Starting Over at Hogwarts - Chapter 269
In fact.
When Snape thought he was in control of the situation, and he really started trying to get the truth out of old Barty Crouch’s mouth, he had completely fallen into the trap.
Old Barty Crouch took Snape back to the living room, took him to the living room chair, and told his story calmly.
This is a sad story.
“To me, Death Eaters are scum that has to be cleaned up.”
Barty Crouch Sr. seriously expounded his theory, and he still insists on his own idea: “Every Death Eater must be cleaned up, and I must do it…”
Old Barty Crouch pondered for a few seconds before continuing: “A group of lunatics who kill innocent people, thinking that they can kill people unscrupulously with their backs on Voldemort, and the lighting of every dark mark indicates that A family died tragically at your hands…”
“A two-year-old child…”
“Newlyweds in their twenties…”
“Ninety or even hundred-year-old old man…”
“For you, life is too cheap to be worth a spell.”
“I’ll definitely clean up all the Death Eaters.”
Old Barty Crouch supported his chin, and his expression gradually became more and more calm: “Even my son, when I think of him wielding his wand and recklessly ravaging other people’s dignity and lives, he no longer It’s my child…”
“so…”
“When Karkaroff personally identified Batty as a Death Eater, I put him in Azkaban, I didn’t defend him, I even wanted him to die there…”
“This will also preserve the dignity of the Crouch family.”
“But my wife…”
“She has been watching Barty grow up since she was a child. She is the one who loves Barty the most, and she spoiled Barty. She asked me to save Barty…”
“She is the most important person in my life…”
“In this world, there is nothing more important than my wife.”
“She begged me with her own life, she was seriously ill with incurable disease, and I couldn’t watch her sadly die in front of me…”
“so…”
When old Barty Crouch talked about his wife, his eyes gradually turned red, and even the man who was the strongest in his life couldn’t help crying: “I can only do this, she drank the compound decoction, she Let me exchange Bharti from Azkaban, I am willing to give my all for her…”
“everything…”
“…”
Snape felt a faint pain in his heart.
In fact, Snape had no special feelings for Mrs. Crouch’s maternal love. What touched him a little was the love of old Barty Crouch for his wife, and he remembered Dumbledore’s question to himself…
that time…
Dumbledore asked how much he was willing to pay for Lily?
His answer is simple.
everything.
everything he has.
“I complied with her dying wishes.”
Sr. Barty Crouch did not wipe his tears, but continued to speak earnestly: “I brought Barty back from Azkaban, and I kept him at home, like hiding in my own home. Like a blasting spell…”
“Barty…”
“Everything can be detonated at any time.”
“His presence will destroy the reputation of the entire Crouch family, and will destroy all the goodness and reputation that my lover has left behind…”
“To hide all this…”
“I had to adopt a child at that time…”
“Vison Wright…”
“That’s a little guy with some magical talent…”
“After I adopted him, I gave the child the love a father should be able to give, and made everyone think that I took the child as a sustenance, and I was worried that others would notice that my son was still alive… My **** The son is still alive…”
When old Barty said this, it was a little dull, and he didn’t seem to want to mention this topic, but he had to say it.
seem…
Make it visible…
In his heart, he also felt guilty for the impure purpose of adopting Wesson.
However…
Only the heart of old Barty Crouch knows…
From this moment on, his life and fortune have changed, and now he is going to start lying to Snape: “That child of Wesson did a good job, and his appearance made everyone think that we are in love with the real father and son. , he is also a good boy…”
“…”
Snape nodded silently beside him.
This, in fact, Snape admitted in his heart.
After all, the little thing Wesson didn’t stop very much in school, but his magical talent is really powerful, and now the whole Hogwarts probably knows that Wesson will definitely be an excellent and powerful Auror…
However, Snape quickly raised a question, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and he said, “Vison Wright, do you know that Barty is still alive?”
“…”
Old Barty Crouch was silent for a moment, slowly shook his head, and nodded again: “Maybe he knows, maybe he doesn’t know… Since he entered Hogwarts, he sometimes returns home on vacation, often at Looking around the house, seems to be curious about the wizard’s secret, I’m not sure if he found out about Barty’s…”
This is according to Wesson’s request…
Make this little guy Wesson a Horcrux for Peter the Dark Lord.
About ‘Wesson is a Horcrux’, it was originally told to Dumbledore…
Because only for this reason, can Dumbledore think of the secret of why Peter the Dark Lord found out that Barty Crouch Jr is still alive, and can lead to the next story…
Unfortunately…
Snape also happened to know that Wesson was Peter Pettigrew’s Horcrux.
“Perhaps you should…”
Snape’s fingers rubbed his cheeks, there were obviously some unfinished words in his words, and there was a hint of killing intent between his teeth.
should…
kill him!
Kill that kid!
