Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

Ryan understood - this was Barty Crouch Jr. himself, not the effect of Polyjuice Potion or human transformation.

And it was at this moment...

"Buzz!"

A magnificent and enormous magical power suddenly appeared from behind Ryan.

"Collapse!"

There was no doubt that the crimson light and the huge roar represented a spell cast by the caster with all his strength.

The spell was indeed powerful enough - the flying spell was almost like a red fire dragon, crashing towards Ryan.

but...

"A sneak attack is not polite, Professor Crouch."

Ryan didn't seem surprised at all.

He simply raised his wand slightly and waved it casually.

The next moment, the magic power erupting from the four-colored magic wands collided with the huge spell.

But even Ryan found it difficult to look after other things while blocking the attack.

At this time, old Barty Crouch, who launched a sneak attack from the shadows, was extremely fast.

He held several gems in his hands, which were gradually dimming and breaking.

"What a pity for these precious magical items... You shouldn't use them against me. After all, I'm not a dark wizard, and you shouldn't be such a secretive person."

At this moment, Crouch simply ignored Ryan's words.

He pointed at his son lying on the bed: "Avada Kedavra!"

Without any hesitation, he chanted the killing curse.

He was going to do what he should have done, what he should have done a long time ago.

but...

"Come on, Barty."

The next moment, he saw the green light from the tip of his wand being blocked.

What blocks it is invisible magic.

It deformed silently in the air, blocking the most evil spell.

At this time, Albus Dumbledore appeared in front of old Barty Crouch.

He looked at old Barty Crouch with sadness and pity.

"Dumbledore..."

At this moment, Crouch looked at Dumbledore who appeared.

"You're not going to the Ministry..."

A strong sense of powerlessness and despair flashed across the old face.

"Yes, the Ministry of Magic asked me to go today to discuss the date of the inquiry regarding Ryan and me."

Dumbledore said softly.

"But Ryan has an idea—since we're going to the inquiry sooner or later, there's really no need for us to discuss this. We might as well just stay in the office and eat some candy... He has something he wants to investigate."

he said softly.

"And I'm glad I agreed to his request."

"Otherwise I would have had to witness a father killing his son with his own hands - that is one of the greatest tragedies."

"He's not my son, he's just a disgrace... a mistake..."

At this moment, Crouch almost collapsed.

This warrior, who had endured countless trials, even when his arm was corroded by black magic, remained strong and endured.

At this moment, he felt so fragile that he couldn't even stand.

"And now, mistakes will lead to more mistakes... He will destroy the honor of the Crouch family... He has ruined everything!"

He looked at his so-called son lying on the bed and growled.

"I should have destroyed it long ago, long ago when Winky told me that Elias might be suspicious... I should have done it long ago, but when I came back today and found the problem, it was too late..."

He said regretfully.

At this moment, Ryan, who had already eliminated the powerful stun spell cast by old Barty Crouch with the help of magic props, looked at old Barty Crouch.

He was not surprised by the other party's inexplicable words and attitude at this time.

He was not even surprised by the enemy's ambush.

In fact, he actually knew it.

Friday is certainly a powerful magical creature, but he is not a truly battle-hardened wizard after all.

If it sneaked into Barty Crouch Sr.'s office, it would definitely leave traces - for a veteran like Barty Crouch Sr., even Ryan might not be able to sneak into his office without being discovered.

And since old Batty really has a secret, he will definitely react after discovering it.

So before Ryan came here, he was prepared for a fight.

At this moment, what Barty Crouch Sr. said and his attempt to kill Barty Crouch Jr. undoubtedly confirmed what he and Dumbledore had guessed all along.

"It seems we guessed right."

"You didn't surrender to Voldemort, but you quietly saved your son."

Ryan said softly.

"Can you tell us the truth, Professor Crouch? Headmaster Dumbledore and I don't want to use force against you. Veritaserum is too humiliating for a warrior."

He said so.

Chapter 207 Confession and Cage

Old Barty Crouch looked at Dumbledore and Ryan in front of him, obviously knowing that the game was over.

Then the old man's face turned pale and his eyes became empty.

It was as if I had aged ten years in an instant.

He spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and heavy.

"My wife...she's very ill."

His fingers unconsciously rubbed his right hand.

There was a ring with the crest of the Crouch family on it.

That is the seal ring of this ancient family.

"She knew she didn't have much time left, but she couldn't let go of little Buddy... She begged me, cried and begged me..."

His gaze drifted into the distance, as if he had returned to that gloomy night.

Azkaban is heavily guarded and Dementors roam the darkness.

But a mother's love is more powerful than any magic.

His wife, a woman whose name was never remembered by the wizarding world, came up with a crazy plan.

"She drank Polyjuice Potion."

Crouch's voice trembled slightly.

"And I...had just resigned from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the time, and still had some authority."

"I forged the paperwork to get the Dementor off duty for a short time—I sent her in and swapped little Barty out."

Hearing this, Ryan didn't say anything.

But I already know what happened.

Barty Sr.'s wife died in Azkaban within a month, and the Dementors never even discovered her true identity.

And Barty Jr., a Death Eater who should have been imprisoned, regained his freedom - of course, this "freedom" was not actually freedom.

"I thought I could change him."

Crouch's voice gradually turned cold.

"I thought that if I locked him up and prevented him from contacting the outside world, he would be free from Voldemort's influence."

"But no—he will not give up his loyalty to the Dark Lord."

So, old Barty resorted to a more extreme measure - the Imperius Curse.

"I put the Imperius Curse on him."

Crouch said, his tone bitter.

"I asked Winky to keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't escape or contact the other Death Eaters."

That was indeed the source of his long period of pain and suffering.

From then on, every time he returned to his home, he would think of the choice he had made, his wife, and the creed he had betrayed.

"It was a mistake... but there's nothing I can do to change it."

Having said this, old Batty stopped.

He thought this mistake would continue until his death - before he died he would definitely kill little Barty and then bury all the sins.

until...

"Department of Mysteries..."

Old Batty's voice suddenly became hoarse.

He looked sharply at Ryan: "You... Ryan Elias, said you saw him during the attack?"

His words were questioning.