Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure
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"Where's the man who broke into the yard?" Mr. Weasley made a sound of pain.
"Arthur, you know Mad-Eye," said Mr. Diggory's head. "He's been trying to help us investigate the vampire thing, causing trouble everywhere. Just imagine someone sneaking into his yard in the middle of the night." Might be a feral cat that's lost a battle outside, wandering around aimlessly with potato peelings on it. But if someone from the Misuse of Magic Office catches Mad-Eye, he's out of luck, come to think of it If his criminal record is not serious, and your department is responsible for handling it, let's let him go, what punishment will he suffer if the trash can explode?"
"Probably a warning," said Mr. Weasley, his brow furrowed as he continued to take notes quickly. "Mad-Eye didn't use his wand? He didn't actually attack anyone, did he?"
"I dare say he jumped out of bed and looked out of the window, and he did what he saw!" sighed Mr. Diggory, "but they'll have a hard time proving it, because no one was hurt."
"Okay, I'll go now." Mr. Weasley said, stuffed the parchment of records into his mouth, turned around and rushed out of the kitchen.
Mr Diggory turned his head to look at Mrs Weasley.
"I'm so sorry, Mollie!" he said, in a much calmer tone, "to disturb you so early, but only Arthur can excuse Mad-Eye from punishment, who was to start a new life today." It's the job he's wanted for so many years. I don't understand why he chose last night..."
"Never mind, Amos," said Mrs. Weasley, "do you want to eat a piece of bread or something before you go?"
"Oh, well," said Mr Diggory.
Mrs. Weasley took a piece from the stack of bread and butter on the table, held it with tongs, and put it into Mr. Diggory's mouth.
"Thank you." He mumbled something, and then he disappeared with a soft poof.
Immediately, Mr. Weasley returned to the kitchen with his briefcase and said goodbye to everyone loudly. His clothes had not been turned inside out.
"I have to go quickly, I wish you all the best this semester, children." Mr. Weasley said to Ivan, Harry, Ron and the twins, while draping a cloak over his shoulders, Prepare to Apparate.
"Arthur, wait a minute, you need to comb your hair and change your robes before you go," said Mrs Weasley.
"Oh!" Mr. Weasley stopped and asked Mrs. Weasley to help him tidy up. "Molly, is it okay for you to send the children to King's Cross?"
"Of course!" she said. "Go and take care of Mad-Eye, we'll be all right."
As soon as Mr. Weasley disappeared, Hermione, Ginny, Bill, and Charlie walked into the kitchen.
"Someone mentioned Mad-Eye?" Bill asked. "What did he do?"
"He said someone tried to break into his house last night," said Mrs. Weasley.
"Mad-Eye Moody?" said George thoughtfully, spreading marmalade on his slice of bread. "It's the madman..."
"Your father thought very highly of Mad-Eye Moody," said Mrs. Weasley sternly.
"Yeah, Dad still collects plugs, doesn't he?" Fred whispered after Mrs. Weasley had left the room. "They're the same kind of people..."
"Moody was a great wizard back then," Bill said.
"He's an old friend of Dumbledore's," said Charlie.
"Dumbledore isn't what you'd call normal, is he?" said Fred. "I mean, I know he's a genius, it's amazing..."
"Can someone tell me who Mad-Eye is?" asked Harry, who hadn't met Moody yet.
"He's retired now and used to work at the Ministry," said Charlie. "I saw him once, and Dad took me there when he worked with him. He's an Auror, the best of the best, for the Dark wizards." Master."
"That's right!" Bill added. "Half the cells in Azkaban were filled by him. But he also made a lot of enemies for himself, mainly the relatives of the people he caught. I heard He said that as he got older, he became more and more suspicious, he didn't believe in anything, and he saw black wizards everywhere he went."
"Yeah, Dad talked to Sirius about it a few days ago!" Ron agreed, "That Auror leader named Rufus Scrimgeour is also like this, suspicious, everyone looks like a bad guy, But Sirius spoke highly of him, saying that this is the strength of the Auror, don't trust others casually!"
"I don't know!" said Harry, "but I don't want Sirius to be like that in the future."
Chapter 505 Departure and Information on Sirius
"Mad-Eye Moody is a nice guy. Although he's a little scary, he's a good guy!" Ivan said.
He also met Moody once before in the Ministry of Magic. At that time, Ivan was trying to persuade Mr. Weasley and Sirius to pay attention to Crouch, but they all thought he was crazy, and only Moody felt that Ivan's speculation was very interesting. reason.
