The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Voldemort's eyes first fell on his father's tombstone. Looking at the last name "Riddle", his eyes showed a sense of disgust and hatred. Then he looked away from the tombstone and began to examine his body.

His slender, pale fingers touched his chest, arms, and climbed up to his face, but as the examination progressed, the anger in Voldemort's eyes became more and more intense.

"Why...why?!" Voldemort could feel a trace of disharmony in his newborn body, like a wrong note in a piano piece, a blank space on the lawn, or coriander in a bowl of thick soup. It ruins the overall sense of perfection.

It doesn't affect normal activities, but it's just uncomfortable. It feels like your body is sticky with sweat in the summer, and it feels like you wake up in the afternoon and the window has been darkened.

This awkward feeling completely destroyed the joy of Voldemort's rebirth. Voldemort felt that he should be angry, but now he didn't even know where to start.

Is there something wrong with my resurrection magic? No, the great Lord Voldemort could never make a mistake. That's something wrong with the three steps of resurrection magic!

The bones of my father, the flesh of my servants, the blood of my enemies...

Voldemort's brain began to work rapidly. He wants to find out which step caused the problem. First of all, he could exclude his father's bones, because he killed that old thing with his own hands, and then looking at what the Muggles buried here... there was absolutely no problem with his father's bones.

Could it be that the enemy's blood is not fresh enough? Voldemort was a little hesitant - there were few examples of this kind of resurrection magic in the entire history of the wizarding world. He could be called a pioneer who was crossing the river by feeling the stones. His previous experience was almost zero, and Voldemort was not sure about it. Is there any difference between Leigh Porter being kidnapped to draw blood and his own servant going to draw blood? I was still too eager to be resurrected, so I acted a little hastily.

At this time, he saw Peter Pettigrew standing aside with some flinching, blood dripping from his wrist. He frowned, took out a wand from the pocket of his robe, and with a wave of his hand, the wound on Peter's wrist healed.

Voldemort was wondering, was the servant who offered the meat not loyal enough? The servant's flesh must be sacrificed voluntarily... Haha, Peter... voluntarily?

What if the servant who offered the meat was not willing enough? Voldemort thought he had discovered the truth.

Let Peter take the blame for the unfavorable implementation of resurrection magic!

This is actually unreasonable. Magic is a very idealistic thing, and Voldemort cast such an extremely rare spell. It is normal for some mistakes to happen. There is no solid evidence to prove that Peter was at fault. But Voldemort punishes people without evidence.

Voldemort stroked his wand gently and looked sideways at Peter.

Seemingly out of fear or respect, the two servants Peter and Barty lowered their heads and did not look directly at Voldemort.

"Heart-breaking and bone-cutting!"

He suddenly cast the Cruciatus Curse on his loyal servant. This incident happened so unexpectedly that Crouch on the other side shivered, and held his wand in his hand that was covered by the sleeves of his robe.

Peter twisted and screamed in agony. He lay on his back and rolled wildly.

However, Voldemort only punished Peter slightly and had no intention of seriously torturing Peter, so he raised his wand after a few seconds, leaving the tortured Wormtail lying there panting.

"Get up," Voldemort said softly, "Wormtail... you think your little cleverness can be hidden from the great Lord Voldemort? I have always known... that you are not so loyal to me. Why did you come back to me? Loyalty, but because you are afraid of your old friend... Look, you resisted even if I asked you to give me a piece of meat."

Peter and Barty's hearts were in their throats.

"You owe me thirteen years of debt, Wormtail... You should be glad that you have repaid some of it, otherwise today would not be as simple as a Cruciatus Curse." Voldemort fiddled with his wand. He did spare Wormtail, but he also deprived him of his intended reward - a complete, powerful magic hand. Of course, according to Voldemort's character, he would also have a backdoor buried in this devil's hand. Once Peter betrays Voldemort, the demonic hand will strangle Peter to death.

So the reward was not given out, but it was Peter's luck.

Peter and Barty breathed a sigh of relief at the same time when they heard Voldemort's intention to stop.

Voldemort looked at Peter in front of him and said lazily: "Stretch out your arm - not the broken one."

He leaned down, pulled up Peter Pettigrew's left arm, and pulled up his sleeve. There was a bright red tattoo on the skin on the inside of his arm: a skull with a snake coming out of its mouth.

