When the sky gradually darkened, Sirius let them go back.
Before leaving, Elwyn found an opportunity to talk to Sirius alone.
He also asked about the recent frequent activities of the vampires, but Sirius did not know much.
"Obviously, according to the information we received, they must be looking for something in those ruins." Sirius said, "But I think they should have found nothing. The ruins left behind by the ancient warlocks are too old. For thousands of years, they have been explored by wizards countless times. There shouldn't be anything valuable left. As for the ruins where magic is still active, anyone who rashly enters is purely looking for death. "
"Alright, let's not talk about this for now. Regarding Barty Crouch, is there any progress?" Elwyn asked.
He suspected that Barty Crouch Jr. was impersonating his father, Mr. Crouch. This identity was very beneficial to Lord Voldemort and the others.
Mr. Crouch held a high position in the Ministry of Magic and had access to a lot of resources.
More importantly, he was in charge of planning all the events of the Triwizard Tournament, so it would be much easier for him to pull any tricks.
"There's no progress, but he is indeed very unusual. He hasn't appeared in the Ministry of Magic for a while now. You better be careful." Sirius said, "I know what you mean, but I'll say it again. Considering Crouch's identity, we have no way to verify it at the moment. Also, if that person is impersonating Barty Crouch and he is not in the Hogwarts, how can we guarantee that things at the school will develop as expected? If something goes wrong …"
That would be Keresis's problem. He had received a note from Barty Crouch Jr. asking him to do his best to help Ron.
It was obvious that Barty Jr. did not intend to make a move in the first round. Naturally, he did not want things to stray too far.
"I'll be watching the competition as well. If you discover anything, don't do it yourself." Sirius said worriedly. "I know you're very strong, but against Lord Voldemort, you alone won't be enough."
"I know, this applies to you as well. Don't always think of rushing forward alone." Elwyn sighed. He and Sirius were both troublesome. "By the way, do you know anyone in the Magic Transportation Department?"
"What are you doing?"
"Help me register in the name list of those who passed the exam and cancel the Ministry of Magic's surveillance on me." Elwyn said, "It's too troublesome not to use the phantom!"
"But you are not of age yet!"
"I know. That's why I asked you to think of a way." Elwyn said quickly, "I have completely mastered this spell, but because of the Ministry of Magic's surveillance, I can't use it at all."
Those who did not pass the phantom exam of the Ministry of Magic's Magic Transportation Department were not allowed to use this spell and related skills.
If they were discovered, they would be severely punished, fined a large sum of gold coins, and even imprisoned in Azkaban.
After centuries of experimentation, the Ministry of Magic had established a very complete system to monitor the Phantom Manifestation, ensuring that wizards who failed the examination could not use this spell, or if there was an accident after using it, the Ministry of Magic would immediately rush to the scene for treatment.
The principle of this monitoring system was roughly the same as the monitoring of underage wizards with their wands, but it was more effective.
Elwyn did not want a large group of Ministry of Magic personnel to appear next to him as soon as he phantom appeared somewhere.
The corresponding exam could only be taken by adult wizards, and he could not wait that long.
After thinking about it, he could only ask Sirius to think of a way.
"I'll try. It shouldn't be too difficult to erase your name!" Sirius smiled bitterly. "But I still suggest that you be careful. When you phantom for the first time, it's best to let me or Remus look after you."
"Got it!" Elwyn waved his hand.
Under the setting sun, after the figures of Elwyn, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Gabri had completely disappeared, Sirius phantom appeared and left the Screaming Shack, leaving only the old house with a terrible appearance standing there quietly.
At twelve o'clock that night, Elwyn, Harry, Ron, and Hermione sneaked out of the common room.
They waited for a long time. The Creevey brothers had gotten a stack of badges supporting Cedric Diggory from somewhere and were trying to use magic to change the words on them to support Ron. They spent a lot of effort but did not succeed.
After the two of them went to bed, they quietly left the common room.
Elwyn and Harry had accumulated considerable experience in wandering around the castle at night. They knew how to avoid Filch and his cat. Although Harry was wearing the Invisibility Cloak, with the help of the Marauder's Map, he did not need to use it to get out of the castle.
As for peeking at the fire dragon, Elwyn had originally planned not to participate, but Harry and Hermione insisted that everyone should go.
Since it was confirmed that the opponent for the first match was the fire dragon, it might be helpful to see the fire dragon's appearance and species.
As for Ron, he was already panicking. His mind was filled with the Eye Curse.
He had been chanting it all night, afraid that he would forget the curse.
He was too nervous to go to Hagrid's place alone. He wished that everyone would go with him.
It was dark in the field. They walked along the lawn towards the light coming from Hagrid's cabin.
Boothbottom's huge carriage was also brightly lit. It seemed that they had not slept yet.
When Harry knocked on Hagrid's door, he could hear Mrs. Maxim's voice in the carriage.
"You're here, Ron?!" Hagrid said in a low voice. He opened the door, looked around, and frowned, "Why are all four of you here? There are too many people!"
"We all know. Hagrid, quickly take us to have a look!" Harry said directly.
"Okay, okay. Remember to put on the Invisibility Cloak, don't let anyone find you!" Hagrid said, looking very excited.
He did not dwell on this for too long. He agreed that Elwyn and the others would go with him to see the fire dragon.
Elwyn thought for a while, and then used his wand to knock on the head of himself, Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"What did you do?" Harry said in surprise.
"I felt as if there was a cold liquid flowing down from the place where your wand hit, flowing all over my body!" Hermione said doubtfully. She looked at her body, which had the same color pattern as the background, and then exclaimed, "My God, this is the Phantom Curse!"
"Yes, it's safer this way!" Elwyn said, nodding.
With their current size, it might be a little difficult to hide under Harry's Invisibility Cloak.
But when used with the Phantom Curse, it would not be a problem. This curse could completely hide people.
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