Lucius Malfoy was reading the articles in The Quibbler carefully. From the recent articles, it seemed that Fudge's condition was getting worse. He remembered the prediction about Fudge's resignation some time ago, and his brows frowned even deeper.
It was obvious that someone was deliberately targeting Fudge and was even planning to harm him.
This was definitely not good news for Lucius Malfoy.
He didn't want Fudge to fall, or rather, the Death Eaters didn't want Fudge to fall. If Fudge was around, he could help them hold Dumbledore back.
The wooden door creaked open suddenly, followed by a noisy sound of footsteps and noise. Lucius Malfoy put down the magazine in his hand, looked up at the group of people who walked into the secret base, and asked, "Didn't anyone find you when you came here?"
"Don't worry!"
After Bellatrix pulled out a chair and sat down, she raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you want from us?"
"Many of you are on the wanted list. I have to be careful." Lucius Malfoy was not very reassured about Bellatrix. God knew what this crazy woman would do.
“I didn’t expect there was such a place.”
"It's our temporary base." Lucius Malfoy said casually.
"What do you want from us?"
"Wait a moment, the others should be here soon."
Lucius Malfoy nodded slightly to the others as a greeting.
After a while, the mechanical clock in the corner of the room rang, and the last Death Eater walked in on time.
"Okay everyone, please be quiet."
As the Death Eaters were whispering, Lucius Malfoy clapped his hands vigorously to draw everyone's attention.
The noise in the hall gradually died down.
"The Dark Lord has given us an important task." Lucius Malfoy looked at August Rookwood and continued, "The Dark Lord needs to get the prophecy in the Department of Mysteries. That is the prophecy of the Dark Lord and Potter. For some reason, the Dark Lord is not convenient to appear in person at the Ministry of Magic."
"The prophecy?" Dolohov frowned. "That is..."
"Just know it, don't tell it." Lucius Malfoy interrupted Antonin Dolohov, "The Dark Lord takes this matter very seriously. He can only allow success, not failure."
The whispers in the hall suddenly became more intense. Many people knew about this prophecy, but they did not know its content.
Lucius Malfoy glanced at Avery, nodded slightly to August Rookwood, and continued, "A very troublesome spell has been cast on the Prophecy Hall, which means that only the person who has been predicted is qualified to take the prophecy ball down from the shelf. This is also the main reason for Bode's previous failure."
"We want Potter to help us take down the prophecy?" Many Death Eaters frowned, feeling that this method was unreliable.
"Porter will certainly not give in easily."
Bellatrix said without hesitation: "It's simple, use the Imperius Curse?"
"Potter is able to resist the Imperius Curse."
"The Dark Lord has a way to make Potter mistakenly believe that Sirius Black has been captured by us. Given Potter's character, he will definitely run to rescue him at all costs." Lucius Malfoy stated the plan.
"It's a good plan, but it could have flaws."
"flaw?"
If Potter has a way to contact Blake, he will definitely check Blake's situation first, and then the plan may not go smoothly." Dolohov reminded.
"Not long ago, Kreacher, the house-elf of the Black family, took the opportunity to run away from home and ran to my house. It can perfect our plan, so there is no need to worry about encountering any problems." Lucius Malfoy explained.
"It's not easy for Potter to break into the Ministry of Magic!" McNeill frowned and reminded, "The Ministry of Magic is heavily guarded. It's impossible for Potter to break into the Department of Mysteries under the noses of Ministry employees."
"We need to lure away some Aurors, and it would be best if we could control some members of the Ministry of Magic to ensure that the Ministry of Magic is under our control that night." Lucius Malfoy briefly stated his plan. This was also the reason why he called these people here. There were some things that he could not accomplish alone.
"The Department of Mysteries is also a big problem. We need someone to open the door for us, otherwise no one else will be able to get through that door." August Rookwood couldn't reveal too much information to them, but some things were not kept confidential.
"Sol Crocker! As long as we control him and let him help open the door, it shouldn't be a problem." Lucius looked around at everyone and asked, "Anything else you want to add?"
"What if members of the Order of the Phoenix come to reinforce?" Someone else said, "It is impossible for Potter to leave Hogwarts without alerting others. Members of the Order of the Phoenix will definitely know."
"So, we must catch Potter as soon as possible and take him and the prophecy away from the Ministry of Magic as quickly as possible." Lucius Malfoy reminded, "Getting the prophecy is the first priority."
"I'm still a little worried about accidents," Avery said, frowning.
"Accident?"
Everyone looked at Avery.
"You're not scared, are you?" someone laughed in a low voice. Avery was in a bad situation recently. His successive failures made the Dark Lord lose confidence in him.
