A New Look for Azkaban

Azkaban prison, along with its Dementor guards, was a place feared throughout the Wizarding World.

It was so famous that even Muggle Petunia Dursley knew of it.

Yet most wizards had no idea where it actually was. If asked offhand, most would answer, "Hmm, I heard it's somewhere deep in the North Sea. Who knows?"

Compared to the general public, Anton was thoroughly familiar with Azkaban.

He had served time here, and he had also been stationed here as a specially invited Auror expert.

He had written books and conducted research here. He had secretly released the prisoner Rookwood and sent him to the Ministry of Magic's Department of Mysteries to copy some materials concerning Azkaban.

But...

That had been the old Azkaban.

The Azkaban of today felt utterly unfamiliar to Anton.

"Wow~"

Hovering high in the air on his Flying Broomstick, Anton looked down at Azkaban Castle on the island and blinked in disbelief.

The island was lush and green, with flowers in full bloom. Birds flew through the air, deer and antelope ran about, and a great snake coiled atop a tree stretched out its head to stare at a rabbit behind the bushes.

Most distinctive of all were the green vines climbing Azkaban Castle's outer walls, covered in pink, purple, and blue blossoms.

The once cold and damp Azkaban prison now somehow had the feel of a paradise hidden from the world.

"Actually, that seems pretty reasonable..."

Anton clicked his tongue twice. Voldemort was not the sort of great villain who lived in some jagged, eerie cave. After Lily Potter killed him, he had hidden away in scenic Albania rather than some gloomy cave atop a seaside cliff.

And after returning in the original story, he had occupied Malfoy Manor, one of the most luxurious properties in