"Mm..." Voldemort's expression was grim. Somewhat absentmindedly, he nodded. "Then we'll do as you say!"
Given time to rest, Carcas sat in an armchair and muttered to himself, "This is simply unbelievable..."
His tone was filled with disbelief. "Is this even real... Were those two really Squibs?"
"You're the 'prophet'..." Herpo said coldly. "Don't forget... lately, you've been using the 'Heavenly Eye' to monitor Dumbledore."
"Suppose those two had been Wizards all along and were merely invited by that Guardian to perform. Then you should have discovered them long ago."
"That does make sense..." Carcas still sounded somewhat hesitant. "But this happened very suddenly."
"It was only yesterday that the Guardian contacted Dumbledore, using a magical bookmark to inform him of it."
"When the Guardian notified Dumbledore, Dumbledore didn't show much surprise. That means Dumbledore already knew about this..."
"Following that line of thought, the Guardian had clearly been preparing for today's Ritual Magic for quite some time."
Herpo said, "It seems you've found your answer."
Carcas rubbed his brow. "Thinking about it that way, for something this significant, the Guardian probably wouldn't fake it."
"And that hypocrite Dumbledore probably wouldn't agree to let something like this happen either."
"If everything that happened today was a scheme cooked up by the Guardian and Dumbledore, the risks would be far too great. Someone would definitely try to expose them!"
Herpo said, "Even if they could hide it for a while, what then?"
"Dumbledore has already given interviews to reporters. Plenty of Squibs will surely hear the news and want to take part in the Ritual Magic."
Carcas continued, "But what I find most frightening is what they did afterward..."
His voice was full of disbelief. "Unbelievable... That scene... They actually... actually turned Muggles into Wizards!"
He turned to Herpo. "Herpo, I