Chapter 434 Alibi

The night became quieter and no one could be seen on the field. Ada used the hazy moonlight to look for the edge of the field.

Today's Hogwarts is calm on the surface, but there are turbulent undercurrents behind the scenes. Barty Crouch Jr. is very likely to be watching from the sidelines. It is really not a good idea to let Harry walk around alone at this time.

As for Krum who was with Harry, Ada didn't think a student could stop Barty Jr., and she had no trust in Durmstrang's people at all.

Following the direction in which Harry and Klum disappeared, Ada groped and searched for the two figures.

After a few minutes, Ada saw Harry jumping out from behind the tree alone, looking a little panicked.

Ada saw Harry, and Harry naturally saw her. Harry hurried over and said breathlessly: "I saw...I saw Mr. Crouch...Barty Crouch, he seems to be crazy!"

"Where?" Ada asked anxiously. She still had some doubts about Old Batty, thinking that Old Batty might have had some involvement. Now that she knew the news about old Batty, Ada couldn't wait to ask the old guy some questions.

"Over there!" Harry pointed, and there was a dense forest in that direction. "He said... he wanted to see Professor Dumbledore, and he had a secret to tell Professor Dumbledore."

Ada raised her wand high and pointed it in the direction of the castle. Then the silver-white Chow Chow jumped out, ran towards the castle happily, and disappeared in a flash.

"Lead the way, Harry!" Ada urged, "Quick!"

Seeing that Harry was still a little dazed, Ada pushed him directly. Only then did Harry react and took the lead in running back to the Forbidden Forest, with Ada following closely behind him.

From what Harry just said, Ada could tell that Old Barty might not be in a good mental state, and that he wanted to see Dumbledore.

There is only one possibility to meet Dumbledore at this time. He has to tell what happened back then and tell the truth that Barty Jr. is still alive, which means that Barty Sr. is likely to be in danger.

In this world, only the dead can keep secrets forever. If a living person knows your secret, it is very simple, let the person who knows your secret shut up forever.

The two ran all the way into the Forbidden Forest. After seeing Beauxbatons' Pegasus, the two stopped in a quiet open space. It was here that Harry and Klum had a private chat just now, and it was also here that Harry met Old Barty.

However, Ada didn't see Barty Crouch, nor heard any sound. She didn't even see Krum.

"It's right here!" Harry's voice was a little panicked, "It was here just now, but where has the person gone!"

Sure enough, something happened. When Old Barty said he wanted to see Dumbledore, Harry should have taken Old Barty away with him instead of throwing him to Krum.

If it were Ada, Ada would definitely leave with old Batty, both for protection and surveillance. No matter what happens, he will knock old Barty unconscious and drag him to see Dumbledore.

"Mr. Crouch!" Harry shouted. "Viktor, Viktor Krum!"

It was pitch black all around, and the only thing that responded to Harry's shouts was the rustling sound of the layers of vegetation when the wind blew.

Ada threw the light from the tip of the wand in one direction, and the fluorescence cut through the night, illuminating the Forbidden Forest in that direction. Then Ada followed the same pattern, continuously emitting fluorescent light towards other surroundings to expand her visual range.

Finally, in a dark forest, Ada vaguely saw a figure lying on the ground.

Ada stepped forward warily and found that the figure she saw was Viktor Krum. At this moment, Krum was lying curled up on the ground. Krum found it, but still didn't see Barty Crouch.

The night is getting darker. The Forbidden Forest is usually dark, but now it is even more difficult to see. It's not easy to find someone in the Forbidden Forest under such circumstances, not to mention that old Batty may have been kidnapped, so it will be even harder to find him.

Harry knelt down, checked Krum's condition, and said, "He's still alive, Krum just fainted!"

"Resuscitate quickly!" Ada pointed her wand at Krum, who was unconscious on the ground.

Krum opened his eyes, a look of confusion on his face. He struggled to get up, but his body was still weak, so his efforts were in vain. Helpful Harry gave Krum a hand and leaned him against a tree.

"He hit me!" Krum muttered, covering the back of his head, "That old lunatic hit me! As soon as you left, he attacked me."

"Are you sure it was Mr. Barty Crouch who hit you, or someone else?" Ada asked, still on guard in case the criminal hadn't gone far and attacked under the cover of night.

"I'm sure!" Krum said, "It was just me and that old madman. If not him, who else could it be!"

Krum didn't look like he was lying, and he had no need to lie. But Ada still felt that it was not Barty Crouch who knocked Krum unconscious, but someone else.

