Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"Who is'Weatherby'?" Krum asked wonderingly, the name popping out of Crouch's mouth from time to time."Can't you just pay attention to the point? Now there is a crazy senior official of the Ministry of Magic. You come to help. We can't just put him here... we have to take him to Madame Pomfrey..."

As soon as Zoe put his hand on Crouch's shoulder, Crouch suddenly began to scream. His body began to tremble uncontrollably. He turned around abruptly and looked at Zoe and Krum in horror, his mouth still dripping. With salivation.

Zoe wanted to retreat subconsciously, but was imprisoned by two slender hands like claws. Crouch had obviously not taken in enough nutrients in time for some time, because his skin was about to stick to the bones. , But his arms are surprisingly powerful (maybe just because Zoe is weak).Crouch first looked at her face blankly, as if scanning a rare treasure, then his lips trembled.

"Deng, Dumbledore...call him, quickly...need, need Dumbledore..." Crouch's eyeballs burst out, bloodshot, and Zoe gritted his teeth painfully, Crouch Her nails even had to be pinched into her flesh."Calm down, Mr. Crouch...his...we will and will bring him here, calm down..."

"I will be found... horror! The horror is coming, it's dark... icy... the snake looks... Bring Dumbledore here!" Crouch's words are almost illogical, but they can all. I feel that he is resisting and fearing something that does not exist here.Zoe helped Crouch to prevent him from falling, and turned to look at Krum.

"Go to Professor Snape! It's in the basement of the castle. The biggest door is the professor's office. Tell him the situation. He will take you to Dumbledore. He must know the password for Dumbledore's office. ...Then bring them here quickly, I'll wait for you here."

Krum did not move: "I don't know 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 on my own, who would want to ask you, Crouch is about to tear my arm off!" Zoe shouted, "And can you show the responsibility of an adult at this time?... Damn, Do you have to let me tell this shameful fact myself? You run much faster than me! It will take more time for me to go!" Krum shrank his neck, dare not say a word , Turned around and ran to the castle quickly.

"Mr. Crouch, sir... Could you please let me go and stop working so hard... Yes, yes, that's it, relax..." Zoe gently persuaded her as she tried to slow down her movements. Let Crouch no longer be so hostile and vigilant towards herself. This has some effect. She can feel that the painful arm that is about to lose consciousness is gradually becoming a part of herself.

"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..." A cloud of suspicion rose in Zoe's heart, and Crouch seemed to have barely escaped after encountering danger, but before that, he had been behaving normally in less than half a year.Who would have the guts to attack a senior official of the Ministry of Magic?

The word "inflict" is like a key that opened the gunpowder magazine in Crouch's heart. He suddenly jumped up and shouted at the sky particularly loudly: "Bati! Damn, damn, damn! I made a mistake... Someone secretly planned... Pertha is dead... The Dark Lord is moving towards the goal... He becomes stronger... You, you, you!" He pointed to Zoe's face again in horror, "I have seen ...I have seen...Where did I meet you?"

Zoe was startled: "Sir, I am Zoe, Zoe Siegel... I am Siegel. We must have met in the trial bench countless times before." It is strange that Zoe has imagined countless times. After Crouch was planted in her hands, she would do something to him, but when she faced reality that was so close to her fantasy, she only felt pity.

"Can you repeat what you just said, sir? You must know something! Before Dumbledore comes, tell me more details!" But she couldn't take what Crouch said to her ears. I have long doubted Porter's strange qualifications as a warrior, not to mention that there are even strange words such as "plan", "Pertha" and "Dark Devil" in Crouch's words.

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

It sounded that the disappearance of this Ministry of Magic official could have something to do with Voldemort. The fragment closed partly. She felt that she was approaching the truth. She didn't want to wait until Dumbledore came to know everything.She wanted to continue to inquire about Crouch, but the latter suddenly hugged the tree trunk in a daze, and started talking again.

"Wetherby, can you give me a cup of tea first? I have to get off work early today, at half past six. Yes, I have arranged to go to the concert with my wife and son, and the Fudges will be together. They will be there by themselves. Li came to me because I said I still need to deal with some official business, yes, a long-lost family gathering..." Crouch's eyes were psychedelic, and there was a hint of pride on his face.

"...Unexpectedly, it was all passed to you. Yes, my son passed the twelve common wizard rank exams. He is the best student. I never need to worry about him. He is also a filial piety. Son. Thank you, yes, I am very proud of him. I will ask him if he wants to work in the ministry. There are two years left, and we usually don’t have many opportunities to speak... The time is running out, stop Let's chat. Am I still going to meet with Madame Domino?"

Zoe watched in silence as Crouch acted like a good husband and a good father. 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 remain Being immersed in this false illusion, she needs to know the truth, because that can stop a bigger conspiracy.

