This Hogwarts is not normal

Chapter 1101 Interrogation of Little Barty

It turns out that Old Barty is actually Young Barty in disguise, who had been dead for 13 years. The reality makes Fudge feel a strong sense of crisis.

Forget about it back then, but the news that little Batty was not dead would definitely bring the Rookwood incident to the forefront again.

No matter how incompetent the Ministry of Magic was in the past, it was only Barty the Younger that escaped from Azkaban.

The Ministry of Magic now led by Fudge always boasts of its efficient governance. However, with Sirius in front and Rookwood behind, the so-called strengthening of the management of Azkaban has become a joke. It would be better to just turn it into a hotel.

"What a joke! Would I be scared?"

Fudge's mood at this moment was very similar to that of little Barty who was still shouting stubbornly.

If Voldemort had not returned, he would have been able to suppress the public's dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Magic.

But because Vincent refused to cooperate, last night's live broadcast had already been deeply rooted in people's minds, and no matter how tough the measures were, they were useless.

If he doesn't want to be driven out of office by angry people, he can only insist that the live broadcast of the duel between Dumbledore and Voldemort is fake, and was fabricated by some dangerous elements to divide the British wizarding community.

Fudge took a deep breath and no longer cared whether Barty Jr. would tell him everything.

Compared with his own position, his escape from Azkaban was nothing.

But for Moody and Scrimgeour, it was just the opposite. Barty Jr. 13 years ago, Sirius Black the year before, and Rookwood last year all proved that there were extremely serious loopholes in Azkaban.

If the loophole is not found and plugged as soon as possible, it is hard to say whether the Death Eaters who have been imprisoned for more than ten years will also escape.

Back to reality, simple torture alone will not pry open Barty's mouth.

Although he was most likely under a ban by Voldemort, Moody and Scrimgeour decided to give it a try.

In front of Fudge, the two men poured a bottle of truth serum into Barty Jr.'s mouth.

His body was shaking and cold sweat kept pouring out of his forehead, as if he was in great pain.

Truth serum can only achieve the effect of telling the truth by interfering with the consciousness of the person taking it, making it impossible for him to subjectively conceal or fabricate information after drinking it, thereby achieving the effect of forcing him to tell the truth, and the whole process will not feel any pain.

However, Little Batty's reaction did not seem like he was under a restriction, but more like he was resisting the interference and erosion of his consciousness.

Moody pulled a second bottle of Veritaserum from his pocket, and just as Scrimgeour was about to stop him, he drank it first.

Overdose of truth serum can cause confusion and even permanent sequelae in severe cases.

When Moody took out the third bottle, Scrimgeour quickly stopped him, "Alastor, are you crazy? It doesn't take a whole bottle of this stuff to deal with ordinary wizards. If he drinks any more, he'll become a fool!"

Moody let Scrimgeour snatch the Veritaserum from his hand. "Rufus, I doubt he knows Occlumency."

Occlumency not only protects against Legilimency, but also forces consciousness and mental alertness to remain in a state of sanity.

Since Voldemort did not impose any restrictions, the only reason for Barty Jr. to be fearless was the brain occupation technique.

It is possible that the antidote to Veritaserum was taken in advance, but even an antidote made by a top potion master would not last for more than ten hours.

"Huh..." Barty stared at Moody with a distorted face, "As expected of a legendary Auror, you figured out that I know Occlumency so quickly."

He and Rookwood must have some extraordinary qualities to be sent to the Ministry of Magic as spies by Voldemort.

Moody, who was stared at by him, showed a hideous smile, "Very good, if you tell everything early, I will be very disappointed."

Occlumency, which relies on concentration of will and isolation of emotions, is not unbreakable.

Scrimgeour watched as Moody raised his cane but made no effort to stop him.

Conventional means cannot be used to deal with Death Eaters. As long as they are not disabled, it is okay to beat them to death.

"Ah——" Little Barty screamed in agony as he was tortured by the Cruciatus Curse.

He woke Fudge up, "Rufus, Alastor, what are you doing?"

Moody responded coldly, "Interrogating Death Eaters, do you have any questions, Mr. Minister?"

This attitude severely irritated Fudge. If it were in the past, he would definitely not be able to tolerate this.

But the situation is different now. The Ministry of Magic's tough measures cannot completely suppress public opinion. If they can interrogate something to divert attention, such as the story of Barty Jr. escaping from Azkaban, which was ignored by Fudge, the wizards will definitely be very interested.

"The Dark Lord was defeated again, and fled in the same embarrassing manner as last time."

“Shut…Shut up…”

Moody continued to speak to himself, "You destroyed your family with your own hands. Your father should have been the Minister of Magic, and you should have had a bright future."

"Shut up……"

"It was you. You turned to the dark devil who was doomed to fail. Not only did you destroy your happy family, you also destroyed countless families."

Little Barty was tortured to the point of being in excruciating pain by the Cruciatus Curse, and coupled with Moody's verbal attack, his psychological defenses were gradually collapsing.

"Shut up... Stop talking..."

"You were able to escape Azkaban 13 years ago. What about now? Do you think the Dark Lord will come to save you?"

Moody grabbed his left arm that was branded with the Dark Mark. "You are too stupid, Barty Crouch Jr. The Dark Lord only treats you as a pawn. From the moment you were captured by us, you have completely lost all your usefulness."

"Kill...kill me..."

Moody used his crutch to press against the Dark Mark on his left forearm. "Can't hold on so soon? Don't worry, I won't let you die easily."

Under the effect of the dispelling spell, the Dark Mark cast wisps of black smoke.

"Ah! Kill me! Kill me now!"

To put it simply, the Dark Mark is actually a master-servant contract. Any attempt to eliminate it is considered a violation of the contract, and it will cause an intense burning pain to the branded person.

Coupled with the torture of the Cruciatus Curse, Barty Jr.'s psychological defenses finally collapsed, and his consciousness began to be disturbed by the truth effect of the truth serum.

Only when he lowered his head expressionlessly did Moody lift the magic and put away his cane.

"Barty Crouch Jr., can you hear me?"

"can hear."

"Tell me, how did you escape from Azkaban? What have you done so far?"

Little Barty took a deep, trembling breath and told his story in an emotionless tone.

Unlike Sirius, he did not escape from Azkaban on his own.

"My mother saved me. She knew she was going to die, so she begged my father to save me as the last thing he could do for her.

My father loved her, even though he never loved me, and he finally agreed, and they came together to see me, and gave me Polyjuice Potion with my mother's hair in it."

Barty's mother drank a polyjuice potion containing his hair, and the mother and son exchanged their appearances.

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