Chapter 450 Who's Undercover?
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Nian Gao Pei Ma Tuan
"Let me guess, have you forgotten a very important person?"
Dumbledore noticed the shocked expression on Glenn's face, looked at him with interest, and said with a smile.
"Big shot?" Glenn was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood, "It turns out it's him..."
Yes, Dumbledore was talking about the legendary wizard Merlin who had not been heard from for a long time.
The ability of Wind Step is one of the trump cards that he pays special attention to hiding, and even Qiu, who has become increasingly close to him, never mentions it.The only chance of exposure was when he experienced the illusion in the Jianlan ruins.
If Merlin could know what was happening in the environment at that time, he would have easily noticed his extremely practical concealment ability.
"So, Mr. Merlin told you?" Glenn accepted the reality that his trump card was exposed and asked helplessly.
He wasn't particularly worried. Judging from Dumbledore's appearance, he didn't seem to have any intention of questioning the source of this ability.
"That's right." Dumbledore nodded, "But you don't have to worry. Everyone has their own secrets. I won't ask you any questions about special abilities. After all, magic is mysterious. Even I can't. You can only appreciate a very small part of it.”
"Thank you for your understanding, Professor."
Dumbledore smiled at him and said, "If we've finished talking about the business, I suggest you go down and have breakfast, so that I can have time to change into formal clothes."
He pointed to the nightgown on his body and said half-jokingly.
Only then did Glenn react and quickly turned around and walked out. But before he could go out, he turned back and said, "By the way, I suddenly remembered that there is something else I forgot to tell you."
"What's the matter?" Dumbledore smiled bitterly and sat back down, waiting for him to speak.
"Harry discovered this." Glenn said, "You know, he has a Marauder's Map in his hand that can show the people who appear in Hogwarts."
Dumbledore nodded and motioned for him to continue.
"One night, he discovered that someone had broken into Professor Snape's private collection," Glenn said. "The point is, that person was theoretically impossible to show up."
"Oh?" Dumbledore raised his eyebrows slightly, "Who is it?"
"Barty Crouch," Glenn said.
Dumbledore was slightly surprised when he heard the name.
Barty Crouch Jr. did not die in Azkaban. This matter has been exposed a long time ago. Not only did Mr. Carmichael get the news, but Voldemort used this information to rescue him and even took advantage of it. Control Old Crouch was involved in the World Cup raid time.
With Mundungus' intelligence capabilities, he had naturally conveyed the news to Dumbledore long ago.
Therefore, the old fox just thought for a moment and immediately figured out the key.
"As far as I know, Barty Crouch's soul has been taken away by dementors because of what happened at the World Cup. How could he come to Hogwarts?" Glenn pretended to know nothing. He looked confused and asked.
Dumbledore explained: “In fact, there is not only one person named Barty Crouch, in addition to the former Ministry of Magic officials you know, there is also his son, Barty Crouch Jr. "
"I remember!" Glenn slapped his forehead, "Crouch's status plummeted because his son exposed his identity as a Death Eater, right?"
"That's right." Dumbledore nodded lightly, "According to the information I received, when Barty Crouch Jr. was imprisoned in Azkaban for a period of time, his father found a way to rescue him. From then on, He was locked up at home and never showed up again. Azkaban claimed that he had died in Azkaban."
"You mean...what Harry saw was Crouch Jr. who escaped?" Glenn asked again.
"If nothing else, Voldemort must also have this information, so his appearance is likely to be related to Voldemort's plan."
"Voldemort's plan..." Glenn repeated with a look of surprise, "Doesn't that mean that the person who cast the confusion spell on the Goblet of Fire and made Harry the fourth warrior was Barty Crouch Jr. ?”
"Your guess is the same as mine." Dumbledore nodded again in agreement.
"If he appeared in Professor Snape's private collection room to look for potion ingredients, then it means that he was going to make polyjuice potion and pretend to be someone else..." Glenn showed a thoughtful expression, "But Who is he pretending to be?"
