I swung a sword at Hogwarts

The elder Batty's name remained intact, which meant the attack was unsuccessful.

John asked calmly, "Does he know who it is?"

"Old Barty doesn't know either." Tang Mi said respectfully, "That man attacked from behind and tried to control Old Barty with the Imperius Curse. Old Barty carried a talisman with him to avoid being controlled by the Imperius Curse."

The Imperius Curse is indeed hard to guard against, but fortunately old Barty is a cautious person.

Ever since his house was invaded, Old Batty has been carrying the amulet with him.

He fought back immediately after being attacked. That man was quite strong.

As the former Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, old Barty is no weaker.

After a quick fight, Old Batty successfully repelled the man.

Tang Mi said: "He guessed that it might be some cruel black wizard. Old Batty offended many people in the past, and he didn't know who was the suspect."

Old Barty had too many enemies. He was very powerful back then. If it weren't for the incident with young Barty, he would have been the Minister of Magic.

On the road to power, both political enemies and dark wizards hated him to the core.

Now that he was aiming for the position of Minister of Magic, it was inevitable that some people would be jealous of him and not want him to succeed.

John nodded and ran his finger over Old Barty's name. His eyes were deep. "Let a few werewolves from the security team follow Old Barty. They don't need to follow too closely. The Aurors are not pushovers either."

Tang Mi indicated that he understood. John closed the book and asked, "Where's little Barty?"

"He seems to have changed a little in the secret garden." Tang Mi hesitated for a moment and said, "He tried to escape. Should we take him back to Silver Hand Manor?"

Barty Jr. was moved to Knockturn Alley after the Death Eaters attacked the manor.

But this is not safe, as Barty Jr. is an outstanding wizard himself, and he might be able to find a way to escape from the garden.

John heard this and knew that this matter needed to be resolved.

He went to the secret garden, which was in a doorless house in Knockturn Alley.

John walked toward the wall and passed through it as if he were walking into Platform 9 3/4.

As soon as you enter, you will see a myriad of gorgeous flowers in all colors.

It is more credible to say that it is a garden here than a prison.

Little Batty was here, sitting on a bench in a daze.

John's arrival made him raise his eyes, and the hatred in his eyes was mixed with a hint of complexity.

"What are you doing here?" Little Batty snorted coldly, "Did he ask you to come?"

The 'he' of course refers to old Batty.

As a parent, no matter how hard-hearted old Batty is, he will always retain a touch of tenderness for his son.

While incarcerated, Batty Sr. often visited Batty Jr.

Every time, the father and son couldn't talk properly.

Old Barty was very disappointed with his son, as he was willing to join the Death Eaters.

Little Batty resented his father's neglect of him since he was a child, and also resented his father's distrust of him.

During the more than ten years of imprisonment, Barty Jr. gradually erased the image of his father and replaced it with the image of Voldemort.

Voldemort, like him, has a father whom he does not want to acknowledge.

After years of loneliness and subtle influence, little Barty regarded Voldemort as his father.

When John walked in, the first thing that young Barty thought of was his severed left hand, which was his only connection to Voldemort.

John ignored the hatred in little Barty's eyes. He picked a beautiful rose and twisted it between his fingers.

"I just came to see you and confirm something."

Approaching Little Batty, John's eyes under the silver mask seemed to be examining something.

As soon as little Batty approached him, he pounced on him like a mad dog.

Unfortunately, it stopped in front of John.

The thorny vines wrapped around little Barty, and the rose thorns scratched his skin, allowing the blood to seep in and become even more red.

John looked at the lost dog with interest. He chuckled and said, "It seems you know something. You are right. The person you are loyal to has returned."

Little Batty stopped struggling, with surprise and enthusiasm in his eyes.

Like a brainwashed mad believer, he let out an ear-piercing scream.

"He's back, he's back!"

The broken voice and screaming expressed his emotions.

John impatiently stuffed the thorny rose stem directly into his mouth. The thorns scratched his lips and made his voice stop abruptly.

"Be quiet." Shaking a finger, John sneered, "Do you think he will come to rescue you?"

Without waiting for Barty Jr. to answer, John said to himself, "Unfortunately, no. A group of Death Eaters wanted to rescue you, but they failed."

