Dawn
The match had suffered such a major accident that it naturally came to an early end.
Soon afterward, the three headmasters entered together with the professors and people from the Ministry of Magic.
"What exactly happened?"
Fudge demanded, somewhat exasperated.
He was seeking reelection. What he needed now was stability, not this kind of mess!
After Harry explained the entire course of events, Fudge's face filled with disbelief as he immediately denied it.
"Impossible! The Dark Lord is dead! Don't make such a ridiculous joke."
Fudge had completely shut himself off by now, his eyes bloodshot.
He did not even believe the words of Xu Yue, his biggest backer.
He kept insisting that this could not have happened, that it was an illusion, altered memories, or some scheme by Peter Pettigrew—but absolutely not Voldemort!
"All right, perhaps some Death Eaters have become active again. The Ministry of Magic will take this seriously, but what you need to understand is that they are merely ordinary Death Eaters, not the Dark Lord!"
"Otherwise, how could you possibly have returned alive after meeting the Dark Lord? You're only students!"
Then, regardless of anyone else's reaction, Fudge spun around and stormed away.
Yet compared with Fudge's denial, Igor Karkaroff, the headmaster of Durmstrang, had gone deathly pale.
The moment he discovered that Krum had been controlled by the Imperius Curse and had even used the Cruciatus Curse on others, he knew things had gone badly.
And sure enough!
Not only had that Muggle-born, who had displayed such overwhelming power, vanished, he had also brought news of the Dark Lord's resurrection!
Although Igor Karkaroff had once been a Death Eater, he had betrayed many of his comrades to secure his current position.
If the Dark Lord had returned, the first thing he would do