HP - Shadow Monarch! [BOOK 1]

Chapter 158 - I'm Back.

[Chapter Size: 1900 Words.]

Third Person POV

England.

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While Snape was enjoying his first night at Hogwarts, on the coast of the country, a team of Aurors was dispatched to investigate the explosion that had occurred there.

The Minister of Magic had asked them to cover up the incident, claiming it was an accident caused by some potions master. However, she provided little information about the case, as this was the favor she owed to Snape.

They passed through nearby villages, visiting people and checking what they remembered about what they had seen, modifying their memories as needed.

"Man, we're stuck here while all the action is happening in London. These things always happen at the same time!" one of the Aurors muttered in frustration.

"We have no choice. They sent us here, so let's do our job," the other replied calmly as he exited a Muggle house alongside his colleague.

The locals only reported seeing explosions here and there. Some described bright lights and even strange shapes amidst lightning and blasts.

"We can't just say it was fireworks. We'll have to keep altering everyone's memories... this is so tedious," one of them complained, frustrated.

"From what they're saying, it sounded more like a battle than an actual potions accident. But anyway, stop whining. We only have a few more cases to check," his partner said as he knocked on the door of a family.

"We're from the local authority. We're here to investigate what happened tonight. Can you tell us anything?" the Auror quickly asked as the Muggle family opened the door with suspicious eyes.

He then cast a spell to alter the family's memories, making them forget everything strange they had seen that night, without affecting other memories, so as not to violate magical ethics.

Thus, they finished their visits and regrouped.

"Hey, why don't we check out the site? Everyone said it felt more like a fight than an accident, contrary to what the Minister of Magic told our boss... but it's strange what kind of potion could cause everything we've heard about," one of them suggested.

His partner sighed and nodded. "Fine. It won't hurt to take a look."

They both retrieved brooms from their bags and flew directly to the coast. There, they spotted a solitary house and a forest, but everything seemed perfectly normal. They descended to investigate, wands at the ready.

"The house is empty, but it has magical protections. A potions master definitely lives here and uses this place as their base. And it seems like someone important, considering the Minister of Magic asked us to personally clean up their accidents. What kind of potion were they working on, huh..." one of them commented.

"Who knows? These masters are usually very important in the wizarding world with their crazy ideas. But don't get too amazed. Have you seen that new shop that reopened in Diagon Alley? It's open again and doesn't have stock shortages anymore. My cousin bought one of their potions there yesterday," the other replied.

"I heard about it, but whatever. Let's investigate the area just to be sure..."

They began to search, casting revealing spells to try to identify anything. However, there were no traces. Not even the revealing spells worked. Snape had used a special potion of his own creation to hide magical traces, preventing any tracking, except by magical eyes like those of Alastor Moody, who was busy investigating the battle in Diagon Alley, not here.