Harry Potter: The Path of Destiny

"Which of you did this?" Crouch asked sharply, his sharp eyes scanning the four of them back and forth, "Which of you conjured the Dark Mark?"

"We didn't" "We didn't do anything" Harry and Ron hurriedly explained to Crouch.

"Don't you think it's ridiculous to ask such a thing? Crouch." Lucius stepped forward and looked at Nydia to confirm that she was not hurt. "We all know that only Death Eaters can summon With this mark, could it be that you think these children are Death Eaters?"

Several other wizards from the Ministry of Magic also gathered around, and they all nodded in agreement with Lucius's words. Everyone felt that it was impossible for these children to summon the Dark Mark.

"But some of them were found at the crime scene." Crouch's crazy look made Nidia feel as if she had seen him somewhere before.

"Where did this mark come from?" Mr. Weasley asked the four of them anxiously.

"There was someone behind those trees over there, chanting a spell loudly." Hermione said in a trembling voice.

Everyone looked nervously behind the tree, but it was already empty.

"We're late, he must have Apparated long ago," one of the Ministry officials said.

"Sir, I have seen a suspicious man. I remember his voice, which is the spell he recited." Nidia said to Crouch nervously, "He attacked me at the edge of the woods before."

"What?" Nydia's words attracted everyone's attention, and Draco nervously checked Nydia's situation again.

"Have you seen his appearance?" Crouch immediately approached Nitya and stared at her closely.

For a moment, Crouch's appearance overlapped with that of the previous man. They were so similar. The look in his eyes, like a beast discovering its prey, was so similar to that of the previous man. For a moment, Nidia was so frightened that she could not speak. Words come.

"You scared her, Crouch." Lucius stretched out his hand to block Crouch from getting too close to Nidia. "Didn't you hear what she said? This child was attacked and may not have recovered yet." After all, I am now being besieged by your Ministry of Magic personnel again."

"I couldn't see his appearance clearly, it was too dark." After sensing the similarity between Crouch and the man, Nidia developed a resistance to Mr. Crouch from the bottom of her heart.

"Is this how the Ministry of Magic does things now? After a night of farce, so many people were dispatched to round up but nothing was found, and now they are here to embarrass a few children?" Lucius said in an angry tone, holding the crutch in his hand and slamming it on the ground. Knocked a few times.

The surrounding Ministry of Magic personnel were speechless by his question, and several of them even put down their raised wands as a result.

"If there are no other problems, then I will leave with my child." After saying that, Lucius couldn't help but leave with Nydia and Draco from the surrounding crowd.

Back in the tent, Nidia finally breathed a sigh of relief. Michelle and Brace, who had already returned, immediately greeted them when they came back.

"Oh my God, Nidia, are you okay? There is a mark of a mysterious man in the sky. It's really scary." Michelle stepped forward to check on Nidia with concern.

Nitya smiled reluctantly at Michelle, "I'm fine."

"I think we can't stay here tonight. We have to leave now." Lucius looked outside the tent. "The mark of the Dark Lord has messed up everything. If we wait until early tomorrow morning, I'm afraid It will be very ugly.”

"Let's go, I don't want to stay here anymore." Recalling everything she experienced in the woods, this generation has made Nidia lose her sense of security. The other three people also nodded. Although they were all exhausted, they were more willing to leave this place of right and wrong immediately.

"Wait a minute, where is Iwan?" Nydia looked around and saw no sign of Iwan, then she turned to look at Draco.

Draco was a little embarrassed. He didn't see Iwan after chasing him into the woods. He searched for a long time but couldn't see Iwan. Finally, after seeing the Dark Lord's mark appearing in the sky, he was worried about Nydia. situation, I gave up searching and said, "I'm sorry."

"Meow!" Before Draco could finish his words, a cat meowed.

Nidia heard the sound and looked over, only to see Yiwan walking in from outside the tent. Nidia stepped forward and hugged Yiwan into her arms, and Yiwan gently licked the back of Nidia's hand twice.

