"Exactly!" Dumbledore nodded. "But from what I've observed of Barty Crouch Jr. so far, the way he is now, compared with Voldemort... is actually safer."
"Perhaps for Durmstrang's students, having a professor like Barty Crouch Jr. will let them gain a better grasp of Dark Magic."
"I just wonder where Voldemort has gone..." Vizet looked out the window, his brow furrowing slightly. "Headmaster Dumbledore... has Voldemort already been resurrected?"
"Not as far as I know." Dumbledore shook his head gently. "What we can be certain of is... he is preparing for his own resurrection."
"In other words..." Vizet thought of a possibility. "The reason Voldemort isn't at Durmstrang... is that he's poured all his effort into the resurrection ritual?"
"At least from what I know of Voldemort, yes..." Dumbledore confirmed. "Voldemort will certainly be resurrected. He will certainly make a comeback..."
He could not help revealing an obvious smile. "It's just that in recent years, he seems to have been a little too unlucky, suffering far too many failures..."
"Even without coming near Hogwarts, when he tried to do something at the All-England Wizard Duelling Competition, we stopped him."
"So Voldemort has become very cautious..." Vizet picked up. "But that's normal too. It feels as if people like Barty Crouch Jr. who can actually help him... aren't very common."
"Yes. Perhaps this could be called... returning to his original nature?" Dumbledore blinked, as if recalling something. "He always did have a cautious side..."
"But as he gradually grew stronger, and more and more Death Eaters gathered under him, after many people began choosing to refer to him by a substitute name in discussions, that caution disappeared..."
"Of course! Some things will not change... For example, what Voldemort relies on most is still his own magical talent... and the power that