Chapter 177: Quidditch World Cup Advances
"I heard that during this time, the British wizarding world is not very safe, Lan, I think you had better take Teacher Mo with you, in case something happens, Teacher Mo can help you. "After the former headmaster waited for all the teachers to leave, only Principal Lan and Teacher Mo were left.www.biquge.info
"It's a lot safer, but what is the situation now, and can the British Ministry of Magic control the current situation?" Principal Lan asked with some concern.
"There are no contingencies, at least for now, the whole of Wizarding Britain is still under the control of Minister Fudge. Britain is a very old country, and the Ministry of Magic has been around for a long time. The Ministry of Magic has a lot of experience surviving, and I had followed the situation in Europe in the Americas during the time of Gellert Grindelwald. At that time, the Magical Congress of America was very unoptimistic about the situation in Europe as a whole, and they believed that if the Magical Congress of America did not support Europe as soon as possible, the whole of Europe might be controlled by Gellert Grindelwald. ”
Before Voldemort, Gellert Grindelwald had his own army of Dark Wizards, now the true Dark Lord. His power raged across the continent, and the Ministries of Magic in all European countries were destroyed by the mighty army of Gellert Grindelwald, and at that time, the continent was in a state of panic. The wizards of Britain and the Americas were very worried about this situation, but they were unwilling to directly participate in the great war on the European continent, and covert support became the most appropriate means.
Although Gellert Grindelwald soon discovered a force from outside the continent, he didn't care. The wizard from England played a role in resisting his army of dark wizards, but there was no way to influence the outcome, the wizard from Siberia succeeded in freezing some of his men, but when Gellert Grindelwald himself came into play, the wizard who resisted him was frozen forever in the depths of the North Sea. And the wizards from the Americas did not even dare to openly admit their identities, and Gellert Grindelwald threw these folk wizards with little strength directly into prison and left them to fend for themselves.
At that time, the wizards of the Far East were fighting the wizards of District 11, and the wizards of District 11 were strong in combat, and they also made contact with Gellert Grindelwald. Gellert Grindelwald had always taken a dispensable attitude towards these so-called allies, but he could not resist the enthusiasm of the wizards of District 11, and Gellert Grindelwald reluctantly accepted some of the wizards of District 11 and let them join his army of dark wizards to learn from his own experience.
Meanwhile in the Far East, the Suzaku School of Magic and Wizardry has done its best to confront the wizards of Area 11. Wizards in the Far East have not been as strong as the two forces of Zen and Taoism, and in such an environment, the wizards of the Far East are at a disadvantage in numbers in the battle with the wizards of District 11.
This continued until Gellert Grindelwald was defeated. At that time, the influence of magic in the Far East was still very limited, and many Far Easterners were unaware of the existence of the wizarding world. In this case, the Suzaku School of Witchcraft and Wizardry cooperated with the magic schools in the Americas, and a group of young wizards were sent to the Americas to study.
After returning to China, Gellert Grindelwald's power in Europe was already in full swing, and at this time, the wizards of District 11 began to attack the forces of the Suzaku School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the two sides fought for years in the South China Sea, and the Suzaku School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was almost completely destroyed in this war.
Fortunately, the news of Dumbledore's defeat of Gellert Grindelwald in Europe came, and some wizards from other countries in the Far East also joined the Suzaku School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and finally everyone united to reverse the disadvantage and completely defeat the School of Wizardry in District 11.
Until now, Area 11 still does not admit that it was defeated by Suzaku School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the wizards of Area 11 believe that without the support of Hogwarts School, Suzaku School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is not capable of defeating District 11 at all. The two sides looked down on each other, and this situation has continued until now, and the wizards of District 11 still want to occupy the island of Suzaku School of Magic and Magic.
The current situation is very different from the beginning. Although wizards are still not the most powerful mysterious force in the Far East, at least there are twice as many students as before, and with the continuous restoration of creation over the years, Suzaku School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has become one of the largest wizarding schools in the world.
You can see it from the invitation to Hogwarts School. Although there are schools of witchcraft and wizardry in Africa in District 11, Hogwarts only invites the School of Ilvermorny and the Suzaku School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in addition to the other traditional wizarding schools, Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"Headmaster, in my opinion, the most important thing we need to pay attention to is still in the north, the wizards of District 11 have never given up the war with us, until now, the two sides will still fight freely on the island, a few months ago, one of our students almost died on the second wall, now the situation is already dangerous, if we don't take measures, I am afraid that in the future, I am afraid that in the future. Teacher Mo, who had been silent, said. Teacher Mo is a very young witch, I don't know how old she is, but judging by her capable appearance, she seems to be only in her twenties. Dressed in professional attire, she looks less like a witch and more like an office white-collar worker.
"Sister of the Mo family, what you said is right, I think this tournament is also an opportunity. If we can win the championship, the wizards in District 11 who are afraid of the soft and afraid of the hard will definitely stop for a while. So this time you must send the strongest lineup, you know, whether it is Ilvermorny School or Hogwarts School, it is the strongest wizarding school in the world. Principal Lan said to Teacher Mo with a smile.