"If I had known this guy knew that I was coming back, I wouldn't have had to chase him." Draco looked at Yiwan who was nestled in Nidiya's arms angrily. If it weren't for it, he wouldn't have left Nidya behind. Ya is alone.

"Okay, hurry up and pack your things, we'll leave soon."

After simply packing their luggage, several people came to the place where they got off the carriage. Two tall carriages had been waiting here for a long time. When they were about to get into the carriage, Lucius stopped Nydia and Draco.

"You two get on my carriage."

When the carriage slowly started to move forward, Nydia told Lucius and Draco in detail what happened when she was alone in the woods. The more Draco listened, the more he regretted why he left Nydia alone. That man simply wanted to take Nydia's life.

"I'm sorry, Nitya, that you encountered such a thing. I originally thought that the woods would be safer. Even if anyone comes out, they will probably come to our people in the camp." Lucius said to Nitya asked. "Did you really not see who the person who attacked you was?"

"I saw his appearance, but I don't know this person. He" Nidia hesitated, she didn't know whether she should say these words, "that Mr. Crouch has a very high status in the Ministry of Magic." "

"He is the director of the International Magic Exchange and Cooperation Department. Why do you suddenly ask him?" Lucius frowned.

"I don't know why, but I feel that the man who attacked me is very similar to Mr. Crouch, especially the look in their eyes," Nidia said.

"Is it impossible to be like Crouch? How is this possible? He should have died in Azkaban." Lucius said to himself.

"Who are you talking about?" Nitya asked curiously.

"Barty Crouch Jr., Barty Crouch's only son, is not only a Death Eater, but also a crazy admirer of the Dark Lord." Lucius said, "But he died many years ago Azkaban"

Crazy admirer? The man's expression when he talked about Voldemort could definitely be called a crazy admirer. "Is it possible that the news of his death is false?"

"This possibility cannot be completely denied, but the probability is very low. It was his hard-hearted father who imprisoned him in Azkaban in the first place, and it is not easy to fake his death under the eyes of the dementors. Easy thing." Lucius thought about it again and again.

"If it is really him, then what is his purpose in summoning the Dark Lord's mark tonight?" Draco asked.

Lucius shook his head, "His intention is unknown, maybe it's a warning, but in any case we know that the Dark Lord has a powerful admirer on the loose, and the appearance of the Dark Mark also makes some people excited. It seems that the Carlo brothers and sisters are still looking forward to the return of the Dark Lord."

"Then what should we do next?" Draco asked. They could not leave these people alone. If the Dark Lord really returned, they would immediately join the Dark Lord's command again.

"You don't need to worry about the next thing. Before you have enough ability to face all this, you just need to stay in Hogwarts." Lucius looked at Draco Holding hands with Nydia, "I don't object to the two of you dating, but if you two want to be together, you must learn to protect your abilities as soon as possible. Draco, Occlumency is what you must do. You have learned it, and Nitya, I know you have mastered the basics, but in the current situation this is no longer enough, you must master this skill completely, our enemies may be lurking around you."

"Occlumency" Draco looked at Nydia. He was a little surprised that Nydia had already learned the basic technique of Occlumency. According to his understanding, this can be regarded as an advanced magic. He suddenly felt that there was a gap in strength between him and Nidia without knowing it. He had vowed to protect Nidia before, but now it seemed that he was overestimating his capabilities.

"I will talk to Severus and let him teach you Occlumency." Lucius said, "There are not many people we can trust now, and Severus can be one of them."

Nidia was not surprised at all that Snape taught Occlumency, but recalling the unpleasant things that happened between her and him in the last semester, Nidia felt a little uncomfortable. It was as if she found out that Voldemort was really as cruel as the rumors. She was very disappointed. The hatred-filled Snape made Nydia feel unreasonable.

The carriage arrived at Malfoy Manor when the sky began to glow with light. Everyone was exhausted from what happened throughout the night. After entering the arranged rooms, everyone immediately fell into a deep sleep.