The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

The room to the side of the auditorium is not large.

The walls inside are almost covered with all kinds of magical portraits.

When John took Michelle and Harry in, everyone in the portrait turned to look at them.

At the same time, Cedric, Krum and Fleur, who were sitting around the fireplace, also looked over.

Krum and Cedric both smiled and nodded at John.

Furong shook her waterfall-like silver hair and sneered:

"What? Dumbledore asked you to come here to run errands? Tell me, what does he want to inform us?"

Hearing this, John glanced at her coldly.

Michelle smiled and said:

"No, we were also selected as warriors!"

Furong's eyes widened instantly and she said in surprise:

"how can that be?"

Michelle wanted to explain something, but suddenly there was a rush of footsteps behind her.

Then Bagman walked into the room.

"It's so bizarre!" Bagman said excitedly, waving his arms, "Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce, these three are the newly born warriors! Yes, I know this is incredible, but it is the fact!

This year's Triwizard Tournament will feature six warriors! "

Fleur shook her long hair again, glared at John and the others and said:

"Mr. Bagman, that's a funny joke!"

"This is no joke." Bagman smiled and shook his head, "They were selected by the Goblet of Fire."

Fleur looked furious, her whole body trembling slightly.

The warrior quota and the Triwizard Tournament have special meaning to her.

She went through so many rounds of selection before she stood out from so many students in Beauxbatons, was brought to Hogwarts, and was selected by the Goblet of Fire.

She will use this opportunity to prove to everyone that she, Fleur Delacour, is no worse than anyone else!

As a result, these Hogwarts students in front of her now have the same qualifications as her so easily and inexplicably!

"This is not fair!"

Fleur screamed so loudly that the flames in the fireplace shook.

Krum next to him didn't understand English very well and was scratching his head with a look of confusion on his face.

Cedric smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He seemed to have known this would be the result.

With John being such an outstanding person, how could Dumbledore not let him compete?

The door to the room was pushed open again.

A large crowd poured in.

Dumbledore walked at the front, followed by Karkaroff and Madame Maxime, who looked ugly, and then Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape.

"You must give me an explanation, Dumbledore."

Madame Maxime said coldly.

"Indeed, this is too weird, Dumbledore." Karkaroff beside her also sneered, "There are actually four warriors in Hogwarts! Ha! I don't remember that it is written in the charter that the organizer can have four warrior!"

"This is obviously unfair!"

Mrs. Maxim glanced at John and others with contempt, "If you insist on doing this, then we will have no choice but to withdraw from the competition!"

Upon hearing this, the muscles on Karkaroff's face twitched, and he looked a little unbelievable that Mrs. Maxim would say such a thing.

But in the end he gritted his teeth and agreed:

"That's right, if this happens we will withdraw from the competition!"

Dumbledore looked like he had a headache.

He looked at John for a while, and then at Madame Maxime and Karkaroff opposite.

Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Furong gasped and screamed again:

"They must have cheated! We saw this group of despicable people when we went to sign up this morning! They gathered around the Goblet of Fire and asked people to sign up for them! These rude guys think they are smart, but in fact... …”

Fleur spoke faster and faster, and finally even switched to French.

Although John couldn't quite understand it, he could tell just from the tone that he was talking dirty.

"I advise you to keep your mouth shut!"

John stared at her and said coldly.

Furong was obviously still a little unconvinced and wanted to continue scolding.

But when she met John's indifferent eyes, her whole body shuddered again and she didn't dare to speak anymore.

Madame Maxime patted Fleur on the shoulder with her big hand wearing an opal ring, and said with a sneer:

"What, you're actually threatening us? You cheated first, so what qualifications do you have to say such a thing?"

"Cough-cough-"

Dumbledore coughed twice and said, "Mrs. Maxim, I know a little bit about what happened this morning. But according to my observation, the alchemy machine created by Miss Alice Lopez did not break through." The ability of the Goblet of Fire’s counterfeit detection mechanism. Of course, we will investigate it in the future.”

John thinks so too.

He nodded and said:

“The principle of Alice’s alchemy machine is to apply a [Confusion Spell] to the registration note, so that the person or thing viewing the note will misunderstand the information on it.

Even if this mechanism succeeds, there will only be one warrior in Hogwarts.

Now, there are four warriors in Hogwarts.

