Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 369 Barty Crouch is dead

In this way, Tiera successfully found something for Hermione to do so that she would not have too much leisure time.

Sure enough, as soon as the Defense Against the Dark Arts class ended in the afternoon, Hermione, Ron and Harry, blocked Professor Moody and prepared to ask him about information about Barty Crouch.

And Tiera——

Taking this opportunity, he turned around and ran away, hurried back to Slytherin's secret room, ready to continue his calculations.

But within a few days, to be precise, just two weeks before the game, Barty Crouch was found——

His body, which was as dry as firewood, was found next to Beauxbatons' carriage. Judging from the wounds on the body, it seemed that someone had first cut his throat with a dagger, and then quickly created it using home magic and a dehydration spell.

Such a mummy.

It was Fleur Delacour who first discovered Barty Crouch's body. If it weren't for the clothes on his body, it's very likely that no one would have been able to identify such a mummy as the once meticulous Barty Crouch.

It was an early morning, and Fleur Delacour screamed immediately, waking up the Beauxbatons teachers and classmates, as well as Hagrid, who had grown up drinking Veritaserum and was as tight-lipped as an inverted Cantonese.

The bottle-shaped Haig of the bottle means——

This means that before breakfast, the entire Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students and teachers knew the news of Barty Crouch's murder.

The people in the magic world who lacked normal logic and sense of detection had completely destroyed the corpse scene before the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic arrived -

Almost everyone went to watch the body of Barty Crouch in front of the Beauxbatons Magic Carriage.

Moreover, the murder of Barty Crouch quickly developed before lunch. On that morning, the owls in the Hogwarts Owl House were wiped out by the students——

Almost all of them were sent out to deliver letters to their parents.

Due to the trend of public opinion, the current Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, had to visit Hogwarts in person again——

With the strongest Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt, Senior Deputy Minister of Magic Dolores Umbridge, and the number one writer in the wizarding world Gilderoy Lockhart -

Yes, before leaving, Cornelius Fudge personally went to No. 22 Baker Street, London, to ask Gilderoy Lockhart, the great wizard who was regarded as comparable to Dumbledore by the Daily Prophet, to come out.

The news of Fudge's visit was quickly told to Tiera by Dobby, who was staying at the Baker Street mansion. Tiera felt that this matter was profitable, so she put on a "parasite" and went out personally.

In this way, Fudge and his party arrived at the principal's office at Hogwarts in a hurry, and faced Dumbledore standing behind the principal's desk——

It seemed that only in this way could Cornelius Fudge have the confidence to talk to Dumbledore.

The conversation between them was normal at first. Although the room was filled with false polite words, at least there was no argument.

But when Dumbledore mentioned the missing Bertha Jorkins and the Mark of the Dark Lord that happened at the Quidditch World Cup, Cornelius Fudge's attitude suddenly became serious.

When Dumbledore proposed canceling the Triwizard Tournament——

Fudge looked at Dumbledore as if Dumbledore had played with and killed his father.

"Dumbledore, I don't see any connection, not at all!" Faced with Dumbledore's opinion that he wanted to cancel the Triwizard Tournament, Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge said impassionedly, "Ludo

Bertha is probably lost, and I also think she should be found by now, but anyway, we haven't found any signs of foul play, Dumbledore, not at all. As for her disappearance, Barty Claw

Qi’s death and the Mark of the Dark Lord at the Quidditch World Cup are related, it’s just random playing!”

"So, Minister, why do you think Barty Crouch appeared there, and why did he appear next to Beauxbatons' carriage?" Moody said in a rough voice, "Or who killed him and put him in Beauxbatons' carriage?"

Next to Sparton's carriage?"

Aren't you the dutiful son? Tiera said in her heart while leaning on a corner of the wall of Dumbledore's office to watch the show.

"I think there are two possibilities, Alastor." Fudge said stiffly, "Crouch is either completely crazy - judging from his personal experience, this is very possible, and I think you all agree -

- He went crazy, was in a daze, and didn't know where he went - and then, most likely, he didn't know what spell he was using. As a result, he dried himself!"

"If that's the case, then he is too seriously ill, Cornelius." Dumbledore said calmly. "Perhaps you didn't listen carefully when you were in school. If you want to fully understand a magical creature like an adult wizard,

Drying requires at least three stages of spell use. Using the dehydration spell to dry himself without consciousness is as ridiculous as shooting himself eight times in the back."

"Or - maybe..." Fudge's voice became more and more embarrassed, "Maybe we should wait until our Auror has seen his body and the place where he was found before making a judgment. However, you said that he was setting up a conspiracy.

She was found next to Sparton's carriage? Dumbledore, do you know the details of that woman?"

"I think she is a very capable headmistress - and a very good dancer," Dumbledore said quietly.

"Okay, Dumbledore!" Fudge said angrily, "Don't you think you are favoring Hagrid for her sake? They are not all harmless - if you can say that Hagrid is not dangerous

, and his obsession with giant monsters——"

"I trust Madame Maxime as much as I trust Hagrid," Dumbledore replied still calmly. "I think you may be biased, Cornelius."

"Excuse me for interrupting," said Tiera, or "Gilderoy Lockhart."

"Do you have any suggestions, Mr. Lockhart?" Fudge said politely.

Even Dumbledore and Moody have set their sights on "Gilderoy Lockhart".

"I have a question." Tiera said carefully choosing her words. "If there was a murderer, why did he or they put Barty Crouch's body in front of Beauxbatons' carriage?"

Cornelius Fudge seemed stunned for a moment, and even Dumbledore showed interest——

"Go on," said Dumbledore.

"What I mean is that Mr. Barty Crouch has been dried in such a way that even a first-year wizard can easily use the floating spell to transport the body. Even a fourth-year wizard or above can easily move the corpse."

You can use a flaming spell or brew a pot of Booth's potion to corrode the corpse." Tiera deliberately imitated Gilderoy Lockhart's smug greasy look and said.

"Just tell me the conclusion, Mr. Lockhart," Dumbledore said.

"But the murderer did not destroy the body, but placed it in the most conspicuous place."

"Gilderoy Lockhart" said, "So I think killing Barty Crouch is just one of them. Maybe Mr. Barty Crouch accidentally caught a glimpse of some conspiracy. Maybe Mr. Barty Crouch is just the most important person."

A victim that meets their requirements, but I think the murderer had a very simple purpose in killing Mr. Barty Crouch and drying him - "

"Easy to store." Gilderoy Lockhart said after a pause.

"You mean?" Dumbledore said gloomily.

"I mean Barty Crouch was probably killed when he disappeared, but it took all this time for the murderer to lay out the body, especially when he could have easily destroyed it.

, but chose such a blatant way to deal with it." Gilderoy Lockhart said, "So I think whether there is a direct conflict of interest or emotion between the murderer himself and Barty Crouch, we can no longer determine this matter.

It is known, but what is certain is that the murderer deliberately exposed the body of Mr. Barty Crouch for only one purpose——"

"That's a diversion! Create a fog bomb for his bigger conspiracy!" Gilderoy Lockhart firmly asserted. After finishing speaking, regardless of Cornelius Fudge's expression of disbelief, he looked at Moody

——

"Professor Moody, do you think my analysis is correct?"

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