Sirius did not finish what he said after "after all".
However, Lupine and Sprout roughly guessed his worries.
Compared with the swaying of the outsiders, the danger and ominousness shown by the hero's fall are much more powerful - if Voldemort can influence the recruitment of Barty Crouch, then theoretically speaking, the Dark Lord is evil
's tentacles can also reach and corrode any wizard.
There was a long silence. Professor Sprout recalled what she had heard people say about Barty Crouch later.
After his wife and son passed away one after another and the family's reputation was tarnished, he was quickly transferred from his post in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
However, he seems to be crazier than in the past, and he is devoted to his new job, as if this can temporarily make him forget the past scandals.
The lights in the office of the Department of International Magical Cooperation always go out last, and in his spare time, Barty Crouch makes arrests like crazy and searches for traces of dark wizards... Although some jobs should be in the Auror office, magic
Very few people in the department would take the initiative to touch his troubles.
"If Professor Dumbledore takes action personally, these disturbances will soon subside," Professor Sprout said.
"Yes, I heard that Professor Dumbledore left early last night." Sirius nodded and said, "I think so too. The response speed of the magic government this time is much better than that of more than ten years ago.
,Besides, haven’t you noticed? Those three are not in school today either.”
As he spoke, he tilted his head toward the empty seat at the end of the faculty seat.
Although Nico Flamel never had breakfast, Professor Scamander and Professor Apokalis were rarely absent.
Especially the rather mysterious Professor Apokalis. In Sirius' impression, the old wizard attached great importance to three meals a day.
As for the reason for the absence of the two old men, he could guess something from the newspaper - with the cooperation of magical governments from many countries, several top wizards, including Albus Dumbledore, gathered together and temporarily formed
A special team hunting down the 'Dark Lord on the run'.
It is obvious that no one, whether it is Dumbledore or the Ministry of Magic, wants to experience the Wizarding War again.
While Voldemort has not yet gained a firm foothold, he concentrates his efforts on launching a "decapitation operation". This is the magic world's countermeasure.
Of course, in addition to this, the magic government has not taken other measures.
Sirius glanced at the news report on the last page of the Daily Prophet:
"It is reported that the magical governments of many countries will establish 'SHILED' in the near future to deal with the increasingly rampant and dangerous international dark demon forces... Hehe, if we have this time, we might as well handle our own internal affairs properly first -" He shook his head
, casually folded the newspaper and threw it aside.
As for the undercurrent between Barty Crouch and the Ministry of Magic? He was too lazy to pay attention to subsequent developments.
Anyway, no matter how hard those guys try, when Professor Dumbledore comes back, those tangled "hairballs" will naturally be solved.
In fact, deep down in his heart, he had always had a glimmer of hope that Barty Crouch would be unjustly imprisoned - as the former Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, he pioneered the transfer of Azkaban without trial, Auror
For a hard-line wizard who pioneered the right to kill, this reversal is really ironic.
"Hey - Mr. Crouch - welcome to Azkaban life -"
…………
Azkaban originated in the fifteenth century, but it was not originally used as a prison.
Azkaban is located on an island in the cold waters of the North Sea. This island has never appeared on any map - neither Muggle nor wizard maps - and it is rumored that it was created by magic.
People say that magic has been cast here to enlarge the space.
In the beginning, the owner of this island was a dark wizard who called himself Extis, and no one knew where he came from.
But judging from subsequent investigations, Axtis's magic power is extremely powerful, and he is good at a large number of lost evil black magic - Axtis's greatest pleasure is to seduce, torture and kill Muggles who come here.
Fortunately for the sailor, he seldom sets foot in the world outside the island.
Therefore, it was not until his death that the concealment spell lost its effectiveness and the Ministry of Magic became aware of the existence of the island and the building.
Those who went to investigate were only willing to mention that the place was full of dementors and refused to say more.
