Hogwarts: I am Voldemort

Welfare Village, Hampshire.

As night falls, the moonlight shines on the river that meanders through the village, giving off a silvery glow.

Not far up the river, you can see a brightly lit castle.

A grand banquet was being held in the castle, with dozens of wizards chatting in the courtyard.

But there are only women or half-grown children here, and their partners are gathered in the hall of the castle, waiting for the most distinguished guest tonight.

"Mr. Foley, are you sure that there is no problem for the Dark Lord to directly apparate here, right?" Malfoy asked, looking directly opposite, the owner of the castle, Mr. Foley.

"No problem, Mr. Malfoy, the anti-Apparition spell has been removed, and the Dark Lord has been here before, so he will definitely be able to Apparate." Mr. Foley replied.

Malfoy nodded and said nothing, and glanced at the people in front of the long table.

There are more than twenty people here, chatting in small groups.

Some were very loud, and those were mostly Death Eater families.

They talked proudly and regarded this place as their home court.

There are also some people who are worried, such as the Avery family, the Burke family, etc.

Due to their own reasons, they all had some conflicts with Voldemort, so they got together to discuss how to deal with it.

The rest are a group of people represented by the Welfare family.

They looked thoughtful, considering their options for a while.

None of these people's families have joined the Death Eaters, and this time, they will face a choice again.

His eyes stayed on each person for a moment, and Malfoy had roughly figured out what they were thinking.

For example, the Avery family and the Selwyn family had Death Eaters among their clansmen, but now they want to withdraw in order to protect their lives.

Another example is the Welfare family, the Abbott family, etc., families that have never had any family members join the Death Eaters have still not made a clear decision.

As for the Rozier family and the Rolle family, they are die-hard Death Eaters and they will not change their beliefs.

And among the more than twenty people, they were the most numerous.

Malfoy did a quick calculation and found that including the Malfoy family, there were a total of nine devout supporters of Voldemort here.

You must know that there are only twenty-eight pure-blood families in England, which is already a large number.

What's more, Voldemort hasn't come yet, and some people haven't made their final choice yet.

"No matter what, this is definitely an expansion conference."

Malfoy thought this and looked at Ollivander.

He represented the Ollivander family, and according to his father Abu, Voldemort suspected that this person was a spy.

But now it seems that there is nothing special about Ollivander.

He was discussing something with the patriarch of the Welfare family and others, as if he was really thinking about which option was better, joining or watching.

"call."

The fire suddenly flashed, and a phoenix burning with fierce fire appeared in the hall.

"what is that?"

The head of the Flint family yelled and asked, pointing at the phoenix hovering above everyone's heads.

"Oh my god, it's a phoenix."

"This is not Dumbledore's one, I recognize it."

"He's burning black flames, damn, is that Li Huo?"

All the family patriarchs who had never seen Phoenix roared in surprise.

"Huhu~~"

Phoenix spread his wings and flew hard. When he passed the torches on the wall, the wind gathered up and blew them out.

After a while, only some lights on the table were left in the hall, making the entire hall much darker.

"Pop."

The sound of a cane hitting the floor was heard, and everyone's eyes moved away from Phoenix and looked in the direction of the sound.

It was at the end of the long table, and a person was already sitting there.

"You...are you the Dark Lord?" the head of the Welfare family asked tremblingly.

"Before I answer your question, please answer me a question."

Voldemort's unkind voice sounded in the room, and Phoenix hovered on his shoulder, "Who suggested not meeting me at Malfoy Manor? Do these people who suggested it have the courage to stand up?"

All the family patriarchs looked at each other, no one expected that the Dark Lord would be held accountable as soon as he appeared.

"Master, the opposing family..."

Bella, who represented the Lestrange family, stood up and wanted to speak, but was stopped by Voldemort mid-sentence.

"I have no intention of asking you to name them, Bella. If they dare not stand up, it only means that their family is a villain who only dares to criticize behind their backs." Voldemort said disdainfully.

"Lord Dark Lord, we respect you, and it is us purebloods who want to meet in the Welfare family..."

"Pop."

Voldemort tapped his cane twice, interrupting the excited patriarch of the Shafiq family.

"You can only represent yourself, and you cannot represent all pure-blood families, Mr. Shafik. Although I am dissatisfied with your change of meeting place, at least you did not bring shame to your family."

Voldemort said as he slowly took off his hood.

At this moment, everyone could clearly see his face in his twenties.

This caused some to take a deep breath.

"Is there anyone else who dares to come forward?" Voldemort glanced at everyone and asked.

Several figures slowly stood up, most of them from families without Death Eaters at home.

The only thing that surprised him was that representatives of the Avery family and the Selwyn family also stood up.

"Mr. Avery, you made a choice that surprised me."

After Voldemort finished speaking, he looked at the patriarch of the Welfare family, "Your choice also surprises me."

"The Foley family is accustomed to remaining neutral, Lord Dark Lord, but just like you came here many years ago, we are also willing to know more about you so that we can make the final decision." Mr. Foley said with a smile.

Voldemort nodded and waved his hand, motioning for everyone to sit down.

"Those who still firmly support me stand up and let me see who they are." Voldemort said.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

More than a dozen figures stood up, including the Weasley family, who had no Death Eaters in their family. His representative was Percy.

There is also the Parkinson family. There is still no real Death Eater in their family, but they are indeed very close to them.

In addition, Neville, the representative of the Longbottom family, also stood up firmly.

"Twelve, okay, everyone, sit down."

Voldemort waved his hand again, motioning for everyone to sit down and talk.

Everyone sat down proudly. Except for Neville and Percy, the other representatives looked proudly at the person who had not stood up just now.

They were obviously proud of who they were, which was a good sign in Voldemort's eyes.

"I hope more purebloods can unite together, and I think I've been sincere and clear enough about this.

"So, everyone here, what is the reason why you don't choose me?"

Voldemort asked, looking at everyone with his eyes, paying attention to the subtle changes in their expressions.

Suddenly, a friend I couldn't resist invited me to dinner. I can only do two updates today, sorry.