Chapter 498: The Dark Lord's Ingenuity and the Hostages' Awkward Situation (1/2)

Chapter 498: The Dark Lord's ingenuity and the hostages in an awkward situation

Neville's body floated uncontrollably in the air, approaching the curtain little by little.

The Death Eaters watched this scene with interest. They didn't dare to do this in the more than ten years since Voldemort lost power. Ron, Ginny, and Luna were more worried than each other, but the three of them could do nothing now.

Harry clenched his wand with gritted teeth, and Hermione was ready to fire the last bullet, at least not to let Neville disappear in front of them.

"Put away your little tricks." Lucius said lightly, "If you dare to make any small moves, Bella will use not the Levitation Spell, but the Killing Spell.

And don't forget, the other three are still in our hands. You don't want them to leave faster than Longbottom!"

"You are such a devil." Harry stared at him and cursed.

"It really hurts me to say that, Potter.

No matter how much you hate me now, please remember that I gave them a chance to live. Unknown does not mean death, right?"

"What's the difference?"

Lucius paused for a moment, then shook his head with a sneer, "How ignorant!

Compared with being tortured to death and then dying completely, being able to leave this world without pain like this, the former is countless times happier.

If you don't believe it, you can go ask the Longbottoms of St. Mungo's. If they can choose, they will definitely kneel down and beg Bella to treat them like this."

"You are not allowed to insult my parents." Neville said angrily , "They are heroes. They didn't reveal any secrets when they were tortured."

"They are quite stubborn. They didn't mean to beg for mercy from beginning to end.

I am curious whether their son has such loyalty."

"Please put away your curiosity." Lucius said speechlessly, "The master has other tasks. We can't spend time torturing people."

"Other tasks." Bella snorted lightly, but her tone was also restrained. "The master's instructions are inexplicable. Maybe that person..."

"Just follow the master's plan."

Bella stopped talking and turned her attention to Neville.

He was getting closer and closer to the curtain. Looking at the curtain so close, he felt that his thoughts were gradually being swallowed up.

Bang!

Neville suddenly fell to the ground. He came back to his senses from the edge of death and quickly climbed up, keeping as much distance from the curtain as possible.

"Who is there?" Bella looked around and finally fixed her eyes on the stone chair near the door.

"Alas!"

The sigh full of helplessness fell clearly into everyone's ears.

Aaron removed the Disillusionment Charm on his body and exposed himself to everyone with the prophecy book.

Harry breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him, and his tense expression relaxed a little.

Others didn't know Aaron's record, but could he not know it? The Death Eaters here were obviously more difficult to deal with than those who appeared in the cemetery last year, but the number was relatively small, so he would definitely be fine.

Hermione lowered her head in embarrassment, not daring to look at him, and even the gun in her hand felt particularly hot.

"Hahaha..." Bella was stunned for a moment, and then laughed crazily, "You are here after all."

"Do you know me?" Aaron frowned slightly, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He didn't remember any intersection between him and this prison escapee, although she was Sirius's cousin.

"It's our first meeting, but... the Dark Lord is very smart.

A handsome sixteen-year-old boy may appear, so let's pay attention." Bella said meaningfully, and then suddenly raised her wand, and a layer of transparent ripples spread rapidly in all directions.

"Anti-Apparition spell?" Aaron thought about Bella's words, and then felt some obstacles in the space, and his brows frowned even deeper.

"Uncle Lucius, can you give me an explanation?" Aaron looked at Lucius and asked, while also buying some time for the Order of the Phoenix.

He had to take action just now, otherwise Neville would be finished, but now he seems to have fallen into a pit inexplicably, and if he wants to climb up safely, he has to rely on reinforcements.

"You should have guessed that the Dark Lord has arranged other tasks, specially prepared for you."

Aaron laughed dumbly, "Voldemort is really patient with me!"

"Another guy who dares to say his name." Bella glared at him fiercely, "You..."

