Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

 Chapter 579 Karkaroff’s strange behavior

Kyle's words suddenly eased the tense atmosphere in the principal's office. Even Dumbledore, who had always been serious, couldn't help but laugh.

 But I have to say that this idea is indeed very tempting.

“Alastor, Kyle is only in fifth grade this year.” Dumbledore said, “Let’s wait until he graduates.”

"Perhaps you are right, Dumbledore." Professor Moody glanced at Kyle and took the initiative to change the subject: "Do I need to tell Fudge about this? He shouldn't have left yet."

"Of course." Dumbledore said: "Voldemort's resurgence is related to the safety of the entire magical world. Just a few of us can't do much."

"Severus." He turned to Snape, "Please go to the grounds, find our Minister, and bring him to this office. We need to have a chat."

 Snape nodded silently and quickly left the room.

“Professor,” Kyle said suddenly, “I don’t think Fudge wants to hear this news.

"Besides, if there is no conclusive evidence of Voldemort's identity, your conversation will definitely end on bad terms."

“Perhaps you are right, no one wants to hear about Voldemort’s comeback, I have no doubt about it.”

Dumbledore said calmly, "But as I just said, there is nothing we can do against Voldemort."

 “Dumbledore, have you caught any Death Eaters?” Professor Moody asked.

"It's a pity." Dumbledore shook his head, "They ran very fast, and I couldn't be distracted at the time."

 Everyone’s mood became heavy again.

Well, there is no evidence now, just a word... Kyle can already think of the scene where Fudge and Dumbledore parted ways.

As for using the pensieve to restore Dumbledore's memory...this is indeed a good method, but Fudge won't look at it.

Even if Dumbledore forced him to see it, he would find various reasons to think that it was just a false memory.

 No one spoke.

 Fox flew down from his perch and landed on Kyle's lap.

Kyle touched the golden-red feathers on its body.

I have to say that the phoenix is ​​really a magical animal. It was precisely because of the tail feather that Fox gave him at Christmas that Kyle had the confidence to touch the Triwizard Cup when he was in the maze.

Without Dumbledore, he might have been able to escape from the top of the mountain, but he would definitely have been in a much more embarrassing situation than he was now.

"Okay, Fudge will be here soon." Dumbledore suddenly glanced at Kyle and Harry and said, "I don't think you want to participate in the rest of the conversation, right?"

"Goodbye, Professor." Kyle stood up first and walked towards the door.

 Fox rubbed his hand and returned to the perch again.

 “Goodbye, Professor.” Harry seemed to have just come to his senses and said the same.

"Goodbye... Oh, by the way, remember to find Madam Pomfrey." Dumbledore reminded: "It will be good for you to go to her and get a bottle of Dreamless Sleeping Potion."

"OK."

 …

Several people left the office one after another.

When Kyle stepped through the door behind the gargoyle, he happened to see Snape leading Fudge this way happily.

"Kyle, kid, Dumbledore must be so happy that he can't sleep." He said with a smile, "I specially brought a bottle of Ogden Aged Fire Whiskey. You can come too. I think you are already mature at your age. It’s time to drink this kind of drink appropriately.”

"Thank you, Minister," Kyle said, "but I'm too tired now and just want to go back and get some sleep."

"Yes, that's right, you really should take a good rest." Fudge nodded, "Okay then, I'll let Albus leave a glass for you, if he doesn't drink it secretly..."

 Fudge walked past several people with a smile. But Kyle felt that he was not in the mood to drink whiskey any time soon.

 After leaving the principal's office, Kyle did not go back to the common room immediately. Instead, he planned to accompany Harry to the school hospital to get the Dreamless Sleeping Potion.

Dumbledore was right. After seeing Voldemort resurrected with his own blood, Harry really needed this now.

When the two of them arrived near the foyer on the first floor, they happened to run into Professor McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey.

There was a stretcher floating next to them, with an unconscious Filch lying on it.

“Professor,” Kyle walked over, “What’s wrong with him?”

“He was hit by a coma spell and was thrown into a box in the office.” Professor McGonagall said, “Fortunately, his life is not in danger.”

At this time, Madam Pomfrey had already left in a hurry with a stretcher, and Professor McGonagall quickly followed. She needed to wait for Filch to wake up and ask some questions.

 Harry followed them.

Kyle took a look at Filch's office. The furnishings inside had become much messy. A cabinet was leaning against the wall, and the contents on it were scattered all over the floor.

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At this moment, a cat suddenly staggered out from under the table and howled at Kyle.

Judging from the way Mrs. Norris was limping, she was not immune to Barty Crouch Jr.'s attack.

However, if you want to attack Filch, you will definitely have to avoid Mrs. Norris...

etc.

Kyle suddenly thought of something.

 At Christmas, Karkaroff had an inexplicable conflict with Filch, and he had to lock up Mrs. Norris no matter what and not let her appear in the school...

Did they already think about using Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Filch?

This does make sense. After all, Mrs. Norris is partly a catnive. Even after using Polyjuice Potion, she can recognize at a glance whether the "Filch" in front of her is real.

Moreover, this cat is always alone, and it is also the only trouble in pretending to be Filch. Was Karkaroff preparing for Barty Crouch Jr.'s action at that time?

 That's not right... Kyle shook his head.

 The difference between a wizard and a squib is very big. It's not just about changing the face. Even if the students don't care about it, there is Professor Moody, there is no way he can't discover it.

Kyle shook his head. Maybe he was overthinking it. At that time, it was just a personal grudge between Karkaroff and Filch.

Or maybe they were ready to take action, but accidentally discovered that Filch was a squib, so they gave up their original plan and chose the time to take action against Harry just before the game, when all the professors had left the castle. .

Just as he was thinking about it, Mrs. Norris in the room jumped straight past Kyle and limped to catch up with Filch in front.

Kyle walked at the back, thinking about something.

Thinking about it now, there are so many strange things about Voldemort's resurrection this time.

He was sure that before Harry was caught, no one in the school, including the referees, had used Polyjuice Potion. He had confirmed this several times with the Marauder's Map.

But why could Barty Crouch Jr. appear so coincidentally at the most appropriate time and use Filch's identity to capture Harry?

There is also the Triwizard Cup, and how it was replaced by a portkey. The only person who can access it is the referee, so Karkaroff can only help him.

 And this has been established.

But when Karkaroff heard the news of Voldemort's resurrection, shouldn't he run away immediately? After all, he had betrayed so many people to save himself.

If there is anyone who least wants to see Voldemort resurrected, Karkaroff is definitely one of them. How could he go all out to help Barty Crouch Jr.? This is unreasonable.

 (End of this chapter)