Mastering Lightning from Hogwarts

“My Lord…” Hearing Anduin bring up the matter again, Karkaroff’s face immediately took on a bitter expression. In fact, Anduin had been urging him to handle this matter quite a bit before, but he had always put it off. Who would have thought that the other party would actually throw money at his face today.

“I know what you're worried about, afraid those Death Eaters will come after you, aren't you?” Seeing Karkaroff's cowardly appearance, Anduin couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. “They're just a bunch of stray dogs, is there any need for you to be so afraid?”

Stray dogs? Sounds like I'm not a stray dog myself, Karkaroff silently retorted in his heart.

“Lord Wilson, you also know my situation. Don't be fooled by my seemingly glamorous position as the Deputy Headmaster of Durmstrang. With my meager strength, if I encounter those Death Eaters, I'll definitely die without a burial place.” Karkaroff said with a wry smile, his head lowered.

“Who are the main Death Eaters active in Northern Europe right now? Is it Yaxley?” Anduin hadn't forgotten that his former classmate, Roly Yaxley, had a Death Eater brother who had fled to Europe.

“That's right, besides him, there are also the Carrow siblings, and another seven or eight Death Eaters who hang around with them. Because these guys also come from pure-blood families, they haven't been troubled by the Purist Society in Northern Europe. They usually roam the gray areas of the Northern European wizarding world. Although they can't amount to much, they've managed to gain a foothold.”

Karkaroff couldn't help but sigh as he mentioned these once-familiar names. Because he was afraid of being retaliated against, he usually collected a lot of information about them.

“You don't need to worry about these people.” Seeing Karkaroff's worried face, a cold smile appeared on Anduin's face. “I'll take care of them all during this trip to Northern Europe. All you need to do is handle this matter for me.”

“Take care of them all?” Karkaroff's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. “Could it be?”

“Don't ask questions you shouldn't. Just remember that a lot of things might happen in Northern Europe in the coming period, but none of it concerns you, so don't pay any attention to it. →”

Speaking of which, Anduin recalled something again and asked, “By the way, you mentioned before that the Purist Society in Norway is controlled by the 'Jacobsen Family', right? Do you know anything about this family? Do you know anyone from this family?”

“That's right.”

Karkaroff nodded with a puzzled expression. He didn't understand what Anduin meant by 'a lot of things might happen', but he still replied truthfully.

“The Jacobsen Family has a huge influence locally, almost throughout all of Norway. And the current Headmaster of Durmstrang is a member of the Jacobsen Family, named Seth Jacobsen. I have a good relationship with him. I was able to become the Deputy Headmaster after going through his connections.”

“Oh? Your Headmaster is a member of the Jacobsen Family? That's interesting.” After hearing Karkaroff's words, a playful expression appeared on Anduin's face.

“Karkaroff…” Anduin seemed to have thought of something interesting, his eyes narrowed into slits. “Do you… want to be the Headmaster of Durmstrang?”

“What? Headmaster?” Karkaroff was startled upon hearing this, then quickly looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping before saying nervously, “My Lord, don't joke with me. Seth Jacobsen is very secure in his position as Headmaster, and he's still far from retirement age. Moreover, I was able to become the Deputy Headmaster thanks to his promotion. He can be said to have absolute power in the school. If I reveal any disloyal thoughts, I definitely won't have a good ending.”

“Don't worry, Karkaroff. I cast a silencing charm around us after you sat down. No one will hear our conversation.” Anduin chuckled as he saw Karkaroff's wretched appearance. “Besides, I'm not asking you to publicly oppose this Seth. I know you can't do something like a coup.”

Hearing Anduin's slightly sarcastic words, Karkaroff not only didn't feel annoyed but nodded repeatedly. He was having a good time at Durmstrang, and there was no need to create extra trouble.

Anduin asked Karkaroff in a different way, “I'll just ask you one question. If your Headmaster Jacobsen were to have some kind of accident, would you have a chance to become Headmaster?”

“Some kind of accident?”

Karkaroff was so frightened by Anduin's words that his whole body trembled. Why was the Lord asking this? Was this little devil going to do something shocking again?

He felt like he had heard something he shouldn't have, but seeing Anduin staring at him with sharp eyes, Karkaroff had no choice but to reply quickly, “If… I mean, if Headmaster Jacobsen really had an accident, as Deputy Headmaster, with the help of my brother on the Board of Governors, and by using Galleons to grease some palms, it wouldn't be impossible to be promoted to Headmaster, but…”

“There are no 'buts'.” Anduin laughed mockingly. “Karkaroff, maybe you won't have to wait long for this opportunity. It seems like your luck isn't bad.”

