Chapter 431 Clearing the clouds and revealing the sun

What has Moody done since he became Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts?

For students in fourth grade and above, their first Defense Against the Dark Arts class is exactly the same, which is the three Unforgivable Curses. This is prohibited by the Ministry of Magic.

After that class, Moody used the Imperius Curse on the students and asked them to practice resisting this spell.

A professor dared to cast the Unforgivable Curse on his students. This was something that no normal person could do. But everyone thought Moody was crazy, and his nickname was Mad-Eye, so everyone took it for granted that Moody was going crazy again.

In daily life, Mu always carries a small wine flask with him for fear that others will do him harm, but he never prepares food by himself. Is he afraid that someone will harm him, or is he not afraid?

Now that I think about it, isn't it because of Moody's madness that these strange behaviors were ignored by everyone?

Moody's madness has become his best protective color. No matter what outrageous things Moody did, everyone would just attribute everything to his madness and not have any doubts about him.

But why did Dumbledore say he was too normal?

"Ada, do you know why Alastor has so many scars on his body?" Dumbledore asked, "He even lost an eye and a leg."

I don’t know how it is possible to know this, and no one has written a biography of Moody.

In Ada's opinion, the injuries on Moody's body could only prove his bravery in battle and that he had captured many dark wizards with his own hands. Other than that, there's not much else to say. You can't say that Moody is too good!

"That's because, even in the process of capturing Death Eaters, Alastor still would not use the Unforgivable Curse. He wanted to bring the other party to justice rather than kill him," Dumbledore said, "That's why those vicious Death Eaters left him so many scars."

Dark wizards, or Death Eaters, are feared because they use black magic in battles at any cost, and the three unforgivable curses are their compulsory courses.

Faced with the death curse, Auror paid a heavy price in the process of catching the Death Eaters. At this time Barty Crouch appeared, and he allowed the Aurors to use the Unforgivable Curse, tooth for tooth, blood for blood.

The Aurors were very happy. They didn't care whether the Unforgivable Curse was black magic. Crouch's order could greatly reduce their use of the Internet.

Moody is an outlier among Aurors. He never uses the Unforgivable Curse against an enemy, even if the Auror has given permission. Moody always relies on his superb magic skills to capture the enemy alive as much as possible.

But at Hogwarts, in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Moody, who never used the Unforgivable Curse, not only showed it one by one, but also used the Imperius Curse on the students.

Moreover, Moody is very proficient in the Unforgivable Curse and can be said to be very handy.

Human beings can independently control their emotions, body movements, and facial expressions, but some subtle expressions or habitual movements will always be revealed inadvertently.

When using the Imperius Curse to control students, Ada sometimes felt that Moody seemed to enjoy the process.

"Of course, we can't doubt Alastor just because he has never used the Unforgivable Curse in the past, because people will always change." Dumbledore said, "He showed the students that the Unforgivable Curse can also be regarded as A misunderstanding of what I said. After all, he is crazy, and it is normal to be a little extreme."

Dumbledore's "self-justification" seems to have circled the question back to Moody's crazy behavior. But Ada knew that the principal was not excusing Moody, but explaining the problem from Moody's perspective.

There is reason and evidence, and madness really seems to be the best disguise in the world, because everyone will tacitly find good excuses for you and find reasonable explanations for all your abnormal behaviors.

"Professor, when did you start to think there was something wrong with Professor Moody?" Ada asked, "In other words, what made you feel something was wrong."

Dumbledore let out a long sigh and said: "I have known Alastor for many years, and I also know some of his habits, but none of these made me suspicious. The only thing that confused me was that Alastor seemed to suddenly He has become distant from me, and he always tries to avoid being alone with me.”

Seventy years of life are rare, and when they reach the age of Dumbledore and Moody, they don't have many friends left even in the wizarding world. Two old friends, living in the same castle, but one always trying to avoid the other, is really confusing and a bit unreasonable.

"At first I thought I gave Alastor too many tasks. He had to monitor Karkaroff, find out the hidden conspiracy, and protect Harry..."

Dumbledore continued to defend Moody, but was interrupted by Ada.

"He also wants to monitor Professor Snape. This is the first time I have seen Professor Snape so vulnerable when facing others." Ada added.

"Yes, I also need to monitor Severus, Severus whom I trust very much." Dumbledore continued, "I was wondering if I am asking too much. After all, he has retired for many years. .”

Although suspicion breeds ghosts is not a good word, suspicion does make people more vigilant. It was from then on that Dumbledore began to pay attention to Moody's every word, deed, and move.

"Since the beginning of school, Alastor still looks like the crazy Mad-Eye, but I know that Alastor is not really crazy. On the contrary, he is very sober." Dumbledore said, "So, I wondered if someone He 'replaced' Alastor, and he was afraid of being discovered by me, so he reduced his contact with me?"

Ada suddenly thought of something, and she said excitedly: "The day before school started, Moody was attacked at home. Mr. Weasley said this! I have also had questions about this, but the Ministry of Magic seems to think that This is Moody's own act again."

"Yes, Arthur mentioned this, and I also asked Alastor. He was evasive and only said they were two little thieves." Dumbledore said, "I just invited him on the front foot, and he was on the back foot. I was attacked by two thieves, is it such a coincidence?"

What happened in the 1994-95 school year can almost all be summarized as coincidence.

The carnival of Death Eaters at the World Cup camp, the sudden appearance of the Dark Mark, Harry's wand in Flash's hand, Moody who was suspected of being attacked, and Bertha Jorkins and Barty Crouch who were missing one after another. .

With so many coincidences coming together, can this still be considered a coincidence?

Ada deduced it carefully in her mind, and she felt that the matter seemed to be finalized.

Polyjuice Potion, someone must have used Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Alastor Moody, and Snape had lost some African tree snake skins from his personal stash.

It was he who made Harry the fourth warrior, who attacked the real Moody before school started, and who released the Dark Mark!

But who is this person, is he Barty Crouch whose whereabouts are unknown?

No, Old Buddy and Moody had appeared together more than once. Even if there are accomplices, there is no need to get two sets of polyjuice potion, because the more people there are, the easier it is to reveal the truth.

Ada thought again about the man who should have been dead long ago, Barty Crouch II. Now it makes sense, the man behind the scenes is Barty Crouch Jr., who did all of this.

In the box of the World Cup, little Barty was sitting in the empty seat next to Twinkle!

It was he who stole Harry's wand in the box, and it was he who cast the Dark Mark. That's why Old Barty tried so hard to delay time and even framed Harry Potter.

But, how dare Old Barty give Shining a "clothes" afterward? Isn't he afraid that Shining will reveal the secrets of their father and son? Did he trust the house elves' loyalty that much?

At this point, it doesn't matter what Old Barty thinks of house elves. What we have to do now is to control Barty Crouch Jr. and find the missing Barty Crouch Old.

As long as the father and son are captured, all problems will be solved and their conspiracy will be revealed.

"Professor, what should we do next?" Ada said excitedly, "Should we continue to wait for evidence? I think this is enough."

Dumbledore raised a hand, telling Ada to be calm and not to be impulsive.

He said: "We will do nothing next and remain on hold."