Dumbledore didn't speak, just looked at him quietly, and seemed to cast an encouraging look.
Glenn pretended to think for a while and said in an uncertain tone: "Could it be the so-called senior investigator? After all, she just came from the Ministry of Magic and is not familiar with everyone. There is no need to worry about being discovered. .”
"It makes sense." Dumbledore commented, "But this alone is not enough to confirm the identity. After all, as far as I know, she did not try to provide any help during Harry's participation in the competition."
"If we talk about providing help, I remember that Harry seemed to have mentioned to me that Ludo Bagman had implicitly expressed his attitude of helping him more than once. Could it be him?"
Glenn continued to speculate, then immediately dismissed himself.
"No, when Harry said he saw that name, it was a few days before the second project. Bagman and Lockhart were not at Hogwarts at that time."
"I think you have also overlooked someone who has also just arrived at Hogwarts." Dumbledore reminded.
"You mean...Professor Moody?" Glenn asked, "But shouldn't you be familiar with him? Isn't he worried about being seen out by you?"
"In fact, his acting skills are excellent enough. Even I didn't find any flaws." Dumbledore said, "However, when you mentioned his name, I suddenly recalled a detail."
"What details?"
"This happened on the day when the candidates for the Warriors were determined. You were not present, so you did not see it." Dumbledore explained. "When Karkaroff accused Harry of cheating to become a Warrior, Alastor stood up. I came out and gave him a good scolding. Looking back now, there was obviously something wrong with his eyes."
"what do you mean?"
"If it was the real Alastor Moody, although he hated Death Eaters like Karkaroff who were captured by him personally, it was mostly disdain and ridicule, and his performance that day was obviously more exciting. Much more.”
"Barty Crouch Jr. and Karkaroff... have anything to do with each other?"
"Holiday?" Dumbledore smiled softly, "I think you should change the word - hatred. You know, it was Karkaroff who revealed his identity as a Death Eater before he was sent to the prison. Azkaban even led to the tragic death of his mother who loved him most from depression."
Dumbledore noticed the shocked expression on Glenn's face, looked at him with interest, and said with a smile.
"Big shot?" Glenn was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood, "It turns out it's him..."
Yes, Dumbledore was talking about the legendary wizard Merlin who had not been heard from for a long time.
The ability of Wind Step is one of the trump cards that he pays special attention to hiding, and even Qiu, who has become increasingly close to him, never mentions it.The only chance of exposure was when he experienced the illusion in the Jianlan ruins.
If Merlin could know what was happening in the environment at that time, he would have easily noticed his extremely practical concealment ability.
"So, Mr. Merlin told you?" Glenn accepted the reality that his trump card was exposed and asked helplessly.
He wasn't particularly worried. Judging from Dumbledore's appearance, he didn't seem to have any intention of questioning the source of this ability.
"That's right." Dumbledore nodded, "But you don't have to worry. Everyone has their own secrets. I won't ask you any questions about special abilities. After all, magic is mysterious. Even I can't. You can only appreciate a very small part of it.”
"Thank you for your understanding, Professor."
Dumbledore smiled at him and said, "If we've finished talking about the business, I suggest you go down and have breakfast, so that I can have time to change into formal clothes."
He pointed to the nightgown on his body and said half-jokingly.
Only then did Glenn react and quickly turned around and walked out. But before he could go out, he turned back and said, "By the way, I suddenly remembered that there is something else I forgot to tell you."
"What's the matter?" Dumbledore smiled bitterly and sat back down, waiting for him to speak.
"Harry discovered this." Glenn said, "You know, he has a Marauder's Map in his hand that can show the people who appear in Hogwarts."
Dumbledore nodded and motioned for him to continue.
"One night, he discovered that someone had broken into Professor Snape's private collection," Glenn said. "The point is, that person was theoretically impossible to show up."
"Oh?" Dumbledore raised his eyebrows slightly, "Who is it?"
