novelones Chapter 9
Chapter 9
The Dark Lord is back on his throne.
"Guys, I'm back after falling into a trap 14 years ago and dying from a rebounding Avada Kedavra."
"You must be very curious about my experience, and I would like to be very proud to share with you the highest achievement I have achieved—"
"I have conquered death."
Yes, rather than confessing (like a fool) in front of everyone in his previous life about his humble survival and difficult resurrection after being hit by the death curse, what he should do is to show his strength in front of everyone, his opponent The conquest of death—
Even if I die, I will come back.
Be faithful to me, I am the conqueror of death, the master of fate, and the king who will never leave.
Betrayal is not allowed, and betrayal will inevitably lead to my cleansing after my return.
Offer your allegiance to this throne that flies from death to near eternity.
Surging magic power surged in the air, and the Dark Lord let go of his powerful magic pressure. The magic wave was like a huge wave rising high and a storm roaring in the sky, filling the entire banquet hall in an instant.It's frightening, awe-inspiring, and obsessed with this supreme power, erasing all resistance, and conquering everything by chance.
This vast, sharp and compelling force is so powerful, dazzling, and heartbreaking that all the standing people knelt on the ground to show their submission, awe, and admiration.
No one is paying attention to this magnificent hall, and the flowers, coat of arms, and lights that took a lot of effort to decorate are all ignored indifferently.In the center of the line of sight is the Dark Lord perched on a throne, overlooking his followers.
"Some partners have left, and some have not yet arrived. In addition, there are some new partners to introduce," said the Dark Lord, pointing to a tall and thin man who was summoned in advance, "Paris Fabry, this This is the patriarch of a German pure-blood family..."
Harry was distracted again, he was staring at the Dark Lord's lips, the image seemed to be magical, always involuntarily grabbing his attention, making him ignore the introductions of Death Eaters he didn't even know.
"Finally," the Dark Lord raised his voice suddenly, startling Harry, "Finally, let me introduce a special companion of ours."
The Dark Lord beckoned Harry to come forward.
"Harry Potter, my property."
"Everyone," said the Dark Lord, looking around with obvious warning in his eyes, "don't touch him."
Amidst the shock, the Dark Lord continued his words as if nothing had happened: "Then, the chores have been dealt with, and everyone, here today, I have something to say to you."
"I left and I came back, but in the interim 14 years, too many things have changed, but many things have not changed." His voice is calm, but it has a charming power.
"The power of Muggles continues to spread, but the cowardly and incompetent Ministry of Magic still maintains the nonsense "Muggle Protection Act", which makes wizards hide and hide like rats in the gutter."
The Dark Lord slowly described the arrogance of the Muggles, those places that were inaccessible before but now being developed, those wizard gathering areas that gradually disappeared because of too many Muggles, and those magical animals that disappeared because of the deterioration of the environment by Muggles.shocking.
In obvious contrast, the wizard's step-by-step retreat, and the even more shocking, Ministry of Magic, who did nothing in the face of this retreat, and Dumbledore, who can almost be called pushing this retreat.
"We have power, and God has endowed us with stronger abilities," the Dark Lord's tone gradually became passionate and bewitching, "I said to myself:"
"Why do we wizards give in to Muggles?"
"Why can't we wizards stand on top of the world?"
He looked around and saw a bunch of sparkling eyes, even Harry was looking at him that way.
"We stand here for the glory of the wizard."
He saw that his followers were full of enthusiasm and passion, and the scene was so eager that it was almost noisy.
The Dark Lord withdrew his eyes and continued: "This road is slightly different from the one I left before. Times have changed, and I hope you can quickly wake up from blind optimism and inexplicable sense of superiority, and join me usher in a new era."
"The future is forking under our feet, and we are holding the opportunity to choose. This road is destined to be extremely brilliant, but it is also destined to be full of thorns."
"This path requires partners, and we will absorb all available forces."
The later part of the banquet was full of fervor, and the people rushed to express their speeches to their king, and no one went to eat or drink.Harry felt that there was no need for food at all for this banquet.As the Dark Lord requested, the later Death Eaters took off their hoods (Dark Lord: "We shall be above the shadows"), so they finally looked more appropriate for the setting of the banquet.
