Chapter 778: Voldemort: Just wait for Dumbledore to die... (Edited)

Lucius stood before Voldemort with his head bowed, not daring to breathe heavily.

When he had returned from Hogwarts and handed his memories to Voldemort, the expression on Voldemort's face wasn't very good.

Although Voldemort had sent Umbridge and the others as cannon fodder in the first place, he still felt annoyed when he saw in Lucius' memories that Fish had beaten them all by himself...

"This group of guys is too useless! Not to mention forcing Dumbledore to come out, Fish didn't even use the Patronus Charm!"

"And that idiot Greyback! What sense does it make to shoot the Dark Mark while attacking? It's not like he wasn't there when he told Umbridge to blame Fudge!"

"Werewolves are truly idiotic beasts!"

And what bothered Voldemort the most... his own Dark Mark was actually "eaten" by that ridiculous cat's head...

What does Fish McGonagall want to do? Does she still want to be the third Dark Lord?

Before the first appearance of the cat's head mark at the Quidditch World Cup, and Rita Skeeter's report at that time, Barty Jr. didn't dare to tell Voldemort, and the other Death Eaters who had seen it wouldn't be so stupid as to mention it in front of Voldemort. This was the first time Voldemort had seen Fish's cat's head mark.

That spell, which was very similar to the Dark Mark, made the second-generation Dark Lord, who had suffered several defeats at the hands of Fish, suddenly feel an inexplicable sense of crisis.

The only good news for Lucius was that Dumbledore had been absent the entire time, and that made Voldemort feel a little better.

It would have been nice to have some more good news from Greyback... like a few dead students or even a professor.

Thinking about that, Voldemort couldn't help but ask, "Pius should have already gone to Hogwarts, right?"

"Yes, my Lord," Lucius replied with a bow. "If everything goes well, he should be able to send specific news in the afternoon."

Lucius's prediction remained very accurate, and Pius appeared at Malfoy Manor around two o'clock that afternoon.

"How is the situation at Hogwarts?" as soon as Voldemort asked, he realized something was wrong...

Pius's expression was unnatural, as if he was worried about angering him.

Voldemort narrowed his scarlet eyes, not bothering to ask any more questions, and unleashed Legilimency on the trembling Pius.

Although Pius hadn't been controlled by the Imperius Curse, with his achievements in Occlumency, he definitely couldn't resist Voldemort, so Voldemort easily obtained the information he wanted from his head...

"What a bunch of rubbish!" Voldemort growled after reading Pius's memories.

Even a student was able to successfully attack, and then he was ashamed to say he wanted to bring back Harry Potter... so why did he launch the Dark Mark?

Once again, Voldemort realized that his group of subordinates was actually not very intelligent.

The Death Eaters around him were silent, not daring to make any noise to attract the attention of the enraged Voldemort.

However, the news brought by Pius wasn't all bad. Due to the appearance of the Dark Mark, Pius finally met Dumbledore. Unlike the last time he received the medal, Dumbledore was obviously in a bad state.

He had a yellowish face, dull blue eyes, his left hand injured and hidden in his robe, and he had a complicated conversation with Professor McGonagall before leaving the matter in the hands of the professors and hurrying away.

Thinking about it this way, isn't Greyback launching the Dark Mark a bad thing? After all, the Minister of Magic was under his control, so he only needed to manipulate public opinion through the Daily Prophet.

Furthermore, after the construction of Azkaban, the Wizengamot on the tenth floor of the Ministry of Magic was not only used as a court of first instance, but also had a dungeon to hold criminals.

Now that the Dementors had left Azkaban, Umbridge and Greyback were naturally imprisoned there by Pius, so he could use these people and the already controlled Pius to take control of the Ministry of Magic all at once.

So, upon further thought, Voldemort wasn't so angry. As long as Dumbledore was dead, he could obtain the Elder Wand, and then Fish McGonagall, the wizard with strange spells, or Harry Potter, the boy prophesied to be able to defeat him, would no longer be a threat.

On the Hogwarts side, the Quidditch match naturally couldn't continue, but the students were not dissatisfied at all. They were now enthusiastically discussing the previous battle.

Although they only played against the werewolves for a few rounds, Professor McGonagall easily suppressed the enemy. But the members of the Order of the Cat, who used the training content for the first time and achieved good results, were still very excited about their performance and eager to tell everyone they knew about it.

And the students who couldn't participate in the battle due to their age were equally excited at this moment. After all, they had witnessed the performance of the older students and were excited about future events as members of the Order of the Cat.

The only ones who were depressed were the Slytherin students.

Indeed, the Slytherin students were not unfamiliar with the existence of the Order of the Cat, and in fact, Fish had invited those Slytherin students who didn't have Death Eaters in their families.

Only out of fear of isolation in their House and also worried that their behavior would arouse hostility from the Death Eaters towards their family, they reluctantly declined Fish's invitation.

Therefore, when everyone gathered in the Great Hall and held a long and grand celebration feast, only the long table of Slytherin remained silent.

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At the Gryffindor table, Fish listened to Ron and the others boasting while enjoying delicious food.

At first, Fish was actually very interested in what they were talking about. After all, he enjoys listening to stories, but no matter how good a story is, he can't stand hearing the same story over and over again.

Besides, Ron and the others' story wasn't very good, and it wasn't as interesting as when Fish confronted Umbridge's group.

Fortunately, after a while, Ron and the others grew tired of talking about it, mainly because everyone was present at that moment, and they couldn't brag too much if they wanted to. So, after the excitement gradually faded, everyone naturally lost interest.

"By the way, Fish, why don't you organize another meeting of the Order of the Cat later today? It would be nice to have a special event," Seamus Finnigan suddenly suggested.

The proposal was immediately approved by others, and everyone turned their attention to Fish.

"Nya?"

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Fish looked at Ron and the others, who seemed hopeful, and after struggling to swallow the food in his mouth, he shook his head and said, "Fish will meet Minerva tonight, so I can't take you to play in the Forbidden Forest, nya."

Upon hearing what Fish said, Hermione, Harry, and Ron, who knew more about this matter, exchanged secretive glances, and then Hermione spoke first, "We're about to take the final exam, and did you do your homework last night?"

Ron: "Yes, I did!"

And Harry did the same and said, "Also, no one knows if the group of intruders hid one or two secretly without being discovered by us. Let's discuss that after the professors confirm the safety."

Seeing everyone's disappointed faces, Fish tilted his head in doubt and said, "Even without Fish, you could go to the Room of Requirement, didn't you do that often, nya? It's just that you can't go to the Forbidden Forest for now..."

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Ron: "Oh, yes, yes, yes!"

While the others discussed the new activities of the Order of the Cat for the night after the feast, Fish slipped alone to the Headmaster's office, and the energetic Dumbledore had been waiting inside for a long time, with Snape and Professor McGonagall sitting right across from him.

"Next, it's time for our plan to enter the next stage."

Dumbledore smiled wickedly and said, "Perhaps Voldemort got a little impatient waiting for me to die? But for the students to be able to take the exam peacefully, he has to wait a little longer."

"Actually... Fish thinks we don't have to worry about our exams, nya."

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Fish suggested in a serious manner.

Then Professor McGonagall gave him a hard smack on the head.