The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

Moody lowered his head and said with an ugly expression:

"He was wearing a hood, I couldn't see clearly..."

"Ha! Didn't you see clearly?" Snape interrupted, "This is really the funniest joke of the century! Alastor Moody, a man who brags every day that he is a heroic Auror, a legendary Auror, and a persecuted A paranoid guy who was attacked and couldn’t even see the attacker’s face clearly?”

Dumbledore sighed:

"Severus, heroes also age. Time takes away many things, such as strength and youth. I understand this very well."

Snape ignored Dumbledore and continued to stare at Moody:

"You didn't see the attacker's face clearly. There are only two possibilities! One is that you have become a waste, a complete disabled person! The other is that you are covering up the attacker!

Oh no!I'm almost trapped by you!

Maybe that attacker never existed from the beginning and you made it up! "

"You fart!" Moody shouted angrily with a red face, "Severus Snape, you filthy Death Eater! You are talking nonsense!"

Hearing this, Snape raised his lips and prepared to continue his 'attack'.

But at this moment, Fudge broke into the office.

Behind him were several Aurors.

"Dumbledore, I heard that you have caught the guy who did some tricks during the Triwizard Tournament?"

Fudge shouted, surprise on his face.

But after seeing Moody's face clearly, the surprise on his face turned into surprise again.

"...It turned out to be Moody. I really didn't expect this."

"The matter is not determined yet, Fudge." Dumbledore shook his head and said, "We are questioning him."

"Interrogation? It's very simple. Leave it to the Ministry of Magic." Fudge pointed to the Aurors behind him with a smile, "We have the most professional talents!"

The two Aurors held their heads high and looked like they were greeting Fudge.

"No, Fudge, let the interrogation take place here!" Snape said coldly, "We can't give him time to make up more lies."

A middle-aged Auror sneered:

"I don't think you're any more professional than us, Snape!"

Snape glared at the middle-aged Auror.

But the middle-aged Auror was not afraid at all and stared at him.

"I will personally use [Legilimency] to conduct a lie detector test on the side." Dumbledore said, "Fudge, you should be able to trust me, right?"

"Of course, Dumbledore! You are the most trustworthy person!" Fudge said with a smile, "Then you should concentrate on casting spells and leave the inquiry work to..."

"give it to me."

John suddenly interjected.

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes focused on him.

There was still suspicion in the eyes of Fudge and the Aurors.

After all, John is still just a student.

"In fact, it was John who first discovered Moody's anomaly." Snape put his hand on John's shoulder and said, "And John is also proficient in [Occlumency]. His attainments in this area are comparable to some self-proclaimed experts. The people are much stronger!"

After saying this, Snape glanced at the middle-aged Auror from before, causing the other person to clench his fists.

"Is this true? John, this is the first time I've heard that you have such a talent!" Fudge shouted with a smile, "You are so young and promising, John, you always surprise me. !”

John didn't answer, just nodded slightly.

"Let's start quickly."

Dumbledore said, pulling out his wand and coming to Moody's left side.

Snape came to Moody's right.

The few Aurors brought by Fudge also did the same thing.

They all plan to use [Legilimency] on Moody to conduct a lie detector test.

[Legilimency] The main purpose of this magic is to cast spells directly on the target object to obtain the emotions and memories in the target's mind.

However, an outstanding 'Legilimency Master' can directly and secretly use this magic without chanting a spell or waving a wand.

This usage will reduce the effect of [Legilimency].

But lie detection can still be done easily.

Now, not only were Dumbledore and Snape present, but there were also several Aurors standing nearby.

Under the surveillance of so many people, Moody will be caught if he lies!

Unless his [Occlumency] and mental power are stronger than Dumbledore, the strongest white wizard of this century.

But this is simply impossible.

"call--"

John took a deep breath, activated [Occlumency], took a step forward and said to Moody:

"Alastor Moody, you said someone attacked you before you left for Hogwarts?"

"Yes."

As a former Auror, Moody was obviously familiar with the interrogation process and answered crisply.

"The attackers imprisoned you, so you didn't know what was going on in Hogwarts during this time?"

"Yes."

"Who was that attacker?"

"...It's Townley." Moody said with difficulty.

John frowned and said:

"Who is Townley?"

"A former comrade in arms, an outstanding Auror. Very outstanding. He has participated in 37 battles, experienced life and death with me, and even saved my life."

Moody said in a hoarse voice, "Later he retired and said he was going back to his hometown to get married, so we stopped communicating. But that day...he came to me again. I was very happy! He was the only one I had left in this world. There were only a few people besides Dumbledore that he could trust, so he let his guard down..."

