Volume 4: The Sea and the Ship Heading North Chapter 173: Disappearing Month
"Originally, this prophecy was only known to Dumbledore and the descendants of the Trelawney family, but the Dark Lord's men overheard it."
"He told his master the news without hesitation, and the Dark Lord did not sit still after learning about it. He soon locked onto the child in the prophecy, the boy who was born not long ago in the Potter family!"
"Although Dumbledore has been helping them hide, there are still betrayers among us. The Dark Lord found the Potter family that night, and also found the enemy who was destined to be with him in the prophecy."
Nick's voice became extremely deep.
"That night was a massacre. The only one left of the originally intact family was the boy's mother in the prophecy. This prophecy, which was originally held in high hopes by the entire wizarding world, has become a joke."
"It was on this night that the Dark Lord underwent an unprecedented change."
"After he killed the Potters, he disappeared from the wizarding world. No one knew where he went, not even his closest subordinates."
"This disappearance caused a lot of chain reactions. The wizards in the magic world thought that the prophecy had worked. The Dark Lord actually perished together with his fateful enemy. His subordinates also became impatient and dug up the entire magic world like crazy. Until a month later, the Dark Lord reappeared."
Jon's eyes became deeper and deeper as Nick spoke.
He heard the key to the problem. Just as he had guessed before, the turning point of Voldemort's change was the night he killed Harry Potter.
Not only was Harry Potter, the prophesied savior, killed, but more importantly, what happened to Voldemort himself?
"And after the Dark Lord reappeared, he seemed like a different person." Nick's voice began to become puzzled. "The most obvious change is that he began to restrain the actions of his subordinates."
"Originally, after he broke the prophecy that inspired everyone, his reputation had reached the pinnacle of the magic world. This should have been the beginning of his reckless behavior. However, at that time, he gathered all his subordinates."
"The opportunists, the wavering ones, and the loyal ones all attended the speech. He said that their previous violent actions were all wrong. To make the purebloods greater, they cannot rely solely on violence. They must have a sound system and perfect ideas to let those who are truly capable of holding power see the future of their organization clearly."
"He said that the wizards of old were ignorant and they did not understand the importance of keeping wizard blood pure. This was a mistake made by our ancestors and cannot be entirely borne by the half-blood wizards of today. Half-blood wizards have made mistakes, but they are not as wrong as those Muggle wizards. After all, they still have noble blood in them."
Jon's expression became extremely solemn.
He knew that this meeting was the beginning of Voldemort's change, and the beginning of his official transformation from a terrorist to an ambitious man!
"His words surprised everyone, but also made almost everyone extremely excited."
"The loyalists have absolute worship for their master. No matter what decision he makes, they will just obey. The speculators and wavering ones are extremely happy to find that their originally unclear pure-blood identities have been proven."
"Of the pure-blood families that have survived in the wizarding world to this day, very few have truly maintained their bloodlines from beginning to end to be wizards, without any Muggles mixed in. They hold high the banner of pure-blood, but in fact, it is simply an excuse to establish that they are nobler than others."
"When the Dark Lord was crazy, many people thought he was an avid blood purist. Once they found out that someone's family history had an ignominious stain, no matter what achievements they had made in the past, they would be pushed into the abyss of death."
"But it's different now. The perfection of the pure-blood theory means that the legitimacy of their privileges has been perfected, especially after the Dark Lord further distinguished the boundaries between pure-bloods, half-bloods and Muggle wizards. The stains in history will no longer be settled. More people have seen the benefits, and more people have felt that everything the Dark Lord has done is not just out of madness. He can really lead the vast majority of people to a better future."
A sentence unconsciously came to Jon's mind - unite the majority and strike against the small group.
Recalling the dark past, Nick's face became extremely gloomy.
"Muggle wizards have since completely transformed into what they call mudbloods, and they do not classify Muggle wizards who have married pure-blood or half-blood wizards as slaves."
"But even so, they still felt that high-ranking wizards did not need so many slaves. A purge against Muggle wizards began, and all those who did not accept slavery were massacred."
"The Ministry of Magic was powerless to stop this. After his return, the Dark Lord became more powerful than ever before, much more powerful than the one who broke the prophecy! The wizarding government soon fell and became the Dark Lord's loyal lackey. Muggle wizards suffered a bloodbath, and many people fled to Hogwarts Castle, which was protected by Dumbledore at the time."
"You should know what happened next. Dumbledore had a decisive battle with the Dark Lord in the castle, and was ultimately defeated by him."
"Many Muggle wizards were killed, and the rest could only become slaves. The entire wizarding world became what it is now. Dumbledore led the remaining rebels into exile, and it has been so until now."
"There is a huge contrast between the Dark Lord before and after. It only took him a very short time to go from crazy to rational, and from powerful to more powerful."
Jon said softly.
"The month he disappeared after he killed the Potters."
"Yes!" Nick gritted his teeth and said, "The problem lies in that month. Where did the Dark Lord go? What did he do? Who did he meet? These are all key, and Dumbledore has been investigating all his traces during this period of time."
Jon stared at Nick.
"Is this what Dumbledore asked you to help with?"
Nick nodded.
"Yes, I am a ghost. Without the original restrictions, I can go to many places that wizards cannot reach. This is my biggest advantage."
"And what was the result?"
Facing Jon's question, Nick slowly replied:
"No matter how powerful he is, he is still a living person. As long as he is a living person, it is impossible for him to move around in this world without leaving any traces."
