In its spirit form, Hydra could now completely ignore physical attacks.
It could also phase through objects, greatly improving its mobility.
Not only that—
Like Harry’s ghost companion, Hydra could even possess Draco, temporarily boosting his strength.
Arthur suddenly rembered sothing.
Because the events of the Triwizard Tournant had been so chaotic, the yearly duel Harry and Draco had agreed upon had never happened.
Arthur couldn’t help wondering—
If those two finally fought:
One using Susanoo-like power
The other empowered by a dragon soul
What kind of battle would that be?
Unfortunately, it probably wouldn’t happen anyti soon.
Harry was busy trying to avenge Sirius.
Draco had just narrowly escaped Voldemort.
Neither of them had the mood to care about an old duel promise.
As the death power fully dyed Hydra’s body purple-red, Arthur completed the transformation.
Hydra’s tightly shut eyes suddenly opened.
Its forr snake-like pupils had vanished.
In their place burned two eerie purple flas.
Those flas were its soul fire.
As long as the soul fire remained—
Hydra would never truly die.
Draco bowed deeply to Arthur.
"Thank you... truly."
Arthur quickly helped him up.
"Alright, that’s enough thanks."
He patted Draco on the shoulder.
"You should go check on Hydra."
Draco nodded and approached the dragon.
Sensing soone nearby, Hydra’s soul flas turned toward him.
Despite Hydra now radiating an unsettling aura of death—
Draco showed no fear.
"Hydra... do you still rember ?"
"Dra... co..."
A hoarse female voice slowly called out his na.
Draco froze.
"Hydra?! You can talk now?!"
Arthur raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Dragons in the wizarding world normally could not speak.
Their intelligence simply wasn’t high enough to learn human language.
Yet Hydra had just spoken.
Arthur rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
Could his death power also enhance intelligence?
Maybe he should experint with another creature.
For example—
The basilisk he kept in the Zen Garden.
It was similar to a dragon:
A magical beast
Unable to speak
Yet intelligent enough to understand commands
At that exact mont, the basilisk sleeping peacefully in the Zen Garden suddenly shivered.
It felt as if sothing bad was about to happen.
But then it reassured itself:
This is my master’s territory. What could possibly go wrong?
With that comforting thought, it fell back asleep.
anwhile, Hydra spoke Draco’s na again.
Then it lowered its head toward him.
Draco imdiately wrapped his arms around the dragon’s head.
The rune contract between them still existed.
Because of that, Hydra’s death aura would not harm Draco.
The boy and the dragon simply held each other quietly.
Arthur smiled and quietly stepped away, giving them so space.
Elsewhere...
At Voldemort’s temporary base.
Not long after returning, Voldemort sensed sothing.
The death energy he had planted inside the Malfoys—
Had disappeared.
That ant the Malfoys had gone directly to Arthur after escaping.
Things were more troubleso than Voldemort expected.
The death energy he used was supposed to cling like a bone-deep curse.
Even he, the caster, would need effort to remove it.
Yet Arthur had eliminated it almost instantly.
That confird sothing:
Arthur’s strength was far from simple.
Fortunately, Voldemort had already morized Arthur’s location.
Once his preparations were complete—
He could begin his plan.
Back at Arthur’s house.
When Arthur returned inside, he saw that Lucius had already brought Narcissa back.
Arthur asked,
"So what are you planning to do now?"
Lucius replied calmly.
"We’re thinking of renting a house nearby for the ti being."
"What do you think?"
After today’s attack, Malfoy Manor might no longer be safe.
The Malfoys had other residences, of course—
But Voldemort could find those as well.
In Lucius’s opinion, the safest option was staying close to Arthur.
That was why he wanted to temporarily beco Arthur’s neighbor.
Of course—
He would only do so with Arthur’s permission.
If Arthur refused, Lucius would quietly take his family and hide sowhere else.
Arthur shrugged.
"I have no objection."
Then he pointed toward the neighboring property.
"But my next-door neighbor on that side is a crematorium."
"You sure you want to live there?"
The Granger house was located in the suburbs, where buildings were far apart.
Lucius pointed in another direction.
"There’s another house over there."
"I’ll ask the owner if they’re willing to rent it to us."
He had noticed the house earlier.
It was right next to Arthur’s property—perfect for their temporary residence.
As for the possibility that the owner might refuse—
Lucius hadn’t even considered it.
At worst, he could simply "borrow" the house with magic.
Arthur nodded.
"That could work."
"With the relationship you two have, renting a few rooms shouldn’t be a problem."
Because the house Lucius pointed to belonged to Severus Snape.
Snape’s ho was Arthur’s other neighbor.
Previously, Snape had insisted that Draco never reveal his address to anyone—Lucius included.
He feared enemies might find the location and harm Leah.
But things had changed.
Leah had now beco a Glintstone Mage, just like Snape.
She had enough combat ability to defend herself.
Because of that, Snape was no longer overly worried about his address being discovered.
At least—
He didn’t need to hide it from friends anymore.
So Arthur didn’t bother keeping the secret for him this ti.
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