Chapter 777 Voldemort: The Advantage Is Mine
"Master."
Lucius came to Voldemort with an excited look on his face, and Bellatrix and Barty Crouch Jr. followed closely behind him.
"I think you should have brought me good news, Lucius?" Voldemort caressed Nagini, who was sitting next to the chair, without even looking at Lucius.
"Your wisdom is as deep as the sea, Master." Lucius flattered him very stiffly, and then couldn't wait to take credit: "Draco sent a message. He took advantage of the gap when most students went to take the Apparition exam and successfully repaired the Vanishing Cabinet."
Voldemort actually guessed the reason why Lucius came this time.
After all, the other party was almost excluded from the core circle of the Death Eaters, and only Draco's mission could restore the Malfoy family's attention to him.
However, Voldemort was not particularly concerned about this matter. Whether Draco's mission was successful or not did not make much difference to him.
Because he had basically determined that Dumbledore was in danger, the reason why he let Draco continue this mission was not only to be the last insurance, but also to use the Malfoy family as a warning to others, so that other Death Eaters who had wavered in their thoughts would face the reality and work for him obediently.
In addition, Lucius's ability to do things was actually above the level of the Death Eaters, and the Malfoy family had also invested a lot of money and manpower in his career during this period of time, so Voldemort also needed an excuse to let Lucius return to the core circle.
In the Dark Lord's opinion, since he had so kindly let Lucius go, the other party should be grateful and dedicate everything to him... just like the Lestrange couple who fanatically believed in him.
"Hmm." Voldemort responded casually, and after a short pause, he said, "So, when do you and Draco plan to test it?"
Although the person sent this time was destined to be cannon fodder, Voldemort still wanted to take this opportunity to make things more difficult for Dumbledore. It would be great if he could be stimulated to die earlier.
"Master, Draco did offer me two plans." Lucius replied respectfully.
"Oh? Tell me about it." Voldemort was a little interested.
The Dark Lord was quite optimistic about Draco Malfoy, thinking that he would be a more useful and controllable servant than Lucius.
"Soon, Hogwarts will have two special days. The nearest one is the weekend when we can go to Hogsmeade. Fish McGonagall will also leave Hogwarts at that time, which will be helpful to our actions."
Lucius raised his eyes slightly and looked at Voldemort, and found that the other party did not seem to be very interested in this plan. He turned his head a little and guessed Voldemort's plan - he wanted to take the opportunity to cause some harm to the students of Hogwarts.
In addition to making Dumbledore uncomfortable, the Ministry of Magic, which has been controlled by them for most of the time, can also take the opportunity to hold them accountable, and may even intervene in the affairs of Hogwarts...
Of course, the latter possibility is relatively low, because the attackers escaped from the prison of the Ministry of Magic, but it can still cause trouble for Dumbledore. If the other party is really seriously injured, this will definitely involve a lot of his energy and further aggravate his injuries.
Lucius, who had figured it out, continued respectfully, "The other is the last Quidditch match near the end of the term, but according to Draco's observation, Fish McGonagall is not interested in Quidditch, so if we choose to invade at that time, the chance of encountering him will be a little greater."
If Voldemort really wants to attack the students, he will most likely choose to do so during the Quidditch match. As long as a part of his forces are used to attack the students on the field, a large number of casualties can be easily caused.
Although Lucius was worried, he did not dare to show any inclination, and he did not even have the idea of deliberately following Voldemort's ideas to make some suggestions, because the Dark Lord did not like to be guessed.
And in the future, it would be impossible for Hogwarts to kill all the attackers. After subduing them, they would eventually be handed over to the Ministry of Magic, so they could not simply stay outside. Doing so would only expose Malfoy and Snape.
Fortunately, there is still some time before the Quidditch match, and Dumbledore should be able to come up with a countermeasure.
Lucius tried to empty his mind and did not dare to reveal any emotions, so as not to be noticed by Voldemort.
After deciding to betray the Dark Lord, Lucius and Narcissa also practiced the brain block technique, so he finally didn't reveal any flaws in front of Voldemort.
After a depressing silence...
