Chapter 442: Crouch Disappears [4/39]
Chapter 442: Crouch is missing
It had been a tense time lately, and he had been waiting for the moment when Voldemort's plot would strike. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info listened to what happened to Crouch, and he immediately connected these things together, Crouch may have been controlled by Voldemort early on.
In the first part of the Triwizard Tournament, Harry faced the heyday of the fire dragon, which could also be an operation arranged by Voldemort.
"Yes, that's the case. ”
As soon as George reminded him, Harry immediately reacted, and Crouch's performance at that time was indeed very similar to the appearance of just escaping.
He took a tree for Percy and kept telling Percy about the Triwizard Tournament, and at first, he was talking about normal work. Later, when I went to question him, he immediately remembered his purpose, and he asked me to warn Dumbledore that danger was approaching. ”
Harry had a look of pity on his face, "But he soon became delirious again, and he began to say some details about his child, saying that he had passed the ordinary wizard rank exam, and that he had done well, and that he was proud of him. ”
"I gave him a simple treatment with my magic, and Krum took care of him, and then I went to the Headmaster's office to find Professor Dumbledore. ”
"The password for Professor Dumbledore's office has changed, and I was there for a few hours. A look of contempt appeared on his face, "Because of the annoying Snape, he tried to interfere with me, but Professor Dumbledore showed up soon." ”
His tone became heavy again, "However, by the time I returned to the forest with Professor Dumbledore, Mr. Crouch had disappeared. Krum was attacked and knocked unconscious. Mr. Crouch vanished completely, and Dumbledore used a detection spell, but was unable to find anything. ”
George pondered for a moment, and it seemed that Voldemort's men in the school had taken Crouch away.
He asked, "Who else was in the forest?"
"Bagman must have been in the forest, and then Krum and I met Mr. Crouch, and then I went to Professor Dumbledore. Krum was attacked, and it is not clear who else will be along the way. ”
When Dumbledore arrived, Hagrid and Professor Moody appeared, and Dumbledore finally had Hagrid inform Karkaroff. ”
Harry counted the people who might have been in the forest at the time.
When Karkaroff arrived, he seemed very irritable, saying that Dumbledore had tricked them into coming to the tournament with a conspiracy, and that Dumbledore had bad intentions. But this annoyed Hagrid, who lifted him up and stopped talking. ”
"Then Dumbledore asked Hagrid to take me back to the dormitory. ”
Harry ended his thoughts on yesterday.
George pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "There are so few clues, we only know now that Crouch has disappeared, most likely fallen into the hands of Voldemort, or even died." Voldemort laid out the machinations at the Triwizard Tournament, which we knew from the beginning. ”
"I think the Ministry of Magic is already investigating, and Crouch's disappearance is still going on, so I'll have to wait and see what happens for the time being. George said calmly, and then he thought a little more, and he turned his gaze to Harry and asked, "Did you use the Living Point Map at that time?"
"I didn't dare use the map in front of Dumbledore, but when I got back to my dorm, I immediately checked it. It doesn't have Barty Crouch's name on it, and it's likely that he's been taken away. ”
Harry said calmly, he hadn't forgotten this detail at the time, and he used the Living Point map as soon as he got back to the dormitory.
The Living Point map can see invisible people, and Barty Crouch's name is not on it, proving that he did not hide, nor did he choose to be invisible, he really left the school.
"It's also possible that he died. George added another possibility in an icy tone.
This may have made Harry, Hermione, and Ron all froze for a moment. A chill rushed from the soles of their feet to their bodies, making them shiver.
Aside from escaping from school, the dead will also not appear on the Living Point map.
"Maybe he was just taken away and carried away with a broomstick. Hermione said in a weak tone.
Even though she didn't like Mr. Crouch, she hated his attitude towards house-elves. But when I thought of someone I knew, I died in school like this. This terrible truth is difficult for her to accept, and she can't help but look for excuses and excuses for it.
Percy was going to cry when he knew this, and Mr. Crouch was his ideal idol. Ron said in a heavy tone.
Although Mr. Crouch is not likable, with Percy's constant mention and indoctrination, Ron has to know a lot of Crouch's information. He's a powerful wizard, a powerful Ministry of Magic official.
He knew more than 200 languages and worked meticulously, and he was still the target of Percy's dreams.
Such a high-ranking official in the wizarding world, a powerful wizard, disappeared silently into the school, disappeared under Voldemort's conspiracy. Everyone couldn't help but feel uncomfortable for a while, and they all fell into silence.
After a moment, George broke the silence and spoke.
"The Ministry of Magic will continue to investigate this matter, and the rest of the time, although there is no more rigorous training. But keeping you in shape is still something that has to be done, and Harry needs to think about the next game. Crouch's matter, we can only wait and see. ”
He said in a calm tone, "This is the end of the matter, and there is no point in worrying about it. Whatever plot Voldemort had, he would eventually show it. Until then, all you need is to be ready and do your thing. ”
Harry and the others exchanged glances, and the only thing they could do now was to be themselves. I just hope that Mr. Crouch has not suffered an accident and that what they can do is to deal with the challenge from Voldemort in the best possible condition.
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At night, Harry was still worried about the day. All signs show that Voldemort is really resurrected. This time Voldemort was different, he was really strong again, and maybe even stronger.
George's messengers and ghosts in England were unable to detect any trace of Voldemort. And Voldemort has already kidnapped and even killed a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Magic, a powerful wizard, right under their noses.
Voldemort had more conspiracies planned, perhaps just a month later, at the time of the Triwizard Tournament. Everything will change, peace and tranquility will be gone, and turmoil and fear will follow.
The thought of this made Harry's heart heavy.
(To be continued.) )