In addition, there were always a lot of people secretly watching him—Snape glared at him openly, but because of the Dark Lord's order of "don't touch him", no one came forward to talk to him.
Harry was alone in the corner, eating something small.Like everyone in this banquet hall, he was still somewhat intoxicated by the Dark Lord's speech just now, and the truth of the world seemed to be revealed in front of his eyes: he thought wizards were strong and muggles were weak, and he wanted to be with Dumbledore The professor said to protect Muggles, but the fact is that wizards keep giving in to Muggles——
He thought of his sarcastic Aunt Petunia, his fat and paranoid Uncle Vernond, his piggy Cousin Dudley, his miserable childhood of being abused and neglected, and how he had to always, at the behest of Professor Dumbledore, Going back to that family that didn't want to go back, and kept making concessions in front of them...
"Why do we wizards give in to Muggles?" The Dark Lord's questioning sounded in his mind again.
He thought of the joy he felt when he flattered his aunt, and the nervousness he felt when he was almost summoned for using magic outside of school, and the malicious joy that surged in his heart when Hagrid conjured Dudley a pig's tail.
"Why do we wizards give in to Muggles?" Harry couldn't help muttering, repeating what the Dark Lord said.
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After the banquet had dispersed for a while, the Dark Lord took Snape to the study.
In the final battle at Hogwarts in the previous life, Harry said in front of him, "Severus Snape is not your man, Snape is Dumbledore's man, from as early as when you started hunting down my mother Since then, he is Dumbledore's man."
It is impossible to describe the anger of the Dark Lord at that time. He cultivated and trusted him painstakingly, and began to guide Severus from the time he graduated, almost teaching him to become a master of potions.
An asshole father, a cowardly mother, a chaotic childhood; excellent talent, a super high IQ, an inextricable love for black magic; a mixed-race background, repressed ambitions, and an obsession with controlling power.
He saw himself in Severus.
How he defended a half-blood boy among the pure-blooded Death Eaters back then; how he never hurt Severus while his soul was unstable and emotionally irritable; even, when Severus asked When he begged to let Lily Potter go, although he was furious, he still agreed—and his mercy on Lily Potter at the beginning even affected his death.
The prophecy offered by Severus 14 years ago ruined everything he had at the peak; for 14 years, Severus enjoyed the teaching life under the protection of Dumbledore, while he lingered and struggled to survive.Even so, facing all kinds of sophistry from Severus in his previous life, he still let him go, even trusted him, and let him become the headmaster of Hogwarts——
"Of course he would tell you that," said Harry, "but he's been Dumbledore's agent since the time you threatened my mother, and has been against you ever since! When Dumbledore was dying, Sney Pucai ended his life."
"...Snape didn't defeat Dumbledore at all! Dumbledore's death was planned together by them! Dumbledore planned to die undefeated and become the last true owner of the wand! If all goes according to plan, the wand His power should die with him, for no one has ever won a wand from him!"
Dumbledore trusted Severus enough to let him take his own life.
The Dark Lord sat down behind the desk, his red eyes were deep and calm.
A loyal person is worthy of trust, but a betrayer also has his value.
What's more, revisiting the past memories, it is obvious that Dumbledore's trust in Snape has been accumulated step by step. At this moment, Dumbledore has not given complete and deep trust, at least not to the level of entrusting his life. degree.
Severus knelt down in front of him, carefully kissing the hem of his clothes: "Master, I have been waiting for your call."
The Dark Lord stared at his former minion.
He was talking about Dumbledore's movements: "Dumbledore already knows about your resurrection, he has summoned the Order of the Phoenix, of course, the biggest goal of the Order of the Phoenix now is to find Harry Potter, many members of the Order of the Phoenix Thought Harry was dead, but Dumbledore insisted no..."
The Dark Lord suddenly felt a little bit proud, anyway, he was the one who had raised Severus into what he was now, a double agent who was able to deceive both himself and Dumbledore.
He has indeed betrayed himself, but his value cannot be ignored: a rare potion master in the world, the Slytherin head of Hogwarts, strong executive power, and most importantly——
He is deeply trusted by Dumbledore.