Chapter 118 Prelude

Not far away, I saw two people at the corner of the stairs on the first floor.

"The secret of the golden egg must be solved in the bath in the prefect's bathroom, Harry. Bury the golden egg underwater for a minute and you will get the answer."

"I don't understand, Miss Shen..."

Harry sounded like Extremely cautious and puzzled by this sudden kindness.

Mu Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and stopped at a blind corner when he saw that there was no one around. Before she could think of a solution, Shen Xitong had already taken the lead. This is getting more and more interesting.

"Don't be so polite, just call me Qitong," Shen Qitong said very cheerfully, "Don't think too much, I'm just returning your favor. It was you who told me at that time that the other contestants already knew that the first event was fighting. Dragon, in return and for the sake of fairness, I will also tell you the secret of the golden egg."

Shen Qitong turned and left before Harry could respond. She completely regarded Harry as a younger brother who needed to be protected. Mu Yu also came out of the blind spot at this time, pretending to be passing by just now.

The moment he saw her, Shen Qitong stopped subconsciously, with a look of worry on his face: "Xiaoyu... I haven't seen you much during the whole vacation. Are you..." Are you

okay? She originally wanted to ask this question but stopped dead in her tracks. Now was obviously not the time to speak. She looked at Harry, who seemed to be frozen in place since Mu Yu appeared, and whispered: "Next weekend, I, Xiaodi, and Leah are getting together at the Three Broomsticks, do you want to come together?"

At this time, it was neither a year nor a holiday, so what else could they do to get together

? "Of course" despite thinking this, Mu Yu replied. Be refreshing.

When she walked past Harry, she saw that Harry seemed to want to say something, but was too embarrassed to say anything. Rita's reporting did make it extremely embarrassing.

"You don't need to mind, Harry." When she stopped and stood in front of Harry, the eyes from all around were focused on the two of them. Mu Yu directly ignored these or looked at them mixed with gossip or malice, "That article The reports are all nonsense. Dancing is a consensual relationship. Only people like Rita Skeeter would seize this opportunity to make up nonsense."

She patted Harry's shoulder calmly and said: "Hers. The purpose is to make the person involved feel uncomfortable and troubled. The more entangled you are, the more you will get what she wants."

This kind of person can also become the sharpest weapon when used properly.

There are still too few people in the world who can think and make judgments on their own.

Harry felt as if all the pressure he had felt over the past few days had been completely blown away by such a gentle tap.

"We are still friends," Mu Yu looked at his green eyes. Everyone said that his eyes resembled his mother's. But she saw something more. There was still a bright and blazing light in these eyes, but unfortunately this light would disappear soon. "There is no need to be polite between friends."

She ignored Theodore Nott's glance and smiled at Harry again. Just walked over.

She has long been adept at using all means to achieve her goals.

As soon as she entered the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, she twitched at the scene in front of her. Barty Crouch Jr. was leaning leisurely on the back of his chair with his legs crossed, watching the images refracted in the air.

In the video, there are crowds of people, and a large number of people are marching forward holding various slogans. Their content is only one.

Return to the embrace of the Lord and guard the country’s ideals.

He watched with great interest.

"Albert Greengrass is more courageous than I thought." She closed the door and leaned against the door to watch with him for a while before telling him the news she got from Daphne in a leisurely manner. .

After saying only a few words, he changed his leisurely attitude and sat up straight without realizing it. By the time he finished speaking, he was already sitting upright.

"Greengrass has always been very courageous." His brows had not relaxed since he heard the news, and it was even more horrifying when it was placed on Moody's face. "Dumbledore's patience with Cornelius We have reached the limit. We are not the only ones keeping an eye on the Minister of Magic."

Greengrass seemed to have no connection with Dumbledore's actions, but Mu Yu knew that he would not act without aim. She did not rush to ask questions, but waited patiently for him to continue.

The blue magic eye has never been a deterrent to her. After understanding this, little Barty would never play tricks in front of her again. He glanced at the Daily Prophet on the table, and showed a weird and twisted smile: "You saw, some of your classmates did not choose to come back after the holidays. Many people in the Ministry and the Wizengamot have already proposed based on In the current situation, Dumbledore is so close to Muggles that he is really unfit to serve as the principal of Hogwarts and a member of the Wizengamot. The Ministry of Magic should intervene in Hogwarts education, which is all political means. It is not particularly clever, but it is. It's all a clever trick for those losers in the Ministry of Magic. A few months ago, Albert also served as the minister's secretary..."

