Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

"Don't worry about the fire dragon, we can deal with it!" Sirius said indifferently, "We can talk about this issue later. Before that, there are a few things I must remind you of."

"What is it?!" Everyone looked at him in amazement, there could be something more terrifying than a fire dragon, right? !

"It's Karkaroff!" Sirius said, "I talked to Ivan alone before school started, but some things happened recently, so I decided to remind you a few things, he is a Death Eater, you guys You all know what a Death Eater is, right?"

"Yeah!" said Harry, looking very surprised, "he, what about him?"

"He was arrested and imprisoned with me in Azkaban, but he was released. It may be because of this that Dumbledore will install an Auror at Hogwarts this year, just to guard against him. You know, it was Moody who captured Karkaroff and put him in Azkaban."

Everyone was shocked by this news, and couldn't believe that Durmstrang's headmaster was actually a Death Eater.

This is absolutely shockingly big news, if Rita Skeeter knew...

"Sirius, what have you discovered recently?" Ivan asked.

"It's Voldemort!" said Sirius, ignoring everyone's expressions. "As you know, the Aurors have been tracking the traces of vampires recently, and they are very active."

"I haven't seen anything about it in the papers," said Hermione. "Everything is quiet."

"Fudge thinks that it is necessary to keep it secret and prevent the "Daily Prophet" from reporting those contents." Sirius said quickly, "Those vampires have done a lot of things abroad, and there is Voldemort's shadow behind them all."

"Those vampires?!" Ivan frowned.

Damn it, Keresis never told himself these things.

As the leader of the vampire clan, Keresis originally thought that since he was at Hogwarts, the remaining vampires should stop a lot and hide to avoid the pursuit of the Ministry of Magic.

What's more, Keresis also said that Voldemort didn't believe them at all.

But now it seems that this is not the case at all, and Voldemort and the vampires must have something up their sleeves.

"I talked to Dumbledore about it, and we think it might be the statue he took away." Sirius said, "The traces of those vampires appear in many ancient ruins left by ancient warlocks. Voldemort may have something Plan, they seem to be looking for something!"

"Looking for something?" Ivan asked.

"I don't know, we still don't know much about the statue of the evil god and the relics left by the ancient warlocks." Sirius sighed and said, "And these things all happened in foreign countries, even in America. , For those inaccessible jungles and deserted ruins, the power of the Ministry of Magic is beyond reach."

No one spoke, and their computers were struggling to absorb another piece of sensational news.

Vampires frequently appear in the ancient ruins looking for something, it is certain that this is definitely not a good phenomenon.

Ivan decided to find an opportunity to talk to Keresis. He didn't know what Voldemort was going to do.

Is he planning to summon the evil god, or is he preparing to obtain a more powerful dark power from the statue of the evil god? !

"Okay, this matter is not something you should consider, let's continue talking about Karkaroff." Sirius said.

"You just said he was released that year?" Harry asked slowly, "Why did they release him, shouldn't all Death Eaters be imprisoned in Azkaban for life?"

"It is true, but he has done a lot of work with the Ministry of Magic." Sirius said bitterly, "He said he realized his mistake, and then he named many people, and he threw a large number of people into Azkaban, to take his place. I can tell you that he is not very popular there. As far as I know, he has been teaching the black arts to the students of his school since he got out. Therefore, you must also Beware of that warrior of Durmstrang."

"You mean Krum?!" Ron retorted immediately, "That's impossible, he's very nice."

"Ron, what do we know about him other than his performance at Quidditch?" said Hermione, looking a little panicked. "Sirius was right, we have to be careful, especially at times like this."

Ron still wanted to refute, but in the end he didn't say anything, just hummed a few times in dissatisfaction.

"Okay!" Harry said slowly, "Sirius, do you think Karkaroff threw Ron's name into the Goblet of Fire? If he did it, he's really good at acting. I'm so pissed off about it and want to stop Ron from competing."

"We know he's good at acting!" said Sirius. "He actually persuaded the Ministry of Magic to release him, didn't he? And according to our investigation, he was in London a few months ago, just when Moody was attacked. that period of time."

Chapter 578 Sirius’ Reasoning

"I think someone was trying to stop Moody from coming to Hogwarts," said Sirius. "It must have been done by Death Eaters or vampires, and Karkaroff might have been involved. I'm not really sure about that." Not sure...Based on my impression of Karkaroff, unless he knew that Voldemort was strong enough to protect him, he would not rush back to find him."

He sat down on the rotting steps of the Screaming Shack, frowning in thought.

"But it is undeniable that Death Eaters and vampires are more active than usual, and there is Voldemort's shadow behind these things, and you must know this." Sirius continued, "They must be planning to hold Hogwarts. Do something during this Triwizard Tournament to stop Moody. Because they know it's going to be a lot harder with Moody around. Nobody's going to look into this very seriously, Mad Eye Hears people assaulting him every day. But that doesn't mean he can't see through when something is out of the ordinary, Moody is the best Auror the Ministry of Magic has ever had."

