Chapter 276 Death Eater Rebellion
"At first, we thought that it was Thorfinn who coveted the Lestrange family's property and did it. After all, we all know that the werewolves have a close cooperative relationship with him." Yaxley explained, "But Thorfinn denied it-"
"We didn't believe it at first, but after some investigation, we found that there should be a third party unknown force infiltrating the werewolves, because after the fall of the Rowle family, the werewolves in Knockturn Alley quickly fell into division, and some of them joined the Selwyn family with Fenrir," he paused, his eyes cast on a masked Death Eater present, and after the other party nodded, he continued: "The other part left Fenrir's command and left Knockturn Alley to set up their own business."
"Ah-" Voldemort narrowed his eyes slightly, and as shrewd as he was, he quickly grasped what Yaxley said. The key to the information is, "Where did the werewolves who left Knockturn Alley go later?"
"After losing Fenrir's deterrence and discipline, most of them scattered all over the UK and caused chaos. Most of them were killed on the spot by the Aurors who came to enforce the law," Yaxley lowered his head slightly, his voice getting lower and lower, "The strangest thing is that there is still a small number - most of them were the ones who took the lead in clamoring to set up their own factions, and they can be said to be the ones who pushed the werewolves to split. They were not killed by the Aurors, but mysteriously lost their traces and have been missing since then..."
Voldemort snorted coldly. He understood what Yaxley meant - the so-called werewolf attack on Lestrange, and the subsequent arrest of Thorfinn Rowle, the destruction of the Rowle family, and the subsequent split of the werewolf group, everything was premeditated, as if there was a black hand behind the scenes manipulating everything.
"It was only then that we realized that we were fooled--" Yaxley's voice trembled. It was obvious that he was very afraid of Voldemort's punishment, but he was also angry in his heart. "From the beginning, the werewolf attack on Lestrange was used to provoke the relationship between us, to make us misunderstand Thorfinn and create a rift with the Rowle family..."
"Just when we focused our attention on the Rowle family," Yaxley said with gritted teeth, "the werewolves were infiltrated silently, and the incident in Knockturn Alley and the Black Crime Square was also exposed. Before we could react, the Rowle family had been exterminated..."
"It's as if you didn't push them behind the scenes..." Voldemort said disdainfully twice, and he said coldly: "After Thorfinn was arrested, the Rowle family was exterminated. Don't you have a share?"
At this time, the Death Eater who had just stared at Yaxley stood up.
Look at his figure. Although he is shorter than Yaxley, he can make people focus on him when he stands beside Yaxley. His momentum seems to be stronger than Yaxley.
"Master, Coban and I can swear the most vicious magic oath. The destruction of the Rawl family has nothing to do with us." The masked Death Eater said.
"And me! Master! And me, I can also swear that it really has nothing to do with me!" Avery, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly shouted loudly, as if he was afraid that others would not notice his presence.
"Be quiet, Avery. You have lived well these years. Have you ever thought that your master is still waiting for the help of his servants in the dark jungle..." Voldemort sneered and raised his wand, "Crucio!"
"Ahhh——" Avery, who fell to the ground, twisted and screamed in pain. The circle of Death Eaters trembled, as if everyone wanted to retreat, but dared not move.
Harry, who was tied to the tombstone, turned pale instantly, and cold sweat soaked the wizard robe on his back. Harry in this world does not have the same courage as he did in the original world. Although he faced Voldemort in his first year, he did not experience the feat of personally killing the basilisk with the encouragement of the Phoenix and the Sorting Hat, nor did he experience the feat of awakening his guardian heart to protect Sirius and casting a powerful Patronus Charm to repel the Dementors.
At this moment, he was -
terrified.
His teeth chattered uncontrollably. The whole person was shaking desperately, and he was trying hard to keep himself from fainting. He kept praying in his heart that the sound would definitely reach the surrounding houses... Call the police, he thought desperately... No matter who it was... No matter what...
"Selwyn," Voldemort said coldly: "Continue with your explanation just now... If you can't satisfy me, you should know the consequences..."
Voldemort dared to give Avery, the head of the middle-class family, a heart-breaking blow, but he didn't dare to treat Selwyn and Yaxley in the same way.
Although he was arrogant and cruel, he was not really mentally ill. He knew clearly in his heart how important the loyalty of these Death Eaters was to him at this moment.
Everyone knew that the importance of the Death Eaters in his mind was ranked, which could be seen from the position of each person. The closer they were to the inner circle, the more they were valued by him, and the higher their status among the Death Eaters - Lucius Malfoy, Selwyn, and Coban Yaxley, who had strong family backgrounds and huge power, were obviously among his most valuable and most valued people.
(Note: In the seventh part of the original novel, Voldemort arranged the seats of the Death Eaters for a deep meaning. At that time, Snape was able to sit next to him, which showed that Snape's status was already second only to him, and even above the loyal Bellatrix)
Without the support of these pure-blood families, he can't accomplish anything alone, and at best he can only become a terrifying murderer.
Especially now that the Malfoy family's attitude is unclear, even Lucius didn't show up tonight, this itself says a lot. Without the support of the Malfoy family, which is the most powerful, the support of the Selwyn family and the Yaxley family, which are closely behind, has become increasingly important.
Now he just needs to win their support, and when his forces are expanded and formed, and the Death Eaters can make a comeback, he has many ways to control these two families.
Now, the reason why he chose to torture Avery in public as a punishment is actually one of his means of controlling his subordinates. The purpose is to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys to other Death Eaters and give everyone a deterrent. (This chapter says)
Selwyn lowered his head slightly and whispered: "My dear master, how dare we deceive you in front of your wise and clear eyes?"
"To be honest, after the fall of the Rowle family, Yaxley and I did have the idea of taking the Rowle family's property..." Selwyn heard Voldemort snort coldly, and he shuddered obviously, and then continued: "But when the two of us, and Avery, rushed to the Rowle ancestral home, we saw an unexpected scene..."
Voldemort stared at Selwyn closely, and the red fierce light in his pupils flashed more and more sinister and sharp, like a demon from hell. Even if wizards don't believe that there are really such things as demons in the world, it is enough to make them feel horrified.
"We found..." Selwyn said slowly: "The Rowle family's treasures, deeds, books... have been divided up by the Malfoy family... the Nott family... the Greengrass family who arrived first..."
"Malfoy! Nott!" Voldemort didn't know what was going on. Just from who is the biggest beneficiary of this storm, we can see who is the mastermind behind the scenes.
Voldemort's voice was filled with deep chill, "It seems..." The red light in his pupils had disappeared, but the amazing momentum he showed made everyone present feel the anger in his heart. He said coldly: "Our old friends, Lucius, Nott... They have dared to betray me..."
Yesterday's chapter was written too hastily. I revised it today and added 600 words. If you are interested, you can go back and read it again. The revised content has no effect on the main line, but it is related to today's chapter.