Chapter 410 Bait

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Bella appeared at the back wall of the orphanage with five Death Eaters, including Lucius.

Being able to apparate here proves that they have already been here for reconnaissance.

Her husband was arrested, and Bella didn't seem to be affected at all. Not only did she have no intention of rescuing Rodolphus, who didn't know where he was being held at this moment, she even did so in front of a group of Death Eaters and Voldemort's face, mocking his incompetence.

It can be said that after becoming a die-hard fan of Voldemort, Bella did not have any status in Rodolphus's heart.

The two said they were a couple, but in fact it was only in name only now.

"I hope no one will miss anything today."

Bella stared at the Death Eaters around her and said in a sharp and fierce voice.

"Master has waited until now just for this opportunity. From the moment we appear here, I don't want a fly to escape!"

The other four people nodded in agreement. Only Lucius looked a little pale. He stared at Bella and said with trembling lips.

"We will complete all the tasks assigned by the master, but please also remember, Bella, the master also said that the safety of my son must be guaranteed!"

Bella's lips curled up into a disdainful sneer, as if she felt very contemptuous of Lucius's words, but she still said it.

"Of course I know this is also the master's order."

After hearing her words of promise, Lucius's expression did not improve much. He left in a hurry with two of the Death Eaters, while Bella took the other two Death Eaters in another direction.

At the same time, inside Hogwarts.

Snape quickly walked into the headmaster's office with a face that had never looked so ugly.

Dumbledore was reading an official document from the International Federation of Magic. When he saw Snape coming in, he couldn't help but sit up straight.

"There is something wrong with the Dark Lord these days. He seems to be deliberately avoiding me and planning something with his people."

After hearing Snape's words, Dumbledore frowned instantly.

"Any more news?"

Snape took a deep breath.

"Lucius used Floo powder to find me this morning. He looked panicked and stressed countless times that he hoped I could protect his son.

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"Draco Malfoy?"

"Yes, and three days ago, Narcissa forced me to be his son's godfather, because the Dark Lord gave me instructions to stay in Hogwarts and not go anywhere, so I won't use this as an excuse for the time being. promise."

Dumbledore was thinking in his royal blue eyes.

"We have always known that Draco received some special mission from him. At first, Sherlock and I both thought that he was probably just using Sherlock as a springboard. In fact, the ultimate goal was me. After all, all along, His biggest threat is me."

Snape's face was serious.

"But what Sherlock did during the summer vacation made his reputation in the wizarding world worse than before. With his character, it is very likely that Sherlock will be the first target, and he will still kill him personally. Only Only in this way can he regain his lost reputation.”

Dumbledore muttered.

"If the target is Harry, if he succeeds, he can break the prophecy that has been circulating in the wizarding world for a long time. If the target is me, he can directly kill the only person in the wizarding world who can confront him head-on. And no matter it is I am still Harry, he can also gain huge reputation, and if I choose Sherlock, in addition to restoring his lost reputation to what it was before, he will also have the opportunity to completely get rid of Sally who has been hiding in his soul for a long time. Soul... But why is he so sure of killing Sherlock?"

Snape did not see the slightest impatience in Dumbledore. If the current situation were to go by, Sherlock was taking Draco outside Hogwarts, and Voldemort's long-planned hibernation was probably there. This time to surround and kill him.

"Sherlock told me that he actually doesn't have the ability to fight against the Dark Lord at all. The last time he was able to do that was purely due to some information gaps and a lot of luck." Snape's tone was obviously anxious.

Dumbledore actually had a smile on his face at this moment.

"That was Sherlock last June."

Snape didn't understand what Dumbledore meant when he said this. In less than a year from June last year to now, how much better can Sherlock's magic improve?

How could even a genius be able to confront Voldemort head-on in such a short period of time?

Dumbledore didn't explain anything to Snape. He turned his head and spoke softly to a portrait on the wall.

"Dalys, can you help me go to the Ministry of Magic? Tell Minister Scrimgeour that I have something very important to talk to him about. I will go to the minister's office soon and ask him to make time."

A kind witch nodded in response, and then disappeared from the frame in the next second.

"Phineas." He called out the name of the other portrait, "call Minerva over for me and make her walk faster."

In the past, there was a portrait of a skinny old man who would complain when he went out to call people. Now he didn't say any nonsense, he walked directly through the portrait and left the principal's office.

After doing these two things, Dumbledore seemed to have noticed Snape's anxiety, and smiled slightly. He also knew that although he and Sherlock often insulted each other and neither of them was willing to give in, they actually had a good relationship.

"Don't worry about it, Severus. Sherlock and I are not fools. We both know that the Death Eaters' recent dormancy must have some plan, and such a plan must be between me, Harry and Sherlock."

Snape said expressionlessly.

"I'm not worried. I just want to know, since you have been on guard in advance, why did you let Sherlock and Draco go out so easily together?"

Dumbledore crossed his hands and placed his arms on the desk. The crescent-shaped lens reflected white light.

"Voldemort is looking for an opportunity to get rid of the three knots in his heart. Aren't we also struggling to find their hidden bases?"

Snape's face suddenly froze, and Dumbledore's words did not end.

"He thinks you are still useful, but he is still vigilant and does not trust you completely. He has always kept you in Hogwarts and rarely lets you attend large-scale Death Eater gatherings."

"Did Sherlock deliberately take Draco out every week? Just to use himself as bait to lure out the Dark Lord?"

