The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 669 The decisive battle begins
The light in the castle flickered, and the flames swayed in the cold wind. Snape knelt there, startled by Voldemort's sudden question.

Snape quickly reviewed his recent actions in his mind to confirm whether he had been exposed.

Then he said, "Master, as far as I know, all the secret passages leading to Hogwarts have been blocked. The only option we have is to storm."

"What did your informant say?" Voldemort continued to ask, "Did he tell me about the recent movements of the Order of the Phoenix?"

Snape once reported to Voldemort that he had left a secret line in the Order of the Phoenix and that he could learn about some major initiatives of the Order of the Phoenix through Mundungus Fletcher.

For example, how the Order of the Phoenix diverted Harry Potter, who was about to come of age.

This is also one of the reasons why Voldemort believed Snape's information instead of Runcorn.

In Voldemort's view, the Order of the Phoenix is ​​Harry Potter's greatest support. Voldemort also claims to understand Ada, and he believes that Ada is not someone who is willing to make wedding clothes for others.

Such a person would not help Harry Potter wholeheartedly.

But in fact, this hidden line has nothing to do with Mundungus Fletcher. Snape's real hidden line is Ada. All along, it was Ada who provided information to Snape.

Provide Snape with as much intelligence as possible to ensure that he is well-informed, ensuring that he can get closer to Voldemort and create an opportunity to kill Nagini.

Ada is indeed not someone who can help Harry, but her goal is to kill Voldemort.

"Master, the Order of the Phoenix still insists that Harry Potter is the key to victory, and only he can defeat you." Snape continued, "Their current task is to protect him. Sirius Black also went to school for this reason."

What Snape said coincides with Voldemort's idea.

To this day, the Dark Lord still believes that Harry Potter is the biggest threat to him. Not only because of Trelawney's prophecy, but also because Harry almost destroyed Voldemort.

"Stupid idea, Severus. They think Potter is stronger than me. This is the stupidest idea in the world." Voldemort said grimly, "They will pay for their stupidity."

Bellatrix crawled forward two steps and said excitedly: "Master, I will kill them! No matter where they escape to, I will find them and kill them!"

"No, Bella, you don't need to do that." Although he said no, Voldemort was very happy to hear it.

He continued, "They will go to Hogwarts, and when we attack the school, they will definitely come to die. I will kill Harry Potter, who they regard as their hope, in front of them!"

Voldemort's laughter was cruel and satisfying. He had been waiting for this moment for sixteen years.

Kill Harry Potter, kill the biggest threat standing in his way, and from now on, Voldemort will be unstoppable!
"Please let us witness this moment with our own eyes, Master!" Rodolphus Lestrange said loudly, "There is nothing more satisfying than destroying the hope of others!"

Rodolphus was not only a pure-blood supremacist, he was also cruel and took pleasure in abusing and torturing others.

This is proven by the fact that he voluntarily used the Cruciatus Curse to torture the Longbottoms to an unspeakable degree of cruelty.

Being loyal to Voldemort can satisfy Rodolphus's desire for brutality and bloodlust and allow him to fully display his cruelty, while also demonstrating his sense of superiority as a pure-blood. It is the best of both worlds.

"Of course, Rodolphus, you will see it," Voldemort said quietly. "You will all see it."

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The November night was cold and windy, and it seemed that a heavy snowfall would occur at any time.

On such a cold night, one should stay in a warm house, sit by a blazing fireplace, drink a glass of wine and appreciate the beauty of life.

But Bill Weasley didn't do that. He tightened the cloak Fleur handed him and patrolled the village at night in the cold wind. According to historian Bathilda Bagshot, after the implementation of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in the 17th century, some wizard families began to "live among tolerant, sometimes Confusion-spelled Muggles."

The small village where Bill lives is called Dingworth, located on the coast of Cornwall, England. It is a lonely and beautiful place.

Since ancient times, this place has been a gathering place for wizard families. The famous arithmetic fortuneteller Bridget Wenlock once lived here and discovered the magic of the number "7" here.

Today, the Ministry of Magic has expanded Dingworth to accommodate and protect Muggle-born wizards and some half-blood wizards from the threat of Voldemort and the Death Eaters.

Bill Weasley is both a member of the Order of the Phoenix and the son of the Minister of Magic. His dual identities give him a greater sense of responsibility.

Therefore, Bill left his warm room on this cold night and patrolled the large and small outposts in the village to ensure that the wizards living there would not be attacked by Death Eaters.

After walking a few steps, we came to the first sentry post, which was responsible for guarding the coast to prevent Death Eaters from sneaking into the village from the coast behind the village. The guard here was a middle-aged Auror from the Ministry of Magic and a young Muggle-born wizard who volunteered to stand guard.

The two of them smiled and waved when they saw Bill coming over. Bill took out a small curved pot from his cloak, and the two men each took out a cup. It seemed that the three of them had a tacit understanding.

The steaming hot coffee poured out of the curved kettle was just enough to warm up the frozen body.

The young wizard couldn't wait to take a big sip, and it was so hot that his tongue grew bigger.

He slurred, "Thank you so much, Mrs. Weasley. If it weren't for her, I would have frozen to death here the night before last!"

The Mrs. Weasley here is not Bill's mother, but his wife Fleur Delacour, who should now be called Fleur Weasley.

When the weather is hot, Furong will prepare some ice drinks and give them to the sentries guarding the village for free, which can not only dispel the heat but also prevent the guards from getting heatstroke. Now that the weather is cold, Furong has replaced the ice drinks with hot drinks to warm everyone up.

In Dingworth, Fleur was everyone's favorite.

It's not because of her stunning beauty, nor because she is the minister's eldest daughter-in-law, but simply because of her kindness.

Bill smiled and patted the young wizard on the shoulder. He said, "You won't freeze to death. You can only die of old age in bed."

The middle-aged Auror held the cup with both hands. He was not in a hurry to drink the hot coffee, but wanted to warm his hands for a while.

He also smiled and said, "Bill is right. We will all see the day of victory. Okay, Bill, let's go to the next place. If you delay any longer, you will only see two ice sculptures."

Bill stuffed the curved pot back into his cloak and headed towards the next outpost. He wanted to bring this warmth to all the wizards guarding here.

Even with the expansion, Dingworth was not very large, and Bill soon reached the entrance of the village.

As soon as he arrived there, Bill found that there were quite a lot of people at the entrance of the village tonight, and he saw several familiar faces among them - a one-eyed female Auror with an eye patch, and Sidorov and Hartman who were following Ada.

Bill hurried over to ask what happened.

Before Bill could ask, the baby-faced Hartman took the initiative to say, "Mr. William Weasley, the Death Eaters are likely to raid Dingworth tonight. We must make all defensive preparations."

As he was speaking, a wolf-like howl came from behind, accompanied by the sound of huge footsteps.

The Death Eater attack is really coming!

(End of this chapter)