The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 423 The Bottom Line
One word awakened the dreamer, and Fred's reminder made Ada and Sirius realize that this moment was just the beginning, and they had just taken the first step closer to the truth.

Now that you've made a hypothesis, try to prove it, instead of staying in the twilight cabin and talking about it.Words are weak, and Ada and Sirius need stronger proof that Barty Jr. is indeed alive.

Think about it with your toes, how difficult it is to prove that a person who has been dead for more than ten years is still alive.It is no easier to find a person who has been dead for more than ten years than to find a living person.

Little Barty's bones were buried outside the castle of Azkaban. They had long since rotted into dregs, and it was unknown where he was buried.There hasn't been any news about him for so many years, he really died "clean".

But fortunately, Ida and Sirius are real Gryffindors, they are never afraid of difficulties, they dare to face challenges.

The two murmured and discussed for a long time, and finally decided to divide the troops into two groups, one inside and one outside.

Sirius is mainly responsible for finding out the whereabouts of Barty Crouch.Mr. Crouch is a key figure, and as long as he is found, all questions will be answered.

At the same time, Sirius is also responsible for searching for evidence that Barty Jr. is still alive, to see if he can find Barty Jr. first, and stop him before he launches his own conspiracy.

Mr. Black has a heavy responsibility, and Miss Drizzt naturally can't be idle, it's not a good habit to sit back and enjoy the benefits, and Ada also has her tasks.

Because she has not yet graduated, Ada can only stay in school and pay attention to the troubles in the campus.

The Death Eaters parade at the World Cup campsite, as well as the hand-painted flowers that night, created such a big battle, it was impossible for the other party to just let Harry participate in the Triwizard Tournament, and the Death Eaters were not some charity organization.

Since Halloween, nothing strange has happened to Hogwarts, and the tranquility is very unscientific.But the calmer the situation on the surface, the more it shows that the other party has big plans and is secretly planning a huge conspiracy.

It is precisely because the picture is so big that the other party is so cautious and dare not act rashly.Because any small mistake may be smelled by Dumbledore, and he will be uprooted by the principal.

If one mistake is made, the whole game is lost.The person the other party was going to face was Dumbledore, and they couldn't tolerate being careless if they were doing things under Dumbledore's nose.

After all, not every villain is as stupid as Benedict Foley, who turned Hogwarts upside down to find an unknown item.If everyone was as foolish as he was, then Ada would not have had such a headache for so long, and would have moved a small bench to watch the theater long ago.

Speaking of Welfare, Ada misses him very much. It's definitely not because she holds a grudge, but simply because there are very few "cute" villains like him.

Next, what Ada needs to do is to keep an eye on every plant and tree in the school, looking for details that may have been overlooked.

In order to ensure that their plan can be implemented smoothly, the other party will definitely not do nothing all the time.If you want people not to know, unless you do nothing yourself.As long as they move, they will definitely leave clues and clues.

The other party threw Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire, and there was a high probability that they would make a fuss about the Triwizard Tournament and use this event to achieve their ulterior motives.

Now, there is only the last item left in the Triwizard Tournament. If the opponent has any ideas, the third item is their best choice.

And Ada happens to be a warrior of the Triwizard Tournament. She has the same perspective as Harry, and she is more careful than Harry. Maybe she can find the other's omissions from different angles.

With the task, Sirius left the Twilight Cabin, he was going to see Dumbledore, and then bid farewell to Harry.Ada and the twins also left the cabin together.

On the way back to the castle, Sirius recalled the past and provided many new ideas to the twins. He also told a lot about Snape's black history.

From Sirius, Ada learned about the past of some Potions professors, a Snape who was different from her impression.

Not surprisingly, Snape was indeed a top student when he was a student. When he first entered school, he knew more spells than half of the students in the seventh grade.

It's been a long time since I've seen you, Ida really didn't expect to hear words of praise for Snape from Sirius.Of course, that was the only good thing Sirius said.

Snape was fascinated by the Dark Arts when he was a student, and many students at the school knew this.When I was a student, I was obsessed with black magic. Why does this template feel familiar?

In addition, Snape was also a member of a very famous student organization in Slytherin. This student organization can be called the Death Eater backup organization. Almost all the people in that group became Death Eaters after graduation.

After listening to the names of some members of this student organization, Ada really felt that the biggest mistake of Hogwarts was that there were only four houses, and it was perfectly possible to establish another house!

As soon as he graduated, he went to Azkaban for further study, and received the many-to-one guidance from Professor Dementor.Eliminate intermediate links, prevent some middlemen from committing crimes, and save time and effort.

Of course, this was just a joke, Ada didn't take it seriously, and neither would anyone else.

At the castle foyer, the three of Ida and Sirius parted.Sirius went to the eighth floor alone, while Ida and the twins walked to the auditorium.

The soldiers and horses did not move, but the food and grass went first.As long as the sky doesn't fall, no one can stop Ada from cooking. After all, people are like iron, and rice is like steel. If she doesn't eat a meal, she will be too hungry.

In fact, there is another insider in the castle of Hogwarts—the house-elf Winky.

Winky is Barty Crouch's house-elf, and she is now staying in the castle with the other house-elves.

Poor Winky still hasn't come out of the shadow of being evicted, and gets drunk all day long.She longed to be forgiven by her master and to return to her master's side, but she couldn't go back, she could only anesthetize herself with alcohol.

Drunk and dirty, Winky became an oddity among house-elves, a byword for unwelcome.Except for Dobby, no house-elf would accept her and take care of her.

Both Ada and Sirius ignored Winky, or ignored, but there were still some differences in their thinking.

Like many wizards, Sirius didn't take house-elves seriously, and he didn't think about Barty Crouch's servant at all.This is a common problem with many wizards, who don't care about house-elves, and sometimes ignore them.

Dobby is a good example. He got the news from Malfoy's house, so he sneaked to Privet Drive to remind Harry.

But Dobby is just an example, not representative of the house-elf group, which is why Ada never considered Winky.

Not every house elf crawls around like Dobby. Whether Winky knows Crouch's secret or not, judging from her current state, it is extremely difficult to pry her mouth open. thing.

If you want to pry Shinky's mouth open, you can only use force.Torture, torture to extract a confession, or more high-end, directly pour a drop of veritaserum.Otherwise, it would be nearly impossible for Winky to betray Barty Crouch.

The problem is that Ada doesn't want to do that.

A gentleman can do something and not do something.Although Ida was no gentleman, she didn't want to treat the house-elf like this.Ada has her own boundaries.

Besides, things weren't too bad to be undone, and Ida still had time to find out the truth on her own.If the day comes when nothing can be done, Ada doesn't mind changing the bottom line.

(End of this chapter)