Harry Potter: Another Chance

Chapter 283: Investigation

Chapter 283: Investigation

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Chapter 283: Investigation

Three figures landed their brooms in a clearing near a small but cozy-looking wooden house surrounded by a forest on all sides.Fịndd new updates at novelhall.com

It was already getting late, but the full moon gave plenty of light.

They left their brooms resting against a nearby tree and focused their attention on the house.

"This is a waste of time," Alastor Moody grumbled.

"I'm just glad we could leave the desk job for a while," John Dawlish said with a smile on his face.

"I don't think this was a waste of time." James Potter had wasted no time performing an examination of the area surrounding the house.

"I can't detect any protections, not even a simple alarm charm," he added.

"That's suspicious..." Moody said.

"Oh, look!" Dawlish pointed at the house. "That window appears to have been broken."

Moody grinned. His mood had obviously improved. "Maybe we can have some action after all... wands ready!" He started to move towards the house at a slow pace, while his magical eye constantly moved around, searching for threats.

"Be very careful, this could be something much worse than a waste of our time," James said. He had not shared what Harry had told him about Voldemort's return, but he could not help but keep his words in mind.

Moody turned around and gave James a knowing look.

"I am always vigilant."

"Potter? What did you find?... out with it!"

"This is Anthony Dolohov..." The moment he read the name, everything about this case changed for him.

This was no longer a mystery murder. He knew exactly who had killed this man. He also knew the 'when' and the 'why.'

"Dolohov?... of course, that is him!" Now that he had a name he knew, Moody was able to recognize the familiar face, despite its rotten state.

"This guy was quite the piece of work... I can't believe the bastard is dead. I kinda wish to shake hands with whoever managed to take him down," Moody smiled.

"Was he even reported missing?" James was not in the mood to smile.

"Not that I know of," Moody answered after thinking about it.

"But then again, I doubt he had many friends."

"Not friends, but you would think that his fellow Death Eaters would want to know what happened when one of their own goes missing." James knew there was something off about this case they were given.

"You may be right... and our beloved Minister never said a word about this either." Moody glanced at the corpse while his magical eye moved around, searching for something... or someone.

"Who sent the report about this house?" James asked.

"It was anonymous. And I was only told to come here to investigate this house. There was no mention of any corpse," Moody said.

"The three of us have been stuck in desk duty almost since Parkinson took his position as Minister. They obviously didn't want us snooping around in their business, and now all of a sudden..."

Moody nodded. "They sent us to investigate this house in the middle of nowhere with an anonymous report."

"It's like they had been waiting for the right moment to send us out..." James noted.

Moody gripped his wand. "Be ready, this is tr-"

"Ahh!" Dawlish's screams were heard from the outside.

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