Chapter 641 You Are Simply a Born Auror!

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Ivan quickly interrupted their conversation.

"Both of you, please stop for a moment. Now is not the time to be busy pursuing responsibility. The most important thing we should do now is to tell Professor Dumbledore about this matter. I believe he will make a decision! "

"That's right, Hals." Moody looked at Crouch with disdain, was too lazy to argue anymore, pointed his wand at him, and said. "Let's go, Barty! Do you need my help?"

"I will go there myself!" Crouch snorted coldly, walked out of the room and walked towards the principal's office on the top floor of the main tower.

Along the way, Ivan and Moody stood on the left and right, watching his every move to prevent him from having any thoughts of escaping.

However, Crouch was very honest throughout the whole process, without making any small moves, and took the lead directly to the principal's office.

Moody read out the password to open the door, and then they walked up the spiral staircase together.

Fortunately, Dumbledore happened to be in the principal's office, so their trip was not in vain.

"Hals, Barty, Alastor... It seems that you have something important to ask me for?" Dumbledore's eyes swept over Ivan and others one by one, paying attention to their expressions, and said in a deep voice said.

"Yes, Professor, it is a very important matter!" Ivan nodded, and then turned to look at Crouch, "But I think it is better for Mr. Crouch to say it himself."

Hearing this, Dumbledore fixed his gaze on Crouch's decadent face.

Crouch sighed and didn't say any more nonsense. He started directly from the moment when he took Barty out of Azkaban more than ten years ago, and continued to talk about himself in the World Quidditch Cup. Suddenly, little Barty took advantage of the chaos and broke free, and now he is nowhere to be found.

Ivan and Moody were supplementing on the side, explaining things as concisely and clearly as possible.

Dumbledore listened silently, tapping his slender index finger gently on the table, showing a bit of contemplation and surprise from time to time.

After everyone finished speaking, Dumbledore's expression became serious. He looked at Crouch and said with some disappointment. "I have to say, this matter is far beyond my expectation, Barty... I thought you were clear-headed enough."

"I'm sorry, Albus...I will take the initiative to surrender to the Ministry of Magic next. I hope it's not too late and it won't lead to a bigger mistake." Crouch looked lonely, and he seemed much older at that moment.

"In the face of family affection, no matter how smart a person is, he may become stupid..." Dumbledore said with emotion, his expression a little moved, and then retorted. "In fact, I don't recommend that you surrender to the Ministry of Magic, Barty, at least not now!"

"Why?" Crouch looked at Dumbledore in surprise, not quite understanding what he meant. Moody on the side was even more anxious to speak, but was stopped by the old professor with a wave of his hand.

"Think about it, if the news about you being tried by the Ministry of Magic spreads, little Barty will definitely realize that his escape has been completely exposed, and he is facing the pursuit of Aurors. He will only hide more carefully, and even some We may do some things that we don't want to see, such as venting our anger on innocent people..."

"So it's better to continue as is and wait for him to relax his vigilance."

"Since Barty Jr. chose to put Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire, there will definitely be follow-up actions, and we still have a chance to catch him." Dumbledore explained.

"This is too dangerous, Albus. What if Barty deliberately conceals any information, or makes a soft-hearted mistake again... You must know that he has a criminal record!" Moody asked questioningly.

"We need every bit of power we can get now, Alastor!" Dumbledore said firmly, and then he looked at Crouch.

"Are you willing to help us catch your son? Barty? You are probably the person who is most familiar with him in the world. But I need to remind you that there is no benefit and no possibility of reducing the sentence. You can understand it as …A kind of atonement!”

"Of course! I can make an oath as a binding force." Crouch nodded without hesitation.

"That's best, Barty! I will keep an eye on you all the time..." Moody grinned and stared at Crouch fiercely.

Ivan couldn't say anything during the whole process, so he could only stand aside and listen to their discussion without interest.

Ivan's views on Crouch's handling of the matter were the same as Moody's. He felt that it was best to imprison this guy. After all, no one knew whether a father could be cruel to his son who made mistakes.

And magic oaths are not omnipotent.

Just as Ivan was thinking silently, the discussion in the principal's room suddenly stopped. Ivan raised his head unexpectedly and realized that everyone was looking at him.

"I just heard Alastor talking about it... You did a good job this time, Hals!" Dumbledore broke the calm and said with appreciation.

In his opinion, it was not easy for Ivan to extract the truth from Crouch with the few clues he collected and the two reports from the Daily Prophet, especially since he was only fourteen years old.

"I just helped a little. I was able to catch Mr. Crouch this time thanks to Professor Moody..." Ivan replied humbly, his voice getting lower and lower, because he suddenly realized that the real owner was still there... Here it is.

Moody didn't care what Crouch thought at all. He patted Ivan on the shoulder and grinned. "Don't be so modest, Hals. You are simply a born Auror! With your ability, if you graduate and work in the Ministry of Magic, I'm afraid you can become the Executive Director in a few years at most. Even the Minister is not without hope."

Ivan shrugged. He always believed that being born an Auror was not a compliment, because in his impression, the duty of an Auror was usually to wash the floor after a big battle, or to act as cannon fodder to set off certain people who were killed instantly. The power of wizards.

"Hals, I heard that you have had some conflicts with your friends recently?" Dumbledore suddenly asked.

"Ah, it can't be regarded as a contradiction, can it?" Ivan scratched his head, not quite sure whether Dumbledore was talking about Hermione or Ron, and he didn't understand why the old professor suddenly changed the topic here. They were not talking about it now. Serious business?

Dumbledore nodded and acknowledged Ivan's words. He stopped asking any more questions and turned to the two of them. "Next, I may need to chat with Mr. Crouch alone for a while. If you have nothing else to do, you can first consider going to the auditorium to enjoy today's dinner..."