"Everyone was saying this…"
Malfoy looked at Andy with a confused expression… Big brother, what's wrong with you? You're the one who wanted to kill Dumbledore, right?
Andy couldn't believe his ears!
Everyone was saying this?
Everyone knew?
Everyone but me?
Andy felt a little doubtful about everything. What had I missed?
What had gone wrong with the world?
Was it the Mandela effect?
"Yes!" Malfoy nodded.
"Hoo..."
Andy took a deep breath to calm his chaotic thoughts, then reflected on Malfoy's words.
The so-called 'everyone' should not include the people from the Order of the Phoenix; otherwise, Harry and Ron would have let it slip.
George and Fred obviously didn't know about it either.
Then this 'everyone' was quite worth pondering.
"By the way, there's one more thing."
Malfoy continued, "The Dark Lord already knows about the Deathly Hallows, and he's interested in them too."
Andy was silent for a while.
"Tell me more," Andy felt he needed to know the whole story.
"Okay,"
Malfoy recalled and said, "About three days ago, some Death Eaters who were close to my father suddenly approached him... They wanted to distance themselves from the Dark Lord."
"Get to the point!" Andy interrupted impatiently.
"Well...anyway, they revealed some information."
Malfoy said. "Collin...that journalist Rita Skeeter is one of your people, isn't she?"
This...
If you put it that way, you're not wrong.
Andy was silent.
Malfoy continued, "She wrote an article accusing Dumbledore of being the mastermind behind everything... The Dark Lord strongly believes that you instructed her to do this."
Andy: "..."
No! This is a lie.
Andy was dumbfounded.
This was a really big pot on his head.
Am I going to become the Danzo of this world?
However…
Andy touched his nose.
He had indeed protected Rita Skeeter, so Voldemort's suspicions were not entirely unfounded.
"And the news about the Deathly Hallows..."
Malfoy watched Andy's expression change and said in a measured tone, "It is said that Dumbledore's wand... is the Elder Wand, one of the Deathly Hallows... Is this true, Collin?"
Andy did not answer this question but instead asked in return, "So... Voldemort thinks that I want to obtain the Deathly Hallows, so I deliberately smeared Dumbledore's name?"
"I did all this just to eliminate him?"
"Yes!" Malfoy nodded and then looked at Andy with hope...don't you want to get rid of him?
Screw you!
But he had to say Voldemort was still right about one thing.
To be honest, he kind of wished Dumbledore would die.
But the reason Andy wanted Dumbledore dead had nothing to do with the Deathly Hallows.
Andy would never let the three Deathly Hallows fall into the hands of one person without knowing the consequences of gathering them all.
No matter whether it was himself or someone else.
The Deathly Hallows must be kept separate!
Therefore...the reason Andy wants Dumbledore dead is actually very simple.
If Dumbledore's soul can remain conscious in the death dimension after his death, then Dumbledore can truly explore the death dimension.
Exploring the death dimension is the thing Andy is most eager to do.
But there is a prerequisite!
That is...Andy can maintain contact with Dumbledore in the death dimension.
In other words, Andy must maintain a friendly relationship with Dumbledore – so Andy would not personally kill him.
In fact, in terms of age, Andy could simply wait until Dumbledore dies naturally. By that time, Andy might have been able to conduct preliminary research on the Deathly Hallows.
Once that happens, Andy could naturally contact Dumbledore's soul.
So there is absolutely no need for Andy to personally kill Dumbledore.
Moreover, this is a very risky matter and simply not worth it!
"Hoo..."
Andy let out a breath and sighed, "Malfoy, this is a very complicated matter, so don't spread it around."
"I understand!" Malfoy gave a look of understanding.
Killing Dumbledore!
Of course, this matter cannot be spread around!
In fact, even Voldemort was waiting for Andy to deal with Dumbledore so that he could take advantage of the situation.
Andy sighed.
You don't understand shit!
"Okay, you can go back now!" Andy waved his hand.
"Collins..."
Malfoy didn't leave but continued hesitantly, "They want to pledge their allegiance to you... The Dark Lord has no future. They... no, we! We are willing to support you in seizing political power."
Andy: "..."
You're really trying to make me bald.
"I don't need such things for the time being..."
After a moment's thought, Andy did not reject it outright: "You tell them to contact Dumbledore and use Dumbledore's connections to help them clear their names after the war."
"As for you..."
Andy looked at Malfoy, "You can be the contact person!"
"I know what to do!" Malfoy was greatly encouraged, feeling that he had finally gained Andy's trust.
"Hm!" Andy responded weakly before turning and walking upstairs.
Malfoy's face flushed with excitement. After standing still for a while to calm down, he suddenly thought of a question.
After the war, make use of Dumbledore's connections to help them clear their names?
In other words, Dumbledore will live after the war?
This is not what was planned, is it?
Could it be that...
Malfoy thought to himself, 'Could it be that Collins has another plan? So he doesn't want to kill Dumbledore for the time being?'
At this thought, Malfoy's heart throbbed with excitement.
The Dark Lord, he served, truly surpassed all expectations, managing to play both Voldemort and Dumbledore at the same time.
Amazing!
***
Meanwhile, Andy dragged his tired body back to the Ravenclaw common room.
His heart felt tired!
He felt emotionally exhausted!
Andy truly felt that the world was too surreal.
What is it about me that makes the Death Eaters so willing to switch sides?
Without me trying to win them over, they already pledged their allegiance.
They gave me money and people.
I could have had them all!
'People are driven by their desires,' Andy momentarily felt a surge of emotion.
The reason the pureblood wizards switched sides was actually very simple.
Voldemort is on his last legs.
Yet they still fantasise about pureblood wizards ruling the wizarding world high above everyone else.
And perhaps even more... ruling the Muggle world as well.
But Dumbledore was too upright.
And the Ministry of Magic would not completely side with them.
So in the eyes of those pureblood wizards, Andy, who is powerful and has certain ambitions, became their new target.
Moreover, Andy has a good reputation and could completely follow the proper path and become the Minister of Magic.
They didn't even have to take much of a risk.
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