The only possibility for this situation to occur is that someone directly cast the [Confusion Curse] on the Goblet of Fire, causing the Goblet of Fire to mistakenly believe that there are six participating schools, and among the three extra schools, we are the only ones. student.

To do this, the caster needs a very high level of magic.

This is something that ordinary students simply cannot do! "

Dumbledore praised with satisfaction:

"That's it! That's a really good explanation, John. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, I should have given you fifty points for this explanation alone!"

"Dumbledore! Now is not the time for you to reward students!" Mrs. Maxim said, "It is true that ordinary students cannot use such an advanced [Confusion Curse], but John Shafik may not be able to use it!

Haven't you always said that he is the most special, powerful, and outstanding Hogwarts student?

I think he must be able to do this kind of thing. "

"This is impossible."

Dumbledore shook his head.

Seeing this, Mrs. Maxim actually laughed and said:

"Oh, that means that John Shafiq is actually not as outstanding and special as you say? Isn't he also a mediocre person?"

"Mrs. Maxim!" Dumbledore's expression turned ugly, "These are two different things!"

John also looked deeply at Madame Maxime.

This woman's dislike for him almost exploded.

But now he had no time to worry about these things.

"The matter is already very clear. Someone is obviously doing something secretly to force me, Michelle and Harry to compete." John suggested expressionlessly, "To be honest, I smell a conspiracy in it. In order to ensure safety , I suggest that it is better to cancel this Triwizard Tournament. If not, the three of us should withdraw from the competition."

As soon as these words came out, a look of surprise appeared on the faces of Mrs. Maxim and Karkaroff.

They obviously didn't expect that John would take the initiative to say such a thing.

Snape nodded with satisfaction and said:

"I think so too, Dumbledore, this is the best way."

"But we all know very well that this is impossible!" Dumbledore said, looking at John again, "John, we must abide by the charter, because this is a magical contract. Anyone whose name is sprayed from the Goblet of Fire Everyone who comes out must participate in the Triwizard Tournament!"

John's brows furrowed tightly.

Karkaroff on the opposite side roared:

"You did this on purpose! You just want to ensure that Hogwarts wins in this way! Just wait! I will go back to the newspaper to expose your evil deeds! I will make your reputation... "

"A bluffing threat! Karkaroff!" roared a voice from the door. "You can try that and see what good it does to you. Don't forget your own identity!"

Moody entered the room, followed by Crouch.

Karkaroff's fear of Moody seemed to be ingrained in his bones.

As soon as Moody appeared, his face turned pale, and he subconsciously took two steps back, almost falling into the fire.

"Ah--"

Moody sneered disdainfully and stood behind John.

Crouch smiled kindly at John, then came behind John and said to Maxim and Karkaroff:

“That’s it now, there’s nothing more to say.

If you are willing to bear the consequences of breaking the magic contract, then just withdraw from the competition.

Or, are you still planning to go to the newspaper to expose some so-called shady story?Haha, this is your freedom. "

"So, this is the attitude of the Ministry of Magic of the Republic of China towards this matter?"

As Madame Maxime spoke, her eyes drifted to Ludo.

He was the only Ministry official present.

Crouch, Moody and others also turned their attention to Ludo.

Under the gaze of everyone, Ludo trembled all over, then quickly ran behind John and said in a firm voice:

"I support John!"

Just kidding, he still owes John a large sum of gold galleons!

And it’s still the kind with IOUs.

He's out of his mind to say bad things about John here.

After saying this, Ludo gave John a flattering look.

Unfortunately, John didn't pay attention to him.

Dumbledore was right.

Bound by the magical contract of the Goblet of Fire, it was a foregone conclusion that they would participate.

This put John in a bad mood.

And Madame Maxime opposite him was in an even worse mood.

Right now, standing behind John were Crouch, Bagman, Moody, Dumbledore, Snape and McGonagall.

Almost the entire Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts forces at the scene were on John's side.

It was not easy to find Karkaroff, an ally with common interests.

The result is still a waste!

Moody was so frightened that he collapsed as soon as he arrived!

This caused Madame Maxime, who was alone, to bear great pressure!

She breathed a little quickly, nodded and said:

"Okay! Very good! What you did is really good! This is the way of the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts in the United States. I have seen it! This time it will be as you wish! But don't count on us I will give up and give up!"

