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A body had been discovered in the Forbidden Forest. After verification, it was confirmed to be the body of Barty Crouch, the current head of the Department of International Magical Co-operation.

However, the news did not cause unrest at Hogwarts, because Eli, the first person to discover it, had informed Dumbledore immediately.

At that moment, Hermione looked helplessly at the boy clinging to her.

"Eli, it's already over. I know corpses are scary, but... you've been like this all afternoon..."

Eli sniffed and secretly wiped his nonexistent tears on Hermione's robes. "You have no idea. I was stretching with incredible satisfaction, and when I turned around, that thing was staring at me. Do you know how much damage that did to my young, pure heart? Boohoohoo~"

Hermione let out a helpless sigh. Was this really the same bastard who had dragged her onto a rooftop and threatened to force-feed her Amortentia at the slightest disagreement, all while calling himself a dark wizard?

Though she knew he was completely putting on an act, there was nothing she could do against Eli's shamelessness.

Feeling the warmth before him, Eli was secretly delighted. As for being frightened by a corpse? Impossible. He was the one who scared ghosts—when had ghosts ever scared him? Hogwarts' ghosts did not fear him for nothing.

"Boohoohoo~ Hehe... boohoo~"

Hermione rolled her eyes and gazed gloomily at the ceiling. Was this boyfriend still worth keeping? If anyone wanted him, she would sell him cheap.

As the first people to discover Barty Crouch's body, Eli and Hermione returned directly to the Common Room after being questioned by the Aurors, giving Dumbledore no chance to put them to work.

He had heard that Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge had arrived. Eli had no desire whatsoever to see him, and Fudge