"The principal is right, although our students have a strong sense of collectivity, their individual combat ability is still a little poor. When I look at this selection, I must pay attention to instilling this awareness in the students, so that they can understand that this is a one-man battle, a battle that needs to be completed independently, without any backup. Some of our students are used to acting together with the group, and I am afraid that we will suffer in such a competition. The old headmaster said.
"I'm afraid I can't change this habit for a while, so I can only do more work during the selection. Speaking of which, if we can get graduates who have already fought against the wizards of District 11 to participate, our chances of winning the first place will be much greater. Principal Lan said.
"You can't think like that. Don't forget our ultimate goal. This time, I hope that this group of little wizards can understand that there are still many very powerful wizards in this world, there are still many magical magic secrets, and there are many very dangerous black magic, and if they don't work hard, they will be eliminated. If we really didn't get the first place because of our own strength, maybe it's still a good thing. After all, these children are too proud now. The old headmaster said.
The three of them discussed it for a while, and they were all a little worried about the threat to the wizards of District 11 now.
In England, wizards have not paid much attention to the convening of the tournament, because an important event is about to be held in England.
After the semi-finals, the British Quidditch national team missed out on the final. Bulgaria and Ireland are the two highest-scoring teams in this World Cup, with Ireland temporarily leading the group stage in the group stage, while Bulgaria relied on the excellent performance of star Krum, followed by Viktor Krum in the semi-finals to defeat Egypt's brilliant Seeker Lavia Zaglul to establish the undisputed position of the world's best Seeker.
Hogwarts schools have also entered the World Cup, and every day at breakfast, Hogwarts students talk loudly about Quidditch matches, speculating whether Bulgaria or Ireland will win the championship. The World Cup column opened by the "Prophet Daily" always causes heated discussions at the first time.
Sitting at the dinner table, Xie Ann listened to the two fourth-year students across from him, discussing what line-up Ireland would use to limit Victor Krum's play, he didn't know anything about Quidditch stars, but it didn't prevent him from understanding the jargon spoken by his classmates across from him. You know, Qiu would sometimes say a bunch of these words to Xie An, and Xie An could also understand some Quidditch tactical terms.
Cho didn't have an early breakfast today because she had been training for too long yesterday and she needed a good rest. Xie An still insisted on meditating on the tower every night to get through the dark moments. During this time, Empress Anne had begun to help Xie An with the aftermath of the Doomsday Force, but unfortunately, it had little effect. Doomsday power is different from any existing power, it is a new magical ability created by Xie An by combining the radiation power of Doomsday and magical ability, this power has both the destructiveness of Doomsday radiation power and the controllability of magic power, Queen Anne knows magic very well, but she has no concept of doomsday radiation energy. Even though she was close to a demigod, Queen Anne was bewildered by the radiant forces associated with the nature of the sun. There is no way to solve Xie An's problem without simply understanding how the radiation power is stored and converted within the so-called cellular structure. In this case, Queen Anne had to turn to the astonishing discoveries made by Muggles that had gone unnoticed in recent centuries.
This situation is nothing unexpected for Xie An, you must know that this kind of doomsday power is a kind of ultimate weapon researched by the entire human race in the face of destruction, and it can almost be said to be the crystallization of the wisdom of the entire human race. Judging from the current speed of Muggle development, wizards have begun to slowly catch up, and in the post-apocalyptic era where Xie An lives, Xie An has never heard of wizards.
Wizards will either be completely integrated into the Muggle world in the future, or they will be completely wiped out in the first round of Doomsday Destruction. Xie An has never underestimated his doomsday power, this kind of terrifying power that can directly absorb solar radiation in the end, was first researched, it directly absorbs the radiation of nuclear weapons!
Xie An knew very well the horror of this power, and he didn't want to show it in the wizarding world, because that would only bring about the end of the world.
Xie An was thinking about Queen Anne's mysterious galaxy magic as she put mashed potatoes into her mouth, and Luna, who was sitting next to Xie An, was fiddling with her magic camera, "Andrew, you said that if you put a magic telescope on this, can you directly shoot the situation of the finals?" ”
"I don't think we need binoculars, our box is in a good location, we don't need it. "Shea has asked Lord Earl to book a box, and he has invited Autumn, Hermione, Luna, Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom, Penelope Crivat, and several classmates, and with the increasing importance of this time, Count Lee has been given the box next to the minister. This box is not something that can be bought with money, it is a status symbol. You know, Lucius Malfoy is also going to squeeze a box with the minister.
"I know, Andrew, but a world-class Quidditch player, flying very fast, and without the slow motion function, we might not be able to see their movements clearly. Luna said. You know, the latest broom wheel has a speed of more than 300km/h, and if the reaction speed is a little slower, you can't see anything clearly.
