Chapter 398
By donating money, a certain level of guilt can be removed.
For example, when Voldemort first fell, Lucius used his cash powers and the Imperius Curse as an excuse to escape the fate of entering Azkaban.
It’s just that Old Batty acted vigorously and resolutely after taking office, and no one mentioned the atonement.
Now John uses Magic Entertainment City as a temptation to make old Barty shaken.
"It sets a precedent, and it will be difficult to deal with later." Old Barty almost smoked a cigarette and thought carefully.
"Actually, this matter is not without its twists and turns." Seeing his confusion, John offered advice as a caring friend, "What if they have merit?"
"You mean?"
"Old Goyle and Old Crabbe, they have a good son who numbs Voldemort's sight for me at Hogwarts and delivers Voldemort's news at the same time."
John crossed his fingers and said meaningfully: "This can pay for their sins."
"They need to stay in Azkaban for two years." Old Barty looked up at John, "This is for your sake."
"That's my honor." John smiled and raised his glass.
Changing the sentence from life imprisonment to two years is really a big deal.
Old Buddy left with the entertainment city project, and the gift box left behind was held in John's hand.
"A father who will be strong throughout his life." John looked at the new clothes that were obviously given to little Barty, walked to the garden and handed the things to little Barty.
Little Barty looked at it coldly, not knowing whether he liked it or not.
The Crouch family's father-son relationship can't be repaired so quickly.
Although he has been cleared, little Barty still chooses to work in the garden.
Perhaps he hated his father who only had the position of minister from the bottom of his heart.
Only when Batty Sr. resigns one day can Buddy Jr. be relieved.
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Grimmauld Place, Blake House.
Sirius growled, "Go back, Kreacher."
Kreacher touched the stairs with his nose and rolled little by little to his small spot under the kitchen stove.
This scene made Hermione very intolerable. Harry didn't feel anything. That was the guy who hurt him.
"Sirius," Harry saw his godfather again and rushed to hug him, "Are you okay?"
"It's just that my left rib hurts a little," Sirius hugged his godson and smiled, "I haven't seen him for a month, and you have grown taller."
He greeted Hermione and Ron.
"Dumbledore is inside, and we have received news that Voldemort has appeared abroad."
Unlike Mrs. Weasley, Sirius always felt that Harry could have some adventures.
If Mrs. Weasley heard this, she would probably get angry again.
Harry glanced behind the door. Dumbledore was sitting inside, and Lupine and others were also there.
"It's time for me to go to the meeting." Sirius walked in and closed the door.
Ron said strangely: "I seem to have seen Mundungus."
"Isn't that strange? He is from the Order of the Phoenix." Harry disagreed.
"The last time he was caught stealing, I thought he was going to get kicked out," Ron said.
"He's in debt," Ron said disdainfully. "He used to like to show off his gold teeth, but they were all pulled out and sold."
"Harry, Ron, let's go see Kreacher." Hermione didn't want to care how much money Mundungus owed.
She felt that she needed to pay attention to her house elf friend.
Knowing that Hermione sympathized with the house elves, the two of them had no choice but to go there.
Entering the kitchen, they didn't find Kreacher.
After calling twice, he saw Kreacher from under the stove.
This terrible situation made Hermione very sympathetic.
Harry didn't want to pay much attention to Kreacher because the elf's comments were always very unpleasant.
He glanced casually and saw a familiar box in the small shop under the stove.
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Chapter 422 Mundungus’ Theft History
Order of the Phoenix.
"Voldemort has lost the help of the Death Eaters," Moody tapped the floor with his wooden leg, "but we all know his ambitions, and he will look for others."
"Werewolves, giants, banshees..."
"He could also find some new followers."
Moody is already retired, but he still knows Voldemort very well.
Lupine continued: "Voldemort was hit hard at the Ministry of Magic. He almost died."
"Yes, we all know, Moony." Sirius interrupted him, not wanting to recall the incident, "But now, he is still outside, and we cannot leave the Order of the Phoenix easily."
"Weasley's magical wall clock always points to mortal danger, which means we could die at any moment."
Tonks said solemnly: "The Ministry of Magic has not given up the search. The new Headmaster of Hogwarts, Professor Slughorn, has applied for Auror protection on campus."
"He also knows how dangerous Voldemort is now," Lu Ping said solemnly. "The loss of Death Eaters makes Voldemort lose the possibility of doing evil everywhere, and it also makes him more dangerous."