This is how Death Eaters identify and communicate with each other: the Dark Mark. Only Voldemort's most core followers will be branded with the Dark Mark, which is considered a high honor by followers. Even Peter Pettigrew was "gifted" with this mark only recently.

Unlike ordinary tattoos, the color of the Dark Mark on the Death Eaters' arms is related to the state of Voldemort himself. After his fall from power, all the Death Eater marks faded. But now the mark has turned bright red again, like blood.

Voldemort studied it, and it seemed to him that no mark could be more perfect. The combination of the skull, which symbolizes death, and the snake, which represents Slytherin House, well demonstrates the essence of Death Eaters: pure-blood wizards spreading fear and death. The Dark Mark has a deeper meaning. The dead magic world can only be brought to new life by pure-blood wizards.

In the eyes of Death Eaters, the magical world, filled with half-blood wizards and marrow wizards, is no different from a pool of stagnant water. Death Eaters are the only active force in this pool of stagnant water. Skeleton spitting out snakes, isn't it a kind of life in death? It is frightening and has profound meaning. It is no wonder that Voldemort and Death Eaters love to use it.

The reason why Voldemort likes this mark is slightly different from that of his subordinates. This mark is a symbol of Death Eaters. When Voldemort sees the mark, he will recall the time when he was powerful in the wizarding world. It doesn't matter to him what the mark symbolizes. He just likes the feeling of being above all living beings, the pleasure of having everything under control, and the way others are afraid of him.

Looking at the Dark Mark on Wormtail's arm, Voldemort showed a satisfied expression. It was such a perfect blood red color! Although he felt something was wrong with his body, it did not prevent him from recovering all his mana. He was still as powerful as before - this Dark Mark is the best proof!

"It appeared, as perfect as ever..." Voldemort sneered, "It's so late, everyone should be asleep, right? Then let me wake them up and let them come and meet their old master..."

He pressed his long, pale fingers on Wormtail's arm, and the blood-red Dark Mark suddenly turned black.

The moment Voldemort pressed the Dark Mark, all kinds of wizards in every corner of the wizarding world woke up from their dreams. Some of them were in Azkaban, some were sleeping in tents, and some were lying on super luxurious beds. Different people's situations are very different, but they all do the same thing: get up and roll up the sleeve of their left arm.

They all have the same tattoo on their arms. This tattoo has been with them for more than ten years or even decades... Today, the long-faded tattoo was suddenly activated into a burnt black color, bringing a hot burning sensation, which pulled the Death Eater with the Dark Mark from his sleep. Wake up.

The person who was awakened looked at his arms and fell into a sluggish state.

This change in the Dark Mark can only mean one thing: the mysterious man is back and he is gathering his minions. After feeling Voldemort's call, all Death Eaters must immediately Disapparate and appear next to him, otherwise they may be considered traitors.

In Azkaban Prison, a hysterical roar suddenly broke out. A disheveled woman rushed to the door of her cell and banged the cell door desperately. In the process of banging on the door, the tattered robe on her arm fell down, revealing a scorched mark.

The inmates around her were in a similar state to her. Everyone woke up and entered a state of excitement.

The Dark Mark is calling!

This means that their master, the great Lord Voldemort, is back! How could they not be excited that their chance of getting out of prison was on the horizon?

Life in Azkaban is really not a human life. What's even more desperate is that they are all serving life sentences. These days with no end in sight are the most terrifying, just like Sisyphus in the myth. Many prisoners died in prison because they saw no hope.

Now comes hope! When Voldemort comes, there is a future. When Voldemort comes, the Death Eaters will be free! They can go out and live that kind of domineering life again.

There was a short burst of cheers throughout the Azkaban prison, and then most of the prisoners shut their mouths, because the outburst of positive emotions after being awakened by the Dark Mark overwhelmed the guards of Azkaban, the dementors. They were attracted.

The Dementors were also confused: Why did these filter residues suddenly become fresh? It's like a pot of green tea that has been soaked in three kinds of water. The original taste is as bland as white water, but suddenly a strong tea aroma appears. This is a very abnormal phenomenon.

So they floated over to find out.

Feeling the bone-chilling chill, almost all the Death Eaters shut their mouths obediently, curled up, and prayed that the dementors could leave quickly. Only the unkempt woman was still banging on the cell door.

