Ivan: Why Are You More Valiant Than Me?

Yvonne was surprised to see the paper, and her expression changed when she read it.

On the front cover of the newspaper was a large moving picture, which he was very familiar with. There was fire, a large area of rubble, and in the distance, a burning house…

Apparently, the photo was taken at Knockturn Alley the night before.

However, the following article did not mention his battle with Lord Voldemort, but simply stated that there had been a large-scale riot in Knockturn Alley, and that it was suspected that two groups of Dark Wizards had clashed.

"How did this get out so fast? It doesn't make sense…" Ivan muttered to himself, frowning.

While Ivan was puzzling over this, Alicia began to explain.

Their actions the night before had been too widespread to be hidden from the owners of the shops in Diagon Alley and the wizards staying at the hotel.

Although no one dared to enter Knockturn Alley to find out what was going on, it was the instinct of most humans to watch from a distance, so the riot was made known early in the morning.

"Also, this picture in the Daily Prophet is not complete… someone else has managed to get more information." As she spoke, she took a magically animated picture out of her pocket and showed it to Ivan.

Yvonne peered closer, and her mouth twitched…

This photo was taken at the same place as the previous night, but from a different angle than the one on the cover of the newspaper.

The entire process of Voldemort's black mist escaping from the window was recorded by a fiery whip, and Voldemort's panicked expression could be vaguely seen in the mist.

"Is the person who took the picture still alive?" Ivan turned to Alicia and asked curiously.

"He was alive and kicking when I got there, and You-Know-Who had just been injured by you. Even if he wanted revenge, he'd have to wait a few days." Alicia chuckled, then paused before continuing. "Do you want to save him?"

"Never mind! Let's get him kicked out of England… his life depends on it." Yvonne considered getting involved, then decided against it.

In order to save her, she would have to bring that person to the safe house for his protection.

However, Ivan could not even protect himself now. He was only pretending to be intimidating. There was really no need for him to risk his life for a stranger. He was already being kind by pointing out a way out to that pitiful creature.

"How many people have seen this picture, by the way?" Ivan asked.

"It's hard to say exactly how many, but it must have been seen by quite a few people…" Alicia began to explain. "Also, word got out that you had defeated You-Know-Who, but not many wizards wanted to believe it."

Even this information was leaked? It seemed that the wizards of Knockturn Alley were not very tight-lipped…

Ivan raised his eyebrows. He had told everyone to keep it a secret, and it would be terrible if Lord Voldemort was so affected by the rumours that he flew into a rage and came after Ivan.

No wonder the Daily Prophet was in such a hurry to report on the incident. It was probably there to "counter the rumours."

Alicia did not stop talking, continuing with the information she had gathered during her morning excursion.

By her reckoning, it would not be long before the whole wizarding community knew about the trouble in Knockturn Alley, and the Ministry would most likely send someone to investigate.

So there were two paths open to them.

Either admit it or hide it…

To this end, she spent the night discussing the matter with Dougatt, Fran, and the others, making preliminary plans.

They agreed that with Ivan's current level of power, there was no need to hold back. He could act aggressively, admit it, and even spread the word about what had happened last night.

The very existence of Voldemort alive would be a great blow to the Ministry's prestige.

Ivan, who had defeated Lord Voldemort, would become the most powerful wizard in the wizarding world!

With these titles, Dagget, Rosier, and the others were able to lobby and threaten reasonable pure-blood wizards and Ministry officials into joining their ranks.

In addition, they sent people to search for Voldemort's hiding place, either to catch him out or to force him to stir up trouble in the wizarding community, causing panic, so that as many people as possible would know that Voldemort had returned…

At this point, Ivan only had to step in and stop Voldemort a few more times, and he would have secured a large population base and cornered Fudge!

Eventually, when the wizarding community is full of resentment, they will be able to wage war against Fudge's tyranny and bring an obedient Minister for Puppets to power.

Isiah explained the details of the plan.

Yvonne, who had been listening, felt a headache coming on.

He could not understand how Alicia and the others had suddenly become so brave, using the legendary Lord Voldemort as a tool to gain prestige…

He was clearly worried and afraid of You-Know-Who.

Who on earth…well, it occurred to Ivan that he seemed to have given them courage.

He finally understood what the Dark Lord's mission was all about. While he was asleep, Alicia and the others discussed a plan to take over the Ministry of Magic…

Fast… it was too fast!

Ivan had a headache. 'Can you not be so efficient? All of you look like you've been injected with chicken blood. We've been working all night yesterday. Don't you all need to sleep?'

Ivan looked at Alicia with a particularly strange expression, and saw that, despite staying up all night, she did not seem tired at all.

Alicia laid out the plan they'd come up with in one breath, then continued. "Anyway, now Douggart and the others are waiting for your next instructions…"

"Put it down for now. This can't be rushed… we need to think about it," Ivan said, waving him off.

After a moment's hesitation, Alicia realised something and asked, "You're still going to deal with Dumbledore first?"

Ivan let out a frustrated sigh, understanding that Alicia and the others must have taken his words of deception to heart.

The only reason he said what he did at the time was to make Voldemort fear him, believing him to be hiding his true strength, rather than unleashing it in a moment.

Now, it seemed that his acting skills were so good that he managed to fool his own people…