Chapter 672 Prisoner of Azkaban
After leaving the Pensieve, Rove and Dumbledore returned to the office, but no one spoke for a while, even the portraits of the headmaster fell silent.
After a long while, Rove said in a very soft voice, puzzled:
"That man is really the head of the International Cooperation Department—Otavi Acus?
It looked like he was getting old, and he was about to die. This was still a memory from more than a hundred years ago.
And the Director of the Department of International Cooperation is so young now..."
Of course, young is not young. The director of the International Cooperation Department also has wrinkles on his face, but in comparison, his beard and hair are all black, and he is more energetic.
And the bad old man lying in the coffin in the pensieve was about to die...could he be a person?
But if they are not the same person, they look almost the same... they can't be twins.
Dumbledore seemed to know what Rolf was thinking, he said softly:
"I checked the admission records of Hogwarts. Arkus has no brothers, so it can't be twins."
"As for why he didn't die...Gregovich fled the cemetery after getting the Elder Wand. He didn't actually confirm whether Arkus was dead." Dumbledore guessed:
"After Akus was taken away from the Elder Wand, he may have used some kind of magic to extend his life, and he has been living until now."
Rolf pondered, so as the former owner of the Elder Wand, he infiltrated the Ministry of Magic and became the Director, so why did he come to Hogwarts?
Just for Hufflepuff's Chamber of Secrets? !
Luofu thought for a moment, lowered his voice and asked, "Are we going to catch him?"
Don't worry about what Akus's purpose is, capture him first, and then use Veritaserum. Even the color of his underwear is clear!
"Not yet." Dumbledore said, "The battle that day proved that Arcus is very powerful.
He is also extremely cautious on weekdays and will only appear in Hogwarts during the Triwizard Tournament, so he is not that easy to catch. "
Rolf knew what Dumbledore meant. Facing such a powerful wizard could easily affect the students of Hogwarts.
He thought for a while and still puzzled: "How did Arkus know the location of Hufflepuff's Chamber of Secrets?"
"I guess...it was discovered when the Hogwarts sewer system was being repaired." Dumbledore said softly:
"He and Corvinus Gaunt were classmates, and they were both students in Slytherin.
Later, Corvinus Gaunt repaired the sewer system of Hogwarts, and Arcus was his deputy. "
Luo Fu was stunned. If that was the case, it wouldn't be surprising.
It's just that there is Gunter behind this?
Luo Fe stared at the pensieve, seemingly lost in thought.
Dumbledore picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and then continued:
"By the way, I received a letter from Arthur. He told me what happened in Godric's Hollow."
"That group of wizards said that they were hired by a woman named Minette Perrault." Rolf asked:
"What do you think, will Minette Perrault be Voldemort's new slave?"
"This matter must be related to Tom." Dumbledore said slowly:
"But based on what I know about him, if Lily's bones were the medicine for his resurrection, he would definitely go to the cemetery himself instead of hiring a dark wizard to steal the bones."
"I think so too. I always feel that Lily Potter's body may not be the key to Voldemort's resurrection," said Rove.
Dumbledore's two slender fingertips touched together, his chin rested on the fingertips, and he whispered:
"The Dark Lord is destined to rise again...with the help of three women...one for life...one for death...one for love..."
"If the death of one of the people predicted by Professor Trelawney is not Harry's mother Lily, then who is it?!"
Dumbledore looked at the ceiling above through his half-moon lenses. Opposite the old man, Rolf was also lost in thought.
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Azkaban,
A group of tall dementors were gliding on the ground. Behind them were several criminals, and behind them were two Aurors escorting the prisoners.
After walking through the corridor and coming to a cell, the Auror opened the cell door, pushed hard, threw the criminal into the room, and then locked the cell door.
They turned to leave, but when passing by a cell, a figure suddenly approached and shouted to an Auror: "Hubble...Hubble!"
Harper stopped, frowned, and looked at the criminal:
The man was almost skin and bones, with a tangle of dirty, tangled hair hanging down to his elbows, and waxy skin clinging to the frame of his face.
Habo looked at it for a long time, but couldn't tell who the person was.
"It's me... I'm Barty Crouch!" The man lifted his hair.
"Mr. Crouch?!" Harper was taken aback. "How did you become like this?"
Okay... this is nonsense. Which wizard who was imprisoned in Azkaban for half a year would not become like this?
"What's the matter with you?" Haber asked after thinking for a while.
"I need to... see Dumbledore... I have something to tell him... I have to see Dumbledore... tell him face to face..." Crouch stammered.
Harper hesitated, but Auror Collet on the side smiled and said:
"Mr. Crouch, Minister Fudge has an order. You are imprisoned for life and cannot see anyone. If you have anything, you can tell Minister Fudge and I will convey it to you."
Crouch became emotionally unstable and shouted:
"No...I will only tell Dumbledore...it's okay to capture my Rolf Scamander...you inform them..."
"Then there's nothing we can do about it," Collet said gloomily. "Come on, Harper, let's go back to the Ministry of Magic."
Harper hesitated for a moment, but then left with Clay.
Harper used to work under Crouch and was considered one of his subordinates, but because he couldn't stand his harshness, he was transferred to the Auror office.
As for whether to tell Dumbledore... Crouch is Minister Fudge's political enemy, and has been imprisoned in Azkaban, with no hope of a comeback.
Harper certainly isn't looking for trouble.
After the Auror left, Crouch lay slumped on the ground, staring blankly at the dark ceiling.
He must escape...and bring the shocking secret he discovered to Dumbledore!
He's breaking out of Azkaban! !
Late at night, the cell door was opened one by one by the dementors, and then they swam in.
It was supper time, both for prisoners and for dementors.
As an established civil servant, it is naturally our responsibility to help the Ministry of Magic guard prisoners.
But the corresponding reward...the Ministry of Magic acquiesces that they obtain 'rations' from prisoners.
Soon, bursts of heart-rending screams came from each cell.
A dementor slid into Crouch's cell, dropped moldy food on the floor, and was about to suck on Crouch's happy memory when it suddenly stopped talking.
Because the happy mood is gone.
Dementors have no eyes and can only judge a person's life or death by perceiving people's emotions.
Loss of emotion...naturally means death!
The dementor stretched out its shimmering, gray, thin and scabbed hands from the cloak. It groped for a moment, found Crouch's body, and then dragged it out.
The dementors quickly dragged the corpse to the cemetery of Azkaban - all the dead prisoners will be thrown here!
The Dementor threw Crouch into a pile of bones, then turned and walked away.
After an unknown amount of time, Crouch's corpse suddenly opened his eyes, and he gasped heavily.
This is the black magic he learned from a magic book before, which can put wizards into a state of suspended animation.
Because it needs to be used in conjunction with Occlumency, it is very difficult.
Crouch didn't expect that it would come in handy one day, let alone use it in Akaz class.
He stood up tremblingly, ran to the shore cautiously, observed for a while, found the direction smoothly, and then plunged headlong into the vast sea.
Crouch is swimming back from Azkaban to...England!
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