Term is about to begin, and Lord Voldemort was tearing his hair out while dealing with official business and lesson plans for the Defense Against the Dark Arts.
There was nothing he could do about Severus. Over the past few months, the resistance from the Order of the Phoenix had grown increasingly fierce, and Dumbledore made frequent appearances.
Abraxas had taken charge of the Death Eaters, leading Lucius in handling Death Eater affairs, but inconceivably, a full twenty percent of their operations were continuously intercepted by the Order of the Phoenix.
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