"Your father?" Ringo was surprised.

But in my heart, I suddenly felt it.

In the original book, Barty Jr. infiltrated Hogwarts as a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor as Mad-Eye Moody, and turned Malfoy, who was troubled by Harry, into a ferret.

That's why Ringo thinks that the ferret in his arms is a person.

I just didn't expect it.

It turned out to be old Barty.

"Yes, my father." Little Barty waved his wand, and the ferret under his feet immediately wriggled into a person, it was Barty Sr., a former high-ranking official of the Ministry of Magic, "I think he is still useful to Voldemort, but I didn't expect it...... It wasn't him who met me. ”

Barty Jr. stared at Ringo with a little madness, as if he wanted to use it to deter Ringo.

But he was doomed to disappointment.

After a brief initial surprise, Ringo reverted to his blandness.

Sit in your office chair at this point.

looked at him quietly: "You dare to call him by his name directly, so you should know him very well, now he has just gotten rid of the state of the wandering spirit, and is at the critical moment of recovering his new body, naturally he will not allow accidents, not to mention, although you are a loyal follower, the magic world has already declared you dead for more than ten years, so you have to be cautious." ”

"Be cautious...... Barty sneered, the wand in his hand slowly raised, as if to aim it at Ringo, "Do you still need to be cautious with me?" ”

"No, I don't." Ringo looked at the guy unresponsively, crazy, but not stupid, "That's why I'm here." ”

"You?" Little Barty narrowed his eyes, as if something suddenly came to mind, "Are you ......"

"His own son." Ringo didn't have any shame in changing his surname, "The outside world calls me Ringo Shelby, but in reality my name is Ringo Riddle. ”

"Impossible! I've been warned by Voldemort that you don't have any connection to him—"Barty Jr. didn't believe it.

However.

Ringo still looked at him with a smile.

It's just a lowered hand.

Gently leaning into the storage ring, it seemed to give a signal, and at the same time he said again, "That's to protect me, after all...... With my father's defeat, many Death Eaters became traitors, and now there are few loyalists, and of course, my father still thinks you are the most loyal, so let me intervene......"

"How do you prove it?" Barty Jr. hesitated for a moment.

Because according to Ringo.

It's really logical.

But......

He made up a lot of information in a day today, so he naturally knew about Ringo, but ...... He was imprisoned with Bella, and he had no idea that Bella was pregnant, so he hesitated.

"Just wait a while, well, I think, my father should reach out to you and let you know." Ringo looked at him, "You should know that this is a sign of father's trust, if ...... You betrayed him, and I will kill you. ”

"Betrayal? I will never betray him! Little Barty sneered, "As for killing me, do you really have such a skill?" ”

Crash!

A huge snake head suddenly poked out from Ringo's bracelet, and cold snake eyes looked down at him.

"Do you still use me to kill you?" Ringo also sneered, but quickly disintegrated and became kind, "However, as long as your loyalty is still there, then naturally you don't need to do this, but say...... Father told me to respect you and treat you like a brother......"

！！！

Originally, little Barty remained cold.

But when I heard the word "brother", I was not calm for a moment.

His eyes widened.

There was an extra glint in his hysterical, bloodshot eyes - why was he so loyal to Voldemort?

In addition to agreeing with Voldemort's philosophy.

More important reasons.

That is Voldemort in his place in the place of old Barty in his heart, he and Voldemort are like father and son, and he cares more about this relationship than his concept!

But it was a secret affection after all, except for Voldemort and himself.

Barty Jr. didn't think anyone else would know.

So......

Hear the word.

His coldness quickly faded, and he was more earnest: "He, did he really say that?" ”

"yes." Ringo looked at him suspiciously, "It's strange though...... He'd never treated other Death Eaters like this before, and perhaps, as he once told me, you really were the most loyal Death Eater? So much so that he treats you like an heir......"

"Haha, we do have a good relationship......" Barty Jr. suddenly laughed.

Meanwhile.

His arm was so hot that he raised his hand and watched as the Dark Mark slowly squirmed, delivering a message—it was Riddle's journal delivering him a message.

