Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

"Why is that new Ministry of Magic employee following me around every day?"

A week has passed since David Greed arrived at Hogwarts, and during this time Harry has seen him everywhere he goes.

He even followed me to the bathroom; it was almost as if he was about to sleep in the same room as Harry.

Harry was getting a little stressed from being followed so closely.

"Calm down, at least you can tell you're being followed, it's not too bad."

Kevin, who was sitting to the side, calmly ate his lunch and spoke slowly.

"He's here to cause us trouble, so why haven't we seen him make any moves? And why is he only with me and not with you, or with Professor Dumbledore?"

Harry still didn't quite understand and felt it was unfair that he was the only one being followed.

Just then, Neville happened to be sitting in their group. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke.

"Is it possible that, Harry, you're the easiest to track?"

"...Thank you, Neville. I didn't know that until you told me..."

"You're welcome," Neville replied modestly.

"Pfft..." The others were amused by Neville's words.

They were also happy that Greed didn't cause any trouble, so that they could develop in peace.

After all, they are in fifth grade this year, and the OWLS exam is a very heavy academic task, so they don't have much energy to deal with anything else.

Little did they know that Greed's apparent calm was actually because Dumbledore had summoned him for a talk.

If you want to find evidence of their intention to seize power, you can.

However, it must not interfere with the students' normal studies and club activities, otherwise he will write directly to Fudge and ask him to be sent back.

Although Greed was somewhat annoyed by the threat, he was clever.

It's clear that Dumbledore has the power to boast.

As the saying goes, a kind person is often bullied, which is why the Ministry of Magic dares to put pressure on Dumbledore time and time again.

They were certain that Dumbledore, the number one wizard in the wizarding world, would not completely turn against the Ministry of Magic, and was willing to set an example by abiding by the rules of the wizarding world.

But even a cornered dog will jump over a wall, let alone a powerful figure like Dumbledore.

Furthermore, given that Umbridge's example served as a cautionary tale and both remained obedient professors, he seemed to have no reason to be used as a pawn by Fudge.

So he agreed to Dumbledore's request to gather intelligence using this underhanded method.

He had been following Harry for a week recently.

It is certain that Harry and his friends were the ones who started spreading the rumor that the Man of Vulcan had returned.

However, he has absolutely no interest in topics such as the Ministry of Magic or who will take power in the wizarding world in the future.

He was completely focused on becoming stronger.

This made him a little uneasy, feeling that the minister might be overthinking things, and that the minister didn't care about the power of the Ministry of Magic at all.

However, even if we're just going to give up, we still need to put on a show of goodwill.

He decided to form a student disciplinary committee, offering extra credits as bait to have them manage school discipline.

We will crack down on anyone spreading rumors about the mysterious man's return, regardless of how they spread them behind the scenes.

This way, he could explain himself to Fudge without offending Dumbledore, achieving the best of both worlds.

Moreover, if Dumbledore falls from power, he will be credited, while Umbridge will have made mistakes and thus progress!

If Fudge falls from power, it's even simpler: the position above will be vacant, and he can advance!

This step deserves to be allowed in, hahaha!

......

Back to Kevin, after lunch, since it was still early, Kevin and Hermione returned to their workspace.

Upon entering, I noticed a letter on the table inside the room.

It's a letter from Rita.

He arranged for Rita to follow Gore and gather intelligence a week ago, and now he has news so soon?

Kevin opened the letter and quickly read through its contents, his expression relaxing considerably.

"Hey Hermione, take a look too. This is the information Rita found."

Kevin handed the letter to Hermione and said.

Hermione finished reading it quickly, but frowned.

"Kevin, could Draco's symptoms be caused by Voldemort?"

After reading the letter, Hermione asked with some concern.

The letter stated that by following Goyle, it was discovered that he and Crabbe often followed Draco, but without much respect; they were more like spying on Draco than followers.

Draco would suddenly clutch his chest in pain every day for the past week, as if he were enduring some great pain, and he would mutter "damn curse" under his breath.

Then there's their activity this week. Whenever they have free time, they appear on the edge of the school. Based on their conversations, it can be inferred that they seem to be looking for some secret passage to enter or leave the campus.

Although the letter contained little information, fortunately, he seemed to have found a way for Voldemort to control Draco.

Just like that necklace, it uses Voldemort's most proficient curses.

Curses can be considered a branch of black magic, and also the most vicious and aggressive one.

Ordinary curses can be broken with antidote spells or antidote potions.

But Voldemort's curse is definitely not that simple.

It could even be like a time bomb, triggered as soon as someone tries to defuse it.

Fortunately, Kevin has a better way to deal with the curse than to break it.

"Hmm, it's probably some kind of curse that controls Draco."

"Although we've broken off all ties with Draco, Voldemort still doesn't trust him."

Kevin took the letter Hermione handed him, and with a wave of his hand, the letter automatically burned to ashes.

"Don't worry, Draco will be fine for now."

"He still has a mission Voldemort gave him, we still have time."

After saying that, Kevin picked up his pen again and wrote another letter, intending to give Rita another task: to find out where Draco's parents were.

The key to saving Draco lies with his family.

Moreover, they had to act quickly so that Voldemort couldn't react in time.

"The curse... Kevin, you should be able to lift it, right?"

When Hermione heard the word "curse," she remembered that Kevin seemed to know about those things as well, and asked expectantly.

"Just kidding, a mere curse is nothing to me."

Kevin smiled, raised his head proudly, and said.

Although she knew Kevin was just joking around, Hermione felt much more at ease seeing how confident he was.

Kevin quickly finished writing his letter, summoned an owl, and sent it out.

Hermione watched the owl deliver the letter and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. She hadn't expected that the Animagus user she had just caught last year would come in handy this year.

"It's so convenient to have Animagus."

"Yeah, why don't you learn it, Hermione, and turn into a cat? You can be my hand warmer in the winter."

Hermione rolled her eyes at Kevin.

"Easier said than done, why don't you go and learn it yourself?"

"I've already learned it."

"?"

Hermione paused for a moment, tilted her head to look at Kevin, and a question mark appeared on her forehead.