Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 201 Interrogating Little Barty! Uncovering the Hidden Secrets!

Dudley looked at Barty Crouch Jr., who was hanging in mid-air and wailing, and gave a sarcastic remark, like the MVP of the winning team.

"You...you despicable and shameless! If you hadn't secretly cursed me, I wouldn't...I wouldn't have lost so quickly!"

Dudley didn't continue casting the Cruciatus Curse. After enduring a wave of excruciating pain, Barty the Younger gave a stubborn rebuttal.

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Upon hearing this, Dudley burst into hearty laughter, mocking, "These days, even a seasoned Death Eater has the nerve to ridicule others for being despicable and shameless? It's like a crow raising its head to praise someone else's blackness—a complete reversal of the natural order!"

You call me shameless, but does that make you noble? Don't tell me you could escape from Mad-Eye Moody and Remus Lupin all by yourself!

Oh, wait! You not only escaped, you also managed to turn the tables and capture me!

"Speak! Who helped you! And what methods did you use!"

As Dudley spoke, his sarcasm turned into a question.

Although he dealt with Barty Crouch Jr., the fact that Crouch was able to stage a plot almost identical to the original story under his meticulous planning suggests there must be a huge hidden story behind it that Crouch Jr. was unaware of.

Moreover, Barty Jr. stole Mad-Eye Moody's complete set of equipment and, just like in the original story, drank a polysaccharide soup containing scraps of Moody's body.

This suggests that there's a 98% chance the suitcase Dudley tricked him into giving him contained Mad-Eye Moody himself.

This leads to a terrible problem.

Is Lupin the werewolf wizard still the same person he always was?

It's important to know that Mad-Eye Moody and Lupin were the ones who carried out the mission to execute Barty Jr.

Now that Moody, who was seriously injured and then fell into a coma, is here, is Lupin, who was slightly injured, discharged from the hospital early, and went with the Weasleys to carry out the Muggle talent recruitment program, really Lupin?

Dudley never met Lupin, and Dumbledore controlled Lupin remotely through letters.

Lupin has not sent any Muggle talents who have passed the initial selection to Hogsmeade Village; it is the ordinary members of the Muggle Talent Introduction Team who are carrying out the task of sending people.

Therefore, it's terrifying to think about.

Dudley and Dumbledore must quickly extract enough information from Barty Jr., then wake Mad-Eye Moody in the suitcase for questioning and comparison.

"Hahaha! I'm not going to tell you!"

Just as Dudley had predicted, Little Barty was stubborn. At this moment, he seemed to have found something to hold Dudley hostage, and he was completely fearless and utterly shameless.

He further provoked, "Don't even think about using Legilimency or Truth Elixir on me. I know Occlumency! My mental strength is also enough to counteract the effects of Truth Elixir. There's absolutely no way you can dig out any secrets from my head!"

Dali's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this.

With a wave of his hand, he unleashed another enhanced, malicious version of the Cruciatus Curse.

Little Barty was in excruciating pain, but amidst his screams, he forced out intermittent, maniacal laughter, displaying extreme arrogance.

Dudley's expression turned cold, and he unleashed another Cruciatus Curse.

This time, Little Barty's screams became more frequent, but there were still bursts of laughter.

Dudley stopped what he was doing, looked at the air beside him, and calmly asked, "Did you find anything out, Dumbledore?"

"There are some, but I don't know if they're true or false."

Dumbledore dispelled the Illusion Curse, and his figure appeared from the transparent air.

With his cultivation level and mastery of magic spells, he can cast a silent spell while standing still under the Illusionary Body Spell.

"Dumbledore? You just used Legilimency on me?"

Even you couldn't completely see through my Occlumency! It's a powerful mental defense spell I concocted, a gamble of my loyalty to the Dark Lord!

Barty Jr. seemed somewhat alarmed by Dumbledore's appearance, but he endured the excruciating pain and encouraged himself with arrogant words.

In truth, he wasn't entirely confident that he could stop Dumbledore's investigation.

However, Dudley and Dumbledore ignored Barty's arrogant words and continued their conversation.

"One more time, with all your might!"

"it is good!"

The two reached an agreement in a few words.

Then...

"Heart-piercing and bone-scraping!"

"Capture the spirit and grasp the mind!"

Two voices, one young and one old, chanted incantations one after the other, both aimed at Barty Crouch Jr.

After a scream, Dudley and Dumbledore activated their 'Hear-blocking' spell and began to communicate.

"I saw a giant snake, a strange giant snake, a giant snake that seemed to be related to Voldemort. Barty Jr. had an extraordinary respect for this giant snake in his memory."

Unlike the giant python that Voldemort possessed, I think I saw this snake when I was young.

When did I see it? I've lived too long, I have too many memories. Some early memories that I haven't paid much attention to, I have to use the Pensieve to slowly extract them and recall them.

Dumbledore told Dudley all the useful information he had just discovered.

Upon hearing this, Dudley quickly came up with an answer and hurriedly told Dumbledore:

"Don't go back and search your memories yet. I think I've seen a bit of the truth. Cooperate with me later and watch what I do."

“Alright!” Dumbledore agreed without the slightest hesitation.

"Impossible, it's impossible for him to see my memories, not even Dumbledore..."

Barty saw Dudley and Dumbledore whispering to each other, but could only hear hissing sounds. Panicked, he began to mutter to himself.

He was originally an outstanding young man, with superb magic skills, a deep and shrewd mind, calm and decisiveness, and excellent acting skills.

But the prerequisite is that what happens to him must not be related to Voldemort, whom he regards as his father, and that he must be in a weak and powerless state.

Barty Jr. has a morbid loyalty to Voldemort. Whenever anything is related to Voldemort, he loses his composure, becomes paranoid and ruthless, and his weaknesses increase significantly.

"Alright! Stop muttering! Little Barty! We know everything!"

Dudley broke free of the 'close your ears' spell and, with an incredibly confident expression, spoke up to Barty with unwavering certainty.

"No way, you must be bluffing me!"

Barty Jr., still retaining his senses, gritted his teeth and activated Occlumency at full power once more, attempting to resist Dudley and Dumbledore's probing.

However, this time, Dudley had no intention of using magic to extract information from Barty's mind.

He used the Summoning Charm to remove Mad-Eye Moody's X-ray vision, rose-colored flask, and wooden prosthetic limb from Barty Jr., slowly and gracefully storing them into his personal space.

This subject Barty to prolonged, silent, and emotional abuse.

This gradually weakened his psychological defenses.

"Golden Bell, fall to the ground! Transform instantly! Imprison instantly!"

Dudley used the reverse spell "Upside Down" to release Barty from his upside-down position, then turned a clod of dirt on the ground into a wooden cross frame and tied Barty to it.

Then, he used a cleansing spell to remove the dirt and bloodstains from Little Barty's face.

He used the Illumination Charm to illuminate the surrounding space.

This allowed Dudley to see Barty's face clearly, and all the expressions Barty made consciously and unconsciously.