Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 285 The Story of Ten Years Ago
Trelawney made a prophecy at the Hog's Head 14 years ago, and Snape overheard it and told Voldemort about it.

Because he only overheard the first part, Voldemort was actually misled by the prophecy and it actually facilitated the prophecy.

He began searching Great Britain for the family that would fit the prophecy, "the family that had thrice resisted him, and who would be born at the end of July."

Of course, he had to look for this among his old rivals, the Order of the Phoenix, because no one else had resisted him three times and survived.

At that time, the Death Eaters led by Voldemort had been wreaking havoc on the British wizarding world for nearly ten years.

Voldemort undoubtedly inherited the talents of his ancestor Slytherin.

He was already extremely outstanding and dazzling during his student days. He once established a small team among his classmates called the Knights of Wolpers.

Wolpers Night was originally an ancient festival of the indigenous Druids in Britain.

On April 4th and May 30st of each year, believers light bonfires and dance to celebrate the passing of winter and welcome the arrival of spring.

Since Druidism was considered a pagan religion by Christians, its god was considered the devil.

Also, as the number of Druids was decreasing, they often held secret ceremonies at night, offering sacrifices on the holy mountain and burning May bonfires, which gave rise to the superstitious legend that the devil and wizards gathered on this night.

Finally, "Wolpers Night" also became synonymous with the Devil's Carnival.

Goethe mentioned this in Faust.

The fact that Tom named this small group shows that he had great ambitions at that time.

Most of the members of the Knights of Wolpers were from pure-blood families. Most of those older than Tom did not become Death Eaters. Those who were much younger and the next generation of the older ones became the first generation of Death Eaters.

Normally, as a half-blood, it would be impossible for Tom to become the spokesperson for the interests of the pure-blood family and lead the pure-blood wizards to seize power and interests.

But Tom's skills and strength are strong enough, and he is also the heir of Slytherin. In addition, the power he has been building since his school days, especially after traveling for ten years and sacrificing his nose, has become extremely powerful!

So in the end, he became the spokesperson for the pure-blood family.

The so-called pure-blood families and pro-Muggle wizards are nothing more than a clash between vested interests and the emerging class.

Could it be that in the past, when there were fewer Muggle-born wizards, there was peace among the pure-blood families themselves?

Ultimately it's just a struggle for power and profit.

but!
But then Voldemort went crazy!

Although Tom is not a good person, he is a bully, ambitious, manipulative, and covets power and dark magic...but at least he is strong and smart, and can lead pure-blood wizards to gain more benefits.

When he was in school, everyone in the school, except Dumbledore, didn't like the handsome and outstanding Tom.

But from the basilisk killing Myrtle, to him finding out the truth about his life and killing his grandfather and uncle, to killing the holder of the golden cup... the series of Horcruxes he made divided his soul into pieces.

Ted felt that his behavior was definitely not just because he was "afraid of death" or for stronger magic power (making Horcruxes can greatly enhance magic power, so in this regard, Voldemort is stronger than Dumbledore).

Tom must have some self-destructive tendencies, or an extreme disgust for his extremely miserable background and childhood, a most extreme split.

No more handsome looks!
I don’t want a name anymore!

He gave up everything just to kill the Tom Riddle of the past and become the Voldemort of the present.

At this time, those from the pure-blood families also discovered the problem.

Although Voldemort and his own children were showing off their power in the wizarding world, even the Ministry of Magic did not dare to do anything, and he had an attitude of "who else?"

But Voldemort is no longer representing the pure-blood family. His madness and cruelty make it impossible to guess what he is thinking. He has become a terrorist!
He brought nothing but death and destruction to the entire British wizarding community.

What's even worse is that the family members handed over to Voldemort seem to have been brainwashed by him.

Even if Voldemort turned his wand around and asked them to destroy their family, they would not hesitate for a moment.

He failed to steal the chicken and ended up shooting himself in the foot.

In fact, during the ten years that the Death Eaters wreaked havoc, the number of pure-blood families in the British wizarding world actually decreased by seven or eight.

In fact, those pure-blood wizards who were caught up in the act were already living in fear and terror, and missed the days without Voldemort.

