Hogwarts Summoning Guide

Two days before the opening ceremony, the camping area was already packed with people. People spontaneously carried out all sorts of celebrations, dressed up as the mascots of various teams, and revelled in the camping area. Everywhere there was light from various magic lights, children chased and played in the air on flying brooms, and some even breathed fire.

"On the day of the opening ceremony, there will be more than 100,000 people in the camp area, only half of whom are wizards, and the other half are the wizards' Muggle family members," Laut explained to Bai Lin.

Looking at the chaotic scene, Bai Lin swallowed hard and asked, "How many people does the Auror office have here to maintain order?"

"It's mainly people from the DMAC (Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters), while the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is led by Mr. Crouch (the current director), plus ten of my Aurors on duty," Lauter said matter-of-factly.

"One hundred thousand people... only ten Aurors, haha..." Bai Lin was somewhat speechless. However, the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic was always the least staffed department. There were many reasons for this: the most difficult Auror exam, the highest risk of injury or death, and the fact that many people believed Voldemort would never return and that dark wizards would never appear again, resulting in a perpetual shortage of manpower in this department. In the original books, the Aurors did not play their due role in the many battles against Voldemort.

Bai Lin looked at the campsite, which, although it seemed cheerful, was fraught with safety and security risks. He really didn't know how to effectively control the situation should any danger arise.

Recalling the plot of the original book and the movie, it is true that the Ministry of Magic did not prevent anything. Several Death Eaters swaggered in and burned and killed, burning the entire camp area to the ground, and then left without catching a single one.

After the hearing, the twins returned the broom to Bai Lin. He then tasked Zhuo Bi and You Qian with drawing a map of the entire arena and camping area, while he rode the broom around to familiarize himself with the grounds. It was highly likely that Death Eaters or Spellbreakers were hiding among the 100,000 spectators.

If the concern was about Death Eater attacks, Bai Lin recalled some differences between the original books and the movies. In the films, Barty Crouch Jr. had already joined forces with Voldemort and infiltrated the area around the arena. After organizing the Death Eaters to set fires and kill people, he released the Dark Mark in the air. This part was completely illogical; the Death Eaters seemed to be there just to kill for fun and then tell the world, "Although we don't know if Voldemort can be resurrected, we Death Eaters are still here, so come and catch us!"

The original story offers a slightly more plausible explanation: Barty's mother used Polyjuice Potion to transform into her son and escape from Azkaban, dying in prison as her son. After escaping, Barty was imprisoned at home by his father, Barty Crouch, the Director of Magical Law Enforcement. He struggled to access his wand and his Death Eaters until the Quidditch World Cup began.

Barty Jr. had the Crouch family's house-elf, Sparkle, plead with Barty Sr., who, in a moment of folly, used his invisibility cloak to bring his son to the match. He was busy managing security at the stadium and had no time to care for his son. This dutiful son stole a wand from Harry, who was also watching the match, and used the Dark Mark in the chaos to signify that he, Barty Jr., had returned and was searching for his organization. At this time, he had no idea that Voldemort needed to capture Harry or take his blood.

However, Bai Lin analyzed that this is probably not following the original plot, because among Voldemort's major loyal fans, Peter and Bellatrix have already died at his own hands, and the servant who has already joined Voldemort in the prophecy is very likely to be Barty Crouch Jr., just like in the movie.

So here's the question: if Barty Jr. organized this attack, what was his motive? Shouldn't his primary task at this point be resurrecting Voldemort? Since he knows how to concoct Polyjuice Potion, he could easily transform into someone who would put Harry at ease, get a key to Riddle Hall, find Harry, and take him away directly. Why go through all this trouble and create so many unnecessary complications for the mission?

The inconsistencies in the original work and the movie are, of course, all necessary to set up the Goblet of Fire plot. However, Bai Lin is not in a wizarding world that revolves around Harry alone. Therefore, Barty Jr. must have originally planned to grab Harry and run away, and could have been any one of the 100,000 spectators—the old man sitting on the grass drinking butterbeer, the fat man grilling sausages by the tent, the teenagers chasing and playing on broomsticks, the clowns performing with colorful hats...

It must be a mental connection between Harry and Voldemort that let Voldemort know Harry would be watching the World Cup match, so he sent Barty Jr. to capture him. Since Harry is coming to watch the final on August 22nd, Bai Lin has two months to find Barty Jr. in advance.

It must be a mental connection between Harry and Voldemort that let Voldemort know Harry would be watching the World Cup match, so he sent Barty Jr. to capture him. Since Harry is coming to watch the final on August 22nd, Bai Lin has two months to find Barty Jr. in advance.

Just as Bai Lin was thinking that he still had two months left, he saw an acquaintance.

Sirius Black emerged from a rather old but still exquisite tent, followed by a bespectacled young man—none other than Harry himself.

Bai Lin suddenly realized that his appearance had significantly affected the original storyline. Harry, who no longer needed to spend the summer at his aunt's house on Privet Drive, would definitely go to find Ron or his godfather Black.

Ron's family was too poor to afford to watch the final match, while Black was very wealthy. Since he knew Harry liked Quidditch, he would definitely bring him to the opening ceremony.

"Kaylin!" Blake also saw the slowly descending white unicorn. He frowned and came to greet it. "Seeing you, I suddenly have a bad feeling."

Harry looked at Bai Lin, blinked, and greeted him somewhat awkwardly, "Professor... hello..."

Bai Lin nodded to Harry and said to Black, "Although I'd love to argue with you... because I'm an employee of the Ministry of Magic and currently a patrol officer in the World Cup Guard... however, I have to tell you, your hunch was right..."

In Black's grand but still strangely-filled villa tent, Bai Lin told Black and Harry his guess—the escaped Barty Crouch Jr. might be lurking in the crowd, preparing to attack Harry. He didn't say that he wanted to take blood to help Voldemort resurrect, so as not to cause suspicion like "How did you know?" He only said that he wanted to curry favor with Voldemort.

Blake frowned, lost in thought.

"Now that you mention it, I vaguely recall that in Azkaban... Barty Crouch Jr. did seem to have completely changed, suddenly unable to withstand the Dementors' torment and died... If what you say is true, he was a ruthless killer... and Voldemort's loyal servant... He was a madman."

Black concluded, "Harry, I have to get you back to Grimmauld Place! Now! I can't let you risk your life!"