Stepping out of the meeting room, Lucius saw Cyrus, who had already run some distance ahead, watching him from the corner of the corridor with the smug expression of someone whose plan had succeeded. Lucius sighed, leaned on his snake-headed cane as he walked toward her, and extended his arm. "My Lady, I shall escort you to Hogwarts."
After the two of them Apparitioned to Hogsmeade, Lucius spoke again, "He intends to use you as bait."
The once bustling Hogsmeade was now utterly desolate; all the shops were shuttered, and numerous Death Eaters and Dementors prowled the surroundings. Cyrus looked at the interlocking ring-fetters on her ten fingers that resembled a collection of bands, and nodded. "I also hope they come looking for me, but that old fool has more than just that in mind.... Did he use his wand at the Ministry of Magic?"
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