Hogwarts' Wizarding Throne

Hogsmeade.

The desertedness of the past is long gone. Even though it is now night and the moon is high in the sky, the newly built stone road is full of visitors from various countries. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is crowded.

The representatives who came to convene the International Wizarding Conference naturally did not come with the Five Power Tournament. These representatives came earlier and have been coming for several days.

And these foreign wizards were naturally amazed after seeing a pure and magnificent wizard town.

Not to mention the buildings that look like the magic kingdom in fairy tales, even the teams of energetic and capable purple-clad wizard police patrolling the streets also made many conceited people secretly praise: "The British Ministry of Magic is really strong."

Regular, orderly, and full of vitality.

This is the biggest impression that the new Hogsmeade gives to wizards from various countries.

Some wizards who are used to being sloppy are even more ashamed. They quickly walked into a store called Tufan Clothing. After a while, they felt at home and came out, wearing exquisite wizard robes.

Some of them are wizards who come to travel with their families. When they come here, their children are like crazy.

They keep going in and out of candy stores, magic joke shops, broom shops and other shops, unable to hold anything in their hands and stuffing everything in their mouths.

The children are happy, but it is a bit hard on their parents' wallets.

Hogsmeade also has various entertainment venues suitable for adult wizards, such as pubs and restaurants, which are now crowded.

These are actually child's play. Hogsmeade has two large-scale stores, which can be called the two big money-eating beasts of Hogsmeade.

If it weren't for the signboard, people would have thought it was a palace shop, because it was indeed too magnificent.

A store called British Potion, the name is simple, but the meaning is not simple.

The potions here are not only complete, but also cheaper.

How cheap can it be? Compared with the previous market price, it is directly cut in half.

Many foreign wizards feel that British potion makers are collectively crazy?

However, it did not stop them from taking advantage. Many wealthy people immediately began to buy in bulk, preparing to make a profit after returning home.

Another magnificent store, called the British Financial Supermarket, has a strange name, but it still does not prevent foreign wizards from buying frantically.

In the supermarket, there are not only items from all over the world, but also many high-end Muggle items "registered" in the UK, which dazzled many closed-minded wizards.

The supermarket recently launched a new event. In order to welcome and celebrate the convening of the United Wizards Conference in Hogsmeade, it held a big discount.

Originally 998, ugh!

Originally super expensive items, now as long as you become a member and save money, you can enjoy a 30% discount in the future!

Since wizards who can represent their respective countries to attend the conference are generally wealthy.

But after just two days in Hogsmeade, I felt that my wallet was a little empty, and my flesh and liver hurt.

But after they lightly touched the large amount of potions, exquisite magic items, and some strange but interesting Muggle items in the traceless stretching bag.

They didn't feel the pain.

After all, they could make a lot of money by just selling them.

They were very happy, and secretly cursed the British wizards as big fools, no, they were all good people!

Barty Crouch, at this critical moment, is the most powerful person in Britain. After all, even Fudge and Lucius have to cooperate with him.

But old Barty did not disappoint Shaw. He has basically settled down in Hogsmeade recently and has drunk countless energy tonic potions.

Think about it, when there are too many ordinary people, there will be a lot of friction, and they will fight for trivial matters.

And when there are wizards with extraordinary powers, the number of people exceeds thousands, plus the different customs and habits of different countries.

Once a conflict arises, it is easy to lose lives.

That is to say, the wizard police and wizard army trained by John Carroll are powerful enough. Once there is an accident, they will appear in half a minute. Otherwise, even if Barty Crouch has a hundred hands, he will be killed.

In fact, Barty is just busy dealing with minor conflicts between wizards from various countries. He has been worried about several things recently.

Of course, it does not mean that Barty really ran away after watching the Quidditch game of the Wasps. This is all expected.

What Barty is worried about is the new wizards in Hogsmeade, not just the list of representatives and family members reported and filed by the Ministry of Magic of various countries.

There is also an unusually large unknown force stationed, which entered through Dumbledore's relationship.

And these people seem to be very familiar with Carroll.

Barty reported to Shaw, but only received a response of attention and no interference. This ambiguous order made Barty feel that even if he obtained the sequence poker, he still did not enter the core circle of the throne.

In addition, some unknown people often appear in the suburbs outside Hogsmeade, sending out well-trained wizard troops toThere was not much effect in arresting them, because those people did not respond to the challenge at all and were extremely slippery.

So old Barty had a headache. He always felt that Hogsmeade was like a powder keg that could explode at any time.

No, it was a volcano with smoke on the top of the mountain.

In an office, old Barty had just finished dealing with a weird incident of a wizard stripping naked and was about to go on a patrol on the street.

At this time, Alice, who was also in charge of Hogsmeade affairs, walked in.

"Mr. Crouch, are you going out for a patrol?"

Old Barty glanced at Alice, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes. He hadn't seen such an outstanding young man for a long time.

Shaw was not a pervert, and the other party was not only strong, but also had a unique vision. Those who were promoted out of the ordinary were also first-class.

Another example was Percy Weasley, whose style was very similar to his own.

Old Barty restrained his serious and rigid expression and said patiently.

"Yes, from the summary of the previous two days, those drunken wizards always make all kinds of noise at night, so we have to keep an eye on them."

Alice smiled and did not continue the topic, but tried to probe.

"I heard that the chief gave your son a special task. Do you need my help?"

Old Barty was slightly stunned, and quickly flashed away his calculations, and said calmly.

"No, let alone the power of the Ministry of Magic, although the Fly family is strong, the Crouch family is not weak either, and we can still deal with it."

Alice was slightly disappointed, and her hands in her sleeves clenched tightly.

Although the burden of her current appointment is getting heavier, when it comes to some behind-the-scenes planning, the chief does not look for her at all.

Alice also knows why, and she feels indescribably uncomfortable in her heart.

She came to Old Barty to take the initiative to help, not really to spy on secret missions or something, but to really share the worries of the chief, at least to let the chief see her still loyal heart.

Of course, this was just Alice's self-deception, but what could she do? It was impossible for her to persuade or even betray her grandfather.

Barty Crouch watched Alice walk away in a daze, vaguely understanding something, but not sure.

Speaking of the ranking of family strength and popularity under Shaw before,

On the surface, Malfoy was first, Foley was second, Nott was third, and the others were not visible for the time being.

Barty, who had a strong desire for power, now had other thoughts.

He walked out of the room half-thinking, and saw a lame black dog flash by in his peripheral vision.

"Why are there still wild dogs in Hogsmeade?"