Age Whisk
Chapter 9
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
Narcissa looked at Lucius suspiciously, holding a dark gray potion that emitted a disgusting smell.
"Of course," Lucius said confidently.
"I have plenty of experience pretending to be an adult and sneaking out."
"…" Narcissa hesitated for a moment and shook her head. She returned the potion to Lucius. "Take it. I don't need it."
"But, Sissy …"
"I'm going to find a child.
I want to comfort him, not scare him. So, don't pretend to be someone else.
And, as for you — "Narcissa looked at Lucius, who had drunk the potion and was wearing Abraxas' clothes, and said with disdain," You'd better tuck in your platinum hair and change your clothes. I don't want to go out with you. There will be rumors in the wizarding world about 'the Malfoy family has an illegitimate child' or 'the heir of the Malfoy family has changed'.
If Uncle Abraxas knows that you're so 'passionate' about making up rumors about him, I think you'll have to redo your heir training. "
"Don't be like this, Sissy.
Please, don't you think I'll look handsome when I grow up? "
Lucius tightened the coat of arms on his cuffs and looked at his reflection in the window on the street. He pulled his hair back as if he didn't think it looked good, so he messed it up again and let it fall carelessly on both sides of his face.
"I've wanted to show you how I look after drinking the potion for a long time.
Tsk, tsk, tsk. I'll be perfect when I grow up. "
"The age-increasing agent only simulates a 'possible' appearance of your future, and most of it matches the image you imagine in your future."
Narcissa looked at Lucius's narcissistic expression and rolled her eyes. "Introduction to Potion Concoction. Don't tell me the Malfoy family doesn't have this book in their training.
Also, why did you drink the potion when you were preparing the potion, but gave me a potion made from someone's hair? "
"Hmm … Good question."
Lucius thought for a moment and replied, "I think that since I look so handsome after drinking the 'age-increasing potion,' you must be very beautiful after drinking it.
In that case, the two of us would be too conspicuous.
That's why I brought you a compound decoction.
But don't worry, Sissy, the hair inside belongs to the Malfoy family. At the very least, it's not some mudbloods or Muggles. "
"Is that what I meant?" Narcissa quickened her pace.
"Sissy, Sissy —" Lucius shouted behind her. "You haven't even looked at me properly."
"Listen, Luc. We can't stay out for long.
Back then, we lied to our parents and said that we wanted to relax before the Christmas social season. We wanted you to take me to Diagon Alley to play.
Only then did he ask for their permission.
You and I both know how big Diagon Alley is, and we're going to a relatively remote place in the near future. We have to hurry. "
Narcissa said without turning her head, "Besides, from 1.5 meters to 1.8 meters, you'll have to work hard to grow taller in the future. Only then will you be able to live up to your 'expectations' —" Before Narcissa could finish, she suddenly felt a pair of hands around her waist. They hugged her tightly, and then her feet left the ground.
"What are you doing!
Lucius? "She said in panic.
"Letting you experience what it's like to be tall," Lucius said lazily from behind Narcissa, "It's your fault for not looking at me." Narcissa didn't know if it was an illusion, but she heard a trace of grievance in his voice.
Narcissa turned to look at Lucius, but because they were too close, Lucius's lips brushed past her hair and stopped at her cheek as if he was kissing her.
For a moment, both of them were stunned. Narcissa looked into Lucius's gray eyes, which were so close to hers. She saw a small figure in them.
Narcissa suddenly felt her heart beating faster.
She hurriedly turned back and whispered, "Put me down so I can see what you look like now."
With that, Lucius put Narcissa back on the ground as if he had just woken up from a dream.
As soon as her feet touched the ground, Narcissa turned to look at Lucius.
In all fairness, Lucius looked really handsome after drinking the age-increasing potion.
Even though Narcissa had lived with Lucius her whole life, she still felt that way.
He looked like he was about fifteen or sixteen years old, but he was more childish and naive than he was back then.
Pale pink lips, deep and exquisite eyes, a tall nose, pale skin, and platinum hair that fell naturally on both sides of his face. He was wearing a thick, long-sleeved windbreaker, and the exquisite silver cufflinks reflected a metallic luster under the sunlight.
Narcissa waved at Lucius. "Luc, come here and squat down a little."
"Like this?" Lucius bent down slightly.
"A little lower.
You're too tall. I'm only 1.4 meters now. "
Narcissa stood on her tiptoes and put her hand on Lucius's shoulder. She pressed down slightly until Lucius squatted down and his forehead was at the bridge of her nose.
Narcissa put her face close to Lucius's forehead.
Lucius thought that Narcissa wanted to kiss him, so he quickly closed his eyes. His pale cheeks blushed slightly.
He could feel Narcissa's breath on his forehead. Narcissa's arms wrapped around his neck. She was leaning in!
Lucius heard his heart thumping.
Then … Then nothing happened.
