Chapter 8: Daphine's Influence
"It's so unbelievable!" Barty Crouch's roar could be heard almost throughout the camp without magical amplification. Of course, this was due to the surprisingly quiet nature of the camp at this time, but it was also necessary that Mr. Crouch was loud enough.
"Mr. Crouch, who are you talking about?" Daphany stood indifferently in front of him, with Harry, Hermione, Draco and the others standing behind her, as well as Lupin and Blake.
Barty Crouch stared at Daphany viciously, and Daphany glared back without hesitation.
The two stared at each other for a long time, but in the end it was Barty Crouch who relented: "I'm talking about the rioting wizards, of course. ”
Daphany smiled faintly and didn't say anything more.
Rewind time to a few minutes ago.
The huge green skeleton rose into the sky, and Daphany followed the movement and immediately apparitioned.
Daphany was quick to respond, and when she arrived, Shi Fa had not yet left. Daphine saw that it was a man of about thirty years old, his skin was a little too white, and he seemed to have not seen sunlight all year round. He was a little thin, dressed in a rather ornate outfit, and his hair was pale yellow straw, and when Daphany appeared, he happened to look at it, and the two looked at each other.
What a crazy pair of eyes.
Daphne was secretly speechless. She is not good at reading people's faces, but she can still conclude from just a pair of eyes that this guy in front of her is definitely a guy who is already nervous. There was too much madness and tyranny in his eyes.
"Avada suo!" The moment he saw Daphany, the man was a life-seeking spell against Daphany.
Daphany is very focused, and Barty Crouch Jr. is a dangerous Death Eater. He was imprisoned in Azkaban for using the Diamond Heart Charm to auror the Longbottoms, and he took advantage of the crime of his cheap wife. This is definitely a reckless avid Death Eater, so Daphne is very cautious in the beginning.
"All petrochemicals!" Daphany responded with a petrification charm, and although Daphany had mastered a large amount of dark magic and even ancient magic, the most effective of them was still petrification. There are several adult wizard sculptures that have been poking there in the camp as evidence.
The power of the Requisition Spell depends on the magic of the caster and the person being cast. Of course, as long as the magic reaches a certain level, this spell is absolutely deadly. For example, Harry at this time, his magic power is probably barely catching up with the most ordinary adult wizard, but if he uses the Death Reminder to hit the strongest unsuspecting white wizard Dumbledore, Dumbledore will be doomed nine times out of ten. Of course, if Dumbledore was on guard, it would be a different matter if he did magic defense, and it would be difficult for Harry's magic to penetrate the defenses of a wizard of Dumbledore's level.
Daphany had already sensed the magic of Barty Crouch Jr. It is relatively good among the average adult wizard. And the current self should be in between. He couldn't bear the curse himself, but magic was a different story.
The Requisition Spell and the Petrification Spell met in the air, and with a crisp snap, both disappeared.
"Huh?" Barty Crouch Jr. let out a cry of surprise. Apparently he didn't expect this girl, who looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old, to be able to stop her life-requiring spell. Is it because the wand doesn't fit properly? After all, it's just a random pick-up. Or you haven't been allowed to use magic for too long.
Barty Crouch Jr. wanted to do it again, but he heard a commotion in the distance, and it was clear that someone was rushing towards him. As he hesitated, a figure sprang out of the shadows and walked quickly to his side.
"Is that you?" Barty Crouch Jr. only had time to say the word. The man pulled him by the arm, and the two forcibly apparitions and left.
Daphany smashed her mouth and didn't follow. Although there is a high probability that you can keep up with the current use of the shadow at this time, Daphany is not prepared to do so. Her goal was simply to meet Barty Crouch Jr. and remember his appearance and mental magic fluctuations. This goal has been accomplished. There's no point in continuing to catch up.
And Defanie, the person who rescued Barty Crouch Jr. just now, also recognized it, although she didn't see her face, but from the mental fluctuations and magic fluctuations, Defanie could be sure that it was Peter Pettigrew. With these two people, Daphine estimated that it would be difficult for her to catch up. Self-protection is fine, but what's the point?
"People over there, don't stand still!" An angry roar came from behind the smoke and dust not far away, followed by seven or eight, and a dozen more people rushed over. At the head was a mustachioed, forty or fifty-year-old man. He was dressed in a well-fitting suit, but at this time he was a little wrinkled because of running, and his face was full of anger at this time. It is Barty Crouch, the former director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and the current director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation.
"Drop your wand and let us see your hand!" Barty Crouch shouted at Daphine with his wand, and several of the Ministry of Magic employees around him also pointed their wands at Daphine.
"It's hard for me to drop my wand." Daphany raised her hand to signal that her wand was attached to the wrist guard of her arm. However, her movements apparently irritated Barty Clautz's sensitive nerves. The next moment, a disarming spell struck.
A hint of gloom flashed in Daphne's eyes. No wonder the little one is a madman, and this old one is not normal!
