Harry Potter: Glory Bows to Me

Amanta looked expressionlessly at Draco who was surrounded by a crowd. There were so many girls crowded around him that she could hardly see Draco.

Everyone was concerned about who Draco would invite to the next dance.

And ignore her for the time being.

Amanta took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and she silently withdrew from the dance and left the restaurant.

After leaving the restaurant, Amanta walked aimlessly along the winding corridor. Everyone was gathered in the restaurant, while it was deserted outside.

The cold moonlight shone through the long glazed windows onto her rosy cheeks. As she walked past the reflection of the twelfth Roman column in the corridor, she felt her mood suddenly become confused.

In order to get rid of this strange and inexplicable feeling, she originally wanted to go back to her room, but she unknowingly walked downstairs, left the mansion, and walked into the garden outside the mansion.

She continued to walk aimlessly in the garden, her mind in a turmoil.

For some reason, she always felt an indescribable sourness in her heart.

Maybe it could be that - she wasn't used to having people around her good friends who might get closer to them in the future?

No, it shouldn't be like this, she should get used to it.

She should have known.

They are destined to have someone closer to them, or in other words, their destined love.

Harry and Ginny, Draco and Astoria, Cedric and Cho, Neville and Hannah.

Perhaps it was Astoria's appearance that made her feel this way for the first time.

Amanta gave a wry smile.

Damn possessiveness.

She took a deep breath of the cool night air.

It didn't snow in the past few days. Perhaps to create a stronger Christmas atmosphere, the garden cast a snow magic spell, making the garden full of thick snow.

The night was as cold as ice, and the cold air that rushed into her nose caused a headache.

However, it finally cooled down the fiery expression on her face that had been burning in her face since she danced with Draco.

Her mind gradually cooled.

Yes, she almost forgot that she was alone.

Since coming here, she has met Draco and Harry, and has gone through several life-threatening moments with them, as well as Cedric and Neville in the group... and the Muggle teacher Carina and the headmaster Oceana who care about her...

So much so that she forgot one thing...

In fact, she was originally alone.

In that world, she was born alone, lived in isolation, and after her death, she came into this world alone again.

In this world, she realized that she had changed the direction of the world and others, but she could still vaguely see the road ahead of them.

But she just couldn't see her own way clearly.

The road ahead is long, with countless invisible difficulties and obstacles.

They all have or will have people they want to protect, and the only ones she wants to protect are them.

Except for those grand ones, such as defeating Voldemort and reviving Slytherin's ideals.

Her original intention of coming here was very simple, which was to use her own power to help each of them find their own happiness.

It was snowing heavily. In the courtyard of Malfoy Manor, a girl stood alone in the snow, motionless for a long time, and silently made her New Year wish to the Christmas snow dragon in the courtyard.

This wish is also what her mother, Livia, whom she has never met, hopes for.

It is a wish that is extremely simple.

Even though this wish was a little childish and ridiculous, it was difficult for her to say it out loud.

“May peace last forever.”

……

While Amanta was still staring at the sky, thinking about some things that she shouldn't be thinking about at her age.

"Shanshan, help me keep an eye on that old guy."

A male voice suddenly came from the direction in front of the mansion, and the man seemed to be walking across the garden towards the mansion.

Amanta keenly sensed something unusual.

She quickly turned sideways to hide behind the Christmas Snow Dragon and cast a silencing spell on her feet.

"No... Master, please, please go back... You will kill us if the master finds out..."

The voice was sharp and thin, and it was obvious that it was not a human voice.

It was the sound of a female house-elf crying.

Wait...Shanshan and her master?

If she remembered correctly, Winky was Barty Crouch's house-elf, so this man -

It could only be Barty Crouch Jr.

Barty Crouch's son.

Barty Crouch is a well-known politician with a tough attitude, widely admired for his tough stance against Voldemort and his followers, but...

His son, Barty Crouch Jr., was an out-and-out Death Eater.

And he is one of Voldemort's most loyal followers.

If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't have guessed it was Barty Crouch Jr. so quickly.

Because no one knew that Barty Crouch Jr. would be outside - everyone except Barty Sr. and Winky thought he was still in Azkaban.

But they don't know that Amanta is the third person alive in the world who knows about this.

She knew that Barty Crouch Jr. was the first recorded person to escape from Azkaban.

That year, when Barty Crouch Jr. was arrested on suspicion of torturing the Longbottoms and driving them crazy, his father turned against him in court, cut off all ties with him, and sent Barty Jr. to jail.

But many years later, Batty Jr.'s mental condition deteriorated and his physical condition was extremely poor due to his years in prison.

His seriously ill mother begged to visit little Barty in Azkaban.

When she went to visit, she used Polyjuice Potion and transformed into Little Barty's appearance.

They exchanged clothes in Azkaban, and so - Barty Jr. was out of prison, while his mother, after secretly taking his place, died in prison.

But everyone just thought that little Barty couldn't stand the years of prison life and died in Azkaban.

After Barty Jr. returned home, Barty Sr. kept him under house arrest, asked Winky to watch him, and used various means such as invisibility cloak and oblivion spell to cover his tracks.

So...Little Barty, what is he doing here?

Amanta held her breath and listened attentively to the sounds around her.

After making sure she wasn't discovered, she quietly observed the whereabouts of Little Batty and Shanshan through the gaps in the bushes.

They were walking towards the mansion—or to be more precise, Little Barty was walking with Winky pulling him along with one hand.

Winky looked extremely reluctant. She cried and begged little Barty, trying to hold him with her thin arms, while little Barty was very annoyed by Winky's crying.

"Stop it, we'll be discovered if we keep going like this!"

Little Barty growled angrily.

