Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 1113 Dark Mark

In the northern part of the Scandinavian peninsula, the waves raised by the cold sea beat heavily on the reef. There is a dilapidated shack on the edge of the island, and there is a strong smell of seaweed in the house. Igor Karkaroff With the help of the only candle in the room, he was poring over a crumpled copy of the Daily Prophet, which contained the wreckage of the collapsed Brockdale Bridge.

  Ever since the Dark Mark on his left arm became more and more obvious last year, Karkaroff realized that Voldemort had returned.

   This bad news made Karkaroff spend the past year in fear. He was afraid that the Death Eaters would come to hunt him down, and that Voldemort might appear outside the house at any time.

  Away from Europe, flee to other places?

   Someone once reminded Karkaroff to flee to the United States through a note, and use the Loyalty Charm to hide himself, so that he can survive the pursuit of Voldemort and the Death Eaters.

However, Karkaroff worried that he would die on the way to the United States, because he knew very well that Voldemort had a way to track him, perhaps through the Dark Mark, or other means. Few of the Death Eaters who betrayed Voldemort survived. one month.

  So, instead of staying away from Europe, he tried to protect himself with the Fidelity Charm.

  Karkaroff found his former "old friend" immediately, and made an unbreakable vow with him through all his wealth.

   With the help of the other party, he completely hid himself.

   Facts have proved that this method is very effective, and Karkaroff passed the year in peace.

However, not long ago, Karkaroff discovered that the dusty looking glass actually issued an alarm. This is undoubtedly a bad sign, because it is a Muggle village, and there are no wizards at all, let alone the looking glass. reaction.

  Perhaps, the Secret Keeper betrayed him, even though Karkaroff paid most of his wealth for it, and signed an unbreakable oath with him.

  In any case, the Secret Keeper is probably dead, and the Dark Lord has already tracked him down.

Anyway, Karkaroff hastily fled, escaped from the hut protected by the Fidelity Charm, and moved into this algae-smelling shack, a makeshift safehouse he had prepared for himself, a hut in Scandinavia. On the remote island in the northern part of the Navia Peninsula, Karkaroff plans to stay for a few more days. After the Durmstrang school holiday, he sneaks back to get a broomstick, and then flies directly to North America. Europe is no longer safe.

  Maybe, he shouldn't have stayed in the first place.

It began to rain outside, and the rain became heavier and more unscrupulous. The strong wind blew out the candles in the room. Karkaroff's mood was like the white smoke slowly rising from the candles. He grabbed his hot left arm with all his strength. , Deep anxiety spread in my heart, just like the night Voldemort was resurrected.

   Karkaroff grabbed his wand, and his intuition told him that this place was not safe, and it was best to leave immediately, and the uneasiness grew stronger and stronger.

  He wants to escape, but where can he escape?

  The huge looking glass in the room suddenly lit up and began to spin, emitting a piercing whistle scream that made Karkaroff's uneasiness rise deep in his throat.

   This looking glass can detect movement within a mile radius, and this is just an island, within a mile radius is nothing but the sea, but the looking glass sends out an alarm, which means that danger is approaching.

   When Karkaroff was about to Apparate to escape from here, the door of the shed was suddenly knocked open, and a spell flew towards Karkaroff, keeping Karkaroff who was trying to Apparate to escape here.

   It's over!

   Karkaroff's mind went blank.

  Why did I hesitate, why didn't I escape immediately?

  When he saw the group of August Rookwood who had entered Azkaban because of his betrayal, his face was ashen.

  The looking glass in the room kept making loud noises, as if it was Karkaroff's last wail.

  A red light flashed in the darkness, the sight glass hit by the spell exploded completely, and the surroundings regained tranquility.

   "Karkaroff, where are you going?"

  A hoarse voice like a devil sounded outside, Karkaroff raised his head with difficulty, and met those terrifying eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a voice in his ear.

   "Cruciatus."

ah!

  Screams of pain pierced through the rain and resounded across the dark island.

"Owner."

  Karkaroff collapsed on the ground and screamed in horror: "I don't want to betray you, but they used Veritaserum on me, they used Veritaserum, I didn't..."

   "Lie!" Voldemort looked at Karkaroff indifferently with his scarlet eyes, "Shameful betrayal, you should know the fate of betraying Voldemort!"

   "Master, I didn't intend to betray you." Karkaroff moaned in pain: "Snape, Severus Snape is the real traitor, ah..."

   "Cruciatus."

  Karkaroff's scream of pain spread far, far away, and a lot of tears and snot flowed from his mouth and nose.

The Death Eaters around all showed happy smiles. They hated the traitor Karkaroff, especially August Rookwood. Because of Karkaroff's betrayal, he stayed in Azkaban for ten years Year.

  No one here hates Karkaroff more than he does.

"Master, Snape, Severus Snape is the real traitor, he has completely surrendered to Dumbledore." Karkaroff cried bitterly, reached out and grabbed Voldemort's robe, trying to get the Dark Lord forgiveness.

   "Severus Snape?" Voldemort repeated softly.

   "Yes, Snape." Karkaroff nodded frantically.

