The Return to Hogwarts

However, getting Barty Crouch Jr. back to Hogwarts and making it impossible for Fudge and the Ministry of Magic to deny the fact that Voldemort had been resurrected was not in someone's plans.

hum!

At this critical moment, Gabrielle suddenly sprang to her feet, and to Harry's utter shock, her once dull blue eyes quietly transformed into a majestic purple, her cold purple gaze fixed on Barty Crouch Jr., who was standing right in front of her.

Barty Crouch Jr. realized something, he was afraid, he wanted to dodge, but he was facing Amostra Blaine, the one who created the most miracles in the shortest amount of time, whose magical skills had been matched by only a handful of people in the past thousand years!

Barty Crouch Jr. is dead.

In the torrent of golden flames that surged from the ground, shattering the clouds high in the sky, and allowing the warm sunlight to bathe the earth, completely dispelling the gloom within this graveyard, Barty Crouch Jr. died cleanly, taking his miserable and shameful life with him, vanishing completely without a trace!

"Bryan!"

Voldemort burst out of the humanoid smoke, roaring as he raised his wand, but it was too late.

The red and purple eyes met briefly in the void before the Hogwarts group vanished completely.

Chapter 861 The Current Situation

2024-04-14

After a dizzying spin, the world suddenly went dark, and Harry still hadn't figured out where he was—

Gulu!

The powerful water pressure and the rush of lake water into his nose and mouth made his eyes roll back. Before he suffocated and fainted, a gentle voice rang in his ears.

"Remember, don't tell outsiders about my appearance. You came back with the help of the sports uniform."

Harry was still pondering the meaning of that sentence, but the exhaustion he had experienced and the harsh external environment forced him to faint.

After Harry lost consciousness, Amosta sighed softly. This day had finally come, and for some time to come, there would be no more peace.

After a brief twitch, Amosta swung his wand dramatically, and countless bubbles suddenly emerged from the dark ditch where the group was. These small bubbles seemed to be attracted to each other and gathered around Amosta. Soon, a large bubble, the size of a room, appeared, easily enveloping everyone.

The surrounding water was pushed aside, and Amosta landed in a bottomless ditch, on a stone platform protruding from the rock wall. He crouched down, carefully checked Ron and Hermione's condition, and after confirming that they were unharmed, he stood up and looked directly at the lake water shimmering with an eerie light above him, and fired two silver beams of light like swimming fish with his wand.

A short while later, a splashing sound came from behind the shimmering lake water, and a dark figure quickly pierced through the water, approaching this side.

It was a Kaba, but after passing through the bubble, the Kaba's appearance changed drastically. Sirius appeared in front of Amostella, who looked like Gabrielle, and in his arms, he was also holding a Gabrielle dressed in sportswear.

"them."

Upon seeing Harry, Ron, and Hermione lying on the ground, Sirius's face turned deathly pale. In particular, when he saw the gruesome hole in Barty Crouch's neck, clearly indicating that he was dead, Sirius's body swayed.

"Don't worry, they're all alive—"

Amosta took Gabrielle from Sirius's arms and carefully placed her on the ground. Then, with a slight movement of his wand, wisps of silver mist emerged from the tip of the wand and entered Gabrielle's brain through her temple.

Sirius Black placed his hand on Harry's heart until he was sure the heart was still beating steadily in his chest. Only then did his complexion return to normal. He then checked Ron and Hermione, which made his face turn deathly pale again.

"It's alright, it was caused by my magic. They'll wake up soon after we go up."

Amosta explained before Sirius asked.

"What are you doing?"

Sirius opened his mouth, but he had too many questions and didn't know where to begin, so he could only ask about what was happening in front of him.

"Slightly adjust this little girl's memory. Make her believe that she was acting at the same time as Harry and the others. How about it, has anyone noticed you?"

Amosta asked calmly.

Sirius shook his head.

“I followed your instructions and secretly hid the girl in the mermaid house disguised as stone. After stalling Krum, I returned to the house and stayed there. Many people went down to the lake and turned the lake bottom upside down. They searched all the houses in the mermaid village, but they couldn’t find where I was hiding.”

Amostella sensed a similarity in the same sound, and his brow furrowed.

"The Ministry of Magic has arrived?"

Before Sirius could answer, the sound of splashing came again from outside the large bubble. The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw another 'Amosta' with a bubble on its head rapidly approaching. Like Sirius, after stepping over the bubble, its face contorted exaggeratedly. Finally, Remus appeared in front of the two.

Almost like Sirius Black, Remus's breath caught in his throat upon seeing Harry and the others lying on the ground. He only recovered after confirming they were still alive.

"Voldemort has been resurrected, hasn't he?"

Remus looked at Amosta and asked directly, a question that made Sirius's lips tighten and his cheeks turn blue.

"What happened? What's going on up there?"

The thick lake water blurred Amosta's senses, but he vaguely sensed that something was wrong on the shore, that something unexpected had happened.

