Inside the hall, the previously solemn atmosphere slowly faded.
The Death Eaters had waited quietly for almost an hour and were growing impatient. Quite a few began whispering among themselves.
This was especially true of the newly recruited Dark Wizards standing along the walls. They included werewolves and vampires, and did not even have Dark Marks.
Just then.
A Death Eater in the third seat on the right spoke up.
"Lucius, didn't you say our master would arrive at eight?"
A Death Eater opposite him chimed in with an oily tone.
"Lucius, you didn't forget to notify our master, did you?"
Lucius glanced at the two men, knowing they were Yaxley and Borgin and Burkes. Those seated in the two innermost rows generally knew who everyone else was.
Since becoming head of the Internal Oversight Group, Yaxley had actually uncovered several people secretly betraying them.
Borgin and Burkes had earned credit for developing the Alchemy Machine Tool, so both men had been rather full of themselves lately.
Lucius could not be bothered to waste words on them.
"Our master will come whenever he wishes. Surely you don't intend to dictate his schedule?"
Borgin and Burkes immediately ducked his head and fell silent.
Yaxley, however, slammed the table and pointed at Lucius in fury.
"You! You're twisting my words! That isn't what I meant. I simply want to see our master sooner and report the information I've gathered on traitors lately."
His words were remarkably effective at silencing the room. The hall, which had been growing noisy, instantly fell quiet.
Lucius considered Acrylics a brute. He would have to keep his distance from him in the future.
Borgin and Burkes was simply a slippery old fox.
Lucius was growing anxious himself. Fudge was still waiting in the Front Hall.
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