The former students of the castle stared blankly at the principal whom they had high hopes for, and for a moment they didn't even think about what he was talking about.
Why do you want to exchange prisoners?
Putting aside the question of who the captives are, why the exchange is necessary in the first place is a big question.
Hasn't Dumbledore always been the loser of their Mr. Headmaster?
Even if they admit the final result of this Triwizard Tournament, the other party has already declared war on their own doorstep!
Shouldn't a strong counterattack be given at this time?
While the students could not see the problem, other adult wizards could hear a lot of things from Voldemort's words.
The reporters who were still here took a meaningful look as soon as they reacted. The appearance looked the same as before, but it always gave people the impression that they were a different person.
Voldemort.
This sentence itself is a sign of weakness.
The enemy has already declared war, and you are still talking about exchanging prisoners. And who are these so-called prisoners? Those students can't see clearly. How can outsiders like them not see it?
It was obvious that these students, surrounded by the Order of the Phoenix, had been regarded by Voldemort as Dumbledore's prisoners by default.
In other words, Voldemort himself believed that if he resorted to force, he would not be able to safely rescue the people under Dumbledore's care from the current situation.
Not only them, but professors such as Barty Jr. and Snape also discovered this situation.
It's just that compared to the ignorant students, many of these adult Death Eaters seemed much more nervous. Among them, only Snape's face was still so cold, but little Barty's eyes turned to Voldemort when he spoke.
Got him.
That expression and appearance seemed to be suspicious of something.
No one in the Wuping line spoke, but Jon could clearly feel the huge gap between the Voldemort in front of him and the Voldemort who had just killed him in the castle.
No wonder Voldemort in the castle has been calling the other one a fool. The current Voldemort No. 1 obviously seems to have a lot of fear of Dumbledore, but he also wants to protect his own power and prevent him from having any influence.
Looks like excessive wear and tear.
But if you think about it carefully, the Voldemort II who confronted him in the castle was clearly the one who had taken back the soul of the Horcrux, which makes him appear more rational and powerful.
And the person in front of me is a mutilated version of the soul, just like the madman in the original book who is addicted to killing and wants to kill Harry Potter regardless of other people!
Now that he has regained control of his body, he has suddenly gained a high position that he has never had since being squeezed out by his other self. In addition, there is no danger of the prophecy, and now there is only a hard-working, dying Dumbledore.
is a threat.
Bringing into the thoughts of Voldemort in the original work, he has laid a solid foundation. In the eyes of the current Voldemort, as long as he can be himself again, it will be equivalent to realizing more than half of his ideals.
Gain power over the entire UK!
Compared with the other Voldemort II, it can be said that he is an ideal with no ambitions.
Of course, what Jon doesn't know yet is that this Voldemort No. 1 actually wants to keep France. After all, the blood oath was signed by another Voldemort No. 2 with his own soul, and it has nothing to do with him at all. All current Voldemort No. 1
No. had no intention of complying.
It was just that in the French Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore's strength slightly woke up Voldemort One, letting him know that he could crush Dumbledore in terms of strength before, which was the result of the two of them working together.
, and now that he is the only one left, he won't have much advantage in fighting alone.
So originally full of greed, and thinking that the last Voldemort No. 1 was a waste even though France had been planning for so long, he chose to slow down his pace.
He planned to fix the mess left by his other self first, and then slowly deal with Dumbledore, who had regained his strength.
Now that the situation in France is definitely irreversible, the biggest remaining problem is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Now that he has decided to slow down, Voldemort One has temporarily given up the idea of fighting Dumbledore to the death. He just wants to preserve his maximum strength for the time being, and then gradually restore himself to his peak state.
, and finally spent it with Dumbledore.
It is precisely because of this idea that when he came to Hogwarts Castle now, even if he had so many people behind him, he actually had no intention of starting a conflict face to face. Instead, he wanted to first get rid of the professors and professors who were currently surrounded.
All the students were rescued.
Of course, Voldemort is a little crazy now, but he's not really that stupid.
If Dumbledore had a tough attitude and was unwilling to negotiate any terms, and wanted to have a decisive battle with him here, then Voldemort would not give in like this.
Now he can't guarantee that he will win against Dumbledore, but the two of them had a tie at the French Ministry of Magic before, so he is not guaranteed to lose.
Dumbledore also looked at Voldemort. He seemed to have seen the people surrounded by Death Eaters.
"So where is your prisoner?"
Voldemort coldly waved his hand to the men behind him, and the Death Eaters wearing black robes and iron masks on their faces dispersed, revealing the middleman who had been trapped by them from the beginning.
They were a group of young male and female students wearing torn linen robes. They seemed to have been cast under a petrification spell. They looked around in horror, with fear and uneasiness on their faces.
These are the students in the castle. After the Triwizard Tournament started, they were transferred out of the school directly. In order to prevent Dumbledore and others, Voldemort II would contact these students privately, and then imitate Joe once.
En's actions rescued these students.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! And now this just gives Voldemort No. 1 suitable hostages. At the same time, in addition to these students, there are also some who were captured by Voldemort's side during the war in France.
The witch flatline wizard.
But there were not many of them, because many people died directly in the war at that time, and only less than ten people were caught and survived.
The bargaining chip that Voldemort wanted to exchange with Dumbledore at this time was them.
This undoubtedly gave Dumbledore a handle. They originally fought to liberate marrow wizards and restore equality, but now there was no way they could just sit idly by in public.
