Chapter 232: Prisoner of Azkaban

After leaving the Pensieve, Rolf and Dumbledore returned to the office, but no one spoke for a while, and even the portraits of the Headmaster fell silent.

After a while, Luo Fu said doubtfully in a very soft voice:

“That person is really the Director of the Department of International Cooperation—Otavi Arkus?

He looked very old and about to die. This was a memory from more than a hundred years ago.

And the Director of the Department of International Cooperation is so young now..."

Of course, young is not young. The director of the International Cooperation Department also has wrinkles on his face, but in comparison, his beard and hair are all black, and he is more energetic.

And the bad old man lying in the coffin in the pensieve was about to die...could he be a person?

But if they are not the same person, they look almost the same... they can't be twins.

Dumbledore seemed to know what Rolf was thinking, he said softly:

"I checked the admission records of Hogwarts. Arkus has no brothers, so it can't be twins."

"As for why he didn't die...Gregovich fled the cemetery after getting the Elder Wand. He actually didn't really confirm whether Arkus was dead." Dumbledore guessed:

"After Akus was taken away from the Elder Wand, he may have used some kind of magic to extend his life, and he has been living until now."

Rolf pondered, so as the former owner of the Elder Wand, he infiltrated the Ministry of Magic and became the Director, so what did he do in Hogwarts?

Just for Hufflepuff's Chamber of Secrets? !

Luofu thought for a moment, lowered his voice and asked, "Are you going to catch him?"

Don't worry about what Akus's purpose is, capture him first, and then use Veritaserum. Even the color of his underwear is clear!

"Not yet." Dumbledore said, "The battle that day proved that Arcus is very powerful.

He is also extremely cautious on weekdays and will only appear in Hogwarts during the Triwizard Tournament, so he is not that easy to catch. "

Rolf knew what Dumbledore meant. Facing such a powerful wizard could easily affect the students of Hogwarts.

He thought for a while and still puzzled: "How did Arkus know the location of Hufflepuff's Chamber of Secrets?"

"I guess...it was discovered when the Hogwarts sewer system was being repaired." Dumbledore said softly:

"He and Corvinus Gaunt were classmates, and they were both students in Slytherin.

Later, Corvinus Gaunt repaired the sewer system of Hogwarts, and Arcus was his deputy. "

Luo Fu was stunned. If that was the case, it wouldn't be surprising.

But is there Gaunt behind this?

Luo Fe stared at the pensieve, seemingly lost in thought.

Dumbledore picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and then continued:

"By the way, I received a letter from Arthur. He told me what happened in Godric's Hollow."

"That group of wizards said that they were hired by a woman named Minette Perrault." Rolf asked:

"What do you think, will Minette Perrault be Voldemort's new slave?"

"This matter must be related to Tom." Dumbledore said slowly:

"But based on what I know about him, if Lily's bones were the medicine for his resurrection, he would definitely go to the cemetery himself instead of hiring a dark wizard to steal the bones."

"I think so too. I always feel that Lily Potter's body may not be the key to Voldemort's resurrection," said Rove.

Dumbledore's two slender fingertips touched together, his chin rested on the fingertips, and he whispered:

"The Dark Lord is destined to rise again...with the help of three women...one for life...one for death...one for love..."

"If the death of one of the people predicted by Professor Trelawney is not Harry's mother Lily, then who is it?!"

Dumbledore looked at the ceiling above through his half-moon lenses. Opposite the old man, Rolf was also lost in thought.

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Azkaban,

A group of tall dementors were gliding on the ground. Behind them were several criminals, and behind them were two Aurors escorting the prisoners.

After walking through the corridor and coming to a cell, the Auror opened the cell door, pushed hard, threw the criminal into the room, and then locked the cell door.

They turned to leave, but when passing by a cell, a figure suddenly approached and shouted to an Auror: "Hubble...Hubble!"

Harper stopped, frowned, and looked at the criminal:

The man was almost skin and bones, with a tangle of dirty, tangled hair hanging down to his elbows, and waxy skin clinging to the frame of his face.

Haber looked at it for a long time, but couldn't tell who the person was.

"It's me... I'm Barty Crouch!" The man lifted his hair.

"Mr. Crouch?!" Harper was shocked. "How did you become like this?"

Okay... this is nonsense. Which wizard who was imprisoned in Azkaban for half a year would not become like this?

"What's the matter with you?" Haber asked after thinking for a while.

"I need to... see Dumbledore... I have something to tell him... I have to see Dumbledore... tell him face to face..." Crouch stammered.

Harper hesitated, but Auror Collet on the side smiled and said:

"Mr. Crouch, Minister Fudge has an order. You are imprisoned for life and cannot see anyone. If you have anything, you can tell Minister Fudge and I will convey it to you."

Crouch became emotionally unstable and shouted:

"No... I will only tell Dumbledore... It's ok to catch my Rolf Scamander... You inform them..."

"Then I can't help you." Collet said with a gloomy face. "Let's go, Harper, let's go back to the Ministry of Magic."

Harper hesitated for a moment, and still followed Clay away.

Harper used to work under Crouch and was considered his subordinate, but because he couldn't stand his strictness, he was transferred to the Auror Office.

As for whether to tell Dumbledore... Crouch is Minister Fudge's political enemy, and he was imprisoned in Azkaban, with no hope of making a comeback.

Harper certainly won't ask for trouble.

After the Auror left, Crouch lay on the ground dejectedly, staring at the dark ceiling absent-mindedly.

He must escape... Bring the shocking secret he discovered to Dumbledore!

He wants to escape from Azkaban! !

Late at night, the prison doors were opened one by one by the Dementors, and then swam in.

It is dinner time, not only for the prisoners, but also for the Dementors.

As civil servants with a fixed position, it is their responsibility to help the Ministry of Magic guard the prisoners.

But the corresponding reward... the Ministry of Magic tacitly allows them to get "rations" from the prisoners.

Soon, bursts of heart-wrenching screams came from the cells.

A Dementor slid into Crouch's cell, threw the moldy food on the ground, and was about to absorb Crouch's happy memories, but suddenly stopped.

Because the happy emotions disappeared.

Dementors have no eyes, and can only judge a person's life or death by sensing people's emotions.

The disappearance of emotions... naturally means death!

The Dementor stretched out a gray, thin and scabby hand from the cloak, which was gleaming. It fumbled for a moment, found Crouch's body, and then dragged it out.

The Dementors quickly dragged the body to the cemetery of Azkaban - all the dead prisoners would be thrown here!

The Dementor threw Crouch into a pile of bones, then turned and left.

After an unknown amount of time, Crouch's body suddenly opened his eyes, and he gasped for air.

This was a dark magic he had learned from a magic book before, which could put wizards into a state of suspended animation.

Because it had to be used in conjunction with the brain block technique, it was very difficult.

Crouch had never thought that it would really come in handy one day, let alone be used in Azkaban.

He stood up tremblingly, ran to the shore carefully, observed for a while, successfully found the direction, and then plunged into the vast sea.

Crouch was going to swim back from Azkaban... to England!

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