Ch 641-645

Stepping out of the principal's office, Ivan bid farewell to Moody and walked alone in the castle, thinking about the whereabouts of Batty.

This raid on Crouch was not a failure, but it was far from a success, because they did not get too many valuable clues from Crouch.

Ivan slowly pulled out the Daily Prophet that had been brought in from Crouch's office, and while checking it, he summarized all the information he had collected in his mind.

First, he confirmed that Barty Jr. did not pretend to be his father Crouch.

There was no doubt about this, because he had previously searched Crouch's brain with the mind of Desire, and he was pretty sure that it was Crouch himself, and the other party had no signs of being hit by the Imperius Curse, let alone modified his memory.

Second, judging from the handwriting of the note and the testimony provided by Crouch, the person who threw Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire was Barty!

He must have sneaked into the castle secretly to cast a powerful confusing spell on the Goblet of Fire.

But the question is how exactly did he sneak into Hogwarts, where did he hide during this time, and how did he avoid the live spot map?

Questions filled Ivan's mind.

"If it were me, what would I do?" Ivan closed his eyes and tried to think about it in another way.

He knows the effect of the live spot map. It is a very useful magic item that can display the names of all the wizards in the castle, even if it is as strong as Dumbledore!

But in other words, no matter how useful it is, this is just a powerful alchemy tool, and there is no way to restrain it.

As early as the second grade, he discovered that this map could not show such mysterious places as the House of Requirement and the Slytherin Chamber.

This means that if the opponent uses magic to open up an independent space, he can successfully avoid the restrictions of the live spot map.

Furthermore, as an alchemist, Ivan believes that the use of isolation magic text can also achieve the same effect, as long as the whole body is covered.

So avoiding the live spot map is a feasible solution, but the problems that follow are also not small. If Batty keeps hiding in one place and can't come out, what should I do if I eat and drink?

No one can really make food out of thin air,

One day or two can be tolerated, but Barty will have to starve to death for a long time! And this way, it is impossible to obtain accurate information from the outside world to help Harry enter the third game smoothly and get the trophy that has been transformed into a door key.

You must know that in the first game, he and Harry opened a big gap, and this gap will continue to grow. It is impossible for Barty Crouch Jr. to hide in one place and sit and watch. This happened!

Ivan tried his best to analyze the possible hiding place in his mind, but he didn't have much clue. The intelligence he has now is still too little. Only when the young Batty takes the initiative to reveal some flaws can there be hope. Follow the vine and grab this guy...

Thinking of this, Ivan rubbed his forehead and temporarily set aside Barty's affairs. As long as the other party still wants to help Harry pass the level, he will definitely show his feet, but he needs some patience to wait.

Compared with this, another problem that was close at hand made Ivan feel more headache, and that was how to solve the misunderstanding with Hermione.

It will be a prom soon...

Ivan walked aimlessly in the castle, and did not follow Dumbledore's suggestion to go to the auditorium for today's dinner, but subconsciously walked along a secluded path.

He has become accustomed to practicing magic with Luna every evening, so that when he is distracted, he can automatically activate the pathfinding mechanism.

When Ivan realized this, he had already reached the end unconsciously.

Not far ahead, Luna was sitting on the windowsill obliquely, looking at the forbidden forest in the distance, her legs swinging slowly, as if she had been here for a long time.

Perhaps after hearing Ivan's footsteps, she slowly turned her head, and then jumped off the high window sill.

"You're late...this is really rare..." Luna said lightly, and there was not much blaming in her words.

"I'm sorry, Luna, Professor Dumbledore just asked me for something. It took some time..." Ivan explained apologetically.

"So..." Luna stretched her tone, staring straight at Ivan with those beautiful light blue eyes. She looked at it for a while, and waited until Ivan wanted to ask aloud. Suddenly interrupted. "Harassment Fly..."

"What?" Ivan didn't react for a while.

"A lot of harassment fly..." Luna said to herself, "I think they must be around you, wanting to float in your ears and mess up your mind."

While talking, Luna took out the magic wand from behind her ear in Ivan's surprised eyes, and waved it at a strange frequency.

"Try this...~ (Clean up Luna pointed her wand at Ivan and said the spell.

A slight magical wind surrounded Ivan's body, wiping away the dust from the corners of the robe, and Ivan in the center felt that he was surrounded by many blowers.

"How? Is it better?" Luna asked curiously after the curse stopped.

