Volume 4: The Sea and the Ship Heading North Chapter 241 Two Meetings
All the congressmen present who had ulterior motives trembled violently when they saw that the wizard, who was still panicking and thinking about how to explain himself in the previous second, had turned into a cold corpse in the next second . However, no one dared to express the fear in their hearts in a voice.
The entire conference room was silent. Although the man standing in the middle looked extremely embarrassed, no one dared to harbor the slightest intention of disobeying.
"This time there was something unexpected that I didn't expect."
Voldemort's cold and emotionless voice echoed throughout the room.
"The correctional facility has fallen. We have suffered some unexpected setbacks, but I don't want some people to have any doubts about the future of pure-bloods. That would make you look short-sighted, stupid and incompetent. When facing such people, I usually only treat them in one way, and you should have seen that way just now."
The parliamentarians were all meek and no one dared to be the second one to speak out.
The conference room was silent, with only the sound of sticky blood dripping onto the floor from time to time.
After scanning the entire room with a cold gaze and seeing no one dared to look up and look him in the face, Voldemort spoke again.
"Failure is failure, and I will not deny my own failure. Adele will temporarily take charge of all duties in the Ministry of Magic in my place. Everyone should treat her the same way they treat me. I have some other things to deal with. During this period, the Mudbloods will inevitably launch a counterattack. I don't care how hard you try, my bottom line is to protect Paris!"
His voice returned to calm, but that calmness contained a chilling implication.
"If you don't even have the ability to defend Paris, I will come back, but by that time, the French Magic Council will no longer be necessary."
No one could fail to understand the horror behind Voldemort's words. If the French Magical Council was no longer necessary, then what about these members?
Will they simply be dismissed and sent home?
The parliamentarians' faces were pale, but no one dared to show the slightest sign of embarrassment. The sound of oaths could be heard everywhere, and everyone present expressed their determination to live and die with Paris.
In response to their statements, Voldemort just kept a cold face and said the last sentence.
"I hope you won't let me down in the end."
Then he disappeared from the meeting room.
The next second, Voldemort's figure suddenly appeared in a dark space.
After returning to this independent and private room, he was finally able to take off all his disguises and suddenly curled up on the ground like a cooked shrimp!
Then he went crazy and used his intact right hand to beat his left hand that was still bleeding!
"Give up those fantasies! This is mine! You're mine too! Everything is mine! Don't try to take what's mine away!!!"
He roared and screamed, and his distorted face could never return to its previous coldness and calmness.
The next moment, his neck suddenly twisted to one side, and his left hand, which was bleeding profusely, rose up uncontrollably, and soon half of his body was strangely out of control again!
"You were the first to break the agreement we made at the beginning! I helped you! I helped you so much! But you lied to me like this! And you even signed the contract secretly! I will never trust you again! Absolutely not!!!"
"There can only be one me in the world! There will never be a second Tom Riddle! There will never be a second Voldemort!"
"So let me eat you! As long as we become one, we will be truly invincible! Come on! Come on!"
"You are the one who should be eaten!"
Filled with endless darkness and a dead silent space, Voldemort was arguing in two completely different tones. His two hands seemed to belong to two different owners, and his body kept rolling on the ground, fighting a desperate battle...
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Meanwhile, on Wizard Horizon, the last punk-blood wizard rescued from the dungeon was also taken away from the now-empty correctional facility.
At the Lyon headquarters, all the wizards were celebrating. Tonight's operation had achieved an unprecedented victory.
Dumbledore did not hide the fact that Voldemort was not dead, but apart from making others feel a little regretful, no one was dissatisfied with the result .
Everyone believed that since Dumbledore could defeat Voldemort once, there would definitely be a second and third time in the future.
The falling black meteor made people realize that the dark devil, who had been invincible in the wizarding world for nearly ten years, was not really invincible.
It was like a huge mountain had been lifted off everyone's heart. They had joined the Wuping Line and decided to resist only to be forced into a desperate situation, with the only choice being to fight to the death.
But now, everyone really sees hope.
It was also because of this that Dumbledore finally secured his leadership position in the Wizarding World.
In the wizarding world, personal strength is still the basis of all discourse power, and Dumbledore, whose discourse power was originally lost to Voldemort, has returned tonight and reached the top again, even to a certain extent, to a higher level than before Voldemort was defeated.
This is beneficial to Dumbledore, the Order of the Phoenix and even the entire wizarding world.
Just as the aftermath of the casualties was dealt with overnight, the surviving and rescued wizards were having a party to celebrate this night that would surely be recorded in the history of magic.
After the Wu Ping Line high-level meeting ended, an internal meeting of the Phoenix Society was also held.
After sending off the French wizards who were still full of excitement as well as some people who came from Northern Europe to provide support, the ones left were all the real people who knew them well.
Dumbledore showed that he was tired. He leaned back in his chair, without excessive excitement or joy in his eyes. Others could see that he was happy, but it was obvious that what made him happy was different from what others saw.
Mag had long hair. During the battle in the correctional facility, a spell almost grazed her scalp, messing up her hair. Until now, she hasn't had time to take care of it.
Lily's face was still as cold as ever, as if only the death of her enemies could touch her heart. Her robe was tattered and it looked like the battle she had endured was very tragic.
