Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

Ivan's powerful magic is still fresh in his memory, and everything tonight is extraordinarily unusual.

With so many people out there waiting for the outcome, it must be done quickly.

Scrimgeour turned his eyes back to Winky crouching at his feet, his eyes becoming more ruthless, "You found this wand there, elf, didn't you? You picked it up and thought you could find it with it." Have some fun, eh?"

"I didn't use it for magic, sir!" shrieked Winky, tears streaming down the sides of her squashed bulbous nose like a stream, "I, I, I... I just picked it up Get up, sir! I didn't conjure the Dark Mark, sir, please believe me, I don't know how!"

"You don't know how to use this magic, it's hard to say?!" Scrimgeour's voice was a little serious, "Since this wand is in your hands, this matter must have nothing to do with you. There is a simple way, You can discover the last spell cast by the wand, did you know that, elf?"

Winky trembled all over, shook her head desperately, and flapped her ears.

Scrimgeour ignored her, as if he had made up his mind to catch the murderer hiding behind the scenes.

He looked up at the silent Crouch, raised his wand, and docked it with Harry's.

"Flashback!" said Scrimgeour in a icy voice.

There was a gasp in the crowd, they saw a horrific skeleton spitting snakes out from where the two wands met, but it was just the shadow of the green skeleton above their heads.

It seemed to be made of thick gray smoke, a magical ghost.

"Vanish!" growled Scrimgeour.

The skeleton made of smoke turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared.

"How do you say that?" He put on a cruelly smug expression, looking at Shining under his feet.

Winky was still trembling violently, looking extremely pitiful.

"Not me!" she screamed, rolling her eyeballs in horror. "Not me, not me, I don't know how! I'm a good elf, I don't fiddle with wands, I don't know how!"

"Enough, you were caught red-handed with this criminal wand in your hand!" Scrimgeour shouted, "There are very few wizards who know this magic, tell us, where did you learn it? "

Winky let out a harsh panting sound, like a broken bellows.

"Scrooge, perhaps you are saying..." Crouch spoke, every syllable tinged with icy anger, "I regularly teach my servants to become the Dark Mark?"

Scrimgeour stared at him in a very oppressive silence, with a strange gleam in his eyes.

None of the hundreds of Ministry of Magic officials spoke, and Barty Crouch had a high status and dignity in the Ministry of Magic.

Especially his past experience made all wizards feel scared.

Fudge, who was supposed to be the master, seemed terrified, looking terrified, looked at Crouch for a while, and then turned his head to look at Scrimgeour.

"Everything is possible, we need to investigate!" Scrimgeour didn't flinch, and his tone was equally cold.

Judging from his appearance, it seemed that Crouch had planned the attack tonight.

And at the end, made his house-elf conjure the Dark Mark!

"I hope you don't forget that throughout my long career there has been much evidence that I have always loathed and hated the Dark Arts, and all who practice them!" cried Mr. Crouch, his eyes popping out.

"Obviously, but that doesn't explain your house-elf's dark magic."

"Perhaps she learned it by accident!" said Fudge uneasily. "Now, elf, tell me, where on earth did you find Harry's wand?"

Winky twisted the welt of the tea towel she was wearing so hard that her fingers unscrewed it so hard that the welt came loose.

"I-I picked it up there, sir..." she whispered, "There, in the ruins, I was terrified. All the buildings were collapsing, and the stones kept falling."

"Well, let me see, this matter is very clear!" Fudge said softly, "It must be that the dark wizard who fought with Ivan picked up Harry's wand in the box, and finally transformed into a black magic wand there." Magic Mark."

"Mr. Minister, I saw someone Apparate just now!" The wizard who first noticed Shining said hurriedly, "That figure suddenly disappeared from my eyes, and disappeared in a flash..."

Chapter 492 The Elf's Clothes

"Apparitions are not allowed in this place!" Scrimgeour demanded.

"I know, but he did suddenly disappear, from before my eyes..."

"Rufus, that's the way it is!" said Fudge, seemingly relieved, "The Dark wizards who conjured up the Mark, Apparated or otherwise moved away when they were done, dropped Harry's wand. It was very clever of them not to use their own wands, so as not to give away their identity. A moment later, the hapless little elf accidentally saw the wand, and picked it up."