After a while, a thunderous sound of footsteps reached their ears, and Hagrid appeared panting holding a giant crossbow, with Dumbledore right behind him.

"How is it?" Dumbledore looked at Ada and asked.

"It's late, Barty Crouch is missing." Ada replied, "Krum said Barty Crouch knocked him unconscious, but..."

"No buts!" Krum interrupted Ada loudly, "It's just that old madman, he's the only one with me, only him!"

Ada curled her lips and did not continue speaking. It was enough for Dumbledore to understand what she meant. As for Krum, he should continue to lie down, and waking up would only cause chaos.

"Hagrid, call Professor Karkaroff quickly," Dumbledore said. "His student has been beaten. Then, please inform Professor Moody..."

"That's not necessary, Dumbledore," a deep voice purred, "I'm here."

Moody, limping towards them on crutches, said that he had met Snape and that Snape had told him. The Headmaster was staying with Snape when Dumbledore received the message.

"Then go and inform Karkaroff, Hagrid." Dumbledore said, "Go quickly."

Hagrid nodded vigorously, then turned around and ran out of the dark forbidden forest, and the mountains and the earth shook.

"I didn't see Barty Crouch here. I'm going to go look for him." Moody said gruffly, then raised his wand and limped into the Forbidden Forest.

Dumbledore and Ada did not look at Moody's back. His magic eyes should be observing every move of everyone present through the back of his head.

It was very quiet in the Forbidden Forest. Krum was leaning against a tree and covering his head. Dumbledore and Harry were silent, while Ada was using her brain.

After seeing Krum pass out, Ada believes that the fake Moody knocked out Barty Crouch and took him hostage or killed him outright. But Moody said that he came to the Forbidden Forest because he saw Snape in the castle. It seemed that he was a little too late.

From the time Harry bumped into Barty Crouch, to Harry running out of the Forbidden Forest and meeting Ada, to Ada and Harry returning to the Forbidden Forest, these short few minutes seemed not enough for the fake Moody to do anything. to all this.

It seemed that there was really not enough time to knock Krum unconscious, take away Crouch, return to the castle to meet Snape, and then return to the Forbidden Forest from the castle. Snape became Moody's best alibi.

Unless...unless the fake Moody knew where Barty Crouch was early in the morning, he had already made preparations, and he had to calculate the time accurately and not make the slightest mistake, otherwise Ada would catch him. The scene of the murder.

Again, it would have been nice if Harry had not left Barty Crouch behind, but had taken him back to the castle with Krum.

Thunderous footsteps sounded again in the Forbidden Forest. Hagrid returned, and Karkaroff hurriedly followed behind. Karkaroff was still wearing his smooth silver-white fur robe, his face was pale and he looked anxious.

"What's going on?" Karkaroff exclaimed when he saw Krum lying on the ground. "What happened? How are you, Viktor?"

Klum, who was leaning against a big tree, was still covering the back of his head. He said, "I was beaten. I was beaten by the official named Barty Crouch."

After hearing this, Karkaroff immediately bombed the temple and began to use the topic as an excuse. He shouted dissatisfied: "Crouch beat you? The referee of the Triwizard Tournament beat you?"

Then, Karkaroff pointed at Dumbledore and said in a face-to-face manner: "This is a scam! It's a conspiracy! It was you who joined forces to trick us here and use a so-called fair competition to let your students gain fame and fortune!"

Karkaroff pointed at Harry and continued: "Potter, he is not old enough, but you forced him in! This is the first unfairness!"

Karkaroff pointed at Ada again and said: "And this, you tell me she is still a student? She is a tool to clear the obstacles for Potter! Can you be any more despicable!"

"Bullshit about promoting international wizarding cooperation! Bullshit about restoring the good relations in the past! Only today did I know what kind of person you are, Dumbledore!" Karkaroff roared almost crazily, venting all the dissatisfaction and depression in his heart. come out.

Ada looked at Karkaroff with squinting eyes. She really didn't want to pay attention to this idiot.

He was the one who betrayed Snape during the hearing at the Ministry of Magic. However, he still had the nerve to ask Snape for help this year. He was really shameless.

In the astonished eyes of everyone, Karkaroff didn't know what he had eaten, but he spat at Dumbledore's feet!

I respect you as a man! Ada was so stunned that she even forgot to teach this madman a lesson.

Ada didn't react, but someone did, and Hagrid rushed straight towards Karkaroff like a bolt of lightning.