Ludo Captured

I finally made it through another long day.

Skylar couldn't help but sigh, realizing that since the end of the Goblet of Fire, he had barely rested except for a short morning of slacking off the next day.

It's June 27th, three days after the Goblet of Fire ended, and there are still five days until Hogwarts' holiday.

After breakfast in the Great Hall, the Slytherins would first attend a History of Magic lesson with Professor Binns and Ravenclaw.

The results for History of Magic were also announced that day. Daphne, who hated memorizing, only got a passing grade, but Morrie got an excellent grade. According to Professor Binns, because Skylar and Harry did not participate in the exam that year, only Morrie and Hermione from Gryffindor were able to get an excellent grade in this course.

After the History of Magic class came the Alchemy Class.

This year's Alchemy Class mainly focused on creating simple and lightweight items, such as Sneakoscope, Remembrall, and self-correcting quills. These small items could only be inscribed with a single magic rune to perform basic functions. If more than one magic rune were inscribed on an item, the item itself would be unable to withstand the magic and would break.

To solve this problem, we must start with the materials and rely on the combination of different substances to enhance the toughness of the carrier, but that is a topic for next grade and will not be discussed here.

In this course, Nott, who comes from a family of alchemists, performed exceptionally well, followed closely by Draco, Daphne, Morrie, and Susan, all of whom achieved excellent grades.

Professor Burke, who was in charge of the course, always had high expectations for his students. Moreover, the content of alchemy was profound and difficult to understand, and the tedious and complicated practical operations required patient review and study many times. Even he did not expect that so many people would perform better than he anticipated.

Susan's academic performance this school year has been remarkable. She also received excellent grades in her History of Magic and Charms at Hufflepuff the day before, surprising even her Hufflepuff classmates.

Skylar was very pleased when he learned of this.

The Sleeping Dragon Society was indeed an organization created to fulfill his own ambitions, but he never intended for all its members to live solely for him.

Ultimately, he was not Voldemort.

He hopes that everyone outside of the Sleeping Dragon Society can have their own life and live it to the fullest.

While the members contribute to the Sleeping Dragon Society, the Sleeping Dragon Society also serves as a platform to support their growth. In addition to a friendly, supportive, and encouraging learning atmosphere, it provides them with learning opportunities outside of school, allowing them to access knowledge that is monopolized by Pure-blood families.

Susan is the best example. Originally unknown in the original world, she became more proactive and diligent under the influence of the Sleeping Dragon Society. She developed a thirst for knowledge and strength and was unwilling to be a dispensable supporting character in this magical world. Finally, she was able to stand out and make her own mark.

There were no other classes in the afternoon.

Just when Skylar thought he could finally catch his breath and rest, he saw an unexpected scene when he returned to his dormitory room.

Dobby and Winky, whom we haven't seen in a long time, stood respectfully by Skylar's bedside, seemingly having been waiting in Skylar room for some time.

At their feet lay Ludovic Bagman, unconscious.

"Master, Dobby has lived up to expectations and successfully brought Ludo Bagman to..." Dobby out his chest and said with pride.

"Well done, thank you for your hard work," Skylar said.

"It's not hard work at all. It's our honor to serve our master." After saying this, Dobby and Winky bowed in unison.

"This guy's been missing for two days now. Tell me, where is he hiding?" Skylar said with a smile.

"Yes, during the Triwizard Tournament, we were already under orders from our master to keep a close eye on Bagman's movements. Compared to when he was cornered by the Goblins in the Quidditch World Cup, he clearly learned his lesson this time—" Dobby said loudly, "As soon as the tournament ended, before the Goblins could even find him, he used Hogwarts' Floo Network to sneak away..."

"He didn't know that we had been following him invisibly and heard him shout out his destination by the fireplace—his first destination was to return to his home, where he planned to pack up his valuables to avoid being robbed of everything by the Goblin again..." Dobby said, a disdainful sneer on his face, showing none of the respect that other Sprite should have for humans.

"We immediately Apparition to his doorstep and waited for him to finish packing so we could make our move. But to our surprise, that idiot didn't leave immediately; instead, he chose to hide in his house for a whole day," Dobby said.

"Ah, do you know why he did that? Knowing he was getting into trouble, why didn't he hurry up and leave?" Skylar said, frowning.

Dobby chuckled before saying, "We were puzzled at the time, but we later learned that this guy couldn't bear to give up his comfortable home and the power of being the head of the Ministry of Magic. Once he really started his escape, he would lose all of these, which put him in a dilemma."

"How foolish," Skylar said, shaking his head.

"We waited for him all day, and the moment he opened the door, we delivered a Stunning Spell right over his head," Dobby a sneer.

"No one saw you, right?" Skylar said. Since they had acted outdoors, they had to consider the risk of exposure— House Elf attacking human wizards was an act of insubordination, and if seen by others, it would cause a huge uproar.

"Don't worry, Master," Winky continued, "Besides assisting Dobby, Winky is also responsible for monitoring the surrounding area. Winky guarantees with her life that no outsiders will see our actions."

"Very good, then let's move on to the next step of the plan!" Skylar commanded.

"Yes, Dobby (Winky) obeys!"

With a loud crackling sound, Dobby and Winky immediately Apparated Apparition disappeared.

Skylar poured a whole bottle of Draught of Living Death down Bagman's throat to make sure he wouldn't wake up anytime soon, then conjured a rope to tie him up before stuffing him into the Suitcase Space.

Then, he carefully used magic to open Bagman's suitcase—anything that Bagman, who was preparing to escape, insisted on carrying with him must be his most precious possessions.

Well, unfortunately, after browsing through the items in the suitcase, Skylar couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

Most of the items inside are Quidditch -related collectibles—such as the limited-edition jerseys he wore when he played for Wimbourne Wasps and the England Quidditch national team. These items would probably be worth a lot of money at auction, but they are not what Skylar really wanted.

Don't let Ludo Bagman's seemingly carefree and unreliable appearance fool you; every director of the Ministry of Magic has some kind of powerful background.

In the original story, Bagman was implicated in the Death Eaters and tried by Crouch because his father was a close friend of Augustus Rookwood of the Department of Mysteries. Skylar was not naive enough to believe that Ludo's leak to Rookwood was simply due to his father's friendship with the latter.

Skylar speculated that his father, Elder Bagman, was probably a supporter of Pure-blood Supremacy, even though he didn't directly join the Death Eaters, he still supported their ideology.