"You failed, Bella."
Voldemort put down the newspaper and looked down at the woman lying next to him. He even forgot when he started reading these newspapers full of lies.
"Master, I'm sorry, please forgive me, I..."
"Enough, you really disappoint me. Because of your stupidity and arrogance, we have lost four more Death Eaters." Voldemort interrupted Bella's defense coldly and raised his wand to point at the stupid woman in front of him.
"Heart-wrenching!"
Bellatrix fell to the ground, twisting and screaming in pain. The Death Eaters around her all cast cold eyes at Bella. They had long been fed up with this crazy woman.
"I don't want such stupid things to happen again." Voldemort raised his wand to warn the Death Eaters present.
In fact, from the beginning Voldemort did not expect Bella to be able to kill the cunning Mudblood, but the woman's stupidity and arrogance killed several Death Eaters, which was the real reason why Voldemort was angry.
In just less than three months, the number of Death Eaters had been reduced by a quarter. How could this not make Voldemort angry? Even in the last wizarding war, there had not been such serious losses.
This was almost a series of slaps in the face of Voldemort, and at the same time, a heavy punch was given to his face. If you didn't know, you would think that Voldemort's nose was flattened by someone.
"Alecto!"
"Owner."
"Is there anything you want to tell me?"
Voldemort stared sharply at the only two Death Eaters who had escaped.
"The connection between that Mudblood and the Ministry of Magic is deeper than we expected. He is using the power of the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix to attack us." Alecto lowered his head, "Perhaps, we should get rid of his helpers first, and then deal with the Mudblood."
"Albert Anderson."
Voldemort whispered the name of the Mudblood who had caused so much loss to the Death Eaters.
"I have been wary of him, but that mudblood has proven to us more than once that we are not wary enough of him."
"He has the power to predict the future, and he uses this ability very cleverly, using the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix to attack us."
"But, is it really possible? Scrimgeour is definitely not a fool, how could he believe it so easily." A newly joined Death Eater couldn't help but raise his own question, which immediately attracted the attention of other veteran Death Eaters.
In fact, anyone who has learned about divination knows that it is often a joke. Predicting the future is a very difficult thing in itself, let alone accurately predicting the future, which is simply a fantasy.
"That Mudblood is undoubtedly smart. He always finds a way to make Scrimgeour believe what he says." Alecto looked at Snape and asked in a positive tone, "He must have convinced the people in the Order of the Phoenix as well!"
"Yes, everyone in the Order of the Phoenix believes in his predictions. It is said that he has never made a mistake since he started predicting." Snape said expressionlessly under the gaze of everyone, "Of course, this may also be related to his close relationship with Dumbledore."
Perhaps sensing Voldemort's gaze, Snape continued, "It is said that he is hiding in a house cast with a Fidelius Charm. Only Dumbledore knows his exact location. It is very difficult to find and kill him."
"I remember that the mudblood had a close relationship with the two Weasley kids," Alecto reminded. "They even opened a shop together."
"Yes, that is true. However, since James Potter was betrayed by Peter Pettigrew, Albert Anderson learned his lesson and no longer trusted his friend. Perhaps he was worried about being betrayed by his friend, or for other reasons. In short, that man was very cautious, and that is why he provided Dumbledore with some information about the prophecy." Snape said expressionlessly, "Dumbledore also paid a price to obtain the prophecy."
"What's the price?"
"He seems to think Dumbledore is dying and is eyeing his inheritance!"
Snape felt that Bella and her gang were so unlucky because the Death Eaters tried to kill him at Albert's wedding last time, which made him completely hate him. In addition to the reward of 10,000 Galleons, Snape was surprised that Bella was able to come back alive.
"heritage?"
"It's the books. I heard this by chance. He was worried that this part of knowledge would be lost after Dumbledore's death, so he wanted to take this part away."
"It's hard to believe that he is a Gryffindor instead of a Ravenclaw?" a Death Eater couldn't help but sneer.
"We are not here to discuss these things today. We must get rid of this trouble, otherwise similar things will happen a third or even a fourth time."
Voldemort's expression also looked very unhappy, as he remembered the secret base that had been completely looted.
To this day, Voldemort still hasn't caught the damn thief.
However, he was almost certain that the guy who did this was definitely that damn Mudblood.
"I think we should ignore that Mudblood for now and find a way to get rid of Scrimgeour first, support our people to take power, and prevent the Ministry of Magic from becoming our enemy again." Yaxley expressed his opinion on the matter. It would be undoubtedly quite stupid to fight the Ministry of Magic head-on.
"We should follow the original plan and first control the Ministry of Magic, turn the Ministry's employees into our helpers, and find ways to expand our power."
"Yaxley."
Voldemort had never thought that the Ministry of Magic would become so troublesome. "I need you to speed up your infiltration of the Ministry of Magic. I will get rid of Scrimgeour myself."
"Before that, we can't just sit there and do nothing about the deaths of the Strange brothers and other Death Eaters. Let everyone take action and teach the Ministry of Magic an unforgettable lesson."
"Severus, what is it?"
After the meeting, looking at Snape who stayed behind, Voldemort gestured for him to sit down and talk.
"Regarding Draco Malfoy's plan." Snape trembled his lips and spoke before the Dark Lord. "His plan is not very smart and may alert the enemy. If the situation is right, please allow me to take this opportunity to get rid of Dumbledore."
"Oh, it seems you are sure." Voldemort looked at Snape and said coldly, "I don't want you to make the same stupid mistake as Bella and Lucius."
Snape is Voldemort's secret trump card to kill Dumbledore, and he will not allow any mistakes to happen.
"This is actually related to another matter I intend to report to the master." Snape explained under Voldemort's gaze.
"Dumbledore is injured, seriously injured. I don't know how he got injured, but he obviously doesn't have many years left to live."
