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"Alright, Minerva, it's not time yet, by the way, is Andrew really going to duel Cedric Diggory?" Dumbledore asked solemnly, blinking his eyes and regaining some energy.

Dumbledore never let his guard down on Andrew Lee. He had met Gellert Grindelwald, with whom he had been very good friends, and he had met Voldemort and had personally brought Tom Liddell into the wizarding world. He was shocked by Andrew's hidden darkness.

"Well, I've heard Flitvier say that the two got into an argument in the morning, and Andrew used his magic to knock Cedric Diggory into the air. Professor McGonagall said simply. Professor McGonagall has a good impression of Andrew, who she does not see as a threat.

"Well, why did the two have an argument, Andrew is not the kind of person who likes to find trouble, he has always been very low-key and likes to hide. Dumbledore then asked, confused.

"Hasn't the Headmaster heard?" Severus Snape handed Dumbledore a golden potion, "This potion works slowly, but it works for a long time, and the whole process is gentle, which is suitable for a wizard of your age." ”

Dumbledore smiled bitterly and did not refute, but drank the golden potion in the cup. "I just heard Hagrid talk about it, but I don't know exactly what happened. Dumbledore explained.

"It seems to be because of Ravenclaw's Seeker Cho Chang. Professor McGonagall watched Dumbledore's face visibly improve, and her worries slowly diminished.

"You're saying the two are going to duel over Cho Chang?" Dumbledore asked, a little surprised.

"Maybe that's the case, it's not too clear. Professor McGonagall looked at Dumbledore quizzically. Dumbledore seemed to take this matter very seriously.

"It's important to make sure it's not the case. Severus Snape, do you have time tomorrow?" Dumbledore thought for a moment before saying.

"When? I have classes tomorrow afternoon. If it was the morning of the duel between the two of them, I would have had time. Severus Snape said coldly, as if he was not facing the Headmaster at all, but a stranger.

"Then you go and see for yourself tomorrow, I want you... No, Severus, your potion does work, I feel the dark magic on my wound fading, maybe I can see it for myself tomorrow!" Dumbledore said solemnly.

Professor McGonagall and Severus Snape looked at each other, both surprised.

"Headmaster, may I ask why this boy is so important?" asked Severus Snape, confused.

Dumbledore didn't answer, but looked at the several magical photographs on his desk, one of which Xie An should be familiar with!

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When Xie An passed through the secret passage at night, he met the Minister of Logistics, and the elf invited Xie An to meet Elder Dora. Xie An didn't think much about it, and followed the elf to Elder Dora's office.

Elder Dora looked a little more energetic than the last time they met, and the pillowcase on her body had been changed, and the pattern was a peony with flowers. The elder kindly asked Xie An to sit first. Xie An did not object. Elder Dora is a wise elf. Moreover, the elf's understanding of the wizarding world is far deeper than that of the Li family. In many ways, elves are like goblins, and they are pervasive in the wizarding world.

"Andy, how are you doing?" asked Elder Dora kindly.

"Well, it's okay, every day is very fulfilling. Xie An didn't pretend to be mature.

"That's good. First of all, congratulations on winning the first place in training. This is quite an achievement. Elder Dora said with a smile.

"Uh, it's nothing, the school doesn't seem to say anything about it, no trophies, no other special celebrations. Xie An said suspiciously.

"Haha, Andy, you still want a trophy? Elder Dora laughed heartily.

Xie An lowered his head and thought about it, he did have great doubts, "Fudge has appeared, and this matter has passed like this, it is indeed strange." ”

"Well, Andy, you've noticed, in fact, the Ministry of Magic is in a very bad situation right now, and many orders can't even be received by the local courts. In such a situation, the Ministry of Magic needs new powers. Magical Britain is so big, and the forces that can be drawn together have already divided into camps in the last wizarding war. It's hard to get them to change their ways. ”

"So the Ministry of Magic wants to find some talent from these students of ours?" Xie An asked.

"A wizarding war can go on for a long time, sometimes for generations. Although you are not much of a wizard apprentice now, you will definitely be the main force of the wizarding war in the future. The Dark Lord's influence in Slytherin is consistent, and how much the remaining houses can win determines the strength of this war in the future. Elder Dora explained.

"But why doesn't the Ministry of Magic have any obvious means of wooing her? Hermione Granger, who was with me, knew that even the most insensitive of people knew that she was a genius, and the Ministry of Magic didn't seem to have much of a good deal with them. Xie An asked.

"Andy, it's good that you can think of that. On the one hand, the Ministry of Magic doesn't want its plans to be exposed too soon, and it doesn't want to appear to be taking you seriously. Another reason is probably that there are also great contradictions within the Ministry of Magic, those pure-blood families will not want to give up the position of the Ministry of Magic easily, and the Ministry of Magic does not have anything too good to bind these excellent wizards. Newt Scamander is a good example of this. Elder Dora said slowly.

"Fudge has lost control of the Ministry of Magic?" Xie An was keenly aware of Elder Dora's hint and asked directly.

Elder Dora smiled, took a sip of strong tea, and replied, "Very sharp, Andy. It's not precise enough, though. Fudge now has the weakest control over the Ministry of Magic. After several successive defeats, the village of Hogsmeade, Azkaban, and the Ministry of Magic, which were once the most important places in magical England, were now attacked by the Death Eaters. Fudge's abilities have been seriously questioned, and many wizarding families have begun to secretly discuss asking Fudge to step down. ”

Lord Earl also had information on this, but not as precise as Elder Dora.

