Chapter 52 - Crouch Exposed

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~Bella's POV~

Crouch basically drags me from the arena to the castle.

"I got you," he says.

I cry the entire way to the castle.

When we get inside his office, I'm silently tearing, and holding my cut tightly to stop the blood.  He closes the door and leads me towards the fire place where he sits me down.

"You okay Miss Swan?" he asks.

I sniff and nod.

"Does it hurt?"

"Not anymore," I say.

"Let me look at it," he says.

I take my hand off it and he takes a look.

"What was it like?" he asks.  "What was he like?"

"Who?"

"The Dark Lord... being in his presence?" he asks as he presses down on it, making it bleed even more.

"Ah," I screech.

He walks away from me.  "What was he like?" he demands.

"I don't know," I reply as he begins moaning.  "It was like falling into one of my dreams..." His hand starts bubbling.  "Into one of my nightmares."

He takes out his canister and goes to drink but nothing comes out so I realise he's out of Polyjuice Potion, and he's changing back to himself.

I watch as he goes into the closet and I hear glasses moving.

"Were there others? In the graveyard, were there others?"

"Um, I didn't mention a damn graveyard?" I spit really annoyed.

He comes out and stares at me.

"Marvellous creatures, dragons, aren't they?" he says.

He comes further out and moves more glasses around before he turns to me.

"Did you think that miserable oaf would've led you into the woods if I hadn't suggested it?"

He clanks around some more, frantically looking for some more Potion.

"Do you think Cedric Diggory..."

He stops and looks at me.

"Would've told you to open the egg underwater if I hadn't told him first myself?"

He goes to another cupboard and searches it.

"Do you think Neville Longbottom, the witless wonder..."

He stops and approaches me.

"Could've provided you with gillyweed if I hadn't given him the book that led him straight to it?"

"It was you from the beginning.  You put our names in the Goblet of Fire. You bewitched Krum..."

Of course I knew this but I had a feeling I may not leave this room alive so I have to stall for time.

"It's just a shame Harry didn't reach the cup with you.  No matter..."

He grabs my arm.

"The deed is done."

He presses on my wound.

"The blood that runs through these veins runs within the Dark Lord."

"Edward," I breathe knowing and hoping he can hear me.

Crouch walks away from me.  "He's not coming back," he snaps.

I run to the corner and keep my eyes on him while I touch my wand.

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