Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 368 Barty Crouch is missing
After Krum and Tyrell's late-night talk, the relationship between Krum and Hermione's boy group seemed to have improved considerably.

Previously, Viktor Krum was slightly hostile towards Harry, Ron, and Tyella, believing that one, two, or three of them must have a crush on Hermione.

This is why Viktor Krum has consistently refused to speak to Harry and Ron, opting instead to speak only to Tierra—

Because of Rita Skitta's article, Viktor Krum, who was initially skeptical, became certain that Tyrell was gay. So, anxious to know Hermione's current situation but too embarrassed to ask, Viktor Krum finally decided to contact Tyrell, his "gay best friend," to inquire about Hermione's well-being.

So, in fact, Viktor Krum had been observing Tiera for several weeks, but because Tiera was so elusive, it wasn't until tonight that Viktor Krum finally found an opportunity to stop her.

The strange things Viktor Krum just said were probably encouraging Tiera to bravely pursue love.

Tiera could only roll her eyes inwardly.

This also indirectly illustrates the terrifying credibility of The Daily Prophet.

Even though Tyrell now has the wizarding world's number one author, Gilderoy Lockhart's "The Quibbler," its credibility in serious news still can't compare to the long-established newspaper "The Daily Prophet."

However, these rumors about Tiera didn't last long, because soon, another bigger news story dominated the front page of the Daily Prophet—

Batty Crouch has disappeared.

Yes, Mr. Barty Crouch, the referee of the Triwizard Tournament and the Director of the International Department of Magical Affairs, has gone missing!

"According to reliable sources, Mr. Barty Crouch, Director of the Department of International Magical Affairs, began exhibiting delirious and incoherent behavior around the 10th of this month. According to his secretary, Mr. Percy Weasley, Mr. Crouch, in his delirious ramblings, revealed that the disappearance of Bertha Jorkins, a former employee of the Department of Magical Sports, was related to him, and that Bertha Jorkins might be dead."

"In addition, Mr. Barty Crouch's incoherent ramblings included words like 'Dark Lord' and 'Death Eaters,' which inevitably brings to mind the tragedy that occurred to the Crouch family fourteen years ago. Was there more to that tragedy than meets the eye, leading to the sudden loss of mental health in the over-fifty-year-old Barty Crouch? This is a special report from our correspondent, Doris Freeman."

"Shit!" Ron cursed angrily after putting down the Daily Prophet. "Why does Percy tell this Doris Freeman everything, but keep quiet about my own brother?"

"That's not the point, Ron!" Hermione exclaimed in exasperation, picking up the newspaper from the table, shaking it, and then examining it closely again.

It was breakfast time, and people were coming and going. Besides Harry, Ron Hermione, and Viktor Krum were sitting at the long table.

Seeing Hermione reading the newspaper intently, Viktor Krum carefully took a steak from the center of the table, cut it meticulously, and quietly placed it in front of Hermione.

The entire process was conducted without making a single sound.

After setting the steaks up, Krum asked softly, "Where's Tierra?"

“I don’t know.” Harry also picked up a piece of steak and began cutting it with a hint of resentment. “He—”

"Quiet down!" Hermione shouted somewhat irritably, then continued reading the article, which only occupied one page of the newspaper, for the third time.

“I don’t know what he’s been up to lately,” Harry said in a low voice. “He’s been disappearing without a trace lately. He hasn’t been back to his dorm for at least two nights.”

“He’s too busy,” Ron continued, after eating his second chicken leg. “Before we went to bed, Harry, Tyella, and I would usually chat for a while, though the topics weren’t always pleasant, you know, lying in bed before sleep, we tend to talk about lighter things, but… *smack smack smack* But Tyella would always remind us what homework was due the next day, what was due the day after, or what tests were coming up next week. That was great, but lately Tyella’s been busy with something… *smack smack smack* He hasn’t even come back to sleep. I’ve already missed handing in my homework three times, and if it happens twice more, I’m afraid I’ll get another yelling letter.”

Ron said, sounding a little frustrated.

"Where's Tyella?" Hermione finally put down her newspaper and asked, "Where did Tyella go?"

“Hey, Granger!” Ron joked. “Did you read the newspaper and get confused? Tierra hasn’t shown up since this morning.” “Oh, right,” Hermione said, slapping her forehead. “Well, we’ll wait until History of Magic class. Today we have History of Magic and Defense Against the Dark Arts. He never misses either of those classes, so he’ll definitely be here today.”

“Yes,” Harry nodded in agreement.

As Hermione had predicted, after they finished breakfast, parted ways with Viktor Krum, and arrived at the History of Magic classroom, they saw Tyella already sitting in the last row of the classroom, her desk covered with messy papers, and she seemed to be calculating something.

Harry's face lit up with joy, and he was about to walk over, but Hermione beat him to it, plopping down in the seat next to Tyrell.

Harry had no choice but to sit in the seats in front of Ron.

“Barty Crouch is missing.” Hermione said seriously as soon as her bottom touched the chair.

"Hmm," Tierra replied without looking up.

"Just a 'hmm'?" Hermione asked, puzzled. "Shouldn't that be a big deal?"

“No.” Tierra finally looked up from his scratch paper, rubbing his slightly sore eyes as he spoke—

This Tiera just returned from the desolate planet. She didn't sleep or eat before rushing over to attend the History of Magic class.

"Why?" Hermione asked, puzzled, then suddenly leaned closer to Tyella and whispered, "Shouldn't we figure out what kind of conspiracy is behind this so that it will be more beneficial for our next move?"

"No," Tyella Tyella initially wanted to say there was no need, but then she thought again—

Tierra suddenly smiled and said, “Very good, Hermione. I’m glad you noticed that. The investigation into Barty Crouch’s disappearance was originally Mr. Lockhart’s responsibility, but if you’d like, I can let you take over the reins.”

"Me?" Hermione exclaimed with delight, but then immediately added worriedly, "What if...what if I mess things up?"

“No, please believe in yourself, Hermione,” Tyella said. “You are the smartest of all the young wizards your age, and…”

Tierra suddenly leaned closer and whispered, "Professor Moody is also investigating this matter at the request of the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore. I think that as a student who often answers questions in class and is often praised by Professor Moody, you should be able to easily get information from him."

Tierra paused, then continued, “Gathering information is an essential skill for members of the Tarot Society. You’ll have to learn it sooner or later. Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Slytherin are masters of Legilimency. Dobby is a house-elf; he can eavesdrop on other wizards’ conversations anytime he wants, so no one will deliberately guard against a house-elf. Mr. Grindelwald and I are prophets; if we want to know something, we can just spend some time making a prediction. As for Xenophilius Slovgood and that werewolf wizard Nazan Olympia, they’ve been in the wizarding world for decades and are first-rate at extracting information from conversations.”

“Okay, I’ll take this task,” Hermione said enthusiastically.

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