"No, I think this curse may not have any effect on the harassment of the horsefly!" Ivan said dumbfounded. The cleansing curse obviously can't overcome the troubles. It's almost the same as a Forgotten Curse or a bottle of euphoria.

"But I think it's still useful..." Luna said seriously, her magic clearly blew away a lot of harassment.

Ivan was speechless, and the little witch's wild thoughts were always so unexpected. I really don't know whether to call her smart or weird.

"So, are you having any trouble again?" Luna asked, skipping the harassment of the horsefly.

"Yes... it's about this dance..." Ivan hesitated for a moment~www.mtlnovel.com~ and still said it.

He has had too many annoying things recently, but he has been unable to find someone to talk to him. He thinks Luna may be a good listener. Her mouth is very strict, she never reveals what she has said at will, and she is trustworthy.

Luna seemed to be very interested in the prom and made an appearance of listening attentively.

Ivan didn't conceal the meaning, and briefly talked about the causes and consequences of the incident, including the misunderstanding that Hermione had caused when they saw them walking together.

"Each person can only invite one person to the ball. Since I asked her again, it is impossible to invite others. She is so smart and would not be unexpected." Ivan finally added and recalled When I first invited Hermione, the complex expression on the girl's face and the questioning words.

This is why he did not catch up to explain it in the first time, not only because of Moody's urgent request, but more importantly, he found that he had never really understood Hermione's thoughts and thoughts over the years. Make a misjudgment.

"Why does she think I would invite others?" Ivan muttered to himself very confused. He turned his head and looked at Luna, wanting to ask the little witch for advice, but found that Luna was still standing there and did not follow. .

Ivan was surprised to ask, but Luna's words came through first.

"You must be too tall!"

high? Ivan frowned, wondering what Luna was trying to express.

Or is this just a whimsical idea that Luna suddenly came up with?

Just as Ivan was thinking this way, Luna suddenly walked towards him, slid right in front of her, and put her hands on his shoulders.

It was the first time that Ivan and Luna were so close, and he seemed a little uncomfortable.

But before he could even think about it, he felt the hands of the little witch pressing on her shoulders were straining.

Ivan was a little curious about what Luna wanted to do, so she squatted down following the guidance and finally sat on the ground.

"That's better!" Luna stretched out her hand to compare the height difference between her and Ivan, and seemed very happy.

Ivan sat on the ground blankly, looking up at Luna, always feeling this kind of perspective a bit strange.

"Have you heard of the trace fairy tree?" Luna asked suddenly.

Ivan shook his head.

"It usually grows tall, big, and beautiful. The branches are covered with golden-red leaves. It will take away all the sunlight and cast a large shadow. It is impossible to find a second tree around. Up."

Luna said quietly, her ethereal voice reverberating continuously in the corridor, she stepped to the window, and the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on her pale golden hair, reflecting a beautiful golden red.

Ivan looked up at Luna in a trance. At this moment, she was like the outstanding trace fairy tree, so gorgeous, blocking the sunlight, and she could only stay in her shadow.

"Are you trying to say that because my performance is so good, Hermione feels a little uncomfortable?" Ivan asked hesitantly.

Luna did not answer, she seemed to be immersed in her own world, and she stretched out her hands in a daze as if she wanted to lift up a piece of sunshine.

Ivan didn't bother Luna, silently thinking about it in his heart.

He suddenly recalled what Hermione had said when Harry and Ron had a conflict half a month ago.

[No, you are wrong, sometimes I will be jealous of you... I hope you won't be so good...]

Ivan thought that Hermione was just joking, but now it looks like it's more than that.

"You have put too much pressure on her..." Luna's ethereal voice rang again, "She is just a trace of the fairy tree, walking around the trace of the fairy tree, but there are too many traces of fairy like her, she thinks I am not at all eye-catching."

"Zongxian? What's that?" Ivan was a little confused by Luna.

"They are very interesting little elves. They are only about half the size of a slap. They have transparent wings and emit faint fluorescence. At night, there are always a lot of Xianxian flying out of the flowers and surrounding the Xianxian tree. Turn around..." Luna was very happy to spread it to Ivan.

Ivan scratched his head. He once rummaged through related books in order to inquire about the magical creatures suitable for hemolysis, but he never found any traces in them.

This is estimated to belong to Luna's fantasy creature, she always has many fantastic ideas, like living in a fairy tale book.

Of course, Ivan was not stupid enough to argue with Luna whether the trace of the immortal exists or not, because he also heard the metaphors in Luna's words.

