The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 506 The Siege of Moriarty!

"Barty Crouch".

Gamp called softly.

Old Barty, huddled in the corner, did not react.

His heart is dead.

In just a few days, his hair had turned completely white.

His chin was covered in a thick beard, and he buried his head deeply in his arms.

Gamp's brow hadn't relaxed since he saw Old Barty's expression.

"What a coward."

The icy gaze pierced Old Barty, dealing a heavy blow to his spirit. Suddenly, a demon exuding black energy appeared in his mind!

The "devil" gradually turned into Gampo.

Old Barty panicked and hugged his legs tightly, looking as helpless as a young girl who had been brutally murdered and wanted to run away.

But Gamp entered Old Barty's mind, so where could Old Barty run?

"Look at yourself, do you even deserve to be part of the oldest Crouch family?"

Gan Pu's voice wasn't loud, but every word was piercing.

Old Barty's eyes dimmed: "The Crouch family is gone..."

"Lilith Pilivik got you in jail, why don't you dare retaliate against the Pilivik family!"

Gamp's tone was full of disappointment and frustration.

"Hehehe..."

Old Barty chuckled dryly, but his eyes gradually welled up with tears.

"I can't do it... The Pilliwick and Crouch families have been on good terms for generations..."

Old Barty shook his head weakly.

He appears stern, but is actually a kind-hearted wizard.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have let Barty go.

Old Barty couldn't bring himself to harm Lilith and the Pilivik family.

Moreover, after being hit by multiple blows, his heart was already dead.

Nothing matters anymore.

For example, who is that guy who suddenly appeared?

Does it matter? No, it doesn't.

Old Battier is now just giving up and waiting to die.

Gamp squinted, his eyes filled with disgust for old Barty.

He doesn't need a good-for-nothing.

If Barty the Elder harbors thoughts of revenge against Lilith, Gamp would be overjoyed.

Even though the Pillivik family and the Crouch family are both part of the Gump family's interest group.

Gump also hoped that a great wizard would emerge from the Crouch family.

The Pilivik family has already produced a young Ja, and now his granddaughter Lilith is also showing extraordinary talent.

How could Gamp not be on guard?

With that thought in mind, Gamp took a step forward, as if the prison didn't exist, and walked directly to Old Barty, lifting him up.

Gamp's triangular eyes slanted upwards, his expression turned ferocious, and his dark pupils were fixed on Old Barty's cloudy eyes.

"Your grandfather certainly didn't tell you who I am, did he?"

"You, you..." Old Barty suddenly remembered, "Oh, Merlin! You're Minister Gamp! Your portrait hangs in the minister's office!"

His pupils contracted sharply, and the figure in the portrait stepped into reality; the living, breathing Gamp appeared before his eyes.

Old Barty could hardly believe his eyes.

"Looks like you still have some influence over me," Gamp put down Old Barty, "but only on a superficial portrait! Heh."

Gamp sneered and questioned the dumbfounded old Barty, "So, you don't know the origins of the Crouch family either?"

Old Barty looked completely bewildered.

"Ha," Gamp sneered, "Little Jia was right after all. That's brilliant! No wonder you got yourself imprisoned by a girl! If you knew even a little bit, you wouldn't be in this situation today."

Old Barty had absolutely no idea what Gamp was saying.

"Don't you know who Xiao Jia is?"

Gamp paced back and forth in the cell, his steps slow and his tone even, giving Barty time to think, after all, Gamp still needed Crouch.

"Jackson is Justus Pilivik, and he and your grandfather Pepe are both under my command."

"In that era, they were my loyal generals who helped me quell the turmoil in the magical world. Therefore, the Crouch and Pilliwick families share my political legacy."

"Don't you believe me?"

"Your grandfather Caspar Crouch—right?" Gamp glanced at old Barty.

"Hmm..." Old Barty still remembered his grandfather's name.

