Hogwarts: The Cat Wizard of the Moving Castle

Outside, outside the stadium.

Everyone was concentrating on watching the screen, Jordan's words were still passionate, even though he and Mr. Bagman had already handed over several shifts.

"Night is about to fall, and here is a report on the overall situation of the event.

In the Forbidden Forest Thestrals, a total of five warriors are brewing potions. Whoever can take back the Thestrals baby who is accompanied by death from the hands of death will become the [God of Death];

In the Centaur tribe, a total of seven warriors will take the Centaur stargazing test tonight, and only one can become the [Wheel of Fortune];

In the Unicorn tribe, the girls will compete for the [Lover] that symbolizes purity and sincerity;

Fleur from Beauxbatons and three other warriors will call the tide for the Fish Tribe tonight, and one of them will become the [Priestess];

Next is our [Chariot] - the Hippogriff, and there are currently a total of twelve warriors chasing its trail.

If If they cannot gain its trust before the night falls completely, then when the werewolves appear, these warriors will have a hard time fighting back.

At present, many warriors in the Forbidden Forest have also received the news and headed to the grassland, which is the only safe place at night - of course, this is my guess. There should be no problem.

Of course, there are also warriors who use herbs and a series of means to hide themselves, intending to forcibly spend this dangerous night in the Forbidden Forest.

The broadcast in Hogwarts will be delivered to you in time after class time.

Now, we will focus our attention on the grassland, the Whomping Willow, where the warriors are about to make a choice. "

In the audience, Snape's face was gloomy, and his body was inexplicably emitting indescribable fluctuations.

Its intensity even made the people around him feel palpitations involuntarily, and then stayed away from him.

'That damn cat head, this damn script, is it intentional or a coincidence?'

Snape doesn't think there will be such a coincidence!

At this moment, his mood has been extremely bad.

If that person wasn't standing next to the Hanged Man, he would have stopped watching the fight and gone to confront that damn cat-head!

As for now?

He wanted to see how that guy would deal with this situation.

At the same time, not far from him, Rubeus Hagrid, who knew nothing about Tarot cards, was asking Flitwick next to him.

"Julius, what does the Hanged Man mean?"

"Ah, that's simple." Flitwick began to review the divination knowledge he had roughly learned decades ago and explained.

"The twelfth major arcana, The Hanged Man.

Oh, Miss Granger has already started explaining. She is indeed the most knowledgeable child in our fourth grade."

Then, Hagrid also hurriedly looked at the curtain.

"The Hanged Man symbolizes self-sacrifice. The card usually shows a warrior hanging upside down with a faint halo of an angel above his head.

Although others think this is extremely painful, he looks calm.

Because he knows that he is sacrificing for others. Even if his body is destroyed, his spirit will live forever."

"Exactly." Flitwick looked at Professor McGonagall in admiration, and Professor McGonagall also smiled.

On the screen, Cedric thought for a moment, and then he had an idea.

"A warrior who sacrificed for others and was hung upside down?"

He looked at the four murderers and asked, "What do you mean by the fruit of the Whomping Willow?"

"Oh, such a smart human, I like you." Nailhead nodded with satisfaction.

"As the name suggests, the fruit that is hung up is the fruit of the Whomping Willow.

Also, I would like to remind you that at night, especially on full moon nights, professors may not be able to snatch the fruit from the Whomping Willow.

You have seen those corpses, right? They are the people who were accidentally entangled in it before and were not rescued in time."

Harry stepped forward, a little confused: "Then tell me, if he dies, how will you face the school?

The school can't be without any rules."

"Wait until he is rescued by the teachers." Nailhead said indifferently: "It's just hanging for one night anyway."

After getting the news, Harry and Cedric turned around and whispered: "In other words, the fruit must be hung?"

"It seems that the most basic concept is that someone has to replace him, just like the core of the Hanged Man - 'sacrifice'." Harry said.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"This rule."

He felt something was wrong. The difficulty seemed a bit too great.

Hanging upside down for a night can basically make a person crippled.

Of course, they are wizards, and they can always use spells to protect their most basic state.

But after a night, it won't be that good.

Hermione nodded uncertainly: "Maybe it can only be like this. Those four guys treated him like this because he is a human.

We also heard before that the nail head deliberately emphasized "you three humans", and the focus should be on the word human."

Cedric nodded: "Instead, help others bear the suffering. It does fit the meaning of the Hanged Man. Do you have any ideas? If not, I can go up and try it first."

Hermione shook her head. Seeing that Harry did not answer, Cedric turned and walked towards the nail head.

