Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 912: Hideout

"Sirius?"

As soon as Hermione entered the school hospital, she saw a familiar figure talking to Harry.

"Good afternoon, Hermione, and Ron."

Sirius greeted the two who came to visit Harry with a smile.

"Why are you here?" Hermione asked in surprise.

"I'm looking for Dumbledore, and I'm looking for Albert by the way." Sirius peeled the apple carelessly, "However, Albert doesn't seem to be in Hogwarts, and I don't know where he is. However, I I asked the Weasley twins, and they said that Albert probably went on a date."

"Is it because of Peter Pettigrew?" Hermione immediately thought of the reason.

"That's it."

Sirius didn't want to discuss this matter in front of the children, so he turned to look at Harry and asked, "Has the secret of the golden egg been solved yet? How are the preparations for the second project of the Triwizard Tournament going?" "

"The secret of the golden egg has been revealed. It seems that you have to open it underwater to know the secret inside." Harry said dryly. Is hospitalised.

"Albert said that the scream of the golden egg is actually the voice of the murloc. The murloc's voice is very pleasant underwater, but the sound will become very bad when they go ashore." Hermione explained like Sirius , "The second project will be carried out in the water, but it is not easy to breathe underwater."

"If the second project is to be launched into the water, then there are not many choices." Sirius cut the apple into an open plate and handed it to Harry, Hermione and Ron, and said unhurriedly: "It can be used Bubble head spell, this spell allows us to breathe underwater, but there are certain risks in using this method.”

"What risk?"

"Once the Bubble Head Curse expires, before the surface of the water surface, it is really finished, and it will not take long under the water, and you will be drowned, even wizards are no exception. Although Dumbledore should be able to do There are various safety measures, but...to be honest, it is still very dangerous, and Harry, can you swim?" Sirius asked suddenly.

"No!" Harry was a little embarrassed. He really hadn't learned to swim before, and the Dursleys didn't teach him at all, and they wouldn't spend time teaching him.

"Look at the clues in the golden egg first, and if you want to learn the Bubble Curse, I remember it should be taught in the sixth grade spell textbook." Sirius thought for a while and continued: "However, I I think there should be an easier way for Anderson, and I will ask him for you after he comes back."

"Let's forget it, that guy wants money." Harry muttered, "I will find time to practice the Bubble Curse by then, and there is still more than a month left, I think it shouldn't be difficult to master a Bubble Curse .”

"It's always good to be more prepared," said Sirius.

"By the way, do you know what happened to Barty Crouch?" Harry asked in a low voice, "I read in the newspaper that he seemed... killed by Peter Pettigrew."

"Crouch was controlled by the Imperius Curse." Sirius lowered his voice and said, "It should be a good thing Voldemort did. When Dumbledore and Bagman went to Batty to discuss the safety of the second project, Something was wrong. Originally, Batty had been rescued and taken away by Bagman, but Peter took advantage of Dumbledore's battle with Voldemort to attack Bagman and kill Batty. I think It should be for silence."

"Voldemort is back?"

The three of them opened their mouths wide open, almost speechless in surprise.

"No, according to Dumbledore, Voldemort has a very fragile body, but Dumbledore finally succeeded in destroying Voldemort's body, maybe that's when the scar on your forehead will become hot, aren't you Can you say that you can feel the anger of Voldemort?" Sirius frowned and continued: "Now they are all suspecting that Crouch threw your name into the Goblet of Fire, maybe because of some conspiracy by Voldemort, the Ministry of Magic Luo found a large amount of medicinal materials in Crouch's house, and the Ministry of Magic still hasn't figured out what Voldemort's conspiracy is, but this matter should be related to you."

Speaking, Sirius comforted again: "However, you don't need to worry, Voldemort has been defeated by Dumbledore, and there will be no disturbance for the time being."

"I remember that Percy seems to be Crouch's assistant?" Harry nodded, seeming to remember something and said suddenly, "I remember Albert told Percy at the Christmas banquet that he would soon He will become the assistant of the Minister of Magic, and Percy has struggled with it for a long time, even doubting that Crouch will become the Minister of Magic."

"Assistant to the Minister of Magic? Are you sure, but how did I hear Fred and George say that Percy got into trouble with this matter, and I heard that he is now under investigation by the Ministry of Magic." Ron said When this happened, I don't know why I took a bit of schadenfreude.

