Chapter 498: The Dark Lord's ingenuity and the hostages' awkward situation (1/2)

Chapter 498: The Dark Lord and the Hostage in an Embarrassing Situation

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

The Death Eaters watched this scene with great interest. During the more than ten years since Voldemort lost power, they did not dare to play like this. Ron, Ginny, and Luna were each more worried than the other, but the three of them could do nothing now.

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

"Put away your petty thoughts." Lucius said calmly, "If you dare to make any small moves, Bella will not use the levitating spell, but the life-killing spell.

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

"You are such an evil spirit." Harry glared at him and cursed.

"It hurts me so much to say that, Potter.

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

"What difference does that make?"

Lucius paused, then sneered and shook his head, "How ignorant!

Being able to leave this world without pain is countless times happier than being tortured to death and then dying completely.

If you don't believe it, you can ask the Longbottoms of St. Mungo's. If they had a choice, they would kneel down and beg Bella to do this to them. "

"You are not allowed to insult my parents." Neville scolded angrily. "They are heroes. They did not reveal any secrets when they were tortured."

“They were very tough, and from the beginning to the end they had no intention of begging for mercy.

I'm curious if their son has that kind of loyalty. "

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

"Other tasks." Bella snorted softly, but her tone became much more restrained, "The master gave the instructions inexplicably, 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 being gradually swallowed up.

boom!

Neville suddenly fell to the ground. After recovering from the edge of death, he quickly climbed up and tried to distance himself from the curtain as much as possible.

"Who's there?" Bella looked around and finally fixed her gaze on the stone chair near the door.

"well!"

The helpless sigh clearly fell into everyone's ears.

Aaron removed the phantom spell from his body and exposed himself in front of everyone with the prophecy book.

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

If others don't know Aaron's record, how can he still not know that the Death Eaters here are obviously more difficult to deal with than those that appeared in that cemetery last year, but the number is relatively smaller, so he will definitely be fine.

Hermione lowered her head in embarrassment, not daring to look at him. Even the gun in her hand felt extremely hot.

"Hahaha..." Bella was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "You are here after all."

"Do you know me?" Aaron frowned slightly, his heart suddenly thumped.

He didn't remember any interaction with the escaped convict, even though she was Sirius' cousin.

"It's our first meeting, but... the Dark Lord has a clever plan.

A handsome boy of sixteen may appear and draw our attention. Bella said meaningfully, then she raised her wand sharply, and a layer of transparent ripples quickly spread in all directions.

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

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

Just now he had to take action, otherwise Neville would be doomed, but now he seemed to have fallen into the pit for no apparent reason, and he had to count on reinforcements if he wanted to climb up safely.

"You should be able to guess that the Dark Lord has arranged other tasks, specially prepared for you."

Aaron burst into laughter, "Voldemort is really very patient with me!"

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

"Harry Potter and I are different. In a sense, Gaius's bloodline is nobler than pure blood. If you want to scold me, you'd better not use words like 'dirty bastard', then no." It’s so disrespectful.”

Bella's expression froze, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, not knowing how to respond.

“Aaron, the Dark Lord wants to see you.

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

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

More than ten years in prison left them no time to deal with other things, but their research on black magic became more profound. "

Aaron glanced around and was unconvinced by this statement.

The magic level of these people is at least on the same level as him, and the weakest ones are close to high-level magisters, especially Bella, a madwoman who has vaguely stepped into the threshold of great magisters.

But strength is not the same as combat power. If he wanted to run away, these people wouldn't be able to stop him.

But there are six oil bottles here, as well as anti-phantom movement spells, so the situation is a bit difficult to deal with, and there will definitely be damage if you force a breakout.

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

"We'll talk about this kind of thing later." Aaron waved his hand pretending not to care, "How did Voldemort know that I would come over tonight?"

"In fact, the Dark Lord is not sure either." Lucius said with a sneer, "Our main goal tonight is the prophecy ball, which Potter has already helped us get.

As for you being a pure surprise, he guessed that you might come here for friends, and that was indeed the case. "

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

“No need to apologize, really.

You've already paid for your impulse, and I don't think apologizing will make your memory worse.

Your ability to commit suicide is absolutely master-level. You do it at least once a year and never do it again every year. I am always curious about how you do it.

To be honest, it is really a miracle that you are alive today. "

Harry:......

"As for you." Aaron looked at the captured Ron, Ginny, Luna and Neville in front of the curtain, dumbfounded: "Weren't you very stubborn before you came? You can't stop me!

