Chapter 391: The Demagogic Dark Lord (2-in-1)

"Of course, I won't......," Jon shook his head without thinking, sighing but resolute.

He sat down on a stool, trying his best to calm the mixture of disappointment and anger in his heart, and to calm himself down as much as possible.

In fact, he had already guessed it at this time last night!

Thinking from Voldemort's point of view, he might have guessed that Jon Hart was still alive, especially after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, where "Barty Crouch Jr." suddenly turned into the real Alastor Moody, betrayed and attacked him...... But he couldn't have connected Christopher Patrick and Jon Hart, two unrelated identities that weren't so ordinary, to the point that the Dark Lord was noticing.

There are very few people in the world who know that Christopher Patrick is Jon Hart, not even his own parents...... The few people who knew about it, such as Dumbledore, the former Hogwarts Masters, and Astoria, were unlikely to have leaked it...... Although deep down, Jon also believed that Mrs. Diana Greengrass would be the "impossible leaker", after all, she was the mother of Astoria and Daphne, but in fact, she was always one of the most suspicious.

Jon had to divulge his secret to her in order to save Astoria, and she was the closest to Voldemort among those who knew it.

Especially last night, when she took the initiative to tell the giant's traces, and took the initiative to tell herself that the Department of Magical Beasts Management and Control was going to send a team of people to investigate the giant's whereabouts...... Even if Jon was stupid, he knew that the mysterious man's actions "had a deep meaning".

So, how could Diana Greengrass, who played such an important role in it, be kept in the dark?

Jon didn't expose her to her face, though, because he had no evidence, and even if he did, it didn't make any sense, and in the end, he had a hard time believing it anyway......

Fortunately, the portrait of Principal Phineas Nigelles Black is right next to him...... Through the portrait of Headmaster Black, he got in touch with Albus Dumbledore last night, and after a short discussion, decided to come up with a "plan to count"!

......

Jon was eager to ask Dumbledore if there was something hidden about Lady Greengrass's betrayal of him......

Did Voldemort threaten her? Or did she fall under the Imperius Curse? Or was there some other "objective" reason?

To be honest, he has always had no ill feelings towards the lady who has always behaved lightly...... She is very intelligent, not as rigid as some wizards, and does not have the natural discrimination that many pure-blood family members have against hemp wizards......

She is a woman who is easily believed and has a lot of affection, and a mother who truly loves her daughter.

But he didn't speak...... Because Jon knew that with Albus Dumbledore's character, he might spare some guilty people, but he would never slander any innocent person.

So, there is only one truth -

And it's the one I don't want to see the most.

How ironic...... Over the past few months, he has spent the last few months wandering around Europe and risking his life to save Astoria. However, after a few months, everything has a little eyebrow, but it is betrayed by the person who should not betray him the most!

Yes, as a skilled craftsman who had made six half-Horcruxes, Voldemort was far more skilled at making Horcruxes than he was, and the giants were under Voldemort's command, loyal to him, and it was not difficult for him to control the precise methods of splitting the souls of the giants......

The history of the Greengrass family's blood curse has lasted for hundreds of years, and most pure-blood families must know a little bit about it, and this will not be a secret among pure-blood families.

The solution to the blood curse can be thought of from a little God's perspective, and Voldemort, who is a master craftsman in Horcruxes, can certainly also think of it.

What if, after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Voldemort really noticed the existence of the character Jon Hart and really doubted this identity...... All the members of the Knights of Walpuse, the Death Eaters, the Astoria Greengrass and Jon Hart's former close relationship, and the "sickness dropout" of Astoria Greengrass.

But in any case, betrayal is betrayal!

Jon sighed faintly.

You must know that even if you are prepared, on the West Coast, you almost lost your life.

......

Last night, Jon asked Mrs. Greengrass for a list...... As for the temporary members of the "Office of Misinformation", they will set off the next day to investigate the Giant's attack on the West Coast.

Even Jon revealed a part of the fact that he would use Polyjuice Potion.

However, Jon didn't tell her who he would become, and then hurriedly "fled" Greengrass Manor.

That night, he "raided" the house of Mr. David Jolman, a member of the Department of Magical Beasts Management and Control, and used a little of the Living Hell Potion on the sleeping Mr. Jolman, while disguised himself as him with the Polyjuice Potion.

The next day, when he officially joined the operation as "David Jolman", it was discovered that the commander of the "Office of Misinformation" this time was not Mrs. Diana Greengrass, but Dirk Chryswell, the director of the Leprechaun Office......

Jon was already able to fully confirm his previous suspicions and conjectures.

In any case, Jon had made it clear that the night before had told Mrs. Greengrass that finding the giant's trail was important to healing Astoria, and the next day she had not personally participated in the operation...... This is undoubtedly very unbelievable, and it is also not in line with the personality, you must know that she has always cared so much about her daughter!

So among them, there must be something greasy.

What's more, the temporary members of the Misinformation Office of the Division for the Management and Control of Fantastic Beasts also include Walton McNeill, a veteran Death Eater...... In the current world line, McNeil has not revealed his identity as a Death Eater, but Jon, who is standing in the perspective of half of God, obviously knows his true background - Voldemort's real diehard!

