Chapter 505: Exit and Sirius' Intelligence

"Mad-Eye Moody is a very good man, if a little scary, but a good man!" Ivan said.

He had also met Moody at the Ministry of Magic once, when Ivan was trying to persuade Mr. Weasley and Sirius to pay attention to Mr. Crouch, but they all thought he was mad, and only Moody felt Ivan's speculation was reasonable.

He said he would keep a close eye on Crouch and Ivan didn't know how far he would go.

Of course, these things and plans had been worked out before Ivan knew that vampires were helping Voldemort.

Ivan thought that no one would help Voldemort after putting Pettigrew in Azkaban, and that he might be able to delay Voldemort's return and sabotage his plan so that he could be fully prepared.

But now it didn't make much sense. With the vampires' help, Voldemort would surely return successfully.

This was already an unstoppable fate; something that would happen sooner or later.

In this case, it would be better to follow the plot Ivan knew, so that he could catch all sorts of unexpected situations.

Mad-Eye had been attacked, which indicated that Voldemort had begun to act.

The next step was to follow the programmed plot.

All Ivan had to do was to participate in the Triwizard Tournament and take Harry at the last minute from Voldemort, who would have successfully recovered by then.

This was his best bet, and he hoped it would all work out.

Half an hour later, everyone finished their breakfast and were ready to leave.

Bill and Charlie decided to come and see everyone off at King's Cross station, but Percy went straight to the Ministry. He said that he couldn't justify taking more time off, and that Mr. Crouch was beginning to trust him.

However, Ivan doubted whether Crouch could remember Percy's name or not.

He should be worrying about the matter of his son now, thinking about how to keep it a secret.

Or rather, he might have been attacked by Voldemort and the vampires, and controlled by the Imperius curse.

After Percy left, Mrs. Weasley braved the phone at the village post office to order three Muggle cabs to take them to London in short order.

"Arthur tried to borrow the Ministry cars for us!" He said to everyone, "But there weren't any to spare, they've been so busy lately."

Watching the pouring rain outside, everyone was worried about the use of the upcoming Muggle cabs.

The atmosphere and decor here at the Burrow was obviously not normal for Muggles, especially since they had so many pets, and Pigwidgeon kept making a fuss in his cage.

Muggle cab drivers rarely transported such strange customers and overexcited owls.

Just then, an old-fashioned dark green car pulled into the yard.

It was not a Muggle cab, but a Ministry car.

Ivan still remembered that they had been in this car last year.

Under everyone's surprised eyes, Sirius stepped out of the car with an umbrella.

He was wearing a black suit that looked high-class and a watch, like a successful Muggle businessman.

Sirius greeted everyone with a smile on his face.

Compared to their last meeting, he looked good and his whole body was full of new vitality as if he had been rejuvenated. Being an Auror was really fitting for him.

Inside the Burrow, everyone was stunned and ran out, Harry in the front.

"Sirius, how come you're here?" Harry asked excitedly. "Didn't you say you were too busy earlier?"

"I tried my best to find time to come and see you off. It wasn't easy, but it was worth it!" Sirius smiled and said, "Well, if you don't want to be late, hurry up and get in the car. We're going to London. This car belongs to our department, and I've commandeered it directly. "

"Thank goodness, Sirius, you've been a great help!" said Mrs. Weasley gratefully.

She asked them all to quickly carry their trunks to the car. And went to cancel the call to the three Muggle cabs.

The interior space of the car was very large and had been magically enlarged. Even though they had so many trunks, they were all loaded.

Half an hour later, they all got into the car and headed for London.

The atmosphere on the road was very good. Everyone was very happy to see Sirius again.

Harry, Ron, Fred and George asked him a lot of questions about his job as an Auror, and he answered them one by one, satisfying everyone's curiosity. Incidentally, he told them that the Ministry of Magic was making progress in catching vampires.

Because of his position, he knew much more than Mr. Weasley and Percy.

And Sirius seemed to have no scruples, and Mrs. Weasley had to worry all the time about reminding him of the secret.

When they got off at King's Cross station, they thought the time had passed too quickly.

The rain outside was heavier than ever and they got soaked carrying their trunks across the road and into the station.

As the Muggles paid no attention, they hurried past the platform.

The Express to Hogwarts, a gleaming scarlet steam engine, was already there, clouds of steam billowing out of it, through which the many Hogwarts students and parents on the platform appeared like dark ghosts.

Pigwidgeon became louder than ever in response to the hooting of many owls through the mist.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Fred and George went out to find seats, and soon stowed their luggage in a compartment.

Ivan was called aside by Sirius. He had something to say to him.

"Since you've reminded me that Barty Crouch may be in trouble, I've been paying special attention to you." Sirius said, "We know from a wizard who lives near your house that something has happened to you recently.... I think it was necessary to talk to you. "

"What was it?" asked Ivan.

"One night, about a week ago, someone heard a loud noise from his house. It was very abnormal. After Winky herself was dismissed, Crouch should be alone in the house." Sirius said quickly, looking at the boisterous parting crowd in the distance, "But we have no way of proving anything. Crouch still goes to work at the Ministry every day as usual and comes back very late. There's no change in his schedule. Nothing seems to have happened."

Ivan thought for a moment, then lowered his voice and asked, "Could it be the Imperius Curse?"

"There's no way to determine that; we can't prove it. You know his position in the Ministry; it would be very problematic." Sirius said with a sigh, "But it could be a simple accident. There's nothing to worry about. On the other hand, since the vampires came out, there have been a lot of attacks recently. Do you remember the Bulgarian Seeker, Viktor Krum?"

"What happened to him?!" asked Ivan, nodding his head.

"After the World Cup, he didn't return to Bulgaria, but stayed at the Leaky Cauldron and was ready to take a vacation in the UK before school started" Sirius said, "But a few days ago, he was also attacked."

"Attacked?"

"Yes, he was alone in the room. Someone heard the sound from downstairs. By the time people caught him, the attacker had already disappeared, leaving him alone in the room, injured. We suspect it was an Irish fan who did it, because Krum caught the Golden Snitch." Sirius sighed and said, "But there's no way to find out who it was. Almost all of Britain supports the Irish team."