novelraw Chapter 478 The People Who Were Caught
Chapter 478 The People Who Were Caught
Della received the news that the search party had captured someone who dared to call Voldemort by his name, and she and Maggie rushed over immediately, only to find an unexpected person.
Dmitry Isaev.
He was pinned to the ground by two men, his face pressed tightly against the earth. Bella leaned down and screamed frantically in his ear, "Where are the others! Tell me! Where are your filthy accomplices?"
Dmitri looked away, gritting his teeth as he endured the pain in his body and ears.
Accomplices?
Della extracted the key information. She and Maggie exchanged a glance and guessed that Harry and the others had probably escaped under Dmitri's cover.
It can be said that, given that not all of them could escape, they were destined to face a choice between two options.
Because of Sadolin's presence, if her resurrection were to become known, not only would all their previous efforts be in vain, but it would also cause a storm, and she and Maggie would be in trouble.
Thinking about this, Della began to admire Dmitri somewhat. After all, he had experienced the ecstasy of his lover's resurrection and the opportunity to be together again was so close—Harry being captured would have been the quickest way, but he still kept his principles and embarked on the path of being separated from his lover once more.
In this respect, Dmitri is actually quite similar to Della. Love is possible, even life-or-death love is possible, but no matter what kind of love it is, it cannot cause one to lose the principle of living as a subject in the world.
Della's thirst for knowledge never waned, and Dmitri's integrity always prevailed.
Occasional selfishness is proof of their humanity, and this proof makes them all the more valuable, because it shows that they are defying the human traits of laziness and selfishness.
They didn't need it, but they did.
"Saw Harry Potter?" Della stepped forward, her eyes lowered to observe Dmitri's condition, interrupting Bella with her conversation.
“Uncertain,” Bella glanced at Della, then immediately straightened up, displaying the air of a pure-blood lady—a strong desire to perform that also revealed a hint of competitiveness. “But it’s very possible.”
“Very likely?” Hearing “uncertain,” Della felt reassured. “This kind of ‘very likely’ is the kind of ‘very likely’ that can be reported to Father?”
Bella stared at Della without saying a word.
“That’s really worrying,” Maggie said with a smile. “People who come in and disappoint their fathers always have bad luck.”
These more direct words caused not only Bella's wand to tremble, but also the two men kneeling on the ground suppressing Dmitri.
"What are your names?" Della suddenly asked them.
The two exchanged a startled glance, their lips trembling slightly before they timidly answered Della's question.
“Charlie Miller,” said the ragged man with long, knotted hair.
“Kasper Moen,” said the short-haired man with black grease stains on his face.
“Tell me what happened.” Della sat down in a chair and waited for their statements.
“That night, we, we sensed it, that name, you know, anyway, someone was disrespectful,” Miller said haltingly. “We rushed over, there was one layer, one layer of obstacles, we broke through them, very quickly, and saw several figures.”
"How many?" Della asked, deliberately emphasizing her voice. "This is important."
“A few—” Miller panicked, unable to speak or think any further.
“Five,” Moen replied, carefully observing Della’s reaction.
“Five?” Della’s voice rose even higher.
“Harry Potter has accomplices, there must be other accomplices of his,” Bella interjected. “That makes perfect sense.”
“That makes sense, but it doesn’t explain seeing Harry and not catching him.” Maggie hit the nail on the head, calmly enjoying the fear in others.
"I didn't see anything!" Miller shouted instinctively. "Just a few figures, the same figures as the other fugitives—"
Bella's sudden change in expression brought Miller to an abrupt halt, but his fear had already spread to everyone.
Della took in all these emotional changes and smiled slightly.
Voldemort's authoritarian rule made her life difficult, but it also made her subordinates more timid and hesitant, which ultimately made things easier for her.
At the end of the conversation, Della did a favor and brought Dmitri, who was gradually becoming a troublemaker, back to Riddle Manor, where he also became a resident of the basement and a neighbor of Sirius.