bioinnovel Chapter 349 The Plan is Set
Chapter 349 The Plan is Set
Chapter 349 The Plan is Set
Belvina isn't really trying to ruin the Triwizard Tournament; if she did, Cornelius Fudge would be the first to fight her to the death.
The Quidditch World Cup is already in a terrible state, with the Dark Mark shining brightly in the night sky. If another major mishap occurs in the Triwizard Tournament, the Minister will probably be heartbroken.
Who knows, Cornelius Fudge might even hang himself at the entrance of number 12 Grimmauld Place.
Therefore, Belvina will not actually ruin the Triwizard Tournament, but rather make Barty Crouch misjudge the situation and mistakenly believe that the tournament cannot continue.
If Barty Crouch makes this misjudgment, the plan to take Harry from Hogwarts will inevitably be affected. If Crouch wants to complete Voldemort's mission, he will have to modify the plan or even start a new one.
As long as Barty Crouch modifies his original plan, as long as he takes action, there will be an opportunity to follow the clues and bring them all down in one fell swoop.
As for how to ruin the Triwizard Tournament, Igor Karkaroff is right there; it would be a waste of his Death Eater status not to take advantage of him.
After hearing Belvina's explanation, Sirius immediately looked eager to try it out, cracking his knuckles.
Sirius asked excitedly, "What are you going to do with Karkaroff? How are you going to deal with him?"
Seeing Sirius's mischievous winks and grins, Belvina could easily guess what he was thinking; he definitely wanted to teach Karkaroff a lesson.
The wrong approach is to use a bait; it's a sneak attack.
Belvina's plan was to ambush Karkarov, who was hiding on the ship.
Lately, Igor Karkarov has been spending his days on Durmstrang's ship, trying to heal his wounded soul.
Taking advantage of Karkaroff's exhaustion, they launched a sneak attack on him, kidnapped him from the ship, and created the illusion that Principal Durmstrang had been attacked and disappeared.
Even if the ambush went awry and failed to kidnap Karkarov, it would still be enough to scare the terrified Karkarov away.
Thinking of this, Belvina looked at Sirius, who was rubbing his hands together eagerly, and asked, "Would you mind being a Death Eater again?"
During the twelve years Sirius Black was imprisoned in Azkaban, he was regarded by the public as a Death Eater, and there were even rumors that he was the Death Eater's second-in-command.
"Can I beat him up?" Sirius's eyes were burning with desire. He didn't care about how to kidnap Karkaroff; he only cared about whether he could show off his skills against Karkaroff.
Dumbledore looked out the window, pretending he hadn't heard or seen anything.
"Of course, as long as you don't kill him," Belvina said. "And you can't scare him to death either."
"I have one more request. Can I bring Remus along?" Sirius seemed to be pushing his luck a bit. "Appropriate physical exercise is good for physical and mental health."
Yes, beating up Karkaroff is equivalent to appropriate physical exercise, no problem.
"Sure, no problem. Just don't let Remus bite him." Belvina agreed readily.
Whether it's one person beating up Karkarov or two people beating up Karkarov, it doesn't make much difference; Belvina doesn't care anyway.
Sirius jumped up and strode out of the reception room.
"What are you rushing off to?" Belvina asked, genuinely puzzled by Sirius's thoughts this time.
"I'll go look in Regulus's room and see if he has any old clothes or masks he wore when he was a Death Eater," Sirius said as he walked out.
Brother! You really are my brother, you've thought of everything so thoroughly!
"Come back first," Belvina said. "Kreacher has collected all of Regulus's old things."
Sirius Black scratched his head and walked back, saying as he went, "Then I'll go ask Kreacher for, oh, I mean borrow, to borrow a pair of these later."
"Let's devise a plan to kidnap Karkaroff first. If you fail and get captured, I won't bother to get you out," Belvina said.
"Don't worry, if I get caught, I'll definitely betray you first," Sirius said. "No interrogation needed."
