Chapter 171: Lying on the Board

Night, School Infirmary.

The school infirmary was lit with dim firelight.

John was lying on a hospital bed, gnawing on an apple, boredly reading a book.

And in the hospital bed next to him was Krum with a dead fish face.

That's right, it was the real Krum who was attacked by Barty Jr.

After questioning Barty Jr., he was found in 'Old Barty's' temporary office.

Because Krum was needed to replace him and become Old Barty for a period of time, he survived.

After being rescued, he was taken to the school infirmary for treatment.

Except for his already short hair being cut into pieces, there was no major problem.

As for Karkaroff, he said he was going to find Krum, but ran away later.

Heard from Professor Moody that when he was guarding the door, he saw Karkaroff panic and try to escape desperately, but was stopped by him.

Until Harry came back, Barty Jr. was caught, and the castle's blockade was lifted, only then was Karkaroff left alone.

In the bed next to John's, was Fleur who was attacked by Barty Jr. in the maze.

She was leaning weakly on the head of the bed, with bandages on her arm, also with a dead fish face.

Both of them became indirect victims of this conspiracy, one was attacked not long after entering the maze, and the other didn't even enter the maze.

In the end, they could only watch Harry Potter become the final champion of the Triwizard Tournament.

However, when they thought that even someone as strong as John was calculated, they felt much better.

And the protagonist Harry, originally had to lie in the school infirmary, but was carried away by Dumbledore halfway, and hasn't come back yet.

Otherwise, the four warriors could gather in the school infirmary.

That scene would be interesting to think about.

As for Barty Jr.'s matter, it wasn't his turn to worry.

He finally only saw Barty Jr. being taken away by Professor McGonagall, waiting for the Ministry of Magic to come and take over.

Then he, the wounded, also came to the school infirmary for treatment.

Although he didn't suffer any major injuries, his magic power was over-consumed, and there were some external injuries that needed to be dealt with, so he was forcibly kept by Madam Pomfrey.

And he was happy to rest for a while, after all, if he went out now, he would have to deal with a bunch of curious classmates.

He didn't know how to say some things, so it was better to wait until the next day, let Dumbledore explain the situation to everyone before showing up.

By then, even if someone came to ask him questions, he could answer uniformly.

Thinking this way, John took another bite of the apple.

Well, not tasty...

At this time, footsteps came from outside the school infirmary.

The footsteps came from far to near, accompanied by a 'click', the door was pushed open.

It was Sirius, Madam Pomfrey, and Harry who walked in.

Harry looked both exhausted and fragile, Sirius followed closely behind, his eyes still carrying unscattered anger.

Madam Pomfrey brought Harry to the hospital bed on the other side of John, and after settling him down, turned to get medicine.

"Back."

"Yeah..."

John greeted Harry while gnawing on the apple.

Harry responded weakly.

Sirius stood between the two of them, just patted John on the shoulder and didn't say anything.

Harry didn't have any desire to chat, looking very exhausted.

John couldn't help his curiosity, and asked.

"What's wrong?"

Harry didn't speak, Sirius snorted coldly, his face uneven.

"It's all that idiot Fudge!"

"Harry has suffered so many conspiracies and dangers this year, and almost died."

"Finally brought back the news of Voldemort's resurrection, but Fudge not only refused to believe it, but instead accused Dumbledore and Harry of spreading rumors!"

"Saying Dumbledore is senile, and Harry is mentally disturbed."

Listening to Sirius's angry complaints, John blinked strangely.

He didn't know much about Fudge, so he couldn't understand why he would block the spread of the truth at this critical moment of the big villain's resurrection.

Could it be that Fudge is Voldemort's person?

Uh, but a big villain who had been dead for more than ten years suddenly resurrected, it did sound quite outrageous.

Except for Harry, no one saw Voldemort's resurrection.

He himself was a transmigrator, so it was easier to accept this plot development.

Ordinary people should be more inclined to believe this is alarmist.

Fudge, as the Minister of Magic, cared more about public stability and the consolidation of power.

If he publicly admitted Voldemort's return, it would inevitably trigger public panic and shake the authority of the Ministry of Magic.

"What did the Headmaster say?"

John asked about Dumbledore's attitude.

"What else could he say, of course, it's parting ways with Fudge."

"Dumbledore intends to restart the Order of the Phoenix, gather those who are willing to believe, and fight against the upcoming Voldemort together."

"Oh right, you might not know what the Order of the Phoenix is, that is the organization Dumbledore formed more than ten years ago specifically to fight against Death Eaters."

Sirius explained the origin of the Order of the Phoenix to John while talking.

John nodded thoughtfully.

At this time, Madam Pomfrey came back, holding a bottle of potion, and scolded Sirius while walking.

"Mr. Black, please keep quiet, Potter needs quiet rest now."

"If you have anything to say, wait until tomorrow."

Sirius closed his mouth reluctantly, and also looked at Harry who was drowsy with heartache.

After learning everything Harry had experienced, he felt deep self-blame and pain for his godson's situation.

If it weren't for his own stupidity back then, this tragedy wouldn't have happened.

Especially hearing Harry say that he saw his late parents, and they appeared in the duel with Voldemort in the graveyard.

It made his heart ache even more.

"Come on child, drink this medicine, it will let you have a dreamless night."

Madam Pomfrey sent the medicine to Harry and helped him drink it.

Harry could finally have a good sleep.

Watching Harry fall asleep, John didn't continue to speak, and Sirius stayed by Harry's side.

At this time, John suddenly noticed a very familiar beetle crawling on the windowsill of the school infirmary.

John squinted his eyes and picked up his wand from the bedside table.

The beetle seemed to have discovered John's action and flew up quickly.

But the next moment, a silent Binding Curse hit the beetle, instantly fixing it.

As John beckoned, the motionless beetle floated back to John's palm.

Sirius looked at John's action, also a bit puzzled, and asked in a low voice.

"Why are you catching bugs when you have nothing to do?"

"Oh, nothing, just that I plan to study insect anatomy recently." ===== CHAPTER 172 =====