Prologue

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"Where is Nagini?"

"I -- I don't know, My Lord. She set out to explore the house, I think...."

"You will milk her before we retire, Wormtail. I will need feeding in the night. The journey has tired me greatly."

"My Lord, may I ask how long we are going to stay here?"

"A week, maybe longer.... The place is moderately comfortable, and the plan cannot proceed yet. It would be foolish to act before the Quidditch World Cup is over."

"The -- the Quidditch World Cup, My Lord? Forgive me, but -- I do not understand -- why should we wait until the World Cup is over?"

"Because, fool, at this very moment wizards are pouring into the country from all over the world, and every meddler from the Ministry of Magic will be on duty, on the watch for signs of unusual activity, checking and double-checking identities. They will be obsessed with security, lest the Muggles notice anything. So we wait...."

....

"My Lord... what of... the boy?"

"Oh, he will be of aid to us... you know he will want Harry Potter to stay alive.... And so much like his father.... Yes, he will aid us with the plan...."

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