Many authorities in the wizarding world believe that Azkaban is an extremely evil place and should be destroyed. However, many people are worried that after destroying the building, the dementors attached to Azkaban will swarm out-these creatures are already full of
It is so powerful that there is no way to kill it completely and effectively.
Every wall in Azkaban is filled with torture and pain, and the dementors rely on these to survive.
Experts who have delved deeply into the building and black magic claim that the connection between the two is so deep that anyone who tries to destroy the building may be retaliated by the dementors. There are fears that the dementors will attack if they are taken away from their residence.
In revenge, the plan to destroy Azkaban was finally stopped by the Ministry of Magic.
As a result, Azkaban was abandoned for many years and continued to support large groups of dementors.
It was not until the implementation of the International Federation of Wizards Secrecy Law that the Ministry of Magic believed that the small wizard prisons scattered around the country posed a security risk, and Azkaban was reopened. The presence of those dementors made this place the most visited place in the eyes of successive Ministers of Magic.
An ideal wizard prison.
Barty Crouch has never been here since he resigned as Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
He never thought that one day he would return to Azkaban as a "prisoner".
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"I never doubted you, Mr. Crouch, but—"
In front of Azkaban's cell, Rufus Scrimgeour shook his head with a complicated expression and said softly.
"But don't worry, the guards of Azkaban will not get too close to you for the time being - after the storm subsides a little, the Wizengamot Court will summon you to appear in court for trial. If you have any compensation or defense during this period, you will be sent to
It will also be included in the basis of the Wizengamot Tribunal's judgment..."
"There is nothing to defend. The facts are as you can see. I am a criminal."
Barty Crouch looked around the cell and sat on the single bed in the back with a calm expression.
As Scrimgeour and others appeared in front of him with Winky a few hours ago, he instantly understood that the lie that he had tried so hard to cover up for nearly ten years had finally come to the end of the story. The only thing that concerned him was that from the beginning to the end
In the end, he never saw the figure of the "traitor".
After a few seconds of silence, Crouch sighed and said with relief.
"He's dead, right? No need to hide it from me, he deserves this -"
As the person who personally granted Aurors the "killing" power, Barty Crouch was well aware of the requirements for Aurors to use the Killing Curse.
Only when there may be danger, Aurors are allowed to release the Unforgivable Curse to perform tasks - ten years is enough for Crouch to figure out what kind of demon he raised back then - he was arrested during the arrest
Killed, this may be the best ending to the ten-year nightmare.
"Who?" To Barty Crouch's expectation, Scrimgeour did not understand his words at the first time.
"Barty Crouch Jr., my son, Rufus, don't tell me you let him get away."
Crouch frowned and looked at Scrimgeour's expression carefully, with a look of astonishment on his face.
"etc--"
"You're not really going to let that bastard get away?!"
"Little Crouch didn't come home at all. We waited until night and didn't see a single figure——"
Rufus Scrimgeour waved his hand somewhat irritably and looked at the former boss who was questioning him like an angry lion.
"As for where he is, you should know better than us, right? Mr. Crouch! I still don't understand why you want to take refuge in the mysterious man, and even insist on pretending to be stupid until now - these things tonight
, wasn’t it planned and promoted by you alone?!”
"What happened tonight? Wait, are you trying to say... that Barty Jr. also participated in tonight's attack?"
Barty Crouch couldn't help but froze, a hint of uneasiness appearing in his heart.
"Oh! Crouch, Barty... Crouch! You bastard!"
Looking at the confused Crouch, Rufus Scrimgeour's suppressed anger finally burst out.
"Do you think I'm a fool?! Or do you still think you've hid it from everyone?!"
Scrimgeour approached the cage, his eyes seemed to be blazing with flames, and he roared angrily.
"No, unfortunately, you are wrong! There is a Muggle you despise who saw everything..."
"I'm telling you, we all know it all now - Barty Crouch, You-Know-Who's loyal butler, and the chief brains behind the attack on the Ministry of Magic!"
"However, don't be too complacent. Dumbledore and a group of top wizards are already on the way to hunt them down..."