There was a moment of silence. The atmosphere in the corridor was a little strange, filled with the strong scent of wine.
The wine Moody drank was very spicy and had a high alcohol content. Just the smell alone was enough to make one feel uncomfortable.
"I'll keep an eye on Barty Crouch," Moody said to Elwyn as he stuffed the flask back into its holder. "Remember, always be vigilant. Don't trust anyone."
He shook the black cloak off his body and walked towards the elevator.
He bent over, and the heavy thud of his crutch echoed far into the distance.
No one moved until his figure completely disappeared. Elwyn was sure that Moody was using that crazy fake eye to observe the three of them.
Elwyn did not know how he was going to keep an eye on Barty Crouch, but he hoped that it would be a warning to him, so that he would not be easily knocked down and locked up by Barty Crouch Jr.
"He's always been this crazy. I hope he doesn't do anything stupid." Mr. Weasley sighed and explained to Elwyn, "He's Crazy Eye Moody, the most outstanding Auror in the history of the Ministry of Magic. He's very strong and is an expert in catching black wizards."
"He's also very paranoid and never trusts anyone." Sirius lowered his voice. "But he's trustworthy. He's a member of the Order of the Phoenix. It's fine if he heard what we said just now. Otherwise, we would have to use the Amnesia Curse."
"Ever since his retirement, he's become more and more paranoid. He's wary of everyone, always suspecting that someone is going to attack him. He even used a spell on Muggle. Our department has to follow behind him to solve the problem," Mr. Weasley said.
"You can't blame him. When he was an Auror, he caught many black wizards. Half of the criminals in Azkaban were caught by him. He's offended a lot of people," Sirius said. "Those people want him dead, so he has to be careful."
"Yes, yes, it's never wrong to be careful, but we really shouldn't have baseless suspicions …" Mr. Weasley glanced at Elwyn meaningfully and said uneasily, "Alright, we've stood here long enough. Let's go in and have a cup of tea."
No one mentioned anything about Barty Crouch. It was as if nothing had happened.
They passed through a long corridor, turned a corner, and passed through two heavy oaken doors.
They entered a messy and noisy open area that was divided into many small cubicles.
Inside, people were talking and laughing merrily, and it was unusually lively.
Messages flew in and out of the cubicle like miniature rockets.
"This is the office of Wiesengamo Management," Mr. Weasley said, stopping to greet the others from time to time, introducing Sirius and Elwyn.
Following a cubicle, they passed through a second set of oak doors.
The three entered another corridor, then turned left into another corridor, then right into a dimly lit, dilapidated corridor.
Finally, they came to the end of the corridor and could go no further.
A door on the left was slightly ajar, revealing a broom closet. On the door on the right was a faded brass sign that read, "No Abuse of Muggle Items Department."
Mr. Weasley's office was dark and shabby. It seemed to be slightly smaller than a broom closet.
Two desks were squeezed in, surrounded by a row of overflowing filing cabinets along the wall.
Bundles of documents were piled on top of the cabinets, and there was hardly any space beside the desks to move around freely.
Judging from the little space on the wall, Mr. Weasley's favorite items could be seen: a few car advertisements, one of which was a picture of a disassembled engine, two illustrations of mailboxes that looked like he had cut out of a Muggle children's book, and a diagram of how to install a socket.
Mr. Weasley's inbox was full. At the top was an elderly toaster, who was burping unhappily.
In addition, there were two empty leather gloves, which were twiddling their thumbs.
Next to the inbox were a few family photos of Weasley and his family. One of them was taken in Egypt last year, which Ron had shown to everyone. However, the mouse Peter had turned into had disappeared from the photo. It must have been erased by magic.
"There are no windows." Said Mr. Weasley apologetically. 'We asked, but they didn't seem to think we needed it. Sit down, I'll get you some water. "
Elwyn and Sirius squeezed into the two chairs next to the desk. From the office environment, it was obvious that Mr. Weasley's department was not valued.
"You can write to your parents here. I'll ask Owl to mail it for you." Mr. Weasley came over with two cups of tea.
He took out a few blank parchment papers from the inbox and handed them to Elwyn. A few pieces of paper in the shape of a report fell out.
Elwyn read: According to the report, a sewage backflow occurred in Wimbledon. After investigation, it was …
"Sewage backflow."
"It was done by the Anti- Muggle pranksters," Mr. Weasley said with a frown. "This is the first time it's happened. It's very nasty. When the Muggle flushed the toilet, not only did the dirty things not disappear, but … Hey, imagine it. The poor people kept calling them plumbers. I think that's what they call them. You know, people who fix pipes and things like that. "
"Plumbers."
"Yes, that's it. But of course, they can't do anything about it. I just hope we can catch the people who did this. "
"Won't the Aurors catch them?"
"Oh, no. There's no need for the Aurors to take action for such a small matter. The ordinary Magic Law Enforcement Team can handle it."
"This report is about Bertha Jorkins. What did she do?" Sirius said with interest as he picked up a report. "The cactus she bought from the Muggle store is growing wildly and growing a giant mouth to attack people. There were two Muggle witnesses …"
Elwyn's mind flashed. Wasn't Bertha Jorkins the woman from Barty Crouch's department?
She found out the truth of the whole incident in the original novel, and Crouch cast a Forgotten Curse on her.
Then, she hastily went to the forest of Albania for a holiday.
During the busiest period of the Ministry of Magic, she disappeared for a few months. In fact, she was captured by the Lord Voldemort.
The Lord Voldemort broke the Forgotten Curse on Crouch and learned a lot of information from her, including the news that his most loyal servant, Barty Crouch Jr. was still alive. He rescued him, and then plotted a series of schemes in the Goblet of Fire and successfully returned.
As long as he found her, he could prove in advance that what he said was true.
By then, they would have enough evidence to reveal Barty Crouch's true face to the world and capture Barty Crouch Jr.
Elwyn thought excitedly, thinking that this was an opportunity.
After failing to persuade Sirius and Mr. Weasley, Elwyn had been thinking about this matter.
He looked at the circular snake bracelet on his wrist, unsure if he was the one chosen by the Lord Voldemort.
Regardless of whether others believed him or not, he decided to take a more proactive approach to stop the Lord Voldemort just in case.
Elwyn had a new idea. Why did he have to follow the original novel? After the secret treasure of the Big Four and the appearance of the terrifying Evil God, the world had changed beyond recognition. Perhaps it was because he had transmigrated to this world that a greater evil was approaching.
Before that, he had to find a way to deal with the Lord Voldemort.
He knew the location of all the Soul Vessels, and as long as he had enough time, he could destroy them one by one.
He had to delay the return of the Lord Voldemort as much as possible. Once all the Soul Vessels were destroyed, he would have nothing to fear.
When that time came, the prophecy would not hold true, and with his help, he would not gain unimaginable power.
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