Ch. 721Let You Manipulate Me? Sorry, I Can't!
Barty Crouch Sr. suspected Dumbledore was manipulating events to make him Minister for Magic, but Dumbledore explained that he had come to discuss the danger of Voldemort's return and the need to protect Hogwarts. Crouch accepted the threat and agreed that Voldemort had to be eliminated.
- Barty Crouch Sr. suspected Dumbledore had orchestrated recent events to pressure him into becoming Minister for Magic.
- Barty Crouch Sr. admitted that he had hidden Barty Jr. at home and called for Winky to bring him pen and paper.
- Dumbledore reminded Barty Crouch Sr. that he had refused Millicent Bagnold's recommendation for Minister for Magic, and Crouch explained that he had also declined because of Barty Jr.
- Dumbledore told Barty Crouch Sr. that Voldemort had returned, and Wizet warned that Voldemort had learned from Bertha Jorkins that Barty Jr. was alive and not in Azkaban.
- Dumbledore and Wizet explained that they wanted Hogwarts to be safer, and Barty Crouch Sr. agreed that Voldemort must be eliminated.