Chapter 283: Voldemort's Secret
Rove and Dumbledore land in the meditation basin and appear on a dusty dim staircase when their feet hit the ground.
Not far away, three Aurors and a tall Dementor escorted Crouch and his son down the stairs.
Rove immediately recognized that this was Azkaban Prison.
A year ago, he had traveled here with Minister Fudge to explore the lake where the Dementors were born, so he still has an impression.
The two of them followed, heading towards the bottom of the black prison.
The so-called black prison refers to a dark cell, where there is no light, and once brought in, it means that he will not be able to see the light of day again, hear the voice of people again, and suffer forever in torment.
In such a cruel environment, the prisoners are all those wizards who have been sentenced to life imprisonment!
Following Barty Crouch's memories, they reach the end of the stairs.
A gray, scabbed hand, sticking out of the Dementor's cloak, holds a bunch of keys and inserts it into the lock, opening an iron door.
The chain that had not been opened for a long time made a "crunch" protest sound, and dust flakes were scattered.
After the heavy iron door was opened, the group walked into a dark world.
The wands lit in the hands of the three Aurors were the only source of light at this time, and the faint and flickering white light shone through the ancient iron bars into the cells, and many prisoners could be seen.
They were ragged, withered, and skinny, and even if anyone passed by, they didn't even look at them, like corpses, lying motionless on the ground.
In addition to the harsh environment, these people became like this, mainly because of the "eating" of the Death Eaters, which sucked them all into crumbs.
The Dementor floated forward, leading the Auror to the left and into another hallway.
The prisoners here seemed to recognize Barty Crouch, and they all stood up, banging on the bars and making loud noises at him.
Dumbledore looked at the prisoners, his eyes narrowed, and he suddenly asked, "Off, did you find a problem?" ”
"The mental condition of the prisoners here is much better than that of the prisoners in front of them." Rove groaned:
"When I came last year, they weren't like that."
A year ago, Rolf had been to the hallway with Kingsley, and he had a "friendly exchange" with Bellatrix, giving her a few big pockets.
At that time, the prisoners in this corridor were not as energetic as they are now.
"It's really weird." Dumbledore was pleased with Rove's acuity, and he said in a deep voice:
"If these prisoners had just been imprisoned, they might indeed be in good mental condition, but most of the prisoners in this corridor are Death Eaters who have been imprisoned for thirteen years, and they shouldn't be what they are now."
While the two were wondering, the Dementor floated to a cell, opened the door, and sent Barty Crouch inside.
Next door to the cell was a man who was not tall, thin as a scarecrow, with a mouse's face and deep-set eyes like two black holes.
"Please, give me some water to drink...... Please. The man pleaded in a hoarse voice.
A young Auror saw that the man was pitiful, and he hesitated for a moment, then took off the kettle from his waist and handed it to the other man.
The man clutched the kettle tightly in both hands and swallowed hungrily, the water running down from the corners of his mouth and dripping into his beard.
"Add, we're forbidden to give anything to the prisoner!" A gray-haired, middle-aged Auror harshly criticized:
"You have violated the provisions of Article 4, Article 8 of the Azkaban Code."
"Uncle ......"
"What uncle?" The middle-aged Auror reprimanded: "How many times have I told you, when you work, you have to call your position!" ”
"Yes, Mr. Captain." Eddie said flatteringly, "I won't dare again." ”
As the Aurors spoke, Dumbledore looked at the man drinking and asked, "Rove, do you know who he is?" ”
Rove shook his head.
"Rodolphus Lestrange." Dumbledore introduced, "He's Sirius's cousin-in-law. ”
When Rove heard this, he immediately became interested and looked at the man seriously.
It turns out that this is Bellatrix's husband, and I don't know if he knows his wife, and he has always been deeply in love with the Dark Lord.
If he could actually see Rodolphus one day, Rove would have asked him about it in person.
After putting Barty Crouch in the cell, the Aurors took Barty Crouch Jr. to the opposite cell.
Next door to the cell, there was a dark-skinned, thick-liped woman, who was very thin, with a layer of skin wrapped in her bones, and two crazy black eyes staring at her haggard face.
The woman lay on her stomach beside the iron fence and said in a hoarse voice:
"Barty Crouch, Jr., aren't you dead early? I was sad for a long time when I saw your body being dragged out, how did you come back to life? ”
Barty Crouch Jr. looked up at the woman, he looked at it for a moment, and said with some uncertainty:
"Are you...... Bellatrix?! ”
"It's me." Bella grinned, showed a mouthful of yellow teeth, and smiled, "How did you escape?" ”
Barty Jr. was about to explain, when the middle-aged Auror rebuked, "Shut up, no communication between prisoners." ”
Bella laughed and said, "I don't know that Barty Crouch sent you out, right?" ”
"You were caught by Rov Scamander again and sent back again, do you hate him? I'll take you to kill that kid......"
When Rove heard Bella's words, he showed a shocked look, of course, his shock was not that Bella wanted to kill herself, but that she knew the cause and effect of Barty Crouch Jr......
Bellatrix is obviously locked up in Azkaban, how can he know so many things?!
The Auror was apparently aware of this, and was about to ask when he heard a scream from behind him.
The middle-aged Auror looked back to find his nephew, Add, wailing to the ground, his hands dripping with blood.
It turned out that Rodolphus, when he was returning the kettle, suddenly grabbed Eddie's arm through the crack in the fence, shoved it into his mouth, and bit off two of his fingers in one gulp.
Rodolphus chewed his fingers heavily, he stuck out his tongue, licked the blood from his mouth, and laughed cruelly:
"Boy, this is what happens when mercy overflows...... Truly! ”
The remaining two Aurors pulled out their wands, but the next scene surprised everyone:
Bella and Rodolphus also raised their wands, and the red light shot through the hallway, and the two Aurors fainted to the ground before they could react.
Barty Crouch Jr. asked with a dull expression, "...... you guys How do you have wands? ”
Bella didn't answer, but looked humbly at the immobile Dementor and asked:
"The host...... Going to kill Barty Crouch? ”
"No, you don't." A hoarse voice rang out from the Dementor's body.
"Kill Barty Crouch now, you're sure to alarm Fudge, you use the Oblivion Charm to erase his memory."
"Yes." Bella pulled out a key, opened the cell door, and walked out.
The Dementor looked at Barty Crouch Jr., and suddenly lifted its hood, revealing a horrible face.
What's even more creepy is that on the back of the Dementor's head, there is also a face:
The color is dead white like chalk, the red eyes glow, and below are two long nostrils as slender as snakes.
Voldemort asked, in a hoarse voice:
"Barty Crouch, Jr., long time no see, are you still as loyal to me as you were back then?"
Bellatrix walked over to the cell and pointed her wand at Barty Crouch.
Before Crouch fell unconscious, he saw his son kneeling on the ground, kissing the Dementor's robe with a feverish expression, and he excitedly said:
"The host...... I have always been your most loyal servant! ”
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