With Armandina's assistance, Adelaide's subsequent process proceeded exceptionally smoothly, like flowing water.
She first spent a few minutes exchanging pleasantries with Lucius Malfoy and several influential heads of pure-blood families present.
During this process, Adelaide keenly observed that Edward's elder brother, the head of the family, was not among them; clearly, the Borgin Family had resolved to follow Lord Voldemort to the end.
Adelaide and Edward both breathed a secret sigh of relief at this discovery.
After all, after the vanishing cabinet incident, the Borgin Family had already been marked within the Acolytes; if the Borgin Family suddenly turned back to curry favor with them now, it would instead be a thorny issue for Adelaide.
Since the Borgin Family chose to remain loyal to Lord Voldemort, this was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for Adelaide. She could order the Acolytes to go all out to destroy the existing Borgin Family without worrying about the opinions of other pure-blood families, and then have Edward rebuild a Borgin Family completely loyal to her.
This new Borgin Family would become the first pure-blood family Adelaide truly controlled in the British Wizarding World, laying a solid foundation for her influence in the British pure-blood Wizarding World.
After simple and polite pleasantries, Lucius Malfoy, as the host of the party, stood in the center of the main hall with a smile. He elegantly waved his wand and cast a Sonorus charm on his throat.
As the spell took effect, his voice spread clearly and loudly throughout the main hall, as if his words could be heard in every corner.
"Dear guests, welcome to tonight's party!"
Lucius's opening remarks were brief and powerful, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
He continued: "For dinner, we will have a buffet format. I hope everyone can enjoy the food while also interacting freely; there are no fixed seating arrangements for this dinner, which will help everyone make new friends and expand their social circles."
Lucius's gaze swept over everyone present, finally landing on the focus of tonight—Adelaide.
"Of course, we have a special guest tonight, and that is Miss Grindelwald."
Lucius smiled and nodded to Adelaide, "Miss Grindelwald is not only devastatingly beautiful but also a highly talented Witch; I believe everyone here is looking forward to interacting with her. I wish you all a wonderful time tonight and hope you achieve your desired goals—so I won't waste any more of your time. I declare the 572nd Malfoy Summer Gala officially open!"
Just as Lucius said, at this moment, Adelaide undoubtedly became the primary object of socialization for the pure-blood Wizards in the main hall.
These pure-blood Wizards came to the party today partly to give face to the House of Malfoy, and partly to get to know Adelaide—establishing a connection with the future head of Grindelwald and the future spokesperson of the Acolytes would undoubtedly bring many benefits to their families.
For them, as long as they could make their faces familiar to Adelaide, tonight's goal would be achieved.
Fortunately, with Armandina's assistance, Adelaide performed quite excellently during the following dinner time, without any mistakes.
She handled the polite pleasantries of those around her with ease while quietly observing her surroundings, looking for families belonging to Slytherin House students who appeared in the original story.
The Parkinson Family, the Goyle Family, the Greengrass Family... these familiar surnames constantly appeared in her vision, and Adelaide secretly rejoiced.
Even Mrs. Zabini and a member of the Nott Family, a Death Eater family, came forward to greet her, which made her more convinced that her plan was progressing smoothly.
The defection of many pure-blood families also made Adelaide wonder: how many Death Eaters are still loyal to Lord Voldemort now?
She began to imagine Lord Voldemort hiding alone in the shadows, roaring in anger as he watched his former subordinates betray him one by one and turn to pledge loyalty to her.
She imagined Lord Voldemort's exasperated look, and a sense of indescribable satisfaction welled up in her heart, almost making her laugh out loud.
"Sister Grindelwald is truly a beauty~"
This voice came from behind Adelaide like heavenly music, soft and pleasant; Adelaide's heart skipped a beat, her lecherous thoughts took over, and she turned her head to see who had made such a beautiful sound.
What met Adelaide's eyes was a little girl who looked about ten years old. She had ear-length short hair with slightly curled ends, looking very playful and cute.
Adelaide's gaze fell on the little girl's face; her skin was as white as snow, smooth and delicate like porcelain, and her large eyes were as bright as gems, her long eyelashes trembling slightly like butterfly wings. Under her small nose, her lips were painted with a light pink lipstick, and when she smiled, she revealed two cute little canine teeth, making people feel an immediate sense of affection.
She was wearing a pink, magnificent princess dress, the hem of which was like a blooming flower, swaying gently with her movements.
Adelaide noticed that this little girl had been standing next to Draco Malfoy earlier. She secretly speculated: could this be the legendary Pansy Parkinson?
"I am honored to receive such praise from such a little beauty. Could you tell me your name?"
Adelaide asked with a smile, her voice gentle and kind.
The little girl seemed a bit shy; her cheeks flushed slightly, and her eyes darted around in panic. She said softly, "I am Pansy Parkinson, the eldest daughter of the Parkinson Family."
It really was her!
Adelaide sighed inwardly, but her impression of Pansy Parkinson was far from this little beauty carved in jade.
In Adelaide's memory, Pansy Parkinson in the original book was described as an ugly girl who looked like a pug.
However, the Pansy Parkinson in front of her not only had a beautiful face but also had a hint of tsundere in her expression, which was a world of difference from the image in the book.
Adelaide suddenly remembered that she had seen a Miss Pansy Parkinson on screen before, the one from Harry's third year, who was somewhat similar to this Cat-like little beauty in front of her.
The head of the Parkinson Family had just taken the initiative to greet her, so it seemed the Parkinson Family had also defected to her, and thus Pansy Parkinson was one of her own.
Thinking of this, Adelaide's expression became even softer. She smiled and began to chat with her cute junior, which caused a flash of darkness to pass through Armandina's eyes as she dealt with the old fogies nearby.
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