"Barty Crouch," Glenn said.
Dumbledore was slightly surprised when he heard the name.
Barty Crouch Jr. did not die in Azkaban. This matter has been exposed a long time ago. Not only did Mr. Carmichael get the news, but Voldemort used this information to rescue him and even took advantage of it. Control Old Crouch was involved in the World Cup raid time.
With Mundungus' intelligence capabilities, he had naturally conveyed the news to Dumbledore long ago.
Therefore, the old fox just thought for a moment and immediately figured out the key.
"As far as I know, Barty Crouch's soul has been taken away by dementors because of what happened at the World Cup. How could he come to Hogwarts?" Glenn pretended to know nothing. He looked confused and asked.
Dumbledore explained: “In fact, there is not only one person named Barty Crouch, in addition to the former Ministry of Magic officials you know, there is also his son, Barty Crouch Jr. "
"I remember!" Glenn slapped his forehead, "Crouch's status plummeted because his son exposed his identity as a Death Eater, right?"
"That's right." Dumbledore nodded lightly, "According to the information I received, when Barty Crouch Jr. was imprisoned in Azkaban for a period of time, his father found a way to rescue him. From then on, He was locked up at home and never showed up again. Azkaban claimed that he had died in Azkaban."
"You mean...what Harry saw was Crouch Jr. who escaped?" Glenn asked again.
"If nothing else, Voldemort must also have this information, so his appearance is likely to be related to Voldemort's plan."
"Voldemort's plan..." Glenn repeated with a look of surprise, "Doesn't that mean that the person who cast the confusion spell on the Goblet of Fire and made Harry the fourth warrior was Barty Crouch Jr. ?”
"Your guess is the same as mine." Dumbledore nodded again in agreement.
"If he appeared in Professor Snape's private collection room to look for potion ingredients, then it means that he was going to make polyjuice potion and pretend to be someone else..." Glenn showed a thoughtful expression, "But Who is he pretending to be?"
Dumbledore didn't speak, just looked at him quietly, and seemed to cast an encouraging look.
Glenn pretended to think for a while and said in an uncertain tone: "Could it be the so-called senior investigator? After all, she just came from the Ministry of Magic and is not familiar with everyone. There is no need to worry about being discovered. .”
"It makes sense." Dumbledore commented, "But this alone is not enough to confirm the identity. After all, as far as I know, she did not try to provide any help during Harry's participation in the competition."
"If we talk about providing help, I remember that Harry seemed to have mentioned to me that Ludo Bagman had implicitly expressed his attitude of helping him more than once. Could it be him?"
Glenn continued to speculate, then immediately dismissed himself.
"No, when Harry said he saw that name, it was a few days before the second project. Bagman and Lockhart were not at Hogwarts at that time."
"I think you have also overlooked someone who has also just arrived at Hogwarts." Dumbledore reminded.
"You mean...Professor Moody?" Glenn asked, "But shouldn't you be familiar with him? Isn't he worried about being seen out by you?"
"In fact, his acting skills are excellent enough. Even I didn't find any flaws." Dumbledore said, "However, when you mentioned his name, I suddenly recalled a detail."
"What details?"
"This happened on the day when the candidates for the Warriors were determined. You were not present, so you did not see it." Dumbledore explained. "When Karkaroff accused Harry of cheating to become a Warrior, Alastor stood up. I came out and gave him a good scolding. Looking back now, there was obviously something wrong with his eyes."
"what do you mean?"
"If it was the real Alastor Moody, although he hated Death Eaters like Karkaroff who were captured by him personally, it was mostly disdain and ridicule, and his performance that day was obviously more exciting. Much more.”
"Barty Crouch Jr. and Karkaroff... have anything to do with each other?"
"Holiday?" Dumbledore smiled softly, "I think you should change the word - hatred. You know, it was Karkaroff who revealed his identity as a Death Eater before he was sent to the prison. Azkaban even led to the tragic death of his mother who loved him most from depression."
