Chapter 124: Confusing

Sherrin looked at the letter in his hand and learned of the death of Kingsley Shacklebolt.

Although his goal was accomplished, and the character who was the biggest obstacle to pure-blood glory in the original work was successfully eliminated, there was not much joy in Xie Lin's eyes.

He knew very well that Kingsley didn't do anything wrong. He just did what he thought he should do. If you want to blame him, blame him. He and him must have different positions!

In the original book, after the fall of Voldemort, Kingsley became the Minister of Magic, and it was he who decided to appoint Harry, Ron, and Hermione, a group of wizards from the pro-Muggle camp, as the political backbone, which led to a series of subsequent attacks on The pureblood family's bill is introduced. It can be said that the pure-blood family will decline, and Kingsley's role in it is the biggest key!

It is said that big things do not stick to trivial matters, and sacrifices must be made in order to achieve greater interests. Xie Lin did not regret his decision, but he felt uncomfortable mentally. At this moment, he probably realized that when everyone in the Order of the Phoenix sacrificed one by one , Dumbledore's mood.

Sherrin sometimes wonders, what would it be like if he traveled through the Weasley family, the Longbottom family, the Shacklebolt family, and the Prewett family?

He smiled to himself, thinking too much.

Sherrin put his thoughts back and took out a piece of parchment with a long list of pure-blood families written on it.

He first crossed out the name "Lestrange" - the only two brothers left in Lestrange who were still in prison were nothing to fear and nothing could be accomplished.

Then he crossed out the name "Rohr" - the only remaining member of the Rohr family was Dolphin Rohr, who was in prison.

According to the current situation, after Voldemort returns, the weapons he can use will be greatly reduced, and his momentum will be far less than the situation in the original work.

If one trades off, the Dumbledore faction is likely to take the initiative, which is not what Schelling wants to see.

What he really wants to see is that the two factions of Dumbledore and Voldemort continue to maintain a delicate balance, so that his value can be better highlighted and both sides know the importance of fighting for him, so that he can fish in troubled waters. , profit from it.

Xie Lin knew that in this world, he was not born with the halo of the protagonist. No matter how fast he grew up, he would never be able to catch up with Dumbledore and Voldemort in terms of popularity in the next few years. He has never thought about such a thing as a tripartite confrontation. To put it bluntly, his short-term goal is just to have the power to protect himself.

This is not impossible. As long as they continue to weaken the strength of the two factions appropriately and keep them in balance from beginning to end, they will not be able to provoke more enemies at will, which will give themselves more Time to grow.

As for long-term goals, I won’t mention them here.

Therefore, Kingsley, who was born in the Shacklebolt family and also belonged to the Order of the Phoenix, had another reason to die.

Xie Lin moved his eyes downwards and crossed out the name "Shacklebolt" in the column for "Order of the Phoenix Factions".

Sherrin put the parchment away and sighed softly. He noticed that he sighed more often recently.

Kingsley's death was actually caused by him.

This is a well-planned and rigorous plan, and it has been put into place as early as the summer vacation.

It was he who gave the Ministry of Magic anonymous information about nearby villages, and it was he who used favors to get Scrimgeour to send Kingsley there.

Little Wolf was captured earlier in Knockturn Alley by Bathory and Anis. Under the combined magic of the two, Xiao Lang has been brainwashed into the most loyal slave. Deep fear has been implanted in his heart, and he no longer has the courage to resist orders.

At the Quidditch World Cup camp, the little wolf was included in the Lestrange genocide battle.

The little wolf was then sent to sneak into Knockturn Alley and join Fenrir Greyback's werewolf society. Originally, I just planned to use him as a nail to drive into the werewolf's interior. It was an unintentional insertion. I didn't know when it would come in handy.

Unexpectedly, not long after time passed, the decline of the Rohr family ushered in.

When Fenrir advocated joining another pure-blood family, Little Wolf played a big role in the division of the werewolf community.

After the division, the werewolves had no one to rely on, so they naturally embarked on the path of committing crimes. At this time, the plan to take advantage of the opportunity to get rid of Kingsley was also taking shape in Xie Lin's mind.

He used Little Wolf to bring a few werewolves who wanted to return to Fenrir as bait, and then sent Kingsley to do a mission nearby. Everything that followed happened according to the predetermined script.

He sacrificed four werewolves who were not loyal to him in exchange for the life of an elite Auror. The deal was worth it.

Next, he snapped his fingers, and Winky and Dobby appeared side by side. In front of them, there was a middle-aged man sitting on the ground with a depressed look on his face.

Dobby said: "According to the master's instructions, we laid an ambush in the men's room of the Ministry of Magic. Finally, we waited until he was alone and captured him."

Xie Lin narrowed his eyes slightly. After the brainwashing, the elf could let go of his awe of the wizard, and the strength he showed was quite amazing!

This man is none other than Barty Crouch Sr., who works at the Ministry of Magic. As the head of a pure-blooded family, Old Barty was not weak in strength. Even a sneak attack would not be easy to succeed.

However, with the two elves joining forces, he was still captured.

House elves have a completely different magic system from wizards. They are naturally close to magic, have powerful magic, and have a longer lifespan than wizards. However, their playful, peaceful, and obedient personalities have led to the fact that they are not good at actual combat. In particular, they are born with awe of the majesty of wizards, which makes it impossible for them to go all out in actual combat.

In the original book, Dobby, who got rid of the master-slave contract, could easily defeat Lucius, a Death Eater who specialized in black magic. This is the best proof.

Now, Dobby and Winky, as well as Dino who is not here, have long been wiped out of their awe of other wizards by Schelling, leaving only fanatical loyalty to their masters.

The purpose of Schelling letting them capture Old Barty is to see to what extent the original plot has collapsed, whether Old Barty is still controlled by the Imperius Curse, and whether Mad Eye Moody is Little Barty...

Schelling can confirm with the Magic Eye that Old Barty has indeed been controlled by the Imperius Curse.

Schelling did not intend to remove the Imperius Curse on him. Given Voldemort's strength, if he rashly removed the magic he had planted, he might be able to sense it, which would be bad if he alerted the enemy.

Not removing the Imperius Curse does not mean there are no other ways. Schelling cast a hypnotic spell on Old Barty, putting him in a hypnotic state.

As mentioned earlier, Legilimency is likely to leave traces, which is a risk for Old Barty who lives with Voldemort all the time. With Voldemort's shrewdness, it is not difficult for him to discover the abnormality of Old Barty. Therefore, the hypnotic spell is a better choice.

"Tell me, what happened to you?"

Old Barty struggled slightly, then slowly said: "That man - the mysterious man is back... He, he, I saw him when I opened the door..."

"Where is your son? Has he been released?"

"Yes..." Old Barty suddenly gasped, "Yes, tell Dumbledore, the Dark Lord... Get stronger... Harry Potter... His target is Harry Potter..."

Shelling waved his hand, and Old Barty suddenly calmed down and fell asleep.

It seems that the plot is not too bad. Voldemort's target is still Harry, and Moody is most likely Barty pretending to be. So, the question is, why does Barty have the unique breath of the dragon's shadow?

This is something that originally existed in the original book, but no one in the original book can see through it like himself? Or is there a variable in the plot?

If the plot has changed, then who is Barty really loyal to? Does Voldemort know about Barty's abnormality?

Shelling fell into deep thought. It will take a while to figure these things out.

"Send him back to the men's room now, remember to do it in a hidden way so that no one can see him."

"Yes!" "Yes!" Dobby and Winky responded in unison.