Harry Potter: I started checking in from Diagon Alley

Turning around, Sirius realized that they had become separated from the other Weasleys except for Ron.

The crowd that had just surged through the crowd split the entire line in two.

In the blink of an eye, Bill and Charlie, along with the twins and Ginny, were nowhere to be found.

"What do we do?" Ron shouted anxiously.

Sirius gritted his teeth, pointed ahead and said, "Harry, you guys go into the woods, I'll go find them. Remember, we'll meet at where the tents were!"

After saying that, Sirius Black disappeared back into the crowd.

Harry and his two companions could only hide in the darkness in the woods next to the camp.

Compared to the bright light near the stadium, the woods seemed too gloomy.

If it weren't for the little bit of moonlight shining down, the three of them wouldn't have been able to find their way forward at all.

"Fluorescence." Hermione was the first to take out her wand and cast the Illumination Charm.

Seeing Hermione's actions, a flustered Ron suddenly realized, "Oh yeah, I'm so stupid."

After saying that, he took out his wand and cast an illumination spell to light up the surroundings.

"What's wrong, Harry?" Ron noticed Harry's pale face through the Illumination Charm and gently nudged him. "Wake up, we're probably safe now."

“No,” Harry said, “I can’t find my wand.”

Hermione exclaimed in surprise, "What did you say?"

Harry fumbled around in his pockets but still couldn't find his wand: "I must have lost it when I was knocked down."

Ron didn't know how to comfort Harry, so he patted Harry on the shoulder and said, "It's okay... you can buy another wand if you lose one. Mine isn't new..."

“Ron, shut up!” Hermione suddenly whispered.

Ron looked at Hermione with displeasure, about to ask what was wrong, when he heard voices around him.

The three of them were startled, as they should have been the only ones there.

Led by Hermione, the three of them immediately crouched down and hid in the bushes.

From the woods opposite, they heard a sharp male voice, along with a panicked voice that sounded like a child's, yet the group found it strangely familiar.

Soon, they understood what the two men were saying.

"Blink, give me the wand!" the shrill male voice said.

"No, Sparkle can't, Sparkle promised..."

"Give it to me!" The male voice interrupted the house-elf Sparky's words once again.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron looked at each other in surprise, mouthing, "Blink?"

Why is Sparky, the house-elf they met in the private room, here?

The group was puzzled and dared not peek out, afraid of exposing themselves.

After a moment of silence, they heard the shrill male voice suddenly shout, "The skeletons have reappeared!"

The next moment, a dazzling green light burst out from the bushes in front of the three of them, flew into the sky, and exploded with a bang, turning into a huge skull.

A huge python slowly emerged from the skull's mouth, just like the skull's tongue.

Green smoke swirled around the skull, rising higher and higher into the air.

As if a pause button had been suddenly pressed, the appearance of the skull brought the noisy crowd around to a sudden halt.

Then, what followed was a series of screams.

The fleeing crowd sounded even more chaotic, their fear reaching its peak.

“What’s that? We think we saw this symbol in the Great Hall during the Duel Club,” Harry asked, looking up at the sky.

Hermione shook her head, saying incredulously, "No, the mark we saw didn't have a python coming out of the skull's mouth; it was a skull with a triangular mark..."

“Then what is this?” Ron asked.

Hermione said, "That's the Dark Mark, a mark unique to Mystic..."

Harry's eyes widened. "You mean, Voldemort?"

Before the three whispering individuals could reach a conclusion, they heard a third voice coming from the woods in front of them, seemingly conversing with the sharp male voice from before.

“You’re in quite a mood, Barty Crouch Jr.”

Eric said with a smile.

Chapter 172 Barty Crouch Jr.! (2)

Let's rewind ten minutes.

Ireland has just won the match.

Eric then made up an excuse and left the private room.

His target is the house-elf Sparky.

And beside her, there was Barty Crouch Jr., draped in an invisibility cloak.

Barty Crouch Jr. is the biological son of Barty Crouch, the current Director of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation at the Ministry of Magic.

However, according to the original procedure, Barty Jr. should not be here.

Instead, he should already be dead.

Back when Voldemort was rising to power, Barty Crouch Jr. was one of Voldemort's loyal henchmen.

He committed numerous crimes during the war, including murder.

He is also suspected of participating in the torture of the Longbottoms using the Cruciatus Curse.

This makes him unforgivable.

Finally, after the war ended, Bati the Younger was rightfully imprisoned in Azkaban.

But why would he appear at the Quidditch finals wearing an invisibility cloak?

First of all, Batistuta Jr. is an extremely passionate fan.

Secondly, he has a mother who loves him to the extreme.

While Bati was imprisoned in Azkaban.

His mother once used a compound decoction to switch identities with Barty during a prison visit.

Shortly thereafter, his mother died in Azkaban.

Barty Jr., on the other hand, regained his freedom but was placed under house arrest by Barty Crouch Sr.

Having a Death Eater son was a fatal weakness for Barty the Elder, which led to his transfer to the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation.

If he had a choice, Old Bati would rather Young Bati died in Azkaban and never know he was still alive.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

Little Barty, like a ticking time bomb, haunts Old Barty like a nightmare.

If others found out that the director of the International Magical Exchange and Cooperation Department had openly disregarded the law and kept his son, a Death Eater, in his home, he would be finished.

Left with no other option, to prevent the scandal from being exposed, Barty the Elder arranged for a house-elf, Shiny, to take care of and monitor Barty the Younger.

During the competition, Old Barty had no choice but to agree to Little Barty's request and let Shining bring him to watch the game.

Old Barty asked Shan Shan to reserve a seat in the private room for him.

In reality, it was to cover up the existence of Barty Jr.

This will allow him to watch the game without worry.

And so, Eric, who knew the inside story, met Barty Crouch Jr. in the box.

Flashy moves very quickly.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, she led Little Batty out of the aisle in front of the VIP box and out of the stadium.

At this moment, all eyes in the stadium were focused on the awards ceremony.

No one would pay special attention to a house-elf.

Apart from Eric, who followed closely behind.

Eric followed Shiny out of the VIP box and all the way to the outside of the stadium.

He dared not get too close, lest Shan Shan discover that someone was following him.

The area outside the stadium had now become a sea of ​​celebration for Irish fans.

They painted the entire campsite in green, the color representing Ireland.

Everywhere there were jubilant crowds, and fans who couldn't get tickets.

Eric took out his wand and silently uttered, "Follow the Shadow."

Illuminated by the torches of celebration around him, a hidden golden light suddenly appeared in mid-air in front of Eric, guiding him forward.

No one noticed this except Eric.

Eric put away his wand and followed the golden light, weaving through the crowd in search of his target.

He wasn't looking for Shining, or Barty Crouch Jr., whom he didn't even know.

He was looking for the small statue of Victor Krum that Eric had just given away.

At this moment, the small statue was being held in Shining's hand.

Eric just needs to follow the golden light, and he will eventually find Sparkle.

Eric's plan was correct.

He followed closely behind Shan Shan.

During this time, Eric witnessed the riots that were taking place around the stadium, and he also saw the group of black wizards who had caused the riots.

Eric got his wish and saw Barty Jr., hidden inside the Invisibility Cloak, bump into Harry as he walked out of the stadium and take Harry's wand in the chaos.

Everything was just as perfect as I had imagined.