At this point, Mu Yu understood what he meant: "Dumbledore wanted to replace Connelly, but he didn't. Albert was never mentioned."

For a moment, she always felt that Barty Crouch Jr.'s eyes were frighteningly bright.

"Never!"

"When I threatened him with his daughter's life, I never thought that I would be able to hold on to his weakness for a long time." Her eyes stayed on the paused screen in mid-air, "Even close relatives are inferior to others. Means. This will bring hatred, and hatred gives people strength. What's more, sometimes blood relationship cannot resist endless desires and changing interests."

She lowered her head slightly to block her eyes for a moment. No emotion.

This darkness was fleeting, and by the time she was looking at it, she had already taken a few steps forward, leaning forward with her hands on the table to look at him: "Then who do you think is the easiest person to talk to Albert Greengrass in the United States?" "Collusion"

It was obvious that he was the one with the magic eyes, but the all-conquering eyes were always just a decoration in front of this girl. He clenched his fists, took a deep breath, looked into her eyes and said calmly: "Viola, Christine, other people in the Magic Congress, and even Muggles are all possible. Any speculation at this time is delusional. He tried to regain some initiative, "You told me the news immediately, which really scared me..."

He said he was scared, but he didn't look scared at all.

Mu Yu laughed out loud: "I don't need to say anything more to him, there is nothing I can hide from him." After a simple sentence, she said no more. She didn't like to show extremely private things to others, and it was already very difficult for her to say such a thing to Barty Crouch Jr., "I'm just informing you that you will have another task in the future."

She turned to the room. The suspended image: "It's really interesting." She stroked the image over and over again. "There hasn't been any news yet, and even Kyushu has not yet been established. The Lord in the mouth, the god, has not yet had a shadow. It only depends on the despair and dementors occasionally spreading." Speeches with nothing but passion can make them willingly surrender their beliefs and minds, lifting people like Ivan into the center of power. "

"Muggles have always been stupid and blind."

She did not make any comment on this sentence. , brushed off the picture and focused on playing with the continuously chirping looking glass: "Tomorrow, Rita Skeeter's exclusive interview will be published in the Daily Prophet and sent to every wizarding family. Let's make a bet on how to watch. Let's see who is stupider, wizards or Muggles."

As soon as he heard her say the word bet, Barty Crouch Jr. looked at her warily. This weirdo definitely had no good intentions.

He turned his head stiffly: "There's nothing to bet on."

The constantly buzzing speculum was really annoying, so Mu Yu lazily pushed it away: "You are getting more and more boring." She ignored Barty Crouch Jr.'s look and continued to talk about the second project, " At this time, you will realize the benefits of having an ally. Potter may be too proud to ask for help from his friends, but I still have countless ways to let Granger know what can help people breathe underwater."

"We will. Keep rehearsing the process

“We have rehearsed this process countless times these days, including the thing you made, and although it won’t last all night, a few hours will be enough. "Barty Crouch Jr. turned around, and the magic eye he installed protruded out of excitement. It seemed that Mu Yu's questioning made him particularly angry.

This emotion collided with Mu Yu's black eyes . Her eyes disappeared. She frowned slightly, and her eyes looked extremely sincere, as if she cared about him.

Even though his reason told him that most of the time, this girl's concern was carefully disguised. She still subconsciously chose to believe it.

She valued his value so much that she was willing to pretend to him.

"That's not what I meant. You have to promise me that if an accident happens, you must retreat immediately and don't do anything stupid." She glanced at the tightly locked box and pursed her lips. "If things really come to that point, don't try to come back to end it. . After all, Dumbledore has been targeting suspects since your father escaped. There are so many things waiting for you to do, we need you very much..."

Barty Crouch Jr. wanted to say something, but she raised her hand to stop him: "Although I don't think anything unexpected will happen," this sentence was extremely confident. This time there will be no love to protect Harry, and no one will stand in front of him and sacrifice for him, "That bet is serious. "

She added at the end.

"Then what's your bargaining chip?"

His tone was not quite right, but Mu Yu didn't want to care too much.

"I haven't thought about it," she replied simply after a short silence, "Who? "There must be a chip for the bet."

Those blue magic eyes kept scanning her body, as if they wanted to take apart every inch of her bones and interpret them.

"Thank you." "This thank you he said was particularly sincere.