"I am different from Harry Potter. In a sense, Gaius's blood is more noble than pure blood. If you want to call me a 'dirty bastard', it's not very rude."

Bella's expression froze, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she didn't know how to fight back.

"Aaron, the Dark Lord wants to see you.

You'd better cooperate well and don't make things difficult for us.

Most of the Death Eaters who gathered last year have wasted more than ten years, but those who gathered here today are the elite Death Eaters of Azkaban.

More than a decade of imprisonment has left them no time to deal with other things, but their research on black magic has become more profound. "

Aaron glanced around and did not comment on this statement.

The magic level of these people is at least at the same level as his, and the weakest is close to the high-level magician, especially Bella, the crazy woman, who has already stepped into the threshold of the great magician.

However, strength is not equal to combat power. If he wants to run, these people can't stop him.

But there are six burdens here, and there is an anti-apparition spell, so the situation is a bit difficult. Forcibly breaking through will definitely cause damage.

Delay time, as long as it takes until the Order of the Phoenix comes, all problems will be solved. Professor Snape, you must not let down at this critical moment!

"We'll talk about this later." Aaron waved his hand pretending to be indifferent, "How did Voldemort know that I would come tonight?"

"In fact, the Dark Lord is not sure. "Lucius said with a wry smile, "Our main purpose tonight is the prophecy, which Potter has already helped us get.

As for you, it was purely a pleasant surprise. He guessed that you might come here for your friends, and it turned out to be true."

"Sorry." Harry said weakly, "If I can calm down..."

"No need to apologize, really.

You have paid for your impulsiveness, and I don't think apologizing will make you remember.

Your level of self-destruction is definitely master-level. You do it at least once a year, and it's different every year. I'm curious about how you do it.

To be honest, it's really a miracle that you can survive today."

Harry:......

"As for you." Aaron looked at the captured Ron, Ginny, Luna and Neville in front of the curtain, and said with a smile: "Weren't you very stubborn before you came? You couldn't be stopped!

What about now? Do you have so much regret?"

The few people exchanged glances, and they had a hard time saying that they were indeed impulsive.

"And you. "Aaron looked at Hermione speechlessly, "What did I tell you?

I gave you the props only for you, not for you to use to save six people, you can get away with it."

"I..." Hermione bit her lower lip, her eyes slightly red, "I'm sorry, but I can't just watch it!"

"Forget it, it's no use saying this." Aaron said depressedly. This time he took the initiative to appear in front of the Death Eaters, which violated the ancestral precepts of Gaius's family.

From this moment on until the end of the dispute in the wizarding world, the family will no longer provide him with any shelter.

"Stop talking nonsense." Bella said impatiently, "It's your honor to go with us to see the master."

"Let me finish my words." Aaron took a deep breath and looked at Harry seriously, "Do you know why I came here?"

Harry was stunned for a moment and shook his head in confusion, "I don't know, it's not that you are worried about our safety, right?"

"Be a little self-aware. "Aaron pouted and said, "To be honest, whether you live or die has nothing to do with me. I tried to persuade her, but I couldn't stop her, so I don't feel guilty at all.

But she is a little special. I didn't want her to die with you, so I gave her something to save her life, but the facts proved that my arrangement was not rigorous. "

"I did divination several times after returning to the dormitory, and saw some scenes after you came to the Ministry of Magic.

To be honest, I was not worried when I saw you being chased by these Death Eaters. That was within my expectations. After all, this was originally a trap. It would be unreasonable for Voldemort to arrange everything.

But when I saw someone give up the opportunity to leave and directly waste a precious bullet, I couldn't bear it. At that time, I realized what I had overlooked. She might not follow the safe path I arranged. The things I gave her could only protect herself at most, and it was impossible to save six people.

