Sword 8 (upright): Not a good progression.

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Hogwarts Room of Requirement

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The next day, when Hermione received the communication and went to the Room of Requirement, Harry was glad that he hadn't gone back the night and had spent the night in the Room - Gryffindor had completely fried the pot, and everyone thought that Harry had put his name in the Goblet of Fire in a special way and had signed up.

Harry, on the other hand, told Hermione exactly what had happened after he had left the Gryffindor table the night before. To his great relief, Hermione accepted his claims without reservation.

"Of course I know you didn't sign up yourself."

When Harry finished, Hermione pursed her lips, "Look at the look on your face when Dumbledore called out your name!" The question is, who put your name in it? You know, Moody was right, Harry...... I don't think any student can do that...... A student would never be able to deceive the Goblet of Fire, nor would he be able to cross Dumbledore's age cut......"

"But the problem is that I was really successful."

Harry clawed his head in annoyance, and he didn't bother to eat the breakfast brought by the house-elves in front of him.

"What did Opal say?"

After staring at Harry for a moment, Hermione suddenly mentioned someone.

"Opal?"

Harry reacted to Hermione's mention, "But will it bother her to go to her now?" I remember that Slytherin still had a strong sense of pride, and maybe they were still celebrating......"

"I think at least Opal is here, and you won't be besieged from all sides. After all, according to you, she is quite protective of you in front of students from other schools. ”

After a pause, Hermione spoke again, "I suggest you write to Sirith and tell him what happened. He told you to write to him everything that happened at Hogwarts...... He seemed to have expected this to happen. I brought out some parchment paper and a quill ......"

"Don't have bad ideas!"

Harry couldn't help but interrupt Hermione, "He almost gave up his task and went back to China before, and I finally tried to dissuade him. If I told him someone asked me to sign up for the Triwizard Tournament, he'd probably rush straight to the castle......"

"I think he wants you to tell him."

Hermione said solemnly, "Anyway, he'll find out about this sooner or later...... You wouldn't think that there would be four heroes in the Triwizard Tournament that wouldn't be reported, would you?! ”

"How so?"

"Harry, it's impossible not to get hyped up about this."

Looking at Harry's disapproving look, Hermione couldn't help but sigh, "This tournament is everyone's attention, and you're so famous. I'd be surprised if the Daily News didn't publish an article about your participation in the competition...... You know, half of the books about mystery people mention your name...... Cialis must be willing to learn about it from you, and I know he must have thought so. ”

"Okay, okay, I'll write to him."

Harry, who felt that he had been persuaded by Hermione, took the parchment she handed him and began to write a letter, "But how do I send a letter?" Now I feel like I'm going out with a king-size light bulb......"

"Do you want to borrow it from Opal?"

[What do you want me to borrow?] ]

As soon as he walked into the Bing Room and heard Hermione mention his name, Opal was a little strange - Harry had set up Opal and Hermione and Draco as the ones who could come in directly, so she didn't have to say hello.

"Borrow an owl."

Hermione replied in place of Harry, who was writing the letter, "Harry is going to tell Siris about this time. ”

[It's good to let him know about it.] ]

Opal nodded, [saving him from harassing me without being able to contact Harry.] ]

It's annoying.

"Uh...... Sorry......"

Harry was ashamed of his godfather's thoughtless actions - didn't he feel how unkind Opal was to see him come forward, and his godfather was stupid in Azkaban?

[In fact, it's already going on outside.] ]

Shrugging his shoulders, Opal gloated at Harry, [I can restrain myself from Slytherin's side, but that doesn't stop them from thinking about it. In fact, there are many people who think that Harry is stealing the glory of Slytherin House. Although it is unlikely that I will do anything to you, verbal ridicule is inevitable. ]

"Actually, I don't think there's anyone like Professor Snape in the whole of Hogwarts, right?"

Harry could only say this in bitter amusement.

[Ravenclaw seems to want to study how you crossed the age line and signed up, Hufflepuff is just gossiping about soy sauce...... Gryffindor thinks you're doing a good job, at least not letting 'Damn Slytherin' dominate the limelight. ]

After explaining the reaction of the various houses at the moment, Opal spread his hands, [and I think Harry...... Although you can hide in the room to avoid the limelight for the past two days, wait until the official class ......]

"Please don't mention it."

Thinking of what would happen when he started class, Harry only felt that his brain was hurting, and finally he simply gave up on himself, "And they shouldn't react too violently when the class is officially started, right?" ”

"I said Harry...... You don't think that once everyone gets used to being a warrior, things will get better, right? ”

Hermione, who had heard Harry's words, shook her head, "It's absolutely impossible. ”

"In fact, the worst is to repeat the situation that first appeared in the second grade secret room......

Harry had given up on this, "It's not like I haven't experienced it anyway. ”

That feeling of being the enemy of the whole people.

[Don't talk about that.] ]

Opal smiled, [Now it's time for us to talk about the Warrior Challenge.] Do you remember what you heard yesterday? ]

"Of course I do. It is said that the brave man will find out the content of the challenge project by himself and prepare accordingly. ”

Harry certainly didn't forget that.

[The challenge of the first project is dragon ......]

After saying the first half of the sentence, Opal was satisfied to see that both Harry and Hermione had a look of surprise on their faces, [to be exact, it should have come out of the dragons' hands.] ]

"Opal, how did you know this?!"

