Chapter Eighty-Four: Barty Crouch Jr
Rove's punch was so hard that by the time Crouch recovered from the pain, his mouth was covered in blood.
He spat out a broken tooth, wiped a string of blood from his broken lip with the back of his hand, and roared:
"Scamander, you have unjustifiably accused and assaulted an innocent high-ranking Ministry of Magic official, and I will file a complaint against you in the Wizengamot!"
"Scared the hell out of me!" Rove was amused, and he grinned, "I'm not going to be expelled from Hogwarts, am I?" ”
The boy picked up Crouch's wand, twisted it with two fingers, broke it gently, and threw it on the ground.
"It's a matter of guilt, but unfortunately, you, a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Magic, will soon become a prisoner of Azkaban."
"Ludo, you're just watching me being attacked?" Crouch's eyes bulged out again, and he shouted:
"I'm sure you'll remember that throughout my long career, there was plenty of evidence that I consistently hated and hated Death Eaters!
Even if it's my son, as long as he's a Death Eater, there's no way I'm going to transfer him out of Azkaban, right?! ”
Ludo looked very frightened and said, "Rove, you must have made a mistake......
"If you're not mistaken, you'll find out in a moment." Rove looked at Lupin and asked calmly, "Did you find Barty Crouch Jr.?" ”
"Found it!"
Lupin took the magic eye hidden by the illusion spell from the corner of his eye, and he pointed to the second floor:
"It's in that room, but the house-elf named Twinkle is also in the room, and seems to be looking at Barty Crouch Jr., do you want me to go up and get him?"
"No, you don't." Rove looked at Crouch sitting on the sofa, and said lightly in a tone that was not light or serious:
"Mr. Crouch, order Twilight to bring Barty Crouch Jr. over."
Crouch ignored Rove completely, just lowered his head and sat down on the couch.
The boy gave Sirius a look, and when he understood, he raised his wand and pointed it at Crouch's head and said:
"Confused, confused."
Crouch shook his head like drunk, then dazed, and shouted, "Twinkle, bring Barty Crouch Jr." ”
A moment later, a glittering figure appeared beside the couch, and when she saw Crouch's face covered in blood, she threw herself on him and shouted:
"You killed him! You killed him! You killed your master! ”
"He's just caught the Confusion Charm, Twinkle." Rove said, "Hurry up and take Barty Crouch Jr.'s invisibility cloak off." ”
Sparkle didn't move, but looked horrified when she heard the name "Barty Crouch Jr."
Under the silent gaze of several people, she suddenly cried in fear.
Lupin took the magic eye and walked forward quickly, tearing off the cloak of invisibility, revealing a man with pale skin and light yellow hair, his eyes closed, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.
Ludo couldn't help but gasp, he didn't expect that Barty Crouch, who had been "dead" for thirteen years, was really alive.
The same was true of Sirius, even though Rove had told him that Barty Jr. was still alive, but when he actually saw him, he couldn't help but be speechless in shock for several seconds.
"Mr. Bagman." Rove said suddenly.
Ludo, who had witnessed the whole process, was startled when he heard Rove's voice, and quickly got up, like a minion, stood beside the young man, and asked, "Are you ...... I'm here! ”
"You should know where Secretary Fudge is, and I'd like you to call him for me, and I'll say that Barty Crouch Jr., a Death Eater, has been caught."
"Yes!" As if he had received an order, Ludo immediately ran towards the outside of the tent.
"I'll call Dumbledore." Sirius said.
Rove bowed his head slightly, then waved his wand, pointed at Barty Jr.'s chest and said, "Recover!" ”
Little Barty slowly opened his eyes and looked blankly at the young man in front of him.
Rove smiled, "Hello for the first time...... Barty Crouch, Jr. ”
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The camp was full of vendors, and their carts were full of strange goods:
the glowing rose-shaped badges representing the Irish and Bulgarian teams, as well as the flags of both countries, which are waved and played their respective national anthems; and a small model of a flying fire bolt.
Harry's group looked at the dazzling array of goods, and quickly spent all the pocket money they had on them.
"By the way, where did Sirius go?" Ron wondered.
Sirius and Lupin were called away by Rove. Harry was in the noisy crowd and had to shout, "Said he was going to visit Barty Crouch." ”
"Barty Crouch?" Ron felt the name familiar, and he thought for a moment, "The guy who wronged Sirius?" ”
"That's right, it's him." Harry nodded.
George, who had been grounded, smiled and said, "Rove must have taken Sirius and Lupin to trouble Crouch." ”
"That's right." Fred nodded, and said with some expectation: "Poor Crouch, will he be beaten?" ”
"They don't dare!" Percy on the side said coldly: "Do you know how big the crime is against attacking the officials of the Ministry of Magic?
If it is serious, it will be Azkaban in prison for life! ”
"But that's Rove......," Harry hesitated, "he's just received two Merlin Order Medals." ”
"The Order of the Order of the Merlin Regiment is only a medal of honor, not a card for immunity from death!" Percy snorted coldly:
"And with Mr. Crouch's influence in the Ministry of Magic, if you dare to beat him, the Aurors will definitely have to arrest someone!"
"He's so influential, isn't he also demoted?" Ron said unpleasantly.
"Mr. Crouch will soon be reinstated as Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation." Percy lowered his voice and said:
"I heard from my dad yesterday that Fudge needs Mr. Crouch's help in translating, and he speaks 200 languages! Mermaids, turkeys, and trolls......"
"Last time you said it was one hundred and fifty languages." George grimaced and said, "In a month, you learned fifty more languages?" ”
"And...... Anyone can speak the language of a troll," said Fred, disapprovingly, "and you just have to point at it and purr." ”
Percy gave George and Fred a vicious look, and said:
"In short, Mr. Crouch is indispensable everywhere in the Ministry of Magic, and with his connections, sooner or later he will have to be reinstated...... We'll see! ”
"Does Crouch have anything to do with you if he is not the director?" George asked, "Why are you so happy?" ”
"The last time I met Mr. Crouch in the Ministry, he praised me for my hard work." Percy said triumphantly: "
"Mr. Crouch already remembers me, and I will soon be promoted as soon as he is reinstated......"
At this moment, Ludo walked over, and he said hurriedly, "Children, where is Arthur?" ”
"Daddy went on patrol." Percy looked at Ludo's pale face and asked, "Is something wrong?" ”
"Something is wrong!" Ludo's voice trembled, "Hurry up and find Arthur, let him take the therapist to Barty Crouch's tent and treat him." ”
Harry was startled and quickly asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"I can't tell you the specifics." Ludo sighed, "But Barty's injuries are a bit serious, and his teeth have been knocked out by Rove. ”
Several people looked at each other.
Harry remembered Percy's words and hurriedly said, "Hit someone...... Will you be caught? ”
"Caught?" Ludo's face was solemn, and he nodded: "I will definitely be arrested, Barty Crouch looks like he will be imprisoned for life in Azkaban." ”
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