fear-and-loyalty

In this chapter, Voldemort regains his physical form and reasserts his power by confronting his followers, the Death Eaters, who have been in hiding for thirteen years. He punishes those who failed him, rewards Wormtail with a magical silver hand, and expresses disappointment in some of his followers' lack of loyalty. The chapter culminates with Voldemort gathering his Death Eaters in a graveyard, signaling the resurgence of his dark forces and the impending threat to the wizarding world.