Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 913 The hiding place

"Sirius?"

  As soon as Hermione entered the school hospital, she saw a familiar figure talking to Harry.

   "Good afternoon Hermione, and Ron."

   Sirius smiled and greeted the two who came to visit Harry.

   "Why are you here?" Hermione asked in surprise.

"I'm here to find Dumbledore, and Albert by the way." Sirius peeled the apple carelessly, "However, Albert doesn't seem to be in Hogwarts, and I don't know where he is. However, I asked Wei The Sly twins, they said Albert probably went on a date."

   "Is it because of Peter Pettigrew?" Hermione immediately thought of the reason.

   "I guess."

  Sirius didn't want to discuss this matter in front of the children, turned his head to look at Harry and asked, "Has the secret of the golden egg been solved yet? How are the preparations for the second project of the Triwizard Tournament going?"

   "The secret of the golden egg has been revealed. It seems that you have to open it underwater to know the secret inside." Harry said dryly.

"Albert said that the scream of the golden egg is actually the voice of the murloc. The murloc's voice is very pleasant underwater, but the sound will become very bad when they go ashore." Hermione explained like Sirius, "the first The two projects will be carried out in water, but it is not easy to breathe underwater."

"If the second project is to be launched into the water, then there are not many choices." Sirius cut the apple and handed it to Harry, Hermione and Ron on a plate, and said unhurriedly: "You can use the Bubble Curse." , this spell allows us to breathe underwater, but there are certain risks in using this method."

   "What risk?"

"Once the Bubble Head Curse expires and before the surface of the water surface, it will really be over. It won't take long under the water, and you will be drowned, even wizards are no exception. Although Dumbledore should be able to do a good job in various Safety measures, but...it's still dangerous to be honest, and Harry, can you swim?" Sirius asked suddenly.

   "No!" Harry was a little embarrassed. He really hadn't learned to swim before, and the Dursleys didn't teach him at all, and they wouldn't spend time teaching him.

"Look at the clues in the golden egg first, and if you want to learn the bubble head spell, I remember it should be taught in the sixth grade spell textbook." Sirius thought for a while and continued: "However, I think Anderson There should be an easier way, after he comes back, I will ask him for you."

   "Let's forget it, that guy wants money." Harry muttered, "I will find time to practice the head-foaming spell. There is still more than a month left. I think it shouldn't be difficult to master a head-foaming spell."

   "It's always good to be more prepared," Sirius said.

   "By the way, do you know what happened to Barty Crouch?" Harry asked in a low voice, "I read in the newspaper that he seemed... killed by Peter Pettigrew."

"Crouch was controlled by the Imperius Curse." Sirius lowered his voice and said, "It should be a good thing Voldemort did. When Dumbledore and Bagman went to Batty to discuss the safety of the second project, they noticed something was wrong. Originally, Batty had been rescued and taken away by Bagman, but Peter took advantage of Dumbledore's fight with Voldemort, attacked Bagman and killed Batty, I think it should be for Silence."

   "Voldemort is back?"

  The three of them opened their mouths wide open, almost speechless in surprise.

"No, according to Dumbledore, Voldemort has a very fragile body, but Dumbledore finally succeeded in destroying Voldemort's body, maybe that's when the scar on your forehead will become hot, don't you say you can feel it? The wrath of Voldemort?" Sirius frowned and continued: "Now they are all suspecting that Crouch threw your name into the Goblet of Fire, maybe because of some conspiracy of Voldemort, the Auror of the Ministry of Magic is in Crouch A large amount of medicinal materials were found in Rauch's house, and the Ministry of Magic still hasn't figured out what Voldemort's conspiracy is, but this matter should be related to you."

   As he spoke, Sirius comforted him again: "However, you don't need to worry. Voldemort has already been defeated by Dumbledore, so there won't be any disturbance for the time being."

"I remember that Percy seems to be Crouch's assistant?" Harry nodded, as if remembering something and said suddenly, "I remember Albert told Percy at the Christmas banquet that he would soon become a magician." Minister's assistant, and Percy struggled with it for a long time, even doubting that Crouch would become Minister of Magic."

"Assistant to the Minister of Magic? Are you sure, but how did I hear Fred and George say that Percy got into trouble with this matter, and I heard that he is now under investigation by the Ministry of Magic." Ron said about it I don't know why I took a bit of schadenfreude when I was there.

