Chapter 5: Lucius Malfoy shall now teach you 20 ways of asking someone out
for lunch
"........In conclusion, it would be far more efficient if all muggles were replaced by small wooden boxes. Thank you for your time and attention. I shall now try to answer any questions you may have." Lucius Malfoy said, looking around the room arrogantly, as if daring the audience to have any questions.
"I have a question," a wizard with messy white hair said. "Wouldn't your policy lead to a slow but sure extinction of wizardkind?"
Lucius Malfoy opened and shut his mouth, thinking. "Ah, er, well," he said, "That is a very interesting question, but the answer would take up so much time that perhaps it would be better to discuss this over lunch some time?"
The wizard's brow furrowed, and he sat down. "Any other questions?" Lucius said, in a mildly annoyed tone.
"Yes," a fat and intelligent looking witch said, "How do you propose to win the votes of the wizards with muggle relatives for this? Without their support, it will never pass."
"That," Lucius Malfoy said, "is a very intriguing question. However, the plan I have developed in order to execute this is so complicated, it would take far too long to explain here. Why not discuss it over lunch the day after tomorrow?" He gazed at the witch threateningly, and she sat down again, mumbling something to her neighbour.
"Are you dodging our questions?" a wizard with a long black beard said.
"No, but all these questions are far too..." Lucius Malfoy started, but was interrupted by a small, bald wizard.
"And where do you propose to get such great quantities of wooden boxes? To me, it sounds like you just made a good deal with a producer of small wooden boxes!" he shouted furiously.
"That is completely untrue," Lucius Malfoy said, straining to stay calm. "As there are so many others waiting to pose questions, I do not at present have time to counter that statement, but I shall be only too glad to discuss it with you over lunch some time."
Several members of the audience now started to shout and interrupt each other. In the far right corner, a small fight broke out. Finally, the wizard with the black beard shouted to Lucius: "And where's Richard?"
"I shall look forward to discussing that question with you over lunch," a voice said from under the little stand behind which Lucius was standing.
"Shut it, you," Lucius said irritably, whacking Richard over the head with his cane.
"........In conclusion, it would be far more efficient if all muggles were replaced by small wooden boxes. Thank you for your time and attention. I shall now try to answer any questions you may have." Lucius Malfoy said, looking around the room arrogantly, as if daring the audience to have any questions.
"I have a question," a wizard with messy white hair said. "Wouldn't your policy lead to a slow but sure extinction of wizardkind?"
Lucius Malfoy opened and shut his mouth, thinking. "Ah, er, well," he said, "That is a very interesting question, but the answer would take up so much time that perhaps it would be better to discuss this over lunch some time?"
The wizard's brow furrowed, and he sat down. "Any other questions?" Lucius said, in a mildly annoyed tone.
"Yes," a fat and intelligent looking witch said, "How do you propose to win the votes of the wizards with muggle relatives for this? Without their support, it will never pass."
"That," Lucius Malfoy said, "is a very intriguing question. However, the plan I have developed in order to execute this is so complicated, it would take far too long to explain here. Why not discuss it over lunch the day after tomorrow?" He gazed at the witch threateningly, and she sat down again, mumbling something to her neighbour.
"Are you dodging our questions?" a wizard with a long black beard said.
"No, but all these questions are far too..." Lucius Malfoy started, but was interrupted by a small, bald wizard.
"And where do you propose to get such great quantities of wooden boxes? To me, it sounds like you just made a good deal with a producer of small wooden boxes!" he shouted furiously.
"That is completely untrue," Lucius Malfoy said, straining to stay calm. "As there are so many others waiting to pose questions, I do not at present have time to counter that statement, but I shall be only too glad to discuss it with you over lunch some time."
Several members of the audience now started to shout and interrupt each other. In the far right corner, a small fight broke out. Finally, the wizard with the black beard shouted to Lucius: "And where's Richard?"
"I shall look forward to discussing that question with you over lunch," a voice said from under the little stand behind which Lucius was standing.
"Shut it, you," Lucius said irritably, whacking Richard over the head with his cane.