Chapter 435 Dumbledore’s Instructions

In the Forbidden Forest, Dumbledore and Ada were both wondering who attacked Krum. Only Karkaroff was not thinking, only thinking about interests and unfairness, and wanted to vent his resentment.

As a result, Karkaroff's words became more and more outrageous. Not only did he speak indiscriminately, he also spat at Dumbledore.

Voldemort didn't dare to spit at Dumbledore, how dare a little Karkaroff do this! This is no longer dementia, Karkaroff's brain is not fully developed, and his cerebellum is not developed at all.

Having known Hagrid for so long, this was the first time Ada had seen Hagrid so fast, and it was also the first time she had seen this gentle half-giant angry.

In the blink of an eye, Hagrid rushed in front of Karkaroff. Hagrid grabbed the front of Karkaroff's fur robe, lifted him up, and pressed him hard against a nearby tree.

It was understated and effortless, as if what Hagrid was holding in his hands was not a human being, but a chick that had just broken out of an egg.

"Apologise!" The furious Hagrid's voice sounded like a bell and thunder, "Hurry up and apologize!"

Karkaroff was breathing heavily as he was lifted up in the air. Hagrid's thick fist was pressed against his throat. His feet were hanging in the air and he was kicking constantly, like a hanged man struggling to survive.

To be honest, if Karkaroff continues to maintain this state, he will not be able to say a word, and he will not even be able to breathe in the future.

Krum on the side seemed to want to say something or do something to relieve his principal.

But before Krum could move, he saw Ada's warning look, which seemed to say: If you move, I'll see, if you dare to move, if you move, I'll bury both of you here!

He didn't dare to move, he didn't dare to move at all, his eyes didn't look like he was joking. And Krum also felt that his principal had gone too far.

One of Hagrid's hands was still holding Karkaroff, and the other hand was stretched out. As if Karkaroff didn't apologize, his fist as big as a cauldron hit Karkaroff's oily and pink face. .

"Hagrid, stop!" Dumbledore shouted, his eyes flashing sharply.

The furious hybrid giant calmed down immediately and let go of Karkaroff. But he still murmured: "Never insult Albus Dumbledore in front of me!"

Karkaroff slid down the trunk and collapsed into a ball beside the roots. Branches and leaves rained down on Karkaroff's head.

"Hagrid, please escort Harry back to the Gryffindor common room. You must watch him walk in with your own eyes," Dumbledore ordered.

Hagrid wanted to stay, but after seeing Dumbledore's determined look, Hagrid had no choice but to take Harry and leave first.

The Forbidden Forest became quiet again, and Karkaroff slumped under the tree, as if broken. Krum was also leaning against a tree, his face slumped, as if he was frustrated by his cowering just now.

Ten minutes later, Moody, who went to look for Barty Crouch, came back. He shook his big head and said in a rough voice: "I've looked around and found nothing. Dumbledore. No trace, no trace, no body found."

Moody's face is crisscrossed with scars, making it difficult to identify his emotions from his facial expressions. However, Ada could still hear his seriousness, earnestness, and faint regret.

It was too much like that, too much like the regret of an Auror finding nothing at a crime scene. A good actor, the best actor in Hogwarts, bar none.

Dumbledore nodded and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Alastor. But I still have to trouble you. Please escort Karkaroff and his students back to their ship."

"No problem, Dumbledore," Moody said. "It's time for me to get some exercise. This prosthetic leg walks too slowly."

Unnoticed by Moody, Dumbledore raised his eyebrows slightly.

Moody first looked at Krum and asked: "Boy, can you stand up on your own?" Seeing Krum nodding, Moody walked towards Karkaroff who was paralyzed under the tree.

Karkaroff, who had just wandered around on the edge of life and death, was so distracted that he didn't even react when Moody kicked him with a prosthetic leg. If Dumbledore hadn't stopped Hagrid in time, a big chunk of Karkaroff's head would have been deflated with that fist.

Krum struggled to get up, and then helped Karkaroff with great effort, and then the three of them were able to leave the Forbidden Forest.

Seeing everyone walking away, Ada asked in a low voice: "Professor, do we want to search again?" Now that she knew that Moody's identity was false, the results of his search were naturally not credible.

Dumbledore did not move or answer Ada's question, but asked: "Did you hear what he just said?"

"I heard it," Ada replied. "He said that his wooden leg was walking too slowly. He emphasized it twice. He was trying to hide it."

Alastor Moody was a proud man who would not use his physical handicap as an excuse. Furthermore, Moody has been lame for many years. He may not like his defect, but he should have been accustomed to the speed of the prosthetic leg.

"He told us on purpose, and he also met Severus in the castle. He kept everything clean," Dumbledore said. "He tried his best to prove his innocence."

"However, none of us showed any doubts about him." Ada continued, "His explanation became a cover-up to cover up his own guilt."

Dumbledore walked towards the direction Moody had originally sought Crouch, Ada following behind him.

"Time is tight, he may have done it in a hurry, and the arrangements must not be proper." Dumbledore said as he walked, "So I was wondering if he would take the initiative to find Crouch."

Moody did exactly that. Faced with the bait thrown by Dumbledore, Moody swallowed it without hesitation.

You must know that Moody had just arrived in the Forbidden Forest at that time, and he only learned from Dumbledore that Crouch was missing. He neither asked Harry, who was clearly the first witness, nor Ada, who was the first to arrive at the scene.

Moody didn't ask anything, he went straight to Barty Crouch. A little strangeness is enough to be magnified infinitely, not to mention that he is an imposter in the eyes of Dumbledore and Ada.

After going around and around, Dumbledore and Ada did not find Barty Crouch nearby, not even a trace. It was as if Crouch evaporated out of thin air.

"Professor, is Barty Crouch still alive?" Ada asked. Although she asked if he was still alive, she actually said that Crouch should be dead.

When Moody went to look for Crouch just now, he should have cleaned up all the traces that he had not had time to clean up before, leaving no trace. Moody left with peace of mind precisely because he was confident that Dumbledore would find nothing.

Dumbledore didn't speak. He supported a tree beside him and looked up at the night sky. It's just that most of the trees in the Forbidden Forest are tall and dense, and he can only see sporadic sky through the gaps in the leaves.

"Ada, darkness is coming." Dumbledore said softly, "He will come soon, maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow. Are you ready?"

There is no direct answer, but it is actually the best answer. No matter what the reason is, when a father imprisons his son or a son kills his father, it is a human tragedy. Ada couldn't even make a joke about "a loving father and a filial son."

"I think we will win in the end, don't we?" said Ada, "just like the dawn will always come and dispel the darkness of the night."

"Well said." Dumbledore took back his hand and continued, "Let's go back. I think I need to adjust our plan in time."

With that said, the two people left the Forbidden Forest together and returned to the castle. On the way back, neither of them spoke.

When the two arrived in the foyer, Dumbledore suddenly said in an uncertain tone: "Ada, no matter what Severus does in the fight against Voldemort, you must trust him unconditionally."

Scratching her head, Ada was a little confused as to how she could say this. She asked, "Professor, what's wrong?"

"Just remember this sentence." Dumbledore emphasized again, "When it comes to fighting against Voldemort, you must trust Severus unconditionally, no matter what he does. Do you remember?"

Ada responded seriously: "I remember, I trust Professor Snape unconditionally, no matter what he does."