After arranging the follow-up matters, Dumbledore quietly left Hogwarts Castle under the cover of night. After apparating to Hogsmeade Village, he headed towards Ludo Barton, Director of the Sports Department of the Ministry of Magic.

Geman walked to the agreed place.

"Good evening Dumbledore, you are always on time."

When Dumbledore walked to the door of the Three Broomsticks pub, he heard a familiar voice. Ludo Bagman came out of the Three Broomsticks pub and fought with Dumbledore with a depressed look on his face.

Hello.

Dumbledore glanced at the group of goblins behind Bagman, raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that you have had a rough time in the past two days."

"Rita Kister's two reports almost turned me into a laughing stock in the wizarding world." Bagman shrugged helplessly and said, "I really don't know who sent me that thing. I doubt it."

It was a good deed done by a certain Hogwarts student."

"I think it was probably just a prank," Dumbledore said gently.

"mischief?"

Bagman seemed to have thought of something, and the anger he had accumulated suddenly faded away. He covered his face with his hand and complained: "It hurt me terribly."

"Okay, let's go find Barty first. He seems to be sick recently. I didn't want to disturb his rest, but there are some things that can't be solved. As you know, the second project is far better than the first one.

A project is much more dangerous, and we must ensure the safety of the warriors as much as possible. If another accident occurs, the Triwizard Tournament may be suspended forever."

In fact, if you want to modify certain plans for the Triwizard Tournament, you must discuss it with the Ministry of Magic in advance. This matter is one of Barty Crouch's jobs, so you need to inform the other party no matter what.

"Let's go, let's go find Barty. I hope his condition is better. That guy hasn't been to the Ministry of Magic for several days." Ludo Bagman muttered. He didn't notice Dumbledore next to him at all.

Gradually serious expression.

The two of them apparated together and disappeared.

Following a burst of explosions, they reappeared on a remote path and walked together towards the big house not far away.

Bagman reached out and rang the doorbell, but after a long time, no one came to open the door.

"Is Barty asleep?" Bagman looked sideways at Dumbledore, seeking his opinion.

On the other side of the door, Peter Pettigrew panicked and covered his mouth with both hands, fearing that someone outside the door would hear him if he made any noise.

Peter never expected that Dumbledore would suddenly appear outside the door.

"Now how to do?"

Peter looked uneasily at the baby sitting in the armchair, hoping that the other party would have a good way to get rid of Dumbledore.

Voldemort didn't pay attention to the frightened Peter, and his eyes fell on the demon mirror placed next to the hall. The clear figure of Dumbledore was reflected in the mirror.

Neither Peter Pettigrew nor Voldemort expected that one day they would be blocked by Dumbledore.

Since Old Barty's will to resist the Imperius Curse became stronger and stronger, and his body became weaker due to fighting against the Imperius Curse, they began to reduce the number of appearances of Old Barty, claiming that Old Barty was ill, and even

Leave a lot of work to his assistant Percy Weasley.

Thanks to this conscientious assistant, Old Batty's abnormality was not noticed by others.

However, what none of them expected was that Dumbledore would be attracted to him just because he didn't go to the Yule Ball.

"Master, what should we do? Do we want to escape?" Peter opened and closed his lips and asked silently.

Voldemort ignored the panicked Peter Pettigrew, looked away from the magic mirror, picked up the wand beside him and pointed it at Old Barty, silently transformed him into a nightgown, and then used the Imperius Curse to control him to open the door.

, send Dumbledore and Bagman away.

Seeing Voldemort's actions, Peter couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Voldemort would have a head-on conflict with Dumbledore.

This was not a good idea. Although Voldemort had recovered some strength, how could he be Dumbledore's opponent when he was so weak?

As for Peter Pettigrew himself, he is even less likely to be Dumbledore's opponent. If he can escape by then, he will be considered extremely lucky.

"It's you, what's the matter?"

Old Batty opened the door, but had no intention of letting the two of them into the room. "Sorry, I've been very ill recently, so I'm afraid I won't be able to entertain you."

"Barty, are you okay? Your face looks terrible." Bagman looked at the haggard and lifeless Barty Crouch in surprise. For some reason, he found that his colleagues were doing better than him recently.

Even worse, my originally depressed mood actually got better.

"Ludo is right, Barty, you look terrible. I think you'd better take the time to go to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Magical Injuries."

Dumbledore glanced past Barty and towards the gloomy corridor, feeling that there was an aura in it that made him feel uncomfortable.

"No, I know my situation very well and I can take care of myself. Do you have anything else to ask me for?"