In fact, when I saw this, although I almost smashed the crystal ball in anger, I was still able to hold on. After all, if you hold on for a while, there may be reinforcements coming. "

"But in the end I got a terrible prophecy that one person will die at the hands of the Death Eaters tonight."

"One person?" Bella said with a playful smile, "Your prophecy may be wrong, at least four people should be right."

"If the four of them are sent into the veil, it is hard to predict life or death, not necessarily death." Aaron explained thoughtfully, "Then who will die?"

Hermione and Harry looked at each other, and both felt goose bumps all over their bodies.

"I...will die, right?" Harry murmured. If he was taken to see Voldemort, he would definitely have no chance of survival. This time he didn't have the flashback spell and the door key.

"It is very likely. After all, the props I gave her are enough to buy a life from Voldemort." Aaron said, and then changed the subject, "But...from Hermione's previous performance, I am a little uncertain. She might be stupid enough to bargain with Voldemort and want to save you as well.

It's not that she can't do this, but once a Muggle-born wizard puts forward such a condition, it's a dead end."

Hermione looked a little unnatural. She really had this idea.

"I tell you this so that you can be mentally prepared.

If someone dies tonight, you have to bear a large part of the responsibility."

Harry nodded palely. He couldn't find any excuse to refute.

"Interesting story." Bella raised her eyebrows and said, "But it won't be just one person who died."

"Avada Kedavra."

The green light shot straight at Neville, and at this time a yellow magic circle appeared in front of him.

Bella's mouth corners slightly raised. The killing curse is not so easy to block. She seemed to have seen Longbottom's death.

But the next moment her smile froze, and she saw a rock palm pushing Neville to the ground, just avoiding the green light.

"It's a bit unreasonable to suddenly take action."

"He's lucky." Bella said coldly, "Enough time has been wasted. Come with us, Gaius."

"Not to mention that I haven't decided whether to go with you to see the Dark Lord, but you should at least tell me why he wants me!"

"It may be related to your identity." Lucius paused and added: "A deeper identity."

"Lucius, is it okay to tell him this?" Antonin frowned.

"This is just my guess, the master didn't say it.

If you guess wrong, just pretend I didn't say it. If you guess right, it doesn't matter. The master will talk to him about this."

Hearing this, Aaron's face sank slightly.

It seems that Voldemort has other plans this time. He gave up on making him surrender, but he will definitely not be friendly to him.

"Huh!" Aaron took a deep breath, "Although I don't quite understand, just don't go."

"You don't have a choice." Bella sneered, "If you cooperate, it's fine, but if you don't, we may kill you."

Aaron:......

Quite unexpected, but where do you get your confidence from?

"Aaron." Lucius gave him a meaningful look, "The Dark Lord won't hurt you."

"I believe this, after all, I have always remained neutral and have not clearly stood on the opposite side of him.

But... Uncle Lucius, do you think I will surrender?"

"No, but there is no need to take risks. Since you are here, it is not so easy to leave, and..." Lucius paused, turned his head and looked at Ron and others, "We have three, no, including Potter, Granger, and Longbottom, we have six hostages, you don't want them to be hurt!"

"Despicable." Ginny cursed.

"This is the opportunity you provided." Lucius said lightly, and Ginny was speechless immediately. There is no situation more embarrassing than being a hostage.

Aaron glanced at the silent hostages and couldn't help but sneered, "Uncle Lucius, I'm not like Harry Potter, who is a hero and addicted to saving people.

There is a rule in our family's ancestral precepts that we don't accept threats.

Whether they are hurt or not is their own fault. What does it have to do with me?"

"Malfoy, what are you talking about?" Travers, one of the escaped prisoners, looked at Lucius dissatisfiedly, "Just arrest her and it's over, or do you have other ideas and are disobeying your master's mission?"

"Shut up, you don't know him. If we really fight, at least half of us will die." Lucius said with suppressed anger, and then pointed his wand at Hermione, "I can decide to let her go, as long as you make the right choice."

Aaron:......