The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 546 Voldemort's Undercover
The Death Eaters did not stop their destruction. After Emmeline Vance and Amelia Bones were killed, Florin Fusco was also attacked.

Unlike the previous two, Florin Fusco is neither a member of the Order of the Phoenix nor the Director of the Department of Law Enforcement who will soon take charge of the Ministry of Magic. He is just the manager of a cold drink shop in Diagon Alley.

Such an ordinary person was attacked by Death Eaters in broad daylight, and judging from the way the Death Eaters attacked, they had no intention of hurting Florin, they seemed to want to kidnap him.

Fortunately, the Aurors stationed in Diagon Alley responded in time, and with the help of Hartman, Florin Fusco was not captured by the Death Eaters. After the support of the Ministry of Magic arrived, the Death Eaters who failed in their mission had to retreat in a hurry.

The Death Eaters' attack on the ice cream shop was a bit puzzling. Apart from tutoring Harry on his medieval witchcraft paper and making delicious ice cream, there was nothing special about Florin Fusco that would make the Death Eaters go to such lengths for him.

There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. Although it is a bit unreasonable to think so, Ada feels that there must be a reason why the Death Eaters attacked an ice cream shop owner, and it cannot be just for revenge.

As for the reason, it remains for Ada to discover.

Florin Fusco was unable to provide Ada with an answer, and was so shocked that he couldn't even offer her a bowl of raspberry ice cream.

A few days after Florin Fusco was sent to St. Mungo's, Igor Karkaroff's body was found in a cabin in the north, with the Dark Mark hanging over it.

Betraying Voldemort and selling out his fellow Death Eaters allowed Karkaroff to live a carefree life for thirteen years. After Voldemort's return, Karkaroff's good days finally came to an end. After a year of hiding, he still couldn't escape Voldemort's revenge.

After these two attacks, the activities of the Death Eaters became more frequent and rampant. The Daily Prophet reported disappearances and even deaths of people almost every day, as well as other strange incidents.

Needless to say, some of the missing people are really missing, while others have hidden away quietly.

Suddenly, the Ministry of Magic was overwhelmed by these disappearances and deaths. The enemy was in the light, while we were in the dark. The Ministry of Magic was like a farmer walking in the light, while Voldemort was like a poisonous snake lurking in the shadows, ready to bite the farmer when the time was right.

The Ministry of Magic was always in a passive position and was tormented by the Death Eaters, which made Ada feel very depressed staying in the office.

Although Ada was furious, she had no means of counterattack. It would be better if she had an undercover agent like Snape in the Death Eaters.

Unfortunately, spies like Severus Snape are hard to come by, and Ada could only envy Dumbledore.

Passively accepting a beating is not advisable. Ada believes that the Ministry of Magic should take the initiative to attack and boost the morale of the ministry through effective strikes against the Death Eaters, so that the public can regain confidence in the Ministry of Magic.

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That morning, the department was operating as usual.

The hall was magnificent, with dark wooden floors that could shine. The peacock blue ceiling was inlaid with glittering golden symbols. Every few seconds, with a slight puff, a wizard would suddenly appear from one of the gilded fireplaces in the hall.

Yaxley, with a face full of flesh, sat in his crowded and small office, with trivial and meaningless work on his desk, and resentment in his eyes.

Corban Yaxley was a Death Eater who, after Voldemort's first fall, thought the Dark Lord was finished. Like his former associates, Yaxley claimed that he was under the Imperius Curse and escaped punishment from the Ministry of Magic. After the trial, Yaxley transformed himself from a Death Eater to an official of the Ministry of Magic. Before Voldemort's return, he became a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic. Now he is Voldemort's insider in the Ministry of Magic.

Others like Yaxley included August Rookwood of the Department of Mysteries and Walton MacNeill of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. However, after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the identities of Rookwood and MacNeill were revealed and they were all thrown into Azkaban. Yaxley became Voldemort's only heir among the high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic.

After the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Fudge fell from power and Pius Thicknesse was promoted to take charge of the Ministry of Magic. Yaxley, who was very close to Thicknesse, should have risen with him, but the new minister alienated him.

On the day Thickness met with Laura, Thickness, then deputy director of the Law Enforcement Division, received advice from Laura: pay more attention to Yaxley, as there will be unexpected discoveries.

Listen to others' advice and eat your fill. Thicknesse begins to pay attention to Yaxley's every move and realizes that Yaxley is betraying the Ministry of Magic.

For some reason, Thickness did not rush to deal with Yaxley, but instead distanced himself from him. After becoming minister, Thickness even transferred Yaxley to the Office of the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts.

This position had previously belonged to Arthur Weasley, and became vacant after Mr. Weasley was promoted to Head of the Department of Law Enforcement. The Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office was moved away from the center of power, and Corban Yaxley was marginalized.

Yaxley naturally complained about this; he didn't want to deal with a bewitched Muggle teapot, or a Muggle toilet flooded with sewage by some bored person.

Therefore, as a veteran Death Eater, Yaxley was even more dedicated in selling the Ministry of Magic, and he would immediately inform his master of any disturbance in the Ministry.

Including but not limited to Thicknesse's mistress, Thicknesse's possible support from France, and all the action plans that Yaxley could access...

As Voldemort's spy hidden in the Ministry of Magic, Yaxley was very dedicated and conscientious, and he was just short of selling all the Ministry's belongings to support Voldemort.

In the cramped office, Coban Yaxley, with a fierce look on his face, had no intention of working. He was only thinking about how to sell off the Ministry of Magic.

The attempt to kidnap Florin Fosco failed, which greatly displeased Voldemort. Yaxley felt that his chance to receive the Dark Lord's reward had come, as long as he could obtain the Ministry of Magic's protection plan for Fosco.

Unable to sit still, Yaxley walked out of the office and wandered around the Auror headquarters, hoping to get some useful information.

Since Arthur Weasley took office, the Aurors have suddenly become very tight-lipped, and sometimes even the Aurors on duty don't know where their destination is.

After waiting and searching for a long time, Yaxley got nothing. This has become his normal state recently. Without any intelligence, Yaxley has become less and less valued by his master.

Just when Yaxley was feeling disappointed, he finally got what he wanted.

Yaxley was ecstatic. He took out his wand and whispered to the lone staff member: "Soul out of the body!"

(End of this chapter)