"But why do I call him Pepe? Because he can also be called Caspar Pevell!"

Gamp said loudly, and Old Barty's eyes showed even greater astonishment.

No child who grows up in the wizarding world is unfamiliar with the Peverell family!

Deathly Hallows!

The Elder Wand!

Resurrection Stone!

Invisibility Cloak!

Wait, an invisibility cloak?

Old Barty realized what was happening.

The invisibility cloak that Little Barty was wearing was actually from Peverell!

Old Barty quickly remembered the story of the Peverell brothers.

The eldest, Antioch Peffer, wields the Elder Wand.

The second son, Cadmus Peverell, possesses the Resurrection Stone.

The third son, Ignotus Peverell, possesses the Invisibility Cloak.

So, I am a descendant of Ignotus Peveril?

The Crouch family originated from the Peverell family!

Old Batistuta didn't know whether to celebrate or blame himself.

If only I had known about this background earlier.

We absolutely cannot surrender!

Lilith may not know the power of the Peverell family, but old Pilivik certainly does!

Oh, Merlin!

What did I miss?

Old Barty angrily clenched his fist.

Only then did he understand why old Pilivik had always been so polite to him.

Why does the family have an invisibility cloak?

Why did Gamp come knocking on our door?

Thinking of this, Old Barty raised his head, his eyes no longer filled with the thought of giving up and waiting to die, but with the light of hope.

"Minister Gamp! Can I still follow you like my grandfather did?"

As soon as he said it, Old Barty slapped himself.

Rearranging the pre-written sentence: "Minister! Can you still accept me?"

Having changed the priorities, Gamp nodded in satisfaction.

"You made a wise choice," Gamp helped old Barty up. "I told Pepe back then that from the moment he chose to join us, I guaranteed that his family would prosper forever."

Old Bati was overjoyed, and tears streamed down his face.

My child can be saved!

"Please, Minister, save Barty! He ran to the Dark Lord—that boy loves the Dark Lord so much."

Gamp snorted. "Before you make any demands of me, read that book passed down in your family ten times over, until it's etched into your mind!"

Gamp is always tolerant of his own people, but he is ruthless towards wizards who have sided with others.

If Bati the Younger had also been captured and imprisoned in Azkaban at that time, Gamp would have rescued him without hesitation.

But Barty Jr. was determined to follow Voldemort, and in Gump's eyes, Barty Jr.'s actions were treasonous; he was a traitor.

Barty Jr. has been added to Gampo's list.

Not to mention, there's also the Voldemort factor.

When Voldemort was traveling the world, he had contact with Ye Jingyu.

Nightfall invited Voldemort to join the Immortal Organization, but Voldemort did not agree.

For the Immortal Organization, there is only one fate for those who do not join: death!

Even Voldemort Gump was doomed, let alone Barty the Younger, a Death Eater.

So Gump said to Barty the Elder, "Tell me where the Crouch family's secret room is, and I'll go look for it. I pray that your son didn't tear that book up when he went crazy."

Each of Gamp's men had a copy of that book, in order to prevent no one from remembering Gamp after his resurrection.

Barty did as instructed, as he also wanted to understand the connection between the Peverell and Crouch families.

When Gamp returned, he not only brought the book with him, but also had several black griffin emblems floating around him.

Gamp looked relaxed and cheerfully told old Barty, "Quite a few people made the same wise choice as you—it seems there are still some wizards who remember that era."

Old Barty asked curiously, "And who is it that has returned to your ranks?"

"The Greengrass family."

Gampo smiled and took off a black griffin crest, the back of which was printed with the Greengrass family crest.

"Huh?" Old Barty exclaimed in shock, "The Greengrass family is also one of us?"

"Of course, you don't think I could establish the Ministry of Magic by force alone, do you? The allure of Galleons is greater than anything else, isn't it?"

Gamp took away the family crest and said, "The Greengrass family told me that they have contacted six pure-blood families who are willing to rejoin my community of interests and carry out the mission of commercially eliminating Moriarty."

