if i am not me

The huge Quidditch pitch at Hogwarts was empty at this time, and the original noisy voices gradually dissipated with the end of the third game of the Triwizard Tournament.

It was not announced until the end who became the final champion - this strange ending triggered the students' keen sense of information, and all kinds of rumors spread in the school for a while.

However, the protagonists of the rumors are not in the mood to pay attention to these now.

Fleur and Krum had been taken to the infirmary, where Madam Pomfrey and a few Aurors were watching.And Draco, Ron and Hermione came to Dumbledore's office. Although McGonagall didn't allow them to stay here, the three children insisted on not leaving because of their friend - Neville.

Looking at the man who was tied to the stool in the middle of the room and couldn't move, the three of them showed hatred on their faces.

Neville is still alive and dead, and the cause of all this is the man in front of him who is still in a coma due to the violent attack - Barty Crouch Jr.

Looking at the expressions on the faces of the three children, Sirius felt irritated in his heart.If someone hadn't sent a letter saying that the child was missing, I'm afraid that the Aurors under him hadn't discovered that the person wearing Neville's appearance in the school would have been faked by someone else using Polyjuice Potion...

Thinking of this, he looked again at the piece of paper that Lupine was holding in his hand to observe - there was only a very simple sentence written on it.

"Longbottom is missing."

The paper was the paper he was familiar with, and the Ministry of Magic had hundreds of sheets of this paper every day like the previous one, turning into paper cranes to pass messages between people.The handwriting is even more rigid like printing, which makes him feel a little impossible to check.

"Have you thought of anything?" Seeing Sirius staring at the note in his hand, Lupine asked sideways.

It's a pity that Sirius could only shrug his shoulders, and replied with some helplessness, "I have no idea. This kind of paper is too common, as long as it is not a squib, anyone who knows a little bit about the Ministry of Magic will use it.", "Why do you say he Want to send us a letter?" Hearing what Sirius said, Lupine flicked the piece of paper in his hand, pondered for a while before continuing, "He seems to be very concerned about the whereabouts of the Longbottom boy, and ... and know our enemies well."

Lupine's words reminded Sirius of the second note - the one passed to Dumbledore to leave the school immediately after reading it.

"Now I'm very curious about what was written on the note that Dumbledore received. If I know, maybe I can find some clues..." Stroking his chin, Sirius said seriously, because Dumbledore left It was so urgent that he didn't even have time to ask him for the note.

Just as he was thinking, Snape came in from outside the office, holding a crystal bottle in his hand.

"Do you want to start first?" Handing the crystal bottle to Sirius, Snape, who had recovered from the shock of seeing Barty Crouch Jr., glanced at the man who was still in a coma. It's a bit complicated.

Sirius thought for a while, and seeing Lupine looking at him with the same suspicion, he shook his head and said, "Let's wait until Dumbledore comes back..." After finishing speaking, he looked at Snape with some concern, But Snape had already sat down next to Lupine expressionlessly, and seemed to have no intention of talking to him.

Today was really bad, Snape frowned thinking about everything that had happened before.

Who would have thought?The little Barty Crouch who should have died a long time ago did not die, not only that, he also lurked in Hogwarts, and kept Neville Long away from everyone, including Dumbledore. Barton made Hogwarts...

"Dumbledore is back." Suddenly, an unknown Auror yelled from outside the office, and with a huff, several people who had been sitting in the room stood up, and Sirius went out to greet him directly.

Snape also stood up when he heard the sound. Although he still didn't have a big expression on his face, his brows eased a little after all.

Within a few minutes, the tall, thin, silver-haired old man returned to his office surrounded by everyone, and following closely behind him was Neville Longbottom who had inexplicably disappeared on the campus.

"Neville!" Upon seeing Neville, Draco, Ron, and Hermione immediately surrounded him, and Neville couldn't hide his excitement, and grabbed the hands of several friends who were reaching out to him.

Seeing this, Dumbledore smiled slightly, but walked up to Barty Crouch Jr. without stopping, and asked, "Is the Veritaserum ready?"

Hearing this, Sirius immediately took out the veritaserum from his pocket, "Sev has already brought it."

