"Do you see?!" Bellatrix Lestrange, filthy and disheveled, wept with joy. Tears ran down her cheekbones, washing two distinct tracks across her face.
"The Master has returned!" She pointed at Voldemort within the hazy green glow and roared at the Death Eaters beside her, "Do you see?! The Master never abandoned us!"
The Death Eaters imprisoned in Azkaban were all fiercely loyal to Voldemort;
The Death Eaters were overjoyed. The moment Voldemort appeared amid the hazy green light, they too burst into tears, feeling that all those years of imprisonment had been worthwhile.
The Dementors were overjoyed. They drifted back and forth through the Death Eaters' cells, feasting on the endless waves of fervent emotion.
Azkaban's guards were far from happy. Though they held wands in their hands, they could only cower in the corners, terror flickering in their eyes;
They had tried to erase the Dark Mark earlier, but to no effect. With so many Dementors around, they could now only watch as the Death Eaters celebrated.
"Many of you must want to know where I have been..." Voldemort said from within the hazy green light. "I will tell you truthfully. I have been exploring the future of magic, the future of wizards..."
"During my search for the path to the future, I made brief stays in the magical and Muggle worlds of many countries, witnessing the differences in how wizards and Muggles live..."
Having grown up in a Muggle orphanage, he was no stranger to the Muggle world and could vividly describe what he had seen and heard.
"I discovered something quite abnormal, something you must have noticed as well... Muggles' lives have been getting better and better. After the war, they entered a brand-new era."
He drew a deep breath, his tone turning sorrowful. "I could not