"Then the next step, Fudge will either take decisive action, or will he be ousted from power directly?" Xie An thought for a while and said.

"Yes, Fudge is ready to fight to the death. This time he chose to go external. He wants to show the wizarding world the magic of Britain under his rule!" Elder Dora said.

"Externally, does Fudge want to start a wizarding war with a foreign wizard, so that he is not going to fall into a two-sided enemy?" Xie An asked suspiciously.

"No, Fudge wouldn't be that stupid. It's an old race!"

"Quidditch World Cup?"

Of course, it is also Fudge's credit that Britain can host the Quidditch World Cup, if the safety of this tournament can be guaranteed, Fudge's position may be temporarily preserved, but the English Quidditch team was eliminated early, the championship is not played, and ordinary wizards will not associate this matter with Fudge at all. So that's not enough to continue Fudge's political life, he needs a first, a world first! Fudge is ready to restart an old school tournament after the Quidditch World Cup----Triwizard Tournament!"

"Triwizard Tournament? I've never heard of it. ”

"It's been a long time since this event has been held, and it's normal that you haven't heard of it. Founded about seven hundred years ago, Triwizard Tournament is a friendly rivalry between three of Europe's largest schools of magic. The three schools were Hogwarts in England, Beauxbatons in France and Germany, and Durmstrang in Russia. Fudge proposed that the tournament be reinstated, and for the sake of his own political future, Fudge instructed Barty Crouch to reform the tournament by inviting not only the other two schools, but also the Ilvermorny School in the Americas, so that the top three became the top four. In addition, Fudge also invited the Suzaku School of Magic in the Far East as a special observer to participate in the competition. In this way, the wizards and the world's largest magical forces are basically all there. If Fudge could ensure that Britain's little wizard won the victory, it would be an unprecedented success! ”

Hearing Fudge's grand plan, Xie An couldn't help but be a little stunned. It turns out that Fudge is so bold!

Magical Britain has never been so glorious before, and if the first Wizarding World School of Magic Competition were successfully held, it might be possible to make the competition a regular practice, held every four years, and the Wizarding Britain would be a huge achievement as the initiating country.

"It's a good plan, but I guess it's dangerous. The Death Eaters wouldn't have watched Fudge succeed, and only if the Quidditch World Cup didn't go wrong, and if the World Cup messed up again, wizards from other countries might not want to come to England to participate in the tournament. Xie An said.

"Fudge has reached the edge of a cliff. And if he doesn't fight at this time, I'm afraid he won't have much time. In the future, Fudge will be frozen in history as a loser. ”

"So what exactly is this tournament about? It can't be a Quidditch match, where you duel each other with magic until you win the championship, right?"

"Haha, Andy, you're wrong. Although in essence, all the games are more or less the same, but there are also direct and indirect confrontations. This kind of friendly game is played indirectly by scoring points. As for the specific items and rules, they have not yet been decided. ”

"Does the elder want me to participate in this contest?"

"Well, that's the idea, but it depends on the rules, if it is stipulated that each school can only have one student representative, the decision is up to you, if each school has more than one place, I want you to fight for one place no matter what!" Elder Dora said solemnly.

"May I ask why?"

"Of course, Andy, the elves need to know about one of the places in this game! This place is completely closed to us elves, I need you to observe that place as much as possible, study that place, and preferably find a way to take me there!"

"Do you have to be in a race to go? Not now?"

"No, the Ministry of Magic is very tightly guarded in this sensitive place," Elder Dora paused before continuing, "and the entrance to that place has been cast with an extremely powerful spell, and we elves can't reach it at all, and wizards will get lost if they don't do it right." It's also very helpless for Fudge to open this place this time!"

"Okay, Elder, I promise you!" Xie An thought about it for a while, and then agreed to Elder Dora's request.

The elf is Xie An's most important ally, and what Elder Dora wants to know must be very important to the elf. The stronger the allies, the greater the help to Xie An.

The two discussed the security of the Quidditch World Cup for a while before Xie An left.

After arriving at the experimental base in his Forbidden Forest, Xie An first fed a ball of extracted magical energy to the Dementors. Magical energy is not enough for the Dementor at all, but it does guarantee that it will not die. After Xie An thought alone for a while, he didn't have a clue, he was not a politician, nor was he a powerful and experienced ruler, and he didn't understand these things very well.

"It's useless to think about it so much, it's better to discuss these things with Hermione or Penelope. The two of them should be able to understand a little bit. Xie An picked up the quill and wrote the parchment, and soon filled two pieces of parchment. Xie An used magic to hide the handwriting on the parchment, sealed the envelope, and placed it on the table. His pet dodo was still sleeping in a corner of the castle at this time, and he had to wait until tomorrow to send a letter to his family.

After arranging these things, Xie An looked at the magic array that was still shining, this magic array could be said to be a half-finished product, which could directly absorb the internal magic power of the magic material, and could also convert part of it to feed back to another magic array.

Many of the ancient magic patterns are unusable, and a lot of Xie An seems meaningless, and I don't know why I designed such a circuit in the first place. Fortunately, the powerful magic array on the six-page book is the pinnacle, and there is no redundancy, but many places are too complicated, and I know that it works, but I can't see the way to work.

This formation, which was born out of the six-page book, is now very different from the original formation of the six-page book. Xie An had great expectations for this magic array, and he was now beginning to suspect that the secret of the wand's making was in the ancient magic pattern.