HP: Embrace the Darkness

"I asked Principal Dumbledore to tell me last night that you should rest for a while and I'll wake you up when Professor Cavendish comes, okay?"

Digory tried to persuade his son.

"Father, let me wait a little longer. Let me wait a little longer. I can't sleep if I can't see Asseth." Cedric begged.

Digory had nothing to do with his son, so he continued to wait with him.

Time passed minute by minute, but Aces never showed up. Cedric couldn't help but fell asleep, waking up from time to time and looking at the door again.

He is still waiting.

It's not that Ass didn't know what Cedric had said, it's just that he was stymied before he even had time to go back to Hogwarts.

"Are you sure there are traces of wizards interfering with this?"

Aces stood by the window of the study room at Cavendish Manor, quietly watching the flowing clouds intersect and separate.

After he asked this question, there was no other sound in the study.

It took a long time, and the clouds in the sky separated and closed several times before Joel thought about his words.

"Judging from the traces, these small mistakes can be avoided, but I don't know why..."

"Grandpa Joel, do you still remember what I told you? If something happens and I can't come back, you should know what to do, right?"

Artes had his back to Joel, and Joel couldn't see his face clearly, but he could tell from his voice that Artes was not very willing to take care of this matter.

Joel sighed.

"The war started by that wizard has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and injuries, half of which were unilateral... He was too rampant, so he was noticed by Muggles who knew the wizard, and those who were friends with Cavendish The senior management discussed the matter with the Prime Minister and left the matter in our hands.”

The wizard has existed for so many years, so there is no way that there are no traces of his existence at all.

Officials from the Ministry of Magic have always had contacts with high-level Muggle officials, and they will also provide cover for wizards. Many matters that wizards are exposed to are handled by Muggles.

Otherwise, the number of wizards, which is less than a fraction of Muggles, would not be able to handle it until death.

In addition, Cavendish, a Muggle noble and pure-blood wizard, had dealings with both sides.

Artes recited the name of "Helpo" silently, regretting not finding him earlier and letting him jump around outside to cause trouble, but he succeeded.

Other times are fine, but this is the time.

"What did the Ministry say?"

"The Ministry of Magic received the news before us and arranged for people to deal with it. But when the news of Voldemort's return spread, they had no time to take care of Muggles and just threw a few Aurors to deal with it. The Aurors are all dead. The Ministry of Magic should Don’t know yet.”

Joel informed him of the news he had received.

"Fudge can step down next year." Asseth said calmly, as if he was discussing what to eat tomorrow.

"I remember that the deputy minister is one of ours. Let him go personally and arrange for people to track down the wizard. Carter is designated, and he can choose the others."

"And don't let the news reach Dumbledore's ears. Let him concentrate on dealing with Voldemort. I won't care about the wizarding world for the time being."

After Arces had arranged the place, he suddenly thought of something and turned the ring in his hand impatiently, "For such a big matter, the parliament and cabinet..."

"Yes, you need to go to the Palace of Westminster. If that's correct, they are going to meddle in other people's domestic affairs, or they are going to join forces to meddle in it."

Asseth's face was expressionless and his tone was speechless. "It's not too troublesome to intervene in housework."

Joel also felt a headache thinking about the troubles that would follow, so he said coldly.

"If there is one, there are two. If someone starts this business and gets huge profits, it would be abnormal not to be tempted."

Aces was noncommittal, "Are there any people in Raven looking for traces of trouble-making wizards? Whether there are any or not, let them all come back."

Joel nodded and wrote it down.

"By the way, let my cousin do it for me..."

Assei paused, suddenly remembering that Rowena was unconscious last night and what happened. It was normal to not be able to remember it for a while.

He suddenly became enlightened.

"Forget it, I probably know who that wizard is. He's not easy to catch. Spending too much time on him is a waste of time. I'll run two more times to make him a little hesitant and not continue to attack."

"As for the person who captured him, there is someone else."

There was no way for Artes to let go of the magic world, and Joel didn't want to see anything happen to Artes. As soon as there was another way, the two of them changed their minds.

"Okay, Master."

After leaving the study, Asseth turned towards the library.

What happened last night seemed to have left a psychological shadow on the Potions Master. After receiving Joel's message, he did not go back to Hogwarts by himself, but followed him to Cavendish Manor.

Currently taking a dip in the library.

The door of the library is wide open. If you get closer, you can see as many books as stars, and the blue nebula above the bookshelf is floating leisurely.

Aces leaned against the door with a smile.

"Sev?"

"Are you leaving?" Snape put down the book in his hand and responded. The book floated up from the study room and flew back to its place.

"Take it back and read it." Artes waved to the book, and the book quickly fell into his hand, and he handed it to Snape himself.

When Snape didn't answer, he added, "I'll bring it back after reading it."

Snape refused.

When the two came, Snape disapparated, and now that they were leaving, Artes naturally stretched out his hand and put it on Snape's wrist, waiting for Snape to take him.

Usually, ancient manors or old houses that have been passed down are engraved with various defensive magic patterns, among which the anti-Apparition magic patterns will never be missing. Just like Hogwarts, the use of Apparition is not allowed inside.

Therefore, Snape did not react to Artes' actions, and the two of them stayed still.

"Sif? How about I come?" Asseth asked, staring at the unchanged scene around him in confusion.

"No need." Snape waved his wand and tentatively used Apparition.

The spell actually worked.

With a dizzy spell, they arrived at Hogsmeade next to Hogwarts.

"You don't have any restrictions on opening the manor?"

Snape stood firm on the ground, released his hand and took two steps back, putting some distance between him and Artes.

It's so close to Hogwarts.

The side effects of Apparition amplified Artes' discomfort. He pinched his swollen eyebrows to relieve his dizziness.

While relieving his discomfort, he did not forget to answer Snape, "The restrictions are always on, but my parents and we are exceptions and will not be restricted."