Hogwarts Shippuden

The door was opened, revealing Karkaroff's impatient face.

"I didn't say don't take your lunch break..."

After seeing the face of the person coming, the impatience on Karkaroff's face was instantly replaced by surprise.

"Mr. Crouch?" Karkaroff thought a lot for a moment, but he still didn't understand why Barty came to him.

According to him, Barty didn't find his own reasons at all.

Whether in his capacity as the director of the International Magic Exchange and Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Magic, or as a member of the competition committee he played in the Triwizard Tournament.

But he still let the door open, "Please come in."

But Barty Crouch did not enter immediately, but stepped aside, as if another person was coming in behind him.

A few seconds later, the door to Karkaroff's room was slammed shut.

"Have a cup of hot coffee? I don't have anything else good to entertain guests here." Karkaroff sat down casually on the sofa. "Why are you looking for me? Mr. Crouch?"

If there is nothing to do without going to the Three Treasures Palace, if Barty simply wants to chat with him, Karkaroff will never believe it.

The next second, Barty's words instantly made Karkaroff's heart rise to his throat.

"Principal Karkaroff, the mark on your arm is becoming more and more obvious?"

Hearing Batty's words, Karkaroff's complexion changed suddenly, "Director Crouch, this kind of joke is not funny at all. It has never changed since that person fell!"

Karkaroff should have said this with justice and integrity, so that he could have some credibility.

But unfortunately, the trace of fear in his voice can only set off his guilty conscience.

"Your psychological quality is still a little worse, and your expression has already told me everything."

While speaking, the wand appeared in Crouch's hand, which instantly raised Karkaroff's vigilance to the extreme.

But fortunately, Crouch did not intend to cast a spell on him, but raised his hand and cast several protective magics towards the door behind him, locking all the possibility of their conversation leaking out.

"Yes, I admit that it is becoming more and more obvious." Karkaroff's face was quite ugly, and he simply broke the jar.

In front of Barty, the former director of the Magic Law Enforcement Department, since everything has been exposed, it is meaningless to hold on.

"I just want to know, which side do you stand on?" The smile on Crouch's mouth brought a bit of playfulness.

Such an expression would never appear on someone as unsmiling as him.

It's a pity that Karkaroff's spirit was in a state of high tension, and he didn't realize this abnormality of Batty.

Before Karkaroff could answer, he saw Batty change his face suddenly, "Perhaps, I should ask another person to talk to you."

The next second, under Karkaroff's extremely shocked gaze, the air suddenly rippled.

A familiar face appeared in front of Karkaroff.

"Barty Crouch Jr.!"

During the trial at the Wizengamore Court, Karkaroff, who had already been arrested, confessed the name of Barty Crouch Jr.

This also led to Barty Jr's imprisonment, and Barty's dream of running for Minister of Magic.

Now Barty, father and son, suddenly appeared in front of him, and it was even after the little Barty had been confirmed by Azkaban that he had died in prison for many years...

Karkaroff was terrified.

With the appearance of Little Barty, Old Barty's expression suddenly became sluggish, and his spirit was also in a state of trance.

"Imperial Curse?" Karkaroff recognized the magic spell in old Batty at a glance. Back then, the Death Eaters used this magic to forcibly control quite a few people to work for them.

Barty did not answer his question, but pointed the wand in his hand at Karkaroff.

Old Barty also raised his wand, "Tell me, Igor Karkaroff, are you still loyal to Lord Dark Lord?"

Faced with such a threat, Karkaroff would be a ghost if he dared to speak of infidelity.

Even if Barty didn't threaten him, Karkaroff didn't have the courage to refuse, the increasingly obvious black mark on his arm, and Barty who had disappeared for many years reappeared...

All of these things were sending a pretty clear signal that the Dark Lord was about to return.

Karkaroff is well aware of the Dark Lord's temperament, he is absolutely impossible to watch the situation as a sham, and then join whichever side is strong.

There was absolutely no way Voldemort would tolerate the existence of such a scumbag, especially for a former Death Eater like him.

Either surrender or die.

"Of course I'm absolutely loyal to Lord Dark Lord." Karkaroff thumped his chest, and almost swore to Merlin with his own life.

For a timid rat like him, swearing with his life is the maximum he can do.

"Very good," Hearing Karkaroff's words, the corner of Barty's mouth evoked a sinister arc, "Sir Dark Lord has a task for you."

...

After a long time, Barty Jr. quietly left Durmstrang's ship with his father, who had been controlled by him under the Imperius Curse.

After getting out of Hogwarts' anti-Apparition prohibition, the two disappeared in place with a slight explosion.

After sending old Barty back home and settling in, little Barty arrived at Malfoy Manor in a blink of an eye.

Going straight up to the second floor, Barty Jr reported everything to Voldemort who had just been on the Durmstrang ship.

"Master, do you want Severus to know about this?" Barty Jr. asked. "With Severus as an internal response, it will be more convenient for us to act."

The Death Eater, who was in Voldemort's lodge, turned slowly and pointed the noseless face at the back of his head at Barty.

"No, Barty, as much as I do believe in Severus' loyalty," Voldemort said slowly, in a rather hoarse voice, "but I can't rely on him for the whole plan."

Even if Voldemort today had his own soul mutilated in order to create multiple Horcruxes, he still understood the simple truth that eggs could not be put in the same basket.

Now that Snape has too much information, if he tells Snape what he sent Barty to do, what's the point of him sending Barty out to find Karkaroff secretly?

"I see, Master."

Voldemort, who didn't know whether to turn his back or face Barty, waved his hand, indicating that Barty could leave.