Tonks had helped to bandage the wound on Lupin's arm. His face was as pale as usual, but there was always a smile on his lips.
There were no obvious injuries on Flitwick's body, but his precious wand was cut into two pieces in the fierce battle, which made his originally high spirits slightly regretful.
On both sides of the long table, there were Moody, Kingsley, Tonks and others. Most of them had injuries of varying degrees, but there was no sense of depression or repression in the meeting room.
They were all waiting for Dumbledore to tell them in detail how he had defeated the arrogant Dark Lord. However, the first sentence Dumbledore said made everyone stunned.
"The person who really defeated him was not me." Dumbledore smiled and stated the fact bluntly, "Judging from what he said and his performance at the time, the person who defeated him should be Jon Green."
The conference room fell into a dead silence where one could hear a pin drop.
This silence lasted for more than ten seconds, and then a noise that seemed to be able to blow the roof off the house started again!
"Don't joke like that, Albus. Although it's okay for you to joke now, Jon is still a child after all. The fact that he captured two Aurors before was enough to shock us."
McGonagall thought Dumbledore's weird personality had started up again, and he wanted to play a big joke on everyone. She wanted to keep the occasion serious, so she spoke out to stop him.
The others also laughed and told Dumbledore to find someone who was more trustworthy even if he was joking. Everyone present knew Jon and had a good impression of the boy.
But this does not mean that they will simply believe such ridiculous words.
After all, let’s not talk about whether John can join the battle between Dumbledore and Voldemort. He didn’t even come tonight, so how could he defeat Voldemort from thousands of miles away?
However, Dumbledore himself did not laugh with them. His expression was very serious and he did not seem to be joking at all.
"You should all remember what Jon and his companions' other purpose was when they went to sea, besides avoiding the disaster of war."
His expression brought the scene back to silence. Everyone could see that Dumbledore was serious and he would not joke with such an attitude. However, the words that came out of his mouth were more unbelievable than most jokes.
"It is to find out why the Dark Lord has become so powerful."
Compared to others, Lily is undoubtedly the one who keeps the most calm and thinks.
Through Dumbledore's words, in fact, as long as you think about it, you can roughly guess the key to the problem.
"He brought his students with him and found something crucial that could affect the Dark Lord's power at sea?"
Everyone held their breath and looked at Dumbledore.
Dumbledore nodded.
"I guess this is the biggest possibility. As for what will happen, we need to wait until Fox's rebirth is over. It was hit by a killing curse and needs time to grow again."
His words made everyone present at a loss for words at first. Even if such an explanation was reasonable enough, no one could ignore the significance of this incident itself.
Everyone here knows exactly how old Jon is.
It was shocking enough that a 14-year-old boy who should have been in the third grade this year, together with another fourth-year student, captured two Aurors and broke into Azkaban.
Now, even Voldemort's defeat had a lot to do with him, or it could be said to be directly related to him.
This makes it even more difficult to describe the feeling in words, and it is also mixed with some emotions similar to shame.
They have always regarded themselves as protectors, wanting to protect the hopes for the future of the wizarding world, but in the end it still takes a child to solve problems that none of them can solve.
Dumbledore then spoke.
"But there is also another thing in front of us. As the person most directly affected, the Dark Lord knows better than us what went wrong. The previous incident in Azkaban had already made him alert, and he asked people to investigate the matter, but at that time he suspected the headmaster of Durmstrang."
"This means that the students are in a very dangerous situation. The Dark Lord will definitely treat them in the same way he treated that person. And now that something like this has happened, it's even possible that he will personally block Jon and his team's path."
His words drew everyone's attention to the matter.
This is indeed the case. After suffering such a devastating defeat, Voldemort will certainly try every means to find the person who caused him such a heavy blow. The current sailing trajectory of the Hogwarts follows the original route when Voldemort set out to sea. As long as he wants to find it, he will definitely find some clues.
Of course, this is also a guess based on Voldemort's current situation, and the premise that he still has the energy to personally intervene in these matters.
No one knows what state Voldemort is in now except himself.
"Should we send someone to protect them? If the Dark Lord really goes after them, they won't be able to resist at all." Flitwick said solemnly.
Sirius made a different suggestion.
"The current situation is exactly the time when we need to seize the opportunity to expand the fruits of this victory. If we send more people out, it will not be of any use if there are too few, and there will definitely be a shortage of personnel here if there are too many. My idea is that since they have found the key to influencing the strength of the Dark Lord, we should directly bring them back and settle them in the rear. This will not only make it easier for us to protect them, but also relieve the pressure of insufficient manpower."
Many people present were tempted by this, but Dumbledore shook his head and rejected it.
"It is precisely because of this that their voyage cannot be abandoned halfway. We do not need to send more people to the ship to protect them. The ship was originally transformed from a carriage, and I later added an extremely complete age-limit magic. As long as they do not leave the ship, their safety can be temporarily guaranteed."
"It's just that we need to make some changes to the route we take. We can't just follow the same path the Dark Lord took before. After we determine the final destination, we can choose a safer route again."
"At the same time, for the final insurance purpose, I will let Fox stay there. If there is any accident that they can't solve, we can also get the news in time."
