The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 595 Voldemort's Albania

After Christmas comes the New Year. A few days after the New Year, the Death Eaters who returned to work continued to create various attacks as if to speed up the progress of the project, in order to distract the attention of the Ministry of Magic and disperse the power of the Ministry of Magic.

Thicknesse didn't even have time to feel sorry for his missing wine before he started his busy work for the new year.

The entire Ministry of Magic was like a rumbling machine, running at high speed, but even if the Ministry worked around the clock and worked overtime repeatedly, it still failed to stop the Death Eaters' long-planned sabotage.

Maybe the Death Eaters were scared after being beaten, or maybe they finally realized their own shortcomings, but the Death Eaters' actions after the New Year were unusually low-key. If there was no Dark Mark left at the crime scene, everyone would have thought that a new dark force had appeared in the wizarding world.

Senior officials in the ministry have also held meetings to discuss and try to reverse the current passive situation.

Until the end of the meeting, no one had been able to come up with a solution or an effective solution.

The meeting was not completely ineffective. Everyone agreed that there must be a bigger conspiracy behind the Death Eaters' frequent petty fights.

This view is somewhat nonsense. The goal of Voldemort and the Death Eaters is definitely to defeat Dumbledore, capture the Ministry of Magic, and make England their world.

Without the interference of Dumbledore and Ada, Voldemort can better pursue immortality. But that is Voldemort's ultimate goal, a long-term plan, not the present.

The Death Eaters' frequent crimes were obvious. They wanted to use these murders and disappearances to exhaust the Ministry of Magic's energy, leaving the Aurors and law enforcement teams with no time to spare, thus achieving their unknown terrorist goals.

In order to eliminate the panic among the people, boost everyone's morale, and also to find out the Death Eaters' secret plans, the Ministry of Magic launched a new round of attacks to force the Death Eaters hiding in the dark to show up.

In mid-January, Thicknesse personally led a surprise inspection of the Avery family, while Mr. Weasley led a team to break into the Nott and Carrow families.

In three massive anti-crime operations, the Ministry of Magic only arrested Nott, while Avery and the Carrows did not show up.

In the following time, the Ministry of Magic raided the homes of the Death Eaters one by one, including Travers, McNeill, Rawl, etc. All those who were recorded by the Ministry and seen at Malfoy Manor that night were not spared.

Unfortunately, there are not many people as stupid as Nott. The Aurors and the law enforcement team only seized a lot of dark magic items, and did not catch any Death Eaters. They did not even encounter any resistance in these people's homes.

Just... my door is always open, and I am waiting for you with open arms~
The Death Eaters seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. They only showed up when committing crimes, and at other times no one knew where they were hiding in some sewer or culvert.

Although they didn't catch the person, they did seize a lot of prohibited black magic items, filling up several empty rooms.

Ada would of course check out these items that were full of the aura of dark magic one by one. What if she found a Horcrux among these junk?

With such a fluke mentality, Ada went through all the confiscated items. If the small probability event of "what if" did not occur, it seemed that Voldemort did not give the crucial Horcrux to these people for safekeeping.

Although she didn't see the Horcruxes, Ada did witness the evil of these items. The curses on some of them were even more vicious than the opal necklace.

Since Ada found the Hufflepuff gold cup in Gringotts, she was also very interested in the bank's underground vault. She wanted to take a look at the vaults of those pure-blood families.

But this was just a thought and it never came to fruition.

Although Gringotts is a wizarding bank, it is controlled by goblins, and all the gold Galleons are made by goblins. For a long time, Gringotts, led by goblins, has been cruising outside the scope of power and is not affected by the Ministry of Magic.

After the First Wizarding War, a large number of pure-blood wizards were arrested, but their underground vaults in Gringotts were safe and sound, and their property was protected. Just like Sirius, when he was a fugitive, he could order expensive Firebolts for Harry.

Although Lucius Malfoy is temporarily detained in the Ministry of Magic, if he is freed one day, his assets in Gringotts will still allow him to live a comfortable life, and it is not impossible for him to return to being a superior person.

It means that the Ministry of Magic was weak and vulnerable before, which is why these greedy goblins are so fearless.

The spoiled goblins will not obey the department's arrangements. In order to protect the private property of customers and maintain the reputation of Gringotts, they will definitely dare to bang the table and glare.

Unless Ada uses thunder and lightning, like what Gryffindor did to the Goblin King Ragnark I, or goes even further and directly massacres Gringotts, the goblins will not obey.

Of course, if Ada is interested, she can also invite three or five friends to do another standard errand at Gringotts Bank. If she wants.

Winter has gone and spring has come. In the blink of an eye, it is already March and the weather in London is getting warmer day by day.

During this hibernation period, finding the Horcrux was still as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack, and Voldemort's secret past was like a thick fog that could not be melted or blown away, and Ada could never find a solution.

Where did Tom Riddle go after graduation? Where did he go after leaving Borgin and Burke? Where did he go during those ten years of dormancy?
Ada believed that as long as she could figure out Voldemort's unknown footprints and journeys, she would be able to find clues about the Horcruxes and even Voldemort's possible weaknesses.

The Black Forest in Albania is a place that Ada would think of from time to time. It is a popular travel destination for British wizards.

Please forgive Ada for her short-sightedness. She really doesn't see what's so good about that shabby place that would attract so many wizards.

First it was Quirinus Quirrell who had a long face on the back of his head, and then it was Bertha Jorkins who became forgetful due to the Forgetfulness Charm. When they traveled, they all chose the Black Forest in Albania, a dangerous Black Forest.

In the Black Forest, Quirrell met the lingering soul of Voldemort. In order to change himself and for the Dark Lord's resurrection plan, Quirrell sacrificed his clean life, body and soul.

The forgetful Bertha Jorkins did not encounter Voldemort directly, but was presented to the Dark Lord by Benedict Foley, who escaped from prison.

In Jorkins' memory, Voldemort saw the upcoming Quidditch World Cup, the Triwizard Tournament, the loyal servants imprisoned at home, and his chance to rise again.

If what happened to Quirrell and Jorkins was just a coincidence, then why did Voldemort appear in Albania again and again?
In Godric's Hollow in 1981, after killing James Potter and Lily Potter, Voldemort pointed his wand at one-year-old Harry Potter. A green light flashed, and the one-year-old baby did not die. Instead, the arrogant Dark Lord turned into the most despicable remnant soul.

Life is better than death.

It was a nightmare night for Voldemort. Having lost his body and magic power, he was extremely weak. Instead of hiding nearby, he traveled across the ocean to Albania and recovered his strength in the Black Forest.

Possessed by Quirrell, Voldemort landed in England again and returned to Hogwarts. Voldemort intended to get his hands on the Philosopher's Stone and complete his unfinished business. Quirrell was stupid and failed to succeed, so Voldemort, in his residual soul state, chose to return here again.

What attracted Voldemort and made him, despite numerous difficulties, travel across mountains and seas twice with just a wisp of soul?
What is there in the Black Forest of Albania that could attract Voldemort so much that he would take shelter there? Is it just because it is in the Balkan Peninsula, far away from England?

It seems like it's time to go to Albania, but before that, Ada still has some things to deal with, such as going to see the unlucky Ron, who was almost poisoned to death.

(End of this chapter)