Remus was breathing heavily, as if the events of the past few hours had completely shattered his composure. He gasped for breath and spoke to Amosta and Sirius,

"After Hermione and you disappeared unexpectedly, the mermaids immediately came ashore and reported the situation to the judges. They immediately brought Fleur, who was still in the lake, to the surface. Then, Madam Maxime and Bagman asked Dumbledore and me for an explanation. The girl named Fleur was completely distraught. She desperately tried to go back into the lake to save her sister. There was chaos. Then, Moody... oh, it wasn't Moody. The fake Moody suddenly turned into Vitia Creona."

"what?!"

Sirius cried out in surprise.

Amosta's brow furrowed even deeper. What was going on? Had she forgotten to take the compound decoction on time?

"As you can imagine, the appearance of this woman caused a great deal of chaos. The young wizards scattered and fled for their lives, and there was no way to stop them. Dumbledore and the faculty and staff rushed forward and surrounded her."

Remus stared into Amosta's eyes as he spoke.

"She made a move?"

"No,"

Remus shook his head.

"She never took out her wand, but Albus disarmed her nonetheless. The Minister of Magic quickly arrived with the ministry's higher-ups and all the Aurors. They were all quite frightened. Then, this Vitia Cliona publicly announced to everyone that Voldemort had been resurrected and that they should prepare themselves."

Remus took a few more rapid breaths; his head was still slightly dizzy.

She told Albus that the real Moody was locked in a box in her office. Albus immediately sent Severus to rescue Moody, but the men of St. Mungo's took Moody away.

Amosta paused for a moment.

"Then where is she now?"

Albus wanted to imprison her temporarily at Hogwarts until he found the champions and then interrogate her. But Umbridge said something to Fudge, and then Fudge forcefully ordered the Aurors to take Creona away. He had the Drax throw her into Azkaban, ignoring Albus's opinion and forbidding anyone from touching her.

"What's going on? Why is Fudge in such a hurry to take her away?"

Sirius's forehead and temples were covered in sweat.

“Last year, the Ministry of Magic and I announced that Vitia Creona had been arrested and imprisoned in Azkaban, but if the news of her sudden appearance here were to get out, the Ministry of Magic would not be able to explain it. Moreover, the fact that she told people that Voldemort had returned is probably the last thing Fudge wanted to hear.”

Amosta's voice was somber. He had a rough idea of ​​what was going on. Vitia had probably planned to appear and be arrested after the match in order to redeem herself and avoid facing an even fiercer struggle later on.

She was so naive that she had become so deeply involved that even Azkaban could not help her stay out of it.

"You and Albus knew all along that she was a fake Moody, didn't you?"

Remus said solemnly,

"She's the one who made Hermione a Triwizard, isn't she?"

"Voldemort has risen from the dead. Was this a scheme orchestrated by Voldemort and Cleopatra? Where did Harry and the others just go?"

Sirius Black also pressed for an answer.

Amosta sighed.

"You two secretly leave the Black Lake and re-enter Hogwarts through the main gate. Pretend you've heard the news and rushed here. Once Harry wakes up, he'll explain some of the things you're wondering about. Go now. I'm taking them up."

Remus and Sirius exchanged a glance, both seeing the urgency in each other's eyes, but since Amosta had said so, they had no choice but to do as he instructed.

"Oh, right--"

Before leaving, Remus took a letter out of his pocket.

“A villager from Hogsmeade came to Hogwarts and gave me this letter. He said someone asked him to give him gold. He was wearing a cloak and his face was not visible.”

Amosta raised an eyebrow, took the letter, quickly tore it open, glanced at a line of text on the paper, smiled, folded the paper, and stuffed it into his pocket.

"Let's go, there's still a lot waiting for me up there."

Amosta said.

Chapter 862 Friendship

2024-04-14

Wow!

Amos Tower burst from the water, bringing Harry, Ron, Hermione, Gabrielle, Gilgamesh, and Barty Crouch the Elder with him to the platform where the warriors had jumped earlier. His gaze fell on the long table covered with a gold tablecloth, surrounded by a dark crowd.

Dumbledore was talking to Fudge, who was blushing and looking furious. Behind Fudge stood Umbridge and a grim-faced Amelia, as well as Rufus Scrimgeour, Sirius's superior.

All the Hogwarts faculty and staff were present. Before Amostella appeared, Professor McGonagall was staring blankly at the shimmering water, her face as pale as snow, while Professor Snape beside her looked no better.

Mrs. Maxim was comforting Fleur, who sat on the grass by the lake, her head buried in her knees, her shoulders heaving. Meanwhile, Ludo was with the only pair to have completed the second match—Cedric and Cho Chang—their arms pressed tightly together, their expressions a mixture of bewilderment and fear.

Krum was with his classmates, a group of young men staring blankly at the water. Most of them were strong and muscular, but now they looked so helpless.

There were about a hundred Ministry of Magic strikers here, many of whom were familiar faces who had accompanied him in investigating the culprit behind Hermione's attack. When Amosta came ashore, these people were still going up and down the lake, not giving up on searching for the missing children.

Panic filled the air; almost everyone's face showed bewilderment and helplessness. They were facing imminent disaster and didn't know what to do or how to cope.

The large screen erected on the riverbank had gone black. The fairies had stopped the live broadcast when the accident happened. They were all gathered under the thick iron pole supporting the screen, discussing in hushed tones.