Chapter 524： It's too difficult

 Chapter 524 It’s really too difficult

Recently, Rita Skeeter has been in a bad mood. She was actually temporarily suspended from her job at the Daily Prophet.

ˆ As one of the main editors of the Daily Prophet and a guaranteed source of the newspaper’s bestsellers, Barnabas Guffey’s approach was quite stupid.

 A warning from the Ministry of Magic?

It doesn't matter to Rita Skeeter. From the time she became a reporter to now, the Ministry of Magic has warned her 49 times, but they still have nothing to do with her.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?" Rita Skeeter looked at the old acquaintance in front of her and asked calmly.

“Because of you, our relationship with the United States Ministry of Magic has become quite sour.”

As an employee of Barty Crouch's office, Bertha Jorkins was also helpless. She did not want to deal with Rita Skeeter at all.

However, just after she was rushed from the Department of Magical Transportation to the Department of International Magical Cooperation of the British Ministry of Magic, she was sent by her boss to deal with her acquaintances and try to figure out what was going on.

 Because of the last report and the overreaction of some wizards, the relationship between the British Ministry of Magic and the American Ministry of Magic was quite bad.

 “I’m just reporting it like it is, Jorkins.”

Faced with doubts from acquaintances, Rita Skeeter spoke calmly, "When I interviewed Mr. Anderson, that's what he said. I just expressed what he meant."

Of course, Rita Skeeter didn't dare to put all the blame on Albert, otherwise she might really have to go to Azkaban.

 In the Ministry of Magic, there were a lot of people who wanted to throw her into prison. Rita Skeeter liked to write sensational and false stories about famous people in the wizarding world, and she offended many people because of this.

 “So, these are real?”

Bertha Jorkins obviously did not believe Rita Skeeter's lies. She had worked at the Daily Prophet for a period of time before and knew very well what kind of person the woman in front of her was.

 “Of course, that’s the truth.”

Rita Skeeter was impatient and wanted to end this **** conversation as quickly as possible. She felt that she should tell others about the Ministry of Magic's attitude.

"You should know that it is impossible to send away Mr. Crouch with this kind of rhetoric." Bertha Jorkins said angrily, "She really doesn't want to mess up things again. After entering the Ministry of Magic for many years, She has moved through several departments.”

“This is the fact. You don’t know the United States. Why don’t you study it yourself?”

 “I heard that you have been suspended.”

 “Don’t worry about this, I will be reinstated soon.”

Rita Skeeter is really not worried about her suspension. Her job is not just writing articles for the Daily Prophet.

 Writing articles for "Wizard Weekly" is also one of her jobs.

Rita Skeeter thought she should write an article about the American wizarding community to let everyone know what the British Department of International Magical Cooperation does.

 As a result of this, the Department of International Magical Cooperation received a large number of owl letters, and many wizards believed that Barty Crouch's compromise was a weak act.

Bertha Jorkins, who submitted the report, was naturally unlucky. While being scolded by Barty Crouch, she was sent to burn the letters.

Many wizards added some stuff to the letters, and God knows what would happen when they were burned.

Jorkins was also helpless, but he still sorted out the matter very seriously and resubmitted a report.

 Based on her research, she found that the actual situation was indeed similar to what Rita Skeeter described.

Especially the description of the American wizarding world in the "Wizard Weekly" article, even though it is a bit exaggerated, it does not deviate too much.

It’s really unbelievable that this kind of thing happened to Rita Skeeter, who likes to tell lies.

 Perhaps, the reality has been exaggerated to the point that the woman no longer needs to exaggerate.

 After Bertha Jorkins sorted out the information, she took the things to the director's office, but Mr. Barty Crouch didn't seem to be there.

"I don't know if he will take it seriously." Bertha Jorkins expressed doubts, and Barty Crouch hoped to restore friendly relations with the American wizarding community.

"Jorkins," Ludo Bagman asked, "Is Barty here?"

 “The director is not here.”

"It's really bad. I have a document here that needs his signature." Ludo Bagman said distressedly: "When Barty comes back, remember to remind him to sign it. You will need it tomorrow."

"OK."

Bertha Jorkins agreed immediately, as part of her job as an employee of Barty Crouch's office.

However, after get off work, when Barty Crouch did not show up, Bertha Jorkins could only send the document to the home of her boss, Mr. Barty Crouch, for signature.

 The Crouches are a famous wizarding family. When Bertha passed by, her boss, Mr. Barty Crouch, was not at home.

The house elf told Bertha that Master Barty Crouch would be back soon and asked her to wait in the hall.

Bertha Jorkins agreed, thinking it would be best to hand the document over to her in person, watch her sign it, and then send it to Ludo Bagman.

　　Putting the document on the table, Bertha took a sip of the tea brought by the house elf.

Just as she was looking at the decorations in her boss's hall, she suddenly heard a quiet conversation, as if someone was talking.

Bertha stood up in confusion and walked toward the kitchen in the direction of the sound. The sound became more and more obvious. In the kitchen, the house elf appeared to be talking to a man, but no one was in the kitchen.

 Someone is hiding under the invisibility cloak?

“The house elf called that man Master?” Bertha Jorkins immediately realized something. Could it be Barty Crouch Jr., the son of Barty Crouch Sr.?

 However, Barty Crouch’s son has died in Azkaban Prison.

 “Could it be that…”

Bertha Jorkins found it hard to believe that Barty Crouch Sr. would do such a thing.

"How will you be here?"

The house elf noticed someone behind him, turned his head suddenly, and looked at Bertha Jorkins nervously.

"Who were you talking to just now? It was Barty Crouch Jr., wasn't it?" Bertha Jorkins stepped forward.

“I don’t know what you are talking about?” The house elf was very nervous and tried to prevent the other party from stepping forward to lift the invisibility cloak.

 “Jorkins, what are you doing here?” Barty Crouch appeared behind Bertha Jorkins without warning.

"Mr. Barty Crouch, you rescued your son from Azkaban?" Bertha Jorkins looked at her boss in disbelief. In her memory, Barty Crouch was a hateful person. He even almost became the Minister of Magic, but he missed that opportunity because his son was a Death Eater.

"Jorkins, you shouldn't be nosy. This is a very bad mistake. I'm sorry." Barty Crouch sighed, raised his wand and pointed it at the witch in front of him, preparing to make the other party forget this memory.

However, if she wanted to completely keep the secret, she would have to use a powerful forgetting spell to completely forget what happened today.

Bertha Jorkins, who was under the Oblivion Curse, was completely stunned.

"Master, she will forget what happened, right." The house elf was trembling all over.

"Yes." Barty Crouch looked at the woman in front of him, shook his head helplessly and said: "I used a very strong forgetting spell, but it is very likely to cause permanent damage to her memory, but there is nothing I can do about it. Things, who makes her like to be nosy."

 (End of this chapter)