Scrimgeour was silent for a moment, as if considering the possibility of what Fudge had said.

"Little elf, did you see anyone at that time?" He asked again in a cold tone.

Winky trembled even more than before, and her two bulb-sized eyes looked at Scrimgeour, then at Fudge, and finally at her master, Mr. Crouch, and took a deep breath.

"I saw no one, sir, no one—"

"You're lying!" Scrimgeour said in disbelief. "I have a way of getting you to tell all you know."

"Scrimgeour!" Crouch said bluntly, "I am fully aware that according to the general procedure, you have to bring Winky to the Auror office for interrogation, but before that, I would like to ask you to allow me to come first." deal with her."

Scrimgeour didn't answer, which Crouch seemed to take as acquiescence, and he walked quickly to Winky's side.

"Lord, lord, master..." Winky looked up at Mr. Crouch, with tears in her eyes, and stammered, "Master, please, please, don't..."

Crouch stared at her, his face hardening.

Every line on it is very prominent, and there is no mercy in the eyes.

"I was shocked by Winky's behavior tonight," he said slowly. "She disobeyed my orders, showed up at the scene of the accident at random, and picked up a wand that a house-elf should not have touched. That means Come on, clothes!"

"No, no!" Winky screamed, throwing herself at Mr. Crouch's feet, "No, master! No clothes, Winky no clothes! Please!"

The only way to free a house-elf is to give him decent clothes.

What this means for the house-elves is liberation, but it can also mean destruction!

Winky clutched her tea towel and wept at Mr. Crouch's feet in a very pitiful way.

"You can't do that, she was terrified!" Hermione said suddenly indignantly, and she glared at Crouch fiercely. "Your house elf has a fear of heights, she can't stay in the box all the time Wait to die! She's here for good reason, she's just running for her life, and happened to pick up Harry's wand, you can't blame her!"

Ivan could feel that Hermione was shaking slightly because of anger.

By this time, everyone knew that Winky couldn't be the one who conjured the Dark Mark.

But Crouch didn't care, he just needed a scapegoat.

Ivan looked into the dark ruins, wondering where Winky hid Barty Crouch Jr.? !

The wizard just said that he saw a figure suddenly disappear from his eyes, and that must be Barty Crouch Jr.

He couldn't Apparate, so he must be hiding under the Invisibility Cloak.

Ivan can no longer feel the existence of Barty Crouch Jr., he seems to be protected by a magical force.

Because of the battle just now, Aiwen is very weak now.

With his current condition, it is no longer possible to detect the specific location of Barty Crouch Jr., and the magic has lost its effect.

However, he had no intention of exposing this matter.

This is related to his next plan. As for the fate of Barty Crouch, he can only ask for luck!

Encountering Voldemort who has failed one after another, he will definitely break into his home with his own hands.

Although he didn't care about Crouch, this matter also warned Ivan.

After possessing a powerful force above ordinary wizards, those lunatics can do anything.

Whether it's Voldemort or a vampire, these evil dark wizards have never put human life in their sights.

A scene like this one tonight may happen at any time in the future.

Mr. Crouch didn't seem to hear Hermione's words, he took a step back and got rid of the elf's entanglement.

He looked down at Winky as if she were some filthy rot, staining his polished shoes.

"I don't need a house-elf who disobeys orders," he said coldly, turning to Hermione. "I don't need a servant who forgets to uphold his master's honor."

Winky cried so sadly, her cry echoed in the ruins, and there was another very embarrassing silence.

Mr. Crouch tried to shake her off, but Winky clung to his lap.

"If you can, please return Harry's wand!" Sirius frowned, "These children have experienced too much tonight, they must go back to rest, we have no energy and obligation to stay here, watching this The farce goes on."

Scrimgeour hesitated, walked over and handed the wand to Harry, and then his eyes fell on Ivan.

"Is your name Alvin Mason?!" he asked, "I want to talk to you!"

Aiwen originally wanted to agree, but Sirius stopped him directly.

"I don't think Ivan has anything to say to you, everyone has seen what happened tonight!" He said bluntly, "In my opinion, Ivan saved everyone, he is a hero! "

"That's true, but it's obviously not normal for this child to have such powerful magical powers!" said Scrimgeour stiffly.