After saying that, she dragged the still somewhat reluctant Fleur and quickly left the room.

Continuing to stay here is not a good choice. She will never be able to compete with these people.

So the only way before her now was to surrender.

Karkaroff behaved even worse than her, not even daring to say a harsh word, and simply ran away with Krum with his tail between his legs.

"Hehehe... coward!"

Moody said with a sneer.

Crouch and Bagman also smiled brightly.

Bagman felt that he had pleased his creditors.

Crouch, perhaps, believed that this would further ensure that Hogwarts would become the winner of the Triwizard Tournament.

In this way, the honor can be left in the country.

John did have such a conjecture.

He eyed Crouch and Bagman suspiciously.

It is speculated that Crouch and Bagman may have tampered with the Goblet of Fire for the honor of the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts.

Noticing John's eyes, Crouch said kindly:

"John, don't worry. We have made a lot of preparations to ensure the safety of this Triwizard Tournament. Even if someone does want to cause trouble inside, we can ensure your safety!"

John nodded perfunctorily.

He didn't trust the Ministry of Magic's guarantees.

The past facts have been proved countless times.

If anyone really believes this, they will pay a heavy price.

On the contrary, it was Crouch's attitude that puzzled John.

This guy seems a little too friendly.

"Snapped--"

Snape put his hand on John's shoulder.

John turned to look, but Snape said nothing, just nodded vigorously.

Not just Snape.

Professor McGonagall also held Michelle's shoulders.

Dumbledore even smiled and nodded at them.

The meaning is already obvious.

They will also be strong supporters for John and Michelle!

John finally had a smile on his face.

He suddenly realized that things were not that bad.

With the support of so many people, what if someone plans to tamper with it?

Moreover, with the massive accumulation of potions, his own magic level has skyrocketed to a level that is almost comparable to that of Snape.

Although he is still lacking in magic proficiency, he is still very strong.

That guy who is hiding in the dark and doing mischief may not be able to do anything to him!

"All right!"

Moody suddenly said loudly, "Crouch, are you going to coach the Warriors?"

As soon as these words came out, Crouch was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said:

"I would have forgotten if you didn't tell me! Beauxbatons and Durmstrang's people have already gone back. I will have to run over and notify them separately later. It's really troublesome."

Crouch complained for a while, and when he looked at John and others, a smile appeared on his face, "Then, please listen.

The first project is meant to test your mettle, so we're not going to tell you what it is.The courage to face the unknown is an important quality for a wizard!

This project will be carried out on November 11th and will be completed in front of other students and the judging panel.

During this time, the warrior is not allowed to ask for or accept any assistance from his or her teacher.

When warriors face challenges, the only weapon they have is the wand in their hands!

They won't learn about the second project until after the first project is over.Due to the high demands and long duration of the competition, the warriors do not participate in school year examinations. "

John and others nodded to express their understanding.

Among them, Michelle seemed particularly excited.

In her words, just listening to Mr. Crouch’s description, she knew that this would be a very interesting project.

No one present could understand what was so interesting about it.

But this does not prevent them from loving Michelle.

After a while of laughter and pleasantries, Crouch sighed:

"Okay, I have to go back to the Ministry of Magic. There is still a lot of work waiting for me there."

Dumbledore persisted:

"It's getting late, don't you really want to stay at Hogwarts for the night? Maybe we could have a drink."

Crouch shook his head and refused.

On the contrary, Bagman became interested and said loudly:

"I think we should invite Mrs. Maxim and Karkaroff too. Everyone was in a quarrel just now, and we need a change of environment to ease the atmosphere and relations."

Dumbledore smiled and nodded, agreeing with Bagman's view.

Moody sneered disdainfully and sent Crouch out.

"Their relationship is really good."

John said calmly.

"It's normal. Crouch was originally the director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and Moody can also be said to be his subordinate." Snape took a deep breath and said, "John, you should also go back and rest. In addition... be safe."

Snape's last words were spoken to both John and Michelle at the same time.

John nodded solemnly.

Michelle was very active.

As for Harry, he was still confused.

John led the two of them out, first sent Michelle and Harry back to the Gryffindor Tower, and then returned to the Slytherin common room alone.

But when he read the password and entered the lounge, he was startled.