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Chapter two
Harry felt himself slam flat on the ground, his face pressed into Cedric chest, who had fell too because he was holding Wormtail and lost his balance, Harry nostrils was filled with Cedric scent, something spice, a tropical smell mixture with sweat, leaving Harry lightheaded together with the symptoms from the portkey. A torrent of sound deafened and confused him; there were voices, screams, footstep everywhere…. He stay where he was for a moment until he felt Cedric moving under him trying to get up, still feeling dizzy both boys stand- up coming face to face with Professors Dumbledore, Alastor Moody and Minerva McGonagall.
"Harry, Cedric what happened? Why Peter Pettigrew is here?" – Dumbledore asked looking very concern.
"Professor we can't explain everything right now with everybody here, just make sure that this scum here don't scape and we'll tell you everything in your office what happened." – said Cedric staring at Dumbledore, trying to tell with his eyes how serious the situations is.
"You're right," – said Professor Dumbledore. "Harry, Cedric go with Professor McGonagall to my office, don't leave her side and wait for me there while I invent some explanation about Peter Pettigrew presence."
They both followed Professor McGonagall back to the castle. Across the lawn, past the lake and the Durmstrang ship, Harry heard nothing but his own heavy breathing.
"What happened boys?"- Professor McGonagall asked as soon as they entered headmaster office.
"Sorry Professor, but its better if we wait for headmaster arrives," – replied Cedric. "But know that what we have to say is very grave."
"I understand," – said Professor McGonagall. "You boys need anything, any injuries?"
"I don't need anything," – said Cedric. "But I think Harry's leg is injured, Professor."
"Let me see if I can do something about it Mr. Potter while we are here before you both go to infirmary." – ordered Professor McGonagall pushing Harry on the next chair and checking his leg.
Harry was giving Cedric dirty looks, he hate show weakness in front of the others, while Cedric has a smug smile on his face. They didn't have to wait too long for Professor Dumbledore arrive with a small group; Minister Cornelius Fudge, Mad Eye Moody, Professor Snape, Cedric's parents, Hagrid carrying the still unconscious Wormtail and the most odd of the group, a big black dog that Harry knew was his godfather.
Cedric's parents as soon as they entered the office got their son in a crushing hug and didn't look that they will release him any time soon; Cedric's mum has tears in her eyes as she keeping hugging and kissing him and the same time checking if he is ok over and over.
Cedric was looking very uncomfortable with the attentions he was getting from his parents and amused looks from the others except Snape and Moody who have a repulsed look on their faces. Harry was trying not to feel jealous at Cedric, so he stay focused on the black dog that was making funny dog's faces at him.
"Alright everyone," – said Dumbledore getting the attention of them all, Cedric with a very red face. "I know that everybody here are curious to know the truth about why we have this man here that was supposed to be dead for thirteen years; Cedric, Harry the floor is yours."
Cedric distanced himself from his parents and went next to Harry who looks a little intimidated from the stares they are receiving, seeing this Cedric took to himself to explain what happened in the third task; the obstacle that they confronted, about him being attacked by Victor Krum with the cruciatus curse and that he was saved by Harry and together they realize that Krum was under the Imperius curse and that was him that attacked Fleur before too. He keeping explaining and now with Harry's input that they reached the cup at same time and they decided that since both helped each other during the tournament that they both take the cup together and that would be a Hogwarts's victory, but the cup was a portkey and transported them to a graveyard instead to Hogwarts. At this part Harry told them that he recognized the place as one that he saw on his dreams during the summer, in his dreams he saw Peter Pettigrew, another man he didn't knew and another that looked like a deformed baby, this one he recognized as Lord Voldemort. Harry decide to not take notice at the scary looks on Professor McGonagall and Cedric's parents or the incredulous face of Minister Fudge, the others maintained their stoic looks.
Continuing with what happened, they described that not too long after they arrived at the graveyard they were approached by Peter Pettigrew, who was carrying Lord Voldemort in his arms and was ordered by him to kill Cedric, but he was too slow and was disarmed and knock up unconscious by Cedric. They finished the story with how Voldemort escaped; taking the wand that was on the ground next to Wormtail and disapparated.
Everyone in the room stayed silent for a moment trying to understand what the boys told them, some looking appalled with the prospect of Voldemort return, others seemed resigned with the idea, but Cornelius Fudge was even more incredulous and he was the first to say what he was thinking.
"This is preposterous Dumbledore, we cannot believe a word that these boys said, they must want more attentions and decided to invent that You-Know-Who is trying to return."
"My son doesn't lie, and I believe that Mr. Potter doesn't lie too and don't want any more fame that he already have." – roared Amos Diggory angrily.
"Calm down everyone," – said the headmaster. "If you don't want to believe the boys, as you notice we have here another person who can testify what happened with the help of a Truth Potion since he came with the boys from wherever they were."
"I don't have time for this Dumbledore." – said Fudge
"Well I'm sorry to say but you have to make time for this," –replied Dumbledore pointing at Wormtail on the ground. "As you oblivious notice with this man being alive there is someone that was sent to Azkaban for his murdered."
Harry look right away to the black dog, who was barking quietly at Wormtail.
"Severus," – asked Dumbledore. "Do you have the potion?"
"Of course headmaster." – respond Snape taking the bottle from inside his coat and giving to headmaster who was now in front Wormtail and with a flick of his wand wake him up.
Wormtail open his eyes slowly, but as soon that he realize what was happening he start moving, trying to get free from the ties that were still in place. Dumbledore open up the potion bottle forcing rather brutally Wormtail drink it before he could say anything.
"I would like you to tell us," said Dumbledore softly, "how you came to be here. How are you not dead?"