"Is Rita Skeeter crazy?" Even the Three Broomsticks at Christmas were not so crowded and noisy. The small bar was packed with people, and almost everyone had They both held a copy of the Daily Prophet. Daphne put the crumpled newspaper on the table, still looking in disbelief, "She never dared to publish a biography when the person involved was still alive, let alone..."

Mu Yu glanced at the newspaper placed on the table by Daphne. The four of them were sitting in the corner of the Three Broomsticks, next to the burning fireplace. It was because there was no space in the middle, and the flames jumped, reflecting the newspaper. The black words on it are even brighter.

The truth is finally revealed.

Below the title are several lines of bold text:

"The latest explosive biography of outstanding front-line reporter Rita Skeeter." "Life and Lies" takes you beyond the surface of Dumbledore's popularity, revealing his chaotic childhood, lawless youth, family struggles throughout his life, and the secrets that Dumbledore may not reveal until his death: Why is this man willing to give up his position as Minister of Magic and retire as Headmaster of Hogwarts? It is rumored that Dumbledore secretly formed a mysterious organization. Why is there such an unhealthy relationship between the old Headmaster of Hogwarts and the Boy-Who-Lived?"

"What? Then Rita Skeeter can be called an excellent reporter." Astoria looked at the pile of newspapers as if she were looking at something dirty. She seemed to want to say something more ugly, but her good upbringing still stopped her.

Mu Yu noticed that Astoria held onto Daphne tightly when she said this. This interview was specially written to promote Rita Skeeter's new book, or the hidden information behind it made her . Astoria was uneasy. She didn't know if Daphne had a good talk with Astoria in the end,

but from the looks of it... she should have revealed a lot of information to her sister

, even Ritas . Kit's upcoming new book is just the tip of the iceberg.

Mu Yu thought as he sipped the warm butterbeer in his cup.

"That's because there is someone behind her," Shen Qitong, who had been silent from the beginning. She picked up the newspaper on the table and flipped it, finally stopping on a certain page, "Look here, see what she said, 'Bate, I know this is breaking news, especially for Dumbledore's unwavering support. It's more like a dung bomb to supporters, and I understand that revealing this news would be a huge risk. But my career reminds me all the time that conscience and courage are essential qualities for a qualified journalist. If I don't expose all this, at least it will be difficult for me to face the many parents who can't wait for their children to enter Hogwarts to receive education. For this, I am willing to bear all the consequences and even revenge. "

She finished reading this paragraph in a low voice, and both Daphne and Astoria showed extremely contemptuous expressions on their faces. She obviously also believed deeply: "Do you believe that Rita Skeeter has a conscience? She is posturing in this interview. , completely occupying the high ground of public opinion, and vowing to consider those parents. These methods are extremely clever and require the cooperation of the people behind them. "

When she said this, she gritted her teeth, as if Rita Skeeter's action had touched a sensitive nerve in her.

Daphne looked at her worriedly.

"Don't comfort me, Xiaodi. In Kyushu...the methods used by this group of so-called conscientious reporters are exactly the same as Rita Skeeter. "

Mu Yu slightly raised the corners of her lips when mentioning the public opinion in Kyushu, but she also showed an extremely anxious and worried look on her face: "The south of Kyushu..." She held Shen Qitong's hand, "Qiu. Tong, I know you are worried, but the competition is very dangerous, so..."

She was so incoherent that she didn't seem to know how to comfort Shen Qitong.

Daphne and Astoria exchanged a look. She always felt something was wrong, especially... After discovering her father's secret, although it was extremely absurd, one question kept lingering on her:

Did Yu know nothing about her father's activities? For nearly four years, she had never seen clearly this friend who had been with her day and night. She couldn't help but shiver every time she thought about this.

At this time, Astoria held her tightly and silently conveyed strength to her.

"I know," Shen Qitong took a sip of butter beer, "Master told me a lot. . About the history of Kyushu, about the left-behind area..."

Mu Yu shook the wine glass in his hand slightly and spilled some beer, but she immediately cleaned it up quietly.

"Qitong. "Daphne interrupted suddenly. She didn't know why she blurted out this sentence. All the eyes of the table were focused on her.

In such an atmosphere, she had to bite the bullet and explain: "You are not good at drinking butterbeer, drink less. point. "

However, Shen Qitong still had at least half a cup of butterbeer in his hand, which was not convincing at all.

None of the people sitting here were fools. Shen Qitong immediately understood Daphne's intention. She looked at Mu Yu, and it was not impossible. People have hinted...

But she has never been able to be wary of a gentle and unaccompanied sister. The air seems

to be tense at this moment.