Xie An shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't think so, but Luna can pretend to be one if you want, anyway, your wizard costume design is selling well during this time, and you yourself have your own secret room in Gringotts, you can buy it yourself." "Xie An is a doomsday warrior, as his body continues to evolve, his reflexes will continue to improve, and when it comes to defeating Cedric Diggory, Xie An has already felt that his combat ability has far surpassed that of the current wizard. Of course, compared to a wizard like Queen Anne, who is close to a demigod, no matter how quick the reaction is, it is useless, they can directly manipulate time.
Luna listened to Xie An's words and said, "I didn't expect the wizards to like the robes I designed so much, and now even people in our school wear them, but I'm very strange, Andrew, why don't you let them know that you are the owner of the clothing store in Hogsmeade Village." Luna's current level of clothing design is growing every day, Xie An asked the Earl for some methods, and now the clothing store in Hogsmeade Village has become a small famous wizard's robe shop, and even Queen Anne couldn't help but buy one after seeing the wizarding robe inside.
"It's too much trouble, don't you feel it?" Xie An didn't want others to know that he had a large estate in Hogsmeade, a fact that few people except the professors knew.
Luna nodded, she knew that Xie An didn't like crowds, and Xie An was a wizard who liked to be quiet. The two were talking, and Hermione walked over from Gryffindor's desk with a morning newspaper.
"Andrew, did you read today's paper?" asked Hermione.
"The Daily Prophet?" Xie An asked.
"Yes, there's a lot of news on it, it's a little weird. Hermione placed the newspaper in front of Shea and pointed to a small board. Hermione wasn't very interested in Quidditch matches, and now she was specifically showing Shea'an information about Quidditch.
"According to a source from the Ministry of Magic, the Ministry of Magic has decided to continue to take strict measures to restrict the movement of magical beasts between countries, it is reported that with the approach of the Quidditch World Cup, the security of the World Cup has attracted more and more attention, for the sake of security, this world is not only held in advance, but also to prevent dark wizards from using magical beasts to attack...."Xie An quickly finished reading this short paragraph of text, and looked at Hermione with some puzzlement. This Quidditch World Cup will be very dangerous, Xie An has long thought of it, and the use of magical beasts to create terrorist attacks is also very likely to happen, you must know that whether it is a fire dragon or a poisonous leopard, or other terrible and dangerous magical animals, it may cause casualties to wizards, and the Ministry of Magic strictly controls the entry of these animals during the World Cup, which is also a very reasonable measure.
"In addition to the usual magical beasts, the Ministry of Magic seems to have forgotten about another, more dangerous animal, which I have rarely seen in the newspapers in recent times, and they are still out of control. Hermione looked at Xie An with some concern, Xie An thought about it and understood Hermione's worries, you know, the Dementor is also one of the magical beasts, it doesn't need wizards to bring it from abroad, as long as the dark wizards have the heart, when the time comes, the Quidditch World Cup may become a hunting ground for the Dementors.
The last Ministry of Magic operation was aimed at the Death Eaters, and after the battle, the Aurors had no energy to deal with the Dementors of Azkaban. The matter is still on hold, and it seems that the wizards have forgotten about Azkaban. But in reality, there are still wizards who go to the Ministry of Magic every day and ask the Ministry of Magic to release their loved ones as soon as possible.
It is rumored that some wizards have organized themselves to go to Azkaban to rescue their friends and family from the hands of the Dementors, but they have failed. Little Barty estimated that he couldn't break into Azkaban and get the soul gem on his own, so he chose to run away from home and come to the Kirin wizard. Rufus Scrimgeour has asked Minister Fudge to retake Azkaban, but Fudge insists on waiting until after the Quidditch World Cup to take action.
Rufus Scrimgeour was so angry at Fudge's selfishness that he appealed to the Wizengamot Wizards, but the wizards decided that there was no way to arrange for the prisoners to retake Azkaban at this time. The power of the Ministry of Magic is now stretched, and it will cost a huge price to recapture Azkaban, how to arrange the sorcerers who have committed crimes that have been rescued? You know, some of them are not only dark wizards, but also Death Eaters, in this case, allowing Azkaban to continue to be controlled by the Dementors is just a return to the early state of Azkaban, which is a good thing for the Ministry of Magic. In other words, the Wizards have decided to abandon Azkaban and leave the unstable prisoners to fend for themselves!
Of course, there is no way to tell the wizards directly, so the Ministry of Magic has taken the measure of blocking all the news about Azkaban and making the wizards forget about this place. There is not a single real danger that will not fail to pay attention to Azkaban!
"Are you saying that Azkaban hasn't been returned to the Ministry of Magic, and that if someone brings Azkaban's Dementors to the Quidditch World Cup, there could be a big accident?" Xie An thought of the day he was in the final, ready to go to Azkaban with Barty Jr. Hermione could think of the Dementors, and it was impossible for the wizards in the Ministry of Magic to be defenseless against the Dementors, so I'm afraid the trip to Azkaban wouldn't be so easy.