"Bella, please calm down for a moment -" Some Death Eaters wanted Bella to calm down quickly to avoid further irritating the dementors, but Bella seemed not to hear them.

This unkempt female prisoner, named Bellatrix Lestrange, is Voldemort's most loyal and craziest subordinate.

In the end, Bella's "high-spirited" and "upward" mood successfully attracted the dementors.

Six or seven dementors stood in front of Bellatrix's cell door for a while, and then the crazy witch fainted.

The dementors enjoyed their meal.

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Lucius and his wife fell into silence for a long time. Finally, Lucius could only sigh and apparated away.

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Severus Snape stood in his cramped and dark bedroom, expressionless, letting the mark on his arm burn. After thinking for a moment, he put on his cloak, put on the mask he had not worn for many years, and disappeared.

Let him go and meet this "old master" from many years ago!

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A tall and thin wizard with short white hair and a goatee with curls at the end on his thin chin walked anxiously around his luxurious bedroom, his eyes filled with worry. It's fear.

Igor Karkarov thought that the mysterious man might be resurrected, but he didn't expect it to be so sudden. He resurrected without warning, which caused huge waves in Karkarov's heart.

Once the Dark Mark is burned, Death Eaters must be invited to the appointment. This is an iron rule. But Karkaroff didn't have the courage to go.

He reluctantly glanced at the luxurious bedroom behind him, stepped into the fireplace resolutely - and ran away.

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After Voldemort pressed the Dark Mark, he walked back and forth among the tombs, scanning the tombstones.

"Ha, this place actually reminds me of my family history... I wonder how many of my real family members have the courage to come back after feeling it?" Voldemort raised his head and looked at the stars in the sky with red eyes. , "How many people are too stupid to escape?"

Suddenly there was the sound of rustling cloaks in the air, and wizards were appearing in every corner of the cemetery. Each wizard was wearing a hood and covering his face, just like they did during the parade a few hours ago.

Voldemort also stood still, waiting quietly for his servants to come forward.

The Death Eaters knelt down in front of Voldemort, kissed the hem of his black robe, and then stepped aside, silently forming a circle. Even Barty Crouch Jr. also made the same move, kissing Voldemort's The queen of robes found her place in the circle and stood up, surrounding Voldemort and Wormtail in the middle.

Everyone acted in an orderly manner, as if they had been rehearsed countless times.

"You also go back and stand next to Barty for now." Voldemort ordered Wormtail.

After receiving the order, Wormtail clumsily imitated the movements of other Death Eaters and stood tremblingly next to Barty.

There were still many empty seats in the circle, but Voldemort no longer expected anyone to come.

"Thirteen years... Thirteen years have passed since the last gathering, but you are still here, just like before." Voldemort's words sounded like he was praising the Death Eaters, but everyone trembled. For a moment, it looked like the wind was blowing through the circle and moving it.

"The stench of guilt." Voldemort raised his head and made a sniffing motion.

"You responded so quickly, which makes me extremely confused. Why has no one from this powerful force responded to the oath and gone to help their master in the past thirteen years?"

Everyone in the circle shivered again, and it could be seen that every Death Eater wanted to retreat, but did not dare.

"I have the answer, because they believe that their master is dead and finished, so they run back to my enemies and tell them how innocent they are, how they were coerced, how they were bewitched - individual people He even betrayed his comrades!"

Voldemort looked around and found that the figure did not appear here, and he sneered.

"Don't dare to come... very good, he will pay the price."

Seeing someone taking the lead, many Death Eaters felt relieved: Great, let him become the biggest target...

After deciding a person's fate in an understatement, Voldemort began to look at his former subordinates.

His eyes fell on a person, and beads of sweat immediately appeared on that person's body.

"Why don't I remember I used the Imperius Curse to control you, Avery?"

The Death Eater immediately fell to the ground and lay at Voldemort's feet, trembling from head to toe. He screamed: "Master, I -"

"Cruciatus!" Voldemort didn't even bother to listen to his explanation and directly used the Cruciatus Curse on him.

The screams echoed through the cemetery, and all the Death Eaters shuddered.

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Four thousand words in one

Kavin last night, I couldn’t update on time, please forgive me.

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