In the stillness of the night, a figure appeared without warning beneath a steep cliff. After looking around and confirming that no one was nearby, he slowly made his way toward the beach ahead, utterly unconcerned about being exposed beneath the bright moonlight.
If any Death Eaters had been here, they would surely have been astonished to see Avery coming here in the middle of the night.
Avery stood quietly atop a reef by the shore, allowing the cold sea wind to whip through his hair.
The sound of waves crashing against the rocks echoed in his ears. Avery did not understand why he had come here, but a voice in his heart kept reminding him that he had to wait here for someone at this particular time.
The ridiculous part was that Avery did not even know whom he was waiting for, only that he had to wait for someone here.
So he came.
A series of sharp cracks suddenly rang out from the beach not far away—the sound of someone Apparating.
Avery knew that the person he had been waiting for had arrived.
Just as he was about to turn around to see who it was, his entire body suddenly froze in place, as though he had been struck by a Freezing Charm. He had no time to turn around, much less figure out what had happened.
He only felt the thoughts and worries in his mind swept away, leaving behind nothing but a hazy sense of joy.
The visitor completed everything without making a sound, then vanished as suddenly as the wind, leaving not even a footprint on the beach.
When Avery came back to his senses and looked around in confusion, he muttered something under his breath. To his surprise, he reached into his pocket and