It was not Harry's first taste of the Cruciatus Curse, but the Australia Wizard's magical power back then could not remotely compare to Voldemort's.
Moreover, Harry was not wearing the vest Sirius had given him, so there was nothing to weaken the spell's effects. This time, he took the full force of a supercharged Cruciatus Curse.
Voldemort stopped after only two seconds, but Harry still looked as though he had just been dragged out of the water. Even his Occlumency collapsed, as the extreme pain left him unable to concentrate.
Only his Occlumency continued to hold.
Voldemort stopped the Cruciatus Curse and threw back his head in laughter. He seemed to be celebrating his regained power, or perhaps the torture of his most hated enemy, Harry. The Death Eaters all laughed along.
Only Dismask chuckled softly, watching everything with interest.
How is this little fellow going to escape in these circumstances? Dismask wondered. Admittedly, Harry's magic was outstanding among his peers-Dismask had watched almost the entire Triwizard Tournament.
But most of the Death Eaters here were among the best wizards-Voldemort had no interest in useless rabble.
Against an ordinary adult wizard, this little fellow might have had a chance. Against even a single one of these Death Eaters, however, he probably had little hope of winning as he was now.
Not to mention that Voldemort was standing right there.
Before Voldemort's resurrection, Dismask had not actually had a particularly clear understanding of this Dark Lord of the United Kingdom. After all, because of Dumbledore's presence, neither he nor the organization behind him operated much in the United Kingdom.
As such, he had never dealt with this Dark Lord before.
But once this Dark Lord actually returned to life, Dismask immediately realized that the man was far more formidable than he