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Early the next morning, the "Daily Prophet" devoted an entire front page to a long report on the unexpected situation at the World Cup, "The Dark Mark reappeared...Muggle-born wizards were killed...The Ministry of Magic panicked At a loss...the criminal was not caught..." Rita Skeeter used her usual style of fearing that the world would not be chaotic, exaggeratedly describing the situation the night before, and even hinted that according to reliable sources, the mysterious man has returned, just magic The Ministry refused to admit this, which led to the demonstration of the Death Eaters that night, which was intended to remind the magic world of the re-emergence of the mysterious man.At the same time, the page is also accompanied by a photo of Fudge giving comforting explanations to various foreign officials, and satirizes the panicked expression on his face, obviously because he himself does not believe his statement that "everything is calm in the British wizarding world" .

Facing the full-page report, in a hut in the remote suburbs, a snake-faced man with bright red eyes stared at the photo with a ferocious expression. Tom, standing beside Fudge, tightly clenched the newspaper with his pale fingers. , and then angrily erupted with all its magic power, tearing the newspaper into confetti in an instant.And the thin man in front of him bent down on the ground tremblingly, calling repeatedly: "Master, master..." Obviously, he couldn't resist the powerful pressure he erupted.

Voldemort suddenly focused his attention on the little man: "Peter, after you followed yesterday, did you see that despicable betrayer? Why did you come back from Bella?"

Under his menacing gaze, Peter lowered his figure again, and replied with a trembling voice: "Master, after I arrived at the World Cup venue with Bella, because there were too many people, I was separated from her. Later, When I saw the Dark Mark they fired and rushed over, I found that they had already left, and only the staff of the Ministry of Magic were still there, so I came back first." He never dared to tell his master that he was separating from Bella yesterday In the end, he secretly got lucky because of this rare opportunity not to take part in the operation, and hid in a deserted place in the woods until their operation was over, then returned directly to Voldemort's side.He knew that Sirius and Lupine were both at the scene of the World Cup, and he couldn't imagine what would happen if he was involved in the parade if they found his tracks, so he didn't dare to go to the camp at all. , and did not see anyone.

Seeing Peter shrinking into a ball in fear, Voldemort waved his wand angrily: "Useless, useless trash!" Under the effect of Cruciatus, Peter kept screaming, rolling his body and trying to hold Voldemort's arm The foot of the robe: "Master, please forgive me, master."

Seeing that Peter was only begging for mercy, Voldemort stopped punishing him in disgust: "Then you didn't see anything last night, and you wasted the whole night?" He looked at Peter in a sarcastic tone The subordinates crawled at his feet panting.However, Peter suddenly remembered something, so he raised his head and looked at Voldemort with longing eyes, obviously wanting to make amends: "Master, I remembered, I found a strange thing yesterday. I Saw a house-elf blundering past me, calling 'Master Barty, please wait, Mr. Crouch will scold me. Please go back, don't go any further. 'She didn't see me in the shadows at the time, but I found that she seemed to be dragged away by someone, obviously the person in front of her should be wearing an invisibility cloak."

"Master Barty? Mr. Crouch?" Voldemort curled his fingers and tapped the armrest of the chair, "Could it be that Barty Crouch Jr. is not dead, but imprisoned by his father? It seems that he will be my A most faithful servant."

After contemplating for a moment, he suddenly stood up, and under Peter's horrified gaze, his lipless mouth twisted into a weird smile: "I need to install a crony at Hogwarts, and at this time Cooperate with Snape's actions in the Triwizard Tournament. Bella and Rudolph are still wanted, and being under Dumbledore's eyes for a long time may reveal his feet, and dear little Barty will undoubtedly be The best candidate. Peter, let's find my most loyal servant together."

At the same time, in the Black mansion at 12 Grimmauld Place, all the people were angry at the news published in the "Daily Prophet" because of the distorted report.Sirius crumpled up the newspaper and threw it into the wastebasket: "Damn woman, there is no truth in the whole report. So many Muggle-born wizards were killed, and only one Muggle died in total." Melon, not even a single one of the wizards was harmed."

"But, Sirius, someone did die, and this is already a very serious problem." Lupine leaned on the sofa beside his forehead, "and, how did she know that Voldemort had returned?"

Arthur also frowned: "This is indeed the strangest place. How did Rita Skeeter know this news? And she is so sure that this parade is a demonstration of Death Eaters welcoming their master's return?"

"No matter what, I have to go to the ministry first." Arthur stood up hastily, and took a deep breath. "The rumor of 'many wizards died' must be clarified first, otherwise people will be confused."

"Well, I'm also going to discuss it with Professor Dumbledore. If this is really a deliberate arrangement by Voldemort, deliberately creating confusion and announcing his return in a high-profile manner, then we must further strengthen the protection of Harry's safety." Sirius also stood Got up, then glanced at Lupine, "Remus, come together?"

"Okay, I'm also going to ask Professor Dumbledore if Moody has been in touch. If it's really not possible, I can take turns going to class with you this semester, and it happens to ensure Harry's safety." Lupine nodded head, and followed Sirius' footsteps.