Sirius' reasoning is really good, but it's a pity he didn't know the existence of Barty Crouch Jr.

Or more accurately, disbelief that Barty Crouch Jr. is alive.

Ivan had told him before, but both Sirius and Mr. Weasley who were present at the time thought it was a fantasy.

Moody, the only one who thinks what Ivan said makes sense, has been attacked and locked in the box.

Of course, these are not important. What really makes Aiwen care about is what Sirius said about the vampires doing abroad.

These things are beyond Aiwen's control and are developing in an unpredictable direction.

More than ten seconds passed, no one spoke, and everyone was digesting what Sirius had just said.

Gabriel didn't speak either, her little face was full of worry.

She sat down next to Hermione and listened in silence to the horror.

Just now, Ivan and the others promised that Gabriel would not reveal the secret, so she can stay here.

"Sirius, you mean..." Hermione said slowly, "Karkaroff or some Death Eater or vampire came into Hogwarts and threw Ron's name into the flames." in the cup."

"At present, things are like this." Sirius nodded.

"Why did they do this?!" Ron stood up straight away, like a cat whose tail was trampled, and said angrily, "What's the point of making me a warrior and letting the fire dragon kill me..."

"Obviously, their goal is Harry or Ivan!" Sirius said, "They probably want to kill Harry, avenge Voldemort or accomplish other purposes; as for Ivan, Voldemort probably wants his piece of magic stone!"

"But it's me who becomes the warrior, and I'm the one who's about to face the dragon!" Ron shouted, "Not the two of them!"

He looked at Harry and Ivan, and then turned his gaze to Sirius.

He couldn't believe that the reason he became a warrior and faced the dragon was because someone wanted to frame Harry and Ivan.

"I don't know the specific reason. This can only be guessed. Ivan and Harry have been under the watchful eyes of Dumbledore and other professors. It is difficult for the guy hiding in the dark to attack them." Sirius said , "But it's much easier to put your name into the Goblet of Fire. Something will definitely happen in the competition and involve the two of them."

Hearing Sirius' reminder, Aiwen suddenly thought that the second event required the Warrior to complete with his most precious person.

He wasn't worried about himself, but if Ron chose Harry...

It is not easy for something to happen underwater in the second part.

"Compared to Ivan, I'm more inclined that their target is Harry!" Sirius turned his head and looked at Harry with concern, "Your strength is really too weak. If anyone wants to kill you, and wants to If everything looks like an accident, then this Tournament is a great opportunity."

"That's such a seamless plan!" Harry forced a smile.

Ron also panted heavily, and sat down dejectedly.

What Sirius said is obvious, if something really happens, then he will be buried with him at that time.

Or if it doesn't need to be so troublesome, he may not even be able to break through the fire dragon, and he will be torn to pieces soon.

"If that's the case, what are those people going to do?!" Hermione asked, she was much more sober than Harry and Ron at this time.

"I don't know!" Sirius shook his head and continued, "Be careful of the strangers around you, especially the warrior Karkaroff and Durmstrang. If anything happens, you can go to Dumbledore or Mu Dee."

He gave Gabriel a suspicious look, then quickly looked away.

"Sirius, you should have told me how to deal with those dragons!" Ron said suddenly.

"By the way, those fire dragons!" said Sirius. "There is a trick to deal with them. Don't be tempted to cast some stunning spell. Fire dragons are very powerful and have very powerful magic power. It is impossible to be knocked down by a stun spell." , It takes seven or eight wizards to chant spells at the same time to subdue a dragon."

"That's great!" said Ron, "How can I have the magic power of seven or eight people!"

"Of course you didn't, but you can handle it alone!" Sirius said. "There is a trick, you just cast a simple magic spell, aiming at their eyes and using the eye disease spell, Ron, that's their weakness."

"Eye sickness curse?!" Ron said hurriedly, "Ivan taught me, but I haven't learned it yet. That spell is very difficult. As long as you master this spell, you can deal with fire dragons?!"

"It's just temporarily blinding them. Eyes are the most vulnerable part of a dragon's body." Sirius waved his hand, "It's still too far away from completely defeating or killing them, but it's enough for you to complete the tasks assigned by the school. .”

Next, they discussed the eye sickness spell for a while, and Ivan also demonstrated it several times in person.

Ron seemed to regard this as a life-saving straw, and he studied it very seriously.

But the effect was appalling, and it was never successful. There was no way to successfully cast the Eye Sickness Curse. This spell was too difficult for him.

And Ivan suspects that even if Ron learns this spell, whether he has the courage to use it at that time is also a question.

Facing that terrible fire dragon, he might be directly paralyzed by fright.

"Your movements are too stiff, Ron, and don't say the spell so fast." Ivan said, pointing out Ron's mistake, "The posture of waving the wand is also wrong, and the right hand is a little lower."

While Ivan, Hermione, and Gabriel were urging Ron to practice the eye sickness spell, Sirius was also teaching Harry.

