Walking out of the principal's office, Ivan said goodbye to Moody and walked alone in the castle, thinking about Barty Jr.'s whereabouts.

This raid on Crouch was not a failure, but it was far from a success, as they didn't get much valuable clues from Crouch.

Ivan slowly pulled out the Daily Prophet from Crouch's office, and as he looked at it, he mentally summarized all the information he had gathered.

First, he confirmed that Barty Jr. was not pretending to be his father, Crouch.

There was no doubt about this, as he had searched Crouch's brain with the Dementor Mind before, and was sure that it was Crouch himself, and that the other party had no signs of being under the Imperius Curse, let alone had his memory modified.

Second, judging by the handwriting on that note and the testimony provided by Crouch, the person who threw Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire was Barty Jr.!

He must have sneaked into the castle to cast a powerful confusion spell on the Goblet of Fire.

But the question is how exactly did he sneak into Hogwarts, where exactly did he hide during this time, and how did he avoid the Living Point map?

Questions filled Ivan's mind.

"What would I do if it were me?" Ivan closed his eyes and tried to think about it.

He knows the effect of the Living Point Map, and it is a very useful magic item that can display the names of all the wizards in the castle, even if it is as strong as Dumbledore!

But in other words, no matter how practical it is, it's just a powerful alchemy prop, and it can't be without restraint.

As early as his second grade, he discovered that the map did not show mysterious places such as the Room of Requirement or the Slytherin Chamber.

This means that if the opponent uses magic to open up a separate space, they will be able to successfully circumvent the restrictions of the Living Point Map.

Furthermore, as an alchemist, Ivan believed that the use of the Isolation Spell would have the same effect, as long as the whole body was wrapped.

So avoiding the map of the living point is a feasible solution, but the problems that come with it are also not small, if little Barty has been hiding in one place and not coming out, what if he eats and drinks Lazar?

No one can really make food out of thin air,

I can endure it for a day or two, but in the long run, little Barty will have to starve to death! And in this way, he could not accurately obtain information from the outside world, which helped Harry enter the third game smoothly and get the trophy that was transformed into a portkey.

You must know that in the first game, he and Harry opened a big gap, and if it continues like this, the gap will continue to get bigger and bigger, and Barty Crouch Jr. will never hide in one place and watch this happen!

Ivan tried his best to analyze the possible hiding place of little Barty in his mind, but he didn't have too many clues, he still had too little information now, and only when little Barty took the initiative to reveal some flaws, could he hope to catch this guy......

Thinking of this, Ivan rubbed his forehead and put aside little Barty's matter for the time being, as long as the other party still wants to help Harry clear the customs, he will definitely show his feet, but he needs some patience to wait.

Compared with this, there is another problem that is close at hand and Ivan is more troublesome, that is, how to solve the misunderstanding with Hermione.

It won't be long before it's a ball......

Ivan walked aimlessly in the castle, and instead of going to the Great Hall to enjoy today's dinner as Dumbledore suggested, he subconsciously walked along a secluded path.

He's become so used to practicing magic with Luna at regular intervals every evening that he automatically activates pathfinding when he's distracted.

By the time Ivan realized this, he had already come to an end unconsciously.

Not far ahead, Luna was sitting on the windowsill, looking out at the Forbidden Forest in the distance, her legs swinging slowly, as if she had been here for a long time.

Perhaps hearing Ivan's footsteps, she turned her head slowly, and then jumped off the high ledge.

"You're late... That's rare......" Luna said lightly, not much blame in her words.

"I'm sorry, Luna, Professor Dumbledore had some trouble with me just now, and I was delayed for some time......," Ivan explained apologetically.

"Well......" Luna lengthened her tone and stared at Ivan for a moment with her beautiful pale blue eyes, and when Ivan wanted to ask out loud, she interrupted abruptly. Harassing Fly ......"

"What?" Ivan couldn't react for a moment.

"There are so many harassing flies," Luna said to herself, "I think they must be around you, trying to get up to your ears and mess with your brain." ”

As she spoke, Luna took out her wand from behind her ear and waved it at a strange frequency as Ivan stared at him in surprise.

"Try this...... Scourgify~ "Luna pointed her wand at Ivan and pronounced the incantation.

A slight wind of magic enveloped Ivan's body, wiping the dust from the corners of his robes, and Ivan in the center felt like he was being blown by multiple blowers.

"How? Is it better? When the spell stopped, Luna asked curiously.

"No, I don't think this spell will have any effect on the harassing flies!" Ivan said with a smile that the cleansing spell obviously couldn't overcome the troubles, and it was almost the same to have an oblivion spell or drink a bottle of euphoria.

"But I think it's still useful......" Luna said earnestly, her magic blowing away a lot of harassing flies.

Ivan was speechless, the little witch's whimsical ideas were always so unexpected, I really didn't know whether to call her smart or eccentric.

"So, are you in trouble again?" Luna skipped the harassment of the fly and asked.

"Yes... Is it about this ball......" Ivan hesitated, but said it anyway.

He had been worrying about too many things lately, but he had never been able to find someone to talk to, and he thought that Luna might be a good listener. She has a strict mouth and never reveals what she has said, and she is also trustworthy.

Luna seemed very interested in the ball, and made a gesture of listening attentively.

Ivan didn't hide it, and explained the cause and effect of the incident, including the misunderstanding caused by Hermione seeing them walking together.

"Everyone can only invite one person to the ball, since I asked her again, it is impossible to invite someone else, she is so smart that she will not be surprised." Ivan finally added, recalling the complicated look on the girl's face and the words of inquiry when he first invited Hermione.

This is why he didn't catch up with the explanation in the first place, not only because of Moody's urgent request, but more importantly, he found that he never seemed to really understand Hermione's thoughts and thoughts over the years, so he repeatedly misjudged.

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