It was obvious that there was something wrong with Crouch and his party who visited in the afternoon.
Principal Dumbledore immediately sent someone to the Ministry of Magic and Mr. Crouch's home to first confirm the authenticity of the visit.
Of course, Noah was inevitably asked.
"Mr. Crouch had the intention to push away the other two reporters," Noah said. "He first took the initiative to push away reporter Skeeter, and then tried to propose to me that Mr. Tarry could also shoot freely. After that Mr Crouch himself said no one needed to be followed."
Principal Dumbledore thought for a few seconds before asking again: "Did you find anything else wrong, such as..."
"He didn't bring anything like a kettle," Noah recalled. "There was nothing unusual about the route he visited the school, and he didn't deliberately come into contact with anyone during the visit."
His determined tone made Principal Dumbledore cast an unexpected look.
Noah paused and then said: "Sorry, principal, I used a little magic when we were separated to ensure that nothing unexpected happened when Mr. Crouch visited. In view of the reporter in the tower..."
He didn't finish his words, and actually reversed the order of the situation. It was he who left the surveillance magic on Crouch first, and then the accident of the reporter in the tower happened. But now he reversed the situation, and it seemed that he was worried about Crouch because of the accident of the reporter in the tower. Mr. Safety Issues.
Just when Principal Dumbledore was about to say something, the door to the principal's office was pushed open.
"Albus, I caught this guy." It was Professor Moody, the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts. He walked in on crutches, followed by Professor Snape with a gloomy face, and Professor Snape who was dragged by a rope. reporter walking in the tower.
Noah moved away from the desk in time, allowing Professor Moody to drag the "prisoner" to the desk.
"Guess where I found him," Professor Moody lifted the other man's collar. Although he was lame on one leg and looked very old, he was still very strong. The poor man who was lifted up could only He was able to tap the ground with his toes and looked at the other old man with a grayer beard behind the desk in fear. In his ears was the meaningful voice of the terrifying former Auror, "...at the door of Slytherin's lounge."
Noah's eyes fell on Tali, and he looked up and down at his outfit.
Different from the formal dress during the day, the other party had taken off the decorations and nameplates on his body at this moment, and his outfit was very simple. When he was caught, he did not dare to resist at all, and even shrank his shoulders and neck. Strange, as he discovered during the day, this is a cowardly and greedy guy, lacking any malice worthy of people's attention. Compared to the two people traveling with him, he is really too inconspicuous, and even his greed is less than But Skeeter.
But this was probably an extremely perceptive guy. Noah noticed that when his eyes fell on the other person, he would instinctively tense up, even though he himself didn't realize what he was wary of.
Noah withdrew his gaze and found that Professor Snape had already walked to him.
"Dean." Noah greeted him.
Professor Snape glanced at him and then looked away. His attention was not on Noah at the moment. Harry's disappearance worried him greatly. It was obvious that this kidnapping was premeditated. Even if Voldemort was really dead, his group of Death Eaters would jump over the wall in a panic. This should have been expected, after all, similar things have happened before.
Such strong self-blame, regret and pain made Noah look sideways, and then looked away.
These intense emotions made my eyes ache.
Tali has already confessed everything about himself: "Yes, I'm sorry! I just wanted to steal some Galleons! Really, I didn't want to steal anything too valuable!"
He was so scared that he closed his eyes, fearing that if he spoke too slowly, he would be killed by a curse from this terrible former Auror.
But this was not what everyone wanted to hear, so the entire office fell into dead silence for a few seconds.
"Stealing something?" Dumbledore asked uncertainly.
"Are you kidding!" Professor Snape exploded first. He walked over in a few steps, roughly squeezed Professor Moody away, and grabbed him.
He grabbed the back of the poor thief's neck, bent him down, and asked through gritted teeth, "You said you came to Hogwarts just to steal Galleons? Do you think we are all the same as you? Do you believe that you are so stupid?" A lie that even a troll can’t come up with?!”
Very good, Professor Snape has already started to output, but before he can fully fire, the thief on the opposite side has been frightened to tears, and even made a snot bubble in panic. This pitiful appearance made Professor Snape look more like a terrifying dark wizard at this moment.
Professor Snape's expression already showed disgust and disgust: "Looks like you need a little truth serum."
As soon as he let go of his hand, the poor guy was so frightened that he burst into tears and sat on the ground with his legs limp. He didn't even have the energy to care about his forehead hitting the table. Professor Snape took a step back and motioned to Noah, "Go get the Veritaserum."
Noah obediently left the principal's office.
