"For the time being, there's no need..." Voldemort said thoughtfully. "Everything Snape is doing at present is carrying out my instructions very well."
"That is his purpose. Like a thorn, he is lodged between Slytherin and the other Houses. That is exactly the situation I wish to see."
"Master, you are always so farsighted!" Barty Crouch Jr. praised him again. "I actually failed to consider that."
"What Snape needs to do now is remain at Hogwarts and wait for the right opportunity." Voldemort looked up at Barty Crouch Jr. "Barty, we will have plenty of people at our disposal in the future."
"Do you know? I am beginning to understand why Dumbledore stays at a school... I must say, a school truly is a good place. It has an atmosphere that encourages me to think."
"Durmstrang's collection cannot compare to Hogwarts', but it is not small either... There are also quite a few books related to Gellert Grindelwald. Have you ever seen such books at Hogwarts?"
He knew Barty Crouch Jr.'s capabilities. Even judging solely by his academic record, earning twelve O.W.L. certificates was enough to say a great deal.
Barty Crouch Jr. tried hard to recall. "Master, most of them only mentioned him briefly. There were no books specifically written as biographies of Gellert Grindelwald."
"This is what I have gained..." Voldemort sighed softly. "I must say, the things Gellert Grindelwald did have given me an entirely new perspective."
"I was far too narrow-minded in the past. There was no need to limit myself to England... The world is so vast. I should have realized that sooner."
"Clearly, the magical knowledge I possess comes from all over the world, yet I spent more than ten years wasting so much time in one England..."
Barty Crouch Jr. promptly said, "Great