Chapter 503
Goodbye Antoine
Chapter 503 Goodbye Antoine
"My……"
Looking into Harry's green eyes, Lupin didn't know how to explain it for a moment.
"Hey, Harry, Vader!"
A happy voice interrupted Lupin's words. Michael was holding a can full of water and standing not far away, watching them: "You are finally here... Wait a moment, I will come after I put the water down!"
Michael left in a hurry, and after this interruption, Lupin had thought of an excuse.
"That man is Barty Crouch... I think you should remember this name."
Harry thought for a moment, then frowned, "The man who sent Sirius to prison without trial."
"Yes." Lupin patted his shoulder and said, "So you should understand that he doesn't want to see us, and Sirius and I don't want to see him either."
Harry nodded grimly.
Although Harry knew that he was largely responsible for Sirius being imprisoned in Azkaban for more than a decade, this did not prevent Harry from hating other Ministry of Magic officials who failed to fulfill their duties.
Lupin breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at Harry's expression. He felt a little sorry, but also worried and confused.
After Sirius brought back the eavesdropping information, they went to explore the Crouch family tombs and found the skeleton of a young man in Crouch's wife's tomb, but the tomb of Barty Crouch Jr. was empty.
This seems to prove their conjecture.
Barty Crouch Jr. is indeed not dead, and is serving Voldemort.
The truth is: Barty Crouch Jr.'s mother drank the Polyjuice Potion and turned into her son, and finally died as Barty Crouch Jr. in exchange for her only son to leave prison.
If this is the case, Barty Crouch must be an insider, or even the leader.
The position of the warrior who once served as a flagpole against darkness suddenly became unclear.
But after some investigation and testing, Dumbledore came to the conclusion: Even though Barty Crouch had been soft-hearted and smuggled Barty Jr. out of Azkaban, he had not completely sided with Voldemort.
In fact, this man has been exhausted recently. Many people think that his behavior is strange and sometimes seems to be looking for something. Some people also think that Barty Crouch has started to give up because he sees that his career is hopeless.
Of course, Lupin and Sirius didn't care about Barty Crouch's position, they were only worried about Harry who was targeted by Voldemort.
Compared to James Potter's family, who were also once targeted, the protection provided by the Order of the Phoenix to Harry is now rudimentary.
There was no hiding, no Fidelius Charm, and they weren't even allowed to tell Harry the truth, and they let him continue to participate in crowded and chaotic events like the Quidditch World Cup.
Although this could also be said to be to protect Harry's healthy growth, and that Voldemort only had two or three men at his disposal, which was very different from the situation when the Death Eaters were once in their heyday, Lupin always felt that something was wrong.
They could only be doubly careful to guard Harry, lest Harry be stolen by Voldemort's men and turned into a resurrection blood bag.
After a while, Michael came back empty-handed and took Wade and others around.
“Although we are here for the World Cup, who really only comes to watch the games?”
Michael said in disbelief: "Guys, have you ever seen wizards from so many countries gathered together before? Don't you think these people are more interesting than Quidditch games?"
Harry didn't think so, but when Michael took him around, his thoughts were unconsciously shaken.
They saw the mascot of the Irish national team, a wizard who could suddenly turn into a cheetah, and an oriental wizard with a beautiful phoenix.
"Look, I guess they're students from Castrobusa."
Michael pointed at a group of underage wizards gathered together. They all had brown skin, most of them had curly hair, wore linen robes, and open-toed sandals.
"Castrobusa?" Harry didn't understand.
"I heard that it's a magic school in Brazil." Wade said, "It is said that their castle is built with golden stones and looks like a temple."
Unfortunately, these students did not bring their castles with them, so Wade and his companions just took a few curious glances and walked away. After passing through the overlapping tents, they saw a group of young people wearing similar uniforms.
"That's the Beauxbatons school robe!" Michael gasped and exclaimed, "Merlin! Why didn't I see it before!"
Wade and Harry looked over and immediately understood why Michael looked like he was about to drool.
Several girls in silk robes were sitting on the grass and chatting. Although each of them was as delicate as if they had walked out of a painting, there was one girl who was still extremely beautiful.
The girl had long silver hair that fell like a waterfall, porcelain-white skin with a pearly luster, a slim figure, perfect facial features, and a slight smile that exuded a breathtaking charm.
Michael couldn't help but walk towards the girl, but Wade grabbed the back of his collar and pulled him back.
"What are you going to do?" Vader asked.
"I...I'll go get acquainted with her." Michael showed a silly smile and reached out to touch his hair: "Do you want to get acquainted with her too? I have to say, Wade, this is the only aspect in which you are completely inferior to me."
"Okay, go ahead." Wade said, "Let me remind you, there must be a reason why such a beautiful girl hasn't been surrounded by suitors yet."
"I know that most people would be ashamed of themselves just by looking at her, but not me."
As Michael spoke, he actually took out a small mirror from his pocket, carefully tidied his hair that was messed up by the wind, and carefully looked at his face to see if there was any dirt. Then he put the mirror back into his pocket and walked towards the girls confidently.
"Can Michael strike up a conversation successfully?" Harry asked curiously.
He was also deeply stunned by the beauty of the girl, but now Harry's mind was full of Qiu Zhang's shadow, so he did not lose his composure like Michael.
"Who knows?" Wade said, "I want to know, too."
The two watched Michael approaching that direction, getting closer and closer, until several girls noticed him.
They looked at Michael with a smile, without saying anything and without chasing him away, as if they were waiting to see a good show.
Michael nervously tugged at his cuffs, cleared his throat, and was about to speak when he suddenly felt something was wrong.
An extremely tall shadow loomed over from behind, bringing with it a huge sense of oppression, as if a dark cloud was pressing down on one's head and making one feel suffocated.
Michael turned his head slowly and saw a woman who was about the same height as Hagrid standing behind him. She looked down at him and asked in a cold and low voice, "Boy, are you lost?"
Michael: “…”
……
When Michael walked back dejectedly, Wade and Harry's faces turned red from trying to hold back their laughter, and their shoulders shook uncontrollably.
"Well, laugh if you want to." Michael pretended to be indifferent and said, "At least I tried."
The two men laughed unceremoniously. Michael, who was being laughed at, put his hands on his hips and glared at them. After holding it in for a while, he started laughing himself.
"By the way, I also know where the Bulgarian national team lives." Michael asked, "Do you want to go see Krum? He's the famous seeker. Some say he might be the best in the world!"
"Of course!" Harry's eyes lit up immediately and he agreed without hesitation.
Wade was about to speak when he suddenly saw someone leaning against a gray tent not far away and gestured to him.
The smile on his face paused for a moment, then he smiled again and said, "You guys go first, I'm going to the bathroom."
After watching the few people leave, Wade walked towards the gray tent. Seeing this, the wizard with long curly hair smiled very brightly.
"Haven't seen you for half a year, Wade?" The wizard laughed, "You never answered my calls, I thought you had forgotten about us!"
"Who told you to always disturb me during class?" Wade glanced at the tent behind him and asked, "Antoine, is Mr. Grindelwald here to watch the game?"
(End of this chapter)