Chapter 672 Tracking

If what Ivan said is true, then his move has undoubtedly become a joke!

But what made him even more angry was the possibility that Moody was being manipulated...

Fortunately, his anger did not affect Dumbledore's thinking, so he quickly found the suspicion.

"Hals, I remember that more than two months ago, you and Alastor exposed Barty's mistakes together, and that's how we learned about Barty's escape...

If according to your guess, Barty Jr. controlled Alastor through the Imperius Curse, then why did he take the initiative to expose this matter? Dumbledore asked questioningly.

"I haven't thought about this clearly yet, Professor." Ivan shrugged helplessly. It was precisely because of Moody's actions last time that he was unable to confirm the other party's suspicion.

"Could it be that Professor Moody wants to gain your trust?" Hermione tried to analyze.

Ivan rolled his eyes. Before he found out Crouch, no one except him knew that it was Barty Jr. who was secretly doing this.

The other party is not a madman. If he wants to gain his trust, he can use another method. There is no need to expose Crouch at the risk of exposing his identity.

However, to Ivan's expectation, Dumbledore nodded, confirming Hermione's suspicion. "It's possible..."

Ivan looked at the old professor in surprise, and then heard him add.

"During the summer vacation last year, I received a message that someone broke into Alastor's yard. According to the testimony of nearby residents, a small explosion should have occurred there..."

As he spoke, Dumbledore rummaged through the drawer and found a letter, turned it over and handed it to the two of them.

Ivan came up and took a look. The signature on the envelope was Arthur Weasley, and the contents inside were exactly the same as what Dumbledore said.

The night before Moody set out for Hogwarts, someone heard a loud explosion coming from his house. Since it was in Muggle territory, wizards from the Office for the Abuse of Magic arrived quickly. The person responsible for handling this matter is Arthur Weasley.

The results of the investigation were also written at the end of the envelope. The wizards who went to investigate agreed that it was because it was too dark that Moody mistook a trash can for a dark wizard who intended to attack him, and dueled with him, which led to the explosion. occur.

Looking at this report, Ivan was very speechless. He doubted Arthur Weasley's professionalism and brought a bunch of people to investigate. In the end, he came to such a nonsense conclusion. Who would have nothing to do with a piece of trash? Box duel?

"This is not the first time something like this has happened..." Dumbledore said helplessly.

Since Moody's retirement, various small accidents have occurred every once in a while, so he didn't pay too much attention when he received the news, not to mention that in the next half year, Moody's words and deeds were consistent with Normally, there is nothing suspicious about it.

"So Professor, what should we do now? Confront Professor Moody directly?" Hermione asked.

Dumbledore shook his head and said in a deep voice. "No, there may be mistakes. I think we should test it out first... For example, tonight is a good opportunity!"

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After discussing the specific details, Ivan and Hermione left the principal's office together, constantly thinking about what they had to do tonight.

Along the way, Hermione hesitated to speak, looking worried.

The two of them returned to the Gryffindor lounge in silence and opened the door. The lively and cheerful atmosphere inside almost made Ivan wonder if he had entered another world. Many people greeted him enthusiastically.

It wasn't until he saw the victory flag hanging on the wall that Ivan remembered that he had just won the second game this morning.

However, Ivan was worried that of course he had no intention of celebrating. After a few random words, he returned to the dormitory tiredly, set an alarm clock for himself, and then fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, Ivan was woken up by the piercing sound of the alarm clock in a daze. By the time he sat up from the bed and turned off the alarm clock, it was already approaching one o'clock.

It was quiet in the dark dormitory. He set up sound isolation magic on the mosquito net. No matter how loud it was inside, it would not disturb the sleeping Harry and others.

Ivan carefully took out the Marauder's Map and put his wand on it.

"I solemnly swear that I have done nothing wrong!"

As Ivan whispered the password, delicate ink lines gradually emerged from the blank parchment and connected with each other to form a plan.

Through the moonlight shining by the window, Ivan explored Moody's movements, and finally found that he was staying in the employee lounge.

Haven't taken action yet? Or is it over?

Ivan was a little unsure. According to the house elves, Moody would go to the kitchen in the middle of the night every two or three days and ask the elves to prepare supper for him. Moreover, Moody has not been there in the past two days, so There is a strong possibility of action today.

Just when Ivan was wondering if Moody was not planning to go out tonight, the names on the Marauder's Map suddenly began to move.

Ivan was startled, his eyes fixed on Moody's name, watching him go downstairs, pass the foyer, and then enter the kitchen.

Ivan didn't waste any more time and climbed up from the bed. After blessing himself with a magic spell, he ran out of the dormitory and chased after him.

By the time he walked downstairs and through a hallway, Moody had just come out of the kitchen.

Because he was too afraid of Moody's magic eye, Ivan didn't dare to get too close. He only dared to hang from a distance, at least two corridors away, so he felt a little more at ease.

Moody didn't seem to realize that he was being followed. The names on the Marauder's Map were still moving slowly and regularly. After leaving the kitchen, Moody walked straight to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office and stayed there. After a while.

In about ten seconds, "Alastor Moody" in the Marauder's Map disappeared directly into this office...

"Sure enough!" Ivan looked at this scene in shock and muttered to himself, which confirmed his previous guess.

There must be a secret space in Moody's office that is isolated from the inside and outside, just like the box where Barty Crouch Jr. kept Moody in the original time and space.

If the isolation magic text is drawn on the box, it is not impossible to block the detection of the Marauder's Map.

Ivan did not forget that he asked Tom Riddle for advice on his isolation magic text, which showed that the other party did not have any technical problems.