“What opportunity? My Lord, please don't scare me.” Karkaroff was terrified by Anduin and looked at him with a frightened expression.

“Don't ask too many questions.” Anduin didn't feel like explaining so much to him, but just groped around his body for a while, then took out another large leather bag, which looked similar to the previous one. “This is another 2,000 Galleons. Keep it safe for 'emergencies'.”

“This… Are you serious?”

How could Karkaroff not understand that Anduin's so-called 'emergencies' referred to using this money to get promoted to Headmaster after the current Headmaster had an accident.

“I told you, you don't need to know too much.” Anduin was too lazy to talk nonsense with Karkaroff. “Next, you just stay in Durmstrang and wait for me to send you a message. I need you to help pass some information to that Headmaster Jacobsen.”

“Will it be tricky information?” Karkaroff was finding it harder and harder to understand Anduin's words.

“No.” Anduin shook his head decisively. “It's about the Silver Spears. If large-scale Silver Spear activities occur in Norway during this period, your Headmaster, as a member of the Jacobsen Family, shouldn't ignore it, right?”

“Silver Spears? The Jacobsen Family is very interested in their movements, but does this have anything to do with Headmaster Jacobsen giving up his position as Headmaster?” Karkaroff looked at Anduin blankly.

“You're such an idiot.” Anduin rolled his eyes at him speechlessly. Did he really have to explain things so clearly?

“That's settled then. You just need to do as I say and wait for my message at any time.” There was no need for Karkaroff to know some things, and Anduin was too lazy to explain.

After saying this, he pulled up his cloak, and then his figure disappeared instantly, obviously having concealed his figure with a Disillusionment Charm.

And Karkaroff found that after coming to see this Lord, besides hearing some frightening and vague words, he suddenly received a large sum of money.

Although this money was to help Anduin with errands, the sudden appearance of so much money in his hands still made him panic. After putting away the two leather bags, Karkaroff also left the scene immediately.

After leaving the bar, Anduin found a place to change into the Silver Spear uniform, then Apparated to a remote stone house not far away.

In fact, in addition to meeting Karkaroff today, he had also arranged to meet with the Old Crone, and meeting the Old Crone was the main purpose, with Karkaroff being a side matter.

And the small house in front of him was the safe house that the Old Crone had temporarily found in Northern Europe. In addition to her, the other helpers she had gathered would also gather here.

After arriving in front of the small house, the Thunderbird, played by Anduin, did not enter immediately, but instead drew his wand and tapped it in the air.

Immediately afterward, ripples appeared in the air around him, and the seemingly empty space in front of him slowly cracked open, as if someone had lifted a transparent curtain.

Anduin nodded appreciatively upon seeing this. Although the protective magic used by the Old Crone was not very strong, its concealment and protection were quite good.

After sighing slightly in his heart, he lowered his head and drilled into it. After crossing the transparent curtain, the real safe house of the Old Crone was in front of him.

At this time, the house didn't look as deserted as before. The windows on each of the three floors of the small house were all lit up, and even figures could be seen shaking inside through the glass windows.

And after the Thunderbird entered this barrier, the Old Crone, who had been waiting inside, also sensed it. She quickly opened the door of the house and took the initiative to greet him.

“My Lord, I have gathered everyone according to your instructions.” The Old Crone looked like she had been waiting here for a long time. Her body was covered with the heat from the house, and white smoke slowly rose from her clothes as soon as she reached the cold open space outside.

“Very good. Have you chosen the landing time, location, and movement route?” Anduin didn't rush into the small house, but stayed outside and whispered to the Old Crone again.

“It has been determined. The time is late the day after tomorrow, and the location is also marked on the map. It will be a landing in the sea near Trondheim. The sea area there has not yet frozen, and then we will go north along the Norwegian coastline, enter Russia directly from northern Norway, and then detour from the east back to Germany.”

After speaking, the Old Crone took out a roll of maps from her body and handed it over.

Anduin spread out the map and glanced at it roughly, then asked suspiciously, “Is it not possible to cross Sweden and Finland directly to the east? If it's too far north, will the weather be too cold, and according to your route, it seems that we have to pass through Finnmark County, where Durmstrang Magic School is located. There are also wizarding communities around, are you sure that this arrangement will not arouse suspicion?”