The office of the Headmaster of Hogwarts was brightly lit. The morning rays of the rising sun were filtering through the glass window bathing the office in the golden glow. The environment inside was quite delightful and happy.
And so was the man sitting in the Headmaster's chair. Albus Dumbledore.
A warm and happy smile was plastered on Dumbledore's face. On his table was a serving of some snacks and a warm cup of coffee. He was having an enjoyable morning.
Dumbledore's mind wandered to the previous night and what he had accomplished. He had extracted some information from the mind of the Death Eater. The information was quite useful, and Dumbledore had also uncovered the speech Voldemort had given a day after the attack on Hogsmeade. And as of now, Dumbledore was aware of the man who had been the mastermind of the attack on Hogsmeade, Rodolphus Lestrange.
And Dumbledore had a very strong opinion and a lot of contemplation regarding Rodolphus Lestrange and his act of leading the attack. Its time would come. Soon.
After extracting the information, Dumbledore had very comfortably killed the man. Another chair of the dining table had been used for transfiguration, and his heart had been pierced.
After that, Dumbledore had found an old man in the house. The house belonged to the old man, and he had been the sole occupant. For this reason, the two Death Eaters had chosen this house. The man had been placed under the Imperius Curse, which broke as soon as the Death Eater had been killed.
But Dumbledore did not bother himself with explaining the situation to the old man. He simply wiped the memory of the old man and left him in an unconscious state. It was better for the man not to remember his trauma.
Dumbledore took a sip of the warm coffee and sighed in delight. The coffee was fantastic. With this, Albus picked up the newspaper and took a look at the headline.
Justice Served? Who is the man behind it?
Below the headline was a large photo. There were two people in the photograph. The two Death Eaters whom Dumbledore had searched for in that isolated settlement. The two Death Eaters dressed in their full attire with the masks on their faces were plastered, pinned, on a wall. They were hanging high in the air with a large iron nail which was piercing their chest, pinning them to the wall.
And next to the bodies were two words engraved on the wall. Justice Served.
Albus Dumbledore started reading the news in detail.
It is as if the entire Wizarding Britain has been thrown into a fit of chaos. With each passing day something more and more weird and dangerous is happening and it appears as if no one is in control of the situation.
A similar unprecedented situation has suddenly developed in the Lexacroc magical settlement.
Lexacroc is a small magical town situated on the northern end of the island. Today was the day when the town was to celebrate its 257th founding day.
It was a day which should have been full of festivities and happiness and joy. But tragedy struck the town.
It was early morning when a couple of workers arrived at the square of the settlement to prepare and finalise their decoration work for the upcoming celebration, and what they witnessed left them in horror.
On the stage, these two bodies were found pinned as they have been shown in the picture. The entire town erupted in an uproar as the news spread. Seeing this unprecedented situation, the mayor of the town cancelled the celebration and only a small ceremonial observance was held to continue the custom.
The identities of the two wizards, who appear to be Death Eaters, have been confirmed by the Ministry. These two were not local residents of this town. The same has been confirmed by the mayor of the settlement.
As of now, and what has become a regular occurrence, the Ministry has offered no explanation so far. The Ministry officials have had no idea of any situation and they were as clueless as we are.
But an even bigger question is. Who has killed these two wizards? By all signs, we can confirm that the two wizards killed are actually Death Eaters. But even if they are Death Eaters, was it right to kill them, and what was the actual motive behind the killing? Revenge? Or as the engraving said, Justice? What led to the development of the situation? Were the death eaters plotting some attack? Maybe on the gathering which would have happened for the celebration of the founding day? Given that the wizards were dressed in their attire, it might not be a far fetched thing.
Whatever the motive, could it be called a justifiable course of action taken by some individual? Given the helpless state the ministry has appeared in, it should not really come as a surprise if some individual takes things in his own hands. But then again, is it the correct path?
How does the common population feel about it? Will they be happy that finally there is someone who might protect them?
Enough is enough, the ministry has a lot of questions. And as of now, they do not have any answers.
Dumbledore continued to read the newspaper, and it was a complete tirade against the Ministry. And though the killer had not been glorified, he had not been vilified or criminalised either. The newspaper was maintaining a balance in its opinion about the killer. Neither was he being condemned nor praised. Only questions were being asked. It was especially pushing the common population to form an opinion.
And Dumbledore could very well guess the reason behind it. A couple of days earlier, he had made an announcement that he would be actively killing Death Eaters, and now two bodies had been found pinned to a wall. Not many people would think that it was only a coincidence. A lot of people would definitely connect the killings with him and his declaration would echo in their mind.
Though no one would dare directly accuse him of the killings, not until they had solid evidence. And he was not a man who would leave evidence.
And Dumbledore was also sure that there would be a lot of people who would be very supportive of this mysterious killer. His actions were going to be a light of hope in the darkness.
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