Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"It's already the third time." Little Batty's voice couldn't hear the joy or anger, but Ian didn't dare to relax.Last week, an Auror walked into Barty’s office to report, but in the end it was carried out by St. Mungo’s therapists. People saw it with their own eyes. The office often couldn’t hide things, and the spread of rumors was much faster than wind. be quick.Even the people who were not there at the time knew all about it, but no one dared to speak directly in front of Batty.

"The prisoners were robbed three times in a week, and I couldn’t resist each time. I heard that Auror’s selection criteria are very strict. Only the most fearless and outstanding people can be selected, but your performance will make me feel that this is just a joke."

Isn't it just a joke?Ian thought secretly.The criminal who should be hunted down to his head must obey the wrong order and uphold the wrong law, become a person who even hates him, and be mocked by the dark wizard for losing his tradition and bravery.

"Aurors are also on the side of the attack." Someone whispered, and the voice came to Batty's ears.

"So you fail because of your past relationships? Because you can't do anything to your old colleagues? Or are you secretly looking forward to letting them succeed in order to reduce the burden on your heart?" Little Batty looked over, and He looked away from the Auror who was looking up mostly with guilty conscience, only Dawlish appeared nonchalant.

"Mr. Crouch, as long as you can protect my interests, I will be your good subordinate." He leaned slightly, and the others were unwilling to lag behind, and quickly expressed loyalty loudly.

"Then tell me, why do you get caught off guard every time?"

"Ambush." ​​Dawlish said, "Every time, no matter how we change the route, they will ambush where we must pass, and then grab the weakest point and break it in one fell swoop."

"Most of the Aurors who follow Gadevin are experienced and hate the New Ministry of Magic. They think that saving the Muggle-born can undermine the prestige of Minister Sinkenis." Dalis thought for a while, "I can be sure, from the Order of the Phoenix. People are among them."

"It's a matter of time before they join forces." Barty said, "Ian, I heard that Steve who left is your former partner?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Crouch." Cold sweat emerged from Ian's forehead.

"Since I am a partner and a close friend of my school days, the relationship must be very good." Little Batty thoughtfully.

"In fact, it's not so good. He beat me severely before." Ian quickly clarified.

"But aren't you still the godfather of his son?" When Barty Jr. easily pulled out his files from the pile of files and told this secret that most people don't know, Ian actually gave birth to a snake who was targeted Fear stimulated him to shiver, "Since he lost his family, you no longer invite him to visit your house frequently, but your contacts have become closer, and you have even taken the initiative to cooperate with him in moving to Azkaban as a guard. It's all because he can't let him go alone, isn't it."

"...This is not something that will be recorded in the file." Instinct screamed to let Ian escape from here, but he could only stand still.

Little Batty smiled slightly: "I like to get to know my subordinates properly, so that it is more enjoyable to work together."

He pulled out another file: "This is Steve's punishment record." He spread out one page and introduced, "From the table, he has a bad habit of drinking. But it is strange that his wife and children were killed. Later, his punishment was not more serious than the period when he drank the worst. You must have spent a lot of time and effort to dissuade him, did you? That’s why he didn’t indulge in alcohol and grief. I I admire you very much."

"Do not……"

"Thinking that I am a hero who can stand up, right?"

"I don't know what you are talking about!" Ian's anxiety grew stronger.

"But didn't you plan like this? One person flees from the Ministry of Magic and meets with Gadvin, while the other stays at the Ministry of Magic to provide information on the operation. In order to get rid of suspicion, he deliberately asked his friends to fight himself. If only that time, I did I'll be fooled by you." Little Batty's voice seemed to be the language of another world, and Ian couldn't understand the true meaning of this sentence for a while, "I have to say that you are a smart person, but it's a pity that you are on the wrong team. "

"Grab him." Suddenly, Ian was held down by the Auror in the room without resistance at all, his head was pressed against Barty's desk, and the cold touch made him feel refreshed. , He wanted to struggle, Dawlish twisted his hair and smashed it on the table under the instruction of Batty.

"You...you made a mistake!" A magic wand stuck on Ian's forehead, and his fear instantly drowned him, "I am not a betrayer, Steve is! But that was his own decision, I have already Decided to be loyal to the Ministry of Magic! Our previous relationship was good, but we have broken up. He hates me!"

"Why are we wasting precious time here, Ian, frankly, it's good for everyone." Little Batty didn't take his wand back. He looked down at the frightened man and said calmly, "How do you explain this time and time again? Lost? Even if you take a walk after a meal, you can’t come back and return, but they are able to succeed every time without any difference. Time, route, and escorts, obviously our information has been leaked."

"Even so, it was someone else's leak! I didn't do it!" Ian's voice trembled.

"I don't believe it." Little Batty said, "I know very well that all of this is done by a ghost, but the scope of the suspect is not large. And among those who are eligible to be on the list, your name is unique and your background It is extremely suspicious."

"Hey, you guys! Tell Mr. Crouch, you all understand that I am not a traitor at all! I did nothing!" Ian looked at the other Aurors in the room pleadingly, and they all avoided his cry for help. In the end he put his hope on Dlex, "Dlex? Dlex! You were with me at the time, you know everything, tell them that I am innocent! Tell Mr. Crouch, please... I can’t go. Zikaban, I am innocent!"

"Is that so, Dalis?" Barty Jr. looked at him.

"I don't know, sir." Dawlish replied smoothly, "Ian and I were searched separately at the time, but he had been muttering with the Auror who searched, and then we started fighting. It must be an acquaintance."