"You should stay inside for a while, so as not to disturb Moriarty's Lytrin."

Gamp handed the book to Old Barty, a flash of black light, and he disappeared.

When he reappeared, Gamp had arrived at the Greengrass family's back garden.

The Black Griffin emblem is as convenient as the Flying Thunder God.

The head of the Greengrass family quickly pledged his loyalty to Gamp, who also owned the book.

"Little Ge, you did a good job."

Gamp saw a room full of pure-blooded patriarchs and praised the returning head of the Greengrass family.

This middle-aged man was very handsome; he was the father of Daphne Greengrass and Astoria Greengrass.

He humbly said, "Serving the minister is the mission of the Greengrass family."

The other six pure-blooded family heads could no longer sit still.

Express a positive stance.

"Serving the minister is the mission of the Parkinson family."

"Serving the minister is the mission of the Slughorn family."

"Serving the minister is the mission of the Shafiq family."

"Serving the minister is the mission of the Ollivander family."

"Serving the minister is the mission of the Diggory family."

"Serving the minister is the mission of the Dale family."

Gamp walked up to them and glanced at them.

Horace Slughorn.

Garrick Ollivander.

Amos Diggory.

Three people came into Gampo's view.

He spoke first to Horace.

"Is young Horn your father?"

"Yes, Minister." Horace stood ramrod straight, his obese body sturdy.

Having lived for nearly a hundred years, he never imagined that one day he would meet the first Minister of Magic who had promoted his father.

"Please, I hope this old man doesn't make me deal with Moriarty!"

Horace was internally screaming; he understood the current state of the Ministry of Magic better than anyone else.

He also knew that Gamp did not use Legilimency—Gamp disdained to use it.

Sure enough, Gamp simply nodded and looked at Garrick Ollivander.

"Ah, little Ao." Gamp was noticeably more friendly.

"The little boy who used to clamor to make me a magic wand has now become an old man."

Ollivander gave a wry smile, tears welling in his eyes as he said with emotion, "Minister, it's so good to see you again."

Gamp patted him on the shoulder and looked at Amos Diggory.

"You're the youngest wizard among them, you know me?"

Amos, Cedric's father, nervously said, "My grandfather was Edridge Diggory, who served as Minister for Magic from 1733 to 1747."

"Ah~" Gamp suddenly realized, "He's Didi's grandson, one of our own."

Gamp suddenly frowned.

"Where did Little Red and Foley go?"

The pure-blood patriarchs exchanged glances, and Foley and the others knew that it was the Foley family.

But who is Xiao Hong?

The eldest, Ollivander, said, "Minister, I don't know who you're referring to as 'Little Red'? As for the Foley family, old Foley has already sided with Moriarty and Ledringlin."

"Also siding with Moriarty were the Flint family, the Selwyn family, the Minchum family, the Piliwick family, the Blanche family, the Malfoy family, the Longbottom family, and the Black family."

Amos recounted the story as if it were a treasure trove of knowledge, as if reporting good news.

The scene fell silent for a moment.

If Gamp was the leader of the first generation of the community of shared interests...

Therefore, Moriarty is the leader of the second-generation interest group.

As for Voldemort, everyone tacitly refrained from mentioning him.

Because Voldemort only represented the interests of most pure-bloods.

It is not as comprehensive as the former two.

Moriarty's policies and business practices benefited not only the pure-blood families and the families in power.

There are also the Longbottom family, the Weasley family, and the Diggory family, who gravitate towards Dumbledore.

You, Amos, are also a beneficiary of the system, how can you so easily expose this!

Horace scoffed inwardly. This kind of guy dies the fastest. I'd better find somewhere to hide.

Moriarty and Gampo are people no one wants to mess with!

Gamp walked up to Amos, about to say something.

Suddenly, a small white head appeared outside the door.

(End of this chapter)