Let's go. This place is depressing."

...

Magnus returned to Hogwarts and it was already evening by then. Everyone had already eaten dinner. But Dumbledore told him that he will tell a house-elf to bring food for him in his room.

And surprisingly, by the time he came to his room, he found a covered plate on his table. The house-elves in Hogwarts seem to take pride in the fact that they cannot be caught doing work. Maybe it was a technique to keep them away from people as it would leave a bad taste.

The moment he arrived in his dorm room, Chad, Duck and Summer ran to him to get hugs and pats.

Magnus' mood was immediately elevated to the fullest. He held the three in his arms and stroked Chad and Summer's fur while he patted Duck as he was a dragon and didn't have fur.

"Ahaha... Stop you three. Duck, don't lick my face, bad manners. Chad, stop sniffing my feet... see I told you, they are smelly, now don't vomit. And Summer... well you can stay seated on my head." He interacted with the three curious kids. Although Chad was probably older, he was still a curious cat.

"What happened at the bank?" Ragnar asked as he entered the dorm room.

"They tried to open my vault forcefully, Merlin's safety mechanism kicked in and he died. Lucius is going to blame me, I can already tell. So, you and Snape better be careful." Magnus warned.

Snape nodded, "It is sad but nothing to cry about. Lucius' father is allegedly supporting the Death Eaters in the money aspect."

"So he's a death eater?" Magnus asked back.

Ragnar shook his head, "No, he can't be. Because he deals with the ministry too much. But, he should be somewhat like a Consigliere in the Italian Mafia, though I can't say if he truly is the right-hand man of Volde.... ah whatever his name is."

"Where does their money come from?" Snape inquired.

*Sigh*

"It's all old money. Perks of owning the land over which Gringotts exists and the current fiasco is that I now have all the records of the wealth of all wizarding families. Malfoy family is old... very old... nearly as old as Merlin himself. The first Malfoy came to England with William the Conqueror as part of the invading Norman army. He gave some unknown, shady and almost certainly magical services to King William I. For this, Malfoy was given a prime piece of land in Wiltshire, seized from local landowners, upon which his descendants have been living for centuries.

"They have been termed a slippery bunch since a long long time because they were always found courting power and riches wherever they might be found. I even found out a note saying that the Malfoy family was very much involved with the Highborn muggles of those times and they even opposed the Statute of Secrecy. But, once it was passed, they kept to themselves.

"Want to know the most fun part? It is related to the British crown." Magnus asked.

"What? Did they kill some kings? I wouldn't be surprised." Ragnar shrugged.

Magnus shook his head, "No, they would never kill someone. But, they did something just as their nickname implies. There is ample evidence to suggest that the first Lucius Malfoy was an unsuccessful aspirant to the hand of Elizabeth I, and it is said that the Queen's subsequent opposition to marriage was due to a jinx placed upon her by the thwarted Malfoy." Magnus revealed.

Snape scoffed and started, "Hmph, no wonder they would be joining the up and coming dark lord. They are different from other pureblood families. They have enough brains to not inbreed. They know that magical Britain is now at its weak point and a strong dark lord can take over it, so they went with him. Though I am sure they did not expect you to enter the equation or else, they might have supported you."

Magnus nodded in agreement. "But I'm sure Lucius will never see me as a possible ally. Anyway, their wealth comes from the same place all royals and nobles get in today's time. Their old wealth and lots and lots of investments in property. Malfoys are said to be the richest wizarding family, though I guess I have taken that mantle now but nobody knows that."

Magnus' explanation ended and then he looked at Ragnar, "I checked your family account, it was not in a very safe location, so I shifted it deeper. Because I believe, with that potion-maniac brain of yours, you'll be making a lot of money. Though I suggest you two put aside some money and invest in my new company. You'll be billionaires in a few years then."

"Sure, in the days I've known you, I can confidently say that you are the most money loving person I've ever known." Ragnar jokingly said.

Magnus did not laugh though. He seriously answered, "I love money because I know it means power. Power to influence. Just becoming the richest in the world is not my motive, but becoming the strongest is."

"And what will you do with that power?" Snape inquired. He wondered if this was another dark wizard in rising. But Magnus' answer made all those thoughts go away.

"First of all, I will fulfil Merlin's dream of an equal world for all magicals. Then, I will bring world peace and then, maybe start a worldwide pancake restaurant chain. I will sell all kinds of pancakes there. Ice cream pancake, cheese pancake, pasta pancake, honey pancake, fish pancake, marshmallow pancake and all kinds that can exist. AH... I also want to make a BIG hospital for my mummy. You know what, let's make it a worldwide chain of hospitals." Magnus started blabbering all his plans.

Ragnar and Snape shook their heads and went to do their work. Ignoring the three animals playing chase around their feet.

Soon, Magnus ate his dinner and went to bed. But he did not sleep. Instead, he started working on a magic spell. It was already in existence but he was trying to use them in different ways. If successful, he will be able to make surprise attacks on his enemies and even kill them with it.

Behind him, on the wall was Merlin in the portrait and he helped Magnus whenever needed. The Prince of Enchanters was supposed to be good at Charms, Jinxes, Hexes and Curses after all. Though Enchanting also had Runes as a huge part, it was what made Merlin's magic so potent. Magnus needed to master Runes too if he wanted to surpass Merlin.

...

Magnus did not sleep that night. He was feeling a sense of urgency now. That he needed to at least be powerful enough to protect himself. He had his very sharp sense, but they did not help if his body was slow.

So, he started to get out to do physical exercise every single day. From 4 AM to 6 AM. He was later going to ask Dumbledore to make an indoor gym for physical exercise.

After his exercise, he arrived at the breakfast table. Lucius was still not there but his gang was already giving him the death stares. He ignored them and focused on his breakfast.

"Ummm... excuse me... can I..." He suddenly heard a voice from his side. He looked and saw a tall girl. She was in Ravenclaw robes and was certainly not 1st year.

He showed his big warm smile, "What can I help you with?"

"Hello... I am Mary Von Cintra... I'm 5th-year prefect of Ravenclaw... can you help me with a charm?" She shyly asked.

Magnus was a bit shocked. He looked around to make sure she was asking the right person.

"Me? I'm just a first-year." He said.

"I heard you know all charms and I thought... because you are related to Merlin..." she replied.

Magnus shook his head, "Okay, share a seat with me then. We will talk about it here."

She was taken aback that her request was accepted. She feared that Slytherins wouldn't be so friendly.

"What are you working on?" Magnus asked with interest. As Ragnar was into potions, he was into charms.

"False Memory Charm... I am having trouble finding the right memories to change them..." she started explaining her problem.

"Ah, a 6th-year spell? It's a very tough one. But I know how to do it to a limit. I tried it on Ragnar and made him think he had eaten, while he had not. He had a stomach ache the next day." Magnus revealed.

"*COUGH* IT WAS BECAUSE OF YOU?" Ragnar raged as soon as he heard that.

Magnus sweetly replied to him, "My friend, I was just helping you stay fit..."

"Anyway, Miss Cintra, do you know about Occlumency and Legilimency?" He inquired.

She nodded, "I know about it, but never tried it."

"Exactly, you need to at least start practising Occlumency. It will teach you about the functioning of the human brain, it will also safeguard your mind from intruders. I will give you a biology book that can help you learn it..." He started enthusiastically teaching her.

She slowly stopped acting shy and asked whenever she wanted to. This was the first time someone from another house had come and sat on the Slytherin table and it was a wonderful feeling for Dumbledore who was looking at the interaction from his seat.

~Will he also be another Prince of Enchanters?~ Dumbledore thought.

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