Karkarov's mouth opened in surprise and was momentarily speechless.

Powder of the horn of the bicorn, skin of the African tree snake. Harry blinked, it was not difficult to guess that it was an ingredient for a potion, and, the name was familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, so he lowered his head a little and looked at Hermione in confusion.

"Compound decoction--"

Hermione's face was also shocked, she could see that Harry was wondering, so she gestured to the shape of her mouth and said the answer.

The two men exchanged glances silently, both perceiving the surprise in each other's eyes, a possibility they had never considered, the compound decoction. It's a great idea to hide your identity, and it's definitely not hard to do, just quietly obey the hair of a senior Hogwarts student from the Great Hall during a meal, and you can rightfully approach the Goblet of Fire and put Hermione's name in it!

So, will it be Karkarov who did it? If it was him, then why did he choose Hermione?

The two people lying on the ground subconsciously relaxed their breathing.

"I see."

Karkaroff closed his mouth, and he glared at Snape angrily,

"You're here to test me, right, Severus, who told you to do this, Dumbledore or Bryan, you must have told them your guesses, right, they're investigating this, no, no, it doesn't matter, Severus, you've served them thoroughly now?"

"You answer my question first!"

Snape was unmoved, he was still staring coldly into Igor's eyes, his wand in his hand clenched tightly, and his figure was low.

"It's none of the business with me, Severus, me, Durmstrang are also victims!"

Karkarov gritted his teeth and said,

"Do you need me to swear in the name of the Dark Lord!"

Snape's brow twitched, but his posture relaxed considerably, and it was clear that he knew how much weight that sentence had for Igor Karkaroff.

"It's funny--"

Suddenly, Snape's expression became lazy with the hostility and indifferent smile that emanated from him, and he put his wand back in his pocket and sneered at Karkaroff,

"You still dare to mention the Dark Lord, with all due respect, Igor, with all the things you have done, if the Dark Lord returns, then you will not be able to escape death."

Snape didn't want to have anything to do with Karkaroff, and after saying this, he turned around and walked towards the castle, but Karkaroff, who was frightened by his unintentional words just now, suddenly chased after him, grabbed Snape and said angrily,

"Go back and tell those two vile little men Brian and Dumbledore, and tell them clearly that don't think they're the only ones who can suspect me, I'll investigate them too!"

"I'll take care of that—" Snape withdrew his hand, the corners of his mouth curling with sarcasm, "anything else, Igor, if not, I suggest you get back to your ship as soon as possible, this school is full of Dumbledore's eyeliner." ”

Harry and Hermione thought that this secret talk was over, but Durmstrang's headmaster, Professor Karkaroff, suddenly changed his face, his previous angry and aggrieved expression was gone, and he showed a sleek, kind face, as if the person who had just been wronged was not himself.

"Don't be in a hurry, dear old fellow!"

Karkaroff smiled, and he even put his arm around Snape's shoulder, and Snape only glanced at him with disgust, but did not refuse,

"There's something you might be able to help me I heard, Severus, Amosta Blaine graduated from the academy you're in charge of, and I've heard you've always had a good relationship?"

Snape just squinted at him, not saying a word.

"Look--can you, old man, drop by when he tells Brian that I didn't throw that silly girl's name into the Goblet of Fire, the first item of the game. Isn't it that you should be doing this, you doubt me, you doubt an old friend of yours for many years, it breaks my heart, and you need to make a little amend--"

Shameless!

Harry and Hermione were so angry that they almost didn't jump, this guy had just threatened to investigate Professor Blaine, but now, he wanted Snape to help him go to Professor Blaine to inquire about the project!

Hermione's cheeks were crimson with rage, and they were more surprised when Sirius told them that Igor Karkaroff had been a Death Eater during the day, but now, having witnessed the scene, she realized how inferior this man really was!

Harry and Hermione thought the same, but he gave Hermione a look. Durmstrang's headmaster actually offered to help his warrior cheat, so it wasn't a big deal to accept a little extra help from Hagrid.

