Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 524 is too difficult

  Recently, Rita Skeeter was in a bad mood, and she was temporarily suspended by the Daily Prophet.

  As one of the main editors of the "Daily Prophet", Barnabas Guffy's approach is quite stupid.

  A warning from the Ministry of Magic?

  It’s nothing to Rita Skeeter. Since she became a reporter, the Ministry of Magic has warned her 49 times, but they still have nothing to do with her.

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

   "Because of you, our relationship with the United States Department of Magic has become quite bad."

   As an employee in Barty Crouch's office, Bertha Jorkins is also very helpless, she does not want to deal with Rita Skeeter at all.

  However, just after she was driven from the Department of Magical Transport to the Department of International Magical Cooperation of the British Ministry of Magic, she was sent by her boss to deal with her acquaintances, trying 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 US Ministry of Magic is quite bad.

   "I'm just reporting it as it is, Jorkins."

  Faced with doubts from acquaintances, Rita Skeeter's tone was very calm, "When I interviewed that Mr. Anderson, the other party said that, and 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 enter Azkaban.

  In the Ministry of Magic, a group of people have long wanted to throw her into prison. Who made Rita Skeeter like to write sensational and false stories about famous people in the wizarding world, and she offended many people because of it.

   "So, these are real?"

  Bertha Jorkins obviously didn't believe Rita Skeeter's nonsense. She had worked for the Daily Prophet for a while before, so she was very clear about the woman in front of her.

   "Of course, that's the truth."

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

"You should know that it is impossible to dismiss Mr. Crouch with such rhetoric." Bertha Jorkins said angrily, "She really doesn't want to screw things up again. After all these years in the Ministry of Magic, She has changed several departments."

   "This is the truth, you don't know the United States, why don't you study it yourself?"

   "I heard that you have been suspended."

   "You don't need to worry about this, I will be reinstated soon."

   Regarding her suspension, Rita Skeeter is really not worried at all. Her job is not just to write articles for the Daily Prophet.

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

  Rita Skeeter felt that she should write an article about the American wizarding world, so that everyone could understand what the British Department of International Magical Cooperation did.

   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 an act of weakness.

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

   Many wizards added some material to the letter, and God knows what will happen when it is burned.

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

  According to her research, she found that the actual situation is indeed not much different from what Rita Skeeter described.

  Especially the description of the American wizarding world in the "Wizard Weekly", even if it is a bit exaggerated, there is no big deviation.

  It's unbelievable that this kind of thing happened to Rita Skeeter who likes to talk nonsense.

  Perhaps, the reality has been exaggerated to the point that there is no need for that woman to continue to exaggerate.

  After Bertha Jorkins sorted out the materials, she took them 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 about this, and Barty Crouch hopes to restore friendly relations with the American magic community.

   "Jorkins." Ludo Bagman asked, "Is Barty there?"

   "The director is not here."

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

"OK."

  Bertha Jorkins immediately agreed, and as an employee in Barty Crouch's office, this was one of her jobs.

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

  Crouch is a famous wizard family. When Bertha passed by, her boss, Mr. Barty Crouch, was not at home.

  The house-elf tells Bertha that Master Barty Crouch will be back soon, and asks her to wait a little in the hall.

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

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

   While she was looking at the furnishings in the lobby of her boss, she suddenly heard a low voice, as if someone was talking.

  Bertha stood up suspiciously, and walked towards the kitchen in the direction of the voice. The voice became more and more obvious. In the kitchen, the house-elf appears to be talking to a man, but the kitchen is empty.

  Someone is hiding in the invisibility cloak?

   "The house elf calls that man the young 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..."

   Bertha Jorkins can hardly believe that Barty Crouch Sr. would do something like that.

"How will you be here?"

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

   "Who were you talking to just now, Barty Crouch Jr., right?" Bertha Jorkins stepped forward.

   "I don't know what you're talking about?" The house-elf was nervous, trying to prevent the other from stepping forward to lift the cloak of invisibility.

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

   "Mr. Barty Crouch, you saved your son from Azkaban?" Bertha Jorkins looked at her boss in disbelief. In her memory, Barty Crouch was such a hater that he almost became the Minister of Magic because his son was a Death Eater and he missed that opportunity.

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

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

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

   "Master, she will forget what happened just now, 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 strong oblivion spell, but it is very likely to cause permanent damage to her memory, but there is no way who made her like to meddle in other things."

  (end of this chapter)