My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 425, Section 422: Going to Thank Lynn

After John pulled down Crouch's hood, revealing his true face, Crouch looked around somewhat blankly before his eyes met Crouch's.

"dad."

Crouch Jr. shouted somewhat fearfully.

Upon hearing his address, old Crouch trembled.

He looked at Crouch Jr. in disbelief. In his memory, his son had never called him "Dad" since graduating from Hogwarts.

Little Crouch seemed oblivious to Old Crouch's odd behavior, uneasily shaking his head from side to side as he looked at his familiar yet somewhat strange home.

"Where's Mom?"

At this point, old Crouch finally realized that something was wrong with his son.

Crouch Jr.'s every move and action belied that of a man in his twenties; he acted more like a child under ten.

"What did you do to him?"

Old Crouch asked in a hoarse voice.

Old Tom sat comfortably on the sofa and picked up the tea that Shan Shan had handed him.

"A very powerful Oblivion Curse that completely erased his memories after the age of eight, making him forget his loyalty to Voldemort. It's much more effective than the Imperius Curse you used before."

Old Crouch stared intently at Old John.

"What do you know?"

Old John took a sip of the warm tea.

"I know a little about your situation. You should have been a very capable person, Mr. Crouch. If it weren't for your family's burdens, you should have been the one sitting under Fudge."

After listening to what Old John said, Old Crouch remained silent for a long time, then spoke to Flash.

"Go and take the young master to his bedroom. Remember to keep a close eye on him this time and don't let him run away again."

Shining bowed her head to indicate that she obeyed, then took Crouch's sleeve and led him upstairs.

"How did you find him?" old Crouch asked softly.

"I have a good personal relationship with the current Auror Commander, Leon. When I saw that he had captured Crouch among the Death Eaters, I took the liberty of getting him out of trouble. I also happened to know that you, Mr. Crouch, are very troubled by your son's mental state, so I did my part and solved the problem. In the future, you can completely re-educate your son, which can also be considered as giving your wife who died in Azkaban some closure."

Old John made no secret of his purpose in coming here to discuss some things with Crouch.

Old Crouch stared at Old John's face.

"What do you want from me? You know so much about me and even saved my son for no reason. It can't be just out of kindness, can it?"

Old John shrugged.

"I'm a businessman, of course I won't do a losing business. After doing so much for you, Mr. Crouch, I only need one thing."

He smiled and met Crouch's gaze.

"Your personal friendship."

"I don't think I'm an easy person to get along with," old Crouch said in a deep voice. "Besides, I've been transferred from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement to the Department of International Magical Affairs, so I can't offer you any help within the Ministry of Magic."

"No, no, no." Old John shook his head. "It's true that the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is a very important position, but the position of any other department head is not cheap either. As the head of a department, your personal friendship is worth that price."

"What do you want me to do?"

"I only need a little help from you. For example, the Quidditch World Cup is about to be held in the UK this year, and wizards from all over the world will definitely flock to the UK. The Department of International Magical Affairs will definitely be short-staffed. At that time, I have some candidates here who may be able to become Mr. Crouch's capable subordinates and help you share the department's work."

The news of the complete arrest of the Death Eaters caused a huge uproar not only in the wizarding world.

It also had a significant impact within Hogwarts itself.

Many students in the castle subscribed to the Daily Prophet, so by the day after the incident, the entire school knew about it.

It is said that more than a dozen spoons fell from the Slytherin table at breakfast that day, and some of the Death Eaters who were arrested were relatives of these little snakes.

They originally thought that the era of pure-bloods was about to arrive, and that Slytherin would become the noblest house in all of Hogwarts.

Unexpectedly, what awaited them was the imprisonment of their fathers.

According to Ron's account to Harry when he returned to the Gryffindor common room, Malfoy turned as white as a sheet after seeing the news in the newspaper that morning.

They had never seen Malfoy look so terrified.

This alone is enough to make Harry and Ron happy for days.

Then Peter Pettigrew was arrested, and his confession in court about his past crimes and framing surprised Harry.

The next day he received a letter from Sirius Black, informing him that his arrest warrant had been lifted and that he could come and live with Sirius Black this summer.

One good thing after another kept coming in, making Harry feel like he was floating on air, surrounded by happiness.

Even his progress in learning the Guardian Charm from Lupin was significant.

That day, Harry, along with Ron and Hermione, arrived at the headmaster's office.

"I must thank Professor Dumbledore. If it weren't for him, Sirius would still be living a life of hiding, and finding Peter Pettigrew to avenge my parents would be a distant dream."

Harry said excitedly.

Hermione looked very pleased.

"It's good that you have this kind of awareness, Harry."

Harry had the stone golem guarding the headmaster's office announce his arrival, and Dumbledore then let him up.

"Thank you, Professor. Thank you for avenging my parents and clearing Sirius's name."

Dumbledore was eating sunflower seeds in his office; these were a small snack that Lynn had mysteriously given him some time ago.

It's creamy, and Old Deng said he really likes it.

Hearing Harry thank him, Dumbledore chuckled and said...

"Perhaps this thank you shouldn't be said to me, but rather to Lynn."

Harry, Ron, and Hermione were all stunned.

"Lynn?"

Why go looking for Lynn?

"Is this related to him?"

Faced with one question from each of the three people, Dumbledore smiled and said...

"Go ask him yourselves, but remember not to tell anyone about this. Would you like some sunflower seeds before you leave?"

Finally, Harry, Harry, and his two companions left the headmaster's office with their pockets full of creamy sunflower seeds, looking somewhat bewildered.

"So where is Lynn now?" Harry asked.

Hermione replied, "He should be in the student council office."

(End of this chapter)