Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 267 Landmark Event

Monday, August 22nd.

After breakfast, Saiens took the newspaper handed to him by the dean and took a look. There was no new news, only Quidditch.

The front page headline read, "The much-anticipated Quidditch World Cup Final kicks off at the Quidditch Stadium.

This sporting event took up a year's work by 500 Ministry of Magic staff.

Their hard work was not in vain, as their efforts resulted in this huge venue that can accommodate 100,000 people to watch the game at the same time.

The legendary Egyptian president of the International Quidditch Federation, Hassan Mustafa, spoke highly of the venue and event support for the Quidditch World Cup.

Minister for Magic Fudge welcomed the President of the International Quidditch Federation and thanked Mr Mustafa for his compliments.

...Ludo Bagman, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports at the Ministry of Magic, will be commentating for the match..."

"Master, you seem to be in a good mood today." The dean said as he poured him tea.

"Why do you say that? How did you know that?"

"You laughed when you were reading the newspaper just now. You were not interested in these things before."

"Really? I didn't realize it myself, but, Dean, you may have misunderstood. Even if I laughed, it might not mean that I was happy."

"Why is that, Patriarch?"

"Look, today's newspapers are all praising the Ministry of Magic for its contribution to the Quidditch World Cup."

"That's true, Patriarch. It has been like this for more than a month."

"But if there is a slight mistake in the game tonight, no one will remember their previous praise. They will just seize on this mistake and attack hard."

"Why is this so?"

"Hey, the general public doesn't care about how lucky so-and-so is, they would rather hear about how unlucky so-and-so is!"

"Is that so? Really..."

"That's human nature, Dean. That will attract more attention and be more profitable."

Sure enough, the next day, before dawn, the "News Bird" delivered a new issue of the newspaper.

The front page headline read, "Horror scenes at Quidditch World Cup."

Below the title is a black-and-white photo, of a huge black-and-white skull pattern floating high in the air. A thick python sticks out of the huge skull's mouth. The snake is made up of countless star-like things, and the python moves in and out like a sticking tongue.

The photo in the newspaper was of course black and white, but Sainz knew that if he saw it in person, the mark was actually emerald green. It was the exclusive symbol of Voldemort and the Death Eaters - the reappearance of the skeleton.

It was explained in the original trajectory that this symbol was released by Barty Crouch Jr., the son of Barty Crouch, the current Director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation of the British Ministry of Magic, who stole Harry's wand.

The reason why he appeared at the scene was because old Barty loved the child. Although he controlled him with the Imperius Curse, he still couldn't bear to imprison him completely. This time he even brought him to watch Quidditch on the spot and asked his house-elves to look after him.

He was covered on the seat with an invisibility cloak, which made Harry and the others think that there was no one there.

The Imperius Curse can be resisted, especially when a person is controlled by it for a long time. From the fact that Barty Jr. played Mad-Eye without being suspected in the original trajectory, we can see that his level is not to be underestimated. The Imperius Curse cast on his son by Crouch Sr. was resisted.

Winky is their house-elf, and Crouch Jr. is also her master. Facing her master, she inevitably hesitates when executing some orders, which eventually leads to Crouch Jr.'s escape.

Winky was caught red-handed by other people from the Ministry of Magic at the scene of the Dark Mark, and when she was caught, she was holding Harry's wand, which was proved to have just released the Dark Mark.

Winky couldn't explain why she was holding the wand that had released the Dark Mark. Although Harry and others testified for her that the voice of the person who released the Dark Mark was completely different from Winky's, it was an indisputable fact that she was holding the wand.

The mere fact that a house-elf had come in contact with a wand was serious enough, and the possession of a wand by any non-wizarding race was seen as a provocation to the entire wizarding community.

Old Crouch was so angry that he kicked Winky out of the house.

Sainz even suspected that old Batty might have wanted to execute Shanshan directly at that time, but because there were other people present, doing so would seem too abrupt and a bit like silencing the witness, so he directly gave Shanshan clothes.

"…Rita Skeeter interviewed relevant personnel immediately…The Dark Mark had not appeared for thirteen years. It turned out that the Ministry of Magic was negligent in preventing it…They panicked…Dark wizards were at large and no one knew who the criminal was…It was a national disgrace…It made wizards all over the world see the incompetence of the Ministry of Magic…

...the terrified wizards at the scene huddled in their tents hoping for news, but they were disappointed...shortly after the Dark Mark appeared, a Ministry official came out to claim that no one was hurt, but he did not respond to the "several bodies being carried out of the forest."

...Until this newspaper went to press, the Ministry of Magic still refused to reveal more information. This newspaper will continue to follow up on the real situation. Below are several photos of the scene taken by our reporters at the risk of their lives..."

"Look, Dean, today's newspapers don't mention their boasting yesterday at all!"

"Master, won't these reporters feel embarrassed?"

"If they were embarrassed by this, they would have quit the business long ago!"

"Saienz, the newspapers say that the dark wizards are active again. Do you think the facts are the same as what they said?" Tom was on duty in Sainz's ear today.

"Tom, this is also the reason why I read the newspaper these days. From now on, the next few years will not be so peaceful."

"Are you saying that Voldemort has officially returned?"

"Not yet. The mouse escaped at the end of last year. He should have come out of the forest a long time ago, but there is still no news for more than half a year. It is obvious that he is still hiding somewhere. Since he is already hiding, I don't think he would mind hiding any longer."

"What should we do?"

"Don't worry Tom, we just need to continue as planned. I am no longer a first-year student who can be manipulated by others, and I think no one in Hogwarts should be able to sneak up on me, right?"

Tom said seriously, "Sainz, Jerry and I will do everything we can to prevent that from happening."

"Of course I believe you."

"But is this really necessary?"

"Tom, running away won't solve the problem. Although I'm sure he won't dare to show up, if I can't completely eliminate him, he will always be a hidden danger."

"So that's why you let the rat escape?"

"I did expect the rat to escape, but it wasn't my doing. As for whether there was anyone else involved, I don't know."

"What if he didn't escape?"

"That's fine. If it doesn't work, I will control a dark wizard and send him to the jungles of Albania when necessary."

"Saens, you are so insidious!"

"Hey, thank you, thank you!"