Chapter 97 Crouch Appears (Part 2)

"Mr. Crouch, please look at me and look at me." She leaned towards Crouch on her own initiative. "What else do you want to say about that plan? The Dark Lord planned all this, right? What is his detailed plan? He must have left his own manpower around. Who else is there besides Max Siegel? Mr. Crouch!" Crouch completely regarded her as non-existent. People are gone, just grabbing the tree trunk and talking about the past. Zoe grabbed Crouch’s tattered robe. Her brutality frightened Crouch. He trembled violently, then timidly. Looking at Zoe.

"Sorry..." Zoe saw that he couldn't say anything, knowing that his movements were too intense.She hid the wand under the robe to prevent Crouch from further threats."Calm down." She tried the spell that Madam Pomfrey taught her, which was useful for calming the restless patient.

Crouch's complexion became more relaxed, he showed a faint smile, his eyes narrowed, and his breathing calmed down."Mr. Crouch, can you understand me?" Zoe asked, finally watching Crouch nodded at her with relief.

"Next, I will give you this potion to drink, okay? I won't harm you, so you just have to look in my eyes and look at me." Zoe stretched out his hand without looking away. Rummaging in her pocket, luckily she hadn’t taken out the potion that Snape had asked her to boil in the last class, although it was necessary to give Crouch the powerful tranquilizer that Barbara needed. Sorry, but just one or two drops will not cause any problems.

Although Crouch briefly showed signs of struggling on his lips because of the touch of the bottle mouth, Zoe successfully achieved his goal.She clutched the back of Crouch's scratched hand bitterly."Mr. Crouch, are you able to speak now?"

Crouch looked around when he first woke up from his big dream: "I have come to Hogwarts... Are you, Siegel?" He was finally able to recognize the surrounding environment and people.

"What happened?" Zoe asked straightforwardly."You should be recuperating, at least that's what your leave slip says, and you also sent an assistant to Hogwarts to be the referee, so that the fairness of the Triwizard Tournament will not be affected..."

"What time is it now? Has the third project started?" Crouch asked without answering her, but gritted his teeth."Not yet, it will start in three days. They should have been setting up the venue. It seems that they want to make a maze." Zoe replied.She noticed that Crouch was relieved.

"Great... still too late, too late... where's Dumbledore?" He looked around nervously. "It's not safe here! Chasing soldiers may come at any time! Batty and Batty are here too..." Zoe At a loss, I don't understand why Crouch suddenly said something he didn't understand.

"My son! Little Batty is here too, in this school! I vaguely heard that man say to his servants, they said, "Everything is going well, little Batty did the job very well"! But I don't understand... I was under control..." Crouch yelled violently, and Zoe's eyes widened."You, your son? But I heard he has passed away!"

"I made a mistake... I, I brought my wife into Azkaban. She drank the compound decoction and became like my son. I took him home, and my wife died in Azkaban instead of him. Ben, she was dying at that time..." Crouch clutched her head, sweating coldly. Even if the sedatives have begun to work, his brain, which has been controlled by the Imperius Curse, still needs a lot to think quickly. strength.

"Dumbledore will be here soon, and someone has already called them." Zoe calmed him. "You can explain the situation to me first."

"I can't..." Crouch still wanted to refuse.

"I know a lot, Mr. Crouch. I perceive that this game is not right at all. Can you imagine Porter becoming the fourth Warrior? Tell me what you know, we can organize information together!" His face was extremely pale, he stared at the ground and stammered."Fourth and fourth warrior... Damn... Stop it! Stop the game! Immediately! I heard a little, only a little, when the control of the Imperius Curse slackened... Then they realized that I might When I was about to get out of control, I began to watch me severely, not let me go out, locked me in an underground cell, didn't want me to escape, and asked me to give Wetherby regular instructions..."

"What did you hear?" Zoe asked eagerly.

"Go investigate outsiders! Alastor...Alastor Moody! That's my son, he has become the old Auror!" Zoe's breathing stopped, and Professor Moody was pretending to be Barty Jr.?He had no flaws... you know that even if she was not familiar with Moody, even Dumbledore could not see through the disguise of Little Barty.And he appeared to be just a kind and kind old man who was a little rude and neurotic, but very kind and reasonable.

"Trust me... believe me... grab him, grab Barty..." Crouch squinted his eyes, the effect of the tranquilizer was much better than expected, he even wanted to close his eyes and rest for a while. , But he can’t stop talking, "Siegel...Siegel...tell Dumbledore...Stop the next game, you must stop! They will do things in it, don’t know what to do, but we have to stop He...The Dark Lord is getting stronger and stronger, he is coming back, we want to stop...Woo!"

He suddenly opened his mouth wide, his blue veins bulging, and his eyes opened to the limit. His two hands were desperately pressed against his throat, as if pulling an invisible bondage, trying to make the oxygen that was suddenly isolated again. Circulate.Crouch was sitting on the ground leaning on a tree trunk, and he watched in horror as the girl who had been so harmless before raised her magic wand with a smile on her face, standing up and looking at him condescendingly.