What now? Do you have so many million-dollar regrets? "

Several people exchanged glances, and it was hard to say that they were indeed impulsive.

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

The props I gave you are only enough for you alone, not for you to use to save six people. You can obviously escape unscathed. "

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

"Forget it, it's useless to say this." Aaron said depressedly. This time he took the initiative to appear in front of the Death Eaters, which had violated the ancestral precepts of the Gaius family.

From this moment until the dispute in the magical world ends, the family will no longer provide him with any protection.

"Stop talking nonsense." Bella said impatiently, "It will be your honor to come with us to meet the master."

"Let me finish." 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. You're not worried about our safety, are you?"

"A bit self-aware." Aaron curled his lips and said, "To be honest, you guys, especially whether you die or not, have nothing to do with me. I tried my best to persuade you, but I couldn't stop you, so I won't feel any guilt at all.

But she is a bit special. I didn't want her to die with you, so I gave her something to save her life, but it turns out that my arrangement was not rigorous. "

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

To be honest, I wasn't worried when I saw you being chased by these Death Eaters. It was within my expectations. After all, this was originally a trap. It wouldn't make sense if Voldemort arranged everything.

But when I saw someone giving up the opportunity to leave and directly wasting a precious bullet, I couldn't bear it. At that time, I realized what I had ignored. She may not follow the safe path I arranged. I gave The most she had was to protect herself, and there was no way she could have saved six people.

In fact, when I saw this, I almost smashed the crystal ball in anger, but I was able to hold on. After all, if you hold on a little longer, reinforcements may not come. "

"But in the end I got a terrible prophecy. Someone will die at the hands of a Death Eater tonight."

"A single person?" Bella said with a playful smile, "I'm afraid there's something wrong with your prediction. There should be at least four."

"If the four of them are sent into the veil, it means life or death is uncertain, not necessarily death." Aaron pondered and explained, "Who will die then?"

Hermione and Harry looked at each other, feeling goosebumps all over their bodies.

"I...will die, right?" Harry murmured. If he was taken to see Voldemort, he would have absolutely no chance of survival. This time he did not have the flashback spell and the portkey.

"It's very possible. After all, the props I gave her are enough to buy a life from Voldemort." Aaron said, and then changed the subject, "But... Judging from Hermione's previous performance, I am a little uncomfortable. Sure, she might be stupid enough to bargain with Voldemort and want to protect you as well.

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

Hermione looked a little unnatural, she really had this idea.

"I tell you this to prepare you mentally.

If someone dies tonight, you're responsible for a large part of it. "

Harry nodded palely, unable to find any excuse to refute.

"Interesting story." Bella raised her eyebrows, "But not just one person will die."

"Avada Kedavra."

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

Bella raised her lips slightly. The death curse was not that easy to block. She seemed to have seen Longbottom's death.

But her smile froze the next moment, as a hand made of rock pushed Neville to the ground, just in time to avoid the green light.

"It's somewhat unreasonable to take action suddenly."

"Consider him 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 can at least tell me what he wants from me!"

"Maybe it has something to do with your identity." Lucius paused and added: "A deeper identity."

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

"This is just my guess, the master has not said anything.

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

Hearing this, Aaron's face darkened.

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

"Huh!" Aaron took a deep breath, "Although I don't understand it very well, as long as I don't go, it will be fine."

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

Aaron: ...

It's quite surprising, but where do you get your confidence?

"Aaron." Lucius gave him a meaningful look, "The Dark Lord will not hurt you."

"I believe this. After all, I have always remained neutral and have not clearly stood against him.

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

"No, but there's no need to take risks. Now that you're here, it's not that easy to leave, and..." Lucius paused, then turned to look at Ron and the others, "There are three of us, no, including Bo. Special, Granger, Longbottom, we have six hostages, you don’t want them to be harmed!”

"Despicable," Ginny cursed.

"This is the opportunity you provided." Lucius said lightly. Ginny was speechless. There was no situation more embarrassing than 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 who is addicted to saving people.

One of our family's ancestral mottos is not to accept threats.

Whether they are hurt or not is something they brought upon themselves, what does it have to do with me? "

"Malfoy, what nonsense are you talking about?" Travers, one of the escaped prisoners, looked at Lucius dissatisfied, "Just arrest him and that's it, or do you have other thoughts and are violating the master's mission?"

"Shut up, you don't understand him. If we really fight, we'll die by talking less." Lucius suppressed his anger and said, then pointed the wand at Hermione, "I can make the decision to let her go, as long as You made the right choice.”

Aaron: ...