   "Look," Voldemort spread his hands, showing a terrifying smile, "Our traitor seems to be planning to continue betraying others in exchange for a chance of his own life."

  All the Death Eaters around laughed indifferently.

   "Severus is my spy."

   Voldemort's scarlet eyes became hollow and unfeeling, and he pointed his wand at Karkaroff again.

He continued to torture Karkaroff with the Cruciatus Curse, until Karkaroff could no longer scream, then raised his wand, and in front of the Death Eaters, used the Avada Kedavra Curse to end Karkaroff. husband's life.

   Voldemort used Karkaroff as a chicken to remind other Death Eaters of the price of betrayal.

  As for Snape, Voldemort didn't fully trust him from the very beginning, even though Snape brought him back a lot of useful information.

   No, it should be said that Voldemort never believed in anyone, he only believed in himself.

  A Dark Mark rose above the hut.

   Voldemort left the island with the Death Eaters, because they knew very well that the Norse wizards would come soon, and it would not be wise to conflict with them, at least Voldemort hadn't planned to do that.

At the same time, when Voldemort used Avada Kedavra to end Karkaroff's life, Harry Potter, who was far away at No. 4 Privet Drive, suddenly opened his eyes, pressed his hands tightly to his face, and jumped out of the bed. sat up.

  Harry closed his eyes tightly, carefully recalling the scene he saw in his dream. Voldemort seemed to have murdered another person.

  Although because of the green light, he couldn't see who that person was.

   "This thing is quite useful." Harry stroked the scar and said to himself. He planned to get in touch with Sirius through the two-way mirror later and talk to him about it.

  Speaking of Sirius, Harry turned his attention to the magazines on the desktop. Since Voldemort's resurrection, Sirius' "Defense Letters" can finally be sold normally, and it is also widely welcomed by everyone.

  Of course, there is also Albert's "Guide to Self-Defense", which is said to be sold out, and the book only costs two Galleons.

  Harry turned his attention to the newspapers under the lamp on the table, and the title of the top newspaper was very eye-catching: Harry Potter: The Savior?

  The Ministry of Magic really has no shortage of shameless guys.

  The same goes for the Daily Prophet.

  They seemed to have forgotten, but Harry didn't forget that it was the Ministry of Magic and the "Daily Prophet" who kept ridiculing and slandering him?

  The savior of shit.

  After the experience last time, Harry had already taken these things lightly.

  The only thing that is more regrettable is that he saw the news that Fudge planned to resign early from the newspaper.

   It was really hard for Harry to accept that a guy like that could get away with it.

  Why should Fudge not be punished for committing such a mistake, just because he is the Minister of Magic?

  How can the "Daily Prophet" ridicule and slander itself like that, and pretend in a blink of an eye as if nothing happened.

   "If you think I'm the savior of the world..."

  Harry glanced at the notebook in front of him, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, picked up the quill and continued to record the memories of last semester.

  Since they like it, Harry doesn't mind adding fuel to the fire either!

   Make good use of your own reputation, make good use of the name of the savior of the world, to reveal their ugly faces.

  After doing that kind of thing, they still want to use themselves.

   It's ridiculous.

  What's a good name?

  Maybe, Rita Skeeter should be the one to write it. That woman can always catch everyone's attention and let everyone know that the so-called savior of the world is an insane lunatic.

  Unfortunately, Harry didn't dare, he wasn't sure, Rita Skeeter might mess things up.

  If Albert is willing to help...Unfortunately, Harry can't get in touch with each other, even Fred and George can't help.

  He also heard that Albert will get married in a while.

   Get married!

  Harry thought of Cho Chang, but he knew he had no chance.

  Qiu Zhang is with Cedric, as can be seen from their patron saint. Harry admits that he used to be jealous of Cedric.

  But since the last conversation with Dumbledore, Harry's thoughts on Cho Chang have faded a lot.

  He gave up.

   Because there are more important things to do.

"Sirius?"

  Harry called Sirius' name into the double-sided mirror, but there was no response.

  Sirius seems to be very busy recently, and he doesn't know when he will be able to move in with him.

  Since Sirius and other members of the Order of the Phoenix ran home and severely threatened his Uncle Vernon, Uncle Vernon's family basically regarded him as air.

  Harry also felt that staying here was boring. He wanted to go to 12 Grimmauld Place and live with Sirius and Lupine.

  However, according to Dumbledore, he must stay in this home for a period of time so that the magic can continue until he becomes an adult at the age of 17.

   I will be 16 years old in more than half a month, and I will be 17 years old in just over a year.

  Although he is almost an adult, Harry is still unhappy because he still doesn't know how to face Voldemort?

  What is Dumbledore planning to teach himself?

  Harry lay back on the bed and turned his head to look at the photo of his parents on the desk. They also seemed to be married right after graduation.

  He failed to receive Albert's invitation.

   It is said that Hermione received the invitation, Hagrid also received the invitation, many people in the school received the invitation from Albert, and the professors even agreed to form a group to attend the wedding together.

  Although Hermione explained the reason why he didn't receive the invitation in the letter, Harry was still very depressed. It wasn't that he wanted to go to the wedding. He just wanted to chat with Albert, who could always give him useful advice.

  (end of this chapter)