The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

"John! I've been waiting for you!"

While running, Bagman was still shouting, looking very anxious.

"Mr. Bagman! I didn't expect to see you at this time."

John also deliberately looked happy and said.

But at the same time, his right hand was already ready.

If anything goes wrong at all, he can instantly pull out his wand and fight back.

Although, even if Bagman was a lackey of the goblins, he would most likely not dare to sneak attack him in Hogwarts Castle.

"After accepting the investigation by the Aurors, I got involved in the review and preparation of the second project of the Triwizard Tournament. It was really a very time-consuming and laborious task. I spent a lot of time until Now I have some free time..."

Bagman spoke and said sincerely, "Although you should already know the result from Mr. Minister and Dumbledore, I still have to explain it to you again.

The incident of the fire dragon going out of control in the first project really had nothing to do with me.

I have absolutely no motive or reason to do anything like that.

If you don’t believe it, you can ask Professor Snape.

In addition to various investigations by the Aurors, I also drank some truth serum prepared by him later. I am absolutely innocent! "

"Of course, Mr. Bagman! I never doubted you!"

John said with a kind face.

Bagman was visibly relieved after hearing this.

But soon, he seemed to suddenly think of something.

He whispered with a mysterious face:

"Actually... John, I think Barty Crouch is a strong suspect!"

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

"Because he has become very strange since the end of the Quidditch World Cup." Bagman organized his words and said, "This strangeness does not mean that his living habits have changed... In fact, his overall impression on people Nothing seems to have changed. The only problem is that his working ability has dropped a lot!"

"Ability to work?"

"This year's Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament were all organized by the Department of International Magical Cooperation and the Department of Magical Sports. In previous work related to the Quidditch World Cup, Crouch was very strong and used almost all his power. Everything is concentrated in his hands, and he has to take care of everything!"

Bagman said angrily, "But for today's Triwizard Tournament, he unexpectedly became the boss of the Triwizard Tournament. He threw all the work to his subordinates and me. It's rare for him to handle some things, and he did it It's not very good. It feels like it's absent-minded.

For a paranoid workaholic, this is obviously not normal.

I have reason to believe that the reason why he became like this is because he was busy with other things, so that he could not spend his extra energy on the Triwizard Tournament.

And what is this matter that needs to be hidden from other people?

It must be a conspiracy! "

Hearing this, John was silent for a while, narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"So...Mr. Bagman, have you informed Mr. Minister of this matter?"

"Of course I said it! I also told the Aurors!" Bagman said with some distress, "The Aurors are also very responsible. In addition to extreme measures such as forcing him to drink truth serum, the Aurors also treated Bagman A more rigorous investigation and interrogation was conducted in all aspects, and [Legilimency] was even used.

But the result was that nothing was found! "

"I understand what you mean, Mr. Bagman." John nodded, "I will be careful about Crouch in the future."

"It's great that you understand!" Bagman immediately smiled and said, "Oh, by the way, have you solved the mystery of the golden egg?"

John had never taken the golden egg seriously.

Recently, he was delayed by the Yule Ball. If Bagman hadn't suddenly mentioned it, he wouldn't have even remembered that there was such a thing.

Looking at John's expression, Bagman instantly understood the general situation.

He smiled and winked at John and said:

"Is the golden egg on you now?"

John nodded and took out the golden egg directly from the deformed lizard skin wallet.

Bagman was a little excited.

He took John to find an abandoned room.

First, he used the transformation technique to get the barrel out, and then filled it with [Clear Spring Like Water].

"It took us a lot of effort to set up the puzzle of this golden egg. We have enough confidence. If you are not a player who is extremely smart and knowledgeable, or has a lot of luck, there is no way to solve it."

Bagman spoke triumphantly and opened the golden egg.

Suddenly, piercing screams filled the abandoned classroom, echoing and vibrating between the stone walls.

If you listen carefully, you can actually hear that there is some melody in it.

But humans have no way of understanding its meaning.

Bagman gave John a calm look, and then stuffed the golden egg into a wooden bucket filled with water.

The screaming stopped abruptly.

It was replaced by melodious singing.

It came from under the water, and the volume was pitifully small.

Bagman flicked his wand, and the golden eggs floated up in the clear water in the barrel, forming a constantly vibrating water ball in mid-air.

Bagman then released an unknown curse on the water balloon.

This time the singing became louder.

“Seek us wherever our voices sound.