"He took Draco out just because he thought the child could still be saved." Dumbledore said calmly, "According to what he thought at the beginning, if Draco still had a little conscience in his heart, he would not tell others that he and Sherlock went to the Muggle orphanage to volunteer every week. If Draco was really hopeless..."

He didn't say anything else, but even if he didn't say it, Snape could know what kind of situation would arise if Draco was really hopeless.

And now this situation is developing towards this situation.

......

Sherlock responded immediately after receiving the news at the dilapidated house where Moody and others were stationed.

"Immediately send Dobby and Kreacher to the orphanage and take all the children away. Then, according to our previous preparations, send all the people on standby in the Order of the Phoenix to come."

Faced with the sudden situation, Moody and Lupin showed solemnity on their faces, while Sirius was excited.

He seemed to have been waiting for this day for a long time.

As Sherlock finished speaking, an invisible magic gathered from all directions, and soon it was like a big cover, covering the area within a radius of three kilometers with the orphanage as the center.

Every one of the four here is familiar with this magic.

Anti-Apparition magic!

The six wizards who came here immediately blocked this space, which was obviously hostile.

Up to now, even if it is not certain that the identities of these six wizards are Death Eaters, Sherlock and others will estimate the worst situation.

Then, Sherlock, Moody and Sirius did not stay where they were. They rushed out of the broken house and ran towards the orphanage, leaving only Lupin to contact Kreacher and Dobby using the special method he had prepared before.

The atmosphere in the orphanage was still peaceful, and the Muggles could not feel the fluctuations of magic at all. After watching Sherlock rush into the orphanage with a lame, one-eyed disabled old man and a middle-aged man with curly hair, Mrs. Chris was a little surprised, but she was not panicked because of her trust in Sherlock.

"Mr. Forrest, are these two... your friends?"

Sherlock did not have time to introduce the identities of Moody and Sirius to him, because at this time, accompanied by a "bang" sound, Dobby and Kreacher, two house elves, had appeared between them.

For these two non-human creatures that appeared out of thin air, except for some young children who were still young and had no clear understanding of the world, most of the other children were frightened. Even Mrs. Chris and Haley were startled, and they subconsciously protected the children in the middle.

"Dobby reports to you, sir."

Dressed in a decent suit, Dobby bowed to Sherlock, while the older Kreacher looked at Sirius timidly and disgustedly, bowed and shouted.

"Master Sirius."

Sherlock commanded the two elves to take a few children each and leave the orphanage with Apparition.

Even if Mrs. Chris trusted Sherlock, she would not easily listen to him in such a situation. Sherlock could only use a Confusion Spell to make her not subconsciously think that there was nothing wrong.

But just when all the children were about to leave, he suddenly found something wrong.

"Where are Draco and Tracy?"

Mrs. Chris, who was under the Confusion Spell, said truthfully.

"They left the cafeteria together after dinner, and now I don't know which classroom they are in."

Sherlock frowned, and his control magic enveloped the entire orphanage, and soon found their figures on the side of the orphanage near the wall.

"Dobby, you and Kreacher take them away first, and then come back."

"Dobby got it."

The next moment, Dobby and Kreacher took the children from the orphanage away.

Sirius looked at Sherlock.

"Did the kid from the Malfoy family tell the Death Eaters about your location? And now he has kidnapped a little Muggle girl as a hostage?"

This is the most reasonable inference, but Sherlock feels that this is not the case.

If Draco really planned to report their location to Voldemort from the beginning, why did he go to the farm with him to do odd jobs?

Acting to numb himself?

Sherlock didn't think Draco would have such perfect acting skills, otherwise he wouldn't have been so nervous when he took the initiative to come to his desk to find him for the first time in Hogwarts.

"Let's find those two children first."

Sherlock said, and ran towards the location of Draco and Tracy that he sensed.

......

Draco and Tracy walked out of the cafeteria together five minutes after Sherlock left the orphanage.

Tracy wanted to watch the magic that Draco performed for her last time again, and Draco "reluctantly" agreed, but only promised to show it to her alone.

"Where did you learn magic? Did your parents teach you?"

Tracy asked with blinking eyes. She was obviously always curious about the little tricks Draco showed her.

Although Draco has not graduated from Hogwarts yet, under the influence of his family environment, he is also very clear about the enforcement of the Statute of Secrecy by the Ministry of Magic.

Hogwarts students are forbidden to use magic outside the school. The reason why he dared to use it in front of Tracy was because he knew that the traces used by the Ministry of Magic to monitor the little wizards could not accurately locate the individual who cast the spell. With Sherlock, an adult wizard, near him, there would be no trouble.

But even a proud Draco would not dare to directly reveal the existence of magic and Hogwarts to a Muggle, even if the other party was only a six or seven-year-old child.

In English, whether it is magic or magic, it is "magic", and Draco does not need to correct Tracy's name.

"Just like what you said, I also have a family tradition of magic, just like the magic masters you read about in the newspapers. But I don't know how to perform like a monkey in a circus."

As they talked, they had come to a corner of the orphanage yard. After lunch, it was lunch break time, and few children would come here. If it weren't for Draco, Mrs. Chris wouldn't let Tracy wander around the yard alone.

Just as Draco pulled out his wand with a little pride on his face, preparing to perform a more magical Transfiguration for his little brother Tracy this time.

The wall around them suddenly exploded!

A woman with black curly hair and a playful look in her eyes with a little madness, followed by two black-robed men with iron masks, appeared in front of them.