Date: Wednesday, November 2, 1994.

Location: Hogwarts Castle, Scotland, England.

Somehow, Harry Potter felt that the Great Hall seemed to be more crowded than usual today, even though there were only twenty or thirty more people, which was nothing at all.

Maybe it's because their different colors of uniforms stand out compared to the black uniforms of Hogwarts? Beauxbatons' students' robes appear to have been made of fine silk, and none of them wore cloaks, and several had their heads wrapped in scarves.

Durmstrang's students had mostly been wearing fur cloaks when they had arrived the night before, but they had now taken them off, revealing the blood-red robes they were wearing.

That kind of color is very disliked, because the red is too bright and charming, and there is no room for relaxation, and it will make people think of the harsh word "blood" at the first time.

The boy also doesn't know why he likes to think about such inconsequential things today, maybe to divert his attention?

For he could feel hundreds of pairs of eyes in the auditorium, each of which seemed to be a bright searchlight, and he didn't want to meet any of them, because he couldn't open them.

But no one wanted to hear him tell the truth about it, neither could he himself, nor did anyone want to hear him say that he had not put his name in the Goblet of Fire, as no one seemed to want to believe in that possibility.

Including Ron.

I looked to the side and didn't see my friend. Harry couldn't help but feel uncomfortable at the thought of waking up in his dorm this morning and Ron's bed was empty, but more of an anger.

Especially when he recalled the very awkward and reluctant smile that the other party showed last night, he felt with some resentment that Ron must have something wrong with his brain......

Harry wasn't stupid, he was able to think for himself when no one helped him and he had to think for himself.

So, he now understands that Ron is jealous, jealous that he has inexplicably become the fourth warrior of the Triwizard Tournament, and jealous that he is in the limelight in front of the whole school......

Oh God, when will he believe he's not happy, maybe when he breaks his neck, or—

The boy thought so annoyedly, he didn't feel like he was in the limelight at all, he was stupefied when the Goblet of Fire spewed out the note with his name on it last night, okay? Only people with brain problems will feel that it is a big show, and they are jealous of it, and they can't hide it.

And in the midst of last night's discussion, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Mad-Eyed Moody, believed it was a huge conspiracy—

There was a man who was able to cross the age barrier set by the Headmaster and throw Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire, intending to kill Harry using the thrilling and arduous competition of the Triwizard Tournament, and that person was hiding at Hogwarts.

Even Dumbledore thought so, and although he didn't express his opinion directly, Harry just didn't think so, and the wise old man could see through the fog as well......

It's a pity that not everyone has such wisdom, and most people are as brainless as Ron.

Also, because Harry was chosen, even if it was a huge conspiracy, he had no way back and had to compete. Because this is bound by the power of the magic contract, no one can disobey it.

He did not suspect that anyone wanted him to die, because from the moment he was born until now, there have always been people who want him to die.

He was just annoyed by his current situation, and no one but a few people believed him. With the exception of Gryffindor House, he suddenly became the least popular person in the school.

Because the original Warrior was Cedric from Hufflepuff House, the Hufflepuff students felt that Harry had stolen their Warrior glory. And since Hufflepuff House has rarely received any glory, this resentment has only intensified.

As for the other two houses, there is naturally nothing to say about Slytherin, and even the Ravenclaw students are subconsciously alienated from Harry, because they both feel that this is not a glorious thing, and feel that Harry has disgraced Hogwarts.

"Harry? Harry? Are you okay? ”

There was a whisper in his ear, and Harry came back to his senses, turned his head to see that it was Hermione sitting down next to her.

"Are you done eating...... Want to go for a walk? ”

“……”

“……”

"Good idea." Harry reacted and nodded gratefully, he could see that Hermione's friend was probably the only one who believed he hadn't signed up.

The two of them quickly left the auditorium and sped through the foyer.

A few minutes later, they were walking on the lawn that stretched towards the lake. In the distance, Durmstrang's large ship moored to the lake, casting a black reflection in the water.

It was a cold morning, but Harry felt it was much better than being in the auditorium where he sat on pins and needles, under the scrutiny of all the students.

He told Hermione exactly what had happened the night before after he had left the Gryffindor table. To his great relief, Hermione accepted his claim without reservation.

Next, as a friend, the girl also discussed with him about Ron's psychological problems. But perhaps Hermione, as a bystander, felt that it didn't matter and could understand Ron's mental journey, but Harry, as a person in question, was still upset and insisted that the thing was a stupid X.

Of course, Hermione was a very smart girl, and knew that this matter was in a hurry, and the two of them had to solve it themselves, so she didn't persuade Harry to be unconditionally generous, and she also felt that the latter had the right to be angry.

"You should write to Sirius now. You have to tell him what happened. He told you to write to him about everything that happened at Hogwarts......"

Hermione led him in the direction of the owl shack.

"He seems to have expected this to happen, and I brought out some parchment and a quill pen—"

"Don't talk nonsense...... Just because my scar was a little stinging, he hurried back to China. ”

Harry looked around nervously, worried that someone had just overheard them talking about Sirius.

"If I told him someone asked me to sign up for the Triwizard Tournament, he'd probably rush straight to the castle."

"But you have to tell him, