mystery lover

Seeing Barty Crouch Jr. coming out of the corner, Snape let out a heavy snort.After vacantly looking at the Hufflepuff boy leaning against the bookshelf, he stared expressionlessly at the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor who was also in a black robe.

As a result of the simultaneous appearance of two gloomy professors, all the small animals around them consciously silenced.

Beside the bookshelf, Charles only glanced at the unsmiling professor in surprise the moment Professor Crouch appeared, and then lowered his head again. Although he was a little puzzled, the professor seemed to be Give him a break.

Barty Crouch Jr. glanced at Harry Potter who was slowly moving towards McAvoy, with an obvious displeasure on his face, and Severus Snape on the opposite side seemed to have no intention of leaving , which made his heart visibly a little unhappy.

"Draco, you seem to be very free recently?"

Crouch's eyes finally fell on the Slytherins on the other side who had been standing and watching the show, and the Platinum Prince whose name was called obviously did not expect that the flames of war would suddenly burn on him. He looked at Professor Crouch with a cold face in astonishment.

"I think the platinum heads of the Malfoy family should be filled with more than just how to take care of your glamorous faces?"

After finishing speaking, the corner of Crouch's mouth curled into a mocking smile, which also successfully angered Draco who was directly attacked by words.

It didn't seem to have occurred to him that the professor who should be on Slytherin's side would help students from other houses teach students from his own house, and the attitude of the other party was obviously attacking the Malfoy family.

Everyone knew that the new professor was his lord's servant, and the Malfoy family had been loyal supporters of the Dark Lord since his grandfather's generation.So the young boy felt unusually angry at this inexplicable insult.

"Stupid brat."

When Crouch finished speaking, his cold eyes met another pair of empty eyes. Malfoy's kid was fine, so what happened to this Severus Snape?Openly provoking the man chosen by the master, although he didn't trust this greasy bat, long ago.

At this moment, the silent Potions professor spoke again, with a faint warning sound.

"Draco, go back to your dorm."

Looking at the backs of the three who had already left, Harry almost held his breath at the moment. It is rare for two professors to confront each other, but unfortunately, nothing happened.After Malfoy and his minions left, their Potions Master strode away as if nothing had happened.

So now it was only him, Charles, and the professor in front of him.

Although Harry doesn't like the other identity of this professor, but the other party is also a professor at Hogwarts, and he just helped them escape from Snape's venom, so Harry didn't use his slander against the Dark Lord's subordinates. Instinctive aversion manifested.On the contrary, it is a little strange that these people are not from the same camp, but they also fight among themselves?

"Thank you Professor."

The young man's voice seemed a bit abrupt in this place that suddenly became quiet, but Charles didn't know what he should say in this situation, he just looked at Professor Crouch standing in front of him, and instinctively thanked him, even though he didn't To be sure if the other party wanted to help him, to be honest, he was also surprised when the professor suddenly attacked Malfoy just now.

Little Barty looked at the slender young man in front of him, frowned unconsciously, nodded slightly to Charles, then turned and left, completely ignoring Harry Potter beside Charles, but this also made the Harry breathed a sigh of relief.If the professor really said something to him, he would be terrified instead.

Only Charles was still staring at the direction where Batty was leaving. He remembered that when he was late last time, the professor looked at him with the same expression just now. He could probably guess why the other party gave him many times. He gives preferential treatment, but is it really necessary? He just got an internship opportunity out of nowhere, but everything around him seems to have changed.

A student who had never dealt with that minister before that deserved their treatment?

"Hey, Char, what are you thinking?"

The golden boy who quickly recovered from what happened just now looked at Charles who was still in a daze, and shook his hand vigorously in front of Charles' eyes.

As for the familiar behavior of the other party who has changed his name, Charles was not used to it for a moment, and then he let it go.

The two left the library together. Knowing that Charles was worried that he would not be able to complete the homework assigned by the professors, the enthusiastic lion immediately proposed the knowledge and spells that he could help Charles with Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts after class.

Charles recalled the strength shown by the opponent in the first match of the Triwizard Tournament, and quickly nodded in agreement.

*****

After the Daily Prophet officially announced that some Hogwarts students had obtained internship positions in the Ministry of Magic, the name Charles McAvoy really began to appear in more people's discussions.

And the owl with the McAvoy family crest finally brought the letter Charles expected.

However, after opening his father's letter, Charles, who thought he would read a long letter, was overwhelmed by the short content of the letter.

There are not too many sentences, just let Charles obey the words of that adult, don't go against the wishes of that person, and pay attention to his words and deeds.

After reading these few words in a daze, the young man wondered if there was another letter from his father that had been missed?

What Charles didn't know was that before sending him this letter, the McAvoy family had been tempted by many other families overtly and secretly because their second son, who had never had a sense of existence, was chosen by that adult. This letter was also sent to Charles after the eldest son Dixon was summoned by the adult before returning to McAvoy's home to discuss with his father.

In the days that followed, Charles' presence at Hogwarts became very subtle.

