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Chapter 27 - Dead

Hermione P.O.V

I land back in the safe grounds of Hogwarts hunched over Cedric's dead body. I hear people cheer and music begin to play. I burst into tears over Cedric's body.

Fleur let's out a scream which causes the music and cheers to come to a stop. I can't stop the tears from flowing.

"Hermione." Dumbledore says trying to pull me off Cedric's dead frame.

"No." I fight back until Dumbledore stops trying to pull me off Cedric. Everyone starts crowding around to see what is happening and I can't hold back the sobs.

"For god sake Dumbledore. What's happened?"

"He's back. He's back. Voldemort's back." I sob. "Cedric he asked me to bring his body back. I couldn't leave him. Not there." The sobs manage to escape me.

"It's alright Hermione. It's alright. He's home. You both are." I try to calm my sobs but it doesn't work.

"Keep everybody in their seats. A boy's just been killed."

"The body must be moved Dumbledore. Too many people."

"Let me through." I hear Amos Diggory say as he pushes his way through the crowd. "Let me through!" He approaches Cedric immediately shouting. "That's my son. That's my boy." He falls to his knees beside me and starts stroking his son's hair. "That's my boy." I look up to see Cho crying. My gaze meets Ginny, Oliver, Harry, Lee, Ron and the twins. They all look at me with sad and worried expressions. I feel someone grab me from behind. "Granger. Easy." Professor Moody says in my ear. I try to fight him but he pulls me back. "This is not where you want to be right now."

Amos Diggory lets out a heartbreaking scream which stun the crowd into silence. Professor Moody drags me under the stands. "It's alright." He says as I try to fight him off. "I got ya." I try to contain my sobs. "I got ya. Come on, easy now."

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Fred, George, Harry, Ginny and Oliver all follow us into the room and sit on the seats next to me. I sit on the couch in front of the fire and Professor Moody walks into the other room. I hear him search for something but I don't know what. I hear his footsteps and turn around to see him standing at the doorway.

"Marvelous creatures, dragons aren't they?" He walks in rummaging through the potion stalls. He then turns to face me.

"Do you think that big oaf would've led you into the woods if I hadn't suggested it?" He turns so that his back is to me. He goes to the cupboard full of potions and starts speaking again.

"Do you think that Cedric Diggory would've told you to open the egg under water if I hadn't told him first myself." He opens the other cupboards underneath before slamming them closed.

"Do you think that Neville Longbottom the witless wonder could've provided you with gilliweed if I hadn't have gave him the book that led him straight to it?" He says getting in my face. "Huh?" He points to his head before licking his lips and walking to the next cabinet full of potions. I feel something click in my mind before saying.

"It was you from the beginning. You put my name in the Goblet of Fire. You bewitched Krum." He looks at me with a smile before nodding and the walking towards me.

"You won because I made it so Granger. You ended up in that grave yard because it was meant to be so and now the deed is done." He grabs my arm and I groan in pain as he applies pressure to the fresh cut in my arm.

"The blood that runs through these veins, runs within the dark lord." He walks away before I hear a weird noise and see him turn to face me. His face is dropping almost as if it is melting.

"Imagine how he'll reward me." I back away into a corner. "When he learns that I have once and for all silenced the great Hermione Granger." He says raising his wand at me.

Suddenly the door bursts open to reveal Dumbledore, Snape and McGonagall. "Expelliarmus." I hear Dumbledore yell which sends who I though was Professor Moody flying into a chair and hitting the wall on the far end of the room. Dumbledore rushes in and grabs the imposter and has his wand raised.

"Severus." Dumbledore says and Snape pours a potion down the imposter's throat. Oliver comes over to me and wraps his arms around me embracing me in a comforting hug.

"You know who I am?" Dumbledore says.

"Albus Dumbledore." The imposter growls and sends him a sneer. I pull away from the hug and Oliver stands by the others whilst I stay where I am.

"Are you Alastor Moody?" They don't answer. "Are you?!" Dumbledore yells.

"No."

"Is he in this room?" They don't respond again. "Is he in this room?" Dumbledore yells. The person looks towards me before smiling.

"Hermione away from there." Dumbledore orders. I move so that I am standing by McGonagall. She puts a hand on my shoulder in attempt to comfort me. I send her a sad smile. Snape points his wand to the chest. A spell shoots from his wand causing the chest to open. We all start walking towards it and look down to see the real Mad Eye Moody at the bottom with a hand over his left eye.

"You alright Alastor?" Dumbledore shouts down.

"I'm sorry Albus." He yells back.

"That's Moody but then who is...?" Snape opens the bottle they managed to break from the imposter's grasp before opening it and smelling it.

"Polyjuice potion." Snape says looking at Dumbledore.

"Now we know who's been stealing from your stores Severus." I make eye contact with Snape before looking back at the real Mad Eye Moody. "We'll get you out in a minute." Moody groans in response.

We hear groaning coming from behind us and turn to see the imposter start to turn back. He grips the handles on the chair before they break. He squirms and then reaches for the attached eye and detaches it from his face. He lets out a scream of pain. His head gets thrown to both sides before the person's real face is visible. He lets out a loud scream as his head is thrown back. I crouch down to try and get a better look of his face before he lets out a scream startling me. I take a step back before standing again.

He gets out of his seat reaching for me before he gets shoved back into his seat. Snape and McGonagall have their wands raised at him.

"Barty Crouch Jr." Dumbledore says holding my shoulders.

"I'll show you mine if you show me yours." He says pulling his sleeve up to reveal his dark mark.

"Your arm Hermione." Dumbledore says grabbing my arm and rolling the sleeve up to reveal my bloody arm.

"You know what this means don't you?" Barty Crouch says with a sly smile. "He's back." He says glancing at my arm. "Lord Voldemort has returned." He licks his lips.

"I'm sorry sir. I couldn't help it." I say.

"Send an owl to Azkaban. They'll find they're missing a prisoner." McGonagall rushes out.

"I'll be welcomed back like a hero."

"Perhaps personally I've never had much time for heroes." Dumbledore says puching me and the others out.