There were only captives, but after realizing that the captives in Dumbledore's hands were themselves, the former students of Hogwarts saw that the captives used by their principal in exchange were "Mudbloods" that they had previously ignored and despised.
After that, everyone had a humiliated expression on their face.
According to what they have learned, pure blood and mixed blood have always been favored over hemp species, but now that they are proposing this theory, their principal actually uses such a group of lowly "mudbloods" to fight against them.
An exchange, which of course makes them feel ashamed.
But even though they all felt humiliated, seeing the prisoners displayed by Voldemort, Dumbledore's men, Sirius, Lupine and Kingsley, they all disagreed with the exchange.
"If we put these people back, we will definitely sacrifice more people in future wars."
Moody looked at Dumbledore seriously.
"We cannot give up more lives just because of the kindness of some women." Kingsley, who has always been known for his gentleness and kindness, also objected, "These pure-blood students don't matter, but Barty Crow Jr.
Qi and Severus Snape must stay!"
Their voices were not loud, but Voldemort in the distance could still guess what they were talking about now, and he just said coldly.
"I hope you will consider it carefully, Dumbledore. If you are unwilling to accept this issue of mine, then of course these people will be useless. To me, the greatest value of a useless Mudblood is death. And you will
Kill these students of mine? And kill them all?"
Such an extremely despicable statement came out of his mouth like this, which formed a huge contrast with the upright and honorable persona that Voldemort II had always displayed in the UK.
Such words not only made the already extremely humiliated castle students even more embarrassed, but even the group of Death Eaters behind Voldemort were slightly commotion. They all wore iron masks on their faces and could not see.
Looking at the expressions underneath the mask, it was obvious that Voldemort's words also caused some problems among them.
Jon saw the performance of Voldemort No. 1, and then looked at Barty Crouch Jr., who had a vaguely wrong expression on his face since Voldemort spoke. He suddenly turned his head and whispered to Dumbledore.
said.
"Professor, how sure are you of defeating this Voldemort?"
Dumbledore had fought against Voldemort just an hour ago, so he was well aware of the gap in strength between the two.
"If we really fight, I'm 60% sure that I can kill him, but I remember you also said that there is still one of his Horcruxes in Hogwarts Castle?"
Jon has of course communicated with Dumbledore about the Resurrection Stone Ring.
"Yes, if one piece is left behind, we can't guarantee whether he will leave the second one. Which means we have no way to end the mess tonight no matter what?"
"It looks like this."
"Then agree to his request, professor." Jon said decisively, but he obviously hadn't finished speaking yet. "But we can only agree to exchange some people. It is obvious that the value of the prisoners in their hands is not equal to the value in our hands.
So of course we can't let everyone go."
Kingsley and Moody also heard Jon's words, and Moody asked.
"We only agree to exchange students for students? Do we insist on keeping Death Eaters like Crouch and Snape?"
In response, Jon just shook his head.
"Voldemort is not stupid, he will definitely not agree to such conditions. What I want to say is, on the contrary, we will keep these students and only use these Death Eaters like Crouch, Malfoy, and Snape to fight against
They make an exchange."
Hearing his words, Kingsley, including Lupine and Sirius, all frowned.
"What's the point of that? What difference does it make to us if we let all these Death Eaters go and only keep the students, and if we let them all go?"
Jon turned sideways, using Sirius's tall figure to block the smile that was gradually rising on his face.
"The current Voldemort is so different from before, do you think these Death Eaters won't be able to notice it?"
Of course, it is impossible not to notice it at all. The changes between the two Voldemorts are too great. Not to mention the big strategic decisions, there is a huge contrast in personal styles. Each of these Death Eaters can
They are not fools. If they can't find anything, then there is something wrong with them.
"So if they find out, what changes will happen within Britain? Let's not talk about the losers like Malfoy for now, but what about the die-hard loyalists who were loyal to Voldemort because of his policies? When they find out about their master
In fact, when there are two of them, how should they choose? Or what will Voldemort force them to choose now?"
Jon's question made Lupine think about it.
"What you mean is that without us doing anything later, the Dark Lord will be in chaos on its own. But the Dark Lord himself is still extremely powerful. Even if these people are dissatisfied, will they really dare to resist?"
"Then we will send him a former Voldemort loyalist who has the courage to resist and is equally influential."
Jon said softly, while looking at Barty Crouch Jr., who had been staring at his master since Voldemort appeared.
The people around him, including Dumbledore, also noticed Jon's gaze, and they all saw Crouch's unusual reaction at this time.
"Furthermore, in my opinion, these students are much more useful than these Death Eaters." Jon continued, "All the pure-blood and mixed-blood wizards in their prime in the British magical world at this time, their children
But they are all here, if they know that their master abandoned them and were taken away by us, will they have any thoughts in their hearts?"
The consequences of this are actually easy to see. After Jon said this, Kingsley and the others also saw the value of these former castle students.
Let Voldemort's adult Death Eaters be used as destabilizing factors, leaving these pure-blood and mixed-blood descendants to continue to expand this destabilizing factor. As long as the UK itself becomes chaotic first, it will undoubtedly be much easier when they start to counterattack later.
.
Finally, Jon continued.
"And we have to add one last condition. All other Death Eaters can be released, but one of Barty Crouch Jr. and Severus Snape must stay!"