   "Under investigation?" Hermione asked puzzled.

   "They think that Percy, as Crouch's assistant, should be aware of Crouch's abnormality and report to his superiors in time." Ron shrugged.

  "Typical shirking of responsibility, this kind of thing is very common in the Ministry of Magic, Percy Weasley was simply unlucky and was thrown out for the scapegoat." Sirius dismissed this.

  No one noticed Crouch's anomaly, so how could an assistant find it?

   "I heard that Percy's position was recommended by Anderson." Ron suddenly remembered something, and his face twitched.

   "Do you think Dumbledore planned to take the time to visit Mr. Crouch just because he heard the conversation between Albert and Percy?" Hermione said suddenly.

   "I always thought fortune tellers were liars," Ron muttered.

"It is true that most fortunetellers are liars, because there are actually very few prophets who can see the future." Sirius felt that neither Harry nor Ron was in the mood, "Those prophets who can predict the future are respected by people." Respect. In fact, almost all the predictions made by Albert to me about Peter Pettigrew have come true.”

   "Okay, it's almost time, I still have an appointment with Dumbledore." Before leaving, Sirius still reminded: "Take care of yourself, Harry, and write to me when Anderson comes back."

   "I feel like Sirius cares about Anderson," Ron whispered.

   "I think it's probably because he can see the future,"

   "Honestly, I've always thought Anderson looked like a liar, at least some of his behavior was similar to Sybill Trelawney."

   "Always like to play tricks."

  The two reached an agreement on this matter.

  Hermione looked at Ron and Harry, and couldn't help shaking her head. Is it really that difficult to admit that others are great?

   While Ron and Harry were complaining about Albert's formal style, Sirius had already knocked on the wooden door of the principal's office.

"come in!"

  Dumbledore's voice came from the office. When Sirius opened the door and entered, he found that Arthur Weasley and Kingsley Shacklebolt were here, but he didn't see Moody.

   "Sit down, Sirius, you are just in time." Dumbledore pulled an armchair for Sirius.

   "You didn't see Mad-Eye, is there something wrong with him?" Sirius asked with a frown.

   "He is not suitable now, and he will not be suitable until the end of next summer." Dumbledore said calmly.

   "Inappropriate?" Kingsley's mind turned quickly, and asked, "Do you suspect that Moody has a problem? Or is there another reason?"

   "I suspect that Barty Crouch Jr. mixed into Hogwarts."

   "Barty Crouch Jr., isn't he already dead?" Kingsley said in confusion.

   "No, Barty Crouch Jr. shouldn't be dead, after all, Peter isn't dead either." Speaking of Peter Pettigrew, Sirius gritted his teeth.

   "Did you suspect Mad-Eye because of the start of school?" Arthur also responded quickly. He believed that Dumbledore would definitely not doubt his old friend at will.

"The Defense Against the Dark Arts professors at Hogwarts always have some problems," Sirius shrugged and complained: "And their lives are usually in danger. Don't forget, the previous Defense Against the Dark Arts professors ended up a bit Miserable, so it's best not to involve Mad-Eye, reliable or not."

  The three looked at Sirius in unison, and finally agreed with this point of view.

   Judging from what happened to the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in recent years, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is indeed a high-risk profession, so it is not difficult to understand that Dumbledore doesn't want his old friend to get involved.

   "Okay, since everyone is here, let me go first."

  Dumbledore waved his wand to summon the Pensieve, and let the three see what happened that night. When Voldemort appeared in the eyes of everyone as an ugly baby, the other three were stunned

   It's not even a baby anymore, it's not an exaggeration to call it a monster.

  It has no hair, and it seems to have scales on its body. Its skin is dark and red, like wounded tender meat. Its arms and legs are thin and soft, and it even has a flat snake face.

  "Although it is ugly, it is undeniable that Voldemort has temporarily possessed a very fragile body and has some ability to cast spells. I suspect that he intends to create a healthy body and regain his own power.

   "Is this kind of thing really possible?" Sirius couldn't help asking.

"Voldemort knows a lot of dark magic that I don't know, at least I don't know how he got this body, but believe me, there are so many kinds of dark magic and so many changes, I wouldn't be surprised if he regained his body " Dumbledore intertwined his hands and said thoughtfully: "There is another evidence, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic found a lot of medicinal materials in Crouch's house."