"That Mudblood named Albert Anderson is very weird!" Avery ignored the mocking looks of others and said to himself, "That Mudblood seems to be able to predict what might happen in the future."
"Albert Anderson?" Bellatrix repeated in a low voice. She had heard the name mentioned more than once.
"That Mudblood is really evil and powerful. He even defeated the Dark Lord in a dueling tournament..." Avery closed his mouth under Malfoy's glare.
"I think the probability is not high. According to the information provided by Severus, although Albert Anderson was invited by Dumbledore, he thought the Order of the Phoenix was unreliable and did not join. Moreover, he was not close to the members of the Order of the Phoenix." Lucius Malfoy told everyone what he knew. "Even if he is really a master of prophecy, he needs to make a prophecy to get the result. I don't think he would predict this by such a coincidence."
"I still think we should be on guard against that guy," Avery muttered.
"If we really run into trouble..." Lucius Malfoy frowned and said, "We can summon the Dark Lord. I will then discuss with him how to deal with the worst-case scenario."
"Why not just kill him?" Bellatrix found it hard to understand what these people were struggling with.
Just a Mudblood, just kill him.
"We can't find him during the holidays. Even if we know he is hiding in Hogwarts, it's not easy to break in and kill him." Malfoy glanced at Bellatrix and reminded her, "Besides, that Mudblood is very powerful. He is the duel champion of this year. If we don't have enough manpower, I doubt we can be his opponent at all."
"Are you sure you're not kidding?" Bellatrix felt it was ridiculous that Malfoy would actually worry about a mudblood. "That mudblood only managed to escape from the Dark Lord's hands by luck thanks to Dumbledore's protection."
The Death Eaters who knew something about Albert frowned. Although they hated Albert, they at least had a basic understanding of him.
The strength he demonstrated is beyond doubt.
"Ask Draco to tell me the exact time of his next visit to Hogsmeade. I will be able to ambush him along the way and kill him when the opportunity arises." Bellatrix almost patted her chest as she promised.
Lucius Malfoy looked at Bellatrix for a long time, as if trying to determine whether Azkaban had ruined her mind.
After a moment's silence, Lucius Malfoy slowly said, "Barty Crouch Jr. once had a similar idea to you. It is said that he even controlled a group of people to attack that guy, but he defeated them all by himself, and the Mudblood walked out of the maze unscathed and won the Triwizard Tournament."
Avery also looked at Bellatrix with an idiotic look. He was very afraid of Albert, especially after a series of setbacks, he realized that even the Dark Lord might not be able to kill him easily, because that guy could peek into the future and avoid danger in advance.
"If there is a chance, we can deal with that mudblood." Lucius Malfoy said to the others present, "But it is definitely not a reckless action, which will only bring us unnecessary trouble."
"The latest news I got is that the Mudblood seems to be getting married." Avery said suddenly.
"Get married? Are you sure?" Lucius Malfoy was a little surprised.
"I'm not sure, but it is said that someone received an invitation this summer. The exact time is unclear. Given his personality, he will definitely not let others know the exact time and place easily." Avery reminded, "If we want to kill him, this may be the best opportunity. At the time of the wedding, I think he should... not be too vigilant. After all, he has a lot of things to do and it is easy to be distracted."
"That's a good idea." Bellatrix licked her lips, looking excited. "Who is the mudblood going to marry?"
"Not sure." Avery shook his head. "That guy is very cautious."
"If we plan to take action against him, we can investigate it thoroughly and solve the problem at once without leaving any hidden dangers." Lucius Malfoy shook his head at the sight of everyone who was very interested in this matter. The Mudblood was not easy to mess with, and if he failed to kill him in the first place, he would most likely invite revenge. Being targeted by a guy like that was definitely not a good thing.
"Oh, there's one more thing," Avery said suddenly.
"What's up?"
"Honestly, I don't want to say anything to spoil the fun, but we'd better prepare a retreat plan in case of failure." Avery looked around at everyone and said, "I remember that the Ministry of Magic cannot Apparate. In the event of the worst case scenario, we'd better be prepared to avoid being blocked in the Ministry of Magic."
"I think you must have thought of a solution?" Everyone was waiting for Avery's next words.
"Use the Portkey."
"We can turn socks into portkeys. It is said that Potter used this method to slip away from the Dark Lord's nose." Malfoy suddenly said, "We can book a time, so that even if we are blocked in the Ministry of Magic, we can still escape smoothly."
Everyone looked at each other and began to discuss the matter in whispers.
Although most Death Eaters believed that this was beyond doubt, it was undoubtedly an insurance policy for them all, at least it could effectively avoid the embarrassing situation of being blocked in the Ministry of Magic.