"Take him to the courtroom." Little Barty's words undoubtedly pronounced Ian's death sentence, and he stood up, obviously also going to follow.

"Yes, sir. You ask first."

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"Batti?" The door of the courtroom was pushed open, Zoe hid his surprise, smiling at the people who walked in, "What are you here for, the trial is not over yet. Who are you bringing? "

"It's my subordinate, Max." Little Batty said, motioning to the two Aurors to twist Ian to the dock. The wizard who had been in the dock was crying and shouting, seeing this weird In one scene, I even forgot to keep crying, and squeezed to the side in a daze, and didn't come back. "Don't mind if I add a plug."

Ian's roar echoed in the courtroom until Barty Jr. waved his wand and snatched his voice."Your subordinate? What happened to him?"

"He is a shameful traitor, a bastard who can't be slashed by thousands of swords." Batty said angrily. "He sold the information to the Order of the Phoenix and Gardvin, causing our escort information to leak, and the prisoner was once Robbed again and again."

"It turned out to be like this." Zoe almost broke the quill in her hand. She didn't show her face, but there was a storm in her heart. "Is the situation true?"

"Of course, he has confessed."

"Then there is no need for another trial, and we will start with the prisoners tomorrow." Zoe said.Little Batty really started investigating the rape who leaked the information as she thought. Even if he finds the wrong person, he has to be more careful in the future.

But the implicated Auror couldn't just let it go, even if he might have done something wrong before.She had to ask Rita to bring news to Draco tonight.As the Ministry of Magic has become more cautious about the attack, the corresponding combat plan must also be more precise.

"That's great. By the way, is there anyone in the waiting room?" Little Batty got a satisfactory answer, "Take Ian over." He said to his men, "Although I don't like spending Meaningless effort to torture people, but we have to make people understand the cost of betrayal, which is not something that can be solved with a light apology."

Chapter 29 The Betrayer (Part Two)

"Drink?" Someone patted Draco on the shoulder from behind.

He was taken aback, and turned around pretending to be calm, and saw that the Auror who was talking to him was carrying a few bottles of Fire Whiskey.

"Come on, sit with me." The big Auror raised the bottle ostentatiously. "I got it back today by the way. You can warm me up...You are an adult."

Draco nodded, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he still couldn't get used to the thief-like recklessness of the opponent. Even if he would be the most reliable ally in battle, the man in front of him who was winking at him looked like an alcoholic. .

"There is still action tomorrow. Drinking is not good." He couldn't say the rejection directly, so he had to remind the other party in this way, hoping that he would remember that there is still business to deal with.

"Don't say such a disappointment, the wine is going to be awful." Steve grabbed his hair irritably, dragged Draco forcibly to an empty table, and two glasses appeared silently. On the table, "Just a little bit is not enough for me to drink."

"Cheers, kid!" Steve yelled and drank the wine in the glass in one sip. He didn't care about Draco who only took a sip, and filled his own glass again without speaking, but the glass was very Almost empty again.

After repeating two or three times, Draco determined that Steve was not really going to drink with himself. He did not put down the glass in his hand, pretending to be drinking but the level of liquid did not drop at all. He looked at Steve. The unshaven face, hesitated whether to ask.

"...Are you worried?" Finally, he asked.

"Hmph, who would want to talk to a kid who can't drink." Steve hummed lightly, but his tone was like a joke.

"Boy, let me ask you, who did you get your information from?" Steve looked at him.

This question no longer makes Draco rushed like he did in the first place: "I can't say that this is also for safety there. You only need to know that the information is true, and then make a rescue plan based on it. Accept the order, Then act. This is how you Aurors work, right?"

"It's quite straightforward." Steve said. "I don't deny this. But if I didn't question the actions of those people, I would not choose to resign or sit in front of you. The Auror did obey orders. We are proud, but we are not ignorant of thinking...I just want to know if the person who provided you with the information is really reliable? If the other party betrayed us, then--"

"No!" Draco interrupted him and exclaimed angrily. "If that person wants to betray us, how could the action have been so smooth?" He thought that Zoe had to bear the risk of revealing the truth for himself. Intelligence, but still being suspected by Steve, his tone became intense.

It was the first time Steve saw Draco angry at him, probably because of the incompatible position and identity, and Draco's relationship with others was very weak."Sorry, kid, if I offended you just now, accept my apology." He touched his chin, and said with some emotion, "It's really embarrassing to spread the anger on the young man."

"I am going to be sent to the list of prisoners in Azkaban tomorrow. There is my former friend." He said suddenly, "Remember the Auror who was in charge of escorting the prisoners the first time I was dispatched? The one I beat down. ...He is going to Azkaban again, this time not as an Auror or as a guard, but as a prisoner."

Draco remembered what happened in the previous meeting. Steve was also extremely excited at that time. After thinking about it carefully, it was indeed a reaction that appeared after hearing the prisoner list."That guy is a traitor. We broke up a long time ago, and I don't care about his life or death... He actually chose to work with that kind of person. I knew this would happen a long time ago, and he was treated as rubbish when he was used up. In addition, the non-existent charge was thrown into the cell and moldy... even I could think of the truth, but the fool couldn't understand it, and thought he got a stable long-term meal ticket."

He was chattering, and the glass of alcohol fueled the chat. Speaking of excitement, Steve slammed the glass to the ground, and there was a crisp sound of glass breaking in his ear, and Della Kee stared in amazement. He grabbed most of the remaining Flame Whiskey bottle (the last bottle), and saw his throat pulsing, making a sound of gushing.