"Mr. Crouch?" Percy said in surprise, rising from his seat.

It's just that this middle-aged man, at this time, has lost his former vigor, as if he has entered the twilight years in advance, his black hair is now almost white, and the wrinkles and spots on his face all reflect his old age.

He walked out of the conference room to the left of the auditorium, dressed in a black suit and looking tired.

"Oh, Weatherby. He grunted, then coughed, ignoring Percy's shouts, and came behind Dumbledore.

Dumbledore stood up, patted Crouch on the shoulder comfortingly, and whispered a few more words.

"It's such a faux pas. Percy said angrily that he felt that the two of them were acting in a way that was not in line with their identity.

The award ceremony began, and this time the host was no longer Ludo Bagman, who according to him had some very urgent and important matters to deal with.

Maybe it's to escape gambling debts?

The task was taken over by Dumbledore, and the old man's deep voice rang through the Great Hall.

"The Triwizard Tournament, which lasted for more than half a year, came to an end not long ago, and I am sure that both the guests from the school and the students of Hogwarts must have had a lot of fun during the process, and the four warriors have also given us one wonderful match after another. ”

At this time, the four warriors were already standing in an open space in front of the guest of honor, ready to take the stage to receive the award at any time

At this time, the audience erupted in warm applause, and several warriors nodded to the audience from time to time.

As an award ceremony, several of the Warriors' parents were also invited as guests, but they were not with the Warriors at dinner just now.

They sat down at another table and enjoyed their dinner.

"And yet... Under this unprecedented event, an extremely unacceptable thing happened behind the scenes. Dumbledore's voice suddenly became low, no longer in the high tone of his voice.

The blue eyes scanned back and forth in the auditorium, majestic to the extreme.

"Listen, listen, Minerva, I guessed, that's definitely what I mean ominous!" said Professor Turney excitedly.

Professor McGonagall glanced at her, then smiled a not-so-friendly smile, "I thought you were used to our Headmaster's "bad habits" of joking"

The next moment, Professor McGonagall's smile froze on her face.

"Voldemort is back. The old man's words echoed in the auditorium.

Most of them first heard Voldemort's name, and invariably shuddered with fear, and then the expression on their faces went numb, as if they hadn't heard what Dumbledore had said at all.

What does the Goblet of Fire have to do with Voldemort? Could it be that he had competed in this kind of tournament before?

They were unconsciously confused, and they didn't even hear the second half of Dumbledore's words.

The few conscious students and faculty members all looked at Dumbledore in horror at this time, obviously unable to believe this fact.

Several warriors also looked different, Harry breathed a sigh of relief, as if he was relaxing that he didn't have to keep a secret anymore, and Krum, like most people, didn't realize what Dumbledore was saying, and was a little confused.

Malfoy, on the other hand, closed his eyelids slightly, as if Dumbledore had just told a not-so-funny joke.

Fleur was completely in a tangled mood, her slender fingers clasped together, and she looked at the boy who didn't seem to know anything not far away, as if she had made up her mind.

"Seeing is not necessarily believing, and in addition to that extraordinary intelligence, sometimes we can also listen to our hearts and make some decisions. A girl's words popped into her mind.

The girl who "snatched" her established dance partner.

After that unpleasant incident, Fleur spent many days wandering around Hogwarts, and she felt that the only way to ease her near-resentment was to walk aimlessly.

Then it is often found that the girl named Luna appears in all kinds of unexpected places.

At first she thought it was some kind of demonstration by the girl, but then she realized that it was just a coincidence.

Luna always got along with strange creatures that seemed to be very close to the girl, even though they seemed ferocious, but unconsciously tame under her touch.

At the last time the two met in private, Luna approached her and struck up a conversation with her.

Fleur didn't know why the girl suddenly said such a thing to her out of nowhere, but she wanted to believe that it was her enlightenment.

She could feel the kindness that came from the girl.

"Do I really have to follow my instincts?" Fleur asked herself, slowly closing her eyes in thought.

"Voldemort is back. The old man's voice resounded throughout the auditorium again.

This time, even the most unresponsive person knew what Dumbledore was saying.

Immediately after that, there was a nervous whisper in the audience.

"I'm sorry. At this time, Dumbledore had quietly walked to the audience, and the person on the stage was replaced by Barty Crouch.

He bowed heavily to the crowd.

"I'm sorry!" he said in a mournful voice.

"I'm not doing my job as a Ministry of Magic official. Crouch continued.

Percy's expression was wonderful, he didn't know why Mr. Crouch suddenly apologized to everyone, he looked a little overwhelmed, and looked around, only to find that no one was paying attention to him.

"Soon I will resign and accept the judgment I deserve, and I will confess to you today what I have done. ”

"The older professors in this room must have lived through that terrifying time, but luckily that man fell, and then many Death Eaters were liquidated, and if you still remember, you may remember, my unsuccessful son was one of them. He said slowly.

"At that time, I tried to show an iron-faced selflessness, but of course, it didn't help my political future, and I was a strong candidate for the next Minister of Magic, and I thought that the impact of this incident would also lose my competitiveness, and I ended up becoming the director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation. ”

"My selfishness has led things to an irreparable point. The middle-aged man's tone became more and more gloomy, and the audience looked at the scene in front of them in disbelief.

"I rescued my son. Crouch flatly uttered an astonishing truth.

Many in the audience began to whisper.

"No way! no one can get out of Azkaban!" said one of the students as he stood up, only to realize that there had been an exception a year ago, and sat down with a flushed face.

"yes, almost no one can escape from Azkaban. Crouch glanced in that direction and nodded.

"Hiding from the Dementors comes at a great cost. Crouch's eyes began to redden, and he seemed to fall into a state of extreme remorse.