war and peace

Harry finally understood what it meant to be "the largest and most passionate letter ever written". What is said in "World Quidditch" is not an exaggeration at all-if Voldemort hadn't placed magical restrictions around his manor, he would have been drowned in a snowflake envelope.Most of the letters sent to Harry by fans could not find him, so the editorial office of "World Quidditch" and the training base of the Welsh National Quidditch Team had to blow up another owl storm.

The final is approaching.The day before the start of the game, the group of them set off.Both Voldemort and Harry cast the flying spell with ease, watching them disappear before their eyes, Hermione, who could only use the Portkey, was jealous.As for the camp, Harry had no doubts that, given Voldemort's personality, it would be magnificent.So when he arrived, he was not surprised to see the resplendent decoration, but he was surprised to find that Voldemort changed his appearance immediately after landing.

"...Are you finally planning to make a high-profile comeback?" There were hundreds of thousands of wizards who came to the Quidditch World Cup, and they came from all over the world.It was at the World Cup that Harry could still remember seeing the Dark Mark for the first time, though that certainly didn't mean Voldemort would take the same approach now.In fact, he is more curious about what identity Voldemort will appear in front of the world. With his deceptive appearance, no one would believe that he is Voldemort (this guy is too young, how could he be? ?)...

Voldemort looked into Harry's face, and his boy must have been guessing at the possibilities again. "Maybe... but before the game, come with me to meet some people." He took Harry's hand and walked towards the beautifully carved door.It was a necessary procedure that his followers must know that the Savior was an unshakable presence to him.And for Harry, it's an opportunity to cut into the center of his group and get a foothold.

Inside the door is a large circular room, which looks like a meeting room.A circle of people stood on the side, their heads slightly lowered. "Master." Harry had just stood up next to Voldemort when he was shocked by the very uniform greeting.It can be heard from the address that these people are Death Eaters.They all lowered their eyebrows and looked in awe. Harry even saw Nott, who had attacked him, standing in the crowd... This was obviously not talking to him, and Harry couldn't help but glanced at Voldemort beside him. .He didn't speak, and the expression on his face was indifferent and calm.

Harry couldn't help beating a drum in his heart.Even if Voldemort didn't let the Death Eaters appear before him, he knew they existed.But the question now is, why did these Death Eaters not even frown when they saw the Dark Lord and the Savior appearing together?Harry touched his forehead in extreme bewilderment. Although the hair had been straightened by magic under Voldemort's strong suggestion, the scars couldn't be removed. It's impossible for them not to recognize it?

Before Harry could figure it out, a black-robed wizard had already appeared: "Master, everything is ready."

Voldemort looked at the surrounding decorations and nodded, "It's well done." Of course, he was not only talking about the tents that were comparable to the palace, but also the seats on the top box of the Quidditch pitch, the Welsh team's mascot performance at the opening match, The ubiquitous and targeted protective measures in the stadium... If Harry knew the last one, he would be angry basically, so Voldemort answered very curtly.

But with just a few words of praise, Harry watched the familiar Death Eater stand back with joy on his face.It was Boggs? Chester... He turned out to be a Death Eater... Harry couldn't help but look at Voldemort again. This man really did a lot of things behind his back.Sending his subordinates to be Aurors, thank goodness he figured it out!In that case, Igor Karkaroff must be in bad luck, as well as those black wizards who keep disappearing in the reports.Voldemort presumably purged the ranks of the Death Eaters of those who had betrayed him quite easily...

So now, is he planning a showdown?Deliberately distract Hermione and bring him to meet these loyal subordinates?Was Voldemort a little too reassuring about him... Harry murmured to himself, his eyes darting across the room.He was acutely aware that there were far fewer people than at the first gathering in County Sligo.The Lestranges, no doubt; beside them was a fair-looking, fair-haired man who Harry supposed was the brother of Rodolphus Lestrange, Durmstrang's new headmaster, Labestan Lestrange; Yaxley, Nott, and Rozier in the Ministry of Magic, did not see Luke Wood, maybe he is still working as an eyeliner for Voldemort in the Department of Mysteries, and it is not convenient to show up; Strands of long pale blond hair hung from the Death Eater's hood, clearly Lucius Malfoy, who didn't look up after his first glance at Harry.

At the end there are two people standing side by side.Both are black-haired and black-eyed, and both are thin.The former's face was pale, but it did not damage his handsomeness and familiar facial features in the slightest.Harry froze for a moment, then realized that he had finally seen Regulus Black, who was said to be alive.It seemed that his injury was still not healed, and Voldemort did not forgive him so easily.The other one kept his head down, and Harry couldn't see his eyes, so he couldn't help but look twice more.The man's black robes fell silently to the floor, but at Hogwarts, the way they rolled was more impressive... Harry suddenly realized that he was thinking of their Potions professor, Si Ferris Snape.

What exactly is going on?Voldemort clearly knew that Snape was an eyeliner for the Order of the Phoenix, how could he appear in such an obviously selected circle?Did Snape become a Death Eater again?He's no longer delivering messages for the Order of the Phoenix?All sorts of doubts flashed through Harry's mind.

But someone was more shocked than him.Snape kept his head down and said nothing after arriving at this luxurious tent. Since the Dark Lord came back, he was more and more powerful, and he didn't dare to meet his eyes unless necessary.However, this did not prevent him from noticing that he was being looked at by a gaze that did not belong to Voldemort.The Dark Lord brought someone here?This is a rare thing, he slightly rolled his eyelids.It doesn't matter if you look at it, the expressionless expression on your face almost ruins your work.The Potter boy!