Nodding, Dumbledore took the veritaserum, opened Barty Crouch Jr.'s mouth and dripped a few drops, and then said, "Before we start, I want to say something, I hope everyone can Be mentally prepared."

Seeing Dumbledore's seriousness, everyone's nerves, which had been slightly relaxed, tensed up again. After all, there are not many things that can make Dumbledore, who always smiles kindly, show such an expression.

After a few seconds of silence, seeing that everyone was ready to listen, Dumbledore announced loudly, "... Voldemort, you are back."

"..."

Just for a moment, the room fell into an unprecedented silence.

Everyone's eyes widened in horror, staring at Dumbledore in disbelief.

What did he say just now?

That, that person...

how is this possible……

However, while they were unwilling to believe it, they knew very well that if it was said by Dumbledore himself, then...

"Then let's start." As if he had expected this situation, Dumbledore just glanced at the people with different expressions, and started the interrogation that was delayed because of the arrival of the second note. .

"Enervate!" Seeing that Barty Crouch Jr. was already taking some medicine, Dumbledore calmly pointed his wand at his chest. After a few seconds, he saw him open his eyes in a trance .It's just that at this time, he no longer has the ferocious temperament that he showed when he was captured before. His lifeless eyes and slack cheeks made him look more like a realistic wax figure except for his face. .

"Can you hear me?" Seeing his eyes, Dumbledore squatted down and started to look at him, asking clearly and slowly.

"I can hear you." Almost ten seconds later, Barty Crouch Jr. replied slowly, but obviously no one minded his slow speed.After the bombardment of the sentence just now, everyone seems to have become very patient.

"Well, I want you to tell us how you left Azkaban." After getting the answer from Barty Crutch Jr., Dumbledore began to ask questions.

"My mother saved me..." Dumbledore's voice seemed irresistible to Barty Crouch Jr. Emotional tones spoke of how he had been swapped out of Azkaban by his mother, and how he had been imprisoned at home by his father with the Imperius Curse.

"He didn't know that I was slowly regaining my sanity and trying to get in touch with other Death Eaters." Speaking of this, Barty Crouch Jr. suddenly showed a very perverted smile on his face, "Later the master found I... my master has never forgotten me, he always knew that I was his most loyal servant, so Wormtail came to me with his will..."

"Wormtail... you mean Peter Pedilu!" Suddenly hearing a name that should no longer exist, Sirius, Snape, and Lupine, who could barely maintain their composure, all changed their expressions instantly.

"Yes... Wormtail went back a little earlier than me." Of course, Barty Crouch Jr. didn't know what turmoil his words caused, he just resumed his flat tone and said, "It was he who came to my house to help I released my father's control, and asked the master to cast the Imperius Curse on my father, so that he can go to work as usual according to the master's wishes, and then slowly let him recuperate at home, even if he doesn't show up, it will not cause trouble. other people's suspicions."

Of course Dumbledore knew why they had such a reaction, but he still raised his hand to signal them to calm down first, "What did Voldemort come to you for, and how did you do it?"

"The master wants the blood of Neville Longbottom. After we learned from our father that the Triwizard Tournament was going to be held, I started planning to use his identity to manipulate the process of the tournament, so that Neville Longbottom could also participate , so that you can take advantage of the convenience of the game to take him away."

"Are you the one who attacked Neville Longbottom during the Quidditch World Cup?" Hearing what he said, Dumbledore asked keenly. If it was really him, some of the doubts that still existed would make sense.

"Yes. At that time, because my father needed to attend, and we were worried that he would be seen as a flaw, so I used Polyjuice Potion to transform him into the field. Afterwards, I saw Neville Longbottom outside the box. It happened that day Chaos broke out during the night, and I took that opportunity to catch him. But I failed."

"You also put the Dark Mark?"

"That's right." Speaking of this, he seemed to have thought of something disgusting, and said viciously, "I want to show those Death Eaters what it means to be loyal to the Dark Lord. No, they betrayed him, and I will punish them for their infidelity."

His answer made many people who knew about this incident show a clear expression. No wonder they noticed something was wrong at that time, so it turned out to be the case.

But Dumbledore didn't stop questioning because of his sudden expression, he continued, "So, now tell us how you got here, and your plan. Tell us all."

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