It wasn't Harry who called out first, but Hermione, "It's not been long since we know about it, right?" ”

[Don't forget that I have a lot of friends......]

Opal wasn't angry at Hermione's questioning, [There are creatures in the Forbidden Forest that are sensitive to dragons, so I'm sure the first project must have something to do with dragons.] However, according to our strength, it is unlikely that it will be a dragon slay, so we should take something from the dragon's men. ]

“……”X2

Looking at Opal with a calm expression, both Harry and Hermione had a deep sense of frustration - although they knew that Opal was strong, it was enough to be called a demon at this level, right?

It's just a blow to other people's self-confidence - but the person concerned is not aware of it at all.

Harry didn't know what others thought of Opal's call to Hogwarts, but at least he was convinced - after all, Opal's strength was over there. Compared with Opal, he always felt that it was more appropriate to say that he was actually a "clown" when he became a brave man.

And this also confirms what Opal said in the candidate room before - someone is framing him.

So...... What kind of hatred does he have with Voldemort?! Staring at him year after year, he felt so tired.

[Okay, that's what the project is about.] Harry, get ready. ]

Opal smiled at Harry, [But you'll have to be prepared for the rest of the day.] I'll go back first. ]

"What if you don't do a good job......

After Harry and Hermione glanced at each other as Opal left, Harry couldn't help but smile wryly.

There are some things that he still has to face by himself after all.

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Hogwarts Reception Room

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As expected, Harry was really upset in the next period - Gryffindor House was fine, but the hostility of the other houses towards him was about to materialize. However, because Slytherin, who was the most discordant with Gryffindor, had Opal's constraints, there was no big mess. As for verbal cynicism...... Harry said he just hadn't heard anything as if the wind had blown through.

By the way, Harry and Hermione, and Ron are really strangers this time. Harry was sorry but not incomprehensible, or in a sense, relieved.

At this moment, he had just been informed by Colin from Snape's Potions class to a smaller classroom - Harry was extremely grateful for this, after all, Snape's poisonous tongue was not something anyone could stand, and Snape's hostility towards him could be described as a higher level after the selection of the Warrior was determined - most of the desks were pushed to the back of the classroom, leaving a large open space in the middle. But there were three desks facing each other, in front of the blackboard, covered with a long piece of velvet. Behind the velvet-covered desks sat five chairs, one of which sat Ludo Bagman, who was talking to a witch Harry had never seen before, wearing a magenta robe.

Victor Krum stood in a corner with a gloomy face as usual, but Opal was standing next to him talking to him, making him look not so angry. Fleur, on the other hand, was standing some distance away from the two of them, her face delicate and she didn't know what she was thinking, her long bright silver hair hanging down there, but for some reason, Harry always felt that the hair color seemed a little dull.

A pot-bellied man with a large black camera with a slight smoke in his hand was staring at Fleur out of the corner of his eye.

Bagman saw Harry coming, quickly stood up, and jumped forward.

"Ah, here he comes! The fourth brave! Come in, Harry, come in...... There's nothing to worry about, it's just the ritual of detecting the wand, and the other referees will be there soon"

"Detection wand?"

Harry was a little strange.

"We have to check that your wand is fully functional and in good condition, because it is your most important instrument in future competitions."

Bagman explained, "The house is upstairs, with Dumbledore. Then it's time to take a few photos. This is Rita Skeeter, who is writing a little article about the tournament for the Daily Prophet......"

"Maybe it's not a small article, Ludo."

Rita Skeeter said, her eyes fixed on Harry.

Her hair was made into delicate, stiff, grotesque curls that looked particularly awkward with her big chin. She wears a pair of jeweled glasses. Fat fingers clutched the crocodile leather handbag, and the nails were more than two inches long and painted red.

"Can I have a few words with Harry before we get started?"

She asked Bagman, but her eyes were still firmly fixed on Harry, "You know the youngest warrior...... To add a little color to the article. ”

"No problem!"

Bagman exclaimed, "It's- I wonder if Harry is against it?" ”

[I'm against it.] ]

At this time, Opal's voice suddenly interjected. Harry, who was about to agree, was stunned, then fell silent and retreated behind Opal who came over - Opal would not harm him in any way, this is Harry's cognition.

"Why?"

It seemed that she had some scruples about Opal, but Rita's face was uncertain but she didn't have a seizure, "It's personal freedom to be interviewed, why are you ......?"

[Don't get an inch, Ms. Skeeter.] ]

And Opal doesn't seem to take Rita seriously at all, [although your article can satisfy other people's gossip psychology, but it does not affect the meaning of the person concerned at all.] If you don't want to get into trouble, you'd better be honest and don't always make some kind of reports. ]

“……”

Something seemed to be muttered to a low note, but Rita seemed to have given up on interviewing Harry and stepped aside.

Victor's gloomy face, which had followed Opal, seemed to have improved, apparently gloating at Rita's deflated - it seemed that he had also been harassed by Rita.

And Fleur gave a small "tsk", obviously very unimpressed.

"Alright, guys."

At this time, Dumbledore pushed open the door and walked in, followed by Karkaroff, Lady Maxim, and Mr. Crouch, as well as a being that Harry knew and dealt with, "We're going to start checking your wands." ”

Ollivanders who runs a wand shop in Diagon Alley.

And Harry was not surprised by the appearance of this Mr. Ollivanders.