HP - Shadow Monarch! [BOOK 1]

Chapter 148 - The Birth of the Shadow Monarch!

[Chapter Size: 1900 Words.]
Third Person POV

Romania.

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As strange forces began to notice a certain power rising within planet Earth, Snape remained trapped in the portrait.

"No, sorry. I won't be able to provide any information about this. Don't insist..." said an iconic figure sitting calmly in a chair, addressing the two people before him. He was the greatest investigator in England, meeting with a prominent family who had requested his presence.

"Why can't you give us information about him?" insisted the patriarch of the family — none other than Mr. Nott, sitting alongside his wife.

"I already said, I'm not interested in something like that... Sending me to investigate a school brat for you? Spare me..." Steve Vujin replied, shrugging with indifference.

"But we're paying you a lot of money! Why won't you do it?" the man from the noble family pressed further.

Steve shrugged again. "I don't care about money. There are more important things than that — one of them being my reputation. What will people say when they hear I'm chasing a child? Spare me that humiliation immediately and stop insisting..." he said calmly, looking at his visitors, making it clear he wanted no further persistence.

"Listen, this boy is hiding something big! He has a very strong connection with Gringotts Bank, and no one can figure out what it is. Besides, strangely, everyone sent to capture him ends up dead. There's no way a half-blood can be untouchable. Even the Dark Lord wants information on the boy! He demands an investigation and results. Not even the Black family can say much about him..." argued Mr. Nott.

For months, the Death Eaters had made no progress in discovering the identity of the mysterious killer. Now, they were searching for Snape, but with no success. He had vanished, or was hiding somewhere.

"Look, Mr. Vujin, you'd better cooperate when the Dark Lord is demanding it. Not even you can mess with the Dark Lord," Mr. Nott said.

The investigator shook his head, clearly irritated.

"Get out of here! If you keep talking nonsense, I'm not interested in you or your master, dog," Steve said, his patience wearing thin.

Snape had been missing for over a month, and the magical world seemed to be gradually forgetting about him. His last public appearance had been when he gave a statement in the newspaper, calming the situation and clearing himself of all suspicion. However, some people still searched for him, finding his disappearance highly suspicious.

But no matter how hard they looked, Snape was nowhere to be found. It seemed as though he had vanished from the map after that statement.

The Notts were the third family to seek information from Steve Vujin. However, the presence of this particular family had irritated the famous investigator to a different degree.

"What did you say? You'll regret this!" exclaimed Mr. Nott, outraged at being called a dog and seeing Steve dismiss Voldemort so casually.

The investigator's gaze turned dangerous as he locked eyes with the noble patriarch.

"Leave now, or I'll kill you. You know very well I will, so don't push me. I can do it, and no one will be able to do anything against me..." he said with outward calm, but the threat was unmistakable.

Mr. Nott clenched his fists, clearly uneasy. He knew the investigator was capable of extreme actions and could easily get away with them, thanks to the powerful favors he was owed by influential figures in the magical community. It was entirely possible that Steve could walk away unscathed, no matter what happened.