"I'm afraid this is true," Kingsley said, "According to the list I got from the Ministry of Magic, I asked Mr. Damocles, the master of pharmacy, and he told us that some of the potions in it can be used to make compound recipes." Potion, because some bicorn horn powder and African tree snake skin fragments were found in those medicinal materials, and the medicinal materials for making the compound potion were just prepared. But the Auror did not find the compound potion at Crouch's house, so Demps Lido may be right in guessing that someone has infiltrated the school under the guise of a compound potion."

   "Perhaps, this is the person who put Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire?" Sirius said through gritted teeth.

  Dumbledore didn't pay attention to Sirius' words, looked up at Arthur and asked, "What news do you have over there?"

"I asked Percy, and he said that probably after the World Cup, Mr. Crouch's physical condition was not as good as before. He thought that Mr. Crouch spent too much energy on the World Cup. It is said that after the World Cup, Mr. Crouch started to let Percy take care of himself."

   "You think that Mr. Crouch was controlled by Voldemort with the Imperius Curse after the World Cup." Kingsley's reaction was quick, which was related to his Auror profession.

   "At least not before then, I asked his house-elf." Dumbledore nodded.

   "House-elf?" Arthur remembered something unpleasant.

"She works at Hogwarts, and I judged from the reaction of the house-elf that Barty Crouch Jr. is still alive." Dumbledore continued, "I suspect that the Dark Mark on the World Cup is Barty Jr. It was made by Crouch, and because of this incident, Voldemort was attracted, so Voldemort used the Imperius Curse to control Barty, but you also know what kind of person Barty is, and the Imperius Curse is not very good Keeping him under control, I think there was a sign before the Triwizard Tournament, when Batty wasn't in great shape."

   "Peter Pettigrew probably didn't do it. His magic power isn't too strong." Sirius continued, "Is there any news about him now?"

   "No, Fudge sent all the Aurors out to find Peter Pettigrew, but they still found nothing." Kingsley shook his head and said, "He ordered Peter to be killed, obviously planning to cover up Voldemort's affairs."

   "Looks like something he would do." Sirius scoffed at this. "So, now the cemetery is the last clue."

   "Graveyard, what's that?" Both Kingsley and Arthur cast doubtful glances at Sirius Black.

"Anderson's prophecy, when I was in the World Cup, I once asked Anderson to divine the whereabouts of Pettigrew Peter." Sirius pulled out his own memory and put it into the Pensieve, and a crystal ball appeared on it soon, and a star was reflected on the crystal ball. A very secluded room, after the picture disappears, it is replaced by a forest, and then a flag with double eagles.

   Soon it was a big, desolate house, and behind it was a man, Barty Crouch Jr., whom they all recognized.

  In the end, it turned into a desolate cemetery, and the picture finally freezes in front of a tombstone.

  "The previous pictures have actually been fulfilled. I think the only thing left is the location of the cemetery, but I still haven't found where it is." Sirius hoped to find some clues with the help of everyone's wisdom.

   "It's incredible. As far as I know, there hasn't been a master prophecy who can predict the future so accurately." Kingsley was very shocked, "Maybe, we can invite him to join the Order of the Phoenix."

   "If he is asked to provide some help, Anderson should not refuse, but I find it difficult to invite him to join." Sirius thinks that the chance is not great.

   "I see, I see."

  Dumbledore, who had been staring at the Pensieve, suddenly stood up, "That's what it meant."

   "Dumbledore, what do you know?"

   Everyone looked at Dumbledore in unison, wondering what secret Dumbledore had discovered.

   "I probably guessed where Voldemort is hiding." Dumbledore greeted several people: "Come with me, we will talk about it as we walk."

   Everyone hurriedly followed.

"Some events occurred during the period of Voldemort's increased power," said Dumbledore quickly, "Bertha Jorkins disappeared without a trace from Voldemort's last hiding place, and I think she must be dead. There is also Mr. Crouch, who was under the Imperius Curse and died a few days ago. There is another incident of note, which happened in the village where Voldemort's father was born. The melon disappeared. He hasn't been seen since last August, and it's been reported in the Muggle papers."

   "Muggle newspaper?"

   "I am different from most of my friends in the Ministry in this regard."

   "You think Voldemort might be hiding in that village." Sirius asked.

   "Yes, isn't there a big desolate house in the picture of the crystal ball? I think Voldemort might be hiding there."

  (end of this chapter)