HP: Embrace the Darkness

Aces wasn't interested in finding anyone.

He didn't need to think about it to know that Barty Crouch's accident was most likely the result of Barty Crouch Jr.'s good deeds. He would probably be dead if he found him, so it was useless.

Dumbledore probably didn't want him to interfere. Instead of staying and annoying others, why not go back and rest early?

Thinking of this, Artes quietly pulled Snape's robe and winked at him when he looked over.

"Do you want to go?"

Snape raised his eyebrows and looked sideways at Dumbledore. He saw that the old man was still talking to other people, completely unaware of Artes' secret transmission.

Only then did he feel free to return to Ass's question.

"Ah."

The Potions Master didn't want to waste time either.

After receiving the answer, Asseth cleared his throat and attracted the attention of others.

"Principal Dumbledore, I have to go back and confirm the alchemy tools for tomorrow's teleportation. Maybe... Oh, by the way, I didn't bring many materials to Hogwarts. I need to borrow some from Professor Snape, is that okay? "

After Asseth said this, he looked at Snape. Snape nodded in agreement, agreeing with what he said.

Dumbledore: "..."

Isn't this a bit too much? They left an old man to look for someone and left on his own. They had no conscience at all.

That’s what I thought, but I couldn’t say that back when I said it.

Dumbledore pretended to hesitate for a moment, and then said seriously: "Then Professor Cavendish and Professor Snape should go back first. There can be no problems in tomorrow's game."

In fact, Asseth guessed one thing wrong. Compared to him, Dumbledore didn't want Grindelwald to intervene, but he just didn't have a suitable reason to drive him away.

Now that Artes was conscious, Dumbledore looked at Grindelwald faintly.

Grindelwald still wanted to struggle, but he held his neck and pretended not to see Dumbledore's eyes.

Artes, who was still watching the show and was reluctant to leave, secretly shook his head, despising Grindelwald for not being on the right track.

Grindelwald shouldn't stay at this time. Dumbledore knew at first glance that he was determined not to let him stay. Instead of making the last two people unhappy, it would be better to leave according to his wishes.

Considering that he and Grindelwald were friends for many years, Artes still helped him after feeling disgusted.

"Mr. Bagshot, come together, we just haven't finished what we were talking about just now."

Although Dumbledore didn't understand why Artes suddenly helped him, he still reacted quickly.

"It doesn't matter. Find Mr. Barty, Hagrid and Moody. You can go and do your work."

Having said this, Grindelwald had no choice but to leave, so he turned around and left helplessly.

There's no show to watch, it's time to go.

Artes said hello to Dumbledore regretfully, and he and Snape walked on Grindelwald's shadow into the woods shrouded in night.

The Forbidden Forest is particularly quiet at night.

None of the three of them were talkative people. In addition, the road back was dotted with tall oak trees. The dense leaves were airtight and blocked the falling moonlight. No matter how talkative they were, they had no intention of talking when they came here. .

Grindelwald walked halfway, and finally couldn't help but want to ask why Arthas wanted to take him with him, but his eyes glanced at Snape.

He didn't know if Artes had revealed their relationship, so he asked rashly. If Snape didn't know about Artes, he would be in trouble.

With this in mind, Grindelwald quietly observed Asseth.

Seeing that Artes was walking so seriously and unwilling to look at him, he felt that he had guessed it right. As expected, Artis didn't say anything.

So, he suppressed his words again.

He was holding it in so hard that he had no idea that Artes, whom he was thinking about, was secretly chatting with Snape, and they were having a good time.

The three of them were walking side by side. Artes, who was walking between them, was not looking away, as if he was walking seriously. Grindelwald was deceived by his appearance.

Snape might have thought so too, had his voice not popped into his head.

"Don't Sif ask me why I'm not curious about Barty Crouch?"

Snape said nothing and just concentrated on walking forward.

"Aren't you really curious?" Artes persisted in passing the message.

Snape still didn't speak, but his pace quickened a little.

"Well, actually, it's mainly because his father didn't do a good job, otherwise he wouldn't have ended up like this." Artes vaguely revealed a little information, trying to arouse Snape's curiosity.

When he said that, Snape was indeed a little curious, but he knew Arthas, and even if he didn't ask further, Artess would tell him later.

But if he continues to ask, the end result will be that he is forced to accept the violent and life-threatening message from Asseth.

Suddenly, Snape remembered something and quietly looked at Artes with his peripheral vision.

Is it his imagination?

Aces seemed particularly fond of chatting privately with outsiders using voice transmission.

It was the same this time, the last time I watched the game, and the last time... the same.

Aces didn't notice the doubts in Snape's heart, but thought he was interested in this matter, so he continued to transmit the message with great interest.

"Remember Barty Crouch Jr.?"

"He was caught at the Quidditch World Cup. Some time ago, Grandpa Joel wrote to me and told me that he ran away. There were tricks on his body that Grandpa Joel had done. If nothing else, he should be in Hogwarts now."

"After the second game, Barty Crouch praised Mr. Potter, and his good son may have heard it."

"Maybe it's because he didn't hear the words 'your parents are proud of you', maybe he had other plans."

"Anyway, he took action against his father."

Aces mixed the information he knew with speculation and told the truth, watching Snape's face as he spoke.

Before ensuring Voldemort's resurrection, he could not tell anyone that Moody had a problem and sabotaged his actions. He could only remind Snape from the side that Hogwarts was not safe.

Snape paused.

It seemed that he didn't expect Barty Crouch Jr. to sneak into Hogwarts under Dumbledore's nose. His voice transmission contained anger, but it was not directed at Artes.

"What on earth is Dumbledore, the principal, doing? Does he know about this?"

"There should be speculation, but I don't know who it was. Grandpa Joel suppressed the news of Barty Crouch Jr.'s escape. Now only he and I know."

Of course, only Artes and Joel knew about this, because Barty Crouch Jr.’s successful escape was planned by them. Otherwise, once the magic pattern engraved on the manor was opened, Barty Crouch Jr. would never have been able to escape. go.

Joel knew all too well how much benefit Voldemort's resurrection would bring to the Muller and Cavendish families.

So after Artes informed Barty Crouch Jr. that he was shouldering the important task of resurrecting Voldemort, he immediately began to happily prepare to release him quietly.

In order not to be suspected by Barty Crouch Jr., he also arranged for the raven to capture him several times.

It can be said that in Little Barty... Crouch's mind, his escape plan was extremely difficult, and he was able to escape only because of his luck and strength.

Joel smiled and said nothing as he watched him leave.