Great Lakes

Vivienne rose from the table and walked over to the Magic Map.

Her eyes swept from Europe to Asia, from Asia to Africa, and from Africa to America.

The Ninety-Nine Chains flashed with golden light on the domed Magic Map, six Response Nodes blinked blue, the Hexagon Center glowed deep purple, and the Jotun Hermon Stone Ring shone silver white—the color of her magical frequency.

Node Zero was not on it.

It had never been marked.

"It's in America." Vivienne turned and looked at Kingsley. "That person began building her network in America. She built the first Response Node there, and only after the test succeeded did she build the other six nodes in Europe. Node Zero is in America, in the place Graves and The Ashwinder Party could most easily access. That's why The Ashwinder Party was able to start studying Node Zero two years ago while we knew nothing about it."

Kingsley stood up from the table and walked to the Magic Map.

"There are seventeen chains in America. Seven within the United States have already been cracked by Voldemort, and Nevada is the eighth. If Node Zero is in America, it's very likely within the United States, and very likely somewhere already under The Ashwinder Party's control."

Cassandra walked to Vivienne's side and lifted the Silver Compass before her eyes.

"The Silver Compass detected a faint signal coming from the direction of America at the Tatra Mountains stronghold. Its frequency matches Node Seven's original pulse, but its strength is much lower. That isn't a signal emitted by Node Zero itself. Someone is using a Relay Station Host to relay Node Zero's signal. The Ashwinder Party has already connected Node Zero to their Directional Guidance Network."

Vivienne released the silver-white Ancient Magic from within her. The magic formed