As long as the child is killed, one of Peter Pettigrew’s Horcruxes can be cleaned up, thus eliminating the possibility of Peter Pettigrew’s resurrection!
Snape’s heart was like grass growing wildly, because Peter Pettigrew was the most hated enemy in his life, and he wanted to kill everything about Peter!
but…
That’s his student…
The weeds born in Snape’s heart were also slowly burned by himself, he slowly swallowed those unfinished words, and continued calmly: “It should be that not long after that, Dark Lord Peter discovered that Batty was still alive. Secret?”
“…”
There was a momentary look of surprise on old Barty Crouch’s face, as if he was still a little curious as to why Snape knew about this!
“Go on.”
A mocking smile flashed across Snape’s mouth.
It looks like old Barty Crouch doesn’t care much about Wesson’s kid, otherwise he probably should have sensed something was wrong with the kid and figured it all out…
However at that time…
Wesson has been made into a Horcrux by Peter.
As long as Peter Pettigrew, the owner of the Horcrux is willing, he can read the thoughts in Wesson’s brain through the mark of the Horcrux, so as to detect Wesson’s affairs, and even when he pretends to be Wesson, he will not reveal any flaws…
It was because Wesson became a Horcrux that Peter Pettigrew discovered the secret that Barty was still alive, but the old Barty Crouch in front of him knew nothing about it…
This irresponsible adoptive father…
In the end, he had to pay a heavy price for another child.
However, old Barty Crouch still showed his ignorance, his brows furrowed and he continued: “I don’t know how Peter found out… Maybe he has been eyeing me for a long time… Maybe I showed it somewhere. What flaws…”
“but…”
“He did find it.”
“I’d have to pay a price to keep Barty alive, and I wouldn’t want to pay a lot for being a scumbag among wizards.”
“I’m ready to see Dumbledore anytime, and I’m ready to tell Dumbledore about Barty being alive and Peter’s eyeing me…”
“but…”
“Peter the Dark Lord seems to know this well…”
“The guy who claimed to be the third-generation Dark Lord didn’t use this secret to threaten me with doing anything for him, and even said that he was grateful that I had visited his mother and sent him suspended animation for his mother. The remains left behind…”
Old Barty Crouch was very calm when he said this, as if he felt very peaceful at the time, and there was no nervousness after the secret was known.
“However…”
Old Barty Crouch’s tone still changed, and his face gradually became serious: “Until one day, he found me, and he hoped to be my safe house keeper, guarding Barty The Safe House Secrecy…”
“Fate is really ironic…”
There was an ugly sneer at the corner of Snape’s mouth.
The entire wizarding world knows that Peter Pettigrew is the most unreliable safe house keeper, and that **** only has to be the safe house keeper…
So…
is no longer safe.
“I thought he was just trying to get hold of me.”
Old Barty Crouch clenched his fist slowly, he stretched out his fist to block his mouth, and continued in a deep voice: “But… I also want to deal with him… So I am around the safe house A lot of traps have been laid out…”
“Some gadgets used in the Muggle wars…”
“These gadgets are too deadly for careless wizards. I want to use these gadgets to solve the hidden danger of Peter…”
“Because I guess…”
“He’ll definitely want to come to the safe house and meet Barty…”
“However, my guess was wrong. I don’t know when he hid in my house or even in the safe house. Maybe he knew these secrets…”
“…”
Snape’s expression didn’t change.
When Wesson Wright became Peter Pettigrew’s Horcrux, this house had no absolute secrets to Peter. As long as Peter wanted, he could probe all the traps in this house through Wesson’s little ghost…
When old Barty Crouch talked about his trap, his eyes finally fell on his house-elf: “It’s up tonight…my house-elf, Winky, it saw you Came to my house with Voldemort…”
“…”
Snape said nothing.
Obviously.
He knew it must not be himself.
Snape could detect that he had not been hit by the Imperius Curse or Oblivion Curse at all, it could only be that Peter Pettigrew became his own appearance!
because…
Peter Pettigrew has always wanted Potion Potion!
I want a potion that can look like Snape!
Snape immediately speculated that part of the truth must be Peter Pettigrew who had transformed into himself, and used the news that Barty Crouch Jr. was still alive to coax Voldemort, who didn’t know where he came from, to come here…
“…”
Snape finally realized the most important point!
Although he didn’t know when Voldemort was resurrected, he speculated clearly why the little elf saw that he brought Voldemort here!
Voldemort, who didn’t know how to be resurrected, was tricked here!
Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew fought a war, only to end up in a trap set in advance by Barty Crouch Sr., which is the most important part of the whole story.
Now…
The most important doubt is solved.
“Looks like I probably know everything.”
Snape’s expression became more and more calm. He looked at old Barty Crouch and continued softly: “The next thing I want to know is what happened when you saw me?”
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