The Bard at Hogwarts

Time is like water.

The changes brought by time often happen inadvertently.

Just like the reflection in the water, it gradually blurs with the rippling of the water. Just like the passage of time, many things in memory become distant and hazy.

Three full days have passed since the first game.

During this period, many incredible things happened in the castle.

First of all, a monthly magazine called "Hogwarts Past" came out.

The headquarters of this magazine is located outside the castle, in an abandoned herb greenhouse, hosted by Draco Malfoy of Slytherin.

Of course, these are not the main points. The quality of a magazine is never these external conditions. The standard for measuring it is only the content inside.

And "Hogwarts Past" handed in a nearly perfect answer sheet in the first issue in terms of content.

Various things in the castle, such as confession rejection, dating being caught, and even who secretly held hands with whom, are all recorded in detail.

The writing is humorous, and the entry point of the article is also tricky.

Although many things have already happened, every little wizard can find fun in it, whether they know it or not.

In addition to the trivialities of the castle, the magazine also published the current hot topics, the Goblet of Fire and the Warrior, and the savior Harry Potter.

Among all the contents, an article titled "The Mask of Hypocrisy" attracted a lot of attention.

The protagonist of the content is one of the seven directors of the Ministry of Magic: Bartimius Crouch, and his Death Eater son Barty Jr.

Perhaps ordinary magazines dare not provoke officials of Barty's level, but when people see the surnames of Swinburne and Malfoy on the last page of the magazine, everything needs no further explanation.

...

"Barty is too much!"

In the Gryffindor common room, Ron threw down the magazine in his hand and complained indignantly.

"He keeps staring at Harry, what reason does he have! Claiming to be fair? He doesn't even look in the mirror and look at himself!"

Ron's complaint resonated a lot in the common room.

Sometimes, little wizards are really nervous.

Although Harry used the Deathly Curse to kill a dragon in public, no one was injured, and the fear of the Killing Curse gradually faded with time.

"Yes! Harry made a mistake, but it is not the turn of the two-faced people to come out and make comments."

In the crowd, Neville calmly expressed his views.

It seems that his mentality has changed, or he is used to speaking less. Every time Neville speaks, few people around him will interrupt.

Today is the same. After Neville finished speaking, Seamus and Ron continued to express their opinions.

Coincidentally, the discussion about old Barty in the Gryffindor common room is not unique.

The same discussion is also common in the other three colleges.

In order to build a good reputation, Draco printed a full 400 copies of the first issue of "Hogwarts Past", and sent them to the four college common rooms for free.

...

The fermentation of public opinion.

The person involved, old Barty Crouch, experienced a real difficulty in the castle.

It seems that no matter where he goes, there will be people who say something sarcastic. There are even rumors that Hagrid's hounds bark at him.

And at this moment.

Old Barty, the person involved, is alone in the principal's office of Hogwarts.

"Albus! I feel like I have lost a lot of memories. Someone has cast a forgetfulness spell on me."

Old Barty sat on the sofa, grabbing his few hairs in distress.

Facing Old Barty's distress, Dumbledore did not respond directly.

He first glanced at the hardcover magazine "Hogwarts Past" on the table, and after thinking for a while, he slowly spoke:

"I'm curious, is it true? Did you replace little Barty privately back then?"

"I don't know! I even forgot that I had a son!" At this moment, Old Barty answered truthfully without any concealment.

It was because he couldn't remember having a son that he was sure that his memory had been tampered with.

Because vaguely, Old Barty remembered that he had a son, and his son had achieved excellent results, which once became his pride.

"Albus, help me! If it's true as this magazine says, I might be finished, but please catch him anyway... life or death!"

Old Barty looked a little painful, but he still insisted on finishing all the instructions, especially at the end, his expression was even more resolute.

Although he forgot his son, he remembered the madness of the Death Eaters in the dark period.

Dumbledore looked at the wizard in front of him silently. Once upon a time, Old Barty was also the first to lead the Aurors and strikers to fight on the front line.

In the years when Voldemort was rampant, Old Barty was in charge of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and with his iron-blooded and tough style, he became the spiritual pillar of many ordinary wizards.

If it weren't for Little Barty, who was finally discovered to be a hidden Death Eater, Fudge would really have nothing to do with the current Minister of Magic in England.

...

Time is like water, and years are like songs.

The former iron-blooded director is now just an ordinary person who looks tired.

Dumbledore understands what happened to Old Barty very well, a kind of pain after the conflict between emotions and ideas.

The only difference is that old Batty ultimately chose feelings instead of sticking to his own ideas.

"Bartemius!" Dumbledore spoke slowly:

"I can't interfere with the Ministry of Magic, and everyone must be responsible for their own actions. But please rest assured that I will take little Barty's affairs seriously."

"That's enough!" Hearing this, old Barty suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"What else do you need to know? Tell me as soon as possible! While the people from the Ministry of Magic haven't taken me away yet. Oh, by the way, no matter what, I will take care of Harry's affairs."

At that moment, old Barty mentioned Harry's affairs again.

The person who can lead the Law Enforcement Department to fight Voldemort is probably not a fool.

After discovering that his memory had been tampered with, old Barty had already smelled the smell of conspiracy. Considering what happened in the past week, the other party's goal was about to be revealed.

In this regard, old Barty chose to take the blame for Harry.

Although he didn't know the hidden person's plan, it didn't matter, as long as he didn't let the other party get the desired result.

...

After old Barty expressed his attitude, the principal's office fell into silence.

Dumbledore did not give Old Barty an answer. At this moment, his eyes turned to the cabinet where the candies were stored.

The cabinet door was opened, and a shallow stone basin floated out.

The stone basin was simple in shape, with complicated runes and symbols engraved on the edge. The basin was filled with silver substances, which looked like liquid and gas like clouds.

"Old friend! Don't rush to take responsibility! Like I said, everyone is only responsible for their own actions!"

Dumbledore said with a smile, and the address also changed quietly.

"The Oblivion Spell is not scary. Except for some people who are proficient in the Oblivion Spell, ordinary Oblivion Spells can be restored temporarily by the Pensieve."

As he spoke, Dumbledore had already stood up and walked towards the Pensieve, with a trace of regret in his eyes.

"As for the person who is proficient in the Oblivion Spell... If nothing unexpected happens, he should still be in Azkaban."

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Xiaodi's sharing today: Pensieve

The Pensieve is an item used to check memories. There is one in the headmaster's office at Hogwarts. The Pensieve is a shallow stone basin with runes and symbols carved on the edge of the basin. The basin is filled with a silver substance that looks like both liquid and gas, just like clouds.

The Pensieve is very rare, because only the most powerful wizards will use it, and most wizards dare not do so.