"You have a lot of immortals. If you didn't have me, you would find other friends to practice magic, and talk to them about this..." Luna whispered softly.

"No, it won't!" Ivan retorted Luna's words and said seriously. "Because there is only one Luna in Hogwarts, I can't find a second one!"

"Thank you!" Luna became very happy when she heard Ivan say that, her eyes narrowed, and she said lightly in that singing tone. "Then she must also hope you can tell her that there is only one Hermione in Hogwarts, and she is the most special tracer!"

Ivan was stunned, and after a while, his complexion became a little reddish, and he hesitated. "Do you have to do this? Will it be too..."

Ivan didn't continue to say. Of course he can understand Luna's meaning, but isn't this the same as confession?

Just thinking about it, Ivan felt a little confused.

"But girls care about this!" Luna stared at Ivan, and then asked. "do you like her?"

Ivan hesitated, but the answer was already in his mind.

Of course he liked Hermione, he liked it very much in the previous life, but he didn't know if it was love.

Because he also likes every outstanding character in the original time and space-he understands their hearts, knows everything about them, and has listened to their stories...

And compared to the others, Hermione was too close to him, so close that Ivan couldn't understand the mixed emotions.

"If she agrees to someone's invitation at the Christmas ball, will you be angry?"

Luna's ethereal voice reached Ivan's ears again.

Ivan closed his eyes and thought about such a scene, the expression on his face became very unnatural, and then he quickly became calm again.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Luna, his words became firm. "I think I understand...Thank you, Luna!"

Luna just smiled and didn't reply.

After thinking it through, the confusion in Ivan's heart was wiped out, but he didn't rush to find Hermione, on the one hand it was very rude to Luna, on the other hand, he also needed some time to prepare for the surprise.

So the rest of the time, he just accompanies Luna around the castle, chatting about some trivial things in life, and listening to the whimsical thoughts of the little witch.

He enjoyed chatting with Luna very much, because he would never guess what kind of words would pop out of the little witch's mouth, everything was so novel.

"By the way, this year's Christmas party~www.mtlnovel.com~Are you going to participate?" Ivan asked curiously.

"But who would invite me to be a dance partner?" Luna said quietly.

Ivan then remembered that Luna was a third grader, and unless someone invited her, she couldn't participate in the prom.

It's just that, generally speaking, the pretty girls in the lower grades should be very popular too. It was a surprise to Ivan that Luna was not invited.

But thinking about it, Ivan somehow understands why.

If she goes to the ball, Luna will be happy to put on a weird gown, then a beautiful wreath or a hat that she has woven by herself, and become the "focus" of the entire ball-but not who Like Luna, he can bear the strange eyes of everyone.

Thinking about this, Ivan looked at Luna with apologetic eyes, but unfortunately he was ready to invite Hermione, and couldn't invite a second person.

"I don't like dance parties, it's too lively..." Maybe Luna sensed Ivan's thoughts, shook her head gently, and then continued mysteriously. "I don't plan to go home for Christmas either. I have more important things to do..."

whats the matter? "Ivan asked curiously.

"I have seen in a book that every Christmas, the fairy tree will bloom, and all the fairy will fly out at night, it must be very beautiful!" Luna said in a daze, as if in a daze. Imagine the beauty.

"Oh, there is also the horned snorer. If it is nearby, it will definitely be attracted..." Luna added.

"So you plan to find the fairy tree during your holiday?" Ivan suddenly understood that he had seen similar scenes in Luna's memory. The little witch was always keen to find something novel.

"Yes! This kind of tree usually grows in a very dense jungle, I think there may be in the forbidden forest! I have never looked for it carefully." Luna said happily.

Ivan opened his mouth, hesitant to speak.

He understood that Luna would never find the fairy tree and the snoring beast in the forbidden forest-because these were all fantasy things.

But Ivan also knew that he was not qualified to break this beautiful fantasy...

After being silent for a while, Ivan responded with a smile instead. "Well, I think you will find it someday."

"Yeah, I will find it..." Luna said seriously.

Before they knew it, the two had already stepped to the end of the corridor, facing the blank wall, Luna turned her head and looked at the main tower in the distance.

The lights in the auditorium were still flickering, and students could be vaguely seen coming out of the hall in twos and threes.

Obviously dinner is about to end...

"I think you have to leave, don't you?" Luna looked at Ivan and asked.

Ivan nodded, apologized to Luna again, and walked quickly toward the hall.

