Chapter 1465: The New Blade
Chapter 1465: The New Blade
Voldemort stared at the latest newspaper in his hand, his mood darker than it had ever been.
It wasn't the headline about the "International Confederation of Wizards sending Aurors to Britain" that troubled him. It was the scent of conspiracy that he detected in this matter—a damnably familiar feeling.
Yes, it was that damn Mudblood, Anderson.
Though he had no concrete evidence, Voldemort didn't need any. His certainty that this was Anderson's scheme was also influenced by the fact that they had suffered greatly at Albert's hands.
Screed had done the same thing before; as a blade in that Mudblood's hand, he had stabbed him harshly, nearly killing all the Death Eaters under his command.
Now that Mudblood had borrowed a new blade, ready to strike at the half-dead Death Eaters, intending to completely erase the help around him and thereby weaken his own strength.
If the Death Eaters fell into that Mudblood's plot, the situation in Britain would be completely ruined.
Voldemort was well aware that he had to return to Britain to take control of the situation, solve all the problems before things got out of hand, and drive out the Aurors sent by the International Confederation of Wizards, so that they would not dare to continue to interfere in Britain's affairs.
Fortunately, the situation was not too bad when Voldemort returned to Britain.
Yaxley, in whom he had placed high hopes, still had some sense and had not gone to war with those Aurors; otherwise, things would have been difficult to resolve.
"Master..."
Yaxley had wanted to say something, but Voldemort interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
"This is all that Mudblood's scheme. That arrogant fellow seems to want to replicate Screed's case and intends to use those foreign Aurors to kill all of you."
Voldemort scanned the crowd expressionlessly, directly revealing the vicious trap set by a Mudblood named Albert Anderson.
A murmur filled the conference room.
"Master, what should we do?" Yaxley asked respectfully.
"Get rid of those Aurors," Voldemort said expressionlessly.
"Won't we kill them?" A Death Eater was surprised by the Dark Lord's suggestion.
In the eyes of the Death Eaters, it would not be difficult to wipe out the invading Aurors if the Dark Lord led the team personally.
After a cold glance from Voldemort, the Death Eater shut up immediately.
"Of course, we can exterminate the Aurors who have intruded into Britain, but that would be meaningless."
Voldemort added a few more words to prevent the Death Eaters from messing things up.
"As I said, this is that Mudblood's plot from start to finish. He wants us to clash with the fools of the International Confederation of Wizards and then watch the show from the sidelines."
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. While they did not fear those foreign Aurors, they also did not want to go to war with the International Confederation of Wizards.
Doing so would be meaningless and would only attract a bunch of enemies for no reason, which would undoubtedly be a very foolish move.
Voldemort suspected that this was one of Anderson's intentions.
"That despicable, treacherous villain."
Once upon a time, Voldemort considered Dumbledore his lifelong arch-nemesis.
Then he encountered the newly born Harry Potter and took a hard fall, even losing his body, ending up in a miserable state.
But compared to a Mudblood named Albert Anderson, Harry Potter, whom he had once wanted to eliminate with his own hands, became insignificant.
Especially after Dumbledore's death...
No, even if Dumbledore hadn't died, that Mudblood would still be his lifelong arch-nemesis, and even the Dumbledore of the past would have to make way for him.
Yes, in Voldemort's opinion, Albert was a formidable opponent, even more dangerous than Dumbledore.
That fellow not only possessed power comparable to Dumbledore's, but he was also unrestrained, unlike Dumbledore, and instead acted boldly and fearlessly.
Indeed, Voldemort saw reflections of himself in Albert.
The similarities were striking.
Not only did they share handsome appearances, tumultuous identities, and exceptional talent, but they also possessed immense power.
More importantly, that fellow had low morals and was equally despicable and unscrupulous.
At times, Voldemort even felt that if this individual became him, the things he would do would undoubtedly be even more insane than his own actions.
This incident was a perfect example.
If he neglected to address it, Voldemort believed that the Death Eaters would soon come into conflict with the group of foreign Aurors. As animosity rapidly built up, both sides would enter a fierce stalemate.
At that point, whether the International Confederation of Wizards liked it or not, the Death Eaters would become their primary and relentless foe.
With that fellow's scheming ways, accomplishing this quietly would not be difficult.
He had to act quickly.
Fortunately, not all Death Eaters were fools.
With Yaxley and Snape's assistance, the original plan targeting those Aurors was quickly improved.
To drive away those meddlesome Aurors from British soil, they must demonstrate overwhelming power to completely crush their confidence and terrify them into understanding that staying in Britain would only lead to their demise.
Of course, they also had to make the members of the International Confederation of Wizards realize that continuing to interfere in Britain's affairs was a very foolish move, and to achieve that, they needed to control some of the members of the International Confederation.
Fortunately, this was not a difficult task for them.
In the Hogwarts headmaster's office, Snape discussed Voldemort's plan for the Aurors with the portrait in front of him.
However, a large part of the entire plan had been perfected with Yaxley's help.
Since Yaxley was being controlled by Anderson's Imperius Curse, Snape felt that it was ill-intentioned for that fellow to help in devising the plan.
After considering his choice of words, Snape asked, "Do you think this has something to do with Anderson?"
"Regarding Albert, he probably gave it a little push in the shadows, but it's an overstatement to say that the whole thing is his conspiracy," Dumbledore said softly, "As for Scrimgeour's case back then, Albert only told Scrimgeour about the prophecy of the outcome."
"What outcome?" Snape asked curiously.
"Scrimgeour will become the new Minister of Magic after Fudge, and not long after taking office, he will die at Voldemort's hands because Voldemort will control the Ministry of Magic to control all of Britain, and Scrimgeour will inevitably become an obstacle," Dumbledore explained, "Once the predictions he made gradually come true, Scrimgeour will realize that he has no other choice."
Snape shuddered suddenly.
At this moment, he felt a deep sense of malice.
Would things really unfold as Voldemort expected?
"What's wrong?"
"What do you think will happen next?" Snape whispered, "As you know, Yaxley is currently being controlled by Anderson, and he helped perfect Voldemort's plan."
"Don't worry, Anderson probably doesn't expect to deal with the Death Eaters through the International Confederation of Wizards. He's probably just buying time for himself, after all, the recent killings by the Dark Wizards have been quite intense." Dumbledore reassured softly.
"Of course, it's undeniable that he also wants to teach the busybodies at the International Confederation of Wizards a lesson and make them fulfill their responsibilities properly."
Dumbledore was politically savvy, and he understood the consequences Voldemort would face if he attempted to control the International Confederation of Wizards.
Even if they were reluctant, they would likely be forced to be dragged into the conflict! (End of Chapter)
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