Lucius felt Narcissa just wrap her arms around his neck. After a while, she let go.
"Okay, you can open your eyes now," Lucius heard Narcissa say.
For some reason, he was a little disappointed, as if he didn't get what he was looking forward to.
"I think you're even more handsome like this," Narcissa said.
Lucius opened his eyes and saw Narcissa take a step back and look at him carefully.
Was he … different in any way?
Lucius instinctively reached out to touch his hair, only to find that his hair was loosely tied into a ponytail by a hair tie. It was slanted to one side.
While Lucius was still staring at her ponytail, Narcissa quickly took a step forward.
She leaned her body and planted a kiss on his forehead.
Then she immediately jumped back two steps. She turned around and said to Lucius with a smile, "Let's get down to business."
Seeing that Lucius didn't react, Narcissa smiled. She thought to herself, As expected, teasing a young Lucius is the most fun.
Narcissa and Lucius walked from Diagon Alley to Spider Tail Alley for more than an hour.
During this time, Narcissa heard Lucius complain a few times about why he didn't use the door key, why he didn't use Transfiguration with the adults.
But in the end, he still walked with her to Spider Tail Alley on foot.
Narcissa followed the path she remembered from her previous life.
By the side of the road, there were smelly sewage ditches and dark, dilapidated brick houses.
Low brick houses were densely packed together. Plus, it was winter, so there wasn't any greenery to add "life," so it gave off a sense of depression and defeat.
There was no one on either side of the road. Occasionally, a stray cat would run by with a dead rat in its mouth.
The rumbling of looms could be faintly heard in the distance.
"The person you're looking for is here?" Lucius had just stepped into this area when he frowned in disdain.
"Yes.
We're almost there. "
Narcissa gathered her cotton jacket. The desolation here made the winter's coldness even worse.
"We're here.
It's here. "Narcissa tiptoed and pressed the doorbell above the door.
After a while, the door opened a crack.
"Who is it?" A hoarse female voice asked from behind the door.
"Hello, I want to visit the owner of this house," Narcissa replied.
The slit opened wider.
Narcissa saw the woman who had opened the door.
She had black hair and black eyes like Severus Snape. She wasn't as skinny as Cyrius had described, but she still looked haggard.
She looked at Narcissa. "A … child?
What's the matter? "
Before Narcissa could answer, she continued, "No, we don't need anything. We don't want to buy flowers, and we don't want to donate to the orphanage.
We don't have that kind of money. You've got the wrong person. "
"Madam, no, I …" Narcissa was about to explain when the woman who had opened the door glanced at Lucius behind Narcissa.
"Malfoy?"
Narcissa saw the woman tremble. She couldn't tell if it was from nervousness or fear. She took two steps back and asked Lucius, "Did my father send you to catch me?"
Lucius sensed that there was a story behind this and discreetly stopped Narcissa from saying what she wanted to say.
He looked at the woman who had opened the door and raised his eyebrows like his father. He didn't deny or confirm the woman's words. "Hmm?"
The woman seemed even more flustered, but she seemed to be afraid of someone in the house. She was afraid that he would hear her, so she lowered her voice. "Listen, I won't go back.
Please let me go.
Our good days have just begun, and Tobia has just found a job. I didn't go back before, and I won't go back now. "
She saw that Lucius still didn't answer, and her expression became somewhat pleading. "I don't know what my father gave in exchange for the Malfoy family to help find me.
I've left the Prins' family, and what I can give you can't compare to what the Prins' family can give you.
But, please, tell my father that I've already died outside.
If you tell him that, I'll help you make any potions you need in the future, as long as you can provide me with the herbs.
You also know that the most valuable thing in the Prins' family isn't the potion field, but the family members who can make potions, right? "
Lucius heard this secret, and his heart was in turmoil.
He hadn't reached the level where he could hide his emotions, so he couldn't help but show some of them on his face.
He suddenly remembered the secret that his father Abraxas had told him: the youngest daughter of the Prince family couldn't accept the strict rules and endless scolding of the old Prins, so she ran away from the Prince family and was now missing.
So … "You're Irene … Prins?" Lucius asked.
"Yes." The thin and haggard woman replied.
Perhaps because she was too nervous, she ignored the expression on Lucius's face and didn't notice this flaw.
At this moment, Narcissa stepped forward and bowed, interrupting, "Hello, Madame Prins. I'm Narcissa Black.
We're not here to take you back, but because we heard that you have a son.
We're here to see this child. "
"Sissy —" Lucius wanted to refute, but Narcissa squeezed his hand and he didn't say anything else.
Irene Prince heard Narcissa's words and was slightly relieved. She said in fear and trepidation, "No, no, no. Just call me Lady Snape. I ran away from the Prince family and am married, so I can't be considered a Prince anymore."
When Lucius heard the surname 'Snape', he subconsciously frowned in disgust, because this surname didn't belong to a pureblood wizard.
But out of courtesy, he didn't say anything.