He said that he would pay close attention to Crouch, and he didn't know how far it had progressed.
Of course, these things and plans were drawn up before Ivan didn't know that vampires were helping Voldemort.
Ivan thought at the time that after Pettigrew Peter was imprisoned in Azkaban, no one would help Voldemort.
He might be able to delay Voldemort's return, sabotage his plot, and make himself better prepared.
But it doesn't make much sense now, and with the help of the vampires, Voldemort will surely make his return.
This is already an unstoppable thing that will happen sooner or later.
That being the case, it is better to follow the plot that Ivan is familiar with so as to grasp various emergencies.
Mad-Eye was attacked, indicating that Voldemort and the others had already begun their operations.
The next thing, just follow the predetermined plot development.
All Ivan needs to do is to participate in the competition and escape with Harry at the last moment from Voldemort who has successfully recovered his strength.
That's how he planned it, and he hoped everything would go well.
Half an hour later, everyone had breakfast and was ready to go.
Bill and Charlie were going to drop everyone off at King's Cross, while Percy went straight to the Ministry of Magic.
He said he couldn't get away, and Mr. Crouch already had a lot of things to ask him to do.
However, Ivan doubts whether Crouch can remember Percy's name is still a problem.
He should be worried about his son now, thinking about how to keep it a secret.
Or more directly, has been attacked by Voldemort and vampires, controlled by the Imperius Curse.
After Percy left, Mrs. Weasley found the courage to go to the nearby village post office and use the Muggle phone.
She ordered three regular Muggle taxis to take everyone to London, and they would be there in a few minutes.
"Arthur was going to borrow the Ministry's car to take us!" she said to them all, "but the Ministry's car can't be freed, they've been too busy lately."
Looking at the pouring rain outside, everyone was a little worried about using the upcoming Muggle taxi.
By Muggle standards, the Burrow's surroundings and decor were clearly not normal.
Especially when they have so many pets, the owl and the piglet kept screaming in the cage.
Muggle taxi drivers presumably seldom transport these strange guests and manic owls, hoping they don't see anything.
Just then, an old-fashioned dark green car drove into the yard.
It was not a Muggle taxi, but a Ministry of Magic car.
Ivan still remembered that they had been in this car last year.
Under the surprised eyes of everyone, Sirius got out of the car under an umbrella.
He was wearing a black high-end suit and watch, like a successful Muggle businessman.
With a smile on his face, Sirius greeted everyone cordially.
Compared with the last time we met, his complexion looked good, and his whole body was full of new vitality.
It seems that the job of Auror is really suitable for him.
Inside the Burrow, everyone froze for a moment, then rushed out to greet them, with Harry rushing to the front.
"Sirius, why are you here?" Harry asked eagerly, "Didn't you say you were too busy before?"
"I tried my best to find time to come and see you off. It's not easy, but it's worth it!" Sirius said with a smile, "Okay, if you don't want to be late, get on the bus and set off for London, this car It belongs to our department, and I requisitioned it directly."
"Thank goodness, Sirius, you've been a great help!" said Mrs. Weasley gratefully.
She asked everyone to quickly move the salutes to the car, and she went to cancel the appointment of the three Muggle taxis.
The interior of this car is very large, and it has been expanded by magic. Even though there are a lot of salutes from several people, they are all installed in it.
Half an hour later, everyone squeezed into the car and drove to London.
The atmosphere along the way was very good, and everyone was very happy to see Sirius again.
Harry, Ron, Fred, and George asked him a lot of things related to the work of Aurors, and he answered them one by one, satisfying everyone's curiosity. By the way, he told them that the Ministry of Magic is currently arresting the group of vampires. The progress.
Because of his position, he knew a lot more than Mr. Weasley and Percy.
And Sirius didn't seem to have any scruples, and Mrs. Weasley had to worry about reminding him to keep it secret.
When getting off the train at King's Cross station, everyone felt that time was passing too fast.
The rain outside was heavier than before, and it was pouring on them all over their heads and faces.
They carried their suitcases across the busy street and into the station, soaking wet.
While the Muggles were not paying attention, several people quickly crossed the platform.
The Hogwarts Express train had already stopped there. It was a crimson steam locomotive that was emitting thick smoke. Looking through the thick smoke, many Hogwarts students and parents on the platform seemed to be black. Huhu ghost.
Piglet heard the hooting of many owls in the smoke, and squeaked back, noisier than before.
Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Fred and George loaded their luggage into the car and were going to find seats first.
Aiwen was called aside by Sirius, he had something to say to Aiwen.
