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Chapter 579: Late-Night Action
🕑 Added 2019-09-01 01:12:42 +0000 UTCSirius didn't let them go back until it was getting dark.
Before leaving, Evan looked for an opportunity to talk to Sirius alone.
He also asked about the recent frequent activities of vampires, but Sirius did not know much.
"Obviously, according to the information we have, they must be looking for something in those ruins. But I think they have found nothing. The ruins of ancient warlocks are so old, and they have been explored countless times by wizards for thousands of years. There should be nothing valuable left. As for the relics where magic is still working, whoever rashly enters them is purely looking for death."
"Well, apart from that, is there any progress with Barty Crouch?" asked Evan.
He suspected that Barty Crouch Jr. was impersonating his father, Mr. Crouch, an identity that was very beneficial to Voldemort.
Mr. Crouch had a high status in the Ministry of Magic and could use a lot of resources.
More importantly, he was responsible for planning all the tasks in the Triwizard Tournament, and thus it was much easier for him to prepare any traps.
"There is no progress with that, but he’s really abnormal. He hasn't been in the Ministry of Magic for a while. You'd better be careful. I know what you mean, but again, considering Crouch's identity, we can't verify it at the moment, and if that man impersonates Barty Crouch and he's not in Hogwarts, how can he ensure that things on this side of the school are as expected, once there is any accident... ”
That was precisely Caresius’s role. He received a note from Barty Crouch Jr. asking him to do his best to help Ron.
Obviously, Barty Crouch Jr. did not intend to go all out from the beginning. He naturally did not want to let things go too far.
"I’ll come to watch the tournament when it begins. Once something happens, don't rush in yourself." Sirius warned anxiously. "I know you’re very strong, but in the face of Voldemort, you alone will certainly not be enough."
"I know, and this applies to you as well. Don't always think of rushing in alone." Evan sighed. How worrying both he and Sirius were, "By the way, do you have any acquaintances in the Department of Magical Transportation?"
"What for?!"
"Help me register in the Licence to Apparate test and cancel the Ministry’s supervision on me," said Evan, "It’s too much trouble not to use Apparition!"
"But you’re not yet an adult..."
"I know, that’s why I ask you to help me." Said Evan quickly, "I’ve mastered this magic completely, but because of the Ministry's monitoring, I can't use it at all."
This magic and related skills are not allowed without passing the Licence to Apparate test at the Department of Magical Transportation.
If one Apparated without a licence, they would get heavy fines, or he would even be locked into Azkaban.
After several centuries of exploration, the Ministry of Magic had established a perfected and complete Apparition monitoring system to ensure that wizards who failed to pass the test could not use this magic, or they would rush to the scene immediately for treatment in case of any accident after using it.
The principle of this monitoring system was roughly the same as that of wand monitoring for young wizards, but it was more effective.
Evan didn't want to have a bunch of Ministry's officials around him as soon as he Apparated; and only adult wizards could attend the corresponding exams, and he couldn’t wait that long.
If he wanted to take part in the test, he could only ask Sirius to think of a solution.
"I'll try. I'll just erase your name. It shouldn't be too hard!" Sirius smiled bitterly. "But I suggest you be careful. For your first Apparition, you'd better look after me or Remus."
"Got it!" Evan waved.
At sunset, when the figures of Evan, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Gabrielle disappeared completely, Sirius Disapparated from the Shrieking Shack, leaving only the hideous old house standing there quietly.
At midnight that night, Evan, Harry, Ron, and Hermione snuck out of the Common Room.
They had to wait for a long time. The Creevey brothers had managed to get hold of a stack of Support Cedric Diggory! badges and were trying to bewitch them to make them say Support Ron Weasley! instead. They worked hard, but they failed.
When the two of them went to bed, everyone quietly left the Common Room.
Both Evan and Harry had accumulated considerable experience in wandering around the castle at night. They knew how to avoid Filch and his cat. Although Harry had an invisibility cloak, with the help of the Marauder’s Map, they simply walked out of the castle without using it.
Evan had planned not to take part in peeking at the dragon, but Harry and Hermione insisted that everyone should go.
Now that it had been confirmed that the first task would be against a dragon, it might be helpful to have a look at the appearance and types of this creature.
As for Ron, he was already panicking, and all he could think about was the Conjunctivitis Curse.
He kept chanting all night, in fear of forgetting the spell.
He was too nervous. He couldn’t go alone to Hagrid. He wished everyone would go out with him.
The grounds were very dark. They walked down the lawn toward the lights shining in Hagrid’s cabin.
The inside of the enormous Beauxbatons carriage was also lit up, and they seemed to have not slept yet.
As Harry knocked on Hagrid's front door, they could hear Madame Maxime talking inside the carriage.
"You are here, Ron?!" Hagrid whispered, opening the door and looking around, his brows wrinkled tightly. "Why are all four of you here? That’s a lot of people!"
"We all know, Hagrid, just show us!" Harry said directly.
"All right, all right, remember to put on the invisibility cloak, you shouldn’t be seen!" said Hagrid, looking very excited.
He didn't dwell too much on this and agreed that all four of them would follow him to see the dragon.
Evan thought for a moment and tapped himself, Harry, Ron, and Hermione on the head with his wand.
"What have you done?" said Harry in surprise.
"I feel as though there is a cold liquid flowing down through my whole body from where your wand hit me!" said Hermione suspiciously, watching her body take on the exact color and texture of the background, and then exclaimed, "Oh my God, this is a Disillusionment Charm!"
"Yes, this can be a little more secure!" Evan nodded.
It might be a little difficult to hide all of them under Harry's invisibility cloak.
But with the use of the Disillusionment Charm, there would be no problem. This charm could make them completely hidden.
"What’s the Disillusionment Charm?" Harry was still asking, and Hermione whispered to him and Ron to explain.
