Chapter 237: Voldemort Threatened
"I have to say, Horcrux-making is an extremely powerful and advanced form of dark magic, and if used correctly, no one in the world can kill you, but alas, Mr. Riddle, you made a very stupid decision."
"It's not a good idea to craft those prestigious items into Horcruxes, they're too easy to find."
"Four of the six Horcruxes you made have now been destroyed, and the last two are left - Ravenkera's Tiara and Slytherin's Locket,"
Umbridge's words paused, and she remembered the locket that Professor Tang had asked for her.
"Don't worry, as I said before, I don't mind our little unpleasantness, I want you to be friends, and for that, I've found these last two Horcruxes to protect them from being destroyed by Professor Dumbledore."
"I'd love to hand you back the two Horcruxes, unfortunately I've been busy lately, but that's okay, I'll be going to the Ministry of Magic in three months, you've probably heard that something is going to happen there - I need to help the magician."
"If you're willing to be my friend, you can go there and find me then, and if you're going to be my enemyβ"
"So for my own preservation, I can only give the Horcruxes to Professor Dumbledore, he must be happy to protect me, and it is worth mentioning that as a soothsayer, I can find your location at any time, I mean, if all the Horcruxes are destroyed, then Professor Dumbledore must want to meet Mr. Riddle in person, doesn't he?"
"Of course, maybe you want to come to me immediately and ask for Horcruxes, I sincerely advise you not to do this, trust me, it is not wise to be malicious towards a person who can see the future, before you decide to act, I will simply destroy both Horcruxes, and by the way, tell Professor Dumbledore your exact location."
"I'm sure you'll make the right choice."
"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Divination Professor, Townfar."
When she finally finished reading the letter, Umbridge trembled and reached out and handed it over, her head bowed, not daring to look into Voldemort's eyes.
There was silence all around, no one dared to speak, and even the Death Eaters began to tremble with fear.
The contents of this letter were beyond their expectations, and there was no doubt that it was the first time they knew about the existence of Horcruxes and why Voldemort was able to come back from the dead.
And now the situation is whether Voldemort will kill everyone present because he wants to keep this secret. The Death Eaters knew how crazy their master was, and it was entirely possible for him to do so, not to mention-
Everyone realized that their master was probably not in a good mood right now, and that the powerful Dark Lord, the man whose wizards didn't even dare to mention his name, was actually threatened.
Voldemort took the letter and carefully read every word on it.
"What else did he say?"
His voice finally broke the silence.
"No, no, no." Umbridge buried his head and replied in a low voice, "I'm just sending a letter, and since the letter has been delivered, can I leave?" β
Voldemort stared at her, the letter in his hand turning into dust without warning.
This made Umbridge's trembling even more intense, and her desire to survive made her say quickly, "I am Professor Tang's right-hand man, and if you hurt me, he will be very angry." β
"I mean, you don't want Professor Tang to destroy the last Horcrux, do you?"
Voldemort raised his wand.
"Actually, I wasn't going to kill you, butβ"
"Avada suo!"
The green spell struck Umbridge in the face, and her life was taken away in an instant.
"You deserve to threaten me, too?"
A few days later, in the morning, in the Great Hall of Hogwarts Castle.
"Cornelius Fudge has announced his resignation and Albus Dumbledore will take over as Minister of Magic."
Hermione looked at the headline of the latest edition of the Daily Prophet with a complicated expression.
"I knew Professor Dumbledore could do it, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."
Ron spoke: "Hermione, it's not surprising, you didn't grow up in the wizarding world, so you weren't so impressed by Professor Dumbledore's influence, let me tell you this, almost all the English wizards in existence are students of Professor Dumbledore, including those employees of the Ministry of Magic. β
"No one can beat Professor Dumbledore by means of elections, and he can even become the president of the International Confederation of Wizards if he wants to, I heard Percy say that many years ago, he almost became it, but he refused. The only thing I'm curious about is, how could Fudge be willing to resign? β
"He had to." Harry said, "After Professor Dumbledore announced that he was going to plot, that was the exact word he had in the Daily Prophet, anyway, after that report came out, Fudge wasn't having a good time. β
"The employees of the Ministry of Magic began to discooperate with his work, disobeyed his orders, and most importantly, he was subjected to several warning attacks, apparently not by the Dark Wizard, but by the Magician's supporters, who could not stand Fudge's slander of the Magician."
"These attacks have left Fudge in disgrace, even the house has been blown up, and if he doesn't resign, I'm afraid his head will be blown off next."
"How do you know this?" Ron looked at him in amazement, "We've been locked up in the castle for the past few days, I mean, even during Snape's confinement!" β
"Apparently Sirius told him." Hermione spoke, "After Umbridge's disappearance, surveillance of Floo was removed, and Harry spent almost every night chatting with Sirius in the fireplace. β
"These are some of the most comfortable days of my school year." Harry had a smile on his face, "Umbridge is finally gone!" β
"Don't rejoice too soon, I must remind you that Hogwarts always needs a Headmaster. Now that Dumbledore is gone, the new Headmaster will be in office soon, and I don't know what will happen when the time comes. β
"Professor Dumbledore is the Minister for Magic, and he certainly wouldn't send someone like Umbridge to be the Headmaster, if nothing else, I think it would be Professor McGonagall, who was the Headmaster in the first place." Harry guessed as a matter of course.
"It could also be Professor Snape." Ron said quietly.
Harry jumped to his feet, shaking his head frantically in defiance.
"Impossible! When pigs fly! β
(End of chapter)