Wormtail took a deep, shuddering breath, then began to speak in a flat, expressionless voice.
"I was the Potter's secret keeper; it was me that betrayed them to Lord Voldemort. I knew as soon that Sirius found about the Potter's death he would know it who was responsible and would come after me, I was waiting him and before he could do anything, I blow up that street killing those muggles and faked my death cutting my finger and then escaping in my animagus form."
Harry and the black dog were shaking angrily, trying not to kill this bastard.
Cedric's parents with Professor McGonagall and Mr. Fudge were shocked with the declaration.
"I stayed hidden for twelve years in my animagus form with the Weasley's family as their pet without them knowing about it, when Sirius escaped Azkaban I knew my time was up, that he would come after me again. Everybody thought that he was after Harry, but was me that he want it and almost got me this time, but I was able to escape again and went looking for my old master."
"I found him in Albania, I took care of him and helped with his plan to get his body back."
"What was his plan?" – asked Dumbledore.
"He planned to use Harry Potter blood to bring his body back and then of course kill him."
"How was he planning to do this?" – said Dumbledore.
"I captured Bertha Jorkins in Albania and bring to him. He had tortured her. She told him a great deal. She told him about the Triwizard Tournament. She told him the old Auror, Moody, was going to teach at Hogwarts. He tortured her until he broke through the Memory Charm that was placed upon her. She told him that one of his death-eaters escaped from Azkaban."
"Who is the death-eater, and what Voldemort wanted with him and Alastor Moody? – asked Dumbledore scanning the room and saw Moody, who was next the door and seeming a little nervous. Dumbledore's eyes widened for a second and before somebody notice he turned back at Wormtail.
"Barty Crouch Jr., Bertha told my master that Crouch Jr. was imprisoned by his father at home. With the information that Bertha had given him, master conceived a plan, he needed his most faithful servant. We arrived at his house near midnight, his father answered the door.
Wormtail took another deep breath and continued in the same flat voice.
"It was very quick. My master put Barty Crouch under the Imperius Curse, now was the father was the one imprisoned, controlled. My master forced him to go about his business as usual, to act as though nothing was wrong. And Barty Crouch Jr. was released.
"And what Voldemort asked Barty Crouch Jr. to do?" – said Dumbledore.
"He told Crouch Jr. that he needed to place a faithful servant at Hogwarts. A servant who would guide Harry Potter through the Triwizard Tournament without appearing to do so. To ensure that Harry reached the Triwizard Cup. Turn the Cup into a Portkey, which would take the first person to touch it to my master."
"You needed Alastor Moody," said Dumbledore. His blue eyes were blazing, though his voice remained calm. He turned around looking for Moody, but he isn't here anymore, he ran away.
"Severus please," – said Dumbledore looking at Snape. "Go after Moody and try to catch him before he escape."
Snape nodded and left without a word, the others stood with a perplex look on their faces before realization what just happened come to their eyes.
"It seems that now we know who put your name on the Goblet of Fire, Harry." – said Dumbledore and before anybody say something, he turned again to Wormtail.
"Please continue."
"Crouch Jr. and I did it. We had prepared the Polyjuice Potion beforehand. We journeyed to his house. Moody put up a struggle. There was a commotion. We managed to subdue him just in time. Forced him into a compartment of his own magical trunk. Took some of his hair and added it to the potion. Crouch Jr. drank it; he became Moody's double. He took his leg and his eye. And he set off for Hogwarts.
"I returned to take care of my master and to keep a watch over Barty Crouch Jr.'s father. I failed, my master punished me severely."
"And tonight…" – said Dumbledore.
"My master and I were waiting for Potter arrives at the Riddle's graveyard, my master's father manor; I have everything ready, but Potter didn't come alone, he brought another student with him. My master told me to kill the spare, but I was disarmed and stupefied by the boy and I don't remember what happened after that."
Cedric was again in his parent's arms, but now they have a proud look on their faces. Minister Fudge still seems not want to believe what he heard. Harry just want to go to bad, his leg was throbbing again.
"What ritual Voldemort was going to use to bring his body back?" – asked Dumbledore.
"It is an old piece of Dark Magic, the potion that would revived my master tonight - I would need three powerful ingredients; flesh given by a servant, the bone of my master's father and the blood of a foe. I suggested using any wizard that had hated my master, but my master said that for him to rise again more powerful than before he needs Harry Potter's blood."
Dumbledore stood up. He stared down at Wormtail for a moment with disgust on his face. He turned to the black dog.
"Its seem that you are free man now, Sirius." Said Dumbledore with a smile on his face.
The great black dog looked up at Dumbledore, then, in an instant, turned back into a man
"Sirius Black!" she shrieked, pointing at him.
"Mum, its ok," – Cedric said. "He is innocent."
"Dumbledore, I can't believe that you kept this criminal hidden at Hogwarts." – screamed Cornelius Fudge.
"I'm not a criminal, didn't you hear what that scum just said." – screamed back Sirius.
"Calm down both of you," – said Dumbledore. "Cornelius, you heard what Pettigrew said, if don't believe him that's your problem, but he just being alive its prove enough of Sirius's innocence."
Minister Fudge look like was slapped.
"Mr. and Mrs. Diggory," said Dumbledore. "Can you please take Cedric and Harry to hospital wing?"
"Of course," – said Mr. Diggory. "Let's go boys."
"But I want to stay here with Sirius." – replied Harry.
"Not now Harry," – said Sirius softly.
"He is right Harry." – said Dumbledore. "Sirius and I need to talk with Minister."
"Ok, I'll go." – said Harry.
Harry and the Diggorys left the headmaster office without another word.