We cannot sing on the ground.

As you search, think carefully about:

We stole your most beloved baby.

You only have an hour,

To find and recapture what we took,

After an hour there is no hope,

It is completely gone, never to appear. "

As the chorus sang, Bagman explained:

"This is the song of mermaids. Their vocal organs are different from humans, and those sounds can only be heard clearly underwater. And combined with the singing, I think with your intelligence, you should already know the specific content of the second project, right? "

"You will steal our most beloved treasure, then hide it under the Black Lake and give us an hour to seize it." John nodded and said, "If the treasure is not retrieved within the specified time, it will be Lose it forever."

"Clap clap-"

Bagman clapped his hands excitedly, "I knew you could do it!

But regarding that last point, we're actually just scaring you.

Even if the time limit is up, nothing will happen to those things. We will just reduce the Warriors' score for this round to zero.

After all, the Triwizard Tournament we held this time was not as cruel as in the past.

Also, considering that the second project will be carried out underwater, I recommend you to use it..."

John waved his hand and interrupted:

"The focus is on 'treasures'. How do you judge which things are most beloved by warriors?"

"This is difficult to say, but it is not easy to say it is easy. I can only say that it mainly depends on our subjective imagination." Bagman spread his hands and said, "Just like Fleur. The relationship between her and her sister is very special. Well, she also loves and respects her principal very much. Then the choice of the treasure will be decided between Gabrielle and Madame Maxime. Of course, as a referee, Madame Maxime cannot be tied underwater. So, she can only It's Gabrielle.

In the same way, we chose Cedric’s treasure to be his girlfriend.

Harry's treasure was chosen as Ron.

Krum's treasure is a bit difficult to choose.This guy is not very good at expressing feelings, and he doesn't have a girlfriend... We are going to look for him again to see if there is anyone suitable.It's best to find a living person, otherwise it won't be able to bring a great sense of urgency to the warriors and the audience.But if that doesn't work, we'll have to throw his tournament trophy into the water.

As for you and Michelle.

You are the most special.

According to what we know so far, you are each other's treasure.

At the same time, you are all warriors.

So, John, what do you think about me throwing Draco Malfoy into the Black Lake as a treasure? "

The image of Draco being bundled into a ball and thrown into a black lake where he choked appeared automatically in John's mind.

He subconsciously wanted to refuse.

But he soon realized something.

Maybe...Draco himself is not resistant to this kind of thing, and may even...

"Tsk—"

After smacking his lips, John said, "If he wants, that's fine."

"This is inevitable! Our Triwizard Tournament this time is entirely voluntary!" Bagman handed the golden egg back to John and said happily, "Now, I want to go back to the ministry first. John, we See you at the competition. Just think of the information this time as the interest on that debt! Oh! Also, I wish you a Merry Christmas in advance!"

John said goodbye to Bagman with a smile.

But when Bagman's back completely disappeared from his sight, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.

John didn't care about the second event of the Triwizard Tournament.

What really caught John's attention was what Bagman mentioned about Crouch.

In fact, on Halloween night, he had a vague sense that something was wrong with Crouch.

He and Crouch had a conflict that night in the Quidditch world.

At that time, Crouch was unable to step down and lost face.

As a result, he was surprisingly friendly to John on Halloween!

The change in his attitude is really strange.

This is also an important reason why John included Crouch as a suspect.

And now, Bagman's words clearly support John's point of view.

John felt that he needed to ask Michael to step up surveillance and investigation of Crouch.

Of course, he would not completely believe Bagman's words.

Therefore, the monitoring of Bagman cannot be less.

Now the problem is.

The surveillance of these people has been going on for so long.

But Michael has never been able to gain anything.

John didn't think Michael would betray him or be ineffective in the matter.

He just felt that so much surveillance work might be beyond Michael's capabilities.

After all, no matter how strong Michael is, there is only one person.

"It would be nice if I could go out and help."

John muttered to himself.

But soon, he shook his head.

It is also possible to go out briefly through the secret passage.

Long-term surveillance missions are possible, which would simply not be possible.

Nothing to complain about though.

Hogwarts was indeed restricting his freedom of movement.

But at the same time, Hogwarts was protecting him and Michelle.

Thinking wildly all the way, John went downstairs again, preparing to have dinner.

However, as soon as he entered the auditorium, he saw Draco leading a large group of Slytherins in a tense confrontation with the Hufflepuffs.