A-Date-Night (II) [Chapter 274]

~~Nott Manor~~

Voldemort palmed the letter in his hands with a cold glint in his eyes. ‘Did he really manage to complete the mission or is he lying to me?’ Voldemort questioned himself as he took another look at the letter. He started to tap his finger on the armrest with a thoughtful look on his face.

‘A Malfoy would never hesitate to jump a ship if they realized that the wind is blowing the other way’ Voldemort mused. He had heard that Abraxus when they were still at Hogwarts and Lucius was just as cunning as his father. There was a chance that Lucius might have betrayed him since he had asked the man to use Draco to poison someone close to Potter.

After thinking for a bit, Voldemort realized that no, he couldn’t trust Lucius… If the man really managed to poison someone close to Potter, then all was well and good. He would keep remembering Lucius and his useless spawn from time to time, but at the same time, he needed to think that Lucius failed and make his plans with that in his mind.

He crushed the letter and it caught fire before turning into ash… Then with an indifferent look on his face, he started to tap his finger on his armrest before his gaze finally focused on the edition of Daily Prophet… He held back a snarl when he caught the headline. He wanted to gut that Skeeter woman and fuck her neck hole so hard that her eyes popped out, but unfortunately, the woman was nowhere to be found.

‘How dare she mock me? Lord Voldemort!!’ Voldemort snarled in anger and obliterated the offending piece of article with a wave of his hand. He slammed his fist on the armrest, startling Nagini, but when the snake realized that Voldemort was simply throwing another one of his regular tantrums for whatever reason, it decided to lie down and take a nap.

It took Voldemort a whole minute to calm down and now that he was finally calm, he started to contemplate over the whole situation with a clear head… It was obvious that thanks to his second defeat at the hands of the Potter boy, people had stopped fearing him. Even the Vampires and his Death Eaters have started to act too uppity. He needed to do something and he needed to do something really soon.

‘Maybe, it is about time to remind them they better fear me’ Voldemort hummed thoughtfully as a plan started to form inside his mind. At midnight, Diagon Alley and Muggle London would be teeming with people, celebrating the end of the year. The streets would be filled with happiness and joy… If he wanted to sow terror and discord, he wasn’t going to get a better opportunity than this.

He could also use the attack to distract Potter and the Ministry so that Pettigrew could go and grab his Horcrux from Hogwarts, unless he tipped Potter by moving too soon since the boy could track his Soul… Maybe, he could get the Dementors to attack the Muggle gathering in London to celebrate the end of the year while the Vampires and Death Eaters would attack the people gathering at Diagon Alley.

Then they could escape as soon as Potter arrived… ‘Yes, that would work and the world would learn to fear Lord Voldemort once again…’ Voldemort smiled softly with a cruel glint in eyes as he started to dream about the ways he was going to torture the Potter boy…

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~~Malfoy Manor~~ (A few hours later)

“Uhh… So, how do I look?” Tonks asked nervously as she twirled around to show off her dress to Harry. She was wearing a dazzling black sleeveless dress reaching down to her thighs and Harry was quite certain that Tonks had increased the size of her bust so that the dress could hold onto her or maybe, she simply wanted to look more enticing.

Harry was completely awestruck when he first saw her… He never thought that Tonks would be able to rock the classy woman look so easily. Her short shoulder-length blonde hair and her pale blue eyes were enhancing her looks to another level.“Umm… Wow! You look great” Harry finally answered after he managed to get a grip on his emotions.

After all, no matter how well-disciplined he was, at the end of the day, he was still a hormonal teenager…

At his words, Tonks finally breathed out in relief… “Thanks… I was really nervous” Tonks mumbled in a low tone as she reached out to Harry and pecked him on the lips.

“I told you that you are going to knock him dead” Andi commented from the side, sounding extremely pleased with herself.

“With her being able to change her own looks, we simply needed to give some time” Narcissa added softly while staring at Tonks at Harry.

“Well, I would have been happier if I hadn’t had to play as your dress-up doll” Tonks huffed, but there was no heat in her words. “I am just glad all of that is finally over with” Tonks sighed, looking slightly tired, but she was being really conscious of the way she was acting since she didn’t want to change her looks by accident. After all, she had seen herself in the mirror and she was looking drop-dead gorgeous.

“I am glad that you gave them the time” Harry said with a smile. “You look stunning” Harry added passionately, making Tonks blush. “By the way, we should get going” Harry said as he extended his arm. Tonks smiled at him and snaked her arm around his.

“Take care, you two” Andi said as she waved at the two of them.

“Have a nice time” Narcissa wished as she waved at them.

“My Godson has already grown up… I am so proud” They heard someone mumbling in a low tone, only to find Sirius tied at the edge of the hall with tears rolling down his eyes. The man was making a nuisance of himself with his comments, so the Black sisters decided to tie him up before gagging him.

“Same to you, guys” Harry said before he turned toward Tonks “I hope you aren’t afraid of heights” Harry said with a cheeky grin on his face. Tonks’ eyes grew wide, but before she could say anything, the two of them disappeared with a soft crack…