Severus Snape felt that he was facing a great challenge in his life, even more difficult than he had promised Dumbledore to be the eyeliner of the Order of the Phoenix more than ten years ago.Lily's child, the child he had sworn to protect, was standing right next to the most dangerous Dark wizard, with rows of Death Eaters in front of him... He seemed only mildly surprised by all this, and didn't make any loud noises. The Dark Lord even held his hand intimately... Snape's mind suddenly flashed the worst guess: Voldemort successfully deceived Harry and tricked him into joining the Death Eaters, and Harry was completely Didn't know Voldemort was his enemy...

But how did all this happen?How did Voldemort gain Harry's trust?Just like now, even if they were all addressed as well-behaved masters, wouldn't Harry wonder what the identity of the people around him was?Credulous Gryffindor... For the first time ever, he agreed with Sirius from the bottom of his heart. They should have stopped Harry from learning magic with Professor Roald.He was almost certain that most of Harry's connection to Voldemort stemmed from this, whether or not Professor Roald was Voldemort himself.Whether it is true or not, the Order of the Phoenix is ​​still inconclusive, but it is an indisputable fact that Harry was drawn to them by Voldemort. ...Is it too late to save now?

Voldemort looked at the end of the line and sneered inwardly.But he didn't show it, just said slowly: "I'm glad to see you are here, all of you are here." He put a little emphasis on "less". "There's nothing wrong this time." He looked sideways at Harry with a smile on his face, "I'm sure everyone knows this... In the final, Harry will represent the Welsh team."

The Death Eaters below exchanged a look upon hearing this.Lucius Malfoy judged the situation and felt that it was best to express his support for the Welsh team now: "Master, the Malfoy family has always been a loyal supporter of the Welsh team. Besides, Mr. Potter is the first person I have ever known about Quidditch. Best Seeker I've ever seen, he's got to win."

Harry shivered involuntarily.He had seen the white eyes of the Malfoy family, but this was the first time he heard flattery, especially from Mr. Malfoy, who always had eyes above his head.Seeing that Voldemort was staring at him, he didn't intend to say anything, and said, "Thank you." As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he wanted to make himself faint. What kind of dialogue is this?

But the expression on Voldemort's face seemed more satisfied.He straightened up and turned back to his Death Eaters. "That's good. Enjoy this quadrennial festival, you won't be disappointed."

After the group of Death Eaters left, they still felt confused.Snape left them early, he had to go to Dumbledore.And Regulus Black went back to his tent, citing physical reasons.The few remaining people hurried all the way to the nearby Malfoy's tent, and only then did they start discussing.

"The master actually brought Harry Potter with him! He even called him by his name! He even held his hand!" Bellatrix Lestrange's face was full of anger. He managed to hide his hostility from Voldemort, and now it has completely exploded. "Why should he!"

"I've said it a long time ago, the master attaches great importance to that Potter, don't offend him." In contrast, Nott was very calm, and took a sip from the pastel fine porcelain teacup on the side. It is very precious.God knows that every time he is ordered by his master to go on a mission, as long as he is on vacation, he will definitely find the savior in the master's manor.That attack the previous two summers was the stupidest thing he'd ever done.

Rodolphus Lestrange shook his wife's hand. "Don't be angry, Bella. The master must have his own considerations."

"Yeah, think about the reaction of the Order of the Phoenix after knowing this... Dumbledore will definitely be furious, and they might be in a mess for a while." Labestan Lestrange agreed with his brother's opinion , "Do as the master says, you won't go wrong."

The three of them looked at each other.Let the Lestrange couple go to the Muggle world, they were very reluctant at first, but Voldemort's order must be obeyed.But after going there, they discovered the benefits.There are far more Muggles than wizards... The Lestrange family was originally from a business background, and they have a deep understanding of how to make money.Now that you can earn more people's money, there is no doubt that there will be a lot of money.And Rodolphus' official career is also very smooth, and he knows the benefits of doing things only when he has power in his hands.As for Rabestein, he really thought it was a genius idea to start recruiting new Death Eaters from school.

"Of course." Although Bellatrix still felt unhappy, her tone relaxed.

Lucius Malfoy watched them, jealousy flashing quickly in his eyes.But he controlled it so well that no one noticed the moment. "No matter what the savior is, the master will definitely show his face in front of the public this time. This is the most important thing."

"That's right." Boggs Chester, who hadn't spoken the whole time, agreed, and everyone's eyes turned to him.This person has never been seen before, but now, who among the Death Eaters doesn't know that Chester is the master's confidant... Dare to sneak into the Ministry of Magic openly and lurk as an Auror, and everyone respects and fears him.Occasionally, it could be heard from Voldemort's tone that this person was a Death Eater before, but everyone couldn't figure it out after sharpening their heads. "We have to do our best."

"We're all going to do our best," Bellatrix said without hesitation.She looked at her companions, the corners of her mouth wrinkled into a mean angle, "It's fine with Regulus, after all, he still cares about my other cousin... What's the matter with Severus? He never Didn't discuss it with us. I can't believe the master thinks he's reliable... people who didn't show up at the first meeting were basically—" She stopped, and everyone present knew what she meant.

A deep crease formed on Boggs Chester's forehead and then disappeared. "If my judgment is not wrong, the master just warned him," he said quickly, "if he dares to change his mind..." He snorted heavily, his eyes full of murderous intent.

As the inner circle of Death Eaters nodded, Dumbledore was indescribably shocked. "You mean...Harry and Voldemort together?" He lifted his eyes from the table, the blue, blade-like light behind them not even spectacled.Snape stood before him, watching a quill full of ink snap in two, staining most of the parchment red.