Chapter 451：

After the return of his soul, Voldemort was much more difficult to deal with than before. He seemed to be as smart as ever.

Amelia's death plunged the entire magical society into panic. This invisible fear can help Voldemort develop his strength and distract the attention that should be focused on Voldemort.

"First Weasley, then Slughorn, and now Bones, every step you take is unexpected and creates panic."

John put down the newspaper. Voldemort's purpose was very clear, which was to make the wizarding society fearful and instigate pure bloods and silver hands to confront each other.

Old Barty also responded quickly and used the Minister of Magic to come forward to boost the morale of the people.

As expected of the man who once led the Ministry of Magic to fight against Voldemort, he stood up bravely when everyone began to return to the fear of You-Know-Who.

John also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but the doubt in his heart could not be dispelled.

After walking out of the Star Club, John saw Basil staying at the door.

"What's wrong?" John walked over and saw Basil holding a letter in his mouth.

John took it off, opened it and looked at it.

His expression changed instantly.

"The Ministry of Magic has suspended the expansion of the werewolf community?"

John stared at the letter, which contained the original and the letter sent by Tang Mi.

Old Batty did something to him?

John opened Tang Mi’s letter.

"Regarding the recent events in the werewolf community, the Ministry of Magic expresses regret and has temporarily stopped the expansion of the werewolf community due to financial reasons."

John clutched the piece of letter paper tightly and read it word by word.

After confirming that he had read correctly, John finally understood why Old Batty did not contact him to find out the truth.

He was ready to take action against Silver Hand.

Is it because of the pure blood pressure, or is it going to tear the alliance apart?

"Old Barty, you are too impulsive."

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

When he opened it again, the coldness in his vertical pupils flashed away in his eyes.

John murmured to himself: "I didn't expect you to do something to me, I was very surprised."

Looking at Basil, John asked him to go back to the dormitory.

He turned around and walked into the Star Club.

A faint blue flame lit up in the fireplace.

John walked in and said expressionlessly.

"Silver Hand Manor."

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Chapter 475 A gift for the second king

The fireplace in Silverhand Manor lit up with blue flames, and John walked out of it.

Tang Mi is already waiting here, with an anxious look on his face.

"Where is Jin?" John came to the study and asked about Jin's whereabouts.

"He went to the Ministry of Magic to negotiate." Tang Mi also had a backbone after John came back.

John nodded and asked, "Has old Batty been here?"

Tang Mi said: "No, I haven't been here since Amelia Bones died."

"Really?" John felt more and more weird the more he thought about it, so he asked, "Has Old Barty done anything recently?"

"This..." Tang Mi didn't know these things.

But the top priority is to resolve the suspension of construction of the werewolf community.

John muttered: "Go and stabilize the werewolf community."

"But the Ministry of Magic?"

"I will solve them."

John reassured Tang Mi.

Old Jack and others still don't know these things, and Old Barty's motives are also very weird.

John walked to Silverhand Garden.

"Who can tell me who old Batty has met?"

John asked as a man walked out of the flowers.

That was a strange Asian face.

"Alas, you didn't wait for me either." Gauss walked out of the passage among the flowers.

John glanced at the Asian wizard and asked, "It seems you have a clue."

"Just call me Musashi." Musashi nodded and said, "Barty Crouch met Pierce Thicknesse at Crouch's house."

"Oh?" John was not surprised that Old Barty and Pierce met. On the contrary, the fact that they met in a private house was intriguing.

"It seems that old Barty wants to consult Pierce's opinion, and he doesn't want to cause trouble with the Ministry of Magic."

He touched his chin in thought. Old Batty probably did this because he wanted to discuss it privately.

Then there is even less possibility of taking action against oneself.

If you really want to take action, you can discuss it with the Ministry of Magic.

Although Pierce is smooth, he is also a smart man. He knows that his rise to power relies on Johnny Silverhand's friendship with Old Batty, and he is unlikely to encourage Old Batty to stab him in the back.

In this way, there is doubt whether Old Batty will break up.

"I need to go to Crouch's house and visit our old friends."

Seeing the gardener who was concentrating on planting flowers over there, John said, "Are you interested in going together?"

Little Barty cut off a row of rose branches and leaves.

With Barty Jr., a member of the Crouch family, entering the Crouch mansion becomes easier.

The door to Crouch's house was opened.

When John walked in, the smell of wood was obvious.

There was also a damp smell, and a wooden shield hung on the wall.

The wooden shield was intact, indicating that no one broke in by force.

The wooden dog is also intact and has not been attacked in the house.

But in the drawer of the table, John saw the amulet belonging to Old Barty.

"You didn't bring the amulet?"

Squinting at the amulet in the drawer, John fell into deep thought.

Old Barty had been attacked before, and the only person who could let him meet without taking his amulet was Pierce.

At this time, John saw little Barty standing at the door and not coming in, but staring at the door.

John walked over and took a look. On the edge of the door, there were four crescent marks, which looked like they were pressed hard by fingernails.

Looking down, there were crawling marks on the ground.

A small emerald green snake instantly appeared in John's mind.

His pupils shrank and he said solemnly: "Voldemort's people have been here!"

The snake followed Bellatrix and appeared at Crouch's house, which meant that it was invited in.

And old Batty met Pierce.

And Pierce...

Several results flashed through John's mind.

Either he was being impersonated, or Pierce was being controlled.

No matter which one, old Batty seems to be in a bad situation now.

But what’s even worse is John.

If Old Barty is really controlled and does something against John, John will not be able to break into the Ministry of Magic to find him.

"well…"

John sighed, and then changed the subject: "Fortunately, I left the door open."

"Let's go together?" John asked after looking at Barty Jr. just now.

Little Barty said coldly: "It's none of my business."

The relationship between father and son is still so bad.

John shrugged.

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In the Ministry of Magic.

As a senior official of the Ministry of Magic, the fake Pierce stayed in the same office as Old Barty.

"You have a strong willpower."

He looked at old Barty with interest.

On the way, Old Barty unexpectedly broke free from the control of a Soul-Imperius Curse.

He is indeed a person who can become the Minister of Magic. His willpower is indeed very tenacious, far beyond that of ordinary people.

Sitting diagonally across from Old Barty, he held a nine-inch wand in his hand.

Old Batty was like a wooden man being directed to sign a document.

The counterfeit looked around leisurely and elegantly.

This office has been renovated in a silver-hand style. The overall color is a dark tone, and some silverware ornaments are placed on the table.

He picked one up casually and looked at the delicate patterns on it.

His eyes swept over the flickering fire in the fireplace.

The impostor stared at the past.

The more he looked, the more strange he felt.

He stood up from the chair and walked over.

When he was about to reach the fireplace, a dazzling white light exploded in the fireplace.

Immediately afterwards, the counterfeit felt that the wand in his hand disappeared and his neck was pierced by something.

Regaining his vision, he looked steadily at the person who appeared in front of him.

He opened his mouth and wanted to smile, but his wand was pierced into his neck, causing him to fall down without any strength.

John walked up to Old Barty and tapped Old Barty on the shoulder with his wand.

Old Batty was instantly released from the soul-stealing state, and his whole body was so excited that he woke up.

He looked down and saw that he was signing a treaty that legally allowed giants to enter the country as protected magical animals.

It shocked him into a cold sweat.

"John?" He looked up at John and asked the first question, "How did you get in?"

John was stunned and said: "A Floo Network."

Pointing to the fireplace, John chuckled: "Don't tell me you forgot."