Chapter 617: A Conversation with Moody
"I think I've explained before that casting a spell on a powerful magical item is not an easy task......" Ivan frowned.
"But you can do it, can't you?" Moody directly interrupted Ivan's words.
"I didn't do anything to the Goblet of Fire, and if you insist on doubting me, I can't help it!" Ivan glanced at the "golden antenna" on the table and did not answer directly.
Moody stared at him for a moment, then removed the magic eye, and his words were no longer as hard as before, "Of course, I am willing to believe you!" Otherwise I wouldn't be here to say this to you! Dumbledore also felt that it should not have been done by you......"
Ivan breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't explain this matter at all, and if Moody kept chasing and asking, it would be a bit of trouble.
"Now that you've identified three suspects, what are you going to do next?" Ivan continued.
Moody's Eloquent:
"I've tried Snape and Karkaroff these days and haven't been able to get anything out of their mouths, so I'm going to start with Crouch next time!
He's not in the castle right now, but he'll definitely be back in the first game of the Triwizard Cup, and I'll ask him out alone to find out where he's been during this time! ”
"But I've always thought you need to prepare for the worst, Barty Crouch is not an easy guy to play against and I know what he's capable of. If there's a conflict, I won't necessarily be able to contain him, so I need a helper......" Moody added.
"I can help you if you need it!" Ivan said bluntly that he couldn't find a reason to test Crouch, but unfortunately Moody directly sent this opportunity to the door.
"It's best if you're willing to help!" Moody was glad that Crouch was an extraordinary person, and that Dumbledore would not agree to his investigation, which meant that he would not be able to get help from other professors in the castle.
And Ivan's strength, he had already learned in the Defence Against the Dark Arts class, and even he couldn't easily subdue it.
"It's just... Isn't Mr. Crouch your boss? Is it really okay for us to question him like that? Ivan looked at Moody hesitantly.
"I'm not an Auror anymore, and he's no longer the Executive Director!" Moody played with his head slippery.
But Ivan is very suspicious that even if Crouch is still Moody's boss, this legendary Auror will have the courage to investigate the other party!
"By the way, there's something I forgot to show you!" Moody suddenly remembered something, and he walked quickly to the corner of the office on his wooden legs, opened one of the boxes, and pulled out a piece of parchment with a charred corner.
"Do you recognize?" Moody handed the parchment to Ivan.
"What?" Ivan reached out and took it, and saw that it was the note that the Goblet of Fire had spat out, with Harry's name written on it.
"Writing! I mean handwriting! You know what I mean......" Moody said impatiently.
Ivan looked at the writing on the parchment again, and realized that the handwriting was very unique, and then he realized that Moody was planning to track down the ghost through the handwriting.
I have to say that Moody is careful enough to always detect some details that others can't notice, and he hasn't noticed it before, and he can track down the people behind the scenes through handwriting.
"I'm sorry, but I've never seen that before! Probably not anyone I know......" Ivan thought about it carefully, without any impression.
Moody looked a little disappointed, and he sighed and spoke. "I spent some time collecting the words of the whole school and comparing them one by one, but none of them matched!"
The words of the whole school?
Ivan looked at Moody in amazement, wondering how he had collected it......
Wait a minute... Could it be the homework that I collected on weekdays?!
Ivan's face became very strange.
The identity of the professor is really convenient, and Moody can get a sample of all the students' handwriting with just a few class assignments.
But it's really a shame that Moody can think of such a good method, if it wasn't for the other party's reminder, he wouldn't have thought that his handwriting had been investigated.
"What about Crouch's words? Have you confirmed? Ivan asked.
"I've seen his handwriting when I was under him, and the style is completely different from this! But it is not excluded that he asked people to write it in advance and bring it over! Moody said in a gruff voice.
Ivan nodded, which meant that they couldn't do anything other than expect some information from Crouch, no wonder Moody would be willing to scare his former boss, it turned out that he had no choice.
"Anyway, the time to meet Crouch is set after the first game, and I will let you know the specific time!" Moody spoke.
The conversation lasted for more than half an hour, and by the time Ivan came out of Moody's office, it was already dark.
Ivan, who was cold and hungry, touched his empty stomach, and finally dismissed the plan to go to the kitchen to find house-elves.
……
Early in the morning, Ivan, who had simply made up for his sleep, yawned and followed everyone to the auditorium to enjoy today's breakfast.
Like him, Harry was so listless.
Due to the power and tyranny of the fire dragon last night, Harry couldn't sleep well all night due to the huge psychological pressure, and even encountered the fire dragon in his dream, and the other party spat out the hot flames and swallowed him directly.
Hermione, who was next to her, couldn't help but scream after listening to Harry's account of what happened last night. "Is the Ministry of Magic crazy? They're going to let you deal with ......"
"Deal with a fiery dragon!" Hermione forced her voice down so that no one else could hear her.
"Who knows? Maybe the Ministry of Magic thinks it's exciting! Ivan gulped down a large piece of cream muffin and stuffed it into his mouth, saying ominously.
"Stimulation? That's going to kill you! Not many wizards have the ability to subdue a fire dragon alone......" Hermione looked annoyed.
"What can I do? We can't change the content of the game... Let's think about what to do with them. ”
Harry's face was full of worry, and he had no appetite for food, holding the "How to Deal with Dangerous Creatures" in his hand and constantly flipping through it, trying to find a way out of it.
"How about a stun spell? That's how Professor McGonagall subdued Noble last time! Hermione suggested.
"The fire dragon's magic resistance is very high, and if it weren't for the fact that Noble was still young at that time, the stun spell would not have been able to take effect! You can't expect Harry to have the magic level of Professor McGonagall......" Ivan reminded.