"Why do we have to have this girl, My Lord? We could use any witch or wizard and the spell would work just as well. It would go so much more quickly. It will be almost impossible to get to her. She's almost as protected as Harry Potter where she is right now. If you allowed me to go out for a short while I could be back within two days with someone more than suitable," Wormtail said.
"It's true I could use another wizard," Lord Voldemort answered.
"Yes it will be difficult to get to her, but I can find a much better subject. She's nothing more than a Mudblood. Why would you want such tainted blood is beyond me, My Lord."
"She is much more than a Mudblood, Wormtail. Her blood could make so much stronger than any wizard out there. Her blood is the one I want and whose I will get."
"There are better wizards out there."
"And you volunteer to go find me a substitute. I wonder if it's because you grow tired of the task of nursing me back to health. Could this suggestion of a substitution be nothing more than an attempt to abandon me?"
"No, My Lord. I have no wish to leave you, none at all-"
"Don't lie to me! You regret returning to me. I revolt you. I see the way you look at me. I feel you shudder when you touch me…"
"No! I am devoted to you-"
"Your devotion is nothing more than fear. You wouldn't be here if you had somewhere else to go. How am I to survive when I'm without you feeding me every few hours?"
"You are stronger than you seem, Your Lordship."
"Liar! I am no stronger, and a few days alone will be enough to rob me of what little health I have gained under your clumsy care. Now I have my reasons for using the girl, as I have explained to you, and I will use no other. I have waited thirteen years what is a few more months? As for the girl's protections, I believe my plan will be effective. All I need is courage from you. Courage you will find unless you want to feel the full extent my wrath."
"My Lord, all through our journey I have gone over our plan. Bertha Jorkins's disappearance won't go unnoticed and if we proceed, if I murder-"
"If? If you follow the plan no one will ever know that anyone has died. Come, Wormtail, one more death and our path to the girl. I only wish I could do it myself, but in my condition… I'm not asking you to do it alone. By that time my faithful servant would have returned to me."
"I am your faithful servant."
"I need somebody with brain whose loyalty never wavered unfortunately you lack both qualities."
"I found you. I brought you here. I brought you Bertha Jorkins."
"That true. A stroke of brilliance I wouldn't have thought you capable of. Though you had no idea how useful she would be when you caught her, did you? You still have no idea how valuable she was."
"I thought she might be useful."
"Liar! Though I can't deny how invaluable her information is to me. Without it I never would have been able to form my plan, and for that, you will be rewarded. I will allow you to perform a task that many of my followers will give their right hand for."
"Really, My Lord? What?"
"You don't want to spoil the surprise, now would you? Your part will come at the very end, but I promise you will be as useful as Bertha Jorkins."
"Are you going to kill me too?"
"Wormtail, why would I kill you? I killed Bertha because I had to after my questioning she was really quite useless. Questions would have arisen if she returned to the ministry telling everyone how she saw you over her holiday. You're supposed to be dead you shouldn't be running into Ministry of Magic witches at wayside inns."
"We could have modified her memory."
"We could have modified her memory? Memory charms can be broken by a powerful wizard I've proven that just by questioning her, and it would be an insult to her memory not to use the information I extracted from her. It is decided. There will be no more argument."
"Yes, My Lord." Wormtail stood and left the room.
"One more murder, the return of my faithful servant and my daughter will return to me."