At Voldemort's command, the vortex formed by the Dementors spun even more violently, like a disturbed hornets' nest. Restless black mist churned within it, seeming ready to swarm out at any moment.
Yet the Dementors' agitation stopped there; they took no further action.
As though he understood something, Voldemort lowered his eyes to the swirling Dementor vortex beneath him. "Just as I told you before... Wizet Lovegood is dead!"
When he spoke the name "Wizet Lovegood," the vortex of Dementors visibly stalled, as if they had collectively shuddered in fear.
Ignoring the Dementors' unusual reaction, Voldemort continued coldly, "I can guarantee it! So you have no need for any reservations!"
"Hogwarts will be nothing but your hunting ground! Do I really need to tell you how rich and vivid those students' emotions are? Don't you want to experience them for yourselves?"
The Dementors' extreme fear of Wizet was something Voldemort had never anticipated.
When Herpo brought the Dementors before him, he had mentioned this particular trait of theirs.
Dementors were an exceptionally peculiar kind of "non-being." Though they could communicate through magic, that was all it amounted to; complete control over them was simply impossible.
Only through a series of observations and every possible effort to communicate had Herpo confirmed that the Dementors feared Wizet.
After repeated observations, coupled with layer upon layer of Dark Magic inducement, Herpo had barely confirmed one thing: the Dementors possessed an almost instinctive fear of Wizet.
As for the source of that fear, the Dementors had always concealed it, unwilling to reveal even the slightest detail.
According to Herpo, the Dementors' attitude toward Wizet was like that of English wizards toward Voldemort: he was one whose name could not be spoken.
They could not even speak the name "Wizet Lovegood," much less be made