Kayson walked down the tunnel, which wasn't too dirty or complex. He just casually looked around and saw Barty Crouch in the corner, covered in magic chains.
As for the other corners, there were devices to meet basic human metabolic needs and a fixed cleaning Potion once a day.
Kayson squatted down and picked up a magic chain. The next moment, it was as if there was a thud.
The chain broke in response.
"I come on behalf of Hogwarts and Dumbledore, Mr. Barty Crouch. May I ask what happened?" Kayson said as he took out a bottle of life-restoring Potion and slowly fed it to Barty Crouch.
"Kill him... kill him, this is my fault... I shouldn't have done that, now... kill him, he's impersonating me outside, he has... an astonishing evil plan!"
Kayson looked at Barty Crouch, who might not have been entirely sane, and helplessly brought him back to Hogwarts.
Madam Pomfrey and Snape were professionals in this area; Dumbledore knew more than he did.
Back in the Headmaster's office, Kayson revealed Barty Crouch, who was trembling uncontrollably behind him. Barty Crouch's current appearance could be said to have scared everyone in the office, including, strictly speaking, his political rival, Fudge.
"What's wrong with him?" Fudge asked, trembling.
Snape looked at the missing patches of hair on the back of Barty Crouch's neck and shrugged: "He was imprisoned and used to make Polyjuice Potion."
"So who is that person?" Dumbledore's eyes deepened as if he was thinking, while Snape looked at Kayson, who understood and took him back to the Potions office.
Snape rummaged through the Potion shelves for a long time, finally finding a calming Potion in a corner with no prominence. Kayson then brought him back to the Headmaster's office.
Kayson took the calming Potion and gently fed it to Barty Crouch. The latter's eyes instantly seemed to want to faint, but then quickly brightened again.
"This... is... where? The Headmaster's office? Dumbledore... Dumbledore! Find the person who is playing me outside... kill him!" Barty Crouch said instantly after regaining consciousness.
"Please explain first. We probably can't find that person now. Let's hear the whole story first." Dumbledore comforted him.
"Lord Voldemort is not dead!"
Fudge's heart clenched fiercely; this sentence was nothing short of a thunderbolt at the start of a show for him.
"My son... Barty Crouch Jr. is also not dead." Unlike the previous resolute statement, he said this one with noticeably less confidence.
"What do you mean? How could he not be dead!" Fudge asked, bewildered. He hadn't said anything when Sirius had mysteriously disappeared from Azkaban, nor did he consider what kind of monster Sirius had allied with after his escape.
But Barty Crouch Jr.... how did he get out?
Barty Crouch glanced at Fudge, took a deep breath, and began to explain how he and his deceased wife had used a simple body double trick to swap Barty Crouch Jr. out.
At this point, Fudge understood that to secretly rescue someone from Azkaban, it wasn't just about powerful strength.
Great power could also do it.
"So this is the current situation, Cornelius... make your choice." Dumbledore had already clarified the current situation, and it was very simple.
In summary, it was four words.
Lord Voldemort has resurrected!
"I... I need to consult with, with some families, the Ministry of Magic's benefactors, you know." Fudge said with very little confidence.
"You already promised me, Cornelius, promised us." Dumbledore said.
Fudge nodded: "That's right, I did promise, but you didn't mention Lord Voldemort at the time."
Kayson immediately felt uncomfortable in his throat: "We didn't say? Do you dare to say we didn't say?"
Fudge looked at Kayson and quickly backed away several steps: "Even if you did say it, I don't know if you've ever heard the saying, 'turning a blind eye to people is a basic quality of a politician.'"
"And the Ministry of Magic isn't my personal fiefdom; I definitely have to discuss it with them!" Fudge quickly explained.
"That's right, a puppet Minister who was pushed into power, how could he not consult with them?" Barty Crouch said, unable to hold back, looking at Fudge's cowardly appearance.
"Hmph, that's still better than you, who steals from your own post." Fudge quickly retorted.
"Once my son is caught or killed, I will naturally resign, unlike you, who is useless, incapable of success, and yet clings to power!" Barty Crouch said with full attacking power.
"Hmph, do you think you can still wait for your son to be caught? Just wait, once I publicize this matter, your desk will be piled high with Howlers, and you will be forced to resign!" Fudge said, breaking down.
"If you two could use the energy you put into attacking political rivals to attack Lord Voldemort, that would be great." Dumbledore watched the two with cold eyes.
"Hmph, he is not qualified to continue sitting in the Ministry of Magic's office." Fudge sneered, looking at Barty Crouch and also at Dumbledore.
Clearly, his only significant enemy within the Ministry of Magic was Barty Crouch, and as long as he completely defeated him, even Dumbledore would need to discuss matters with him, instead of giving him orders from a high and mighty position.
"But in fact, it won't be like that. If the people of the magic world know about Lord Voldemort's return, then they will need a strong iron fist, a strong Minister for Magic, not you, who only collects what is called political donations from Pure-blood families, but is actually a salary for working for Pure-blood families!" Barty Crouch suddenly grasped a flash of insight in his mind and retorted.
Fudge looked at Barty Crouch with a sinister gaze: "You won't have a chance."
Barty Crouch merely shrugged. The few short sentences exchanged between the Hogwarts group and Fudge had allowed him to deduce who was an enemy and who was a friend in this small office.
It could be said that, apart from Fudge, everyone else was a friend!
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