The Throne Palace.
"That is as far as the investigation has gone for now. This is everything our various teams could uncover in such a short time."
Standing before the sofa, Carrow-er went over all the intelligence gathered from the different sources.
Shawn held his teacup, deep in thought.
Vita waved a hand and dismissed Carrow-er.
The intelligence Carrow-er brought differed little from Shawn's earlier suspicions; it was simply more detailed.
A senior official at the Swedish Ministry of Magic had tampered with the Goblet of Fire. But when they identified and secretly arrested him, they discovered that he had been under a prolonged Imperius Curse.
Tracing his earlier contacts and determining how he might have been controlled would take more time.
For now, they had effectively hit a dead end.
As for Voldemort, Shawn and Grindelwald's Army naturally had covert agents on his side as well, but they had yet to gain access to his inner circle's affairs.
"Well? Any thoughts on how to respond?"
From the beginning, Vita had taught Shawn through subtle guidance, generally avoiding giving him solutions outright.
Neither of them mentioned whom the forces under Vita's control truly belonged to.
Shawn knew perfectly well but feigned ignorance, while Vita had no wish to reveal her intentions just yet.
After all, she still harbored a few "delusions."
Shawn finished his hot tea and gently set down the cup before speaking.
"Of course we must keep investigating. But whoever is behind this, their aim is to cause trouble during the Triwizard Tournament.
"And I think the Wizards' Conference is involved as well.
"Certain people have no desire to see this conference conclude successfully. It would undermine their so-called control.
"If something goes wrong during the tournament, the conference could be interrupted."
"You've considered this thoroughly. Then we