Ravenclaw's Sapphire

"Mr. Crouch?!" Zooey recognized the haggard man's real body one step faster, but she couldn't believe it. The man in front of her was wearing a ragged robe and had scratches everywhere The coagulated bloodstains left afterwards looked no different from any distressed homeless man.

In Zoe's mind, Crouch's image is not insignificant. It's not that she respects Crouch, but Crouch has indeed had an indelible impact on her life. , one of the extreme members, is the greatest malice that Zoe can directly perceive in the past, this meticulous and ruthless man is like the embodiment of the shadow that hangs over Zoe , so heavy that you can't breathe.

And now, after such a long time, he is suddenly in front of her, neither has his hair neatly combed, nor is he wearing a neatly pressed and clean suit, his cold eyes are full of confused light, Crouch has no Looking at them, he probably didn't control his movements, and when he got up from the ground again, he started hugging the big tree behind him and chattering.

"This guy is from the Ministry of Magic, right? I only met him a few times at the beginning." Because of this sudden visitor, Krum's obsession in his heart was temporarily diverted. Crouch, "What's the matter with him? It's so abnormal."

"Now as long as you are not blind, you can tell that he is not normal." Zoe stabbed him, "I don't know what's going on, it seems that he asked for leave because of illness? He even sent an agent to see It's not quite right up here..."

"If he's so sick, shouldn't you throw him into the madhouse first?" Krum looked at Crouch who was hugging the tree trunk and spitting, completely ignoring the other two present. Personally, I just hugged the tree trunk in front of me so hard that I almost put my face on it.

"Do you think it's just a fever or a stomachache?" Zooey knew that she couldn't just stand here, she didn't put away her wand, Crouch's current condition was obviously very abnormal, and she couldn't rule out that Crouch would be out of his mind Qing launched an attack on her approach, so he couldn't relax his vigilance.

But she was a little overwhelmed, even if she was standing behind Crouch, Crouch completely ignored her, and he took the big tree as someone and was giving orders to it. "What are you doing hiding so far away, or is he infecting the germs that drive you crazy?" Zoe looked sarcastically at Krum, who was standing far behind.Krum snorted, but leaned over.

"Who is 'Wetherby'?" Krum asked wonderingly, the name popping out of Crouch's mouth from time to time. "Can't you just focus on the main point? There's a crazy high-ranking official of the Ministry of Magic here, you help, we can't just leave him here... we have to take him to Madam Pomfrey..."

Just as Zooey put his hand on Crouch's shoulder, Crouch suddenly started screaming, his body began to tremble uncontrollably, he turned around suddenly, looked at Zooey and Krum in horror, the corners of his mouth were still dripping. Drooling.

Zoe wanted to retreat subconsciously, but was restrained by two slender hands like claws. Crouch obviously hadn't taken in enough nutrients in time for a while, because his skin was almost attached to his bones On the ground, but his arms are still strangely powerful (maybe it's just because of Zoe's weak strength).Crouch stared blankly at her face at first, as if scanning a rare treasure, and then his lips quivered.

"Deng, Dumbledore... call him, hurry... I need, I need Dumbledore..." Crouch's eyeballs protruded and were bloodshot, Zoe gritted her teeth in pain, Crouch His nails were even going to dig into her flesh. "Calm down, Mr. Crouch... hiss... we will, will bring him, you calm down..."

"I will be found... Horror! Horror is coming, dark... cold... the snake is watching... bring Dumbledore here!" Crouch's words were almost illogical, but they could It felt like he was resisting, fearing something that wasn't here.Zooey supported Crouch to prevent him from falling, and turned to look at Krum.

"Go to Professor Snape! It's in the lower basement of the castle, the biggest door, that's the professor's office, explain the situation to him, he will take you to Dumbledore, he must know the password of Dumbledore's office ...then quickly bring them here, I'll wait for you here."

Krum didn't move: "I don't know any Professor Snape, I can watch this crazy old man here, why don't you go by yourself? They are teachers in your school..."

"If I could go by myself, who would want to ask you, Crouch almost tore my arm off!" Zooey roared, "And can you show the responsibility of an adult at a time like this?...Damn it, Do you have to let me tell this shameful fact myself? You run much faster than me! It will take me more time to go, let's go!" Krum shrank his neck, not daring to say a word , turned around and ran quickly to the castle.

"Mr. Crouch, sir... Please let go of me, don't push me so hard... Yes, yes, that's it, relax..." Zoe gently advised, she tried to slow down her movements, Let Crouch no longer have so much hostility and vigilance towards herself, which is somewhat effective, and she can feel that the arm that is so painful that she is about to lose consciousness has gradually become a part of herself again.

"Dumbledore is on his way, sir. I ask you to calm down first, okay? You are at Hogwarts now, it is safe... very safe... no one will try to harm you..." Suspicions arose in Zoe's heart. Crouch seemed to have encountered danger and barely escaped, but before that, in less than half a year from now, he had been behaving normally.Who would have the guts to take a shot at a high-ranking Ministry of Magic official?

The word "harm" was like a key, unlocking the gunpowder in Crouch's heart. He suddenly jumped up and yelled loudly to the sky: "Barty! Damn, damn, damn! I made a mistake... Someone is secretly planning...Pertha is dead...The Dark Lord is moving towards his goal...he has become stronger...you, you, you!" He pointed at Zoe's face again in horror, "I've seen ... have seen ... where have I seen you?"

Zooey was taken aback: “Sir, I’m Zoe, Zoe Siegel…I’m Siegel, we must have met in the trial seat countless times before.” It’s so strange, Zooey has imagined countless times She wondered what she would do to Crouch the first time he fell into her hands, but felt nothing but pity when she actually faced a reality so close to her fantasy.

"Can you repeat what you just said, sir? You must know something! Before Dumbledore comes, tell me more details!" But she couldn't take Crouch's words as a deaf ear, she always He had already doubted Potter's strange warrior qualifications, not to mention that Crouch's words even included weird words such as "plan", "Pertha", and "Dark Lord".

She is not very familiar with the name Pertha, and she only remembers it in the "Daily Prophet" (the fact that the author is Rita Skeeter has discounted the credibility of the article itself) and Hermione's mouth I heard that Hermione told her about it because Mr. Weasley had explained to Harry that she had disappeared before the World Cup finals, but the Ministry of Magic couldn't spare anyone to find her.

It sounded like the disappearance of this Ministry of Magic official could be related to Voldemort. The fragments were partially closed, and she felt that she was getting closer to the truth. She didn't want to wait until Dumbledore came to learn everything.She still wanted to continue asking Crouch, but the latter suddenly hugged the tree trunk in a trance, and started rambling again.

"Wetherby, can you get me a cup of tea first? I'm leaving work early today, at 06:30. Yes, have an appointment with my wife and son to go to the concert, and the Fudges. They will go to the ministry themselves Come to me here, because I said I still need to deal with some business, yes, the long-lost family gathering..." Crouch's eyes were ecstasy, and there was a hint of pride on his face.

"...I didn't expect it to come to you. Yes, my son passed the twelve general wizard level exams. He is the best student. I don't need to worry about him all the time. He is also a filial son. Son. Thank you, yes, I am very proud of him, I will ask him if he wants to work in the ministry, there are still two years, we usually don't have much chance to talk... there is not much time left, stop Let's chat. Do I have another meeting with Lady Domino?"

Zoe watched silently as Crouch acted like a good husband and father with a happy family. Of course she knew the tragic end of Crouch's family and workplace. She knew it might be cruel, but she couldn't let Crouch keep going. Indulging in this false fantasy, she needs to know the truth, because that can stop a bigger conspiracy.