HP: Hogwarts Snake

Chapter 476 The Object of Blame

Della is very tactful in her dealings with people. She knows which guests she shouldn't get too close to and always carefully schedules time slots for each guest.

For example, Edward Abate would never see Gureymer Abate, who was being taken by Barty the Elder.

But unexpected events occurred, especially the madman's interference. Little Barty, along with his unwanted father and Gureymer, who had been expelled from the family, rushed to her manor and appeared before Edward and her.

“Why did you come all of a sudden, Mr. Crouch?” Della stepped forward first, emphasizing that her presence was unrelated to Barty Jr., “And Mr. Crouch Jr. is here with him too.”

Edward's gaze met Gureymer's for a moment; he remained expressionless and silent.

Little Barty ignored Della's words and kept asking, "Where is my dearest friend, my brother, Maggie!"

“Besides,” Barty said, tilting his head to Edward, “could I kill your grandson? My father wouldn’t allow me to—”

As soon as he said that, a somewhat bewildered old man, Barty, tightly shielded the pale-faced Guleimer behind him. Under his wary gaze, young Barty continued, "I think if his grandfather had permission, I could do the same."

This guy is definitely not your average lunatic.

In other words, he was both insane and very intelligent, which is why he is now being given such important responsibilities. Voldemort allowed him to enter the Ministry of Magic openly and he is one of the main enforcers of the Muggle exclusion law.

“Maggie should be in the basement. You can ask a house-elf to guide you. As for little Abate,” Della’s gaze swept over Edward, and she softened slightly, “if we’re sure we won’t use him for appeasement anymore, I think the decision to keep him or leave him should be entirely in the hands of our family.”

“I will take him back to my estate first,” Edward added. “I cannot allow you to kill an Abate, but if he is still of use, I will allow you to take him away.”

"Grandpa..." Guleimer murmured, calling out softly, a glimmer of light appearing in his eyes.

"Hmph!" Little Barty snorted coldly, seemingly very dissatisfied with not being able to fight back. He dragged the struggling Old Barty away.

"Goodbye, Miss Riddle." Edward bowed slightly and left with the silent Gureymer.

After both groups left, Della went over and closed the wooden door that Barty had rudely opened. Feeling offended, she took out her silver letter, intending to talk to Ariane at the Ministry of Magic about the matter, believing that Ariane's reports on Barty's whereabouts were inadequate.

As soon as I opened Ariane's profile, I saw their last chat.

[Dai: How's the Muggle law thing going? Are there any obstacles?]

The question here doesn't clearly refer to the Muggle laws; it seems to be asking about the implementation of the laws, but it's actually asking about the relocation plan.

Della didn't put all her eggs in one basket with Leah. Elian was another way for her to transfer the persecuted. Elian was actually under more pressure than Leah because she also had to deal with a motley crew of people in the department.

Della understood the pressure and didn't mince words with Elian. In addition to rewarding her with a lot of wealth, she also asked her to connect her with some influential people, which was a way of indirectly making connections.

Ariane's response at the time was:

[A: Everything is going smoothly. There are fewer prisoners now, and everyone has other important matters to attend to. Mr. Crouch has gone abroad to visit his father, which has saved me a lot of red tape and made things much easier.]

Ah, Ariane did mention it, but Little Barty's image as a madman was so deeply ingrained that she didn't pay much attention.

Della put down the silver letter and thought about the matter again. She concluded that Maggie was indeed to blame. It was because of him that she encountered such an unreasonable person.