"Under investigation?" Hermione asked puzzled.

"They think that Percy, as Crouch's assistant, should be aware of Crouch's abnormality and report to his superiors in time." Ron shrugged.

"Typical shirking of responsibility, this kind of thing is very common in the Ministry of Magic, Percy Weasley was simply unlucky and was thrown out for the scapegoat." Sirius dismissed this.

No one noticed Crouch's anomaly, so how could an assistant find it?

"I heard that Percy's position was recommended by Anderson." Ron suddenly remembered something, and his face twitched.

"Do you think Dumbledore planned to take the time to visit Mr. Crouch just because he heard the conversation between Albert and Percy?" Hermione said suddenly.

"I always thought fortune tellers were liars," Ron muttered.

"It is true that most fortune tellers are liars, because there are actually very few prophets who can see the future." Sirius felt that Harry and Ron were not in the mood, "Those prophets who can predict the future are Respected by people. In fact, almost all the predictions that Albert made to me about Peter Pettigrew have come true”

"Okay, it's almost time, I still have an appointment with Dumbledore." Sirius still reminded before leaving: "Take care of yourself, Harry, and write to me when Anderson comes back."

"I get the feeling Sirius cares about Anderson," Ron whispered.

"I think it's probably because he can see the future,"

"To be honest, I always thought Anderson was a liar, at least some of his actions were similar to Sybill Trelawney."

"I always like to play tricks."

The two agreed on the matter.

Hermione looked at Ron and Harry, and couldn't help but shook her head. Is it really that difficult to admit that others are great?

While Ron and Harry were complaining about Albert's formality, Sirius had already knocked on the wooden door of the principal's office.

"Come in!"

Dumbledore's voice came from the office. When Sirius opened the door and entered, he found that Arthur Weasley and Kingsley Shacklebolt were here, but he did not see Moody.

"Sit down, Sirius, you are just in time." Dumbledore pulled an armchair for Sirius.

"You didn't see Mad-Eye, is there something wrong with him?" Sirius asked with a frown.

"He is not suitable now, and he will not be suitable until the end of next summer." Dumbledore said calmly.

"Inappropriate?" Kingsley's mind turned quickly, and he asked, "Do you suspect that Moody has a problem? Or is there another reason?"

"I suspect that Barty Crouch Jr. got mixed into Hogwarts."

"Barty Crouch Jr., isn't he already dead?" Kingsley said in confusion.

"No, Barty Crouch Jr. shouldn't be dead, after all Peter isn't dead either." Speaking of Peter Pettigrew, Sirius gritted his teeth.

"Did you suspect Mad-Eye because of the start of school?" Arthur also responded quickly. He believed that Dumbledore would not doubt his old friend casually.

"The Defense Against the Dark Arts professors at Hogwarts always have some problems," Sirius shrugged and complained: "And they are usually in danger of life, don't forget, the previous professors of Defense Against the Dark Arts The end is a bit miserable, so it's best not to involve Mad-Eye in this matter, no matter whether he is reliable or not."

The three looked at Sirius in unison, and finally agreed with this point of view.

Judging from the experience of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in recent years, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is indeed a high-risk profession, so it is not difficult to understand that Dumbledore does not want his old friend to get involved.

"Okay, since everyone is here, let me go first."

Dumbledore waved his wand to summon the Pensieve, and let the three see what happened that night. When Voldemort appeared in the eyes of everyone as an ugly baby, the other three were stunned

It's not even a baby anymore, it's not an exaggeration to call it a monster.

It has no hair, and it seems to have scales on its body. Its skin is dark and red, like wounded tender meat. Its arms and legs are thin and soft, and it even has a flat snake face. .

"Although it is ugly, it is undeniable that Voldemort has temporarily possessed a very fragile body and has some ability to cast spells. I suspect that he intends to create a healthy body and get back his own power.

"Is this kind of thing really possible?" Sirius couldn't help asking.

"Voldemort knows a lot of dark magic that I don't know, at least I don't know how he made this body, but believe me, there are many kinds of black magic and many changes. It's not surprising." Dumbledore intertwined his hands and said in thought: "There is another evidence that the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic found a lot of medicinal materials in Crouch's house."

