Chapter 36

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Chapter 36: Draco and Harry Make Friends

Cole, who came out of Ollivander's, was feeling quite proud. Several children had a lot of fun today. One moment they ran to the window to look at the flying broomstick, and the next they went to the dessert shop to eat cones. Cole took out a handful of gold Galleons from his arms, handed them to Martin, and asked him to take his younger brothers and sisters to buy treats.

Although Draco usually had no worries about food and clothing, he felt envious when he saw Uncle Cole giving Martin such a large amount of money. Draco looked at Lucius with earnest eyes. With a calm expression, Lucius took out three gold Galleons and handed them to Draco with a teasing expression on his face toward Cole. "It's useless for a kid to get so much money. Draco doesn't usually need it."

It's not Cole's fault. In fact, the Malfoy family is very wealthy. Lucius has always been considered a rich man among pure-blood nobles. Few people know that Lucius has a bit of Grandet's potential; he spends freely on necessary family expenses. Whether it's wizard robes or other magical items, Lucius has always spent money lavishly. However, when it comes to smaller expenses, Lucius is quite frugal.

As they watched the children, Cole smiled and said, "I told Martin to let them go to Meira and the others after shopping, and we will go hide for a while." The two of them walked toward a remote part of the alley and entered Knockturn Alley after twists and turns. In fact, Knockturn Alley and Diagon Alley are very close, and familiar wizards know the route to Knockturn Alley. Despite the Black family's management over the years, dark wizards still gather there, and bloodshed often occurs for profit, but the Ministry of Magic is too lazy to deal with these matters. The Black family's wizard team handles them, contributing to the Ministry of Magic.

Meanwhile, Martin and Draco, along with several others, were holding cones in their hands, standing on the street without looking for Meira and Narcissa. The children enjoyed the rare freedom without adult supervision. Martin and the others were very excited; after all, they were still children.

"Martin, look at that idiot standing in front of the window of the Magical Beasts store. He seems like a half-blood wizard who doesn't even have the guts to go in and take a look," Draco commented. The "fool" Draco mentioned was Harry, who had been separated from Hagrid. When they left Gringotts, Hagrid said that he had something to buy and asked Harry to wait for him. Harry, who had never seen so many magical animals before, stood in front of the display window, stunned. He overheard someone talking about him, and when he looked back, he saw the group of children he had seen in Ollivander's.

Draco saw Harry staring back and, not wanting to embarrass himself in front of his cousin, stepped forward. "Draco Malfoy, what's your name?" Draco raised his neck, his platinum hair shining in the sun, which made Harry frown, as only his cousin Dudley could make him feel a similar way.

"Hello, my name is Harry, and I'm not a fool. I'm just looking," Harry replied. Draco's eyes showed shock when he heard Harry's name. "Are you the Harry from the Potter family?" he asked.

"Potter family? My name is Harry Potter. As for the family you are talking about, I don't know." Harry felt unfamiliar with the concept of family. No one had told him that he had a family, only that Hagrid had mentioned the names of his father and mother.

Draco stepped forward excitedly, lifted Harry's hair, and saw the lightning scar. He had known Harry Potter's name since he was a child. People around him said that Harry was the savior who defeated the Dark Lord. Draco had always felt that Harry must be powerful and worthy of being his friend. "Draco Malfoy, you deserve to be my friend." Draco proudly stretched out his hand, wanting to say hello to his long-standing friend. Although Harry disliked the attitude of the man in front of him, he was very happy to hear Draco was willing to make friends with him after not having friends for a long time. Their little hands were clasped together.

Martin looked at him in shock at the thought of someone making friends like this. Although Draco was kind-hearted, Martin also knew that few people could stand Draco's arrogance. Apart from Goyle and Crabbe, Martin couldn't think of anyone who could tolerate Draco's temper. Of course, Draco's arrogance would not appear in the Black family. In fact, Draco had always been a little inferior in front of Martin and others. Who makes the Black family not inferior to the Malfoy family, Martin's talents also make Draco a little desperate. 

"They are my cousins. He is Martin, this is Jerome, and Ben, Darlene, and Alice. They are all from the Black family. Like us, they are all pure-blood," Draco took Harry to introduce Martin and others. In his mind, Harry was a member of the Potter family and should be a pure-blooded member of them. "Hello." Harry was a little shy, and he was a little uncomfortable with Draco's enthusiasm, but he was still very happy inside. "You still, Harry, I heard your name, do you want to come with us? Seeing as you are also a person."

As the eldest brother, Martin invited Harry to join the team. He had heard of Harry's name and knew from Cole's mouth that Harry was the godson of Sirius's uncle. He could be considered a member of their Black family, but that uncle was deleted from the family tree by his father, and Martin had never seen him. Harry happily agreed. He had no friends since he was a child, but he didn't expect that after entering the wizarding world, he would still be able to meet people who were willing to make friends with him.

Draco took Harry walking down the street and saw a broom shop. Draco proudly said that his father also bought him one. Through Draco's introduction, Harry also learned that wizards could fly in the sky on a broomstick, and Harry's eyes showed a trace of yearning. Martin followed behind and did not reveal his relationship with Harry. Adult matters should be handled by them.

After walking around a lot, the relationship between Harry and Draco became much better. Harry understood Draco's character. Although Draco seemed arrogant on the surface, as a friend, Draco was very enthusiastic. Draco rolled his eyes to show off in front of his new friends. "Martin, we've already seen Diagon Alley. Why don't we go to Knockturn Alley? My father took me there last time." Martin nodded in agreement, although Knockturn Alley is notorious in the wizarding world and is a gathering place for dark wizards.

But for Martin and the other children of the Black family, Knockturn Alley is their own back garden, and there is no danger at all. Although dark wizards are indeed dangerous, Martin and the others have seen blood before and are not afraid at all, not to mention that there are wizards from the Black family in Knockturn Alley. A large number of people can be called over with just a greeting, and the magic items on his body are enough to protect them. With confidence in his heart, Martin led several young wizards into an unknown alley.