The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 673 Confusion

The room was pitch black and there weren't many people there, only Voldemort and his cronies.

"Master, why didn't we retrieve the Horcruxes from Gringotts vault beforehand?" Bella Lestrange asked, expressing her confusion. She sat next to Voldemort, her expression revealing suspicion.

"Why should we recall it ahead of schedule?" Voldemort asked calmly.

"Isn't this your—purpose, Master?" Bella paused, then another Death Eater beside her continued, "Haven't you been collecting your Horcruxes all this time?"

"That's right." Voldemort said with a cold laugh, "For fools like you, it's already quite remarkable that you even thought of this."

He then changed the subject, saying, "Then let me ask you—where are Dumbledore and the others?"

"Hogwarts—Hogwarts."

"And where is Hamilton?"

"The UMNO—the UMNO headquarters, right?"

Voldemort smiled as he looked at the Death Eaters who answered him.

"So what do you think we can do to kill them?" He said, his expression suddenly changing to coldness. "Go to Hogwarts now—or to the Mafia headquarters."

"How about we find them and kill them all?"

"Ah—Master—" the Death Eaters hurriedly bowed low in fear, saying, "We were so foolish—"

"That's incredibly stupid," Voldemort scoffed. "Without Horcruxes, how do you expect to lure out the Order of the Phoenix and Hamilton?"

"So that's how it is —" Loila looked at the scene before her thoughtfully, then nodded slightly.

She had previously wondered why Voldemort didn't put away the Horcruxes, and why he left them in a place like Gringotts—she had thought Voldemort had simply forgotten about them.

Does it now appear to be some kind of trap?

But it seems Voldemort's trap wasn't very effective; at the very least, they didn't expect Bella to be caught by him.

The silver mist in front of Loila swayed and quickly transformed into a new scene.

"Master—Congratulations, your plan has succeeded."

When did this memory come from? It seems that because Bella had been subjected to the Cruciatus Curse too many times, her memories are a little confused.

Has Voldemort recently succeeded in any of his plans?

"Heh." Voldemort did seem to be in a good mood. He chuckled and sat down in his chair, looking at Bella, saying, "He would never be able to resist such temptation."

"Because people always remember what they have lost, and the more precious the lost thing is, the more they will try to get it back."

What is Voldemort muttering here, pretending to be so profound? — Royla originally thought this was Dumbledore's favorite pastime.

A character like Voldemort should just shout, "Kill!"

He shut up, saying things like, "Idiot!"

Why are you suddenly lecturing me on grand principles?

"It won't be long before that old bastard Dumbledore is dead! Hahaha!" Bella let out a somewhat grating, sinister laugh.

But what truly made Loila's pupils dilate slightly was what she had just said.

What does it mean that Dumbledore will die soon?

Dumbledore is perfectly fine, isn't he?

Well—strictly speaking, Roy hasn't seen Dumbledore for almost ten months. The last time he saw him was at the end of last year, and now it's already autumn.

Did something happen in between?

Voldemort and Dumbledore fought?

But that doesn't seem to be the case from what he said—Loila suddenly remembered what Voldemort had said during their previous meeting.

"Let's wait and see ————"

Does he mean he did something to Dumbledore?

Hmm—Royla suddenly felt a strange sense of panic. Could Dumbledore really be going to die or something?

No, no, no—how could that be? He's so cunning and powerful, right? Nothing's wrong—besides, and he's dead, so what?

I just happen to want him dead—if he dies, our witchcraft plot can begin, and besides, he even expelled me from Hogwarts or something—

It would be good if she died — that's right — although she thought that, Loila still felt inexplicably uncomfortable — probably because she was too excited.

Hearing that Dumbledore might be dead or something —

Loila pursed her lips slightly, then let out a soft sigh.

How about we write a letter and ask?

No no no no — No way — I was kicked out by him. If I were to write another letter to ask, wouldn't that be very — very embarrassing?

I don't care about Dumbledore's situation at all; whether he lives or dies is none of my business—if he dies, I can just go back to Hogwarts anyway.

Um----

Despite trying to convince herself, Loila really wasn't in the mood to look at the memories anymore. She took off her headband and sat in the room, looking at the wizard chess set on the table, feeling agitated.

Maybe Voldemort is just talking nonsense, right?

After all, if something really happened to Dumbledore—why would Mr. Lupin and the others be so calm—and no one had told him anything.

This must be Voldemort going mad, talking nonsense—you Voldemort, using such tactics!

Loila glanced at Bella, who was still unconscious, pursed her lips, tied her up, and put her into the Space Extension Book.

Then she slowly sat down next to the Wizard's Chess set, looked at the chess set, and after a few seconds of silence, she slightly moved one of the pieces.

When you're feeling a bit agitated, you should play Wizard's Chess to calm down—but for some reason, the Wizard's Chess is moving so slowly today.

Normally, when Loila moves a piece, Wizard Chess will automatically move one as well—why is it a bit slow today?

Is there something wrong with the magic circle?

Fortunately, it seems that only the first piece was a bit slow; the subsequent pieces were just as fast.

"Ugh————"

So you're going this way?

This is a spot only a cunning fellow like Dumbledore would go—

Wait a minute—why am I thinking of Dumbledore again? I already said I wouldn't care if he died or anything, after all, he's such a mean person, always giving me work and making trouble for me—although he gave me a few gifts, they were just gifts—he wasn't even a friend of mine—

Why----

Loila scratched her head in frustration, then flipped over all the Wizard Chess pieces.

What's wrong with me?

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