Barty Crouch?

Kyle feels like he's not heard the name in over half a year.

Not long after the start of the school year, after Sirius was acquitted, Barty Crouch was criticized by the public for not trying Sirius in the first place and directly imprisoning him in Azkaban.

In fact, there was nothing wrong with this kind of thing at the time, even Sirius himself thought so...... Kyle remembers that he even had a good opinion of Crouch.

Before Voldemort fell, Crouch advocated some tough measures to give the Aurors some new rights.

They were no longer limited to capture, but had the right to kill, allowing the Unforgivable Curse to be used on the Death Eaters...... Sirius wasn't the first person to be handed over directly to the Dementors without trial.

This violence-for-violence approach that made the Aurors as ruthless and ruthless as many Death Eaters may not sound like that now, but it did keep many people alive in those chaotic times.

And it was because of this that the Ministry of Magic was able to maneuver evenly with the Death Eaters for several years.

In the end, if it weren't for his son, Barty Crouch Jr., who was confirmed to be a Death Eater, would not have been Fudge's turn for the current Minister of Magic.

So, Sirius didn't really hold a grudge against Crouch, he just wanted to regain his freedom so that he could take care of Harry, not hold anyone responsible.

Even so, Crouch was investigated for this mistake on suspicion that he was intentionally helping Peter Pettigrew cover up his crimes and damage the reputation of the Ministry.

And the investigation lasted for half a year.

Kyle looks at the photo in the newspaper.

In just half a year, Barty Crouch was like a different person, his originally well-trimmed beard became messy, and the whole person was extremely depressed.

Contrary to him, Fudge in the photo is a smug picture.

"He's probably glad that no one can compete with him for the minister's position......" Kyle said to himself.

But Kyle doesn't care.

He continued to look at the newspaper.

The investigation into Crouch does not contain any substantial evidence of his relationship with the Death Eaters.

So after the investigation was over, he could still continue to work in the Ministry of Magic and retain the position of Director.

The only difference was that he was transferred from the Department of International Magical Cooperation to the Department of Magical Communications.

This is probably the most marginal department of the Ministry of Magic, only slightly better than the Department of Physical Education.

Of course, it's not that the Department of Magical Communications isn't important, it's just that it depends on who it's compared to.

If one were to choose between the Department of International Magical Cooperation and the Department of Magical Communications, one hundred percent would not choose the latter.

In addition to Crouch, all of the other people under investigation have left their positions and been reassigned to more marginal departments, such as the Department of Magical Sports.

Ludo Bagman must be happy, after all, it was the first time that so many people had been assigned to his department.

However, the Ministry of Magic doesn't seem to want to make a big deal about it, and it stands to reason that such an important news must be put on the front page, but this time only the back of the newspaper appeared, an inconspicuous corner, and the content was mostly brushed aside, with only one result.

……

"It must have been Fudge's doing."

During the first Defense Against the Dark Arts class in the morning, Sirius stood next to Kyle and said in a low voice.

I don't know if it was because of Crouch's affair, Professor Moody took a leave of absence, so before he returned, the fifth grade Defense Against the Dark Arts class was also given to Sirius.

He asks the students to review the Iron Armor Spell they've learned before, and he runs up to Kyle and chats about the newspaper.

"It has to be Fudge, I promise." Sirius continued, "He's a man of extreme obsession with power, and he's taken advantage of this opportunity to remove those who support Crouch from important positions in one fell swoop.

"I don't know if you have noticed that almost all of the people who were investigated this time were people from the Department of International Magical Cooperation and the Department of Law Enforcement.

Although there are many people in the other sections who are involved in this matter and are staunch supporters of Crouch, they have nothing to do. ”

"Does that need to be said?" Kyle said, "Except for the Minister of Magic, no one else can move so many people at once, even if they have the right reasons. ”

"I don't like Fudge." Sirius looked left and right, lowering his voice again, "Even though I'm free again because of him, I just don't like it, he's a little too obsessed with power.

"And he has hinted more than once that he wants me to be interviewed by the Daily Prophet a few more times, and to highlight how I was acquitted."

"It is clear that he wants to establish an image of himself as fair and serious." Kyle said, "Fudge is the interrogator of the retrial, and as long as you bring up the retrial, you can't get around him anyway." ”

"Yes, that's it."

Sirius said with some irritation, "I've been interviewed three times before, but he keeps asking the owl to send me letters...... It was as if I wanted to cry every day in the Daily Prophet about my experience. ”

"Who made you a tragic hero at that time?" Kyle laughs, "Of course he wanted to use the opportunity to promote himself a little more." ”

"Who's to say it isn't." Sirius shook his head, "I really don't want to repeat those words so many times, I just want to find a random reason to hide, and then I came to Hogwarts."

"I didn't expect Dumbledore to agree to me coming to Hogwarts as a professor...... Seriously, I'd like to thank Fudge again, because he was so annoying, I had the opportunity to teach Harry myself. ”

Kyle looked at Sirius, and suddenly didn't know what to say, how to say it, he felt that Dumbledore was the one who wanted to thank Fudge the most.

Dumbledore's biggest problem every year is how to find a new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, and when someone offers to come to the door, he certainly can't refuse.

But looking at Sirius, he doesn't seem to care about that.

In order not to attract too much attention, Sirius soon went somewhere else to guide those who had not yet completed the Iron Armor Charm.

After months of not practicing, some people have almost forgotten the spell.

Sirius spun around, only to come to Kyle's side again at the end of class.

"I don't know what the Ministry of Magic will become in the future." Sirius looked out the window and said, "Fudge is very clever, but his personality is ...... Forget it, let's not talk about it, after all, it was because of him that I regained my freedom. ”

He sighed suddenly, "Anyway, without Crouch's constraints, Fudge will never have to worry about anyone threatening his position as a minister in the future, and seriously, this is not a good thing for the Ministry of Magic." ”

"Isn't there still a headmaster?" Connor said, "People say he trusts Professor Dumbledore, and every year when he has a problem, he comes to Hogwarts to ask the Headmaster's opinion. ”

"yes...... And Dumbledore. Sirius said, but in a somewhat reluctant tone.

He didn't know what it had been in previous years, but this year, since he became a professor, Fudge hadn't come to Dumbledore once.

……

(End of chapter)