Hogwarts: Why do you call me the Demon King?

In essence, this Durmstrang principal is not much different from Peter Pettigrew.

To save his own life, Peter Pettigrew betrayed the members of the Order of the Phoenix and the Potter family.

To avoid imprisonment, Karkaroff directly implicated many of his accomplices.

Karkarov would do anything to survive.

Snape understood what Karkaroff meant by asking that question: if robbing Gringotts was merely punishment, then sending them to their deaths was the same as sending them to their deaths.

Then Karkarov would have to think of a way to escape and go far away.

With Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix in the British wizarding world, Karkaroff was certain that even if Voldemort were to be resurrected, his gaze should not fall upon him immediately.

Better to live a miserable life than to die a good death; he'll definitely run as far as he can.

However, if this mission is what their former master needed, the Dark Lord was willing to let them atone for their sins and make up for the losses they had caused to the Death Eaters.

Karkarov might as well take a gamble.

The Dark Mark is just too overpowered; for Voldemort, it's practically a tracking device.

Even if Voldemort, now back to life, can't attend to Karkaroff for the time being, he'll always have a chance to do so eventually.

If Voldemort wants to find him, Karkaroff has no chance of escaping.

This is the treatment Karkaroff and his former core Death Eaters received; the marks on their arms were different from those of ordinary Death Eaters.

Sometimes, doing too well isn't a good thing.

“Igor, he doesn’t trust the British Death Eaters now,” Snape said softly, “but he also needs people to do things for him.”

I'll also be participating in the Christmas event, but my goals will be different from yours.

That's all I can say, Igor. Whether you do it or not, I won't force you.

After saying this, Snape stood up immediately, without touching the wine on the table.

"Let's pretend we never met tonight, Igor. Good luck." Snape left like a bat returning to its nest.

But Karkaroff didn't leave. He got himself completely drunk in the tavern, and with his last bit of lucidity, he left and returned to his lodgings in England.

Then he received calls from several former Death Eaters in England who had received orders from Voldemort.

The next morning, Karkarov stood by the window, his eyes bloodshot.

"Alright, alright! Since we have to face it anyway, let's do something big."

Atoners, assemble!

Chapter 103 Before the Operation

Christmas holidays... to be honest, Isaac has always felt that Christmas is somewhat hellish for wizards.

As is well known, wizards in the magical world are generally quite fragile.

Some wizards cannot even use magic without their wands.

Wandless spellcasting is a very advanced magical skill, so when a wizard is unprepared and without a wand, the difference between him and an ordinary person is not actually that great.

This is the basis for the church's witch hunt activities.

Why did the church launch such a large-scale witch hunt?

As the saying goes, those in the same trade are enemies.

The church prayed to the Lord every day, but God did not appear. However, those wizards did indeed possess some magical abilities.

Thinking about it this way, the church's witch hunts become quite reasonable.

If we don't get rid of the wizard, who the hell will these believers worship in the future – their master or the wizard who can use magic?

Back then, wizards risked their lives to hide their identities in order to avoid the life-threatening dangers of witch hunts.

As a result, magic schools in the magical world are now celebrating Christmas and have a holiday.

Although Isaac didn't understand, he was deeply shocked.

Who the hell said wizards are petty?

Harry wasn't quite ready to see the Dursleys again during the holiday, so he stayed at the castle.

Ron's family planned to visit his brother, who was working in another country, so Ron stayed behind as well.

However, Isaac once suspected that Ron stayed behind to be with his good brother.

It has to be said, Ron is a true brother.

By the way, Ron no longer uses that nearly broken wand. He received two presents for Halloween.

A gift came from Dumbledore, who sent Ron a new wand, which happened to be the very one Ron had tried on at Ollivander's wand shop and was most suited to him.

And all kinds of candies.

This gift is very much in Dumbledore's style.

Ron's other gift came from Professor Snape.

If we're talking about being respectable, Professor Snape was the one who sent Ron a whole potion gift package.

The gift pack includes: sleeping pills, brain-stimulating agents, euphoria agents, memory enhancers, alertness agents, energizers, and cognitive enhancers...

Judging from the potion Snape gave him, as a professor, he felt that Ron of Gryffindor might need some wisdom brought by the potion.

Unfortunately, Ron only kept some potions that he could use in his daily life.

They all asked Isaac to contact the potions shop in Diagon Alley and exchanged the rest for golden Galleons.

Although Ron usually had a lot of complaints about Snape because of Harry, this time, adhering to the principle of "he who takes a bribe is bound to be lenient," Ron hasn't joined Harry in denouncing Snape for a month.

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Isaac had experienced Snape's "saying one thing and meaning another" firsthand. When he contacted the potions shop in Diagon Alley, he clearly mentioned that this batch of potions was made by Master Snape.

Isaac didn't think the store manager or owner wouldn't go to Snape to verify.

Even with Dumbledore's backing, Isaac's manager of the Potions Shop remained cautious when receiving goods.

There was no other way; a Hogwarts student claimed to have a batch of potions personally brewed by the Headmaster of Slytherin and was selling them.

Normally, if they want to get some Master Potions from their potion shop, they have to beg and plead.

Potions are truly made entirely by hand; there are no shortcuts.

Now that such a large group has suddenly appeared, they have to consider whether this little wizard has been so audacious as to steal Master Snape's chest of treasure.

The prices offered by the potion shop were quite fair, basically the same as the prices the master himself would have charged.

The potions brewed by the potion master are sold by him at a completely different price than those sold by others using his creations.

The master himself is selling it, which means he is using his own credit as a guarantee. At the same time, the potion shop can naturally verify whether it is the master's work.

As for others selling the master's potions, that's another matter entirely.

Accepting such potions would pose a greater risk to the shop.

This means that when buying potions from other people, the shop will drastically lower the price.

Isaac didn't think Dumbledore's influence could be used in business, so the fact that the shop manager was giving him such a big favor meant that he had obviously already confirmed the details of this batch of potions to be sold with Professor Snape.

It can only be said that Snape's inability to express himself ultimately harmed him.

Look at James Potter's shameless behavior. Didn't Lily find him quite annoying at first?

In the end, didn't he win the heart of his beloved?

The saying "Brave people enjoy the world first" is absolutely true.

"Valdorei, if you continue to look at me with those disgusting eyes, I won't hesitate to give you a potion that will make you never need to use your eyes again."

Snape gave Isaac a sinister look, and the seriousness in his tone made Isaac quickly look away.

Oh no, Snape is getting desperate.

“Alright, Professor, get ready. We’re off to this amazing party. Here’s the address.”

Isaac handed Snape a note and then stared at him expectantly.

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"Our Mr. Waldorley doesn't need the phoenix to pick him up this time?" Snape was referring to Isaac's impressive display of power in Diagon Alley using the phoenix.

Isaac shrugged.

"There's nothing I can do, Professor."

Didn't I say that the wizards at the party were somewhat dissatisfied with Dumbledore, and Fawkes was allied with Dumbledore?

This time, Fox can't carry me.

Isaac felt a little regretful, but not too much.

Didn't he get Snape after losing Fox?

Although Snape's Apparition effects weren't as good as Fawkes', he had the added bonus of his status.

Not all wizards can be picked up and dropped off by a Potions Master when they travel—if we consider Snape as a means of transportation, he doesn't seem to be much less capable than Fawkes.