Aside from the Potions professor, the other professors seemed to start to pay attention to this boy from the Badger Yard, as if they always wanted to find something extraordinary in him, as if he was a hidden genius.Not to mention the Head of the Badger Yard who smiled so gently every time he saw him that he was about to frighten the little Badger.This directly led to Charles's favorite class now becoming Defense Against the Dark Arts. At least Professor Crouch's attitude towards him was normal, he would not deliberately pay attention to him, nor would he obviously reject him like the Potions professor.The few times when we met in the corridor, the other party just nodded lightly in response to his greetings.

If the professors want to discover the advantages of Little Badger, then the students in the school are purely a manifestation of personal behavior. Most of the Gryffindor students are curious and enthusiastic about Charles. In addition, the golden boy of the Lion Academy recently had a relationship with Charles. The walk is very close, so the attitude of the Lion House towards Charles is still very friendly.

In contrast, the attitude of Slytherin House is very subtle. Except for some junior snakes who have obvious malice towards Charles, the senior students are more likely to reach a consensus and wait and see from a distance. As for It is not known whether they are really as convinced as they appear in their hearts.Professor Crouch's protection of Charles may not be felt by Charles, but other little snakes who know a little about this professor know that their Defense Against the Dark Arts professor can be regarded as the Hufflepuff boy. The above is very protective.

Many people have known about Draco Malfoy's setbacks in front of Professor Crouch before, and this has also led to another group of students in Slytherin House who have always been Draco-centered. Under the pressure of the family's parents, he temporarily settled down not to trouble Charles, but still held hostility towards Charles.

Needless to say, Hufflepuff, everyone has always been friendly to the students of their college. Although they are also curious about how powerful Charles McAvoy is, they will not cause great trouble to Charles, especially Now they also have senior Cedric, the Hogwarts champion.

And Ravenclaw usually looks at Charles with a scrutiny. This situation will only be eased during the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Charles thinks that this is probably because they are afraid of the serious Professor Crouch, so they just From time to time, when the magic spell is displayed, the eyes will be focused on him.

Despite this, Charles still had to pay more attention to understanding the knowledge taught by the professor, and spent more and more time in the library, practicing spells with Harry whenever he had free time.There are too many people paying attention to him now, and he has no habit of making a fool of himself in front of everyone.Even if you can't do it very well, at least don't let people catch obvious mistakes...

After this situation lasted for about a week, with the arrival of two letters one after another, Charles' attention was finally briefly drawn from the newly formed life pattern.

The first was an official letter from the Ministry of Magic, along with other students who had received placements.The letter specifies the time, content and address of the work in detail, and all precautions are also listed at the bottom of the letter.

And Charles' eyes stopped on the name of the guide.

Barty Crouch Jr.

When he saw this name, Charles instinctively looked up at the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor on the teacher's seat.The other party was elegantly cutting the dinner on the plate, and didn't seem to notice the sight.In a blink of an eye, Charles put away the letter, and another one was delivered to its addressee at this time.

Charles stared blankly at Michel in front of him, and the delicate letter tied at his feet.After so many days, he almost thought that his letter to Tom had been lost.

Regardless of whether the other party is considering how to reply, or for other reasons.

Obviously.

The other party was unwilling to write back to him, and Tom was not in the same anxious mood as he was.

"Luka, I'm going back to the dormitory."

After talking to Lucas, the boy left the auditorium straight away.And at this moment, Crouch, who had been concentrating on enjoying the dinner just a moment ago, finally set his sights on the back of the hurriedly leaving.

"You're too preoccupied with that weak animal, Mr. Barty Crouch Jr."

Snape didn't look away, but that didn't stop him from laughing at the man beside him.He didn't know what the Dark Lord was up to, or what interests there were in the boy, who had no redeeming qualities, worthy of being valued by their 'great' master.

And the man next to him has light yellow hair and pale skin due to too much research on black magic. As the most trusted servant of the Dark Lord, Severus can completely judge the Dark Lord's intentions based on Little Barty's behavior .

Withdrawing his gaze from McAvoy, the corner of Barty Jr.'s mouth twitched into the same sneer, and he didn't look at Severus with a cold look, "Snape, don't you think you're right?" Is the concern of a certain savior a little unexpected?"

The sudden question made the Potions Professor's body slightly stiff, and the black pupils became more hollow.

"I can think that you are doubting my loyalty to the master, Barty Jr., Mr. Crouch."

"Let me remind you, I don't think we will easily forget what happened that night 14 years ago."

"That's really sorry, after all, the master believes in my loyalty."

After Severus finished speaking, he got up and left the teacher's table.

"Ah."

Little Barty turned the wine glass in his hand boredly, and his brown pupils flashed a bloodthirsty light under the reflection of the red liquid.

*****

After returning to the dormitory, Charles finally couldn't wait to open the letter paper that he carefully carried in his arms along the way.

Familiar handwriting appeared in front of the young man's eyes, and it seemed that the man's unique aura remained on the delicate parchment.

"Dear Charl,

I'm glad you got the chance to do an internship at the Ministry of Magic, and I know something about your family.

As you can imagine, I'm not a pure blood wizard.

But please rest assured that my position will not be too different from your family's.

Signed: Tom Riddle"