Chapter 1494: Paranoid
Chapter 1494: Paranoid
This was nothing to Lord Voldemort.
Even though he needed to personally investigate Severus Snape, the previous owner of the Elder Wand, as long as he could confirm that the wand obtained from Dumbledore's tomb was indeed the legendary Deathstick, Voldemort would not bat an eye even if it meant sacrificing Snape.
With the absolute obedience of the Deathstick, Voldemort could easily clean up the current situation.
The next time he encountered Albert Anderson, that Mudblood, he would surely be able to kill him without any trouble.
Without the Mudblood causing trouble, the other rebels were insignificant.
Every time he thought of Albert, Voldemort's heart couldn't help but fill with darkness.
The despicable schemes of that Mudblood had indeed left too deep a shadow in Voldemort's mind, even making him subconsciously worry that he had stepped into another of his intricate traps.
It wasn't that Voldemort was timid, but the incident of him going to Nurmengard to find Grindelwald not long ago was truly impressive.
Although all signs indicated that this had nothing to do with Albert, Voldemort didn't think so, because Grindelwald's reaction was abnormal.
Moreover, it was abnormal for those Aurors to appear at that time and try to surround and kill Voldemort. If he hadn't prepared in advance, even with his confidence in his power, Voldemort couldn't guarantee that he would have escaped unscathed.
At that time, Voldemort wasn't facing most of the Aurors in Europe, but a group of kill-happy gods who dared to directly cast Avada Kedavra at him.
It was definitely a carefully planned ambush, and although it allowed Voldemort to escape by chance, it also taught him a lesson.
He must be vigilant against Albert Anderson's schemes.
What about this time?
Was his arrival in the Mediterranean to find the wandmaker also within that guy's expectations?
Undeniably.
The outcome of this Mediterranean trip was quite satisfying to Voldemort. Not only did he learn many secrets about the Deathstick, but he also achieved his desired results.
But was this not that guy's scheme? Voldemort never forgot that the guy was a master of prophecies, and no one knew if he would set a trap somewhere to catch him off guard. The wandmaker had indeed revealed a lot of useful information to him and made him believe that he had obtained the Deathstick, but was this really the legendary Deathstick?
Voldemort began to doubt the wand in his hand.
Although the wandmaker never said that this was the Deathstick, his implication was clear.
Because even Voldemort himself had believed so.
But if he were that guy, knowing beforehand where the Deathstick was, would he not take it in advance?
Voldemort didn't think that the Mudblood would give up just because the Deathstick was in Dumbledore's tomb.
If it were him, he would definitely take the wand directly instead of leaving it to his enemy.
The biggest possibility for the Mudblood not doing so was not that he didn't know where the wand was, but that this was a trap carefully set by that guy?
As he thought of this possibility, Voldemort's face suddenly turned ugly.
Because he then thought of another possibility—the wand in his hand might be the legendary Deathstick, but the Deathstick might only be stronger than other wands and not as miraculous as the legends claimed.
After all, Voldemort himself was a wizard with strong magical power, and Albert was also a powerful wizard. They didn't need a powerful wand because they were already powerful themselves; they only needed a suitable wand to display their extraordinary power.
Therefore, that guy deliberately left the Deathstick for him, intending to use this wand to make him kill the previous owner and become the new master of the Deathstick?
This was also the main reason why Voldemort didn't suspect that the Deathstick was fake.
If Albert Anderson really wanted him to take the bait, he wouldn't use a fake wand as bait.
This was the Mudblood's forte.
Because even Voldemort knew very well that once he killed Snape, a man with merit, he would have to pay a price.
Most of the people around him now were actually opportunists, and the reason they hadn't collapsed yet was mostly due to his own deterrence, along with the small remaining group of Death Eaters who wanted to gain more power and status by relying on his influence—they were his core followers.
However, once Snape was dead, with this precedent, how would the other Death Eaters think? If they saw no hope, how many of them would be willing to continue to stand by his side?
Perhaps, out of fear of his power, it wouldn't reach the point of everyone deserting him, but it wouldn't be far from it.
This was precisely the result that the Mudblood hoped to see. That guy had always been working to dismantle the power around Voldemort.
No matter what means, he tried to turn him into a loner.
Without any helpers by his side, Voldemort's threat would decrease significantly.
It was precisely because he thought of this that Voldemort's eyes flashed with dangerous lights, and he finally used Legilimency on the wandmaker, brutally rummaging through Ollivander's memories, not caring about the other's life or death.
As Voldemort had expected, this poor wandmaker, though showing no signs of being influenced by the Mudblood, still had a part of his memory strictly confidential. This was also the reason why Voldemort increased the intensity of Legilimency, suspecting that Albert had tampered with Ollivander's memories.
However, before Voldemort could dig out that part of the memory, the poor wandmaker had already turned into a half-wit.
Voldemort didn't care about this. Before leaving, he didn't forget to end Ollivander's life with Avada Kedavra.
To him, an insignificant person's life was worthless.
Moreover, it was very likely that the wandmaker was a trap set by that Mudblood, so he deserved to die.
Although Voldemort found no evidence, he was convinced that this whole affair was a trap set by the Mudblood.
Because the hidden part of the secret pertained to Ollivander's family, as if someone had informed them of his coming beforehand.
The poor Ollivander had put in so much effort, yet he still couldn't survive in the end.
Perhaps, as Dumbledore said, encountering Voldemort by chance ultimately led to Ollivander's tragic fate.
Although someone might also need to bear some responsibility for this matter, at least he had saved Ollivander's family. Even if Ollivander had lost his life, he should still be grateful to him.
After all, this incident had nothing to do with him, and even if he had done nothing, it was questionable whether the wandmaker could have survived.
(End of Chapter)
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