'This is not, Professor Moody. He is Barty Crouch Junior' said Harry causing Prof. McGonagall to gasp. She immediately went to Harry's side. 'Let's go the Hospital Wing, Potter' said she.
Two voices immediately said, 'No'.
The voices were of Professor Dumbledore and Harry. They looked at each other.
'Look at him, Albus. He is injured. Madam Pomfrey should have a look at him right away.' said Prof. McGonagall.
'Harry needs to know the entire truth' said Dumbledore.
'I have worked out the important bits, I think but I feel the need to know everything. I deserve it.' said Harry.
Professor Dumbledore nodded and turned to Professor Snape. 'Fetch me the Veritaserum.'
'I already have it' said Snape pulling the little bottle out. Dumbledore raised an eyebrow at this but didn't say anything as he took it from him.
'Minerva, will you please get Winky from the kitchens. I think she should be present when Barty tells us everything and once you have done that, will you please go to Hagrid's pumpkin patch. You will find a large black dog there. Tell him to go to my office and wait for me. I will be there with Harry as soon as we are finished with this.'
She did not say anything to such weird instructions from Prof. Dumbledore as she was used to this and understood he knew what he was doing.
'Professor, if we are going to interrogate Crouch, shouldn't the Minister and a few Aurors be present? We don't want him escaping even by chance and have a repeat of last year.' said Harry.
'Good idea' said Dumbledore turning at once to Prof. Snape 'Severus, if you would'.
'Of course, Professor' said Snape and exiting with a swish of his cloak.
They waited a while watching Crouch. Slowly, he returned to his original form with a real eye growing in place of the magical eye and Moody's wooden leg being replaced by a real one. Professor Dumbledore summoned Moody's flask from Crouch's robes. The movement of the bottle caused the snakes to hiss angrily at Crouch, thinking it was his fault but then they saw the it fly into Dumbledore's outstretched hand and they moved as if to strike him.
'Don't hurt him' hissed Harry quickly. 'Just keep your eyes on the man you are coiled around.'
Dumbledore looked as the snakes which were about to bite him returned quickly to their previous position and hissed threateningly at Crouch who had tried to struggle as soon as the snakes; attention had turned away.
'I think I would better Stun and then bind him with ropes. Can't have him make even that slightest attempt to break free plus I won't have to speak to the snakes in front of the Minister, what with the newspaper printing all the dirt passed by the Slytherins' said Harry to Dumbledore before turning to the snakes and hissing, 'I will magically knock him out. So, you may rest by the fireplace now. I am sure you like the heat.'
'Yes, Master', the snakes hissed back surprising Harry.
'Stupefy, Incarcerous,' muttered Harry before turning to Dumbledore. 'It's Polyjuice, isn't it, sir?' he asked pointing at the bottle in the Headmaster's hand.
'Yes,' said Dumbledore surprised at Harry's deduction.
'While we wait, I think I would rather tell you how I worked out that he is Barty Crouch Jr.' said Harry.
'You mean Crouch did not tell you himself?' asked Dumbledore.
'No, sir' said Harry and so saying, he launched into how he thought through everything that had happened around him and had happened to him.
Finally, they heard a the sound of footsteps but with it they also felt something cold approaching as well.
'Dementors,' said a worried Harry looking at Dumbledore.
Indeed, it was a Dementor who was followed by the Minister and Professor Snape. At the same time, Prof. McGonagall reached the office as well followed by Winky.
As soon as the dementor saw Crouch Jr, it swooped down at the unconscious form of Crouch and would have undoubtedly administered the fatal Kiss to him had it not been for Harry.
'EXPECTO PATRONUM,' roarred Harry and a brilliant white stag shot out of his wand. It's arrival caused the dementor to swiftly glide away and out of the office as if repelled by a magnet.
'Mr. Potter, you are not allowed to drive away my guard,' cried the Minister while also being awed by such a feat performed by a mere 14 year old. On the other hand, WInky had rushed to Crouch and was wailing in her high-pitched voice by his unconscious form, 'You is killed master Bary. You is kiled him.'
'Crouch would not have been able to testify if he had been Kissed, Cornelius,' said Dumbledore before Harry could get a word out. Hearing that Crouch wasn't dead silenced Winky. 'If you want a guard, why not summon a team of the Aurors. I daresay, ten wands against one unconscious Death Eater could do more damage than a Dementor.'
Before the Minister could say anything, Dumbledore had turned to Crouch propping him up in a sitting position. Without turning back to the Minister, he asked, 'Don't you need your guards, Cornelius? I daresay you should also call in Rufus Scrimgeour and Amelia Bones. You will find their presence of great help and they can be witnesses to the statement given by him and Harry Potter.'
Hearing this, the Minister pulled out a golden medallion with a logo of the British Ministry of Magic consisting of a big M was emblazoned on it. He pressed it in three places and said, 'They will be here soon enough.'
Now, they settled for for what they hoped would be a shorter wait then the one they had while Prof. Snape had gone to get the Minister.
(N.B. I know you might be disappointed that there is so little action in this part but as one of my readers said, Harry will have to give a lot of explanations. This was the first part of it. I hope to make the next part more interesting. Forgive me this once.)