When Lucas entered the Headmaster's office, Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk staring at his right hand.
"Oh! Lucas, what do you want from this old man?"
"I have come to fulfill my promise, Headmaster!"
The bright red water of life appeared in Lucas' hands and Dumbledore's eyes lit up.
Just when he reached out to take it, Lucas took it back.
Looking at Dumbledore's surprised eyes, Lucas smiled and said: "Please don't worry, if you can answer me a question, I promise to give you the water of life."
"What is it?"
"During yesterday's task, why did Potter return to the lake?"
Hearing Lucas' question, Dumbledore froze for a few seconds, maybe he didn't expect him to ask such a simple question.
"I think you should be able to figure out what Barty Crouch Jr said to Harry."
"Of course I can think of it, and I even know that those Kappas were thrown into the lake by Crouch Jr."
"What I want to know is why you didn't stop Potter from returning?"
Professor Snape said at this time: "I don't think this matter has anything to do with Headmaster Dumbledore, he did stop him at the time."
"It's just that the arrogant and stupid Potter insisted on getting into the water, and that fake Mad-Eye made trouble, so he stepped into the Black Lake when we were distracted."
Lucas looked back at Dumbledore, wondering if it was really what Professor Snape said.
Seeing Dumbledore nod helplessly, he put the water of life on the desk.
"I think it's time for you to talk to Potter."
"Thanks!"
Dumbledore's thanks were sincere.
"I'll find time to talk to Harry later."
"You'd better hurry up, I'm afraid he will continue to make rich groups.
Seeing Dumbledore's puzzled look, Lucas signaled him to drink the water of life first.
Accompanied by the cork being opened, a strong life force emerged from the bottle.
The life force contained in the water of life is different from the life force forcibly extracted by his void magic.
The vitality of the water is full of natural and healing sensations. While the vitality that is captured by the void magic, although it feels similar, if you check carefully, you can still feel a trace of evil from it. After all, it was forcibly obtained by destroying life.
Seeing Lucas and Snape staring at him closely, Dumbledore smiled and took a gulp of the water of life.
Lucas saw that the old man's eyes were tightly closed and there was no response for a long time, so he asked cautiously.
"Headmaster, how do you feel?"
"Huh?" Dumbledore suddenly opened his eyes and they saw that his eyes were occupied by an emerald green aura.
At the same time, his originally thin and old body began to fill up.
The tyrannical aura of life spread through his body, and when it reached his right hand, the curse that lingered for a long time gradually faded away.
Lucas and Professor Snape walked over to him for a closer look.
This is a rare chance to see someone's reaction after taking the water of life, and it is very worth recording.
Lucas observed very carefully and found that Dumbledore's originally pale hair gradually began to turn silvery white.
Paleness represents that life has been exhausted, but the silver hair color is different.
Most of the elderly people's hair turns silver-white first, and the hair color will become pale when their lives are really at their end.
Few people observe this phenomenon, and Lucas only discovered it when he was bored.
The change in Dumbledore's hair color at this moment proved that his vitality had been replenished.
At least there is no problem in living for another few decades.
Just when the two were about to end their observation, an unfathomable pressure like an abyss suddenly appeared.
This magic pressure is limited to the Headmaster's office, which shows that the control of the owner of this magic is also unfathomable.
Sweat ran down Professor Snape's forehead.
With his strength, it is quite difficult to face the pressure of Dumbledore.
Certainly, Lucas didn't have it easy either, but at least he was a lot better than Professor Snape.
The magic pressure only appeared for a few seconds before disappearing without a trace.
Dumbledore opened his eyes again, and his genial smile along with his twinkling eyes reappeared.
"It's been a long time since I felt so happy, thank you~!"
"You are being too polite, Headmaster. We are allies after all, so isn't it just right to help each other?"
Dumbledore nodded with a smile, looking at Lucas with something special in his eyes.
Looking at the old man who smiled and said nothing, Professor Snape finally understood why Lucas had been hesitant to give him the Water of Life.
The one who knows the quasi-legendary wizard best is indeed only someone at that level.
"By the way, Sirius Black is back."
"He's in Hogsmeade right now, you can go and see him when you have the time."
"Of course, if you are going, remember to bring more food."
Lucas frowned slightly: "Does Potter know about this?"