"I have heard similar rumors," said Voldemort.
Most of the Hogwarts students noticed Dumbledore's injury at the opening dinner.
"This is true. I checked Dumbledore and he can probably live for another five to eight years." Snape made his own judgment. "Although I cannot confirm whether Dumbledore's strength has been depleted, I think he will gradually become weaker."
"Draco Malfoy's plan was to find a group of people to sneak into Hogwarts and besiege Dumbledore."
Voldemort frowned slightly, obviously not optimistic about this plan, or rather, he was not optimistic that Draco Malfoy would succeed from the beginning.
"I think Draco Malfoy's plan will hardly pose a threat to Dumbledore, but if the right opportunity arises, I will kill him from behind." Snape told his plan in full, without hiding his intention to use others as cannon fodder.
Of course, these so-called plans were not thought up by him, but by Dumbledore. However, Snape probably didn't know that the whole plan actually came from Albert's hint to Dumbledore, asking him to make some contribution before his death.
"Don't let me down, you know the consequences of failure." Voldemort said coldly.
However, what Voldemort didn't know was that an hour later, Snape reported to Dumbledore about what happened tonight in the headmaster's office.
"You did very well, Severus." Dumbledore said softly, "However, you need to pay special attention to Draco and don't let him carry out those unreliable plans, which are very dangerous to the students of Hogwarts."
"Dangerous. Don't you think it's more dangerous to allow Death Eaters to break into Hogwarts?" Snape said sarcastically.
"So, it must be done at night, when everyone is resting." Dumbledore said calmly.
"I don't think this matter can be hidden from Anderson," Snape suddenly thought of something and looked up at Dumbledore. "Are you planning to use this to catch all the Death Eaters who broke into the school?"
"I heard that Voldemort also recruited Greyback?" Dumbledore suddenly changed the subject, "And dear Bellatrix. To be honest, I am a little surprised that she is still alive."
"That guy's methods are really terrifying." Snape understood what Dumbledore meant.
"Werewolves deserve sympathy. No one wants to suffer from lycanthropy, but wanting to spread it wantonly is an extremely infuriating thing, especially since Voldemort will definitely use werewolves to threaten ordinary people in the future."
Dumbledore disliked Greyback very much, not only because he loved to attack children, but also because he was committed to making more people become werewolves and spreading lycanthropy to other people. So, when Albert suggested that Dumbledore do something meaningful before he died, he did not refuse.
"You believe in him very much, or are you trying to use him, just like you used me?" Snape narrowed his eyes slightly. "I think you are playing with fire. Anderson is very smart, very smart. He even uses the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix as chess pieces. I remember that he seemed to have won the International Wizard Chess Championship."
"Thank you for your reminder, but I agree with him more. This is a win-win situation!"
Dumbledore was not actually too worried about Albert. He had watched the boy grow up and graduate. He was indeed very smart, but from Albert's attitude towards his friends and family, and even his style of doing things, Dumbledore could conclude that Albert was even more harmless than he was when he was young.
In some ways, Albert was a better successor than Harry.
"Win-win? If he knew it was you who asked me to convince the Dark Lord to turn his attention to him, he probably wouldn't be happy." Snape said sarcastically.
Part of the reason why Voldemort was so afraid of Albert was the message conveyed by Snape.
Dumbledore wanted to drag Albert into the water and make him stand on the side of the Order of the Phoenix. There is no doubt that the effect was amazing.
This is not difficult to see from the number of Death Eaters who have died in the past few months.
"Albert actually knew it a long time ago." Dumbledore said calmly, "He knows the harm of the You-Know-Who better than anyone else, otherwise he would have fled to another country to settle down. Do you really think I can convince him?"
"Wasn't it the attack at the wedding that completely pissed him off?" Snape thought that it was the attack at the wedding that completely pissed Albert off.
"Of course not. He stayed here of his own free will," Dumbledore said softly. "Besides, even if the You-Know-Who is hostile to him, it is useless because Voldemort can't find him or his family at all. He is more cautious than you expected."
"What's more, he is a master of prophecy who can peek into the past and predict the future."
"Can prophecy really go to this extent?"
"Yes, there are people who can do this. They can predict what we will do before we do it!" Dumbledore fell into a brief recollection. "It's just that Albert's gift for prophecy is even stronger. He may be the most powerful prophet in history. It's incredible. Maybe he will be the Merlin of the modern era."
"I thought you were the modern Merlin." Snape curled his lips.
"You think too highly of me." Dumbledore said modestly, "Any questions?"
"If he is really the most powerful prophet in history, I think I might die too?" Snape said suddenly.
"What do you mean?" Dumbledore looked at Snape in surprise, not understanding why the other party would say such a thing.
"Anderson once left a prophecy for me and Draco." Snape walked to the Pensieve and pulled out a memory that had been buried deep in his mind.
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows slightly, walked to the Pensieve, and looked at the memory that was gradually becoming clearer.
"Next time anything happens to my cat, I'll think it was you who did it."
Albert's threatening voice was heard in the Pensieve, and then Dumbledore saw the memory that Snape wanted him to see, which was Albert's prophecy to Malfoy.
"Anything related to your name will bring you an unexpected journey; cursed blood cannot bring eternal life, and you will be a witness and he will be with you. Stay away from that dark shadow, otherwise a conspiracy will arise because of you, bringing death to you or to others." While he was pondering the prophecy in a low voice, Albert made another prophecy to Snape.
"Beware of black and white, and stay away from the cursed course, otherwise when your wish is fulfilled, death will not be far away from you!"
"What a terrible prophecy. I'll find a chance to talk to Albert."
Dumbledore knew what Snape meant. There was no doubt that Albert's prophecy had basically come true. Both Malfoy's and Snape's predictions could come true.