The days without Voldemort are good days!

But Voldemort's power and cruel killings made them afraid to get off the bus. Then, the prophecy appeared! What everyone expected!
Then, there are changes that are different from the original.

Neville was born at the end of July, and it was his pure-blood family who told Voldemort about it.

Harry was born at the end of July, and it was Peter Pettigrew who told Voldemort that.

Peter was not a brave and determined person. He had no opinion and was forced to join the Order of the Phoenix out of friendship and face. He didn't want to face Voldemort!

The more afraid you are, the more you will encounter it. When he was visiting his seriously ill mother, he was blocked by Voldemort.

Then Peter, who was afraid of death, chose "If you can't beat them, join them."

At that time, Voldemort was not doing it for James Potter and his family, and Voldemort did not take the younger generation seriously.

He actually wanted to drive a nail into the Order of the Phoenix.

There were two children who fit the prophecy, so there was no need to think about which one to choose. Voldemort originally wanted to kill them both to prevent future troubles.

However, Peter said that Harry from the Potter family was a girl, so Voldemort planned to put her aside and deal with the boy from the Longbottom family first.

This time, it's been more than ten years~
After Voldemort was killed by his own Killing Curse, the Death Eaters were left leaderless.

At that time, many non-fanatic Death Eaters had already begun to think of ways to escape.

Some fled to other countries, and some escaped directly.

There are also those who, after being arrested, pointed out their former colleagues as having made meritorious contributions to redeem themselves from their crimes, such as Igor Karkaroff, the principal of Durmstrang.

There are those who try to find ways - mainly to transfer benefits and then clear themselves of the charges, such as Lucius Malfoy who said he was under the Imperius Curse.

There are also people like Snape who have powerful people guaranteeing them. Dumbledore guaranteed Snape, saying that he was an undercover agent sent by him to the Death Eaters.

And of course, there are the diehards, all imprisoned in Azkaban, enjoying their daily dose of the Dementor's Kiss.

Among them was Bellatrix Lestrange, Sirius's cousin and a fierce illegitimate fan of Voldemort.

Voldemort must have trusted her the most, and even hid the golden cup, one of his Horcruxes, in her vault.

It was also Bella who, after Voldemort "disappeared", did not give up and found Voldemort's undercover Peter.

Threatening to tell him about his betrayal, forcing him to lead the Potters into the encirclement, and wanting to torture him about Voldemort's whereabouts...

Harry once heard "auditory hallucinations" in front of the Dementors. When she was just one year old, she heard the voices of her parents before they died.

It was even Peter's sneak attack from behind that led to James Potter's defeat, otherwise the couple might have been able to hold on until rescue arrived.

It was thanks to Sirius and others that they arrived quickly, otherwise Harry would definitely not have survived.

At that time, Sirius made a small prop for asking for help based on some magic he got from the elves, letting them know that James Potter and his wife were in danger and could locate them. This was unknown to Peter.

However, Peter's cleverness came into play. He prepared a plan to escape - fake his death!
He knew his friends too well. No matter what the final outcome of this betrayal was, they would definitely hunt him down to the ends of the earth.

He didn't want to be hunted by his friends, nor did he want to be threatened by the Death Eaters. He just wanted to live a peaceful life. He was fed up with this life of fighting for life and death!
Then faking death is a good option.

He prepared a tampered corpse for himself, which was blown to pieces and charred during the battle.

So, although it was Peter who led the Potters into the encirclement because of wrong information, he was also a "victim" and paid with his life for it.

How can you blame a dead person?

So the only ones who are wrong are the Death Eaters!
Sirius Black had spent countless amounts of money over the years trying to kill his cousin's group of Death Eaters in Azkaban, but he failed.

Referring to the fact that Voldemort later subdued the Dementors and sent them to attack Hogwarts, Ted suspected that these core Death Eaters had received Voldemort's teachings and had ways to deal with the Dementors' emotional absorption.

Just like in the original book, Sirius used the Animagus form to deceive the Dementors.

These people have survived for more than ten years without going crazy.

I decided to buy another one.

I have to go back to my hometown on the 12th to attend my cousin’s graduation banquet, so I don’t have enough leave notes this month.

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