Is Barty Crouch, Director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation, dead
Killed by Peter Pettigrew
"Ah, this... cough cough"
After seeing the front-page news in the Daily Prophet, Albert sprayed the milk he had just drunk onto the newspaper.
"What's wrong?"
Everyone at the table looked up; they rarely saw Albert lose his composure.
In fact, it was not the news of Barty Crouch's death that shocked Albert, but the fact that Dumbledore actually trapped Voldemort in Crouch's house and killed him.
Although Albert had known that some changes might happen, such changes were really big. When did Headmaster Dumbledore become so brave
"Ahem, nothing much. I saw some news that surprised me."
Albert put down the newspaper, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the corner of his mouth, and began to read the front-page news of the Daily Prophet.
It was really surprising that Dumbledore went to the Crouch house to stop Voldemort.
Albert had no idea that the reason Dumbledore suddenly went to the Crouch house was entirely because he had talked nonsense with Percy at the Christmas party, which made Dumbledore hear something and led to some strange misunderstandings.
The result was actually correct, Percy lost his boss and his next job was assistant to the Minister of Magic.
Dumbledore's move was considered to be a violation of regulations. Albert didn't know what impact it would have, but Dumbledore snapped Voldemort's snake in the process.
This was realized when Albert opened his task panel and checked the task of "The Destruction of the Dark Lord", and found that his contribution had increased significantly.
"It seems that the principal made careful arrangements, and the mysterious man deserved his defeat." Albert muttered in his heart.
In fact, most of the blame for Voldemort's Nagini being beheaded by Dumbledore with the sword of Gryffindor lies with Albert.
Last time, Albert helped Dumbledore predict the Horcruxes and directly exposed the snake. Dumbledore came directly to him, so naturally he would take care of the snake first.
As for Voldemort, that thing cannot be killed no matter how hard you try. I don’t know if Dumbledore has revealed the secret of how Voldemort created the Horcruxes.
If Voldemort knew that Dumbledore was trying to destroy his Horcruxes, things would probably get really troublesome.
"Eat breakfast first and then watch it after you finish eating. Cold food is not delicious!" Sansa reminded with a frown.
"Sorry." Albert muttered, quickly cleared the food on the table, and then went to the hall with the Daily Prophet to continue reading. Isobel came to his side without him knowing.
"What's wrong?" Isobel asked. Something must have happened to make Albert lose his composure.
"Barty Crouch, Director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation, has died." Albert handed the newspaper to Isobel.
The latter also frowned after taking a quick look at the news in the newspaper.
"What a coincidence. I suspect Dumbledore actually noticed something was wrong." Isobel's slender fingers ran across the newspaper. "The dark wizard mentioned is also very suspicious. It is very likely..."
"Yes, you guessed it right. Alas, the whole of Britain will be in turmoil." Albert sighed and said, "Harry Potter will become the fourth warrior. It is indeed the work of the mysterious man."
"There are also minions of the You-Know-Who in Hogwarts Castle?" Isobel suddenly looked up at Albert, and after making sure that he knew about this, she said to herself: "According to the law that Defense Against the Dark Arts professors are problematic, the You-Know-Who's minions are your new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor? I remember that he was attacked on the first day of school at Hogwarts? It seems that you have suspected him for a long time, but with your personality, why didn't you give Dumbledore a little more hint?"
"Mad-Eye Moody is an old friend of the headmaster?" Albert explained, "Dumbledore may have suspected him, but before he reveals a fatal flaw, Dumbledore will not do anything excessive to him. After all, he is an old friend. If some means are used and go wrong, even Dumbledore is unwilling to bear the consequences."
"What's more..." Albert suddenly laughed, "People like Dumbledore are actually more willing to trust their own judgment. You and I are the same."
"So, Dumbledore has figured it out in his own way. It's okay to be serious about Mad-Eye Moody?" Isobel did not deny this. Most geniuses actually have similar problems to some extent. They are very confident, even overconfident.
"No, Dumbledore will still be suspicious. He is certain that there may be a spy in Hogwarts. Until the spy is found, everyone is suspicious."
"That's clear enough. He even dared to participate in the Triwizard Tournament."
Isobel somewhat hated Gryffindor's spirit of adventure. Even though she knew that Albert must have made all the necessary preparations, she still hated Albert taking risks. She was afraid that Albert would be in danger. She didn't want to be like her mother at all.
"The other party's target is definitely Harry Potter, not me. As long as I'm careful and don't get affected, there will be no problem. When the time comes, I will definitely drink the Felicity Potion first and be fully prepared before participating in the third task."
Albert was not worried about his own safety. If Barty Crouch Jr. dared to cause trouble for him, he would not mind sending him away.
No, it should be said that Albert was ready to send Little Batty away in one go, after all, it was an important experience pack.
"You should have confidence in me. With my current strength, there are actually very few wizards who can truly threaten me." Albert comforted softly.
"If it were another ten years later, I would definitely not doubt what you said."
"You can do it now, too." Albert said, "Don't forget, I was already quite strong when I was in second grade, and it's been many years now."
"Although I have confidence in you now, you'd better be careful. Gryffindor students have a habit of being reckless." Isobel looked softly and kissed Albert's cheek and said, "Don't make me worry, okay?"
Isobel went home, and although the house-elves helped Mrs. MacDougal prepare food, she would still go back to show up and sometimes chat with Mrs. MacDougal about Crouch.
"I always feel like you're talking about something unspeakable." Nia said as she looked at Albert who was reading a newspaper.
"Well, a bad omen has appeared. I'm afraid that Britain will no longer be safe in a while." Albert handed the Daily Prophet to Nia and said, "After the school holidays, we will send you on a plane to leave Britain."
"I care more about when you'll dance with me than this," Nia asked, putting down the newspaper, "and visiting Hogwarts."