Especially after Li Wei threatened the Evil Ghost Driver and made him tell his story from before and after his death all over again.
Professor Flitwick and Madam Kalyana looked even grimmer.
They still doubted that the ghost had hurt anyone, but they believed the Evil Ghost Driver might have been placed under the Imperius Curse and forced to act by someone with malicious intent.
With the Wizard Duelling Tournament underway in Borodino, the Evil Ghost Driver's appearances nearby in the Ghost Taxi might be an attempt to disrupt the Wizard Duelling Convention!
When Professor Flitwick and Madam Kalyana shared their suspicions, Li Wei and Hermione grew serious too.
Li Wei thought of the Quidditch World Cup due to be held a year later. Hadn't Lucius and the other Death Eaters done something similar at the end of that event?
"This certainly warrants attention. I'll take over on behalf of the Ministry of Magic! Mr. Keynes, Miss Granger, neither of you is to get involved any further!"
With a wave of her wand, Madam Kalyana stuffed the Evil Ghost Driver back into the bottle and made it clear that Li Wei and Hermione were to stay out of it.
Professor Flitwick, Li Wei, and Hermione said nothing. They simply nodded.
They understood that Madam Kalyana had made the decision for the sake of the two young wizards.
They were, after all, on the outskirts of Moscow, within the jurisdiction of the Russian Ministry of Magic. Whatever happened, Li Wei and Hermione should not be dragged into it.
In the cottage's sitting room, everyone tacitly dropped the subject of the Evil Ghost Driver and turned to the Wizard Duelling Tournament instead.
Li Wei had qualified as the top contender in the England group, while the expressionless Yekaterina Volotova had also qualified,