Arvis Carter's death caused quite a stir.
After all, Arvis Carter was one of the Carter family's heirs.
Many of the great families had also thoroughly investigated Katelyle's actions.
Hogwarts.
Arvis Carter had not only threatened Katelyle's interests but also set himself against him. It would be fair to say he had brought it upon himself.
Still, taking Arvis Carter's life over that alone seemed domineering.
But on closer reflection, hadn't that always been Katelyle's way?
Anyone who stood against him would suffer.
Unless Katelyle chose to let it slide.
So, after learning what had happened, some of the great families secretly reined in their subordinates and the youngsters they had been grooming in secret.
Of every ten students at Hogwarts, three or four were being groomed by one faction or another.
Through various channels, these students all received warnings and restrictions.
As a result, Hogwarts settled into a brief period of quiet.
"Has he already become someone they fear that much?" Voldemort sat on his throne, listening to Mulciber's report. An inscrutable gleam flickered in his red eyes as he spoke in a low voice.
He knew Katelyle was powerful and had been preparing to get those great families to pressure the Lyall family into restraining him.
But the Carter family's silence and the other families' efforts to rein themselves in suddenly made Voldemort feel that these mighty families had grown far too comfortable.
Voldemort did not deny for a moment that considerable power stood behind these mighty families.
There were even gods behind them who were awakening, or had already awakened.
"Twilight of the gods!"
"How many more old friends have come back to life?"
"It seems I'll still have to visit them one by one."
Voldemort murmured to himself, various plans flashing through his mind. In the