Meeting with Barty Crouch Jr.

Barty Crouch Jr. frowned slightly. "Let me look for it." He began rummaging through a pile of parchment on the desk. He really put on quite a convincing act.

Muya watched his every movement while remaining wary of an attack from behind. She had already sealed her mind the moment she entered.

"Ah, here it is." Barty Crouch Jr. pulled out a sheet of parchment, putting on a disappointed expression.

Muya took only one glance at it and knew it was not her homework. She smiled. "Professor, are your eyes failing? Can't you recognize words anymore?"

Barty Crouch Jr.'s face darkened at her words, then he revealed the sort of smile that would never appear on Moody's face.

His hair gradually began to change. "Is that so, Miss Muya? Then I wonder if you've seen a trunk beneath my desk?"

Muya tightened her grip on her wand and replied calmly, "I saw it when I came to your office last time."

Barty Crouch Jr. suddenly rose to his feet, and Muya swiftly stood as well.

The smiles vanished from both their faces, and the atmosphere in the office changed instantly.

"Cruciatus Curse!" They both drew their wands at the same time. Muya nimbly tilted her head aside and dodged, while Barty Crouch Jr. was knocked to the floor instead.

Muya instantly made peace with her height.

"Ha... ha... hahahaha!" Barty Crouch Jr. suddenly began laughing wildly from the floor, as though he had gone mad.

Muya rolled her eyes and immediately hit him with several more spells. To prevent him from launching a sneak attack, she tied him up as well.

Muya did not look at him again. Instead, she knocked on the door. "Senior, aren't you coming in yet?"

The next second, the door flew open, and Moody, Dumbledore,