Fortunately, Jon was also prepared, and Tonks and Kingsley, two Aurors who played for the Order of the Phoenix, took the initiative to apply to participate in the operation as Aurors...... Dumbledore also rallied most of the adult wizards of the Order of the Phoenix early on, and equipped them with portkeys that could teleport to the West Coast (to prevent the Death Eaters from cutting off the apparition pathway, which proved to be useful).

So as soon as Voldemort and the Death Eaters attacked the Aurors on the West Coast and the members of the Department of Magical Beasts Management and Control, Dumbledore and the members of the Order of the Phoenix joined the fight...... Even more caught off guard was undoubtedly the Death Eaters, so they actually had the absolute upper hand, and the losses were even heavier.

However, there was a bit of a surprise in it...... That's Rufus Scrimgeour suddenly ordering the members of the Magical Beasts Management and Control Division to split up with the Aurors. Honestly, this was a more efficient approach, as the goals of the two groups weren't exactly the same, but Scrimgeour didn't consider the possibility of Voldemort and the Death Eaters making a comeback!

It can be said that since the battle of the Department of Mysteries, Voldemort and the Death Eaters have shown weakness, which has made some officials of the Ministry of Magic ignore their threat a little, and even some of them are fluttering......

Following McNeil's report, the Death Eaters, led by Voldemort himself, launched an attack on the members of the Department of Magical Beasts Management and Control...... Fortunately, Jon noticed McNeil's abnormality in time (he was watching each other carefully all the way), and used the "Illusion Charm" in time to hide in the ruins of the Summer Hotel on the beach and avoid the attack......

Even so, if Voldemort's luck had been a little better and his killing curse had deviated by a little more than ten centimeters, he would still have died tragically on the West Coast.

It can be said that I just picked up a life!

......

"Thank you for informing me, Headmaster Dumbledore!" After calming down, Jon stood up and took the initiative to speak, "I think it's time for me to go back to the hospital if Madam Pomfrey finds out I'm missing......"

Jon hadn't finished his sentence when he heard a "bang" and the door to the headmaster's office opened.

"You're looking for me, Dumbledore?" a cold voice came from the doorway.

Professor Severus Snape, Potions teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, strode into the Headmaster's office...... His black eyes glanced into the principal's office, frowning when he saw that there were other visitors among them.

"Looks ...... Headmaster, you already have other guests!" Professor Snape said in his greasy, slow voice, "Then I'd better wait at the door......

"No, no, no, Severus......" Albus Dumbledore strode to the door and forced Snape in.

"What's the matter?" asked Snape, slightly cold, not glancing at Jon on the side.

Jon had to stand there a little awkwardly.

"Here's the situation...... I need you to tell me something, go ...... the Dark Lord," Dumbledore said slowly, as if waiting for something.

"What do you reveal?" Snape's face suddenly turned serious, and he asked in a low voice.

He still didn't look at Jon.

"Revealed...... What was revealed...... It's something to do with the West Coast attack......" Dumbledore said with some stammering.

Due to the angle, Jon could clearly see that Dumbledore was out of Snape's sight, gently tugging Fawkes's tail with his hand.

The phoenix apparently understood what the master meant...... She strode up, and a feather landed in front of Dumbledore.

Dumbledore hurriedly picked up the feather, as if reading something.

"Damn, something's wrong!" Dumbledore said at a brisk pace, "I need to be away for a while, ten minutes...... Severus, stay here first, and I'll be back shortly...... So are you, Jon, and you're going to stay here too, I'll have something to tell you later......"

Dumbledore commanded "roughly", then grabbed Fawkes's tail feathers.

In an instant, he was gone.

......

In the principal's office, only Jon Hart and Severus Snape were left.

They looked a little stunned.

The entire headmaster's office fell into an awkward silence for several minutes, and nothing could be heard except the snoring of the portraits on the walls.

Snape squinted at Jon, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "So...... The Dark Lord didn't kill you at the time, but Crouch Jr.?"

"Yes, Professor!" Jon nodded hurriedly.

"Don't call me Professor, you're not a Hogwarts student right now. Snape pursed his lips with some contempt, "So, I was a little confused...... Why did little Crouch suddenly become Alasto, you actually deceived the Dark Lord!"

"That's right, Professor!" Jon nodded again.

"I know Dumbledore's purpose in keeping me. Snape said coldly, "Although the Dark Lord did not name the target of this attack, if you are still alive, that target is probably you......"

“...... And that little girl from the Greengrasses family has a relationship with you!" Snape suddenly smiled a little sarcastically, "It doesn't taste good to be betrayed, doesn't it?"

Jon nodded silently.

But why, hearing Snape's trademark cynicism, he was in a much better mood.

"I've had a betrayal too, betraying the people who matter most to me!" Snape's tone suddenly became a little low, "I overheard a prophecy, and then I got into a haunt and told the Dark Lord about it......"

"The Dark Lord has always been good at demagoguery...... He can guess the weakness in your heart, he can ......," Snape sighed.

"Don't interrupt me, Hart!" Snape shouted as Jon opened his mouth.

Then, his tone quickly calmed down again: "Then I killed her, even though it wasn't my intention...... But I still killed her, and I regret it for the rest of my life......"

Jon didn't speak, though he knew what Snape was talking about......

"Dumbledore doesn't have any tasks, does he?" said this, Snape let out a low growl.

Then, he strode out of the principal's office without looking back!

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"Severus is gone?" Albus Dumbledore didn't wait long to return, and he asked softly?