A Hogwarts dissertation guide

"Sorry, Harry, I have to confirm this matter to ensure that all speculations are justified." Lupine said, "Have you ever considered the possibility that the person who conjured the Dark Mark was in Did the top box steal your wand?"

"It's not impossible." Hermione said immediately. In fact, she had been thinking about this issue after that night, but she didn't want to put too much pressure on Harry. Someone would naturally handle this matter.

"But it doesn't look like she stole the wand," Harry said hesitantly.

"Then there are other people in the box besides the elf," Lupine said. He frowned and started pacing again. "Who else is sitting behind you?"

"There are so many people," said Harry. "The Bulgarian ministers...Cornelly Fudge...why couldn't it have been Malfoy who stole my wand?"

"The wand was gone when you were dueling Malfoy," Hermione reminded.

"Sorry, my memory is a little confused," Harry apologized.

"It's okay, Harry," Lupin said. "Is there anyone else?"

"No more," said Harry.

"Yes, there is Ludo Bagman," Hermione reminded.

"Oh, right..."

"I don't know much about Bagman, except that he was once a batsman for the Wimbourne Hornets." Lupine said, still pacing, "How is he?"

"It's nice," Harry said. "He's offered to help me in the Triwizard Tournament several times."

"Oh, really?" Lupine said, his brows frowning even more. "It's strange, why would he do this?"

"He said he had a crush on me," Harry said.

"Hmm." Lupine was obviously thoughtful.

"We saw him in the woods just before the Dark Mark appeared," Hermione said to Lupin. "Remember?" she asked Harry.

"Yes, but he didn't stay in the woods, did he?" Harry said. "As soon as we told him there was a riot, he rushed to the camp."

"How do you know?" Hermione immediately asked, "How do you know where he disapparated and moved to?"

"Stop talking nonsense," Ron said in disbelief, "Do you think it was Ludo Bagman who conjured the Dark Mark?"

"He's more likely than Winky," Hermione said stubbornly.

Ron was a little helpless. He wanted to say something more, but Lupine interrupted him.

"What did Crouch do when the Dark Mark was conjured and the elf was found holding Harry's wand?"

"He got into the bushes and looked," Harry said, "but there was no one there."

"Of course," Lupine muttered softly as he paced, "of course he wanted to blame it on someone other than his own elf... and then he fired her?"

"Yes," Hermione said in a very angry tone, "he fired her because she didn't stay in the tent and let people walk around -"

"Hermione, can you stop grabbing the elf!" said Ron.

Lupine shook his head and said: "She understands Crouch's nature better than you do, Ron. If you want to understand a person's character, you must pay attention to how he treats his subordinates, not just how he treats his subordinates. treat his equals."

He stroked his smooth cheek with his hand - after getting rid of his wandering life, he obviously had more energy to take care of his beard, and he was obviously thinking hard about something.

"Barty Crouch didn't show up so many times... At the Quidditch World Cup, he went to great lengths to get his house elves to save him a seat instead of attending the game himself. He worked overtime , resumed the Triwizard Tournament, but did not participate in it... This is not in line with Crouch's character. If he had taken a day off because of illness before, I would have eaten Buckbeak alive."

"What, you know Crouch?" Harry said.

Lupine's expression darkened.He suddenly became quite scary, as if he had met someone very hateful. This was the first time Harry and the others had seen Lupine show such an expression - he was always gentle and gentle.

"Oh, of course I know Crouch," he said softly. "He was the one who ordered Sirius sent to Azkaban - even without trial."

"What?" Ron and Hermione said at the same time.

"You're kidding me!" said Harry.

"No, it's not a joke. I had always suspected this back then. I didn't believe that Sirius would do such a thing." Lupine said with great certainty, "Also, Crouch used to be the Legal Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic. Director, don’t you know?”

Harry, Ron and Hermione shook their heads.

"Some people predict that he may be elected as the next Minister of Magic," Lupine Star said. "He is a great wizard, Barty Crouch, with great magic power - and a strong desire for power. Oh, it will never be Voldemort's. Supporter." He saw the expression on Harry's face and said: "No, Barty Crouch always publicly states that he is against dark magic. But many people who are against dark magic...Oh, you don't You will understand...you are too young..."

"That's what my dad said at the World Cup," Ron said, with a hint of annoyance in his voice. "Just give it a try and see if we can understand."

"Okay, I'll give it a try..." He walked to the other end of the room, bumped into the cardboard box, folded it back, and said, "Now imagine that when Voldemort was powerful, you didn't know who he was. You don't know who is working for him and who isn't. You know he can control people so tightly that they do terrible things in spite of themselves. You feel for yourself, your family, and your friends. Scared. Every week there is bad news, someone is dead, someone is missing, someone is being tortured... The Ministry of Magic is in chaos, they don't know what to do, and they have to do everything possible to hide it from the Muggles, and At the same time, Muggles were dying. There was terror everywhere... tension... chaos... that was the situation at that time."

"Well, times like this always bring out the best in good people and the worst in bad people. In the beginning, Crouch's principles were probably good - I don't know. He was in the Ministry He quickly rose through the ranks and began to take some very tough measures against Voldemort's supporters. The Aurors gained some new powers - for example, they had the power to kill, not just arrest. Without trial I'm not the only one who was handed over directly to the Dementors. Crouch met violence with violence, and he allowed the Unforgivable Curse to be used on suspects. In my opinion, he became like many on the Dark Side. Cruel and ruthless. You know, he also has his own supporters - many people think that he is right to handle things this way, and many wizards clamor for him to serve as Minister of Magic. After Voldemort disappeared, Crouch seemed to be the first in command. It was just a matter of time. But at this moment, a very unfortunate thing happened..."