Chapter 642 She Is so Smart, She Would Never Think of Anything Unexpected

Stepping out of the principal's office, Ivan said goodbye to Moody and walked alone in the castle, thinking about the whereabouts of little Barty.

This raid on Crouch was not a failure, but it was far from a success because they did not get many valuable clues from Crouch.

Ivan slowly pulled out the Daily Prophet from Crouch's office, and while checking it, he summarized in his mind all the intelligence collected so far.

First, he confirmed that Barty Jr. was not pretending to be his father, Crouch.

There is no doubt about this, because he has used Legilimency to search Crouch's brain before, and he is very sure that it is Crouch himself, and there is no sign that the other party has been under the Imperius Curse, nor has his memory been modified.

Second, judging from the handwriting on the note and the testimony provided by Crouch, the person who threw Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire was Barty Jr.!

He must have sneaked into the castle to cast the powerful confusion spell on the Goblet of Fire.

But the question is how did he sneak into Hogwarts, where did he hide during this period, and how did he avoid the Marauder's Map?

Questions filled Ivan's mind.

"If it were me, what would I do?" Ivan closed his eyes and tried to think from his perspective.

He clearly understood the effect of the Marauder's Map. It was a very practical magic item that could display the names of all wizards in the castle, even those as powerful as Dumbledore!

But in other words, no matter how practical it is, it is just a powerful alchemy tool, and there is no way to restrain it.

As early as the second grade, he discovered that this map could not show mysterious places such as the Room of Requirement and the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets.

This means that if the opponent uses magic to create an independent space, they can successfully avoid the restrictions of the Marauder's Map.

Furthermore, as an alchemist, Ivan believed that the use of isolation magic words could have the same effect, as long as the whole body was covered.

So avoiding the Marauder's Map is a feasible solution, but the problems that come with it are also not small. What if little Barty keeps hiding in one place and eats, drinks, and defecates?

No one can truly create food out of thin air;

I can endure it for a day or two, but in the long run, little Barty will starve to death! And this way, it is impossible to accurately obtain information from the outside world, helping Harry successfully enter the third game and get the trophy that was transformed into a portkey.

You must know that in the first game, there was a big gap between him and Harry, and if it continues like this, the gap will get bigger and bigger. There is no way Barty Crouch Jr. can hide in one place and just sit back and watch this happen. This situation happens!

Ivan tried hard to analyze in his mind where Barty Jr. might be hiding, but he didn't have many clues. The information he had now was still too little. Only when Barty Little took the initiative to reveal some flaws could there be hope. Follow the clues and catch this guy...

Thinking of this, Ivan rubbed his forehead and put aside the matter of Little Barty for the time being. As long as the other party still thinks about helping Harry pass the customs, he will definitely show his flaws, but he needs some patience to wait.

Compared with this, another problem that is close at hand gives Ivan an even more headache, and that is how to resolve the misunderstanding with Hermione.

It won't be long until the dance...

Ivan walked aimlessly in the castle. Instead of following Dumbledore's suggestion, he went to the Great Hall to enjoy today's dinner. Instead, he subconsciously walked along a secluded path.

He has become accustomed to practicing magic with Luna every evening, so much so that he can automatically turn on the pathfinding mechanism when he is distracted.

By the time Ivan realized this, he had reached the end unknowingly.

Not far ahead, Luna was sitting on the window sill, looking at the Forbidden Forest in the distance, her legs swinging slowly, as if she had been here for a long time.

Perhaps hearing Ivan's footsteps, she slowly turned her head, and then jumped down from the high window sill.

"You're late... This is really rare..." Luna said lightly, with no hint of blame in her words.

"I'm sorry, Luna, Professor Dumbledore had something to do with me just now, which took up some time..." Ivan explained apologetically.

"Is that so..." Luna lengthened her tone and stared directly at Ivan with her beautiful light blue eyes. She looked at him for a long time. When Ivan wanted to ask, she He interrupted very suddenly. "Harassment Fly..."

"What?" Ivan couldn't react for a moment.

"There are so many harassing flies..." Luna said to herself, "I think they must be around you, trying to float into your ears and mess up your brain."

As she spoke, Luna took out the wand from behind her ear under Ivan's surprised gaze and waved it with a strange frequency.

"Try this... Scourgify~ (Clean up)" Luna pointed the wand at Ivan and chanted the spell.

A slight magical wind surrounded Ivan, wiping away the dust on the corners of his robe. Ivan, who was in the center, felt like he was being blown around by many blowers.

"How's it going? Are you feeling better?" Luna asked curiously after the spell stopped.

"No, I think this spell may not have any effect on harassing flies!" Ivan said in a dumbfounded voice. Obviously, the cleaning spell cannot defeat the troubles. A forgetting spell or a bottle of joy potion is enough.

"But I think it's still somewhat useful..." Luna said seriously, her magic clearly blew away many harassing flies.

Ivan was speechless. The little witch's wild ideas were always so unexpected. I really didn't know whether to call her smart or weird.

"So, have you encountered any trouble again?" Luna asked, ignoring the harassment.

"Yes...it's about this dance..." Ivan hesitated for a moment and then said it.

He had too many things that were bothering him recently, but he couldn't find anyone to talk to. He thought Luna might be a good listener. She has a very strict mouth and never reveals what she has said casually, and she is trustworthy.

Luna seemed to be very interested in the dance and acted like she was listening carefully.

Ivan did not hide his intention and briefly explained the cause and effect of the matter, including the misunderstanding that Hermione had when she saw them walking together.

"Everyone can only invite one person to the dance. Since I asked her again, it is absolutely impossible to invite someone else. She is so smart that she would not have thought of it." Ivan finally added, recalling at the same time When he invited Hermione for the first time, he saw the complicated expression on the girl's face and those questioning words.

This is why he didn't catch up and explain immediately. Not only because of Moody's urgent request, but more importantly, he found that he had never really understood Hermione's thoughts over the years, which was why he repeatedly said Make a misjudgment.

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