Along the way, Ivan organized the language in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive. To be honest, it was the first time he confessed to a girl.

"George, Fred!"

When passing through a corridor, Ivan happened to ran into the Weasley brothers who were about to return to the dorm after lunch. A thought came to Ivan's heart, and he greeted him.

"What's the matter? Ivan? (What's the matter? George and Fred turned their heads, and just had time to ask, they saw something flying towards them.

George subconsciously took a look, only to find that it was a golden Kanon.

"I have something to ask you two for a favor!" Ivan said while looking at them.

...

In the evening, Hogwarts Auditorium.

Hermione sat absently on Gryffindor's seat, turning her eyes to the entrance of the hall from time to time.

Harry on the side really couldn't stand it, and couldn't help but ask. "Are you waiting for Ivan? Hermione? It's so late, he must not plan to eat anymore!"

"I'm not waiting for him..." The little witch shook her head and said angrily. The knife in her hand unconsciously cut the steak on the plate to pieces, but she didn't notice at all.

Harry glanced at the dinner plate that Hermione hadn't moved at all, and shrugged helplessly. He could naturally see that his two good friends were tumbling, but he couldn't figure out why.

Obviously Ivan invited Hermione to participate in this year's Christmas party in public a few days ago, and their relationship should be very good.

"Could it be that you refused Ivan's invitation? Did you find someone else temporarily?" Harry asked curiously.

But it soon occurred to him that if it were so, Hermione wouldn't always look at the hall.

"What are you asking so much for?" Hermione glared at him annoyed, and then stopped eating, picked up the book on the table and stood up and walked straight out of the auditorium, shouting Harry behind him. He didn't hear anything.

Leaving the hall, Hermione's face was filled with blank expression.

She didn't return to the girls' dormitory, nor did she routinely go to the library to stay until night, but wandered alone in Hogwarts Castle, thinking about the scene where she separated from Ivan not long ago, and she couldn't help feeling a little upset.

When Ivan asked that sentence, she understood that she had misunderstood, and Ivan did not invite Luna of Ravenclaw to the ball.

However, when she thought of the scenes of Luna getting along with Ivan in her memory, she felt as if she had swallowed a sour fruit, and she couldn't help but stimulate Yifan.

After speaking, Hermione regretted it, so she waited for a while nervously, but it was a pity that she did not wait for Ivan to follow.

In addition, she didn't see Ivan at the dinner, which made Hermione a little worried.

She hadn't forgotten the previous guess, the mysterious man's men probably sneaked in and threw Harry's name into the goblet of fire.

Maybe the other party will also target Ivan as a warrior.

Of course, there is a second possibility that Ivan invited other girls to go during this time...

Thinking about this, Hermione became a little annoyed. She thought with anger that even if Ivan actually invited others, it wouldn't be a big deal!

All kinds of thoughts kept colliding in Hermione's mind. After walking for a while, her footsteps suddenly stopped because the person in front of her was the person she didn't want to meet the least.

The blond witch opposite seemed to be able to meet Hermione here by accident.

The two were stunned for a while, and Hermione turned decisively and was about to walk back, but Luna's voice had already been heard.

"Hello, Hermione..." Luna said hello.

Hermione's steps stopped, she didn't want to show weakness in front of Luna, so she turned her head and said angrily. "Hello...Miss Lovegood!"

Luna didn't seem to notice Hermione's alienation and malice at all. She walked up quickly, rummaging in the cloth pockets of the wizard's robe with both hands.

Hermione was vigilant secretly, clutching the wand tightly with her right hand.

However, under her gaze, Luna just pulled out a thick notebook from her cloth pocket.

"Fortunately~www.mtlnovel.com~ I always carry it!" Luna said happily, and then handed the notes to Hermione.

Hermione didn't take it immediately, she looked at Luna puzzled, not understanding what she meant.

"Don't take a look?" Luna asked.

Without paying attention, Hermione took the note and flipped it through. She wanted to know what was written in it.

After a few glances, Hermione found that what was written on the pages of the book turned out to be the practice of Occlumency and the techniques of resisting mindfulness. The most important thing was that she knew the handwriting on it, which was exactly Ivan's handwriting.

Are you here to show off?

Hermione looked at Luna dissatisfied, but when she noticed the innocent look on Luna's face, she realized that she had misunderstood. After calming down and thinking about the meeting, she understood Luna's meaning all at once, and asked like confirmation. Tao.

"So, you were practicing sanctuary that day?"