Hogwarts in a parallel world

Chapter 77 The unexpected warrior

The biggest difference between this semester and the past is that everyone loves and fears Defense Against the Dark Arts.Because Moody's teaching method can be said to be quite radical, but it is very effective.Neville had been frightened by the Cruciatus Curse before, but he began to face the curse head on.Moody's is very happy with this:

"Look at Mr. Longbottom. You all should learn from it. He has personally proved that blindly avoiding can't solve any problems."

Moody's praise of Neville was affirmed by almost everyone.Even Delk is no exception.The voting for the Goblet of Fire has also begun. Students over 17 years old rushed to the voting location in a swarm, confidently wrote their names on small slips of paper and placed them in the blue crystal cup that glowed with light blue gold. among.

Just as Winters was about to leave, the Wesley twins ran in excitedly. Each of them held a glass bottle in their hands, which contained an orange liquid.

"Everyone look at me, we have some big news to announce." George stepped onto a high platform in two or three steps.

"I think no one wants to miss this grand event because of their age, so-" he shook the glass bottle in his hand and continued:

"Fred and I jointly developed the age-promoting agent. We believe we can overcome the obstacles set by professors."

"Just saying it won't help." One boy didn't believe at all that the potion developed by the twins could overcome the obstacles set by the professors for the Goblet of Fire.

"If we succeed, 3 gold galleons per bottle" George shouted without hearing it. In his opinion, this time there will be no failure.

He and Fred then simultaneously drank the potions in their glass bottles and ran towards the Goblet of Fire.Hermione looked at the excited figures of the twins and kept shaking her head: "That was a measure jointly set up by Dumbledore and the principals of other schools. The two of them are going to be in trouble.

Then the twins successfully threw their names in without causing any reaction from those defensive measures.Everyone was stunned. Just as everyone present was shouting, two red flames hit the twins and threw them at least 10 meters away.

Then George and Fred both had 16-year-old voices and 60-year-old looks.When the two of them saw each other's appearance, they immediately started fighting.

"You idiot. Why did you add holly leaves?"

"Then did you remind me?"

The voting booth turned into a wrestling match.Winters watched for a moment and found the voting activity to be very boring.Then he went to the library.There weren't many people in the library, it seemed like they were all going to watch their respective colleges vote.

As the time draws closer and closer to the final reveal of the person chosen by the Goblet of Fire, a mixture of excitement, fear, and anticipation pervades the upperclassmen.

At 9 o'clock in the morning on September 27, Professor McGonagall informed everyone through the loudspeaker to gather in the auditorium. They would announce the list of participants for the Triwizard Tournament.

When Mag saw that everyone had arrived in less than 10 minutes, he couldn't help but say: "This may be the fastest gathering speed I have ever seen."

Dumbledore, as the host, announced the champions chosen by the Goblet of Fire, and he waved his wand gently at the Goblet of Fire.The pale golden light on the Goblet of Fire gradually disappeared, and instead, a group of bright blue flames "whispered" out of the rim of the blue crystal cup.

Then Dumbledore waved his wand again, and the bright blue flame turned orange, and a note flew out of the flame. After Dumbledore picked up the note, he shouted:

"Victor Krum"

Then Durmstrang's students stood up to congratulate him.The Goblet of Fire then selected the second contestant:

"Fleur Delacour"

Beauxbatons students kept applauding.Then the third warrior was also selected.

"Cedric Diggory" Dumbledore shouted with excitement.The Hufflepuff students burst into thunderous applause.

"Let me congratulate the three warriors. I wish them -" Before Dumbledore could finish his words, the bright blue flame of the Goblet of Fire instantly turned into a strange red.

Then two small notes flew out from the strange flames. Dumbledore stared at the notes for a few seconds and then said calmly:

"Harry Potter and Winters Renault"

After Winters heard Dumbledore read his name from the two small slips of paper, his first reaction was whether it was a prank or that there was someone with the same name.Harry was extremely surprised. He thought for a while that he had heard wrongly.

"Winters, don't stand still," Neville said fearfully.

Winters' mind went blank: This must be a misunderstanding.He walked to Dumbledore's side like a sleepwalker, while Harry seemed to be chased by dozens of bludgers. Fear and confusion were all written on his face.

"Let us congratulate these brave men," Dumbledore said calmly.

There was only a sparse round of applause, and then he nodded to Professor McGonagall.

Professor McGonagall turned around and took Harry and Wintesla away.The three of them said nothing as they walked to the principal's office.After they arrived at the principal's office, Professor McGonagall sat on a chair and looked at them without saying a word.

Not long after this terrifying silence, there was a noise outside the door. Mrs. Maxim, Principal Durmstrang, and all the warriors from their school rushed in. Mrs. Maxim shouted:

"You are cheating. Is this the spirit of Hogwarts?"

"I think each school can send three students. Until now, the Triwizard Tournament has not clearly stated that each school can only send one person," Durmstrang's principal said unexpectedly.

"Igor, from the beginning of the Goblet of Fire to today, it has been a custom to have one person from each school. And only one person from each school is to more conveniently protect the safety of the contestants. Moreover, you are Didn't you forget about the Golden Snitch Cup?" Mrs. Maxim looked at Harry and Winters with complicated eyes.

