Since Lucius Malfoy was being so candid, Wizet saw no need to hide anything. "Mr. Malfoy, you were right. Voldemort has indeed returned."
"As for your old friends being watched, that was probably Headmaster Dumbledore's arrangement as well. He told me before that he would ask some old friends to help him."
The moment he heard the name "Voldemort," Lucius Malfoy's face turned as pale as paper.
"But... but that shouldn't be possible!" Besides fear, his voice carried a hint of agitation. "It's far too abnormal. It isn't his way of doing things. Why would he do this?"
"Oh?" Wizet blinked. "Mr. Malfoy, what kind of person do you think Voldemort is? What actions do you think he would take?"
"He should be displaying his power!" Lucius Malfoy pulled back the sleeve on his left arm. "As his power grew, the Dark Mark should have appeared."
"That was what he always did in the past. He would reflect his emotions through the Dark Mark, letting us feel his anger and making us fear him."
"If he intended to make a comeback, the Dark Mark should have appeared and become increasingly distinct... That was how he used to do things..."
Lucius Malfoy's voice began to tremble again. As though he had recalled something terrible, his words gradually became disjointed.
"When he drew near, the Dark Mark would change color. The closer he came, the blacker it became. This Dark Mark was practically an hourglass!"
"If he had truly returned, he would summon us at once! No matter who it was, anyone branded with the Dark Mark had to answer his call!"
From Lucius Malfoy's somewhat scattered words, Wizet pieced together several of Voldemort's past habits.
He interrupted Lucius Malfoy. "Mr. Malfoy, we can actually look at this from another angle."
"Voldemort