He believed that the ultimate goal of this incident was Harry, and of course he had to become stronger as soon as possible.

Chapter 579

Only when it was getting dark did Sirius let them go back.

Before leaving, Aiwen took the opportunity to have a private talk with Sirius.

He asked again about the vampires' recent frequent activities, but Sirius didn't know much.

"Obviously, according to the information we have obtained, they must be looking for something in those ruins." Sirius said, "But I think they should find nothing. The ruins left by the ancient warlocks are too old. Thousands of years , has been explored countless times by wizards, and there should be nothing of value left. As for the ruins where magic is still working, no matter who enters them rashly, they are purely courting death."

"Well, let's not talk about this, is there any progress about Barty Crouch?" Ivan asked.

He suspected that Barty Crouch Jr. was pretending to be his father, Mr. Crouch, which was very beneficial to Voldemort and the others.

Mr. Crouch has a high status in the Ministry of Magic and can use many resources.

More importantly, he is in charge of planning all the projects of this Triwizard Tournament, so it is much easier to play tricks.

"There's been no progress, but he's really freaking out and hasn't been at the Ministry of Magic for a while, so you'd better be careful," said Sirius. We currently have no way to verify his identity, and if that person pretends to be Barty Crouch, he is not in Hogwarts, how can we ensure that things in the school will develop as expected, and if something unexpected happens..."

That's the thing about Keresis, who got a note from Barty Crouch Jr., asking him to do his best to help Ron.

Obviously, Barty Jr. didn't intend to make a move at the first hurdle, and he naturally didn't want to let things deviate too far.

"I will also come to watch the match while it is in progress. Once you discover something, don't do it yourself." Sirius exhorted worriedly, "I know you are very strong, but facing Voldemort, you alone will There are definitely not enough people."

"I know, this sentence is also applicable to you, don't always think about rushing up alone." Ivan sighed, how reassuring both he and Sirius were, "By the way, you are in magic Do you have any acquaintances in the traffic department?"

"What?!"

"Help me register in the list of those who passed the apparition test, and cancel the monitoring of me by the Ministry of Magic." Aiwen said, "I can't use apparition, it's too troublesome!"

"But you are not yet of age..."

"I know, that's why I ask you to think of a way." Ivan said quickly, "I have fully mastered this magic, but because of the Ministry of Magic's monitoring, I can't use it at all."

Failure to pass the Apparition exam at the Ministry of Magic's Division of Magical Transport is not permitted to use this spell and related techniques.

If found, they will be severely punished, a large fine of Galleons, and even sent to Azkaban.

After several centuries of exploration, the Ministry of Magic has established a very complete apparition monitoring system to ensure that wizards who have not passed the exam cannot use this magic, or if any accident occurs after using it, they will rush to the scene for treatment as soon as possible.

The principle of this monitoring system is roughly the same as the monitoring of underage wizard wands, but it is more effective.

Ivan didn't want a large group of Ministry of Magic officials to appear beside him as soon as he apparated to a certain place.

Only adult wizards could take the corresponding exam, and it was impossible for him to wait that long.

After much deliberation, he could only ask Sirius to think of a way.

"Let me give it a try, just erase your name, it shouldn't be too difficult!" Sirius smiled wryly, "But I still suggest you be careful, when you Apparate for the first time, it's best to find me or Lime Si is watching from the sidelines."

"Understood!" Ivan waved his hand.

In the setting sun, after the figures of Ivan, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Gabriel disappeared completely, Sirius apparated and left the Shrieking Shack, leaving only the old house with a terrifying appearance quietly. stood there.

At twelve o'clock that night, Ivan, Harry, Ron, and Hermione sneaked out of the common room.

They have been waiting for a long time, the Creevey brothers got a stack of badges supporting Cedric Diggory from nowhere, and they are trying to use magic to change the words on it into supporting Ron, and they have spent a lot of time , also without success.

After the two of them went to bed, everyone quietly left the common room.

Both Ivan and Harry have accumulated considerable experience in wandering around the castle at night.They knew how to dodge Filch and his cat, and even though Harry was wearing the Invisibility Cloak, with the help of the Marauder's Map, he walked out of the castle without using it at all.

Regarding the matter of peeking at the fire dragon, Ivan originally planned not to participate, but Harry and Hermione insisted that everyone should go.

Now that it has been determined that the opponent in the first game is a fire dragon, it may be helpful to see what the fire dragon looks like and what kind of dragon it is.

As for Ron, he had panicked for a long time, and all he could think about was the Eye Sickness Curse.

He kept chanting all night, for fear of forgetting the spell.

He was too nervous to go to Hagrid by himself, and wished everyone would go out with him.

The field was dark, and they walked down the lawn toward the light of Hagrid's cabin.

Beauxbaton's huge carriage was also brightly lit, and they didn't seem to be asleep yet.

When Harry knocked on Hagrid's door, Madame Maxime could be heard talking in the carriage.