They pricked up their ears to hear what Snape had to say, but at that moment an angry roar rang from the marble staircase outside the foyer, and their hearts jumped to their throats.

"Isn't it true that you've been caught?"

A very personal voice shouted, and then there was a heavy knock on the stairs.

What a dramatic scene - even Hermione couldn't help but think of it, and Harry, there was even a gloating smile on his lips.

Moody's limping down the stairs didn't affect his turbulent momentum, his blue magic eye seemed to spit out its sockets, glaring at Snape and Karkaroff viciously, the hideous scars on his cheeks writhing like a centipede.

What you should be wary of --

Harry looked at Snape and Karkaroff, thinking maliciously. It's no surprise that Moody's is here. Even after retirement, Moody remained vigilant as an Auror, patrolling the campus after dark, and even helping Hagrid patrol the Forbidden Forest.

Looking at Moody who was walking fast, Karkaroff even had the urge to run away. No, it wasn't just impulsive, he had actually responded, one leg was a step back, his body half-twisted, and if Snape hadn't pulled him back, he might have fled.

And Snape, he is much calmer than Karkaroff, but in the face of Moody, his face is also slightly pale,

"What do you mean, Moody's, we're just talking--"

I don't know why, Professor Moody's footsteps suddenly stumbled, but he quickly adjusted his body and walked over to Snape and Karkaroff with a sinister smile,

"Speak, lie, Snape!"

Moody ruthlessly debunked this statement, "Two Death Eaters who escaped Azkaban by luck, blind in the black light, braving the cold wind to avoid the crowd in the courtyard, just to catch up, what are you talking about, to exchange experiences of evading the law. Or is it a new conspiracy! ”

It's obviously a one-on-two, but Harry has the illusion that Snape and Karkaroff are surrounded by Professor Moody, because Professor Moody's current momentum is really scary.

"Tell me!" Professor Moody roared, "Tell me the truth, or I'll take you to Dumbledore!" ”

"You madman—" Karkaroff stumbled back, gasping for breath, "what we say is our freedom, Moody, it's none of your business, I'm not guilty, the Ministry of Magic has already found me innocent, and you're not in a position to point fingers at me-"

"Oh, yes!"

Moody sneered,

"Maybe you've washed away some stains by betraying your 'fellow citizens', but you've done a lot of dirty, dirty things, Karkaroff, say something, let me see if you've grown, for example, your way of throwing Miss Hermione Granger's name into the Goblet of Fire is pretty good, I'm really surprised, your mana has improved a lot compared to more than ten years ago, and you can actually deceive the Goblet of Fire!"

"You're crazy!"

Karkaroff didn't say anything, he glared at Professor Moody in horror, staggered backwards, and finally turned and ran into the darkness and fled!

Compared to the fact that Karkaroff actually escaped from Moody, what surprised Harry and Hermione even more was that Professor Moody didn't catch up, so he let him escape.

"Coward!"

Moody snorted contemptuously, and then he turned his head to look at Snape, whose face was gradually turning blue,

"You look a lot more daring, Snape, tell me something interesting!"

"I don't have much to say—"

Snape gasped a few times, and it could be seen that Moody was also putting a lot of pressure on him, and he pursed his thin lips,

"If you have any questions about me, go find Dumbledore!"

As he spoke, Snape wrapped his black robes tightly like a bat on its wings, and then walked around Moody and walked briskly towards the castle, disappearing into the foyer.

In the blink of an eye, there was no sound of speech on the field where you came and went, only the cold wind like a knife was blowing desperately, Harry stared at Professor Moody, who was more than ten meters away, watching Snape walk into the foyer, full of admiration that he could scare Karkaroff and Snape away, and at the same time, there were also doubts that Professor Moody let them go so easily? Shouldn't he have interrogated them?

Harry was thinking, even Hermione felt that something was not right, in terms of Professor Moody's momentum before, he should not let them go, and the next second, Professor Moody's cold voice made Harry and Hermione stunned.

"Oh, it's cold, it's not good to lie in the mud, Mr. Potter, Miss Granger, why don't you want to stand up and talk?"

(End of chapter)