It's just a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Chapter 272 Suspects

This middle-aged wizard who used to be a dark wizard and is now the principal of Durmstrang is clamoring that he will never take his students to participate in the next Triwizard Tournament, and he will also discuss this matter File a complaint with the Ministry of Magic and the International Confederation of Wizards.

Moody's and Sherlock's eyes were on him now.

"Karkaroff is very suspicious." Moody said in a deep voice, "I caught him with my own hands. I know how cunning and treacherous he is. Before he was caught, almost all Death Eaters Everyone believed that he was one of the most loyal believers of the mysterious man, but on the first day he was caught, he betrayed all his companions without hesitation."

"Now he might take Harry to leave a life-saving talisman for himself. If the mysterious man makes a comeback later, he can use this in exchange for his own chance of survival."

Sherlock has a different opinion on this.

"Dumbledore said that what mysterious people hate most is betrayal. Karkaroff himself should be very clear about such things. Harry will not be his life-saving talisman, but will become his life-saving talisman. Besides, even if Voldemort is willing to let go There is absolutely no chance that those Death Eaters who were taken into Azkaban because of his betrayal would let him go."

What he said was well-founded, but Moody did not give up his idea completely, but reserved his opinion, and the two turned their attention to the next person together.

The Madame Maxime who was as tall as Hagrid.

The female headmistress was also obviously very unhappy, but her performance was much more restrained than Karkaroff's, and she didn't say any threatening words.

"Olim Maxim, this woman's life is very simple. Except for the unknown family situation, her previous experience has clear records." Moody is a senior Auror, what he saw in the Auror Command There is a lot of information, "In her life so far, she has never had any intersection with the mysterious person, and she has no deep hatred with Harry."

On this woman, Sherlock and Moody see the same thing.

"She's also really the least suspect because there's absolutely no reason to do it."

Passing past Madam Maxime, their eyes rested on the short and dwarf-like Director of the Sports Department of the Ministry of Magic, Balmain, standing beside her.

"It was even simpler with Ludo Balmain, who was a batsman for the Wimbledon Hornets and the England national team before he went to the Ministry of Magic and became director of sports. He's a guy who likes to bet , and is good at drilling and using fake money, and has many minor problems, but I have never heard of rumors that he has contact with mysterious people."

Sherlock couldn't even recall any information about Balmain from the few original memories he still remembered.

He also decided that this is a role of a walk-on, and it is unlikely that he is the mastermind behind the scenes.

In the end, they turned their gazes to the last person, the director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, Barty Crouch, who had been staring at other people arguing with a gloomy face after entering the door without saying a word.

This time Sherlock spoke first.

"I think he's the most suspect!"

Moody was puzzled by this.

"Although Barty has the indelible stain of being a Death Eater's son, his character cannot be doubted. In the 70s, when the conflict between the Ministry of Magic and the Death Eaters was at its sharpest, he was extremely persistent in opposing Pure-blood hegemony, against the rule of the mysterious man. Later, after learning that his son was a Death Eater, he was arrested directly into Azkaban without hesitation. At that time, some people even thought that his only shortcoming was that he was too Too unselfish."

Old Batty had served as the director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement for a long time. As the immediate boss of Moody's former boss, there was still a close relationship between them.

And according to old Batty's life experience, he really has no possibility of turning to Voldemort.

But Sherlock obviously knows more than Moody.

He lowered his voice, speaking at a volume that only he and Moody could hear.

"The process is too complicated, so I'll make a long story short. His son, Barty Crouch Jr., the mysterious man's hardcore supporter, didn't die in Azkaban before."

Hearing this sentence, Moody's pupils shrank suddenly, and Sherlock's voice still did not stop.

"Not long ago at the Quidditch World Cup, I found Barty Jr. and killed him in the end, but I don't know whether Crouch knows about it now, but just based on this, his suspicion is not small .”

Moody fell silent, his eyes did not deliberately stay on Crouch, but lowered his head, staring at his rough palm.

"Would even a man like him betray the Ministry of Magic?"

No one could answer his words, and neither could Sherlock.

All their guesses now are just suspicions. Before there is conclusive evidence, except for Dumbledore, any of the other four people is possible.

Or if it's more relaxed, maybe some wizard sneaked into Hogwarts Castle and did it secretly.

But the possibility of this is very low, neither Moody nor Sherlock has given it much consideration.

After confirming Harry's status as the second Hogwarts warrior, the debate about having an extra warrior came to an end.

Barty Crouch, as the representative of the referee, informed the time of the first game of the four Warriors.

"The first project will be carried out on November 11th, and it will be completed in front of other students and the jury. It will test your courage, so we are not going to tell you what it is. Dare to face the unknown is a wizard An important quality of the. Very important”

"Warriors are not allowed to ask or accept any help from their teachers in completing the competition. The only weapon a warrior has in their first challenge is their wand, and they don't learn until after the first project is over. Regarding the situation of the second project. Because the competition is very demanding and the duration is very long, the warriors will not participate in the school year examination."

The reminder is very short. After finishing the above remarks, today's affairs will come to an end.

The referee and the professors left this compartment of the auditorium respectively.

After Harry went out, he found that all the students in the auditorium had left, and Ron and Hermione didn't wait for him, but he wouldn't go back alone.

"So, this time we are rivals again?"

With that genial smile on his face forever, Cedric looks like a good-natured boy next door.

Harry was in a mess, and he just replied.

"maybe."

(End of this chapter)