"What's Townley's full name?"

"I don't know." Moody continued, "Aurors are people too, and they also have families. In order to prevent their real names from being known to Death Eaters and affecting their families, the Auror force at that time stipulated that each other could only be called by pseudonyms."

John gritted his teeth and asked with some reluctance:

"Alastor Moody, are you sure you have never given a Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson to your students? Do you know nothing about what happens in Hogwarts?"

"yes, I'm sure!"

Hearing this, John turned to look at Dumbledore.

"He didn't lie."

Dumbledore said.

John then looked at Snape again.

Snape's face looked ugly, but he nodded.

"Then it's clear. Moody is innocent."

Fudge concluded with a smile.

"Wait a minute, you have asked me so many questions, you should allow me to ask one, right?"

Moody struggled to sit up from the bed, "Townley...that damn guy, what did he do using my identity?"

John and others looked at each other, and finally Dumbledore stepped forward and briefly explained Moody.

After listening to Dumbledore's story, Moody was completely stunned.

"You don't have to blame yourself, Moody." Fudge smiled and comforted, "This is not your fault, and the Ministry of Magic will not blame you. Next, go to St. Mungo's to recuperate for a while, your old arms are so old My legs can’t stand the torment anymore.”

Fudge originally said this to make fun of Moody's missing limbs.

However, as soon as the joke came out, no one laughed out loud except Fudge himself.

This embarrassed Fudge.

"I'm going to catch Townley!" Moody said firmly, "Ask him what's going on!"

Dumbledore shook his head and said:

"Alastor, you have retired."

"Dumbledore, don't you understand?" Moody said excitedly, "I have pulled countless Aurors back from the wrong path in my life. This is my mission! I can't be obsessed with Townley's corruption just because I have retired. Turn a blind eye!”

Dumbledore wanted to say something else.

But John took the lead and said coldly:

"So? What are you going to do?"

Moody looked at John and said:

"So I don't understand why Townley would attack you and your little girlfriend, but I know that Townley is a very stubborn person! He advocates mission first. When he was an Auror, he was like this. No matter what he encountered, No matter what the difficulty, he was determined to complete the task to the death.

So he will most likely attack you again.

Based on this judgment, I feel it is necessary for me to continue to stay at Hogwarts to protect and look for opportunities to capture Townley. "

"You want to use me as bait."

John laughed out loud as he spoke.

However, although a smile appeared on his face, his eyes towards Moody were still cold.

Moody didn't speak any more, and just looked directly at John.

"Then it's decided."

Fudge smiled and smoothed things over, "Moody, you might as well stay at Hogwarts. The school nurse here is also quite good. I believe she can give you good treatment. As for John, you don't have to do this, Moody." It won't hurt you.

Also, John, can I talk to you alone for a moment? "

John glanced at Fudge and finally nodded.

The two left the office and came to the corridor.

Fudge then smiled and said softly:

"John, you really don't have to worry about safety. The first two projects were handled by Crouch and Bagman. Their lack of ability led to all the accidents. But the third project is different. I am personally responsible for it!

In addition to the joint design of levels by the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts, I will soon deploy more than 20 Aurors into Hogwarts.They will protect you and Michelle in every aspect.At the same time, after the third project starts, they will also be part of the project to circumvent the constraints of the ancient contract and continue to defend!

A total of 20 Aurors!

This is a very powerful force!

So you are absolutely safe! "

John nodded expressionlessly and said:

"I hope so."

Hearing this, the smile on Fudge's face became even brighter and he said cheerfully:

"I will also investigate the Auror named Townley. Since he has been an Auror, his information should be in the Ministry of Magic's archives. It is not difficult to find him.

What I want to say is that you have made another great contribution!

You are so outstanding and have given me so many surprises that I don’t even know how to reward you!

Perhaps, I should consider helping you apply for the Second-level Medal of Sir Merlin... Well, but this matter has to be slowed down for a while, at least until the Triwizard Tournament is over.You know what I mean, John? "

After saying that, Fudge smiled and winked at John, and then walked quickly back to the office.

John stared at Fudge's back with no smile on his face.

Of course he understood what Fudge was implying.

Fudge wanted him to win the Triwizard Tournament, and took out the Merlin Level [-] Medal as a reward.

Unfortunately, he is not interested in these things.

Likewise, he didn't trust Moody.

I don’t believe it from the bottom of my heart.

Even though Dumbledore and Snape proved that Moody was not lying, he still didn't believe it.

This is a very wonderful intuition.