Giants, Dementors, Werewolves, Inferi, and Grindylows.
These dark creatures, either recruited or coerced into joining by Voldemort, together with the equally lawless Death Eaters under his command.
Their gathering and movement.
Just managing them was difficult enough, let alone concealing their whereabouts.
In fact, the moment they made a move, they were exposed.
There was no way to cover it up. They drew everyone's attention and vigilance with ease, and even their target seemed to have been analyzed.
Especially the noble alliance brought together by Lucius. As the ones who had stepped forward to oppose Voldemort, they did not dare take this lightly.
Who could say whether this was not a conspiracy aimed at their alliance?
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France.
Just across the sea.
Lucius had chosen this part of the European continent as his headquarters. It might seem somewhat distant, but that did not mean he would pay any less attention to Voldemort, nor would he lower his guard against him.
Every action the Death Eaters took, every dark creature they recruited, and every act of destruction they caused in both the magical world and the Muggle world.
Anything related to Voldemort and his movements was firmly within Lucius and his people's grasp.
And this major move from Voldemort had immediately made Lucius and the others sense that something was wrong.
It was precisely because of this that this large-scale meeting had been brought together.
Speaking of which.
If even Draco's Draco Constellation could already operate in such a presentable way.
Then there was no need to mention Lucius and the others' noble alliance, which had developed to a far more mature level long ago.
As soon as the intelligence about Voldemort was received, all the alliance's high-ranking members immediately put aside everything at hand, hurried back to alliance headquarters, and began discussing the matter.
Inside one of the rooms.
All of the alliance's high-ranking members had already appeared in this meeting room.
At the same time, one could see.
The current heads of the three great families, the Malfoy family, the Parkinson family, and the Greengrass family, were seated in the three frontmost seats.
It was worth mentioning that Lucius sat in the middle.
...
Compared with Draco and the others' somewhat relaxed meeting.
At this moment, Lucius and the others all wore stern expressions, and a heavy, solemn atmosphere lingered in the room.
There was absolutely no chance of seeing anyone getting jealous here.
Ahem.
In any case.
Only after everyone had arrived and taken their seats did Lucius use a magical projection to display the fresh intelligence in his hands before everyone's eyes.
"Everyone, take a look, then tell me what you think."
Once all the information in the intelligence was laid out before them, everyone understood why Lucius and the others had summoned them back for this meeting.
In truth, the contents recorded above were not complicated. It could be explained clearly in just a few words.
Simply put, Voldemort seemed to be leading his subordinates toward Hogwarts.
And that extremely dangerous Werewolf, Fenrir Greyback, was currently near Hogsmeade Village, waiting for everyone to arrive.
No one present had a problem with their head. After reading the intelligence, they immediately realized that something was not quite right.
Among them, the man from the Gregory family, who was also Goyle's father, was the first to voice his question. "Is this intelligence accurate?"
"Rest assured. It is not only us. Other forces have the same intelligence, and their judgments are more or less the same."
"...Hogwarts?"
"That's right. Barring any surprises, the Dark Lord's target is Hogwarts."
"...."
"...."
Every wizard present showed an expression of shock and conflicted doubt.
It was a complex emotion of not wanting to believe it, yet also wanting to do something.
After all.
In the eyes of these British wizards, Hogwarts held an extremely special place, almost to the point of being sacred.
Or rather, it was their youth and their memories.
Naturally, they did not want to stand by and watch someone destroy those beautiful memories, even though most of the wizards present had come from Slytherin House.
Seeing everyone fall silent, Lucius gave the current heads of the Parkinson and Greengrass families beside him an almost imperceptible glance, and the three exchanged looks.
In fact.
If anyone present was most worried about Hogwarts, the three of them were certainly among them.
After all, Draco and the others were still at Hogwarts.
However, while the three of them did indeed have far greater influence and status than the others in this wizarding alliance, that did not mean they could make decisions on their own.
Especially when this was no small matter.
One careless move could determine the direction of the British magical world for the next several years.
If they were lucky enough to destroy Voldemort, then everything could still be discussed.
But if they lost the war, then no one would be able to stop Voldemort's rule and madness ever again.
No one wanted to be ruled by such a Voldemort.
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In any case.
Before the three leaders at the front spoke, the wizards below naturally would not truly voice what they were thinking.
Aside from the fact that they also had children at Hogwarts, they also did not want Lucius and the others to hold this matter against them.
After all, who did not know that Draco, known as the rising star of the magical world, was the future that would ensure the Malfoy family's prosperity for the next hundred years?
If Draco truly died at Hogwarts because they stood by and did nothing, the entire Malfoy family would surely go mad.
Moreover, it was not as if they had no chance of winning at all.
After exchanging a glance with the two people beside him, Lucius finally broke the silent atmosphere. "We have already decided to disrupt the Dark Lord's operation. It is very possible that this will cause the Third Wizarding War to break out ahead of schedule."
"......"
"Now, regarding this decision... who agrees, and who opposes?"
"....."
It was only natural to hesitate.
Not everyone possessed powerful resolve and courage.
The Third Wizarding War.
Those glaring words seemed to carry the smell of blood and the sight of piles of bones.
At first, no one took the initiative to voice their thoughts, afraid that the final outcome would develop in an extremely terrible direction.
More importantly.
Do not forget... their opponent was Voldemort.