After being yelled at by him, Shanshan barely stopped crying.

She whispered fearfully, "As long as you don't come out, we won't be discovered... Master Barty, you can go anywhere you want today, but not here. You know how many people will come here today, especially those from the Ministry of Magic..."

"Huh, didn't I ask you to keep an eye on Mad-Eye Moody? Anyway, he hasn't been out for a long time, let alone to such a lively occasion. This time is definitely unusual."

"Master Barty... I think it's just that he couldn't refuse Kingsley's invitation, or he had been living alone for too long, so he wanted to go somewhere lively."

Shanshan is still making excuses.

Little Batty laughed coldly.

"Do you think you can deceive me with such a lame excuse? Of course I know... This kind of place can interfere with his keen sense of smell as an Auror. He used to have the most headaches with this kind of place -"

"But...but you also know that he has retired and is no longer an Auror, Master Barty, go back...don't forget that Mr. Crouch is here tonight..."

Twinkle pleaded with him quietly.

Little Barty didn't bother to pay attention to her and just talked happily to himself.

"So when he came here this time, I can guarantee that he must have learned something about Voldemort..."

"Hahaha, Master, I knew you hadn't given up. You would definitely come back."

Winky was still trying to stop him, but Little Barty grabbed her and threw her to the ground.

hiss--

The force was so strong that Amanta felt the pain for her.

But Shanshan still staggered to his feet and chased after little Batty.

"Wow, I knew I shouldn't have told you this..."

"I haven't blamed you for not telling me this until tonight! Humph... Shanshan, I will settle your score after I get home!"

Little Barty looked at her fiercely.

Shanshan lowered his head and slapped himself in fear.

"Winky is wrong. Winky is sorry, Master. Winky is a bad elf. Winky shouldn't have kept it a secret from Master...but, but...because Lord Crouch will also be here today...so, Winky didn't tell Master about this. Winky was afraid that if Master Barty knew about it, he would find ways to come here, and we would definitely be discovered!"

"Don't you believe me? With my intelligence, there's no way I'll be caught even if I come here."

Little Barty said impatiently and conceitedly.

Shanshan cried, "I knew that you would find a way to find him after hearing this, Master... Please, please, Shanshan will never lie to you again. Shanshan will never hide anything from you again and will tell you everything... Master, please go home."

Shanshan's pleading was completely ineffective in front of little Batty who was determined to find Moody.

"That's enough! Do you want me to fire you?"

"No! Please don't do this. Winky is the elf of the Crouch family. No... Winky must not be fired. Winky must not be fired. Winky is only loyal to the Crouch family."

Shanshan kept sobbing, and it was obvious that she was crying very sadly. From the sound of her voice, Amanta felt that her throat had been damaged by crying.

"Then you better be quiet, don't make any noise, and listen carefully to the orders of your current master - me. Otherwise, if something goes wrong or we are discovered, none of us will be able to escape responsibility."

Little Barty warned.

After he finished speaking, he raised his head and looked around, as if to confirm whether there was anyone around.

Amanta quickly held her breath behind the bushes.

Fortunately, she cast a silencing spell at the beginning, otherwise, in the quiet night, if she made any noise, it would easily attract little Barty's attention.

Little Barty didn't seem to notice her, or maybe he was acting too hastily.

It sounded like he had just found out that Moody was coming to the Christmas dinner, so he hurried over.

But Amanta summed it up.

Listening to their conversation... Could it be that Barty Jr. came here to find Moody to question him about Voldemort's whereabouts?

No wonder, for so many years, little Barty has always believed that Voldemort is not dead. After coming out of Azkaban, he has been secretly looking for Voldemort's whereabouts.

He seems to have had Winky stalking the retired Moody for some time.

No wonder Moody is always suspicious.

Just now at the dinner, listening to the conversation between Kingsley and Fudge, Moody has been thinking that someone is following him. Even in his own residence, he is suspicious and always makes all kinds of strange moves.

This time, when Moody came to the Christmas dinner at Malfoy Manor, he not only didn't eat a single bite of food during the dinner, he didn't even drink water. He only occasionally took a few sips from his curved wine jug.

Presumably this was not necessarily what Fudge had just condemned - Moody was becoming more and more suspicious as he aged.

It was his intuition as an Auror - he had long realized that someone had been following him.

But it was thanks to Shining - or rather, to the mastermind behind the scenes, Little Batty, that Moody still hadn't discovered who was following him until now.

But Moody has been staying at home since his retirement. Even though Barty Jr. has been asking Winky to follow him and listen to their conversations, they have not been able to get any useful clues until Kingsley invited Moody to Malfoy Manor for Christmas dinner.

Barty Jr. keenly guessed something from this - the reason why Moody went to this dinner was most likely related to Voldemort.

It can be seen that in order to find his "biological father without blood relationship", little Batty took great pains and even risked his life.

It is absolutely correct to use this description, because from the original plot, Barty Jr. has always regarded Voldemort as his real father.

On the contrary, he was full of resentment towards his biological father who sent him to Azkaban. In the end, when old Barty tried to go to Hogwarts to tell Harry and Dumbledore about Voldemort, he killed his biological father.

I saw the two of them had walked through the garden and were passing the huge fountain at the entrance of the front hall of the mansion and walking towards the front hall.

Amanta followed them quietly and also moved towards the front hall of the mansion.

But a voice suddenly appeared behind her, almost scaring her to death.

"Amanta, I finally found you! Why are you here?"

Draco cried out in delight as he saw her.

She quickly covered Draco's mouth with her hand.

But the sound he just made was definitely heard by Little Batty and Shanshan.

In short, after Amanta covered Draco's mouth and looked over again, they had completely disappeared.