Harry Potter: I started checking in from Diagon Alley

"Pfft!"

Barty Crouch Jr. spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward.

His body crashed through an ancient tree, broke off, and slammed into a hollow in the tree before falling to the ground.

"Hahaha!!" A non-human laugh came from Little Barty's mouth. A large hole was torn open in his chest, but he didn't feel any pain at the moment.

Even without Dumbledore's prompting, Eric sensed that something was amiss.

Voldemort, who was imprisoned by him, was now completely still and had lost the desire to struggle.

The next second, without any warning, Little Barty's body suddenly exploded!

The tiny pieces of flesh turned into a rain of blood, which spread throughout the entire forest!

At the same time, an extremely powerful magical force raged wildly from the center of Little Barty's corpse!

The powerful shockwave instantly destroyed the surrounding trees and bushes, and even tents hundreds of meters away were greatly affected, shaking violently.

The shockwave lasted for more than ten seconds before slowly dissipating, and at the edge of the woods, a ditch more than ten feet long stretched out.

Barty Crouch Jr.'s body had been completely pulverized, leaving only blood, broken bones, and remains scattered on the ground, with red specks of light still floating around, as if they would never dissipate.

This scene is more terrifying than hell.

Eric and Dumbledore slipped away immediately.

They also realized that, empowered by Voldemort and fueled by Barty Crouch Jr.'s obsession, the power of this self-destruction was far beyond that of an ordinary Death Eater controlled by the Imperius Curse.

If they remain at the scene, they will be the first to be affected!

A wizard of this caliber is willing to sacrifice himself, and the commotion he causes is absolutely second to none.

Around the body of Little Barty.

The Death Eaters who had been standing next to him were all gone.

They all died without exception.

He died directly from Barty Jr.'s insane self-destruction!

This method of suicide was something even Dumbledore and Grindelwald could not avoid.

"Damn it!"

Seeing this horrific scene, Grindelwald cursed under his breath.

He was aware of this, but his physical condition didn't allow him to do anything.

Fortunately, Sirius was around him.

Sirius Black's reaction wasn't as quick as Eric's or Dumbledore's, but he still pulled Grindelwald away immediately.

Then, Grindelwald's gaze fell on the body of Barty Crouch Jr.

In his view, the reason why Barty Crouch Jr. would do such crazy things must be because he was being controlled by someone, which caused him to have mental problems.

This person can only be Voldemort.

But Voldemort was already imprisoned and was only struggling in his death throes. How did he manage to do that?

Just as Grindelwald was wondering...

Eric and Dumbledore reappeared, emerging from behind him and Sirius.

“Tom… he still chose this path…” Dumbledore sighed.

Sirius Black was still shaken: "What kind of magic was that? Luckily we were far enough away, otherwise I definitely wouldn't have survived."

Grindelwald said coldly, "I don't know."

"I don't know?!" Sirius asked in confusion.

Grindelwald said, "I really don't know how he managed to control someone to self-destruct in that situation. I just instinctively felt something was wrong, but I know there's someone who definitely knows what this magic is."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore sighed.

Eric said, "Stop discussing it, you two, where's Voldemort?"

"Hmm?" The group looked over together.

Not far from the explosion, there was a scene of utter devastation, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, resembling a hellish landscape.

But where is Voldemort now?

Chapter 197 Escape from death!

Voldemort escaped.

Facing a pincer attack from Eric and Dumbledore, he clearly had no chance of winning.

He wasn't stupid; he cherished the second life he had been given with great difficulty.

So when Voldemort realized he might really die there, he fled without hesitation.

Moreover, the methods used were extremely brutal.

In order to save his own life, he actually used magic to control Barty Crouch Jr., sending him to his death to distract Dumbledore and Eric, and then he took the opportunity to escape.

Barty Crouch Jr. knew he was doomed, so he fought desperately and successfully held off Dumbledore.

His loyalty to Voldemort was beyond question.

He was someone who was truly willing to give his life for Voldemort.

He is indeed an evil Death Eater.

But at the same time, he was also an extreme idealist.

Barty believed that serving Voldemort was the only way to realize his life's value.

Thus, despite Voldemort's deliberate manipulation, he sacrificed himself without hesitation.

Dumbledore and Eric were trapped by the explosion created by Barty Jr., and could only watch helplessly as Voldemort disappeared into the darkness.

Dumbledore didn't curse, but his face was full of anger.

The deep regret and remorse in one's heart can be seen without words.

Today may be the best chance in history to kill Voldemort.

But he actually managed to escape.

The crowd stood silently, remaining silent for a long time.

After a while, Eric said softly, "Killing him here might not be a good thing."

"Yes, that's all we can think of now," Dumbledore said with a wry smile.

Things have developed to this point now.

Even if they wanted to do something, it was already too late.

Now that things have come to this, we can only make further plans.

“Let’s go back to Hogwarts,” Dumbledore said, turning to Grindelwald with a meaningful look.

…………

Information can spread very quickly, sometimes even without the internet, reaching an unbelievable speed.

Simply because this information was just too explosive.

Voldemort is back.

In the aftermath of the riots, the news spread rapidly throughout the magical world.

The following day, The Daily Prophet published several articles covering various topics, including how to save oneself from Death Eaters and travel guides to other European countries.

Of course, there was also the most important news: the announcement of Voldemort's return.

A wizard claiming to be an expert in prophecy secretly published a message in the newspaper through personal connections, claiming that he had inherited the legacy of ancient magic and could curse and kill Voldemort, but only if he needed precious metals with magical properties as the materials for casting the spell.

Many people sent him Galonnaise by owl, hoping he would succeed.

However, after receiving the money, no one ever saw the wizard again.

It's messed up, everything is messed up.

The Ministry of Magic also held a press conference.

As minister, Fudge publicly acknowledged and announced Voldemort's return.

They didn't try to cover it up.

Because it cannot be completely concealed.

Many high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Magic, including Scrimgeour, the head of the Auror office, witnessed Voldemort's presence firsthand.

Barty Crouch, as the Director of the Ministry of Magic, was directly killed by Voldemort.

In this situation, if Fudge insists on covering it up, he will definitely be forced to step down.

Fudge can't possibly be at odds with everyone.

Moreover, Fudge can also benefit from it.

In the original timeline, Fudge was unwilling to lose his position as Minister of Magic and feared that Dumbledore would threaten his status, so he refused to admit that Voldemort had returned.

But now, he has no such risk at all.

On the one hand, this news cannot be blocked.

On the other hand, acknowledging this news was precisely a way for Fudge to strengthen his power.

Because Fudge was someone who had personally fought against the dark wizarding forces that represented Voldemort.

Six months ago in the Forbidden Forest, he, along with a whole squad of Aurors and Amelia Bones, were attacked head-on by the Mole and his men.

The Ministry of Magic suffered enormous losses.

At the time, Fudge almost resigned because of this action.

But today is different.