Before they opened the door, Ginny quickly put away her retractable ears, and together with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, she lowered herself down, avoiding their sight.When they walked out and closed the door, the four of them let out a long sigh of relief.Ginny lowered her head, hiding the complicated look in her eyes.She guessed that Rita Skeeter's so-called "reliable source" probably came from Tom. Obviously, he wanted to confuse the current situation, and secretly carried out his wiring when the main soul attracted all the attention. and fold.

But Ron obviously wouldn't understand the current complicated situation, he just muttered inexplicably: "Why do they seem to be all nervous? School will start soon, and there is Headmaster Dumbledore in Hogwarts, is it mysterious?" People can still break into Hogwarts and hurt Harry?"

Hermione shook her head helplessly: "Ron, have you forgotten what you heard about the Three Broomsticks last time? The Triwizard Tournament will be held at Hogwarts this year, which means that many people will come to the school. There is no guarantee that some Death Eaters will not be mixed in, so everyone is worried about Harry's safety and wants to strengthen their defenses."

Hearing the name "Triwizard Tournament", Ron's face beamed with excitement in an instant: "Ah, yes, how could I forget this? That competition is great, and it would be great if I could become a warrior " But then, as if he had thought of something, he turned his head to look at Harry, and smiled a little reluctantly, "However, Harry may have more hope of becoming a warrior."

Harry looked at them in a daze: "The last time I heard this name, I wanted to ask, what kind of competition is this Triwizard Tournament?"

Hermione explained patiently: "The Triwizard Tournament was founded about 700 years ago and is a kind of friendly competition between the three largest magic schools in Europe: Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. .Each school selects a warrior, and then three warriors compete in three magic items."

Then, she paused for a moment, with a serious expression on her face, "After I heard about it last time, I went to check the relevant information, only to find out that it was supposed to be held every five years, and the three schools took turns to host it. But in the past few centuries Since then, it has been suspended due to too many deaths, and it seems that this time it has been resumed."

Harry opened his mouth wide in surprise: "There are so many deaths? Could it be dangerous in the game?"

Hermione nodded: "Yes, I guess this is why the Order of the Phoenix is ​​very nervous this time, because once you are really selected as a warrior by the Goblet of Fire, you cannot withdraw. You will be very dangerous."

Hearing Hermione's words, Ron looked at him with some concern: "Harry, if this is the case, then you..." He hesitated to persuade Harry not to participate then, but he was afraid that Harry would misunderstand and think that he He wanted to reduce competitors, so he just opened his mouth, but he didn't make a sound in the end.

But Harry shook his head firmly: "No, if it's really possible, I'd like to participate even more. This will allow me to find out who is the Death Eater following Voldemort, so that I can have a chance to eliminate him."

Hermione looked at Ginny on the side, as if she wanted her to persuade Harry, but Ginny just smiled helplessly and shook her head at Hermione.According to the original book, Dumbledore would announce that those under the age of 17 could not participate, but this did not stop Harry from participating in the end.Faced with the completely out-of-control plot, she didn't know how to dissuade him, so she could only take one step at a time, try her best to help Harry escape possible dangers, and prevent the worst from happening.

In the last few days of the summer vacation, the Black Mansion resumed the comings and goings. The Order of the Phoenix convened several meetings again. Dumbledore's assignment.And from what she overheard intermittently, Ginny also knew that Dumbledore had contacted Moody, and he agreed to participate in the work of the Order of the Phoenix again, and reported to Hogwarts as soon as school started, acting as the temporary representative of the Dark Arts. Professor of defense class.However, Ginny was not sure whether this Moody was real or not, so she could only secretly consider finding an opportunity to confirm it in private after school started.

When September 17st came, all the children boarded the Hogwarts Express under the joint escort of four adults, and finally arrived at Hogwarts safely all the way.At the dinner, Dumbledore really announced the upcoming Triwizard Tournament and the conditions that only students over the age of [-] are allowed to sign up.When hearing this condition, there were angry protests among the students, but Dumbledore ignored the voices of dissatisfaction, but deliberately glanced at the long table of Gryffindor, and set his eyes on Harry After a pause, it was obvious that this rule was set more for Harry's safety.

After he finished his speech, there was a deafening thunder outside the auditorium, and the door of the auditorium was slammed open.A man wrapped in a black traveling cloak entered, took off the hood, shook out his long gray hair, and began to walk towards the staff table.After everyone saw his face clearly, they gasped involuntarily. That face seemed to be carved out of a piece of rotten wood. Every inch of his skin seemed to be scarred, and his mouth looked like a big crooked gash. Where the nose should bulge is missing.And the most frightening thing is his right eye, which is round like a coin, and it is a bright blue color.

But this strange-looking man didn't seem to notice the abnormality of the crowd, and still limped towards Dumbledore.After shaking hands with Dumbledore, he shook his head, seemed to answer Dumbledore's question in a low voice, and then sat in an empty seat on Dumbledore's right without a smile, using his Only bright blue strange eyes looked at the auditorium and classmates.

Dumbledore, on the other hand, didn't seem to notice the terrified eyes of the students, and stood up with his usual smile: "Please allow me to introduce our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher——Professor Moody."

Even though she was well prepared, Ginny was still frightened by his terrifying appearance and didn't recover for a while.After Dumbledore's introduction, she took a deep breath and looked at Moody. He finally came. As for whether he was real or not, she thought she would try her best to find out in the future .

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Hey, guess, is this Moody real or fake?