socalfunplaces Chapter 202 No need for an answer, I already knew it!
Chapter 202 No need for an answer, I already knew it!
"What exactly are you trying to do? All this posturing and bluffing! You clearly haven't seen through my mind-closing technique!"
Little Barty, tied to the wooden frame, couldn't stand the silence any longer and spoke up angrily.
After making the arrangements, Dali smiled slightly, gave Little Barty a provocative look, and said coldly:
"Now, I'll ask, and you answer!"
"Hahaha! Do you think I'm stupid? You won't even give me truth serum, how could I possibly answer your questions?!"
Barty Jr. was much more relaxed, thinking that Dudley and Dumbledore really hadn't gathered any information at all.
"Trust me, you will tell me the truth!"
Dudley remained calm and composed, and then asked Barty Jr. his first question, "Was it Moody and Lupin who went to deal with you before?"
"Ha!" Little Barty was speechless and gave a disdainful smile. He thought Dali would ask some important question, but it turned out to be such a trivial and idiotic question.
Even if it's a stupid question, he doesn't intend to answer it. Let the two people in front of him get anxious and jump up and down!
Dudley wasn't annoyed that Barty didn't speak; he had expected it. So he focused more on the micro-expressions on Barty's face.
He had already figured out the answer from Little Barty's reaction.
It was indeed Moody and Lupin who went together to execute Barty Jr.
“I understand. Next question: you can’t handle both Moody and Lupin by yourself, is that right?” Dali asked again.
"Hmph!" Little Barty snorted coldly, still not answering, but his confidence seemed slightly lacking.
“I see. Just when you were about to be eliminated by Moody and Lupin, someone suddenly appeared and helped you, right?” Dudley continued to ask.
"Hehe!" Little Barty feigned indifference, but a barely perceptible hint of joy appeared on his face.
"I see. The one that suddenly appeared to help you wasn't human, but some kind of ferocious animal, is that right?"
“You…” Little Barty panicked slightly, and was about to ask a question, but stopped himself, his expression becoming much more serious.
"I see, there's more than one animal that came to help you, is that right?"
"..."
This time, Barty didn't answer the question or make a sound, but his furrowed brows relaxed slightly.
"I see. The animal that came to help you is related to Voldemort, is that right?"
Little Barty remained silent, but his slightly relaxed brows furrowed even more deeply.
An ordinary person might not be able to analyze it, but Dudley could clearly see that the panic in Little Barty's expression was becoming more and more obvious.
"I see. That animal helped you turn the tide and even helped you capture Moody and Lupin, right?"
Taking advantage of Little Barty's growing panic, Dali subtly adjusted the direction of his interrogation questions and continued to press him.
Little Barty was both surprised and panicked by Dudley's series of "I know" and the questions that were getting closer and closer to the truth. He clearly realized something and closed his eyes and turned his head to the side.
Dali didn't say anything special about it, but simply shifted his position to get a full view of Little Barty's face again, and then continued to ask questions.
Moreover, the speed and pace of the questioning increased.
“I understand. After you and that animal captured Moody and Lupin, you knocked Moody unconscious and took him hostage, keeping him around so you could continuously obtain fresh hair from him to make Polyjuice Potion to help you disguise yourself and infiltrate Hogwarts, is that right?”
"I understand. After you captured Lu Ping, you killed him and found someone else to replace him, is that right?"
"I understand. Because you didn't have enough manpower, you didn't kill Lu Ping. Instead, you altered his memory and released him after you had done your disguise, is that right?"
"I understand. Although you didn't kill Lu Ping, you did something else to him, didn't you?"
……
"Enough! Shut up and stop asking!"
Little Barty couldn't hold back any longer, opened his eyes, and roared loudly at Dali.
He didn't feel his memories and thoughts being probed by any magic, but his secrets were being painstakingly unraveled by Dudley, bit by bit.
That's absolutely outrageous! Does he wear his mind on his sleeve?
"That's not up to you!"
Dudley gave Barty a rare response, then continued his mantra-like questioning:
"I understand now. The animal that helped you was a big snake, right?"
"How could you... No, I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear it..."
Little Barty first exclaimed in disbelief, then immediately realized what was happening and shook his head rapidly, shouting incessantly, trying to interfere with Dudley's 'Seeing Through' skill.
This approach was indeed effective.
But a prisoner has no power to struggle.
Dudley winked at Dumbledore, who immediately understood.
Pointing the Elder Wand at Barty, who was tied to the wooden frame, he said:
"Seal the tongue and lock the throat!"
In an instant, Little Barty was unable to speak, because his upper and lower lips had grown together, and his throat was sealed by magic, making it impossible for him to make a sound.
Like the 'Upside-Down Bell' spell, this is one of Snape's own spells, belonging to the dark magic, and is currently the most vicious of the silence-killing spells.
However, it wasn't widely known, and Dumbledore only learned it by chance after seeing Snape use the spell.
Snape was a genius who created four spells during his student days: Deafening, Tongue-locking, Upside-down Bell, and Shadowless.
Among them, "Blocking Ears and Hearing" and "Hanging Upside Down" have already spread throughout the magic world, while "Sealing Tongue and Throat" and "Divine Sharpness Without Shadow" have not been widely circulated and are little known.
Getting back to the main point, after Dumbledore used the Tongue-Sealing and Throat-Locking Spell to seal Barty Jr.'s ability to speak.
Dudley then used Transfiguration to freeze the air around Barty's head, fixing it in place so that it could no longer move an inch.
Barty Jr. was filled with resentment, his eyes filled with malice as he stared fiercely at Dudley and Dumbledore, but he was somewhat helpless about his current situation.
"I understand now. The giant serpent that helped you was named Nagini, right?"
Dali stared intently at Little Barty's expression and continued asking questions.
Little Barty's vicious eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of horror.
He simply couldn't understand how Dudley could even read the name of the giant snake from his face.
Does his face automatically display words and phrases?
Unfortunately, he didn't have a mirror on hand, otherwise he would have definitely looked in it to confirm this outrageous idea.
Dali received confirmation once again from the micro-expressions on Little Barty's face, and felt deeply moved. The hurricane he, this otherworldly butterfly, had caused was still too great.
How outrageous that Nagini showed up when Harry was in his first year!
But no matter how outrageous it is, he has to deal with it accordingly.
So, Dudley stared at Barty again and asked:
"I understand. Nagini the snake is currently possessed by Voldemort's soul, right?"