Chapter 423 Bottom Line

A 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 towards the truth.

Now that you have made a hypothesis, you should work hard to prove it, instead of staying in the twilight cabin and saying nothing. Words are feeble, and Ada and Sirius need stronger evidence to prove that little Barty is indeed still alive.

You can tell 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 Azkaban Castle. They had long since rotted into dregs. It is not known where exactly he was buried. There hasn't been any news about him in so many years, so he really died a "clean" death.

But fortunately, Ada and Sirius are both true Gryffindors. They are never afraid of difficulties and they dare to face challenges.

The two people murmured and discussed for a long time, and finally decided to divide their forces into two groups, one internal and one external.

Sirius is mainly responsible for finding out the whereabouts of Barty Crouch. Mr. Crouch is a key figure, and once 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 cannot be idle. It is not a good habit to sit back and enjoy the success. Ada also has her own tasks.

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

The Death Eaters parade at the World Cup campsite and the hand-swapping of 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 a charitable organization.

Since Halloween, nothing strange has happened in Hogwarts, and the tranquility is very unscientific. But the calmer things seem on the surface, the more it shows that the other party has a bigger agenda and is secretly planning a shocking conspiracy.

It is precisely because the plan is so big that the other party is so cautious and does not dare to act rashly. Because any small mistake may be smelled by Dumbledore and uprooted by the headmaster.

One wrong move and the whole game is lost. The person the other party had to face was Dumbledore, and there was no room for them to be careless when doing things under Dumbledore's nose.

After all, not every villain is as stupid as Benedick Foley, who turned Hogwarts upside down in search of an unknown object. If everyone behaved like him, Ada wouldn't have had such a headache for so long and would have moved a small bench to watch the show.

Speaking of welfare, Ada misses him very much. It's definitely not a grudge, it's just because there are really few villains as "cute" as him.

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

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

If the opponent puts Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire, there is a high probability that they will make a fuss about the Triwizard Tournament and use this event to achieve their ulterior motives.

Now, there is only one last event left in the Triwizard Tournament. If the other party has any ideas, the third event is their best choice.

And Ada happens to be a warrior in the Triwizard Tournament. She and Harry have the same perspective. She is also much more careful than Harry. Maybe she can find the other party's omissions from different angles.

With a mission in mind, Sirius left the Twilight House. He was going to see Dumbledore and say goodbye to Harry. Ada and the twins followed suit and left the cabin.

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 dark history.

From Sirius's mouth, Ada learned something about the Potions Professor's past, a Snape who was different from her impression.

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

This was really a long time coming. Ada really didn't expect to hear such words of praise for Snape from Sirius. Of course, this was the only kind thing Sirius said.

During his school days, Snape was very fascinated by the dark arts, and many students in the school knew this. When I was a student, I was obsessed with black magic. Why does this template feel familiar?

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

After hearing the names of some members of this student organization, Ada really felt that the biggest mistake of Hogwarts was that there were only four colleges. One more college could be established!

As soon as he graduated, he went directly to Azkaban for further training and received one-on-one guidance from the dementor professor. Eliminate intermediate links, prevent some middlemen from doing evil, and save time and effort.

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

In the foyer of the castle, Ada and Sirius parted ways. Sirius went to the eighth floor alone, while Ada and the twins headed to the auditorium.

The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go 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. She will be hungry if she doesn't eat one meal.

In fact, there is another insider in Hogwarts Castle - the house elf Winky.

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

Poor Twinkle still hasn't gotten over the shadow of being expelled, and has been drunk all day long. She longed to be forgiven by her master and return to her master's side, but she couldn't go back. She could only rely on alcohol to anesthetize herself.

Drunk and dirty, Winky became an anomaly among house elves and became synonymous with unpopularity. Except for Dobby, no house elf was willing to accept her and care for her.

Both Ada and Sirius ignored Winky, or rather ignored it, but their thoughts were somewhat different.

Like many wizards, Sirius did not attach much importance to house elves, and he did not consider this servant of Barty Crouch at all. This is a common problem among many wizards. They don't care about house elves and sometimes ignore them.

Dobby is a good example. He got the news from the Malfoy family and secretly ran to Privet Drive to remind Harry.

But Dobby is just an example and cannot represent the whole group of house elves, which is why Ada has never considered Winky.

Not every house elf is like Dobby. Regardless of whether Winky knows Crouch's secret or not, judging from her current state, it will be extremely difficult to pry open her mouth. thing.

If you want to pry open Shining's mouth, you can only use force. Torture them, torture them to extract confessions, or, more advanced, just pour a drop of truth serum. Otherwise, it would be almost impossible for Winky to betray Barty Crouch.

The problem was that Ada didn't want to do it.

A gentleman has something to do and something not to do. Although Ada was not a gentleman, she still did not want to treat the house elf like this. Ada has her own boundaries.

Besides, things are not so bad that it is irreversible, and Ada still has time to find out the truth on her own. If the day comes that nothing can be done, Ada doesn't mind changing the bottom line.