"You have to know that some people are born geniuses!" Sirius replied softly, "Don't use your standards to judge others. What's more, no matter how powerful Aiwen is, this matter has nothing to do with Aurors .”

Scrimgeour stood there with an embarrassed expression, looking at Sirius.

"Come on, boys!" whispered Mr. Weasley hastily, quietly giving Sirius a hand.

Everyone knows that Scrimgeour is a man of swift action.

He's been an Auror since he started working, and has devoted most of his life to dealing with dark wizards.

The professional habits he has developed for a long time make him not let go of any doubts, and he doesn't care who the other party is.

Although he is not as powerful as Crouch, it is best not to provoke him easily.

Ivan's performance tonight was too eye-catching, he needs to keep a low profile now.

What happened tonight, especially the appearance of the Dark Mark at the end, was obviously not right, so it's better not to get involved in it.

Everyone turned to leave, only Hermione seemed unwilling to move, her eyes still on the weeping elf.

"Hermione!" said Mr. Weasley, more urgently.

A few seconds later, Hermione turned around, followed Ivan and everyone to leave the ruins, and walked outside the stadium.

Chapter 493 The Wanted Vampire

When they were separated from the crowd of the Ministry of Magic, Ivan said immediately, "That guy named Scrimgeour seems dangerous?"

He could feel that most wizards were shocked after he showed his powerful magic power.

Only Rufus Scrimgeour thought of exploring the source of his magic, and Barty Crouch presumably wanted to do the same.

But now he is overwhelmed with the affairs of Shining and his son, so he didn't target Ivan.

These two guys seem to be extraordinarily sharp, so be careful when you come into contact with them in the future.

"Scrimgeour has always been like that. He's an old Auror!" said Sirius. "After Alastor Moody retired, he was the only remaining Auror of the old class. He was very famous in the Ministry of Magic. prestige."

"Where are the other Aurors?" Harry asked.

"Either quit halfway, or die or go crazy. Auror is a very dangerous profession. Few people can persist to the end!" Sirius replied, "Only the most powerful Auror can fight against the dark wizard's At the same time, protect yourself. You must know that in many cases, the danger does not necessarily come from the enemy. Aurors like Scrimgeour are already very rare."

"Aurors are always suspicious, and everyone looks like a dark wizard!" Mr. Weasley agreed.

"Anyone who has been in that position for so long will become like that. They have seen too many conspiracies and tricks." Sirius paused for a while, and continued, "Knowing who can be trusted and who can't, it doesn't matter. Not a bad thing."

It seemed that he thought about the death of Peter Pettigrew and Harry's parents again, and blamed himself for his past stupidity.

"That's right, but people are still afraid of having anything to do with Aurors." Mr. Weasley continued, "I would say that Scrimgeour chose Crouch as his opponent this time, but it was a big mistake. Crouch didn't The kind of person who is easily intimidated."

"Look at his attitude towards that house elf, as long as anything that affects his reputation, he can give up at any time." Sirius said disdainfully, "Barty Crouch is much more cunning than Scrimgeour , and much more dangerous!"

"But Winky didn't make any mistakes!" said Hermione immediately. "What will happen to her?"

"They don't have any proof, and they'll let her out eventually!" said Sirius, "but she'll be banished by Barty Crouch for sure, and hopefully the thrill doesn't kill her."

"That's not fair, Mr. Crouch can't treat her like that!" Hermione said angrily, "He knows she didn't do it, but he still wants to fire her! He doesn't care how scared and sad she is ...He doesn't treat her as a human being at all!"

"Well, she's not human after all," Ron interjected.

Upon hearing this, Hermione immediately turned to attack him.

"That doesn't mean she doesn't have feelings, Ron. It's disgusting that they do that and you..."

"Well, Hermione, now is not the time to discuss the rights of house-elves, and I don't agree with you!" Mr. Weasley said hastily, "You'd better go back to the tent, and I'll do the rest." and Sirius take care of it."

A few minutes later, they were blocked as they walked out of the stadium.

Although the officials of the Ministry of Magic are trying their best to evacuate the flow of people, there are still many wizards gathered there and refuse to disperse.

They all looked terrified, and when they saw someone coming out, they pushed forward vigorously.

Alvin ducked back, hiding behind Sirius, not wanting to be recognized.

But this worry is unnecessary, these wizards did not recognize Ivan.