Just as Zhang Xu was meeting to study the information from the International Federation of Wizards, in the living room of a house thousands of miles away in England, Voldemort was having a meeting with the core Death Eaters.

Heavy curtains block out the sunlight from the windows around the living room, and rows of burning candles float in the air, providing light for the dimly lit living room.

A long, beautiful, historic table sits in the center of the living room, with Voldemort at the top and the Death Eaters on either side.

Snape, with bandages on his head and hands, sat closest to Voldemort and reported to Voldemort, "It has been ascertained that all the nails that Pierce Hinkenes and others we planted in the former Ministry of Magic have died, and most of them were killed in the Hall and the Department of Mysteries on the day we stormed the Ministry. ”

"And do we still have the officials of the former Ministry of Magic?" There was not a trace of emotion in Voldemort's cold words.

The Death Eaters down there were too scared to speak, they knew that the Dark Arts were angry right now, and the consequences were serious. Voldemort is not a mountain eagle, he has to laugh three times before killing, and he doesn't make any pomp before killing. Otherwise, they would have started to speak out against Snape, who was in the Ministry of Magic at the time.

"What about those who were caught?" Voldemort continued.

"The Ministry of Magic has been attacked twice in a short period of time." Snape said in a cold sweat, "According to the investigation, the first attackers killed almost all of the people in the hall and the Department of Mysteries at the time, and they also rescued the hostages taken at the Weasley family wedding, and ransacked the contents of the Time Hall of the Department of Mysteries. The second attacker rescued all the Ministry of Magic staff in the dungeon. ”

"Do you know who these are?" Voldemort asked, a red glint flashing in his eyes.

"The only survivor of the first attack was Draco Malfoy." Snape replied, "He's met with the first assailant. ”

Voldemort looked at the other end of the table, and the pony at the end of the Death Eater team shuddered at Voldemort's gaze, and then said with a shudder, "Their leader is disguised as Snape." ”

"Can you be sure that man isn't the real Severus?" Bellatrix asked, giving Snape a defiant look.

Malfoy looked at Snape, who was expressionless, and then at the Dark Lord, who was staring at his prey like a viper, and then said cautiously, "That man's hair is cleanly washed, so he must be a fake." ”

The next moment, except for Snape, whose face was as cold as liquid nitrogen, the Death Eaters present couldn't help but laugh, and even the corners of Voldemort's mouth twitched.

"Do you know who is impersonating Severus?" Bellatrix asked.

Malfoy hesitated for a moment, then chose the former between a reprieve, and an immediate execution, "It's Zhang Xu." Among those who were arrested that day were his relatives and his close friends. He's here to save people. ”

"Is he the only one?" Voldemort asked.

"All the people he was carrying were not British." Snape replied, "Judging by the traces of the spells on the scene and on the corpses, most of the spells were not taught at Hogwarts and the Auror Office. The most important thing is that they did not hide their identities either, and on the walls of the Department of Mysteries, they left quite a few handwriting in American English, French and Russian. ”

Voldemort nodded lightly, coming to save people and rob at the same time, which was in line with his understanding of Zhang Xu. And those foreigners should be foreign guests who come to the wedding. Then he asked, "What about the second one?" ”

Snape replied, "The second person is an Auror squad of the recently established International Auror Organization, who rescued all the people imprisoned in the dungeon and blew up the Ministry of Magic's data room, the only elevators and fireplaces that remained. ”

"When you see people from this organization in the future, don't leave them alive." Voldemort said lightly, just like saying a chicken sandwich with fruit salad for lunch.

"Yes, master!" The Death Eaters in the room replied in unison.

"How many of the former Ministry of Magic staff are willing to follow us now?" Voldemort turned to Snape and asked.

Snape hesitated, then said, "There were less than ten. ”

Voldemort snorted coldly, but judging from his expression, it was clear that he didn't care much about the issue.

Snape went on to report: "The Daily Prophet says they will remain neutral and take no sides. ”

"These wall grasses will pay a price!" Voldemort said angrily.

But angry at anger, he can't do anything to the most influential newspaper in the British wizarding world now, because the relationship behind them is intertwined, and the slightest carelessness will cause him to lose the few supports he has.

Snape continued: "The radio station has been largely controlled by us, and with the exception of a few well-known announcers who were not there at the time, the rest of the staff will be there for us from this day forward. ”

Hearing the news, Voldemort's face became a little better, which is also a rare piece of good news.

Voldemort looked around at the Death Eaters in the room, and said, "Well, I need someone to be our Minister of Magic." ”

At this moment, the Death Eaters suddenly couldn't sit still, and they originally planned to want the puppets to sit in this position, but now that the puppets are all dead, they can only let them go into battle in person.

"Master, your most faithful servant is willing to serve you." Karkaroff, who contributed a hand to Voldemort's resurrection, was the first to stand up and recommend himself.

"You've been out of England for too long."

"You don't even know how many floors the Ministry of Magic has."

As soon as Karkaroff spoke, the other Death Eaters spoke out against it.

Especially those die-hard factions who have been in prison in Azkaban for more than ten years, they are not willing to let those meritorious factions who have been on the loose for more than ten years sit in that position.

Then Bellatrix also stepped up to fight for the position.

After all, the benefits that can be obtained in this position are too high, and everyone didn't care when they didn't have a chance before, but now that they have a chance, no one wants this position to fall into the hands of another faction.

After seeing that Voldemort had no intention of stopping it, the Death Eaters began to quarrel over the position.

One said that the other party was not capable, and the other said that the other party was not loyal enough, and there was a lot of noise in the living room.

After a while, Voldemort, who had been silent, tapped the table with his Elder Wand, and the Death Eaters below fell silent.

Voldemort looked at the door of the living room, and said in an unquestioning tone, "Our new Minister of Magic is here. ”

Just then, the door to the living room opened, and Lucius Malfoy, who hadn't been seen for a long time, walked in through the door.

"I'm back, master." The old horse greeted Voldemort, "The plan is going according to the steps that have been made. ”

After the old horse finished speaking, he nodded lightly to Bellatrix.

Voldemort ignored the old horse's words, and instead asked, "Lucius, is there any difficulty for you to become the Minister of Magic?" ”

The old horse said without thinking about it: "My master, under your leadership, there are always more ways than difficulties. ”