As soon as the Soul Taker entered the office, it quickly pounced on Barty Crouch Jr., as if it had been prepared …
It put down its cloak, revealing a highly rotten face. The surface was wrapped in a layer of scabbed gray skin. You couldn't see the eyes, nose, or any other facial features that a normal creature should have, except for the pitch-black mouth that looked like a black hole!
Elwyn and Snape widened their eyes as they saw the Soul Taker aim its mouth at Barty Crouch Jr. and suck hard.
Before they could stop it, something was clearly sucked out of Barty Crouch Jr.'s body. It was his soul!
The Soul Taker gave Barty Crouch Jr. a fatal kiss, sucking out his soul.
Elwyn felt a chill in his stomach. It was the first time he had seen a Soul Taker kiss someone. He could not tell if it was the displeasure brought on by the Soul Taker itself, or the terrible scene before him. He suddenly felt very cold, and fear spread.
In just a second, Barty Crouch Jr.'s soul had left his body, and he was no better than dead.
He sat there with his head drooped. Although he was still alive, there was no breath. He was just a corpse with signs of life.
Elwyn suddenly understood why everyone said that the Soul Taker was the most evil creature in the world. The process of it kissing Barty Crouch Jr. and sucking his soul away was much more evil than the three Unforgivable Curses.
The souls of those killed by the Massacre Curse could go to another world or choose to become a ghost.
However, Barty Crouch Jr.'s soul remained in this Soul Taker's body, becoming its food.
After devouring the soul, it became visibly stronger. It turned to look at Elwyn and Snape, inhaling deeply …
What greeted him was a guardian. Snape aimed his wand at the Soul Taker, furious.
A powerful silvery-white object emerged from his wand and scattered the Soul Taker that had just devoured Barty Crouch Jr.'s soul.
It let out a silent howl, unwillingly opened its arms, and disappeared into the air.
After destroying the Soul Taker, Snape's guardian continued to rush out of the room, as if to inform Dumbledore.
To be honest, this was too bizarre. Everything seemed to have been planned.
Not long after Dumbledore left, Barty Crouch Jr.'s soul was inexplicably sucked away, and the Soul Catcher that devoured his soul was destroyed by Snape, disappearing from this world as if it had never existed.
When Elwyn saw Foggy follow him in, he couldn't help but suspect that the minister was on Lord Voldemort's side.
Otherwise, how could he explain this matter? This was too much of a coincidence!
They needed Barty Crouch Jr. to testify that the Lord Voldemort had been resurrected, but there was nothing he could do now.
He was still alive, but he was dead!
As for Elwyn and Harry's testimonies, they were just underage children, and no one would believe them.
At the very least, Foggy definitely wouldn't believe what they said.
"Minister, Dumbledore said that Soul Eaters are not allowed in the castle," Snape said angrily.
"I know, but I heard that the Death Eaters were behind this incident!" Foggy explained uneasily, looking at Barty Crouch Jr., who was sitting in the chair. Then, he suddenly became tough. "As the minister of the Ministry of Magic, I have the right to decide whether I need a bodyguard to meet this potentially dangerous person …"
"Save your words for Dumbledore," Snape said, not bothering to argue with him.
Snape's attitude annoyed Foggy, and Elwyn had never seen him so angry before.
"I'll talk to Dumbledore, but I don't see how there's anything to explain," Foggy said angrily. "The man in the chair, according to all accounts, got what he deserved. He seems to have caused the deaths of several people! Including his father, a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic, Barty Crouch! "
"Yes, Cornelius. He killed many people, but he can't testify now."
Dumbledore, who had received the news, walked in quickly, followed by Sirius, Professor Meg, Professor Flitwick, Hagrid, Mrs. Maxim, and the Auror that Foggy had brought with him. They were all looking at Barty Crouch Jr., whose soul had been sucked out, with shock written all over their faces.
Dumbledore, on the other hand, stared sharply at Foggy, as if seeing through him for the first time.
"Cornelius, he can't provide evidence to explain why he killed those people now."
"Albus, what do you mean by this? Why did he kill them? Isn't it obvious? " Foggy's eyes quickly swept over those who were looking for support, but there was no response. He said exasperatedly, "He's a wandering lunatic who seems to think that everything he's doing is following the orders of the mysterious man!"
"The Lord Voldemort did give him orders in the past, Cornelius!" Dumbledore said. "The Lord Voldemort devised a plan to make a comeback. Just half an hour ago, that plan succeeded, and the Lord Voldemort restored his physical body."
Foggy turned pale with fright, as if someone had given him a heavy blow.
He blinked dizzily and stared blankly at Dumbledore, as if unable to fully believe what he had just heard.
A few seconds later, he stammered, still staring at Dumbledore.
"The mysterious man is back? Nonsense! Don't joke around, Dumbledore, this isn't funny at all … "
"We just heard Barty Crouch Jr confess. Under the effect of the truth-telling serum, he told us everything, telling us how he was smuggled out of Azkaban and how he plotted to help the Lord Voldemort make a comeback."
"Listen to me, Dumbledore!" Foggy said, panting. Everyone was surprised to see a flash of a smile on his face. "Y-you can't really believe all this, can you? The mysterious man is back? Don't joke around, don't joke around! Needless to say, Crouch Jr may think he's acting on the orders of the mysterious man, but how can you take the words of such a lunatic seriously, Dumbledore … "
"Elwyn and Harry witnessed the process with their own eyes. They were sent to the Lord Voldemort with the door key prepared by Barty Crouch Jr., and saw the Lord Voldemort rise from the dead." Dumbledore said, "Why don't you come to my office? I'll explain everything to you, including what we should do next!"
"You're going to believe everything those two boys say, aren't you, Dumbledore?" Dumbledore! 'Foggy still had that queer smile on his face.
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