Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Dumbledore took Harry to his new home.

Anriel didn't go with them, probably because he and Sirius didn't like each other.

So what was he going to do? Fight?

It’s better to go home and have a good sleep.

But there is still work to do, so I can't sleep for the time being.

Anriel gently rubbed the resurrection stone on his hand with his fingertips, and gave an order to the mark he had made not long ago -

He didn't know whether Rodolphus had discovered it, but if he hadn't, the effect might be better.

Because, when Anriel brought Rodolphus out of Azkaban prison and Rodolphus swore allegiance, Anriel casually planted a death mark on him, similar to the one on Regulus.

Because before Merlin helped Anriel transform the Resurrection Stone, this mark could only be given to the dead...

This is not the Dark Mark.

It's far more advanced than the Dark Mark—

"...Understood, my Lord."

Rodolphus, who was far away in the suburbs of London, was stunned for a moment. After being surprised at his master's methods, he responded respectfully in his heart.

As for why Rodolphus is now in London...

He and Anriel had the same idea.

Part of what Anriel had ordered was what Rodolphus was doing now.

He began to report.

Anriel listened from the side, somewhat surprised.

......

"The security system of the Lestrange Mansion is 86% complete. Without an owner, it has not been discovered or breached by anyone in the past fourteen years.

The key to the Lestrange family vault is safe and has not been stolen or lost.

The Lestrange family house-elves are extinct, and there are no surviving individuals—"

Anriel wanted to applaud.

I don't know whether this is a house or a military fortress...

Among the Sacred Twenty-Eight Clans, except for the outliers like Weasley, are all the others like you?

Oh... and Slughorn, Longbottom, Ollivander and the like...

How many people in the family are still alive? You can count them with one hand.

Want to know more about the start of the whole family life?

"Then go find an empty spot near your house and stand there."

Anriel gave a casual order, and Rodolphus immediately followed it.

After Rodolphus found a good position and informed Anriel, he felt an invisible force controlling his hands and feet, making him unable to move, as if he was being watched by some ferocious beast.

He now understood why Anriel asked him to find a "vacant lot" near his home.

A rift of death opened up around him, and a gray mist spread, corroding everything it touched, dragging them towards decay and annihilation.

"If this situation occurs in the family yard, it will be very difficult to deal with."

Anriel stepped out and stepped on a branch on the ground.

The branch turned to ashes in an instant, as if it had been ravaged by a long period of time.

However, this time it was not time that destroyed it, but death.

Anriel looked around and looked around.

There is a... villa in front of me.

But to be honest, this is a grand, elegant, and simple mansion...

It was different from the solemnity of Hogwarts, and also unlike the old Dumbledore house in Godric's Hollow which had been abandoned for decades.

Judging from the location, Anriel is now located dozens of miles east of London, on a piece of land covered by hundreds of magic.

In terms of size... Including the courtyard, this mansion is one-tenth the size of Hogwarts.

Some people may not have a realistic idea of ​​the size of Hogwarts...

Let's put it this way-

The area of ​​the Lestrange family mansion is roughly equal to that of a mid- to high-end residential complex with 100 households.

Oh, it turns out it’s not a house...it’s actually a military fortress?

Although Anriel complained in his heart, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

Except that no one had lived in the house for decades and there was no sign of life in it, everything here was impeccable.

It is secretive, safe, and has enough space to train private armies.

He is satisfied.

Anriel raised his hand and raised his wand - the reason he could raise his wand to cast a spell was either because the scene was serious or because the spell was incredibly powerful.

This time it was clearly the latter.

"Anyone who enters this mansion without my permission will die."

Anriel spoke a language that Rodolphus could not understand.

Of course he couldn't understand, because... this was not only Chinese, but also ancient Chinese.

It would be amazing if Rodolphus, a native Englishman of the 20th century, could understand it.

However, Anriel cast this spell through the Resurrection Stone, which was a death spell originally recorded in the Resurrection Stone.

This power, which originated from the mark of Anriel in his body, made Rodolphus roughly understand the effect of this magic.

But Anriel hadn't finished yet.

He pointed his wand at the top spire attic of the Lestrange mansion.

"Those who are not favored by death cannot see."

This time Rodolphus understood, because Anriel read the sentence in Old English.

The attic that was being pointed at began to emit white debris that looked like snowflakes, which then slowly melted into the surrounding air and disappeared.

......

Ten minutes later.

Anriel sat on the armrest by the fireplace and scratched his hair speechlessly:

"Rodolphus, what I mean is that you don't really have to be a butler..."

The man on the spiral staircase bowed slightly upon hearing this.

Rodolphus was wearing a neat suit, small round glasses, clean-shaven, and holding a notebook in his hand... Although Anriel knew that this was definitely not the Bible, it did not prevent Rodolphus from successfully creating the image of a priest.

If the book is replaced with a white towel draped over the arm, then this will be an old butler who gives people a sense of reliability at first glance.

"It's almost done, Master."

"I say, we have to wait until Voldemort's power grows stronger before we can start recruiting followers that satisfy me... and this will take at least several years, right?"

Anriel was a little uncertain when he said the last sentence, because he knew that plans could never keep up with changes.

He thought for a moment, then said to Rodolphus:

"Although I don't object to you doing this, you should also do something that interests you, right?"

Anriel added half-jokingly:

"As long as you don't kill people everywhere and make yourself the center of attention, you can still have some fun."

The sound of leather shoes tapping on the ground was heard, and Rodolphus's thin and angular face moved out from the shadows and walked down the stairs with a smile on his face:

"Yes, my Lord...

But what I’m doing now… I really like it.

Maybe if it weren't for the unpleasant things that happened before, I would be suitable to be a housekeeper?"

"Alright alright--"

Anriel spread his hands and lay back in the armchair...

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with having multiple housekeepers.