Kayson followed the opening down. It was not particularly filthy beneath it, nor was it complicated. With a casual use of his eyes, he spotted Barty Crouch in the corner, covered from head to toe in magical chains.
The other corners contained only facilities to meet basic bodily needs and a fixed cleaning charm cast once a day.
Kayson crouched and picked up one of the magical chains. The next moment, there was a thud.
The chain snapped in response.
"I came on behalf of Hogwarts and Dumbledore, Mr. Crouch. What happened?" Kayson asked as he took out a vial of Life Restoration Potion and slowly fed it to Barty Crouch.
"Kill him... kill him. This is my fault... I shouldn't have done that. Now... kill him. He's outside impersonating me. He has... an astonishingly evil plan!"
Seeing that Barty Crouch's mind was perhaps not entirely sound, Kayson helplessly brought him back to Hogwarts anyway.
Madam Pomfrey and Snape were the professionals in this area. Even Dumbledore knew far more than he did.
When Kayson returned to the Headmaster's Office, he revealed the trembling Barty Crouch behind him. Crouch's current appearance shocked everyone in the office, including, strictly speaking, his political enemy, Fudge.
"What happened to him?" Fudge asked shakily.
Snape glanced at the patches of missing hair on the back of Barty Crouch's neck and shrugged. "He was imprisoned to make Polyjuice Potion."
"Then who was that person?" Dumbledore's eyes darkened as though he was thinking, while Snape looked toward Kayson. Understanding, Kayson brought him back to the Potions office.
Snape spent a long time picking through the potion shelves before finally finding a calming draught tucked away in a corner, utterly unremarkable. Then Kayson brought him back to the Headmaster's Office.
Kayson took the calming draught and gently