Chapter 523: A basis for cooperation

"The monster you saw is indeed the fate my family and I must face, a fate we cannot escape." Caresius said in Moody's hoarse voice, "Against this, our end has long been doomed, to death and destruction. Yet none of us are willing to lie down and die quietly; all want to resist, though it would probably be futile. The only thing to be thankful for is that we don't have to defeat or kill it."

"What the hell is that?" said Ivan.

"If you're the person mentioned in the prophecy, you'll find out sooner or later." Caresius stared at Ivan and said seriously, "It's no good telling you now.... You are too weak to fulfill the conditions; you can't become a really powerful wizard by relying on the strength of the Philosopher's Stone! It's only an external force after all. Besides, this matter is a secret that has been handed down in our clan for thousands of years, and to honor our Slytherin name, we have to preserve it. It can only be said at the last moment; I didn't even tell Voldemort. "

"The honor of the name Slytherin?" Ivan was stunned. This matter didn't seem as simple as he had previously imagined. What secrets were still hidden?!

Even the body of the evil god that Salazar had taken should not be related to the honor of Slytherin.

However, from Caresius' words, it was certain that the monster must have a great connection to Salazar. It seemed that in order to obtain the Key to the Secret Treasure left behind by Slytherin, this monster was destined to be a barrier that could not be avoided.

Ivan sighed. In fact, Slytherin was really the most troublesome!

"Since this can't be said, then let's talk about your purpose of entering the school disguised as Moody," Ivan said, "How are you and Voldemort going to get Harry out of school? Will it be through the Triwizard Tournament?"

"You seem to know a lot. Yes, Voldemort wants to use some dark magic to regain his strength. He has insisted that we bring Harry to him, though I don't see any sense in it." said Caresius, his fingers tapping the table. "That's why we attacked the Quidditch World Cup last time, but I can tell you clearly that this time it won't be me bringing Harry, I've come to help another guy."

"Is it Barty Crouch Jr.?!" asked Ivan. "You saved him?!"

"You know about Barty Crouch Jr.?" Caresius looked at Ivan in surprise. "To tell you the truth, I'd like to see how many secrets are hidden in your head... I've never seen a wizard like you!"

"I have my own sources." said Ivan vaguely, "Where is Barty Crouch Jr? How is he going to lead Harry to Voldemort? What kind of conspiracy has he planned?"

"I can't answer any of your three questions." Caresius flashed a bitter smile on his face. "After the last failure, Voldemort no longer believed in us. He didn't talk to me about these things. I only know that Barty Crouch Jr. intended to use Moody's identity to carry out his plan, but now he has a better option. "

"Who is it?" asked Ivan.

"It could be anyone. Moody's identity is too conspicuous; he's not apt to gain access to many places." Said Caresius, "He may have entered Hogwarts disguised as someone else mixed in with the students or staff, hiding among you. As for his plans, only he knows them. He has not contacted me so far. "

With the multijuice potion, Barty Crouch Jr. could transform into anyone else at will.

As for keeping the victim nearby to collect the materials in his body at any time, as long as there was a chest enlarged by the Undetectable Extension enchantment, then he would have no problem, just as Caresius used such a thing to imprison Moody.

Barty Crouch Jr. could hide it anywhere in the school without being found.

Things got more and more problematic, and Barty Crouch Jr. was secretly sneaking into Hogwarts, which was bad in itself.

It felt wrong to think that one of the classmates might be a crazy morph wizard.

In particular, Barty Crouch Jr. was paranoid to the extreme, and to achieve his goals, he could use any means. Either way, he was far more dangerous than last year's Pettigrew.

He was a true Death Eater, the most dangerous type of dark wizard besides Voldemort, Grindelwald and Herpo the Mad.

What worried Ivan was that since so many changes had occurred, he was no longer sure that Barty Crouch Jr. would follow the original story and turn the trophy into a Portkey to get Harry out of Hogwarts.

"He should be planning to do that at the tournament... We already have all the information about the three games from his father Barty Crouch. If he wants to hide from Dumbledore, he could just use the tournament." said Caresius.

That is true. Otherwise, it was unrealistic to turn a random object in the castle into a master key.

Here there was strong magical protection and only when the site was prepared for the tournament, the magic was unlocked.

From this perspective, the final maze project was the best time for Barty Crouch Jr. to begin. It was also the single best chance he had to get Harry out of the castle.

"You have asked your questions, but before I cooperate, I have my own questions to ask you as well." Caresius looked at Ivan and said with interest, "Since you know about these things, what are you going to do? Will you tell Dumbledore? Or will you find a way to stop Barty Crouch Jr.'s plot to eliminate Harry?"

Evidently, Ivan's answer would determine whether he could cooperate with Caresius or even leave this room safely.

Caresius put his right hand on the wand at his waist again. If Ivan's answer did not satisfy him, he would definitely use magic on him aggressively.

Compared to him, in terms of overall strength, Ivan was far from being his opponent.

"No, I just said that our goals are the same.... Although our purposes are different, we all need Voldemort to regain his power.... He must use Harry's blood to resurrect, so we must let Bartemius Crouch, Jr. lead Harry to Voldemort." Ivan said.

He had no intention of telling Caresius that there was a Horcrux in Harry's body, and if the vampire asked, he had another explanation in mind.

For a moment, Caresius looked at Ivan with wide eyes, as if wondering if he was mad. If not, why would he say such a thing about helping Voldemort? That was truly unbelievable!

Then, suddenly, Caresius chuckled under his breath. "I think you're telling the truth, Ivan. So, we have a basis for cooperation!" He said quietly, and didn't ask Ivan why it was his choice, although it was really abnormal, "Alright, let's talk about how to cooperate."