"Is Voldemort's goal to kill Black?" Alistair still didn't quite understand. "Voldemort must be eager to retrieve the locket, but what good would killing Black do?"
"The ancestral home of the Black family belongs to him," Severus said, standing up and walking toward the sofa. "Once Sirius Black dies, ownership of the house will most likely fall to Narcissa."
"Voldemort is at Malfoy Manor right now; through Narcissa, he can get the locket back without the slightest effort."
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