Harry Potter and the Secret Treasures
Chapter 1269: Vampire Development Plan

A few seconds later, Evan, Hermione and Ron stepped out of the carriage.

Hermione told the two Slytherin students that they could not occupy a carriage alone and asked them to give up their seats.

However, the Slytherins replied that they weren’t hogging the compartment and that they welcomed others to join, but no one dared to…

Indeed, the problem now was that students from the other three Houses dared not approach Slytherin.

This wasn’t a problem with Slytherin, but rather an issue with the other students.

“We should change this situation and not let Slytherin enjoy any privileges,” said Hermione. “Think about it, this is just the beginning. They’re now occupying the train, and later they might take over classrooms, the library…”

“Sounds like some kind of pest,” said Ron with a grin, and Hermione glared at him.

“I’m not joking, this kind of thing…”

“It’s indeed possible, but it’s difficult to change this situation. Unless they can prove that they have no connection with Voldemort and the Death Eaters, no one will be willing to approach them,” said Evan. “Everyone’s afraid of Voldemort. There’ve been too many attacks and assassinations in the past few months. No one dares to take this risk.”

No one wanted their family to be retaliated against by Death Eaters because of something they said carelessly.

Before the start of school this year, parents had warned their children to be extra careful at school; especially to be careful with people from Slytherin House and not to get too close to them.

“Okay, you’re right, but no one wanted to get close to them before either, a bunch of bugs,” said Ron.

“We can think of a way,” said Hermione thoughtfully. “It’s unlikely to change other people’s views of them in the short term, but we can regulate Slytherins’ areas and ask them to give up the extra carriages. Come on, Evan, you should bring this up at the meeting and have the prefects guide the students.”

Generally speaking, all kinds of unfairness resonated with Hermione, and she always wanted to change things.

They arrived at the prefects’ carriage and, to their surprise, Elaine was sitting in the corner with a book in hand.

Her identity was no longer a secret in the school, and many people knew that she was a vampire.

Those familiar with Elaine didn’t mind, and in fact were curious, but those who weren’t found her terrifying.

There were no fewer rumors and stories about vampires than there were about Death Eaters; and wizards were all very afraid of them.

Therefore, many students dared not approach Elaine.

She sat alone in the corner, with no intention of communicating with anyone.

“Evan!” Elaine’s wine-red eyes lit up when she saw the three of them coming in.

“Hi, Elaine, why are you here? I mean, you’ve been chosen as a prefect?!”

She had already changed into her school robes, with a prefect badge pinned to her chest.

“It came with the letter for the start of term,” she said, standing up from the couch. “How was your summer? Evan, I heard about what happened with you. My uncle said you’re impressive. Not many can defeat ancient demons.”

“That was just a trick. I’ll tell you all about my summer later,” said Evan, looking at Elaine.  

She hadn’t changed much from a few months ago. It seemed that vampires grew much slower than normal, making Elaine appear especially small, like a first-year student just starting school.

“Did you return to England the day before yesterday?” Hermione asked, pulling Elaine to sit down again. “We received the letter you sent. You said you’re currently living in the Underground World of Knockturn Alley?”

“Yes, we live there. It’s a big dungeon. It’s our clan’s base in Britain,” Elaine replied after thinking for a moment. “After that creature at home was dealt with, some of our clan members were willing to return from America to establish themselves here. My uncle led them there, and I heard they’re in conflict with werewolves…”

As expected, it was werewolves. Hermione continued to ask her if she had any information.

But Elaine never cared much about such things. She’d only heard from Caresius that it was Dumbledore who wanted them to do this, and the vampires themselves didn’t want to give up their stronghold in Britain either.

Since the British Ministry of Magic had revoked all warrants against the Slytherin vampire clan, they saw it as an opportunity to expand their presence legally in Britain. This was a rare chance. For a long time, it had been difficult for vampires to grow in Western Europe. They had been heavily oppressed, and after being exiled from this land for centuries, they could only move in secret, unable to appear openly.

So, this was an important opportunity.

Although the situation in the British Wizarding World was currently tense and on the brink of war, they still chose to return and develop.

Their base was chosen to be in the Underground World, the most suitable place for vampires to thrive.

Therefore, the vampires’ primary enemies were the werewolves, who were also rapidly rising in the Underground World, as well as Dark wizards.

Vampires, werewolves, Dark wizards, this sounded a bit like the battle script during the Roman Empire.

Among the Dark forces in the European Wizarding World of that era, these three forces were the most powerful.

Among the positive forces, there were mainly the Wizarding Alliance, which was the predecessor of the International Confederation of Wizards, as well as wizards, priests, and diviners who served the Roman Empire and the Vatican, and they were constantly fighting with each other.

Later, with the development of the times, the empire fell and the overall power of the Holy See declined.

Vampires and werewolves had migrated to the newly discovered Americas on a large scale, and the European Wizarding World gradually became a battlefield for the struggle between wizards and Dark wizards.

Now, war was breaking out again.

As long as they aligned themselves with the right side, they could legitimize their status and expand their family’s power.

“I’ve heard that the Wizarding World in America is also very chaotic, with many vampire clans constantly fighting over territory and other things. It’s difficult for a clan like ours, newly arrived, to grow there. The other clans don’t want to accept us, so we’d be better off coming back,” Elaine continued. “My uncle and the others think that with Dumbledore’s support, we can live well here. Plus, the British Wizarding World is the most important in the world. If we can establish ourselves here, it will be hugely beneficial.”

It had to be said that vampires were very practical and put their own interests first.

Most Dark creatures were like this, and fortunately, they did not support Voldemort, although Voldemort could promise them more.

“By the way, after the monster was destroyed, did your bodies undergo any changes? And how did you deal with the blood?” Evan asked. “You went back to Norway mainly to deal with that, right?”

He was still very concerned about this matter and didn’t want a bunch of magic addicts to appear again.

“Don’t worry, my uncle destroyed all the remaining blood as you said. I saw him do it with my own eyes, so there’s absolutely no problem,” said Elaine, looking at Evan’s neck and swallowing. “As for changes, I feel like my magic power is a bit weaker, and I get tired faster. I also feel hungrier more often, but drinking more blood should help with that…”

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