On the way, he met Hermione and Ron who ran away from sleep. They used night patrol as an excuse. When they met him, not only did they not run away, but they also broke through their previous hostility towards him and took the initiative to ask about Harry. A profitable thing.
"Any news about Harry?" Ron asked directly, "Professor Moody just caught one of them, right?"
Noah kept walking towards the stairs, and the two of them followed him step by step: "Hey, Lannister! Stop pretending to be dumb!"
"Not sure," Noah's voice was calm and even a little perfunctory, "That guy claimed to be just a thief who sneaked into the school and didn't know anything about Potter's disappearance."
"Are you kidding! They came together!" Ron yelled. After Noah gave him a sidelong glance, he stared at him unconvincingly and asked, "You won't believe those nonsense! "
Hermione nudged him on the elbow, but Ron ignored her. It was impossible for him to calm down at this moment. Harry was lost in school! How can he calm down when something like this happens?
"So I'm going to get the veritaserum now," Noah thought he was a bit noisy. The school was already quiet at night, and this guy suddenly howled, and the effect was obvious. "Also, if you are really free, If so, it's best to go find Peeves. He is the culprit who caused Tali to be hospitalized. Some things may not be such a coincidence."
"What do you know?" Hermione was keenly aware of Noah's attitude.
"I think I have no obligation to tell you." Noah had already reached the stairs leading to the dungeon. "If I were you, I would go find Peeves now."
He went down to the dungeon and left the two of them at the entrance of the dungeon.
Ron wanted to stop him loudly, but Hermione held him back: "He is right, the professors are also trying to find ways to investigate Harry's disappearance. Now we can only look for more clues from other directions to find out more." Find Harry quickly."
Obviously this matter cannot be solved by themselves. Helping the professor to investigate together is the best choice.
Ron snorted unconvinced: "That guy obviously knows a lot of things."
"He was with the professors before," Hermione said without thinking too much. "Of course he knows more than us. Okay, let's go find Peeves."
A few minutes later, Noah, who got the truth serum and went to the principal's office, met Professor McGonagall who came back in a hurry, and Nadira who was following Professor McGonagall.
Professor McGonagall noticed the Veritaserum in Noah's hand: "Give it to me, you can go and rest."
This means that what happens next is not something they can participate in.
Noah had no objection and watched Professor McGonagall ascend the stairs leading to the tower. But until the footsteps of Professor McGonagall disappeared, neither of them left. Instead, they communicated in a tacit understanding in lowered voices.
"How is it?" Nadira asked first.
Noah replied: "That person in the tower didn't know. He was just a thief who had sneaked into the school. It is not ruled out that he was brought in on purpose to confuse the situation."
Although he didn't want to admit it, Tali wasn't lying. He didn't know anything about Harry's kidnapping. Noah was certain of that.
Nadira was silent for a few seconds: "Skeeter was missing, but his body was found in Mr. Crouch's house."
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She overheard the news when Professor McGonagall was talking to Principal Dumbledore through the magic mirror. However, she was discovered by Professor McGonagall before she heard all the contents and was brought here.
"Professor McGonagall went to the Ministry of Magic in person, but the Ministry of Magic did not seem to know about this visit. Mr. Crouch directly contacted Professor McGonagall in the morning." Therefore, the authenticity of the visit was not verified at that time, so that This happened.
Noah frowned: "Mr. Crouch this morning was probably the result of someone else using Polyjuice Potion."
In fact, he knew it early on. It turns out that Qilin's blessing can not only identify a person's inner soul, but also accurately identify Polyjuice Potion. Noah was still stunned when he saw "Mr. Crouch" for the first time. For a moment, what he saw was a guy who looked somewhat similar to Mr. Crouch, but a little younger.
Afterwards, Noah did a brief investigation and got an idea of the other party's identity.
Nadira nodded, guessing that was the case. Someone pretended to be Mr. Crouch and sneaked into the school with the purpose of taking Harry away.
"The Ministry of Magic should send Aurors here soon." Nadira said. "The senior officials were killed and the savior was captured. This will cause a big fuss."
"This matter is not easy to solve," Noah shook his head, "If it is against Harbert..."
The two looked at each other and said in unison: "Death Eaters."
Then there was silence.
The Death Eaters' matter will inevitably involve the mysterious person. Obviously, this is not something that a young wizard who has not yet graduated can solve. At times like this it's best to keep silent and wait for the professor and the Ministry of Magic to sort things out.
So the two of them looked away in a tacit understanding and returned to the lounge.