Unsurprisingly, Dumbledore nodded: "I think Harry should have received a letter from Sirius."
"Oh, this is really good! A stupid godson and a reckless godfather are really a good combination."
Lucas mocked softly, and then continued to ask: "Headmaster, are you really not worried that the two of them will get into trouble together?"
For this question, Dumbledore did not answer for a long time. Probably in his heart, he is not very reassured about the two of them.
"Probably nothing will happen, Sirius is an adult after all, don't worry, I will tell him to take good care of Harry."
Lucas sneered: "I hope you can still be so confident after hearing the next news."
Dumbledore looked up at the blond boy in front of him.
"Let me guess, it should be good news, right?"
"Good news?" Lucas nodded, "I think it's bad news, so to speak."
"Old Barty Crouch is gone."
Lucas shared the information he received this morning, and it took Dumbledore a long time to react.
He stood up from his chair in surprise.
"You mean that Barty Crouch escaped from Voldemort?"
"That's right." Lucas nodded again and said in affirmation: "I received a letter this morning, and there was news from the members of the Saints responsible for monitoring the Crouch family home."
"Peter Pettigrew has been in a state of panic since yesterday, and even went out of the mansion many times to look for something nearby."
"They also detected a strong power from Barty Crouch's mansion, and heard Wormtail's screams."
"Based on the situation and other detected information, it is certain that Barty Crouch is out of Voldemort's control."
"Currently, Mr. Crouch's whereabouts are unknown, and Voldemort did not know what method he used to escape, even the person in charge of monitoring didn't notice it!"
Since Lucas told the news, Dumbledore's brows were furrowed together.
"So what effect do you think Barty Crouch's escape will have? Or where do you think he's most likely hiding?"
"Is there any place safer than Hogwarts?" Lucas asked, picking up the tea sent by the house elf.
Dumbledore nodded thoughtfully.
"It is true that there is no place in England that is safer than Hogwarts, but there are dangers here too, Barty Crouch Jr."
Everyone present was very clear about this.
If Barty Crouch Jr. knew that his father was out of control, and it is very likely that he will escape to Hogwarts, he will definitely strike first!
Don't underestimate the determination of a fanatic, they can do crazy things.
The office became very quiet, none of the three spoke. They were all frowning, obviously thinking about Barty Crouch Sr.
Lucas' idea was simple.
Getting rid of Barty Crouch is the easiest way. Only in this way can the position of director of the International Magic Cooperation Department be vacated.
It's also fine if Barty Sr suffers serious irreversible damage.
The reason why Lucas told Dumbledore about Barty Crouch's escape.
The first is to gain more trust from the old man.
Second is because the Saints couldn't find the guy, so he can only sit back and wait. Wait for the other party to deliver himself to their door.
He reminded Dumbledore to talk to Harry earlier, just hoping that the stupid Potter would not get in the way when the time comes.
If Lucas meets old Barty Crouch first. Maybe he will only make the other party an idiot, so that at least he can keep his life.
But if Harry Potter is as meddling as in the original book, then old Barty's life will be ended.
Well, either outcome is good for Lucas.
"Lucas, I hope you will pay more attention to Barty Crouch. If you find him in advance, please bring him to my office to see me immediately."
"No problem, I will tell my subordinates to search along the road when I go back, hoping to find him before Voldemort."
Dumbledore nodded, feeling reassured, then looked at Professor Snape next to him.
"Severus, please keep an eye on Crouch Jr, especially when he's out alone."
Professor Snape nodded slightly.
After the conversation was over, Lucas got up to leave.
But before leaving, he smiled and asked Dumbledore: "Headmaster, are you still worried about the father and son?"
Seeing Dumbledore's face change, Lucas chuckled and walked out of the office.
…
Time flies.
In a blink of an eye, it was time to go to Hogsmeade again.
Lucas' girlfriends learned that Fleur had made an appointment with him, so they left him and rushed to the clothing store.
At the same time, Harry, Ron and Draco were also walking the path leading to Hogsmeade.
Since he got a godfather who signed his authorization form, Harry was finally able to play in the village openly.
The three chatted while walking. Most of the time it was Draco and Ronald who were fighting.
Harry looked at the backpack he was carrying, which was full of chicken legs secretly taken from the great hall.
Thinking about seeing Sirius soon, Harry felt himself full of energy and happiness.