Skylar's Weakness
"Nothing special," Skylar's tone was cold, tinged with disdain. "I thought you had some powerful trump card up your sleeve. Turns out, it's just four Shadow Demon— "
"Do you have any last words?" Skylar asked coldly.
"Last words?" Barty Crouch Jr. was both amused and exasperated. "Based on your birth, your family background, your reputation, your abilities—"
"You could easily become a figure who stirs up the winds of change in this era. You could easily become the leader who unites our pure -Pure-blood families, leading us to glory and leaving a name in wizarding history second only to the Dark Lord. Now—" Barty Crouch Jr. revealed a mocking smile and sneered, "You're asking me for my last words? You wouldn't happen to be unable to bring yourself to kill me, would you?"
Skylar's face remained expressionless, but a subtle ripple appeared deep within his eyes.
Barty Crouch Jr.. is right. Although in the past, some people have died because of his schemes and arrangements, or in battles against him, such as Kingsley Shacklebolt and Gilderoy Lockhart, strictly speaking, none of them died directly at Skylar's hands.
"Although I hate to admit it, you're actually right," Skylar took a deep breath. "You might think I'm ridiculous, naive, or even unreasonable, but—"
"You know, I've never been a person who enjoys killing, nor have I ever harbored any ambition to become a figure of legend..." Skylar blinked, easing his somewhat dry eyes, and spoke softly, seemingly to Barty Crouch Jr., a complete stranger, but also as if speaking to himself, "My initial pursuit of power was simply to be able to protect those around me—"
"If it weren't for the Shadow of the Magic Dragon capturing Mei... if it weren't for the Death Eaters' intention to start a war that would drag my family into the quagmire of conflict..." Skylar raised his head, his eyes Winky, "I wouldn't care about your life-or-death struggle with Dumbledore; we might not even be enemies—"
"But the past has no 'what ifs'..." Skylar's aura suddenly intensified, and the patterns on the wooden Thestral Wand faintly emitted a golden light. "My experiences over the past few years have taught me that running away solves nothing—"
"Whether it's the Shadow of the Magic Dragon, you, or the Dark Lord," the wand's light intensified, and a mournful dragon's roar echoed in the void, "Today, you've blocked my path..."
Prior to this, Skylar's original intention in wanting to kill Barty Crouch Jr.. was simply to fulfill a promise he made to Barty Crouch Sr. Mr. Crouch.
But now, this has become a test for him to stay true to himself.
"That's right. If I were to kill the first person I've ever met today, I would want to know their last words." There was no longer a trace of hesitation in Skylar's eyes. "I just want to know, what is it about the Dark Lord that makes you willing to sever your familial ties, that makes you so heartless as to kill the father who raised you... Have you never regretted it?"
"Regret? Hahaha..." Barty Crouch Jr. laughed until tears streamed down his face. He inexplicably remembered—
The first time he learned to call someone "Dad," his father's face showed an eager expression...
The image of him falling to the ground and snuggling in his father's arms, crying out in pain, when he first learned to walk...
When he was 11 years old, after much anticipation, he finally received a letter from an owl informing him that he was going to Hogwarts. His father gently stroked his head and said that his son had finally grown up...
Then the scene shifts, and he's dating a Ravenclaw girl from a Half-blood family, and is getting a severe scolding from his father...
He discovered the secrets of Dark Arts and began secretly learning Dark Arts, wanting to find out why Dark Arts could enhance magical power. The scene that culminated in a huge argument with the old man...
He received his report card by owl; he had passed 12 O.W.L. Examination, ranking first in his entire year. The old man sent a brief, perfunctory congratulatory note by owl, coldly adding that he had to work overtime at the Ministry of Ministry of Magic and wouldn't have time to come home to celebrate. As a result, he and his mother silently faced a whole table of cold food...
He wiped away his tears and said with a smile that was even more painful than tears, "I will never regret it, never!"
"I understand..." Skylar's Legilimency fully activated. From Barty Crouch Jr.'s intense emotional shifts, he understood the cause and effect. "I can only express my sympathy for your plight, now—"
"Go now!" Skylar raised his wand and firmly uttered, "Avada Kedavra—"
"Wait, wait a minute, hold on!" Barty Crouch Jr. gasped for breath, but a strange smugness flickered in his eyes. "If you really kill me, you'll regret it!"
"Are you out of your mind?" Skylar was getting impatient with this kind of dialogue. Barty Crouch Jr. was seriously injured and couldn't even stand up. Moreover, he didn't have his wand anymore—he had blown it to pieces with the Blasting Curse. Skylar even if Ollivander took the Elder Wand himself, he would have no chance of repairing it.
As for the four Shadow Demons, it's true that Shadow Demon are difficult to deal with in the dark labyrinth. Mainly, they blend into the darkness and are not easily detected, and to attack them, you have to use magic that targets spirits. Also, they are extremely good at passing through walls and escaping. They are like fish in water in an environment full of tree walls. They are the ones who attack people, and they are not the ones who are attacked.
However, the Shadow Demon cannot fly; they have no means of leaving the ground, nor do they possess the means of ranged attacks. Standing in mid-air, Skylar was already in an invincible position.
The Shadow Demon posed absolutely no threat to Skylar whatsoever.
Skylar wasn't going to waste any more time listening to his nonsense. He continued to gather all his magic power, attempting to unleash the Killing Curse. A green glow began to emanate from the tip of his wand. "--Gnaw on Avada Kedavra!"
"Look at this!" Barty Crouch Jr. threw a long object, which landed about ten feet away from him and rolled on the ground.
Skylar's pupils contracted sharply, and with a flick of his wand, a blinding green light shot out and blasted a large hole in the ground a foot away from Barty Crouch Jr..
He recognized the thing.
That's Hermione's wand!
Rubeus Hagrid admits that he was expelled from Hogwarts in his third year and has since served as the school's game keeper, a job Dumbledore arranged for him. Last year, Hagrid mysteriously used his influence on the headmaster to win the position of Teacher of the Care of Magical Creatures, beating out many more qualified candidates. Hagrid, a large and menacing man, abuses his newfound power by bringing in a series of terrifying animals to frighten the students under his care. In a series of classes described by many as "terrifying," Hagrid has caused injuries and disabilities to several students, while Dumbledore turned a blind eye.
As if that weren't enough, the Daily Prophet recently discovered further evidence that Hagrid isn't the Pure-blood wizard he always pretends to be. In fact, he's not even a Pure-blood. We can exclusively reveal that his mother is the Giant Fridwulfa, whose whereabouts are currently unknown. Giant inherently brutal and bloodthirsty, and were nearly extinct in the last century due to infighting. The remaining dozen or so joined the Mysterious Man's forces, and during the Mysterious Man's reign of terror, they committed some of the most brutal Muggle massacres. Many Giant who served the Mysterious Man died at the hands of Auror fighting against the Dark Lords, but Fridwulfa was not among them. She is very likely... They fled to a village of Giant still existing in the mountains abroad. However, if we analyze his strange behavior in the Care of Magical Creatures, Fridwulfa's son seems to have inherited his mother's cruel nature. Unexpectedly, Hagrid is said to have formed a close friendship with a boy who caused the Mysterious Man to lose his power, thus forcing Hagrid's biological mother to go into Tibet. Perhaps Harry Potter was unaware of these unpleasant things about his enormous friend, but Dumbledore Albus had a responsibility to ensure that Harry Potter and his classmates were fully aware of the dangers of associating with Half-blood- Giant.
Harry, Harry, and Metta World Peace tried to find and contact Hagrid, but Hagrid seemed to be avoiding them.