"How is it going?"
Emmeline Vance sneaked into a house near Amelia Bones's house. Because the owner had left the house vacant for a long time, it was temporarily requisitioned by members of the Order of the Phoenix.
"The looking glass rang twice. I initially suspected that a Death Eater had come to check the area, but when I went out to check, I found nothing." Tonks glanced at the large looking glass on the table, put her hand over her yawn and muttered, "I always feel that the looking glass is not very useful. Perhaps, we should prepare a magic mirror."
"Of course, there could be something wrong with the Aurors sent by the Ministry of Magic to protect Ms. Bones." Tonks observed the situation outside through the window. "But this possibility is not high. The Aurors sent to protect Ms. Bones are the most elite of the Ministry of Magic."
"I'll suggest to Moody that we get a magic mirror." Emmeline Vance smiled as she handed the midnight snack she had just bought to Tonks. "You've worked hard. Go back and have a rest. I'll be in charge of the guard from now on."
"Then I'll go back and rest."
Tonks took the midnight snack, handed it over to Emmeline, and then Apparated away.
The secret protection of Amelia Bones is still ongoing, all of which comes from the warning of "Prophecy Master" Anderson.
Amelia Bones would be murdered.
The credibility is very high.
Emmeline Vance did not believe in Anderson's prophecy, but because she knew the feud between the Bones family and the mysterious man and the Death Eaters.
The Death Eaters would never allow Amelia Bones to become Minister of Magic and stand in their way.
Once Amelia Bones becomes the Minister of Magic, she will use the power of the Ministry of Magic to avenge her dead relatives and strike hard against the mysterious man and the Death Eaters.
This is actually the reason why members of the Order of the Phoenix are willing to protect Amelia Bones. They need to bring the Ministry of Magic together to fight Voldemort.
Although nothing has happened so far, it doesn't mean that nothing will happen. Sirius Black has said more than once that Amelia Bones underestimated her opponent and would kill herself sooner or later.
Underestimate the enemy
They never underestimated the enemy.
Emmeline Vance cast an Disillusionment Charm on herself and began patrolling around Amelia Bones' residence to ensure the safety of the area around Amelia Bones' residence. If she really sensed a crisis, she would immediately notify the Order of the Phoenix and even cover Amelia Bones' retreat.
After all, she could create trouble for the attackers, thereby disrupting the Death Eaters' plans and buying enough time for the surrounding Aurors.
This was a plan they came up with together. It was unwise to fight the Death Eaters alone.
As Emmeline Vance patrolled around with the help of the shadows on the street, the spyglass in her robe pocket actually responded. She took the spyglass out of her pocket and frowned slightly.
This was not the first time that Emily had encountered this situation.
Although it is very likely to be a false alarm, we will always respond with caution to prevent any accidents.
Emmeline Vance put the looking glass into the sock she had prepared in advance, raised her wand and began to be alert to her surroundings, alert for possible enemies.
As long as she was careful enough, there shouldn't be any problem, because she was hiding under the Disillusionment Charm, and it would be difficult for ordinary wizards to see through the Disillusionment Charm and discover herself.
Just as Emmeline Vance finished her patrol and was about to return to the temporary base, she suddenly heard a noise coming from the front and several dark shadows came out of the temporary base.
"Is it resolved?"
"We've taken down the Aurors around us," another masked Death Eater whispered.
"Where are the members of the Order of the Phoenix?"
"Not in there."
"We must find him. We must clean up the area before the Dark Lord arrives." The Death Eater said in a low voice, "There must be no accidents during this process."
"Death Eaters!"
Emmeline Vance put her hand on her chest, trying to calm her violently beating heart. She had to get the message back immediately.
No, Dumbledore must be notified immediately, and Amelia Bones must be warned, otherwise Amelia Bones will be dead.
Just as Emmeline Vance was about to retreat quietly, she suddenly felt as if there was someone standing behind her. That person was pointing his wand at her, with a pair of cruel scarlet eyes on his expressionless face.
"Where are you going?" the man asked coldly.
