A black-robed man materialized out of thin air, looking up ahead at the frost-shrouded estate. Gliding forward like a giant bat, he swept his gaze past the Dementors guarding the gates and passed through the thick mist into the grounds with a blank expression.
This had once been an old Muggle estate, largely abandoned before Voldemort took it over. Only a middle-aged couple had been hired to live here and help maintain the property, but they had already "disappeared."
The black-robed man crossed the foyer and followed the corridor into the drawing room, which was already filled with silent Death Eaters.
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