Daphany certainly couldn't stand and be beaten. With a wave of the wand, the invisible shield flashed away. Crouch's disarming spell was immediately swept away. Daphany didn't block it back, after all, there were quite a few people on the other side.
But even so, Daphany was shocked by the powerful magic and took a step back, and Barty Crouch's magic was quite strong. Visually it should be slightly better than Blake, but not as good as Lupin.
"Barty, stop!" 04
"Wait a minute, Mr. Crouch!"
Two voices rang out in the crowd at the same time, followed by two red-haired men, one old and one young, rushing out of the crowd and stopping Barty Crouch, who was about to give the order to attack.
"Arthur?" Crouch was slightly stunned, and the one who rushed in front of him was Arthur Weasley, who was also an errand boy at the Ministry of Magic. The other is a new subordinate, but I can't remember what it's called for a while.
"Crouch, that's Daphany of the Lestrants, my youngest son's classmate." Mr. Weasley said hurriedly,
"The Lestrants?" Crouch frowned slightly, and his tone was unfriendly. When he was the head of the Law Enforcement Division, he tried a large number of Death Eaters, several of whom were the Lestranzis, fanatical Death Eaters, and depraved dark wizards.
"Daphany!" A little farther away, Harry ran over panting, and several Aurors who were already holding their wands pointed at him with their wands on their faces.
"Barty, what are you doing. That's Harry Potter! Mr. Weasley said with some displeasure, "You can't suspect that he released the Dark Mark mark, do you?" ”
"But they were found at the scene of the crime!" Crouch said unrelentingly.
"You're at the scene of the crime now!" Daphany said indifferently.
"You ......" Crouch was furious, completely unaware that a little hairy child would dare to speak to himself like this.
"Mr. Crouch, you're not in the Executive Division, or even in the judiciary right now." Daphine's words were sarcastic, and she had no good impression of this elm-headed hypocrite at all, and she showed no mercy in her words: "Although you may not be professional enough now, at least you should know that there must be evidence to correct crimes." Although the laws of wizards are much more rudimentary than those of Muggles, this is certainly a good thing that you gentlemen of the judiciary, past and present, have done. But although it is rudimentary, it still needs to talk about evidence. ”
At this point, Daphany looked at Crouch like an idiot: "Mr. Crouch, may I ask, have you seen me commit any criminal acts?" ”
Crouch was speechless, and the truth was just as Daphany said. When they arrived, they saw Daphne standing there, but they didn't see her summoning the Dark Mark.
Taking a deep breath, Crouch forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart: "Okay, Miss Lestranzie, then may I ask why you are in this place." There has just been a riot here. It doesn't seem to be suitable for little wizards to play! ”
"Like Your Excellency, I also saw that big guy in the sky rushing over!" Daphany pointed to the Dark Mark in the sky. At this point, the mark has become very large. A snake sticks out of the skull's mouth and looks like a spooky snake head.
"I need to check your wand!" Crouch's tone was cold.
"Of course, I'm willing to cooperate!" With some effort, Daphany removed the wand from the face of the armguard and handed it to Crouch.
"Flashback Spell!" Crouch flicked his wand, and it unleashed a petrification spell.
"Miss Lestranzie seems to have had a fight or with someone?" Crouch looked at Daphany again. The latter shrugged. Disapprehended, "Yes, with the guy who summoned this thing." ”
"You see that man!" Crouch's tone was agitated this time, and Daphany noticed a flash of panic in his eyes. Yes, he already knew that his son had escaped from the custody of his own elves. He did guess that the Dark Mark might have been summoned by his son.
"I don't know, but yes." Daphany lied without blinking. "I couldn't see his face clearly, but I could vaguely see that it was a thin man with yellow hair." As she said this, Dafanie's eyes were fixed on Barty Crouch's face. Sure enough, the latter's face twitched uncontrollably.
The corners of Dafanie's mouth hooked, and instead of exposing it, she continued: "However, then another person came, and he took him with the apparition and left, but I recognized the person in the back. ”
"Oh? Who is it? Barty Crouch asked with forced composure.
"The guy who was supposed to be imprisoned in Azkaban not long ago but escaped, Peter Pettigrew!" Daphine smiled faintly.
At this time, another large wave of Ministry of Magic employees arrived, apparently suppressing riots in several other places. Or rather, the word repression is not appropriate. When they passed, the troublemakers ran away without much conflict.
To Daphne's surprise, Blake and Mr. Lovegood arrived with a large group of students. Lupin and Tonks also came in from the other direction. Lupin and Lupin had some damage on their bodies, apparently having clashed with the mob before. But it doesn't seem like either of them has suffered.
Crouch listened to the reports of a few of his subordinates, and when he heard someone wantonly playing with a few Muggles, the anger that had been suppressed completely exploded, and he shouted, "It's too unusual." Then he was scolded by Daphany, and he could only admit it obediently. No way, someone had already whispered in his ear about Daphany's situation at this time, and Crouch knew that he couldn't mess with Dafanie. In the entire European wizarding world, too many people would be willing to stand up for Daphany, and a considerable number of them could never be provoked by themselves.