A Dark Lord who has no worries is even more terrifying.
The dark-skinned Kingsley looked at Dumbledore and said, "There is bad news circulating. There is something that can grant wishes that is hidden in Hogwarts."
"We cannot confirm whether there are still Voldemort's followers among those pure bloods. This news is very detrimental to us."
"Holy Grail." Sirius sat there sideways and said coldly, "That thing really has that ability?"
"I guess so, if you weren't blinded by something."
The familiar sinister tone made Sirius' face quickly darken.
Snape sat on Dumbledore's right hand and said in a long and sinister tone: "You have seen with your own eyes that an old man regained his vitality."
"Really? I'm afraid you haven't seen it. After all, when we were fighting at the Ministry of Magic, you were still shivering in school holding the cauldron." Sirius immediately retorted.
Snape looked at him coldly, and Sirius refused to be outdone.
"The Potions Master, Severus Snape, was deceived by a student's fake death trick." Sirius continued to type, mocking, "I really doubt your ability not to mislead your disciples."
"You dare to question me?" Snape said gloomily, "The lost dog with a broken rib, Sirius Black."
The two of them were so explosive that Tonks couldn't help but rub her arms.
Dumbledore interrupted.
"You're wrong, Sirius."
It sounded like he was on Snape's side, but wrong.
Dumbledore said calmly: "John, die once."
"It's impossible, we all know..." Kingsley subconsciously retorted.
"Magic cannot resurrect, yes, we all know that." Dumbledore said calmly, "But he did it. Sirius met him in the Hall of Death, and that arch connects a place that no one knows."
"Is he the same as the mysterious man?" When Tonks said this, the atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
They all know that the only person in this century who can have anything to do with this is Voldemort.
Voldemort lost his body in Godric's Hollow and became a wandering spirit.
After more than ten years, it was reborn last year.
The only possibility they could think of was this.
Dumbledore skipped the topic. He looked at Kingsley and asked: "What is the international response to the other person?"
"It's very bad," Kingsley shook his head and said, "The Ministry of Magic in various countries has called for accountability, and they pointed to poor supervision."
"Yeah, who could have thought that he would leave there." Dumbledore had some disappointment in his eyes.
Grindelwald.
What else makes Grindelwald worthy of leaving Nurmengard today?
"He was last seen in the same place as Voldemort, Germany."
Kingsley said solemnly: "We can't find out where it is."
"I'll be looking for some old friends."
Don't underestimate Dumbledore's accumulation of contacts over the past century.
From the former Nicolás Flamel to a thief like Mundungus.
They are all part of his network.
Even in foreign countries, there are still his old friends.
The meeting ended on the defense of Hogwarts.
Tonks was appointed by the Ministry of Magic to strengthen the defense of Hogwarts, and the Order of the Phoenix also needed to be careful.
No one knew when Voldemort would take revenge.
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End of the meeting.
Kingsley and Tonks left.
Sirius found Dumbledore and said, "He's starting again."
Dumbledore heard this and looked at Mundungus in the corner.
Lupine also came over and said helplessly: "He was digging out Kreacher's bed in the kitchen this morning to take out the things and sell them."
Sirius said angrily: "This is not the first time."
"I will talk to him." Dumbledore called to Mundungus.
The image of Mundungus, who was caught stealing, is odd.
Half of his head has hair and the other half is hairless.
Half of the face is black and half is white.
Teeth fall out and grow back again and again.
During the time he came here, he lost another tooth.
"Mundungus, why are you obsessed with stealing Black's property?" Dumbledore was not angry, but asked patiently.
Mundungus stuck out a tooth and begged, "I'm going to go crazy if I don't pay the debt."
He was used as a human experiment subject for various products and spent most of his time in Silver Cross Hospital.
He was going crazy, and these experiments had left him with some residual effects.
The skin color is abnormal and the teeth will fall out.
He felt that his brain was not normal recently, maybe it was the sequelae of the daydream curse.
This time he tried to steal something hidden by Kreacher, struggled with Kreacher, and was captured by Sirius.
Dumbledore was about to say something when he saw Harry running over.
"Sirius, what is this?"
He ran in and asked with a golden locket in his hand, followed by Hermione and Ron chasing after him.
Sirius looked over when he heard the call, saw the thing, and said casually: "It's just a broken box. Did you find it from Kreacher's junk pile?"