In Emmeline Vance's last memory, she saw an ominous green light.
Emmeline Vance sank heavily to the ground.
The Death Eaters were obviously attracted by the green light that had just appeared, and they raised their wands vigilantly and pointed in the direction of the green light.
Just as the Death Eaters were about to approach, Voldemort walked out from the shadows.
"Owner."
The Death Eaters bowed their heads.
"I am disappointed that you almost let the guy sent by the Order of the Phoenix to protect Amelia Bones escape." Voldemort glanced at his servants coldly and was very dissatisfied with their poor performance. Fortunately, he came in person, otherwise the murder of Amelia Bones today would probably end in failure again.
The Death Eaters all hung their heads in shame.
Voldemort didn't look at them and walked straight towards the house where Amelia lived.
After getting rid of the spies and guards planted here by the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix, he can easily get rid of Amelia Bones.
The information provided by Severus saved them a lot of trouble.
If the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic or the Order of the Phoenix come to cause trouble, Amelia Bones will most likely escape.
…
At this moment, in the bedroom, Amelia Bones, who had just fallen asleep, was awakened by the warning sound of the peephole on the bedside table.
Amelia Bones has been on guard ever since Sirius last reminded her that a mysterious man had been targeting her.
Not only did he put a large looking glass in the bedroom, he also kept his wand where he could always get it.
Even though Scrimgeour sent Aurors to strengthen her protection, Amelia Bones still did not let down her guard. Especially since Fudge left early, the calls for her to be appointed Minister of Magic in the Ministry of Magic had been growing louder and louder. Those guys with ulterior motives obviously would not allow her to become the new Minister of Magic.
At least, the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters would not allow it, and they would do it before she became Minister.
Amelia Bones, who had just been awakened by the looking glass, immediately grabbed the wand on the bedside table, and quickly moved her lips to cast an incarnation spell on herself, hiding herself first to ensure her own safety.
Of course, it could be just a false alarm. The looking glass is not as practical as expected, and it has caused many misunderstandings recently.
Amelia Bones also hopes that this is still an own goal.
However, apparently not.
Because Amelia had already heard footsteps outside, and the other party was not friendly, most likely a Death Eater.
Amelia Bones would not be stupid enough to fight the other party head-on, especially when she was told that she might lose her life. The first thought of the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement was to use Apparition to leave here.
The enemy came, but the Aurors responsible for protecting her did not react at all, which was obviously abnormal, and the members of the Order of the Phoenix seemed to be protecting her secretly.
However, it was too late to escape now, as the Death Eaters had already found them through the sound of the looking glass.
Amelia regretted leaving the mirror in the room; it was almost like telling others that she was there.
She slowly moved to the corner, pretending to escape.
"She escaped. Amelia Bones was forewarned and simply fled."
There was a tremor in Yaxley's voice; he was worried that Voldemort would vent his wrath on him.
"She didn't run away!"
Voldemort walked into the room, glanced at the peephole that was still spinning and shining, emitting a screaming whistle, and turned his gaze to a corner of the room. "I am right, Amelia Bones."
After saying that, Amelia Bones was caught off guard and hit by Voldemort's spell, and the Disillusionment Curse on her body was forcibly lifted.
"Voldemort!" Amelia gritted her teeth, and a beam of light flew directly towards Voldemort, but was easily deflected.
If it was just a group of Death Eaters, they would probably be deceived into thinking that Amelia had Apparated away. However, Voldemort could easily see through Amelia Bones' Disillusionment Charm and accurately find her hiding place.
Amelia underestimated Voldemort's determination to kill her.
"The Bones are a very ancient family, although they have chosen to go against us." Voldemort raised his arm to stop the Death Eater who was trying to cast a spell to attack Amelia Bones. "We should give her a decent end to show respect for this ancient family name."
"What a disgusting guy, if you want to kill me, go ahead."
Amelia Bones stared at the ugly face of Voldemort with gritted teeth. She knew that she had no chance to avenge her family.
If... If I had listened to...
No ifs!