"It's useless to say more... and, the misfortune comes from the mouth, Mr. Barty Crouch." In fact, he doesn't have much time to pay attention to what the girl said to him. The harm of hypoxia is gradually exposed, and saliva runs down his mouth When it dripped down, he suddenly remembered one thing he hadn't had time to tell Zoe before.

That was when Little Dwarf came to deliver him a meal, he got something from that guy's whispering whisper-besides his son, the Dark Lord had other helpers. The identity is unknown, just know It is a female facilitator.However, Pettigrew was obviously more afraid of this person than respect, and did not disclose more information except that time.

"If the plan is interrupted at this critical moment, it would be very uncomfortable for me. Can you understand this feeling, the feeling that you have fallen short, Mr. Crouch, who is only one step away from the minister?" The girl stopped casting the spell. He suddenly felt that the precious air had brought him back to life again. Crouch kept coughing on the ground, but he could only vomit stomach acid in order to escape without eating for several days.

"You...whoo...you..." the monster.

When the girl's hand was probably to let him breathe, put it on his back and gently patted it gently, but Crouch seemed to be stared at by a beast. Goose bumps came out uncontrollably, dripping cold sweat on the mud. , Oozing deep traces.To escape, to escape!Crouch gritted his teeth, just lying on the ground desperately trying to crawl out of the forest.

The girl stood up and watched with interest as Crouch firmly wanted to escape from her.Obviously he can't escape, but he still wants to escape. Even though the death god's sickle is already on his neck, he still wants to escape from the inevitable future.

She slowly raised her wand and pointed it directly at Crouch's back, but she looked forward slightly. Several large black blocks were quickly approaching here. Compared to Crouch, who was already in a trance, she Understand the destination of these people in an instant.

"I have to say you are lucky, Mr. Director."

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Krum took Dumbledore and Snape back to the woods."Dumbledore!" Zoe hurriedly greeted him with an anxious look. "Something happened! Mr. Crouch fainted suddenly and kept foaming at the mouth!" Snape and Dumbledore looked at each other. He ran to Crouch, who was paralyzed at the root of the tree.

They tried several methods, and Crouch's eyelids, who had been in a coma, finally trembled and opened his eyes slowly."Barty, it happened..." Dumbledore watched in astonishment as Crouch laughed and tugged his beard."Beard!" Crouch played with Dumbledore's silver whiskers enthusiastically, and smiled like an ignorant child as he watched them wrap around his fingertips. "Good fun!"

Dumbledore's face became cold and solemn: "Do you still recognize me, Barty?" He asked softly, and at the same time motioned to Snape to go and talk to Mrs. Pomfrey first. They are probably going to the infirmary. .

But Crouch ignored him at all, he was completely crazy."Is he like this before?" Dumbledore asked, and Zoe shook his head. "No, I'm looking at him, and then he screamed and fainted." She watched. He said to Krum, "Although Mr. Crouch was a bit incoherent when he first appeared, it was not like this at all. He did tell us that he hoped to come to you, because he has something to tell you..." Krum nodded. head.

"...Take him to the infirmary first." Dumbledore said, in a serious tone. "Let Bobby take a look at Barty, and we will think about what to do next."

Chapter 98 The Missing (Part 1)

They were just about to help Crouch up, a cane stuck in the dirt, and then there was a soft sound of footsteps on the ground, and Dumbledore looked there warily."Alastor?" Moody limped over, turning around with his fake eyes. He walked a little eagerly, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead."Something happened? Albus, I just ran into Snape at the door..." He didn't say any more, squinting at Crouch, who was smirking.

"We're going to take him to the infirmary first, and as far as I can see, Barty's brain is overwhelming." Dumbledore said.Moody walked over in silence, carefully observing and asking roughly, "Did he explain anything? Look at this old guy's tattered appearance, as if he just escaped from a beast's lair..."

"Just let us go to Dumbledore, he has been crazy and stupid ever since." Zoe said."Let's go, Zoe, Alastor." Dumbledore and Krum put Crouch together.Zoe replied and wanted to follow, Moody frowned as if thinking about something, and scanned the surrounding vigilantly.

"It's fine as usual, don't make mistakes next time." Zoe whispered as he passed Moody, and then chased Dumbledore and the others who had hurriedly left.Moody raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his head, and sighed.He just left the office for less than twenty minutes, and when he came back, he actually saw a caring name lighted up on the spot map he borrowed from Potter, which his master had told before. He wanted the name of the escaper he caught.

When he ran to the scene, he found that the situation was out of his control, and Crouch was about to be protected. The only comfort was probably that he was unlikely to say something that shouldn't be said before the plan was implemented.

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"It's a pity." Madam Pomfrey retracted her wand and shook her head solemnly. "I am afraid it will be difficult to find a cure."

"Why did Batty suddenly... lose his mind?" Dumbledore asked, and Crouch beside him stared at everything around him, projecting an amazing interest in Madam Pomfrey's wand. Trying to grasp the tip of her staff, she completely became a child who knew nothing about the world.