"I'm not the principal. I think it's best for us to wait until Dumbledore arrives before discussing countermeasures." Professor McGonagall was not angry because of Mrs. Maxim's accusation just now.

Dumbledore arrived a few minutes later.He looked at Harry and Winters calmly. Winters felt something like flying insects around him, and then he immediately understood that it was Dumbledore's Legilimency.

Winters immediately went through what happened after he came to school in his mind.Then Dumbledore's expression seemed to change, but he still said calmly:

"I understand Madame Maxime's anger, so we decided to give in. Our only warrior is Cedric according to the normal scoring criteria.

For the other two, Mr. Porter and Mr. Renault, the highest score will not be recorded when their scores are calculated."

Professor McGonagall started to say something, but Dumbledore stopped her.Then he continued:

"This is not a question of whether there is anything wrong with Hogwarts. The current situation is that this bizarre mistake has happened. What should we do?"

"Since Dumbledore said this, I can't say anything. But I hope you'd better pay attention to the safety of these two students." Mrs. Maxim seemed to know some information.

"We will, the Auror Office has begun to send additional forces here," Dumbledore said with a smile.

"That can only be like this." Principal Durmstrang looked a little strange, but he still left with his students.The student glanced at Harry and Winters before leaving.

"This is not a good sign, Dumbledore" Madam Maxime shook her head and left.

"Tell me, what are you going to do? Run away and embarrass Hogwarts for the second time, or face it together with the professors?" Dumbledore asked briskly while sitting behind his desk.

"Of course it's the latter," Winters said without confidence.

"I'm the same as Winters" Harry seemed to be gritting his teeth in reply.

"Very good, you are worthy of being a Gryffindor student. You two -"

"But Dumbledore. We now have three warriors. In the past, one warrior matched three professors. So we need 9 people. What about the teaching task?"

"I think some of my old friends can help me with this little favor." Dumbledore waved his wand and poured everyone a glass of water.

"Then sir... we..." Winters stuttered.

"You two go back to the dormitory first, and I will arrange the manpower. As long as you two study hard, you will overcome this difficulty," Dumbledore said with a smile.

On their way back, the students around them gave them strange looks from time to time.Malfoy and Delk announced loudly that they bet 500 gold galleons that Harry and Winters would not be able to pass the first level.

Winters and Harry ignored Delk and Malfoy's gang.They quickly returned to the common room with their heads down.There were a bunch of people standing in the Gryffindor common room, from juniors to seniors.

Aurora looked at Winters with a pale face.After a few seconds, she said: I have already told my parents, and they said they will arrive in 2 days. . .They were anxious.

"Professor Dumbledore said he would arrange for someone to teach me and Harry." Winters' voice suddenly became hoarse.

"What else did Dumbledore say?" Ron looked at Harry.From the look on his face, Ron thought he would never see Harry again after November 11th this year.Hermione bit her lip and said nothing. Next to her was a very worn "History of the Wizarding Games", and Ginny seemed to have become shorter.

"Ron, Hermione, Ginny... don't look at me like that... Dumbledore said that as long as Winters and I learn to get through this difficulty with our hearts," Harry said in an unnatural tone, his face There is one red part and one white part, which is very ugly.

"What kind of person would do this? This can't be a prank." Shock, anger, and confusion appeared on Aurora's face at the same time.

"Anyone with a right mind would not think this was a prank. First, there was such a big accident when you went to Shadow Island, and then the Dark Mark, which had been missing for 13 years, appeared in the Golden Snitch Cup. Someone is trying every possible means to get it. Kill Harry and your brother." George and Fred were rarely serious.

"A few months ago, a few of you encountered the Metz Vortex and were transported to an undeveloped area on Shadow Island. I asked many people that only a few of you were in such great danger. Others - as far as I know As far as I know, although others have arrived in undeveloped areas, they are only a 3-minute walk from the farthest safe house." Ron's voice was very dull.

"Being discouraged is not the answer. Now we can only take one step at a time... How much do you know about the Triwizard Tournament?" Harry asked, pulling himself together.

"There are three projects in total. In the first project, you have to face various dangerous magical creatures... Although they are not as scary black magic creatures as the Lord of Souls, but... the risks are not small at all. Pass the challenge You will get clues about the second project later

In the second project, you will use the clues given to you in the first project to overcome many obstacles and retrieve your most precious things.

The third project.It is determined based on the performance of the first two projects and the content of the previous test, and it is also the most difficult.And the most critical point is that if there is a serious timeout in the first two projects, an additional project will be added to the third project as a punishment mechanism.

Warriors who activate the penalty mechanism almost have no choice but to retire.Because the punishment mechanism tests things chosen by the Goblet of Fire, it will test you based on your experience and knowledge.To put it simply, it will only test what you don't know," Hermione said in a voice as if she had a cold.

Winters shook his head vigorously, clearing the image of him being carried off the field from his mind.What he cares about now is who will guide him.Although Harry was very concerned about this issue, he only said half-jokingly:

"As long as it's not Snape, anyone will do."

After hearing what Harry said, Winters said: "My requirements are not high...as long as I am not carried off the field."

Everyone else laughed bitterly when they saw Winters and Harry enjoying themselves.

(End of this chapter)