Chapter 422 Someone who shouldn’t exist

During the World Cup, Mr. Weasley somehow got the best tickets, and even got more than ten tickets at once, allowing everyone to sit in the same box as the dignitaries of the Ministry of Magic.

When a group of people entered the box, there was no one in the box. Only a house elf named Winky sat in the last row of seats. Harry also had a misunderstanding and mistook Winky for Dobby.

It was only after meeting Winky that Hermione realized how low the status of house elves was, and she came up with the idea of ​​the House Elf Rights Promotion Association.

After that, there were more and more people in the box, and the annoying old peacock Lucius Malfoy also appeared. Because they didn't agree with each other, everyone quarreled with the Malfoy family and no longer paid attention to the house elf Winky.

"Remember, there was an empty seat next to the house elf at that time." Sirius said, "She was sitting in the penultimate seat in the last row, and the seat inside her was empty."

The twins thought for a while, and then Fred said, "That's right. She said she was taking a place for her master, Barty Crouch."

"I also remember that the house elf seemed to be afraid of heights." George also said, "She covered her eyes the whole time and didn't dare to look outside."

For a better viewing experience, the location of the World Cup box is naturally the best in the game. But for people with severe fear of heights, the height of the box would be more comfortable than killing them.

Does Barty Crouch really not know that his own house elf is afraid of heights?

If you want to understand a person's behavior, you must pay attention to how he treats his subordinates, not just how he treats those of equal status. Barty Crouch's character can be seen in the way he treats Winky.

Even though Winky's fear of heights was so severe that she covered her eyes the entire time and spoke with a trembling voice when talking to Harry, she stayed there and held her place for her master.

"But Barty Crouch didn't show up, did he?" Sirius let out a loud scoff. "Since he didn't plan to come to the game, why did he let his servant stay there? That's not what he would do. Useless people."

After half a year of busy work and overtime work, the Triwizard Tournament was finally resumed, but Barty Crouch did not appear on the field. It is not in line with Crouch's character to make wedding clothes for others.

Sirius continued: "One more thing, do you remember that night when Harry lost his wand?"

"The memory is still fresh." Ada said through gritted teeth, "I have never seen a wizard who is so careless about his wand!"

Every time she thought about it, Ada wanted to beat Harry up. How could she know such a guy? Isn't this just like candidates who don't bring 2B pencils to the examination room, and soldiers who don't bring guns when they go to the battlefield?

Had it not been for Lily Potter's magical protection, and had it not been for Dumbledore, Harry's ashes would have been raised long ago.

Sirius was embarrassed again. It was really embarrassing to lose his wand.

However, Sirius quickly adjusted his mood and said: "Harry's wand is the wand that emits the Dark Mark. I asked Harry about this and asked him when he found out that his wand was missing."

"What did he say?" Ada adjusted her sitting posture to make herself sit more stable, so as not to fall off the sofa after hearing the answer later.

"He said he didn't know. He suspected that he accidentally dropped it in the chaotic darkness." Sirius said, "I have already taught him a lesson. He was too careless."

Barty Crouch's vacant seat in the box conjured up Harry's wand with the Dark Mark. Sirius must have thought of the connection between the two things.

After thinking for a while, Ada said: "You mean, Harry's wand might have been lost when he was in the stadium box? No, it should have been stolen. It's just that Harry was focused on the game and didn't notice it at all. When did your wand disappear?"

"I think so. It's possible that Harry's wand disappeared while watching the game," Sirius said. "But it wasn't until we entered the woods that Harry realized the wand was missing."

The situation in the box was indeed quite chaotic. First there was a quarrel with the Malfoy family, then many people entered the box, and then the mascots of both parties appeared.

The Veela from Bulgaria turned all living beings upside down, the leprechaun from Ireland threw a lot of magic gold coins, and the wonderful finals, all of which might have prevented Harry from noticing his situation.

In other words, the person who cast the Dark Mark is probably hiding in the box!

The first person to suspect must be Lucius Malfoy, who was a Death Eater, although he got away with it. But he was not the only one in the box who was suspicious. Winky was found at the scene of the crime, with Harry's wand in her hand.

The house elf suddenly appeared at the scene of the crime, holding the crime tool in his hand. Is this really a coincidence? Or did someone do it on purpose?

The seat Twinkle was sitting in was in the last row, near the corner, and there was an empty seat inside her, which was Barty Crouch's seat.

However, the two positions occupied by Twinkle had the worst viewing angles in the box. Even if she did nothing, no one would take the initiative to choose those two positions.

What's more, Barty Crouch never appeared in the stadium box from beginning to end, so there was no need to occupy a seat.

He was the first to arrive, but occupied the worst and least noticeable position. Is Barty Crouch so selfless? Could it be that the empty seat was actually occupied, but no one realized that someone was sitting there?

Ada also began to search her memory, recalling the details of that night in the box, especially the details related to the vacant seat.

No, nothing came to mind.

From the moment she entered the box to the moment she left the box, Ada didn't feel that there was another person coming out of the box. The stadium is noisy and there are many people in the box. It is easy to hide someone.

Sirius' face looked as frighteningly gloomy as when Ada first saw him.

Sirius hit his leg and said unwillingly: "It's dark under the lamp! It's dark under the lamp! We may have really been deceived by Barty Crouch, this old liar!"

He personally sentenced his biological son and refused to collect his son's body just because his son was a Death Eater. Who would doubt such a man, who would doubt such a man for rescuing his son who had committed a crime from Azkaban?

No one will doubt the empty seat in the box, because that is Barty Crouch's seat; even if Barty Crouch does not come to watch the game, the seat will be occupied, and no one will still doubt it, because everyone acquiesces. He was too busy at work to watch the game.

People in the box didn't pay too much attention to that empty seat. Was it because the Veela didn't look good, or the final wasn't exciting? No one would have thought that a person who should be dead might be sitting in that seat.

Only people like Ada, whose brain circuits are different from ordinary people, might suspect Barty Crouch.

In the dark, it is easy for people to ignore what is happening around them.

Human vision is also deceptive. Everyone in the box thinks that the seat is empty. Even if the eyes see some abnormalities later, the brain's feedback and processing results will be no abnormalities.

If little Barty is really not dead and he really went to the World Cup to watch the game, then he and his father really teamed up to treat everyone like monkeys!

"There's a question," Fred said suddenly. "All our assumptions are based on the fact that Barty Jr. is not dead. What if he is really dead?"

A basin of cold water was poured on the head, and both Ada and Sirius calmed down.

It is still in the hypothesis stage, and their suspicions may not necessarily be true. They need to find a basis for their assumptions.

Without evidence, even Dumbledore could not accuse Barty Crouch unfounded. This was a rule, a law, and a morality.

The most important thing now is to find evidence and find Barty Crouch who is sick but not at home. He is the center of the whole thing.

Only by finding the center of the circle can the circle be divided, and only then can the truth be gradually restored and let the truth come to light.