Eavesdropping
Adele POV
"Stupefy!" I yelled, but it missed by an inch as I was running after him.
"Huh, you call yourself an Auror," the dark wizard snorted.
"Impedimenta!" This time, I got the target.
I was preparing to apparate back to the Department of Law Enforcement when I heard muffled voices and breaking of objects from the house I was standing in front of. I casted the Supersensory charm.
"I trusted you, how could you do this," a lady sounded angry, betrayed.
"Let me see, my good-looks. Anyway, just give me the locket and the cup."
"So, you think you can overtake me? You wouldn't even last a second. Now, just give me the locket and cup." The dark voice sounded awfully familiar and the soft tone made it more threatening.
There was silence for a while and I assumed that a battle was going on.
"I was right, wasn't I? You don't even know your magic well; now give me what I want." He sounded desperate, impatient.
There was silence for a while.
"I've given you the locket and the cup, now leave!" The lady screamed.
"Aw, I never thought I'd hear you say that, anyway, if you insist Hepzibah, Avada Kedavra!" A flash of bright green light shone from the gaps of the curtain for an instant. I heard a thump on the ground and quickly covered my mouth so as to prevent myself from screaming.
At the same moment, I felt that the dark wizard that I was tracking apparate. I forgot that the spell would wear off. Apparition, it suddenly rang a bell. The person inside this house had apparated away. I decided to not give chase to the dark wizard that just escape and went inside the house and see who the murderer was.
I crept in to the front yard and tried turning the doorknob but to my dismay, it was locked. Anyway, I kind of expected that.
"Alohomora," The door was still locked. It must have been locked by the Imperturbable Charm. This left me no choice, I had to blast open the door, but the murderer might have left by now , but this might be the only chance I have to catch him.
I apparated inside and found myself in a room with treasures and antiques. There was a dead body of an old lady wearing clothes that emphasized her wealth. I froze when I recognised the back of the tall figure with black hair and suddenly, everything clicked into place. I remembered who the familiar voice belonged to. I hoped that I had recognised wrongly but when he turned around, I almost sank to the ground.