The atmosphere in the hall was oppressively tense. Several newly joined Death Eaters held their breath, afraid to speak.
"You don't know who did it either?"
Once the Dark Lord spoke, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master..."
Voldemort raised a hand to stop Bellatrix from speaking and continued, "It seems someone is deliberately provoking me. Who do you think cast the Devil's Fire?"
How would they know who had done it? Maybe it was one of Lucius's enemies. Besides, shouldn't they be asking the people involved?
Naturally, none of the Death Eaters dared to speak carelessly. In any case, this had nothing to do with them.
"Scrimgeour is very likely responsible. He had people deliberately spread rumors, claiming Malfoy Manor was burned because Lucius betrayed you, Master, so..."
"Scrimgeour is indeed a great nuisance, but it is unlikely that he did this." Voldemort did not believe Scrimgeour was involved.
"Master, this has nothing to do with the Order of the Phoenix, but I think Dumbledore may know something." Snape gave the Dark Lord his opinion. "That night, Dumbledore asked me to find out whether Lucius's wife and son were still alive. I think he may have guessed something."
"Oh, how surprising." Voldemort stared at Snape. "Severus, who do you think it was?"
"It was most likely Albert Anderson's retaliation." Snape named someone who surprised even the Death Eaters.
"You mean that damned Mudblood?"
"As far as I know." Snape even glanced at Bellatrix before continuing, "Malfoy has put a bounty on him, and that night, his shop seemed to have been looted by some people."
"How could he possibly..."
"Lucius did, after all, disrupt his wedding..." Snape looked at the teeth-gritting Bellatrix and reminded her, "Given that man's personality, he would certainly retaliate. I believe he most likely