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Chapter 4:
"Klaus…" Violet said as she stared at the headline in shock.
"What?" Klaus asked.
"V.F.D.!" Violet cried.
"V.F.D.?" Harry, Ron, and Hermione repeated in unison. Klaus's eyes grew as wide as his sisters. Then he frowned.
"What?" Violet inquired.
"Well, it's just… we've had a lot of V.F.D. coincidences. Maybe this is another coincidence. Let's not get our hopes up." Violet sighed. She knew her brother was right. But somehow… this was different.
"What are you two talking about?" Ron asked.
"V.F.D. is the mysterious organization that Olaf and some of our allies were in," Klaus explained. "We don't know what it stands for. But we know there was a schism that caused it to fall apart. So now there are evil sides- the ones who side with Olaf- and noble sides- the ones who try to stop Olaf."
"Bloody hell!" Ron said in amazement. "And the headline has the letters V.F.D., like your sister said! That's weird…"
"Trucon," Sunny said which meant something like, "True, but like Klaus said, it's probably just a coincidence."
"Right," Violet said, "just a coincidence." Harry seemed to know that she didn't think it was a coincidence this time because of her tone. Klaus seemed to notice too.
"Why don't you think it's a coincidence, Violet?" he asked. Violet sighed.
"I don't know," she admitted. "I just have a strong feeling that it's the real V.F.D."
"No hope," Sunny warned which probably meant, "Don't get your hopes up." Violet nodded and continued on her pancake. After a few moments, Mrs. Weasley came into the house screaming.
"What is it, mum?" Ron asked.
"It-It's… the Dark Mark!" she answered breathlessly. Harry quickly got up from the table and ran outside to see for himself and everyone followed. Sure enough, up in the sky was a blazing green skull with a serpent tongue. Everyone except the Baudelaires knew that that sign appeared when the Death Eaters (Voldemort's followers for those of you that don't read Harry Potter) had entered a building and perhaps murdered someone.
"Bloody hell," Ron murmured.
"Voldemort," Harry muttered.
"A near being expelled experience," Hermione whispered.
"See!" Mrs. Weasley cried as her and her husband exited the house. "See! It's the Dark Mark!" The Baudelaires tore their eyes away from the sight.
"The Dark Mark?" they asked in unison.