Content......

Naturally, he told "Ringo is his own son", "You have to treat him like a brother", "I am repairing my body, it is inconvenient to show up, you follow him for the time being, listen to him"...... These are the words that have already been reconciled with Ringo in advance.

Sure enough.

With the stimulation of the word "brother" in the front, plus the rumors of the current black mark.

Barty Jr. is no longer as hostile and indifferent as he was at the beginning.

Instead, his face was so soothed that he seemed to have seen a lover, and he put away his wand and said, "Ringo, I can call you that, right?" Voldemort asked me to follow you for the time being, do you have any arrangements? ”

"Arrange ......"

Ringo kneaded his temples.

By the way, I continued to look at little Barty, and sighed again in my heart about this guy - I feel that this proper person in front of me is Doctor Who!

Frankly.

I admired this role quite a lot in my previous life.

Genius - a handful of those who have passed all 12 gates. The person who took the exam, who had not touched a wand for more than ten years, and who could knock down most wizards when he fought back again, was good at potions and black magic.

Faithfulness - the kind of person who, once converted, is almost impossible to betray.

What's more, the looks are still ......

As a person who likes fairy tales, science fiction and other interesting stories, Ringo still likes the "Doctor Who" series, and Aiwu and Udi are very optimistic about this little Barty.

Case.

It's still about finding a way to get Barty Jr.'s loyalty—that's a good fight.

I thought about it for about five minutes.

Ringo finally lowered his head and looked at Old Barty, who was trampled under the feet of Barty Jr.: "Is he still alive?" ”

"I can't die."

"He needs to return to the Ministry of Magic." Ringo's eyes narrowed, "As much as you don't seem to like him, he has what it takes to be Minister of Magic, and we need him to do that, so he must not die." ”

"I'm not going to kill him." Barty Jr. said, "Polyjuice Potion or Imperius Curse?" ”

"I'd suggest alternately, for now you can use the Imperius Curse first."

Ringo took out a storage bracelet and handed it over: "This is the Traceless Stretching Spell Creation, which is convenient for you to blend into the Ministry of Magic, and there are also some materials in it, you should be able to use it." ”

"Okay." Barty Jr. took it and simply left.

But no action has been taken.

was stopped by Ringo: "Don't worry, it's not too late to do it tomorrow, tonight...... Well, little Barty, we can have a meal together and deepen our relationship......"

……

The next day, London.

A newly-dressed middle-aged man who could still see tiredness and a little tiredness walked out of the luxurious hotel, he had a trace of short gray hair, and he walked with a straight look that looked like a robot...... But that's just his daily style.

His name was Barty Crouch.

The former director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic, and the former director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation, are now suspended from their duties.

It is not surprising to appear in the Muggle world.

But he didn't stay long.

After looking left and right, in a corner where no one was looking, he drew his wand and chanted the "Apparition Shift" spell.

Syllable!

The next moment.

Barty appears in front of a red phone booth on a squalid street with several dilapidated buildings, a bar, and a messy wall.

It looks unremarkable.

But Barty walked in anyway, after pressing 62442.

A female voice rang out: "What is the matter with you...... Director Crouch? You, what's the matter with you? Why did you come here all of a sudden......"

"I'm not the director anymore." Barty corrected the female voice, "I'm here to talk to Secretary Fudge about the position. ”

"Well, you can just go in."

"I don't have a public position in the Ministry of Magic at the moment, I'm here to visit, and I need to get in and out of the badge." Barty said, "Please follow the process, ma'am." ”

I have to say.

Although he was suspended and investigated, Barty's residual power is still there.

Even the reception witch who had no direct contact did not dare to be disobedient at this time, and immediately agreed when she heard the words, and spit out a silver badge with Barty Crouch's name and the reason for it.

Get your badge.

Barty in the phone booth felt as if he had entered an elevator.

Immediately fell, and after a complicated descent process, he entered the main hall on the eighth basement floor and went to the security counter to ascend the throne.

