Homecoming from Hogwarts

Chapter 588 The Repentant Death Eater
Compared to Harry, Hermione's relationship with Sirius is not that close.

However, during the summer vacation, they lived together at the Weasley house for a period of time, and with Harry's relationship at this level, Sirius was considered a trustworthy friend. Moreover, since she was born as a Muggle, Sirius could also be considered a trustworthy friend. Her elder in the wizarding world.

Hermione told all the pressure she was under and the strange looks in her eyes. Gradually, her shoulders began to twitch slightly, while Harry, who was under the invisibility cloak with her, listened silently to Hermione's troubles. Consciously, there was anger in my heart.

Harry knew exactly what Hermione was facing now, it was something he had experienced before.

"I see--"

When Hermione's complaint came to an end, Sirius said softly,
"I understand the feeling of being misunderstood better than anyone else, Hermione. That feeling is indeed extremely painful, but no matter what, as long as you persist, you will always see hope. You can't let the person who persecutes you get what he wants -"

Hermione wiped the crystal from the corners of her eyes and looked at Sirius in surprise. Then, she remembered that her grievances were insignificant compared to Sirius.Sirius was wrongly accused of betraying Harry's parents and was thrown into Azkaban for 12 years.He chose to escape from prison in order to catch the murderer, and faced the risk of being killed at any time along the way. As he said, with the help of some people, he finally got rid of suspicion and was accepted by people.

"Thank you, Sirius-"

Hermione pursed her lips and said gratefully.

"Do you have any idea, Sirius?" Harry asked immediately.

"I'm not sure-"

Sirius sighed heavily,
"I do have some ideas, but since Amosta and Dumbledore have chosen to remain silent-"

What Sirius said was really weird. Harry and Hermione didn't quite understand what he wanted to express.

Seemingly realizing that he should not show too much worry in front of the two children, Sirius straightened his expression and said solemnly,

"Hermione, I need you to tell me everything that happened after you were selected as a warrior. This will help me make an accurate judgment."

Hermione had already shared the quarrel in the room behind the Great Hall with Harry, Ron and Ginny once. Bringing it up again, Hermione experienced the mood she felt at that time again - although not as desperate as she was then. , but her heart was still beating fast,

"-Barty Crouch finally affirmed my status as a warrior. He told the headmasters of Durmstrang and Beauxbatons that if they felt it was unfair, then the score at Hogwarts would be between me and Cedric Digory's average and that's the end of it-"

Hermione couldn't speak in a loud voice, she had to be careful not to hear her voice, and people were coming and going in the bar, so she narrated intermittently. It took about a quarter of an hour before she finally told the story of that night in the bar. Finished telling what happened in the auditorium.

"How's it going?" Harry couldn't wait any longer. He immediately asked, "Did you find anything, Sirius?"

"obviously--"

Sirius fell into deep thought, and while thinking, his gray eyes flashed with sharp and rational light from time to time. It seemed that his career as an Auror had made him sharper. Two minutes later, under the eager anticipation of Harry and Hermione, Sirius said in a deep voice,
"The person who put your name in the Goblet of Fire, Hermione, was in that room that night."

Hermione clenched her fists all of a sudden, and Harry was so angry that he almost stood up from the stool. Fortunately, Hermione caught him in time.

"How did you judge, Sirius?" Hermione gasped slightly, with a nervous look on her face.

"Do you still need to judge?" Sirius smiled, "Amosta has already told the answer, hasn't he? Under normal circumstances, the Goblet of Fire will only select a Hogwarts warrior, but as a result Yes, the names of you and Amos's son jumped out of the Goblet of Fire. This is definitely not an accident, unless someone interfered with the Goblet of Fire, and people with that magic were all in the room that night-"

The principals of the three schools, Professor Blaine, Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Professor Moody, two senior officials from the Ministry of Magic and the four warriors - everyone in the room flashed before Hermione's eyes.

"I thought Professor Blaine was just saying that to help me."

"Clear the suspicion?"

Sirius smiled and said what Hermione didn't finish.

"Adults are not as simple as you think. Little guys, in that situation, everything everyone said has a purpose. Of course, Amosta did say that partly to exonerate you. Suspicion, but I think he is also telling the murderer hiding in the dark that he has locked the target and tells the murderer not to act rashly anymore——"

"But who could it be?"

Hermione asked urgently.

Harry didn't speak, but Sirius glanced at his position.

"I know who you are suspecting, Harry, but unfortunately, I don't think Snape did it." Sirius also thought that Harry might refute, so he immediately said,

"We all hate that snot-nosed guy, Harry, but that's two different things. I know him, and that's not his style. If he wants to cause trouble for Hermione, he'll most likely use the ingredients for the potion in class. Use your hands and feet, and then put the responsibility on Hermione herself, saying that you violated regulations and so on."

Harry huffed and fell silent.

"That evening--"

After telling Harry to shut up, Sirius fell into deep thought again. He thought and said slowly,
"Moody said that the person who put your name into the Goblet of Fire either wanted to kill you or cause trouble for Hogwarts." Sirius said thoughtfully, "Hermione, you noticed that Moody was When you said this, were you looking at someone?"

"The principal of Durmstrang, Professor Karkaroff——"

After Hermione recalled it for a moment, she answered the question casually. Then, her eyebrows jumped and she looked stunned.

"You are suspecting that the headmaster of Durmstrang put my name into the Goblet of Fire, but why?!"

"Oh--"

Sirius took a sip of his wine and shrugged.

"It's not just me, Moody is obviously also suspicious. Don't underestimate Alastor Moody. Although he has retired, he was a legend among Aurors before. He has a very keen sense of smell. How many bad guys are against him?" He's more useful than Rufus Scrimgeour right now."

"But that night, Karkaroff kept trying to deny me becoming a warrior. He. He didn't look like-"

Hermione hesitated. If the principal of Durmstrang was the murderer, then his acting skills were too good, and his purpose of doing this could not be to kill herself. Hermione knew that she had never told Durmstrang that he was a murderer. He had dealt with the principal of Armstrong, but if he wanted to make Hogwarts a joke, why would he find himself among so many Hogwarts students?

"picture?"

Sirius curled up the corners of his mouth, as if showing disdain.

"If I were the murderer, I would definitely try my best to make it look like I had nothing to do with it. Hermione, those guys with ulterior motives are more cunning than you think, especially Igor Ka Someone like Karloff.”

"You know him?"

Even Harry heard the meaning of Sirius' words and asked in surprise.

"Oh, Harry--"

The contempt at the corner of Sirius's mouth became heavier,

"It's hard not to recognize that Igor Karkaroff is much more famous than you think, I mean, in Azkaban—"

Sirius glanced at the drunken Durmstrang students at the bar, his expression gloomy.

"I'll tell you two directly. Igor Karkaroff used to work for Voldemort. He is a Death Eater. There is no need to doubt the authenticity of this matter. There is clear evidence, and he is in the Wizengamot. The Inquisition also admitted this personally, and the reason why he was not imprisoned in Azkaban like me was because he firmly told the Ministry of Magic that he had changed his mind, and then, in order to atone for his sins and freedom, he sent a large group of Speaking out the names of old colleagues directly led to these people being imprisoned in Azkaban——"

Seemingly sensing the surprise of the two little guys around him, Sirius took a sip of beer and sneered,

"Oh, I forgot to mention. It was Moody who arrested him back then!"









(End of this chapter)