Chapter 364: The Bait

Chapter 364: The Bait

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"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

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Chapter 364: The Bait

"Ahhh, nooo!" The spirit of Umbridge screamed and thrashed as it vanished.

"So annoying... just go away already." Harry was already feeling the start of a headache.

He had to force the spirit away to have some peace.

"Tsk... that woman is as useless in death as she was in life," Harry said with bitterness.

Her mind had been so damaged during the last month that she barely had any useful memories, and a spirit can't recall something the person never learned in life.

He did get a few interesting bits, like the fact that Minister Parkinson was sending people to negotiate with all the tribes of giants in the country, as well as bringing dozens of trolls under ministerial control.

It was clear that he was preparing for a massive attack.

She didn't know the targets, but it was guaranteed that Hogwarts was at least one of them. Not only to gain control of the most important school and a powerful magical castle, but also to complete his revenge against Dumbledore and the Boy Who Lived.

'If he's anything like the Tom Riddle I know, he won't be able to rest in peace until he washes away the humiliation of being beaten by a baby. That's not something he could live with. And killing Dumbledore will also give him some reassurance about his safety.'

Voldemort wasn't aware that there were several other wizards and witches out there who could rival, or even surpass, Dumbledore in terms of magical prowess.

Luckily for him, most of those were unable or unwilling to take action.

Except for him...

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He left the Room of Requirement and walked through the empty halls, continuing to think about a way to learn more about the Dark Lord's plans.

When Voldemort went away, the last three members of the Lestrange family went with him. They were likely his most trusted followers at this point, but no one had heard of anyone spotting them.

After successfully getting Hermione off his back, Harry decided to relax for a while. There was still over an hour left of history class...

or, as the students had been calling it, "nap time".

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Once classes were concluded for the day, Harry made his way to the Headmaster's office.

He had already sent a message earlier that day to call for Snape as well.

He knew that the Potions professor was going to be hard to convince, but he was the only one who could play the role.

Without him, the plan wouldn't work.

When he opened the door to the office, he found them both inside, waiting for him.

"Harry, what is this urgent matter you wanted to talk about?" Dumbledore asked.

"And why did I have to come?" Snape said, sounding annoyed.

"I have a plan that could end this upcoming war in a few months," Harry said.

This piqued their interest.

"And what would that plan be?" the Headmaster asked.

"Well..." Harry looked at Dumbledore. "Do you mind if we killed you for a little bit?"

Dumbledore raised an eyebrow. He was already used to Harry saying crazy things like that.

"What?!" But Snape wasn't.

"Oh, and... Umbridge is dead," Harry added. "Maybe I should have started with that..."

"What?!" Snape exclaimed again.

"I'll ask the elves for some tea..." Dumbledore said. He had a feeling this was going to take a while.

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