"During the Quidditch game."
Sure enough, Voldemort chose a time period that could cause more casualties. He ordered: "Ask Draco to find a way to move the Vanishing Cabinet closer to the court before the game starts."
"Yes, Master."
Lucius agreed, then bowed respectfully and backed out of the room.
As Lucius guessed, the reason Voldemort chose the Quidditch game was to cause more casualties. And only when the students' situation is more critical, the more valuable this test is.
In addition, Voldemort would choose a later Quidditch game because he had to find out the whereabouts of the Elder Wand, and the new Horcrux also needed time to make and hide.
Voldemort stroked Nagini and thought silently.
Those prisoners who escaped from Azkaban were not suitable to attack students, because they certainly did not dare to offend so many wizard families, so this task could only be given to Greyback and his werewolves, while those prisoners were responsible for intercepting the support in the castle.
The real focus of the test was also on the interception team. He had to know whether Dumbledore would appear and what his state would be after he appeared. This task was of course the responsibility of Snape and Lucius, but it seemed that only the two of them were not enough...
After Voldemort pondered for a moment, he said, "Bella, go and call Greyback and Umbridge."
After Lucius came in, Bellatrix, who had been waiting quietly on the side, received the order, walked out of the room without saying a word, and quickly led the two people summoned by Voldemort.
"I think you should have known about the test of Dumbledore..." Voldemort waved his hand to interrupt the two people's compliments and told them about his arrangements.
"... Greyback, you and your men just need to cause as much harm to those students as possible. I don't need you to fight with the professors of Hogwarts. If you find that the situation is not right, you can surrender immediately. Sinix will take over your "imprisonment" work later."
This group of cannon fodder is not Voldemort's fanatical followers, so Voldemort also knows that it is not realistic to ask them to die for him. It is better to give them a way out from the beginning. Anyway, the werewolves are not his main purpose.
Greyback not only has no opinion on Voldemort's arrangement, but also said shamelessly: "Leave it to me with confidence, Master! In fact, there is no need to be so troublesome. Just wait for me to take my cubs to kill all the teachers of Hogwarts, and then catch Harry Potter in front of you!"
Barty Crouch snorted disdainfully, and Voldemort ignored this stupid fool and turned to look at Umbridge.
"Umbridge, you will be responsible for leading the others to intercept the support from Hogwarts. I don't need you to cause much damage. Just delay as much as possible to see if Dumbledore will show up. After being subdued, I think you should know what to do."
"Former Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge planned this attack in order to avenge Dumbledore." Umbridge smiled reluctantly and replied.
She was actually very reluctant to go to Hogwarts, because this mission was to serve as cannon fodder. With Dumbledore and Fish, the little monster, there was no way for them to capture Hogwarts.
But Umbridge also knew that she had no right to refuse, so she wisely did not show any resistance. Anyway, the Dementors were all here with Voldemort, and Sinix was also one of them. Even if he was arrested again, he should not suffer much...
Umbridge could only comfort herself in this way.
"Very good." Voldemort nodded with satisfaction.
Of course, he knew that Umbridge's excuse could not be hidden from Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix, but he only needed this excuse to allow Sinix to continue to hold Dumbledore back.
Of course, it didn't matter if Umbridge accidentally died in this mission.
Sinix had already controlled public opinion to say that she was following Fudge's orders. Even if she died, she could still blame Fudge, but it would be a little more troublesome.
And Voldemort didn't care about Umbridge's life. Anyway, this woman had no ability worth mentioning except flattery and torture, so it was not a pity for her to die.
Voldemort reviewed his plans and arrangements again and did not find any problems.
When Dumbledore died, he got the Elder Wand again, and the only trouble was Fish McGonagall. But now he has a way to deal with the super patronus. If his wand hadn't been destroyed, the giant squid would not be a big deal. Even if Fish brought those animals to the Forbidden Forest, he also had dark creatures such as giants, werewolves, vampires and dementors.
So...
The final victory must belong to the greatest Dark Lord in history!
Voldemort firmly believed this...
Unfortunately, he had not read the report about the third generation Dark Lord.
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