"Name, Cause, Badge...... Director Crouch? The registrar at the counter had been talking without a match, but suddenly found that the director standing in front of him was the most difficult to serve, and immediately cried out in surprise.

The next moment.

The wizards around all looked over:

"Crouch? Wasn't he suspended from his post and investigated? Why is it here again? ”

"Could it be that the official has been reinstated?"

"Impossible!"

"Look at the badge in his hand, it's a guest badge, and he's checking in at the counter...... Tsk, it's him, I'm afraid he's the only one who will go through the process like this. ”

"Look, what is he going to do?"

Several wizards approached, consciously or unconsciously, to investigate the cause on the badge.

on this.

Barty was indifferent.

It's just that after the registrar finished registering, he took the badge and took the elevator to the minister's office, leaving a bunch of wizards behind him to watch the excitement......

A moment later.

Barty stood at the door of the minister's office and knocked on the door.

Da ......

"Who?" The voice of the assistant minister rang out.

"It's me, Barty Crouch."

Click-

The door opened, and a younger assistant immediately walked out respectfully: "Director Crouch, you, is there something wrong with you?" ”

"Minister Fudge isn't here, and I want to meet him." "And I'm not the director now. ”

"Uh......"

The young assistant looked at the middle-aged man speechlessly, looking at the clothes and costumes of the people, except for the mental state was not very good, everything else was meticulous.

"Well, Mr. Crouch, the minister is inside, but he's receiving people, you know, you have to make an appointment to see the minister...... Of course, I can go in and inform the minister, but I dare not guarantee whether I will see you now. "The assistant is still very cautious.

Barty sighed when he heard this, and said as he walked to the bench in the hallway, "I'm sorry, I forgot this rule too, so please leave it to you." ”

said.

He stopped talking, and sat down on a bench with his eyes closed.

The assistant gave him a pitiful look, turned his head and entered the office, and after a while, he came out with a cup of black tea: "Mr. Crouch, the minister is receiving members of the International Association of Wizards, and I can't see you for the time being." ”

"I can wait a while." Barty took the tea.

"...... for a while," the assistant was a little entangled.

"What's wrong?"

"The minister will also meet with the acting director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation in a while, you know, after you leave office, the handover of affairs needs to be ......" The assistant looked at Barty carefully, "The minister said, if you are busy, you can go back first, he will take the initiative to contact you when he has time......"

Barty's face was hard to look at.

His hand shaking as he clenched his teacup trembled.

But in the end, he still took a deep breath: "It's okay, I'll just wait here, and when the minister is done with today's business, I'll see him again, I'm not busy." ”

The corner of the assistant's mouth twitched: "Okay, I'll go and tell the minister." ”

"Hmm."

Barty sat quietly like that.

It's a pity that Fudge never asked him to go in, so that he drank seven or eight cups of tea halfway, went to the toilet twice, and saw that his old subordinate from the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation had become the acting director.

Later, several groups of wizards came to talk about things.

Basically everyone knows him.

After learning of his request, they all looked at him with pity and pity, and even had a good relationship and directly said that Fudge obviously did not want to see him and persuaded him to go back......

Barty declined one by one.

Stubbornly waiting.

The morning passed, Fudge didn't go out at all, and waited another afternoon, finally, when it was time for the Ministry of Magic to get off work.

Click.

The door opened again.

The embarrassed assistant spoke, "Mr. Crouch, you ...... Come in, the minister has decided to see you. ”

"Thank you." Barty returned the teacup, scrupulously got up, walked in, walked past the assistant's office, entered Fudge's office, and finally saw the chubby Fudge, "Minister, I hope to be able to serve the Ministry of Magic again......"

"Barty." Fudge looked at the old colleague with a straight face, "The Ministry of Magic has not had any vacant high-ranking positions lately. ”

"I can accept a demotion."

"The mid-level positions are also full." Fudge looked at Barty's eyes with a flash of disgust and then a hint of mockery, "Of course, there's a vacant position, and I can reinstate you if you want." ”

"What position?"

Fudge said, "The director of the centaur office." ”

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