When Snape saw this scene, his face twitched, and the sinister aura on his body had solidified.

Stupid, self-righteous choices, and.

Then, he turned around and wanted to leave.

"etc!"

A voice called out to Cedric and also to Snape.

In the arena, facing Cedric's puzzled look, Harry thought about it for a moment and then explained: "I think there are other ways."

Cedric turned to look at Harry, his expression showing no impatience.

“These four guys are obviously going to go to class soon, and it should be about half an hour before the real night.

In other words, this half hour is a special time period in the entire session of "The Hanged Man".

After they leave, the content and difficulty of the task will change accordingly. "

Cedric nodded, that was indeed the case.

If these guys leave, they will probably have to find a way to break the Whomping Willow blockade and go in to rescue the other party.

It was much more difficult than it is now.

"Theoretically, now should be the easiest time." Cedric said.

"Only now can you perform self-sacrifice directly by communicating with them."

Harry was lost in thought.

The referee team is not just for free. If the performance is not beautiful enough, even if you qualify, the score will probably not be less.

Harry felt from the bottom of his heart that this way of sacrificing himself and taking his place was too honest.

Even if they can qualify in the end, they will probably be at the bottom of the rankings.

Cedric watched Harry say nothing and gradually calmed down.

After a while, he also felt that this was really unreliable. He just blamed himself for being carried away.

In the way just now, I was hung upside down for a while. After I get the corresponding tarot card tomorrow, I will probably be snatched away by others.

Damn it, if Potter hadn't shouted to stop just now, I might have done something stupid.

At this moment, Harry turned his head and looked at the four famous murderers.

His footsteps approached slowly and his tone was relaxed.

"The saying that it must be a 'fruit' is just a lie to us. I don't remember the Whomping Willow having such a temperament."

"You can give it a try if you're older." Nailhead showed a faint smile.

As he spoke, Nailhead moved his fingers.

A vine suddenly appeared at the root of the Whomping Willow, extending towards the bones hanging on the trunk.

The vines clung to them, and then slowly and forcefully pulled the bones downward.

The next moment, the branches of the Whomping Willow began to dance crazily.

But in the blink of an eye, the rattan with the nail head turned into pieces.

"Surprisingly, there really is such a damn setting." Harry felt a little ashamed.

but

Harry couldn't help but smile inwardly.

This is actually good news.

"I think I know why you're still here instead of going to class," Harry said.

Nailhead looked teasingly, half-smiling, "Of course, because I'm a good person.

I offer you an option, an option where you can suffer in his place. "

"No, no, no, this is not a rule." Harry shook his head, walked slowly, and looked at them with undisguised aggression.

"Of course these are the rules." Nailhead opened his hands: "I am the one who makes the rules!"

"You are wrong." Harry shook his head: "There is only one rule here, and that is 'regardless of the means, only look at the results'."

With that said, he finally stopped.

The next moment, Harry waved his hand fiercely: "Flying sand and moving rocks——"

A stream of black sand appeared out of nowhere, completely blocking the view between Harry and the four murderers.

At the same time, a black shadow flew towards Hermione.

"That's the wand of that person just now?!" Cedric exclaimed.

He instantly understood why Harry was walking and verbally exchanging words with each other just now.

At the same time, he heard another voice.

Nailhead pulled his hand horizontally, and an inexplicable gust of wind quickly drove away the sand and dust, and then he saw a face approaching.

"Guardian—Guardian—"

"Now, my rules are the rules!"

The next moment, the iron fist exuding the light of the Patronus Spell slammed into Nailhead's chest.

"It's unforgivable white magic!" Freddy, who was wearing claw-blade gloves, screamed in shock, just like the little wizard at Hogwarts who saw someone using black magic.

Hermione also reacted at this time.

In the ‘preliminary summary’ just now, there are two important things that are easily overlooked.

One is the wand that fell to the ground at the beginning.

Another one is the attitude of people here towards defensive spells, or should I say 'white magic'!

"Invoke the Guardian—" Hermione also waved her wand, and a white otter appeared from the top of the wand.

Harry, on his side, was not surprised when he looked at the nail head that was constantly stroking the cigarette on his chest.

This guy doesn't have much power beyond the competition level at all. Those tricks just now were nothing more than transformation and the upside down golden bell.

It has nothing to do with black magic at all.

But thanks to the Half-Blood Prince, Harry knew this curse.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to notice it just now, and he might even wonder if Nailhead was too powerful to be able to control others so freely.