Seeing the anger coming out of Little Batty, John chuckled and said, "I was originally worried about how to find him. Maybe you are a good breakthrough point."

Little Barty's throat was cut by the spikes, and he said hoarsely: "Bullshit, you are no match for adults!"

"Are you sure?" John calmly straightened the crooked collar of the immobile little Barty, leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Then why are you shaking?"

"Are you afraid that the mighty Voldemort will be in trouble because of you? Or are you afraid... that he will be defeated?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Little Batty, regardless of his injured throat, yelled: "You absolutely can't!"

"Again."

John quipped, "I've killed him twice."

He saw that little Batty's body began to tremble.

John's arrogant, contemptuous attitude, and his disregard for Voldemort, made little Barty feel bad.

Fear filled my entire brain.

Little Barty suddenly had a very rebellious idea.

If Voldemort really failed, what should I do?

Could it be that Voldemort, who was invincible in his mind, was really killed twice by the person in front of him?

No, impossible, absolutely impossible!

His trembling body lowered his head, and he didn't even notice that the thorns on his body had disappeared.

He held his head and tried to drive the thought out, but the more he thought about it, the clearer the possibility appeared in his mind.

This is the effect John wanted. He wanted to completely destroy Voldemort in Barty Jr.'s mind.

Only by killing Voldemort in Barty Jr.'s heart will Barty Jr. be obedient.

If Barty Jr. escapes, it will deal a blow to the image of Voldemort that he holds in his heart, and his suspicion of Voldemort will gradually drive him crazy.

If he didn't run away, he would just wait here and attract more Death Eaters.

This is an open conspiracy.

To this end, John quietly used the idea of ​​having different hearts and dreams to plant a seed in little Batty's consciousness.

When Voldemort fails in front of him, he will completely give up his belief in Voldemort.

John stared at little Barty muttering in a daze with his deep eyes, then turned and left the secret garden.

...

Castle corridor.

Heinrich uses an Unlocking Charm on the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.

He walked into the office and saw a magic mirror in front of him.

A faint smell of wine and the mellow aroma of grapes enter the nose.

That's the aroma of top-quality wine.

Heinrich followed the smell and found a beautiful and exquisite wine bottle.

There was less than half a bottle of wine left.

His eyes fell on the unique Silver Hand Wine Cellar logo number.

His eyes darkened, and he was sure of something.

When he turned around and was about to go out, he paused.

His eyes fell on a large box.

He keenly sensed that something was wrong.

He walked over to the box and took out his wand and pointed it at it.

“Alobomora”

The multiple locks on the box made a clicking sound.

As the locks opened one by one, until the last one.

Heinrich moved closer to get a closer look.

"Click."

"Who's there?"

...

Chapter 240 Counterattack and Public Opinion

The door to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office was flung open violently.

Moody trudged in on his wooden leg.

He immediately saw Heinrich standing in front of the box, and he noticed that the lock of the box was opened.

Moody's face changed, he walked over quickly, grabbed Heinrich's collar and made him hit the table, knocking over the things on the table.

"Edgar, how dare you come to my office, what are you thinking!" he yelled, spitting.

Heinrich said calmly, "I'm sorry, Professor. I came to ask you about our Defense Against the Dark Arts homework and I came in without permission."

Instead of the embarrassment of being caught, he managed to minimize the problem.

Moody's magic eye swept across the box and then scanned Heinrich's entire body.

He let go only after making sure nothing was stolen.

Heinrich, looking sickly, straightened his robe.

Moody said gruffly, "You shouldn't have come into my office without permission. Fifty points deducted!"

Heinrich did not leave. He was not a Slytherin student now, so Durmstrang would not be deducted points anyway.

Staring at the box behind Moody, he asked, "Professor, what's hidden in there?"

His eyes tried to see through the box to see what was inside.

Moody roared, "Deduct another 50 points!"

He was so furious that he completely forgot that Heinrich was not a Hogwarts student.

This attitude clearly shows that he doesn't want people to continue asking questions.

Heinrich looked at Moody quietly, and before he got angry, he left.

After Heinrich left, Moody hurried to close and lock the door.

When he had done all that, he walked over to the box on his wooden leg.

He put his hand on the box and muttered, "He won't find out."

...

There is only one day left until the Easter holiday.