Chapter 1064: Killing Harry was just a byproduct?

The Phoenix Society is taking action tonight. It's 2: in the morning now. Hopefully, it's not too late.

Vincent seems to have succeeded in allaying Daphne and the twins' doubts with his superb acting skills.

Since they were going to check the equipment related to magic projection, it was indeed not convenient for them to go along.

"Go early and come back early."

"Dude, remember to come back before dawn, or there will be another missing person notice for you on the bulletin board in the hallway."

"I'll try my best." The moment Vincent turned around, his expression was so serious that it seemed to freeze the air around him.

"Wait--" Hermione quickly followed him, "I'll go with you."

Vincent didn't look back, but silently took her hand and walked out of the Room of Requirement together.

When the door was closed, the smiles on the twins' faces disappeared immediately.

Even the two of them noticed that something was wrong, and Daphne noticed it as well, but none of the three chose to say it out loud.

For example, during the second project, Hermione went to the bathroom and never came back, but Vincent, who was with her, came back.

It was not until the project was over and everyone returned to the castle that Hermione appeared, but Vincent disappeared.

When he reappeared, he took Hermione to the headmaster's office. It was not difficult to guess that his disappearance was related to Dumbledore.

Now the two of them are going to check the equipment, and the reality is definitely not as simple as it sounds.

Fred, who was half lying on the sofa, suddenly straightened up. "Do you think they have joined the Order of the Phoenix?"

Daphne was visibly stunned, "How is this possible? Wasn't the Order of the Phoenix disbanded many years ago?"

George stroked his chin and said, "The Order of the Phoenix has been reorganized a long time ago. When school was about to start in the summer vacation, Fred and I saw mom and dad sneaking out at night more than once."

Daphne frowned. "The original purpose of the establishment of the Order of the Phoenix was to deal with You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters. What does this have to do with Mr. Bagman and the Goblin Guild?"

"Who knows?" Fred lay back on the sofa. "When we wake up tomorrow morning, we can go ask and find out."

Daphne shook her head, "Forget it, we are still students, unlike them who can graduate directly."

It makes me angry just talking about these twins. No one noticed that they were secretly using the time turner for a whole year. If it weren't for the previous experience, I would have been fooled just now.

"When they come back, we must give them a thorough interrogation."

"Yes, you must use whips and pepper spray."

Astronomy Tower,

Cedric was hugging Qiu and introducing the constellations in the sky to her.

"These are the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, two constellations nestled together and never setting."

This scene is indeed very romantic.

Under the starry night sky, a couple in love embraced each other...

Qiu suddenly widened his eyes and looked at the two familiar figures illuminated by the moonlight below, "Ced, someone ran out of the castle!"

Cedric secretly sighed inwardly and followed her gaze towards the gate at the bottom of the castle steps.

The two familiar figures were very agile. They easily climbed up the winged warthog statue and then jumped down from it effortlessly.

Cedric twitched his eyes, "Nothing, it's Vincent and Hermione."

Qiu looked carefully at the two figures running farther and farther away, "It really is them. It's so late now, what are they doing outside?"

The first thing that can be ruled out is going on a date.

How can a couple go on a date by running?

Then elopement can be ruled out.

The school doesn't object to campus romance, and the Wayne and Granger families don't object to their relationship.

Then, there is only one possibility left.

Cedric tried to relax himself as much as possible and answered her half-jokingly: "They ran so fast, they must have been discovered by Professor Snape."

"Ah?" Qiu looked anxious, "Then let's go down and help."

Cedric gently put his hands on her shoulders, "It's okay, they have a way to deal with Professor Snape."

"Really? That's good." Seeing Qiu's concerns dispelled, he looked far away in the direction where the two people disappeared.

There was a path leading to Hogsmeade, and there was no time to even take the secret passage, so something pretty serious must have happened.

at the same time,

On the path leading to Hogsmeade, the secret communication route finally had a signal.

Vincent stopped and hurried to contact Sirius.

After waiting for nearly two minutes, the video call was finally connected.

Sirius on the projection screen was in the suburbs, "Vincent? And Hermione? You guys are here so late at night——"

Before he could finish his words, Vincent interrupted him eagerly, "Have you started the action?"

Sirius looked behind the two sweaty men.

It looks familiar, like the path in Hogsmeade.

"Not yet. We are near Jorkins' house and you contacted me right after Dumbledore arrived."

"Fortunately we made it in time..." Hermione clenched her fists and said anxiously, "Sirius, do you know where Mr. Bagman's home is?"

"Wait a minute, what are you looking for him for?"

Vincent's mouth corners drooped slightly, his eyes were firm and deep, and his whole body revealed a solemn atmosphere, "The current Ludo Bagman is a Death Eater in disguise."

Sirius' eyes widened and his voice was a little loud, "What!?"

He was about to ask for the reason when Moody came over quietly with his cane, "Be quiet, Jorkins was almost woken up by you just now."

"Professor Moody."

"It turns out to be you."

Dumbledore also came over at this time.

Vincent slowed down his tone a little, "Bagman has a partnership with the Fairy Club. They were planning to manipulate the odds of the World Cup through magic projection."

Sirius's face darkened instantly. "You mean to say that the man taken away by the Death Eaters on the night they attacked the camp was Bagman?"

Vincent and Hermione nodded silently.

There were a total of three Death Eaters that night. If the other two were replaced by someone from the Ministry of Magic, then tonight's actions would alert the enemy.

Moody's magic eyes moved strangely. "If it were me, I would go to such great lengths to replace the people in the Ministry of Magic not just to kill Harry."

He turned to look at the rows of houses in the distance, one of which was Jorkins' home, "Bagman is the referee for the Triwizard Tournament. With this position he always finds opportunities to be alone with Harry."

They deliberately tampered with the Goblet of Fire to force Harry into the competition, used the evil black magic curse of Feast of Life to send the dragon into a frenzy, and after their failure, they used the Imperius Curse, one of the three unforgivable curses, to control the mermaid leader. All of the Death Eaters' actions were to avoid exposing their identities as much as possible.

Moody's expression became even darker. "Killing Harry may just be a byproduct. Their real target is the Ministry of Magic."

With so many accidents happening in the Triwizard Tournament, what prestige does the British Ministry of Magic have?

If the real target was the Ministry of Magic, it would all make sense.

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