Chapter 284: The Missing Dementor
After leaving the meditation basin, Rove and Dumbledore returned to the Headmaster's office.
The two of them sat in their chairs, neither of them speaking for a while, quietly digesting the memories that contained a huge amount of information just now.
Rove had long known that Voldemort had a new helper, and he had doubted many people, even thinking about Malfoy, but he didn't expect it to be ...... Dementors.
But it has to be said that Voldemort's residence in the back of the Dementors' heads is indeed a clever move, so that not only can he easily reach the Death Eaters in Azkaban, but also quietly rescue them.
However, when did Voldemort come into contact with the Dementors and lodge in them?
Rove rubbed his eyebrows, and suddenly remembered something, and he spoke:
"Professor, do you remember last year when a Dementor disappeared in Azkaban?"
Dumbledore leaned back in his chair, he looked at the boy with a smirk, and corrected:
"Rov, Akazban has lost two Dementors, one of them returned a few months later, and the other hasn't returned."
Rove looked at the old man's sharp eyes, which seemed to see everything, he scratched his hair, and said with a wry smile:
"Speaking of which, I think I've seen a Dementor somewhere."
He seemed to be struggling to remember, and suddenly he said:
"I remember, it was in my box - I was patrolling on a Thunderbird when I saw a Dementor floating in mid-air......"
Listening to Rove's tone, it was as if the Dementors themselves had accidentally "lost" into his box.
These words were undoubtedly unanimously despised by the portraits of the headmaster on the wall, and even Phineas Black said in a strange manner:
"After catching the Dementors, and pretending that they have nothing to do with you, you kid is really humiliating if you don't come to our Slytherin house."
"I didn't catch that Dementor." Rove rolled his eyes and said, "Principal Black, don't talk nonsense, be careful of me suing you for slander!" ”
Dumbledore laughed, "It really has nothing to do with Rove, if I'm not mistaken, it was Swinton and Miss Granger who caught it in the secret passage to Duke Honey at school." ”
Rove couldn't help but smile bitterly, he knew that Hogwarts hadn't been able to hide from Dumbledore!
However, he still pretended to be surprised, and pretended to be confused and said, "Is there such a thing? I'm sure I'll teach Shirley and Hermione a good lesson when I go back. ”
This involuntary remark was unanimously booed by the portraits of the principal.
Rove hurriedly diverted the topic and said:
"Last year, during Easter, Peter Pettigrew used the Imperius Charm to control the Silencer of the Department of Mysteries, Saul Crocker, who tricked the time-turner from Hermione."
"I spotted the problem and chased Shirley and Hermione out all the way to Hogsmeade.
Then Peter Pettigrew brought in a group of Dementors to attack the three of us, and then took Voldemort with him and used the time turner to go back to Halloween the year before. ”
Rove paused, his eyes brightened, and he said, "The other Dementor disappeared near Hogsmeade during the Easter holiday last year. ”
Dumbledore had already understood what Rove meant, his two slender fingertips touched together, his chin rested on top of his fingertips, and his eyes looked at the boy through the half-moon-shaped lenses and said:
"You're saying that the missing Dementor was taken by Peter Pettigrew using a time turner."
"I think so." Rove nodded, "After Peter Pettigrew died, Voldemort attached himself to the Dementor, and then we went to Azkaban to make contact with his Death Eaters. ”
"It's a very definite and reasonable guess." Dumbledore groaned, and before he could say anything, there was a sudden commotion outside the door.
Soon the door was pushed open, and a large crowd swarmed in:
Secretary Fudge, Umbridge, and Moody followed.
Rove was a little puzzled, Professor Moody had gone straight to Fudge's house to look for him, why could Umbridge come with him?
Umbridge doesn't stay at Fudge's house in the middle of the night to report to him, right?
That's too hard!
As soon as this thought flashed, Fudge had already rushed to Rove excitedly, grabbed his hand tightly, and said enthusiastically:
"Rove, I've heard Alastor say - it's great that you caught Barty Crouch, and helped me with my urgent needs."
Rita Skeeter has revealed Barty Crouch's escape from prison, which has made Fudge stressed and having a hard time lately.
But Rove has now captured Barty Crouch, and even if it's just a corpse, it's enough to give the populace.
Fudge could be his Minister of Magic again for the rest of his life.
"It's maddening that Barty Crouch dares to use a fire spell to burn Durmstrong's ship."
Minister Fudge took Rove's hand and rejoiced:
"Thankfully, you found the fire and saved a lot of Durmstrang students, and I think I'm probably going to apply for a knight's Order of Merlin again."
"You're only fourteen years old, and you're about to get three Merlin Medals, it's a shocking thing......"
"Thank you, Secretary Fudge." Rove smiled: "But I was not the only one who put out the fire at that time, but also my classmates Swinton and Granger...... I'll give you a list in a moment, and you'll see if you can help you apply for the Merlin Medal. ”
“……”
Just as Fudge was stunned, Rove pulled his hand out and continued:
"And ...... The fire was not set by Barty Crouch, it was his son Barty Crouch Jr. who did it. ”
"Who? Barty Crouch Jr.? ”
Fudge and Professor McGonagall looked dazed when they first heard the name, and then immediately denied it:
"No, it can't be...... He's locked up in Azkaban! ”
"Barty Crouch is also imprisoned in Azkaban, isn't he still escaping?" Rove retorted.
Minister Fudge was speechless for a moment, he thought for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Then did you catch him?" ”
"Nope." Rove shook his head and said, "Barty Crouch Jr. was seriously injured, but he still ran away using Phantom Shifting. ”
Fudge felt that the sky was dark for a while, and grabbing a Barty Crouch was enough to calm the anger of the public.
But now another little Barty has escaped, and things are back to square one all at once.
But Dumbledore's next words were like a heavy blow, hitting Fudge's head hard.
"Cornelly, not just Barty Crouch Jr., but the Death Eaters now in Azkaban, I'm afraid they've all escaped."
Fudge blinked in a daze, staring blankly at Dumbledore, as if he couldn't fully believe what he had just heard.
In the next second, his eyes turned black and he fell to the ground.
"Minister...... Minister Fudge! ”
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(End of chapter)