Pov General,
Red Rose, Crouch Jr., and Voldemort appeared in a quiet residential alley.
"Are you sure about this information?"
"Of course. I verified the details about this Ministry employee before taking any action."
They were standing outside the home of former Auror Moody.
"Well, it's time to begin our plan."
"If I may, I'd like to demonstrate my abilities to your loyal servant. I sense he doubts my capability to protect you while he's at Hogwarts."
"Why not? It will give me a chance to witness the true power of a servant of death."
Red Rose politely bowed her head before walking calmly toward Moody's house.
There was a brief resistance from a protective barrier, but it shattered into pieces as Red Rose continued walking without pause.
Moody was instantly alerted the moment he felt his protection spells had been broken.
Moody immediately grabbed his wand and moved to the window, casting spells to seal it shut.
"Confringo!"
He didn't need to stick his head out — with his magical eye, he could see through walls.
The blasting curse flew toward Red Rose but suddenly veered off course.
That's what most people would have seen — but Moody broke into a cold sweat.
Red Rose had deflected the curse with her bare hand.
"Bombarda Maxima! Stupefy!"
Moody stopped caring about hiding magic from Muggle eyes. This opponent was too dangerous.
He unleashed dozens of spells — but, just like the first, Red Rose deflected each one effortlessly with a single hand, continuing to walk calmly toward the house.
"Multiple Charm: Stupefy ×10!"
The former Seeker of Forbidden Charms had discovered the ancient art of stacking multiple spells into one, and had taught it to the most elite Aurors to counter especially dangerous foes.
The charm was cast with full force, engaging every sense, but Red Rose dodged each spell with the slightest of movements, continuing her march — now increasingly imperial, as if she were above the very concept of danger.
"You leave me no choice. Multiple Charm: Confringo ×10."
The barrage exploded with thunderous power, filling the area with a massive cloud of smoke.
But Moody was trembling. Red Rose had vanished.
His magical eye spun in every direction, scanning through walls and shadows, desperately trying to locate her… until it stopped.
She was behind him.
"You are powerful, that much is true. But unfortunately, you are my opponent. You never had a chance from the beginning."
The last thing Moody saw was Red Rose's hand reaching toward him.
Pov Evelyn,
It was finally the first day of the school year. I was excited — mainly because I knew I could use the Room of Requirement to dive further into my research and read the latest reports from the underwater exploration teams.
"Why you of all people had to become a prefect? Because of that, we can't even sit together for the train ride!"
She pouted like a child, and even though she knew I had to go to the front of the train with the other prefects, she still whined about it. It was honestly embarrassing.
"Don't worry. If you want, you can join me during the rounds on the train."
"I wanted to enjoy the trip, you know? To finally do this and that now that you no longer look like a 10-year-old girl..."
I couldn't help but wonder if she wasn't Lust herself — or maybe her mother, Seraphira. The way her body practically radiated lust was nearly overwhelming.
"I leave him in your care, brother," she said, before slipping away.
She left with Neville and Luna — and would probably be joined by Ginny later, since the Weasley family still hadn't arrived.