HP - Shadow Monarch! [BOOK 1]

Chapter 181 - Dealing with the Arrogant Nott Family.

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Third Person POV

London.

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The shadow emerged in the middle of the courtyard, while she stared intently at the house.
It didn't take long for a house-elf to appear, seeing a familiar presence entering the property, immediately looking in surprise at the shadow of a human wizard there, burning in shadows and blue light.

"Master...?" The house-elf murmured, stunned as he felt his master's presence in that thing, which was impossible for the elf, after all, his master had died a week ago.

"It seems he recognized you..." Snape stepped out from behind the shadow, looking curiously at the elf, while the latter began to tremble in fear, taking steps backward.

"..." The shadow of Patriarch Nott, unable to speak, merely gazed at the house-elf with his blue eyes, clearly waiting for the command of his king.

The elf, seeing that, was about to teleport away, realizing something was terribly wrong, but before he could, the shadow swiftly acted, stunning him as he collapsed to the ground.

"I think that's enough, let's move on." Snape said, and five more shadows of wizards began to rise from his feet, along with Kargalgan also appearing.

"I want you all to defeat anyone who shows up, and you... Create the barrier and maintain it so that no one enters or leaves this property." Snape ordered, the last command directed at the orc shaman.

The Nott family had no idea they were under attack while Lucas's grandmother was arguing with him about the family's current responsibilities, now that Lucas's father had become the head of the family.

"There is an enemy in the darkness, Lucas... my husband will be avenged, whoever did this to him..." The woman said in a serious tone, while Lucas nodded.

If he said he didn't feel rage and hatred toward the one who had done this to his family, he would be lying. After all, killing his grandfather was like a humiliation to the Nott family's pure-blood name, an affront to a traditional and powerful family in England.

Moreover, Lucas had always seen him as a mentor. His grandfather always sought revenge for everything he had suffered at Hogwarts because of Snape. Even when he was tortured, he wished to retaliate against whoever had done that to him.

The loss of the patriarch was a massive blow to the Nott family. Furthermore, he was a powerful Death Eater who had been in the Dark Lord's front lines, clearly interfering with the most powerful group in England, according to Lucas.

"I will avenge whoever did this."

At the meeting where Voldemort was furious about what had happened, he approached Lucas and said those words, while Lucas thanked his master.

"Do not worry, we will soon find out who did this." Lucas's grandmother spoke at that moment, noticing her grandson lost in thought, maintaining a firm tone.

"Yes, grandmother. My father and I will avenge grandfather." Lucas responded, clenching his fists.

"How interesting..."

A sudden voice appeared beside them, making the elderly woman and the young adult quickly turn to the side. A hooded man, his face hidden, was sitting there, occupying the empty chair while they drank tea in the garden behind the mansion.

"Who are you?" The woman murmured slowly, cautiously reaching for her wand as this stranger appeared suddenly without warning.

Lucas also tensed, patting his clothes in search of his own wand. The stranger, however, remained motionless, observing them. Only the three of them were in that place, and none of the Nott family members knew how that man had managed to be right next to them without being detected, which unsettled them.