Hogwarts Emerald

Barty Crouch, a Ministry of Magic official known for his toughness, resisted Voldemort's dark rule with iron-blooded methods. Fighting violence with violence, he allowed the Aurors to use the Unforgivable Curse on the Death Eaters.

At the time, the cruel and ruthless Barty Crouch had many supporters. These wizards spoke loudly and ran around. They believed that the Ministry of Magic needed such a strong leader.

Ada believes that the ideas of these wizards are not wrong. In that chaotic, dark era, full of torture and murder, the Ministry of Magic really needs a hardline person who can use thunderous means to eliminate Xiaoxiao.

Being tough and iron-blooded is the best way to fight back against Voldemort and his henchmen.

Barty Crouch was only one step away from ascending to the position of Minister of Magic, but he was tricked by his son Barty Jr., and the Minister who was about to take over flew away.

"I don't know much about that boy." Sirius said after thinking for a while, "When he was brought in by the dementors, I took a look through the cell door and he looked like he was nineteen years old at most. "

A nineteen-year-old boy with perfect grades in twelve subjects, he was Voldemort's minion, and little Barty was caught at the crime scene. When Barty Jr. was caught, he was hanging out with the Death Eaters.

It was also from the trial of his son that Barty Crouch's life took a sharp turn, falling from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the valley.

"The dementors threw the child into the cell next to me." Sirius continued, "In the first few days, he would still shout that he was wronged and cry for his father and mother. After a few days, he would become silent. He rested, as did most of the people imprisoned there."

Azkaban, a place of despair, is not a place for humans. The half-blood giant Hagrid would feel like chaff when he heard about Azkaban, and Sirius, who had regained his freedom, also had lingering fears about that place.

Even Ada, who often made shocking remarks, never mentioned Azkaban, which was simply a hell on earth.

"Did he die?" Fred asked softly. "In Azkaban, right?"

Most of the people imprisoned in Azkaban had only two endings: they were tortured by dementors and went crazy, or they lost the will to live.

A tiger's poison does not eat its offspring. A father imprisoned his biological son in Azkaban and ignored him. What kind of psyche is this? Ruthless is no longer enough to describe Barty Crouch.

"Yes, he died about a year or so later, quietly." Sirius said, "Before his death, Crouch and his wife were allowed to visit their dying son. His wife died soon after."

There are three great joys for middle-aged men: promotion, getting rich, and the death of his wife. Barty Crouch not only lost his wife, but also his son, but he did not get promoted or make a fortune.

A year ago, Crouch was still a hero, confident that he would become the Minister of Magic... In the blink of an eye, his son died, his wife died, the family's reputation was tarnished, and Crouch became a loner.

After Barty Jr.'s death, people began to sympathize with the boy and began to question Crouch.

People think that the reason why a good boy like Barty Jr. went astray is entirely the responsibility of Barty Crouch, because he never cared about his son.

A man who doesn't take care of his family is not really a man at all. Don’t Easterners also talk about self-cultivation, managing the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world?

If he can't even take care of his own family or his own son, why should Barty Crouch hold the position of Minister of Magic!

Silence, the hut fell into silence for a long time.

Barty Crouch and Barty Crouch Jr., the tragic life of this father and son has the ability to silence people.

If Barty Crouch cared more about his family, and if Barty Crouch Jr. did not go astray, would it be possible for the Ministry of Magic to have the story of "double ministers of father and son"?

Everyone must be responsible for their own life, and life cannot be repeated, otherwise everyone should learn from Li Bai.

Ada tapped her forehead lightly with her index finger, and she asked slowly: "Where is little Barty's body? Are you sure he is dead?"

"He was not the only one who died," Sirius replied. "Most people there went crazy, and many ended up going on hunger strike. Death there was actually a relief."

The answer is not what was asked. Sirius understood what Ada meant, but he felt that it was impossible, absolutely impossible.

"Where is little Barty's body?" Ada asked again, "Are you sure he is dead?"

"Of course, Crouch didn't come to collect his son's body, and the dementors buried him outside the fortress." Sirius said, "I watched them do it."

Sirius grabbed the cashew nuts on the table, stuffed them into his mouth one by one, and said slowly: "You don't think that child is dead, do you? People die in Azkaban every day, and they are professional at burying people."

"But, you escaped." Ada said very seriously, "You escaped from Azkaban and became a dog!"

"That's because I'm an Animagus and Dementors can't tell..."

Sirius stopped mid-sentence, the slap in the face coming so quickly. He took it for granted. He could fool the dementors, why couldn't Crouch and Barty Jr.?

Azkaban is the most heavily guarded wizard prison because it was built on an isolated island in the North Sea and because its guards are dementors. Many prisoners would go insane after being there for a few weeks, and then begin hunger strikes to seek death.

prison Break? nonexistent!

Azkaban is also the most laxly defended, as it is only guarded by Dementors. As long as the island was guarded by a wizard, it was unlikely that Sirius would be able to escape.

Now that Sirius has done it, is it possible for others to do something similar? Cooperate inside and outside to escape from Azkaban, which is full of loopholes?

Sirius fell silent again, trying to remember the days in Azkaban and all the details about Barty Crouch Jr.

Although Sirius didn't want to recall those difficult years, he knew he had to do so.

"Ada, do you mean subcontracting?" George asked uncertainly, "Barty Crouch took his son out of Azkaban and left his dying wife there?"

From the Dementors' perspective, when they entered Azkaban, they were two sentient beings, and when they left, they were still two sentient beings. There was nothing wrong with the number.

The operability here is too great, but no one has ever made a similar idea as boldly as Ada.

"I don't know, it's just a hypothesis, a guess without any basis." Ada said with a frown. She knew that her hypothesis was too absurd and sounded like fantasy.

Make bold assumptions and verify carefully. Ada is making bold assumptions now.

From the disappearance of Bertha Jorkins to Barty Crouch's terminal illness and unknown whereabouts, everything that happened seemed to be controlled by an invisible hand.

Where to find someone more suitable for the role of the mastermind than a dead person?

Assuming that Barty Jr. really didn't die, it was his mother who died in Azkaban, and he himself was exchanged from prison, many problems would be solved.

As a subordinate of Barty Crouch, Bertha Jorkins accidentally learned the secret that Barty Jr. was not dead, so she "disappeared".

Because he knew it was his son who cast the Dark Mark, Crouch kept stalling for time, talking nonsense to cover his son's departure.

It seems to make sense, but why would Barty do this?

After so many years of keeping to himself, why did little Barty suddenly jump out? What stimulated him to do such an irrational thing? How did Barty Jr. affect the Triwizard Tournament?

A new mystery has been added, but this time it is not as confusing as before. Ada has a clue, as long as her hypothesis is true. The next thing Ada has to do is to verify and prove her hypothesis.

In the depths of his memory, Sirius found details that had been ignored by everyone, and he asked: "Do you still remember who was in the box on the day of the World Cup?"

"Why do you ask?" Fred was puzzled. "In addition to us, there are the Malfoy family and people from the Ministry of Magic."

"Is there anything strange?" George was also very confused. "Let me think about it... there seemed to be a house elf at that time."

Sirius pointed at George and said, "Yes, the house elf, the house elf that Crouch fired, Winky!"