"About the safety plan for the second project." Bagman said casually, "However, depending on the situation, we'd better not disturb you. You should ask for leave and have a good rest."

"Wetherby is very capable. Most of my work is currently handled by him." Old Batty paused for a moment, and then said after a long time, "You can discuss it with him first, and then I will take a look at Weatherby."

Report."

"It seems it's time for us to leave!" Bagman knew that their visit was in vain. "You'd better have a good rest and don't be too tired. If you really can't do it, go to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries. Don't delay yourself."

Yes, this is not good."

"Are you sure you don't need help?" Dumbledore suddenly asked.

"No need, I can take care of myself." Barty said tiredly.

The two looked at each other, said goodbye to Buddy and left.

"Ever since Barty drove away the house elves, his quality of life has dropped drastically. If I were him, I would definitely not do that. However, you also know Barty's temper. It's better now. He can't even take care of him when he's sick.

None of them." Bagman lamented. He felt that Barty's current fate was somewhat self-inflicted.

"What's wrong with you Dumbledore?" Bagman accidentally noticed Dumbledore's slightly frowning and couldn't help asking.

"There's something very wrong with Barty, like..." Before Dumbledore could finish his words, Bagman preempted him.

"It's like he's seriously ill." Bagman shrugged. "He should go to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies to see a doctor instead of staying at home like he is now."

"No, with Barty's character, he will never leave important matters to his assistants." Dumbledore said softly, "He will quickly cure his illness and then get back to his busy work. This is

His habits."

"You're right, Barty is indeed a workaholic. It's hard to imagine that he would not treat his illness, but instead hand over the important work at hand to his assistant?" After hearing what Dumbledore said, Bagman said

I also felt something was wrong, "What do you think Batty is doing now?"

"I'm a little worried now that Barty may have been hit by someone else's Imperius Curse. His current appearance does not look like he is seriously ill, but rather like he is weak after resisting the Imperius Curse."

"Barty was hit by the Imperius Curse, are you kidding me?" The expression on Bagman's face froze instantly.

"Shh!"

Dumbledore signaled Bagman to stay quiet. He looked back at the Crouch family's house, took out his wand, and said softly: "Even if Barty is not hit by the Imperius Curse, I'm afraid he still needs to receive treatment from a therapist."

, and if no one takes care of such a disease, it may be very bad.”

"What are you going to do?" Bagman didn't dare to breathe. He had never seen Dumbledore with such a serious expression. This thing was probably true.

"Let's go back and subdue Barty first to ensure his safety. I suspect a dark wizard is hiding in his house. That house gives me a bad feeling." Dumbledore quickly made arrangements.

"what should I do?"

Bagman also pulled out his wand and looked at Crouch's home warily, as if it had become a dark wizard's lair.

"You ring the doorbell later and ask him if he would like me to send a famous house elf from Hogwarts to temporarily take care of his daily life."

"Then, use a spell to immobilize Barty and forcibly take him to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies for treatment." Dumbledore said calmly, "I will handle the rest. If this is a misunderstanding, I will personally inform him

Barty apologizes."

"No, you don't need to apologize. You are saving Barty's life. I feel that his physical condition is very bad. He should really go to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Magical Maladies for treatment instead of staying at home with no one to take care of him.

He might have died inexplicably." Bagman agreed with Dumbledore's approach. Regardless of whether Barty was controlled by the Imperius Curse or not, his current physical condition is indeed very bad and he should go to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries.

Get treatment instead of staying home and waiting to die.

…

"Master, they have left."

In the hall, Peter Pettigrew couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Crouch lying on the sofa and said to Voldemort in the armchair, "Master, we'd better change places. Crouch's matter has aroused Dumbledore's concern.

Be careful, he will come back sooner or later."

Voldemort looked at the increasingly clear figure in the demon mirror and frowned slightly. For some reason, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Kill Barty and let's leave here immediately." Voldemort made a decisive decision. He was sure that Dumbledore might have seen some flaws."

Peter Pettigrew was startled by Voldemort's words, and instinctively raised his wand, preparing to obey Voldemort's order to kill Barty Crouch.

Just when he was about to use the killing curse, the doorbell rang again.

Peter Pettigrew swallowed and looked at Voldemort, waiting for his order.

If the Killing Curse is used now, Dumbledore will definitely notice it outside the door.

Now how to do?

Peter Pettigrew suddenly lost his opinion and stared blankly at Voldemort, waiting for further orders.

Barty had already stood up from the sofa again and walked towards the door.
To be continued...