The Fall of the Crouch Family and Hope for the Longbottom Family

With Harry about to face the third task, he came to Muya's basement whenever he had time to practice on his own. Sirius seemed to have something important to deal with and had not come to see Harry these past few days.

Muya had not been idle either. She followed Sirius, who had recently been promoted, to the Ministry of Magic to witness the fall of the Crouch family.

Barty Crouch Jr.'s identity as a Death Eater was an indisputable fact. He would be imprisoned in Azkaban again, while the things Barty Crouch Sr. had done were also brought to light. He was stripped of his position and would be sent to Azkaban as well. Fudge immediately had Sirius fill the vacant post.

Percy watched the whole thing with a bewildered expression, only realizing at the end that Sirius had become his superior.

"Hey, you're Percy, right? Ron's brother. Harry and I have heard about you," Sirius said after it was over, walking over and patting Percy on the shoulder.

"Yes, I'm Percy Weasley, Minister Black," Percy replied with a serious expression.

Sirius smiled. "Oh, when we're off duty, you can just call me Sirius, like Ron does. That should feel more relaxing, shouldn't it?"

Having followed Barty Crouch Sr. for so long, Percy had grown more serious as well. His face was now full of exhaustion, clearly the result of intense work.

Sirius simply clapped his hands and gave Percy leave, telling him to go home and rest properly for a few days before they handled the work handover.

Percy looked flattered beyond belief. After thanking Sirius, he went home.

"If they're locked up together, won't Barty Crouch Jr. just kill his father?" Muya had just finished helping record the information about Barty Crouch Jr. disguising himself as Moody