Chapter 254 Negotiation?
Minister Wright walked out of the woods carrying a house-elf.
Standing directly in front of Sirius and Lupin, facing the aggressive Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation:
"Barty Crouch!"
The serious expression on Crouch's face did not change because of the arrival of Minister Wright, and his tone was still cold and hard:
"Minister Fudge, why are you here? Or is the Dark Mark that was just issued related to you?"
Upon hearing this, Minister Wright smiled faintly on his slightly plump face and raised the elf in his hand, speaking in a gentle tone:
"Chief Crouch, you should know what this is!"
Under Minister Wright's instructions, the eyes of everyone present were involuntarily focused on his hands.
The female house-elf who was being carried was still unconscious.
"This elf seems to be Crow..."
The surprised voices in the crowd were forcibly interrupted before they were finished, causing the scene to return to silence again.
The Aurors and strikers present couldn't understand what was going on.
Now, they are caught in the political fight between the two big guys.
After seeing the scene return to silence, Minister Wright turned his gaze from Crouch to the wizard behind him:
"so……"
After saying these two words, he paused, and his tone suddenly became extremely cold:
"Are you just going to obey this Chief Crouch's orders and point your wands at me?"
The Aurors and Striker of the Ministry of Magic, who were holding their wands, couldn't help but tremble when they heard the Minister of Magic's questioning.
My heart skipped a beat, and bad thoughts flooded into my mind.
"Pointing a wand at your immediate superior?!"
"He will be transferred to Azkaban and live with Dementors!"
"Promotions and salary increases may also be a problem..."
As these thoughts came to mind, all the members of the Ministry of Magic present couldn't help but break out in cold sweats.
Feeling extremely guilty, you looked at me, I looked at you, and we both slowly lowered our wands at the same time.
Harry and the other two were extremely surprised to see that Minister Light dealt with a group of wizards with just a few words!
At this moment, his slightly short and fat back looked very tall and handsome to Harry and Ron!
Even Lupin, who had been discriminated against by the Ministry of Magic for many years, and Sirius, who was wrongfully imprisoned.
At this moment, the Minister of Magic's impression of him changed to a certain extent.
Looking at Crouch, who was still silent but had a very ugly expression, Minister Wright continued:
"Director Crouch, please take a good look. Is this your elf?"
After saying that, Minister Wright threw the elf in his hand forward with force.
Crouch saw his actions and instinctively wanted to know what his son was doing.
Just step forward and catch the elf that is thrown to you!
"No, I was fooled!"
Holding the elf in his arms, Crouch felt the questioning eyes coming from behind, and cursed in his heart:
"When did this guy Fudge become so sinister? I wanted to play dumb and get away with it..."
"It seems like he has failed this time. Batti may be in his hands now."
His mind was in a state of flux, but he remained calm and tried to argue:
"It's mine. I asked it to help me take a place, but I don't know why it's here."
Minister Wright didn't care about Crouch's persistent sophistry. He chuckled twice and said meaningfully:
"What a coincidence, Crouch!"
"I remember that your children also like to watch Quidditch games!"
"He already knows..."
Crouch's face turned pale, and after a long silence, he nodded very heavily.
"Very good! Then take it away from my sight."
Pointing to the elf in Crouch's arms, Minister Wright continued:
"My dear Chief Crouch, catching Death Eaters is not your job!"
"Remember, you are now just the Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation."
"Don't interfere with other people's work."
Crouch took a deep look at Minister Wright, who was still smiling, and said slowly:
"I understand, Minister Fudge! I'll take my leave now!"
Although I don’t know what these big shots are talking about or what riddles they are telling.
But looking at Director Crouch who left quietly, everyone present understood one thing.
This strange political battle ended with the victory of the Minister of Magic.
Then, as the loser, Chief Crouch must give up some of his rights, or privileges!
Watching Crouch's back as he walked away with the elf.
Minister Wright snapped his fingers at Sirius and said directly:
"My commission has ended. Here! The document I gave you."
"I'll back it up in the relevant files when I get back to the Ministry."
Upon hearing this, Sirius immediately took it out in a hurry and handed it over.
"Okay, okay! Thank you for your help."
After receiving the documents, Minister Wright, under the protection of Aurors and strikers, began to arrange the dispatch of the camp.
Looking at their receding backs, Ron was the first to sigh:
"Minister of Magic, how cool! Just a few words and you got a bunch of wizards to put down their wands."
Harry and Hermione also nodded in agreement, their expressions equally excited.
But Sirius and Lupin thought more deeply and looked towards the woods.
He seemed to be considering whether to go in and check the details.
Harry, who was chatting animatedly, saw that Sirius and Lupin had not spoken, so he could not help but ask:
"Sirius...why are you guys silent? Have you discovered some secret?"
Hearing Harry's question, Sirius gave Lupin a look and said with a smile:
"It's okay, let's go back first! So that our families won't worry."
Lupin immediately understood that Sirius wanted him to wait here for a while and he would be there soon.
So he nodded slightly and said to Harry and the other two, "You go back first! I still have some things to pack."
Before they could continue asking, Sirius urged them to go back, obviously not wanting them to continue participating.
Watching Harry and the others leave, Lupin did not act impulsively and waited where he was.
It wasn't long before Sirius simply appeared out of nowhere at the edge of the woods and nodded at him.
The two men carefully went into the woods, intending to find out the reason for the confrontation between Minister Wright and Crouch.
But they were in the woods, destined to find no reason.
All the clues that might expose the truth were destroyed by Minister Wright when they confronted the people from the Ministry of Magic.
At this moment, a young man holding a magic wand appeared out of nowhere dozens of kilometers away from the woods.
It was Barty Crouch Jr., his eyes flashed with black silk, and he kept muttering:
"Riddle House... Voldemort... The Dark Lord... is resurrected... I want to be with him..."
"I will find it back!"
