The Target is Harry

"That's right!" Dumbledore nodded. "However, from what I have observed of Barty Crouch Jr. so far, he and Voldemort are... actually safer now."

"Perhaps for the students of Durmstrang, having a professor like Barty Crouch Jr. will help them master Dark magic more effectively."

"I just wonder where Voldemort has gone..." Wizet looked out the window, frowning slightly. "Headmaster Dumbledore... has Voldemort already returned to life?"

"Not as far as I know." Dumbledore gently shook his head. "What is certain... is that he is preparing for his own resurrection."

"In other words..." Wizet considered a possibility. "The reason Voldemort isn't at Durmstrang... is because he has poured all his efforts into the resurrection ritual?"

"At least, based on what I know of Voldemort, that is the case..." Dumbledore affirmed. "Voldemort will certainly return to life. He will certainly make a comeback..."

He could not help showing an obvious smile. "It is simply that over these past few years, he seems to have been rather unlucky, suffering far too many failures..."

"Even without approaching Hogwarts, when he tried to do something at the All-England Wizarding Duelling Tournament, we stopped him."

"So Voldemort has become very cautious..." Wizet picked up the thread. "Though that is perfectly normal. People like Barty Crouch Jr., who can actually be of help to him... probably aren't plentiful."

"Yes, perhaps it could be called... returning to his true nature?" Dumbledore blinked, as though recalling something. "He had always possessed a cautious side..."

"But as he gradually grew stronger, with more and more Death Eaters under his command, and more people began using titles in place of names when discussing him, that caution disappeared..."

"Of course! Some things never change... For instance, what Voldemort relies on most is still his own magical talent... and the power that talent