Chapter 370 Ludo is captured

Chapter 370 Ludo is captured
I finally made it through another long day.

Xie Ling couldn't help but sigh. Since the end of the Goblet of Fire, he hadn't had much rest except for a short morning of playing badly the next day.

It is June 6th, three days after the end of the Goblet of Fire, and there are still five days before Hogwarts goes on holiday.

After finishing breakfast in the Great Hall, the Slytherins will first attend a History of Magic class taught by Professor Binns together with the Ravenclaws.

The results of History of Magic were also announced on this day. Daphne, who hated memorizing, only got a passing grade, but Murray got an excellent grade. According to Professor Binns, because Shaylin and Harry did not take the exam this year, Murray and Hermione from Gryffindor were the only ones in the whole grade who succeeded in getting an excellent grade in this course.

After the History of Magic class comes the Alchemy class.

The alchemy class this year mainly teaches students to make some simple and lightweight items, such as a peepscope, a memory ball, an automatic error-correcting feather pen, etc. These small items can only be engraved with a simple magic rune to perform some simple functions. If more than one magic rune is engraved on an item, the items as carriers will not be able to withstand the magic power and will be damaged.

To solve this problem, we must start with the materials and rely on the combination of different substances to enhance the toughness of the carrier, but this is the learning content of the next grade and will not be mentioned here.

In this course, Nott, who came from an alchemy family, performed extremely well, followed by Draco, Daphne, Murray and Susan, all of whom received excellent grades.

Professor Ibinos Bock, who was in charge of this course, had always been very strict with his students. The content of alchemy was difficult to understand, and the tedious and complicated practical operations required patient review and study many times. Even he did not expect that so many people would perform beyond his expectations.

Susan's academic performance in this school year can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds. She also received excellent grades in Hufflepuff's History of Magic and Charms classes the day before. Even her Hufflepuff classmates were surprised by her changes.

Xie Ling was very pleased when he knew this.

The Sleeping Dragon Society was indeed an organization created to fulfill his own ambitions, but he never thought of all its members living only for him.

After all, he was not Voldemort.

He hopes that outside of Mianlong Society, everyone can have their own life and live out their own brilliance.

While the members contribute to the Mianlong Society, the Society can also become a platform to support their growth. In addition to the learning atmosphere of friendship, mutual assistance and mutual encouragement, it also provides them with learning opportunities outside of school and allows them to be exposed to knowledge that is monopolized by pure-blood families.

Susan is the best example. She was originally unknown in the original world, but under the influence of the Sleeping Dragon Society, she began to become active and hardworking, and developed a desire for knowledge and strength. She was not willing to become an insignificant supporting role in this magical world, and finally she was able to emerge and stand out.

There are no other classes in the afternoon.

Xie Ling, who thought he could finally take a breath and rest, saw an unexpected scene when he returned to his dormitory room.

Dobby and Winky, who had not been seen for a long time, were standing respectfully beside Sherin's bed, and seemed to have been waiting in Sherin's room for some time.

At their feet lay the unconscious Ludovic Bagman.

"Master, Dobby has fulfilled his mission and successfully brought Ludo Bagman here." Dobby puffed out his chest and said proudly.

"Well done, thank you for your hard work." Xie Lin said. "It's not hard at all. It's our honor to serve the master." After saying that, Dobby and Winky bowed at the same time.

"This guy has been missing for two days. Can you tell me where he has been hiding?" Xie Ling said with a smile.

"Yes, during the Triwizard Tournament, we were ordered by the master to keep a close eye on Bagman's movements. Compared to the time when he was blocked by goblins during the World Cup, he obviously learned his lesson this time—" Dobby said loudly: "As soon as the game was over, before the goblins had time to find him, he used the Hogwarts Floo Network to sneak away..."

"He doesn't know that we have been following him in stealth, and we completely heard the destination he shouted out by the fireplace. His first destination is to return to his home. He plans to pack up his valuables first to avoid being robbed by the goblins again..." Dobby said this with a disdainful sneer on his face, without any of the respect that other elves should have for humans.

"We then Apparated to his doorstep and waited for him until he had packed up everything and was ready to take action when he left. However, we didn't expect that this idiot didn't just leave, but chose to hide at home for a day." Dobby said.

"Ah, do you know why he did that? He knew he was getting into trouble but he didn't hurry up and leave?" Xie Ling said with a frown.

Dobby sneered and said, "We were also puzzled at the time. Later we found out that this guy was reluctant to give up his comfortable home and the power of the head of the Ministry of Magic. Once he really started to escape, he would lose all of these, which put him in a dilemma of indecision."

"It's stupid indeed." Xie Ling shook his head and said.

"We waited for him for a whole day, and the moment he opened the door, we hit him on the head with a Stunning Curse." Dobby said with a sneer.

"No one saw you, right?" Xie Ling said. Since they were doing it outdoors, they had to consider the risk of being exposed - house-elves attacking human wizards was an act of insubordination, and if they were seen by others, it would cause a huge disturbance.

"Master, rest assured," said Winky. "In addition to assisting Dobby, Winky is also responsible for monitoring the surroundings. Winky guarantees with his life that no outsiders have seen our actions."

"Very good, then let's proceed to the next step of the plan!" Xie Ling ordered.

"Yes, Dobby (Winky), obey your command!"

With a loud crackling sound, Dobby and Winky then Apparated away.

Schelling fed Bagman a whole bottle of Hell Potion to ensure that he would not wake up in a short time, then he conjured a rope to tie him up and put him into the suitcase space.

Then, he carefully used magic to open the suitcase that Bagman carried with him - the things that Bagman insisted on taking with him when he was preparing to escape must be his most precious private collections.

Well, unfortunately, after browsing the items in the suitcase, Xie Ling couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Most of the items in it were Quidditch-related collections, such as the limited edition jerseys he wore when he played for the Wimbledon Wasps and the England Quidditch team. If these things were auctioned, they would still be worth a lot of money, but they were not what Sherin really wanted.

Don't be fooled by Ludo Bagman's sloppy and unreliable appearance. Who among the heads of a department in the Ministry of Magic doesn't have a family background?
In the original book, the reason why Bagman was implicated by the Death Eaters and was tried by Crouch was because his father was a close friend of August Rookwood of the Department of Mysteries. Sherin was not naive enough to think that Ludo would leak the secret to Rookwood at that time simply because of his father's friendship with the latter.

According to Schelling's guess, his father, old Mr. Bagman, was probably also a supporter of pure-blood supremacy. Although he did not directly join the Death Eaters, he also supported their ideas.