Chapter 492 The Elf's Clothes

"Apparitions are not allowed in this place!" Scrimgeour demanded.

"I know, but he did suddenly disappear, out of my sight..."

"Rufus, that's the way it is!" said Fudge, seemingly relieved, "The Dark wizards who conjured up the Mark, Apparated or otherwise moved away when they were done, dropped Harry's wand. It was very clever of them not to use their own wands, so as not to give away their identity. A moment later, the hapless little elf accidentally saw the wand, and picked it up."

Scrimgeour was silent for a moment, as if considering the possibility of what Fudge had said.

"Little elf, did you see anyone at that time?" He asked again in a cold tone.

Winky trembled even more than before, and her two bulb-sized eyes looked at Scrimgeour, then at Fudge, and finally at her master, Mr. Crouch, and took a deep breath.

"I saw no one, sir, no one..."

"You're lying!" Scrimgeour said in disbelief. "I have a way of getting you to tell all you know."

"Scrimgeour!" Crouch said bluntly, "I fully understand that according to the general procedure, you have to bring Winky to the Auror office for interrogation, but before that, I would like to ask you to allow me to come first." deal with her."

Scrimgeour didn't answer, which Crouch seemed to take as acquiescence, and he walked quickly to Winky's side.

"Lord, lord, lord..." Winky looked up at Mr. Crouch, with tears in her eyes, and stammered, "Master, please, please, don't... "

Crouch stared at her, his face hardening.

Every line on it is very prominent, and there is no mercy in the eyes.

"I was shocked by Winky's behavior tonight," he said slowly. "She disobeyed my orders, showed up at the scene of the accident at random, and picked up a wand that a house-elf should not have touched. That means Here, clothes!"

"No, no!" Winky screamed, throwing herself at Mr. Crouch's feet, "No, master! No clothes, Winky no clothes! Please!"

The only way to free a house-elf is to give him decent clothes.

What this means for the house-elves is liberation, but it can also mean destruction!

Winky clutched her tea towel and wept at Mr. Crouch's feet in a very pitiful way.

"You can't do that, she was terrified!" Hermione said suddenly indignantly, and she glared at Crouch fiercely. "Your house elf has a fear of heights, she can't stay in the box all the time Wait to die! She's here for good reason, she's just running for her life, and happened to pick up Harry's wand, you can't blame her!"

Ivan could feel that Hermione was shaking slightly because of anger.

By this time, everyone knew that Winky couldn't be the one who conjured the Dark Mark.

But Crouch didn't care, he just needed a scapegoat.

Ivan looked into the dark ruins, wondering where Winky hid Barty Crouch Jr.? !

The wizard just said that he saw a figure suddenly disappear from his eyes, and that must be Barty Crouch Jr.

He couldn't Apparate, so he must be hiding under the Invisibility Cloak.

Ivan can no longer feel the existence of Barty Crouch Jr., he seems to be protected by a magical force.

Because of the battle just now, Aiwen is very weak now.

With his current condition, it is no longer possible to detect the specific location of Barty Crouch Jr., and the magic has lost its effect.

However, he had no intention of exposing this matter.

This is related to his next plan. As for the fate of Barty Crouch, he can only ask for luck!

Encountering Voldemort who has failed one after another, he will definitely break into his home with his own hands.

Although he didn't care about Crouch, this matter also warned Ivan.

After possessing a powerful force above ordinary wizards, those lunatics can do anything.

Whether it's Voldemort or a vampire, these evil dark wizards have never put human life in their sights.

A scene like this one tonight may happen at any time in the future.

Mr. Crouch didn't seem to hear Hermione's words, he took a step back and got rid of the elf's entanglement.

He looked down at Winky as if she were some filthy rot, staining his polished shoes.

"I don't need a house-elf who disobeys orders," he said coldly, turning to Hermione. "I don't need a servant who forgets to uphold his master's honor."

Winky cried so sadly, her cry echoed in the ruins, and there was another very embarrassing silence.

Mr. Crouch tried to shake her off, but Winky clung to his lap.

"If you can, please return Harry's wand!" Sirius frowned and said, "These children have experienced too much tonight, they must go back to rest, we have no energy and obligation to stay here, watching this The farce goes on."

Scrimgeour hesitated, walked over and handed the wand to Harry, and then his eyes fell on Ivan.

"Is your name Alvin Mason?!" he asked, "I want to talk to you!"

Ivan originally wanted to agree, but Sirius stopped him directly.

"I don't think Ivan has anything to say to you, everyone has seen what happened tonight!" He said bluntly, "In my opinion, Ivan saved everyone, he is a hero! "

"That's true, but it's obviously not normal for this child to have such powerful magical powers!" said Scrimgeour stiffly.

"You have to know that some people are born geniuses!" Sirius replied softly, "Don't use your standards to judge others. What's more, no matter how powerful Aiwen is, this matter has nothing to do with Aurors .”

Scrimgeour stood there with an embarrassed expression, looking at Sirius.

"Come on, boys!" whispered Mr. Weasley hastily, quietly giving Sirius a hand.

Everyone knows that Scrimgeour is a man of swift action.

He's been an Auror since he started working, and has devoted most of his life to dealing with dark wizards.

The professional habits he has developed for a long time make him not let go of any doubts, and he doesn't care who the other party is.

Although he is not as powerful as Crouch, it is best not to provoke him easily.

Ivan's performance tonight was too eye-catching, he needs to keep a low profile now.

What happened tonight, especially the appearance of the Dark Mark at the end, was obviously not right, so it's better not to get involved in it.

Everyone turned to leave, only Hermione seemed unwilling to move, her eyes still on the weeping elf.

"Hermione!" said Mr. Weasley, more urgently.

A few seconds later, Hermione turned around, followed Ivan and everyone to leave the ruins, and walked outside the stadium. (To be continued.)