"I'm afraid this is true," Kingsley said, "According to the list from the Ministry of Magic, I asked Mr. Damocles, the potion master, and he told us that some of the potions in it can be used To make the compound potion, because some of the bicorn horn powder and the African tree snake skin fragments were found in those medicinal materials, and the medicinal materials for making the compound potion were just prepared. But the Auror did not find the compound potion at Crouch's house, So Dumbledore's guess may be right, someone sneaked into the school disguised as a compound potion."

"Perhaps, this is the person who put Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire?" Sirius said through gritted teeth.

Dumbledore didn't care what Sirius said, looked up at Arthur and asked, "What news do you have?"

"I asked Percy, and he said that after the World Cup, Mr. Crouch's physical condition was not as good as before. He thought that Mr. Crouch spent too much energy on the World Cup. It is said that he After the World Cup, Mr. Crouch began to let Percy alone."

"You think that Mr. Crouch was controlled by Voldemort's Seizing Soul Curse after the World Cup." Kingsley's reaction was quick, which was related to his Auror profession.

"At least not before then, I asked his house-elf." Dumbledore nodded.

"House-elf?" Arthur remembered something unpleasant.

"She works at Hogwarts, and I can tell from the reaction of the house-elf that Barty Crouch Jr. is still alive." Dumbledore continued, "I suspect that the Dark Mark on the World Cup is It was made by Barty Crouch Jr. Later, because of this incident, Voldemort was attracted, so Voldemort used the Imperius Curse to control Barty, but you also know what kind of person Barty is, the Imperius Curse does not I can't control him very well, I think there was an omen before the start of the Triwizard Tournament, and Batty's physical condition was not very good at that time."

"Peter Pettigrew probably didn't do it. His magic power is not very strong." Sirius continued, "Is there any news about him now?"

"No, Fudge sent all the Aurors to search for Peter Pettigrew, but they still found nothing." Kingsley shook his head and said, "He ordered Peter to be killed, obviously planning to cover up Voldemort's affairs."

"Looks like something he would do." Sirius snorted at this, "So, now the cemetery is the last clue."

"Graveyard, what's that?" Both Kingsley and Arthur cast doubtful glances at Sirius Black.

"Anderson's prophecy, when I was in the World Cup, I once asked Anderson to divine the whereabouts of Peter Pettigrew." Sirius pulled out his own memory and put it into the Pensieve, and a crystal ball soon appeared on it. A very secluded room is reflected, and the frame disappears, replaced by a forest, and then a flag with two eagles.

Soon it was a big, desolate house again, and behind it was a man, Barty Crouch Jr., whom they all recognized.

In the end, it turned into a desolate cemetery, and the picture was finally frozen in front of a tombstone.

"The previous pictures have actually been fulfilled. I think the only place left is this cemetery, but I still haven't found where it is." Sirius hoped to use the wisdom of everyone to find it. some clues.

"It's unbelievable. As far as I know, there hasn't been a master prophet who can predict the future so accurately." Kingsley was very shocked, "Maybe, we can invite him to join the Order of the Phoenix."

"If he was asked to provide some help, Anderson probably wouldn't refuse, but I find it very difficult to invite him to join." Sirius felt that the chance was not great.

"I see, I know."

Dumbledore, who had been staring at the Pensieve, suddenly stood up, "That's what it meant."

"Dumbledore, what do you know?"

Everyone looked at Dumbledore~IndoMTL.com~ curious about what secret Dumbledore had discovered.

"I probably guessed where Voldemort is hiding." Dumbledore greeted several people: "Come with me, we will talk about this matter as we walk."

Everyone quickly followed.

"Some events happened during the period of Voldemort's growing power," said Dumbledore quickly. "Bertha Jorkins disappeared without a trace in Voldemort's last hiding place. I think she must have Dead. And Mr. Crouch, who was under the Imperius Curse and died a few days ago. There is another incident of note, which happened in the village where Voldemort's father was born, a man named Frank Bly Stan's Muggle is missing. He hasn't been seen since August last year, and it's been reported in the Muggle newspapers."

"Muggle newspaper?"

“I am different from most of my friends in the ministry in this regard.”

"You think Voldemort might be hiding in that village," Sirius asked.

"Yes, isn't there a big desolate house in the picture of the crystal ball? I think Voldemort may be hiding there." 12568/9792509