Chapter 72: Praise the Great Helga Hufflepuff(1/2)
John and others returned in triumph and were warmly welcomed by Narcissa and others.
Especially after Lucius talked excitedly about everything that happened in Gringotts today and described in detail the 'giant painting' that John finally made, even Voldemort himself couldn't help but laugh.
He must admit that John did this very beautifully!
Not only did it destroy Gringotts, it also caused heavy damage to the goblins and the Ministry of Magic.
Finally, the 'giant painting' was used to demonstrate the style and power of the Death Eaters and the Dark Lord.
I believe that after this battle, the horrific memories of Death Eaters and the Dark Lord in people's hearts will be reawakened, and the goblins must also re-evaluate his value as the Dark Lord.
This will be of great help to him in later negotiating terms of cooperation with the goblins.
What made Voldemort most proud was that John himself was actually a salable commodity in his negotiations with the goblins.
In other words, in his opinion, John has raised his own value this time.
This is the same as giving people money after being sold!
"Ha ha ha ha--"
Voldemort laughed wildly and patted John on the shoulder and said, "Very good! You did a very good job! John! I will give you a reward... But before that, let's have a celebration banquet!"
As soon as this was said, the Death Eaters all cheered excitedly.
There is nothing more exciting than having a banquet after completing a shocking attack.
But John frowned slightly when he heard this.
He was in a hurry to go back and receive the gold cup, so how could he have time to attend a celebration banquet?
John shook his head indifferently and said:
"Forget about the celebration party, Lord Dark Lord, I must return to Hogwarts immediately."
Voldemort raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said:
"What? Are you so anxious?"
Voldemort's tone was already somewhat wrong.
It was a humiliation for him that the invitation he sent would be rejected.
But John still nodded naturally and said:
"People from the Order of the Phoenix also appeared today and attacked us. This proves that Dumbledore knew our plan in advance. If I didn't show up at Hogwarts for a long time under this situation, he might
They will doubt me."
"What? Order of the Phoenix?" Voldemort narrowed his eyes and looked at Bella and Barty Jr., "Why didn't you report it to me?"
You know, Bella and Barty Jr. are tasked with monitoring John and other Death Eaters in this operation.
And they themselves are Voldemort's most loyal loyalists.
Voldemort had high expectations for them.
But judging from what Lucius just described.
These two people did not perform at all outstandingly in this operation, and they were just playing tricks on each other.
Now even the news about the appearance of the Order of the Phoenix was revealed by John.
This made Voldemort really angry.
After hearing this, Bella and Barty said anxiously:
"We originally wanted to say this, but that Malfoy guy started talking non-stop as soon as he came in, and we didn't dare to interrupt your conversation with him..."
"Stop making excuses!"
Voldemort gave a sharp shout, suppressing any further explanations Bella and Barty wanted to make.
Their faces turned red and they stood stunned for a long time. Then Bella said tremblingly:
"Yes... you are right, this is our fault. But we are not without gains... at least we know who the traitor is."
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Barty Jr. echoed:
"It's Snape! It must be him! Among all the insiders, he is the only one who did not come to participate in this operation, so..."
"Shut up!"
Voldemort shouted again.
He looked at Bella and Barty Jr. with disappointment, with vague disgust in his eyes.
Bella and Barty Jr.'s eagerness to pass the blame really chilled him to the core.
He began to somewhat believe John's accusations against Bella and others in the previous meeting.
This group of die-hard Death Eaters who were rescued from Azkaban are indeed relying on their previous achievements and loyalty to constantly suppress other Death Eaters.
This is undoubtedly not conducive to team unity!
He glared hard at Bella and Little Barty, who had lonely faces and bowed their heads in silence.
Voldemort turned around and said in as gentle a tone as possible:
"John, in that case you should go first."
John nodded and left the living room expressionlessly.
And until he walked out of the villa, he could still vaguely hear Voldemort's voice behind him, scolding Bella, Barty Jr. and others.
This made him laugh a little gloatingly.
To get rid of Voldemort, Bella, Barty Jr. and other die-hard Death Eaters must also be eliminated together.
Moreover, after the initial honeymoon period, Bella, Barty Jr. and others have had substantial conflicts of interest with him.
During this operation, they were monitoring John all the time, trying to find out John's mistakes and avenge the previous meeting.
It can be said that they have become enemies.
However, Bella, Barty Jr. and others are still too weak.
John said it before.
Their brains were probably sucked dry by the Dementors in Azkaban.
This causes them to do things without any brains at all.
Just like what happened today.
It was such a simple thing, but they had to provoke Voldemort to yell at them.
At their level, they still want to punish John, which is simply unreasonable.
Shaking his head, John stopped thinking about their affairs and walked quickly towards the exit.
He has more important things to do now.
…
ten minutes later.
John has returned to 12 Grimmauld Place.
Just after walking through the foyer, John saw Alice huddled on the sofa and humming happily.
There was also a woman dressed as a maid standing next to her, serving Alice tea and water.
This maid is actually one of the werewolves brought out by Fenrir Greyback.
After Voldemort moved the Death Eater headquarters to Malfoy Manor, they did not move with him, but continued to stay at Black Mansion.
John did them many favors.
Although due to the serious protests from Kreacher, the portrait of Mrs. Black, and Bella, John still allowed them to live in the basement, and usually asked them to do servant work.
But John used magic to improve the environment in the basement and provided them with enough food to make their lives much more comfortable.
For now, this group of werewolves have become John's own men under John's 'taming', and they are still passing on the situation of Black's old house to other werewolves, eroding Fenrir Graeber
Gram's team.
John estimated that Fenrir Greyback would become a polished commander before long.
After all, John can not only give the werewolves a livable environment and sufficient supplies, but also give them dignity.
Alice didn't react at all when John came in.
The werewolf maid saluted John respectfully.
John nodded towards the other party, then sat across from the sofa and said:
"Alice, where are the things?"
Alice rolled her eyes at John and said:
"Why don't you ask me if I'm hurt?"
"Oh, are you injured?"
"No!"
Alice spoke word by word.
After saying that, she curled her lips again and said:
"You are so boring! I don't know why Michelle would like a man like you!"
"It's fate."
To be continued...