"I'll betray you outright."
In a harmonious atmosphere of brotherly and sisterly affection, the two began to discuss their plan to kidnap Igor Karkarov.
First, there's the matter of infiltrating Hogwarts. That's not a problem, as Sirius knows the school's secret passages inside and out, so sneaking in unnoticed won't be an issue.
After all, Sirius had already proven his abilities when he was a fugitive; he was incredibly agile and swift.
The next challenge was how to get close to Igor Karkaroff, who was hiding on the ship. Durmstrang's large ship was full of strong men, and how to get around them was a considerable problem.
After all, Sirius was only pretending to be a Death Eater, not a real one, so he definitely couldn't go on a rampage on the ship.
After discussing it for a long time, the brother and sister finally decided to take it one step at a time.
It would be best not to alert Durmstrang students; if they were accidentally caught, then they should openly rob them.
Finally, and most importantly, where did they hide Karkaroff after abducting him from Durmstrang's ship?
After all, only if Karkaroff cannot be found will he be considered missing and thus have an impact on the Triwizard Tournament.
"Why don't we just hide him in the school? We can use the Marauder's Map to keep an eye on him," Sirius said. "Nobody would ever suspect that the missing Karkaroff is actually still in the school."
"No, what if Harry's Marauder's Map falls into someone else's hands?" Belvina shook her head. While it's good to keep things under wraps, the Marauder's Map is a huge hidden danger.
At this moment, Dumbledore, who had been pretending to be deaf and blind, suddenly became clear-headed and offered his advice.
"How about Hogsmeade?" Dumbledore suggested. "I happen to know someone there who can help look after Igor."
"It's settled then. He'll be locked up in Hogsmeade," Belvina said decisively. "Sirius, now it's your turn to perform."
Sirius Black thumped his chest and said confidently, "Leave it to me! I'll definitely get that bastard Karkaroff out of school!"
The plan to kidnap Igor Karkarov was hastily decided, and all that was needed was the right opportunity for Sirius and Lupin to take action.
If Karkaroff were to "disappear" as planned, leaving no trace, the Triwizard Tournament would be brought to a standstill, thus disrupting Barty Crouch's plans.
The plan seemed somewhat hasty, even clumsy, but Belvina decided to give it a try; she didn't want to wait passively any longer.
However, there was one more thing Belvina wanted to figure out before carrying out this plan.
"Professor, for so many years I've had a question in my mind," she said. "I've always wanted to know why Voldemort was so determined to kill Harry Potter."
"Because of a prophecy," Dumbledore said calmly. "Because of the appearance of a prophecy, Voldemort wanted to kill Harry."
This time, Dumbledore made no attempt to hide anything.
He continued, "Shortly before Harry was born, a prophecy appeared. It said that someone capable of defeating the Dark Lord was approaching, born into a family that had resisted him three times, at the end of July."
James and Lily are members of the Order of the Phoenix and have been dedicated to fighting Voldemort.
Harry's birthday is July 31, 1980, which is right at the end of July.
Harry Potter perfectly embodies this prophecy; he is the one mentioned in the prophecy who has the ability to defeat the Dark Lord.
"Voldemort didn't know the full content of the prophecy, but based on these two conditions, he concluded that Harry was the person mentioned in the prophecy," Dumbledore continued. "In fact, the prophecy may not have referred to Harry at all, since Neville was also born at the end of July."
The Longbottoms were not only members of the Order of the Phoenix, but also Aurors of the Ministry of Magic. Frank and Alice were also dedicated to fighting Voldemort.
Neville Longbottom's birthday is July 30, 1980, which is also the end of July, matching the person mentioned in the prophecy.
"But Voldemort still chose Harry," Sirius said in a somber voice. "Not Neville, not Frank, and not Alice."
He chose Harry, and he chose James and Lily.
"That's right, Voldemort chose Harry, personally marking him as his rival," Dumbledore said.