Voldemort raised his wand, and all the Death Eaters around him retreated, fearing that they would be affected by the duel.
The battle is about to begin.
"Die, Avada Kedavra!"
The room was suddenly filled with an ominous green light. After a long time, the green light finally dissipated and Amelia Bones fell stiffly to the ground.
She is dead!
Died in a duel with Voldemort.
The Death Eaters were all wary of what was ahead; no one had expected that the famous Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement would actually recite the Killing Curse without hesitation during the duel.
This was enough to show how much she hated them.
Fortunately, it was the Dark Lord who came in person, otherwise, even if he could really kill Amelia Bones, I'm afraid several lives would have to be lost.
Yaxley raised his wand and released the Dark Mark out the window. He glanced at Amelia Bones, whose eyes were fixed on death, and a pleasant smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He Apparated away with the other Death Eaters.
…
After finishing a day's work, Scrimgeour, who had just closed his eyes to rest, was woken up by someone.
"What's going on?" Scrimgeour was in a very bad mood.
"The Dark Mark has appeared again."
Gadwin Robards's face was a little gloomy. Ever since Voldemort's resurrection, Dark Marks have appeared one after another in the wizarding world.
"Who was attacked?"
Scrimgeour took the strong tea from his wife, took a sip, and then frowned and asked.
"Amelia Bones." Gadwin Robards glanced at Scrimgeour furtively, as if trying to read something from his face.
"Where are the Aurors on duty?" Scrimgeour asked, frowning. "As I recall, protection for Amelia Bones has been stepped up."
"The Aurors on duty were all knocked down, and we found the body of Emmeline Vance nearby." Gadwin Robards hesitated for a moment and continued, "She was probably killed by the Avada Kedavra Curse."
"Emmeline Vance?" Scrimgeour repeated the name, as if realizing something. "Emmeline Vance is Dumbledore's man."
"I'm afraid so."
Scrimgeour fell into an even longer silence as someone, under the protection of the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix, murdered Amelia Bones.
"You-Know-Who did it!" Scrimgeour gritted his teeth.
"I'm afraid it was You-Know-Who who did it himself." Gadwin Robards analyzed, "If it was just the Death Eaters, it would be difficult to kill Amelia Bones under our noses, but the Aurors obviously couldn't stop You-Know-Who. The only problem is that they didn't kill the Aurors who were on guard."
Scrimgeour actually guessed the reason. The people protecting Amelia Bones were pure-blood Aurors, and Voldemort preferred to control rather than kill pure-blood wizards, so they survived.
Amelia Bones was dead, and yet Scrimgeour felt no joy at all.
Albert predicted the death of Amelia Bones, who was protected day and night by the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix, but was still killed.
That also meant that Scrimgeour would most likely die during his tenure as Minister of Magic, which was definitely not good news.
What's worse is that Amelia Bones didn't have time to become Minister of Magic and deal with the mess left by Fudge.
Now the entire Ministry of Magic is still in chaos, and Scrimgeour doesn't even know how to deal with the current chaos in the Ministry of Magic. Even if he really takes over this position, he still has no good solution.
I must talk to Dumbledore.
"What now?"
“Let the crisis response team handle this matter. Notify Amelia Bones’ relatives, and have someone notify Minister of Magic Fudge. Notify… Nymphadora Tonks. I remember she was a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Tell her about Emmeline Vance’s death.” Scrimgeour put his hand on his cheek and continued, “As for the reporters… let the Minister of Magic handle it. Fudge is better at dealing with those reporters.”
"I'm going to the scene to see the specific situation. If the Auror who was knocked unconscious wakes up, remember to inform me as soon as possible. We must find out what happened."
"yes."
Gadwin Robards looked at Scrimgeour, hesitated for a moment, and then lowered his voice and said: "Amelia Bones is currently the most powerful candidate for minister..."
"I know what you mean, Gadwin, but the position of minister doesn't look as good as you imagined. Amelia Bones is dead, and there is no one to clean up the mess left by Fudge." Scrimgeour signaled Gadwin not to talk about this topic for the time being and hurried to the crime scene.