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Zikomo and others, who disappeared from Mount Shu, reappear here.

Hermione looked around her home, which she hadn't seen for two months, and asked in disbelief, "Are we home already?"

Zicomo replied with a smile, "Of course, wasn't it you who requested that we Apparate back on the way back?"

"I thought we were apparating in segments before finally returning home, but this is not what I imagined."

Hermione asked, puzzled, "How did you solve the problem of inaccurate positioning over long distances with Apparition?"

Throughout the history of wizarding, there have been instances of apparition attempting to travel across continents, but they either failed by splitting into separate entities or experienced significant deviations in the teleportation location.

Hermione suggested Apparating home, but she never imagined it would happen so easily.

"It's very simple, as long as you are comfortable with the space."

Zicomo explained the effects of the newly produced dew from the Golden Tree. Then he saw Hermione staring at him expectantly, and even Lani looked over with interest.

“The dew from the golden tree still only comes out once every 100 years. I’ll give each of you one in a while,” Zicomo said.

"My cousin is the best!"

Hermione cheered and jumped into Zicomo's arms.

"Ahem, what's the good news? Tell us so we can share in your joy!"

Just then, a voice came from behind Hermione.

She turned around and saw that it was the Grangers coming home from get off work.

"Dad, Mom!"

Hermione released Zicomo and turned to pounce on the Grangers.

Having not seen them for two months, Hermione hadn't felt it while traveling, but now that she was seeing her parents, all the longing in her heart welled up.

Zicomo watched as Hermione chatted with the Grangers about their travel experiences, exchanged a smile with Lani, and then turned and went into the kitchen.

Looks like he'll be cooking again tonight.

After dinner, Hermione continued talking with the Grangers.

The little witch is quite the storyteller; her descriptions are vivid, and she occasionally uses projection magic to bring to life what she sees—it's much more realistic than a camera.

Perhaps it was because they heard the Grangers talking, or perhaps they sensed the magical fluctuations Hermione was casting.

Snape, who lived next door, rang Granger's doorbell.

Upon entering, Snape found that Zicomo had already returned. Without any formalities, Snape said directly, "The Quidditch World Cup was attacked by Death Eaters, and the entire wizarding camp was burned to the ground."

This incident nearly caused a conflict between the various national ministries of magic and the British Ministry of Magic, and the International Department of Magical Cooperation is still bogged down in disputes. Is this what you meant by the possibility of some unforeseen events?

“Yes, is there a problem?” Zicomo asked in return.

"Isn't this a bit too much of a surprise?" Snape asked.

"Really? There were no casualties, were there?" Zicomo waved his hand dismissively.

Indeed, Death Eaters enjoy torturing Muggle wizards to the point of despair before killing them.

Because of Batistuta's performance, the team was able to achieve a high level of play.

So although the attack caused a great deal of trouble, there were actually no casualties.

This is why the Ministry of Magic was able to withstand the pressure from various national ministries of magic and keep stalling.

"How did you know? Did you foresee this all along?"

Snape was puzzled. Zico had just returned home, so how did he know about the casualties of the Quidditch World Cup attack?

Could it be that he has a talent for prophecy?

But if that's the case, why didn't Zicomo choose divination last year?

Could it be because he knows Trelawney doesn't have any real skills, so he disdains to learn from her?

"It's just my guess that something will go wrong at the Quidditch World Cup. You know, sometimes a wizard's intuition is a very sensitive thing."

Zicomo made up a reason; he couldn't very well say it was because he had read the script, could he?

He then continued, "As for how I knew about the casualties at the time, please, I was just on vacation, not cut off from the wizarding world."

At this point, Zicomo pointed to the Daily Prophet on the table.

The above report is about the attack on the Quidditch World Cup.

Well, Snape realized he had asked a really silly question.

So he changed the subject, saying, "I went to the scene of the attack and saw a man who was already dead. He..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zicomo asked directly, "Little Batty? Kai?"

Snape: ? ? ?

"And how did you know that?"

Surely this time it can't be something reported in the Daily Prophet?

“Well, just consider this as me having my own sources of information,” Zicomo said casually.

"Do you know why he's still alive? Could it be that, like that person, he turned himself into a Horcrux and successfully resurrected?"

It's no wonder Snape had this idea; Barty Jr. could be considered Voldemort's most trusted confidant, and Voldemort might have even taught him how to make Horcruxes.

Snape was very concerned about this matter, but he didn't know where to start investigating.

After all, it involved the director of the International Magical Cooperation Division, namely Crouch the Elder.

So the people at the Ministry of Magic kept their mouths shut, and Snape couldn't even get any information he wanted.

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"It's obviously impossible, isn't it?"

Zicomo was speechless, wondering why Snape would have such an idea.

Given Voldemort's personality, how could he possibly teach others something like Horcruxes, which he believed could grant him immortality?

Zicomo continued, "If that's really the case, then little Barty, as a servant, will... [The sentence is incomplete and lacks context, so a direct translation isn't possible. It seems to be a fragment of a longer statement.]"

At this point, Zicomo suddenly thought of Batistuta Jr.

"Then why was he there?" Snape asked.

Zicomo will... Batistuta Jr.?

Snape was speechless after hearing this. He thought Azkaban was already being lax enough by letting Sirius escape.

Unexpectedly, more than a decade ago, someone used the tactic of substituting a cat for the prince to switch Little Barty...

This is supposedly the most heavily guarded prison in all of Britain?

However, Snape never imagined that this was the only public prison in the entire British wizarding world.

It wouldn't be wrong to call it the most heavily guarded prison.

"So you mentioned Barty Jr.? ...?"

Zicomo couldn't believe that Snape would risk everything for a mere Barty.

With Snape's strength, it's not like he couldn't beat Barty Jr.

Moreover, Batistuta Jr.?

"I don't know why, but when I saw Little Barty... [unintelligible characters]..."

Zicomo raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

He just said that sometimes a wizard's intuition is a very keen thing.

Just as their dreams foreshadow certain omens, this is a phenomenon that is difficult to explain even with magic.

Snape had a feeling that Voldemort might really have run back to England, just like in the original story. He was probably hiding somewhere now.

But what does that have to do with Zicomo?

He wasn't afraid of Voldemort.

It's more accurate to say that Voldemort should be afraid of him.

So far, Zicomo has destroyed five of Voldemort's Horcruxes, leaving only the fragment of his soul on Harry's head.

Furthermore, with Nagini taken away by Zicomo, it's unknown whether Voldemort has completed the seventh Horcrux.

Zicomo said he'd just watch Voldemort cause trouble, no matter what he did.

But if Voldemort dared to act recklessly in front of him, he would definitely be in for a world of hurt.

"So what if Voldemort comes back? Neither Lani nor I can beat him. What's there to worry about?" Zicomo said nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Snape's furrowed brows relaxed.

Yes! With Zicomo and Lani around, what does he have to worry about?

Could Voldemort possibly defeat both of them?

With that thought in mind, Snape put aside his worries.