"Because you kept reminding me that there might be something wrong with Barty Crouch, I paid special attention to him." Sirius said, "We learned from the wizard who lived near his house that there seems to be something wrong with him recently. Something happened, and I think it's necessary to tell you."
"What is it?" Evan asked.
"Someone heard a loud noise coming from his house one night a week ago. It's not right. After the house-elf Winky got fired, Crouch should be the only one left in the house." Little Sirius said quickly, looking up at the bustling send-off crowd in the distance, "But we have no way to prove anything, Crouch still goes to work in the ministry every day as usual, and returns very late. It didn't happen."
Ivan thought for a while, then lowered his voice and asked, "Could it be the Imperius Curse?"
"There's no way to be sure, you can't test him, you know his status in the Ministry, it's very troublesome!" Sirius sighed, "But it might just be a simple accident, there's no need to worry. Having said that, There's been a lot of attacks lately since those vampires came out. Do you remember the Bulgarian Seeker, Viktor Krum?"
"What happened to him?!" Ivan asked, nodding.
"He didn't go back to Bulgaria after the World Cup, but he stayed at the Leaky Cauldron for a vacation in England before school started," Sirius said, "but a few days ago, he too was attacked. "
"Attack?!"
"Yeah, he was alone in the room at the time, and someone heard the voice downstairs. By the time people caught up, the attacker had already Apparated and ran away, leaving him alone in the room, suffering Injury! We suspect that it was done by fans who supported the Irish team, because Klum took down the Golden Snitch and deliberately retaliated." Sirius sighed and said, "But there is no way to find out, almost the whole of the UK supports the Irish team of."
Chapter 506 The Hogwarts Express
Ai Wen nodded, there is really nothing to worry about.
Krum's gloomy look made anyone want to go up and beat him up, and he also had the same idea.
But Crouch's place is obviously abnormal, it seems that the good show is ready to start!
"There is no sign of a vampire, but Luo's messy things are emerging one after another." Sirius said, "After the World Cup attack, people seemed to become radical all of a sudden, there were attacks and fights everywhere, and Aurors were needed. Get over it. When I came in this morning, I heard there was a new problem with Mad Eye Moody. He said that someone attacked him in the middle of the night, but all they saw was the exploding dumpster, which is terrible gone."
"I know, before you came, Mr. Weasley had already dealt with this matter!" Ivan replied.
"I hope he won't be punished severely!" Sirius continued, "Dumbledore invited Moody a few days ago to make him the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at the school. He seems to think that in the current situation , It is really necessary to need a professional to teach at Hogwarts, he obviously noticed something."
Dumbledore's idea was really good, but he didn't expect that Voldemort would choose the strongest part to start with.
Hiring Moody to teach at Hogwarts was supposed to be an insurance policy.
But judging from the current situation, this has become the fuse of all the events that will happen next.
"Although Moody is a little crazy sometimes, he is absolutely reliable. He has a lot of experience in fighting dark wizards." Sirius looked at Aiwen, "If there is any accident in the school, you can go to the school as soon as possible. find him."
"I know!" Ivan nodded.
If nothing else, the fake Moody who is about to teach at Hogwarts will still be willing to help them in the early stage.
Ai Wen felt that he might be able to communicate with him within a certain limit and find out the details of the other party.
"Remember to write to me if you have anything!" Sirius patted Ivan on the shoulder, and the two of them walked back to the platform, "By the way, Ivan, take care of Harry more in school, don't let him If you are too impulsive, you will get into trouble. Especially this year, Hogwarts will hold the Triwizard Tournament, so you must be extra careful in everything."
Don't cause trouble, such words from Sirius' mouth are really not convincing.
And most of the time, it was Trouble who took the initiative to find Harry, no matter how he escaped, he couldn't escape.
Sirius probably thought that Ivan and Harry were spectators of the Triwizard Tournament, and he probably wouldn't have imagined that both of them would participate in the Triwizard Tournament, becoming the two youngest contestants ever.
When they went back, everyone was saying goodbye on the platform.
"I may see you all soon," Charlie said with a smile as he hugged Ginny and said goodbye.
"Why?" Fred asked eagerly.
"You'll know," said Charlie. "Don't tell Percy that I mentioned it. It's top secret, you know, and won't be released until the Ministry of Magic sees fit."
"Ah, I wish I could go back to Hogwarts this year," Bill said.
He put his hands in his pockets and looked at the train with a melancholy expression.
"Why on earth?" George asked impatiently. "You've been hiding all summer!"
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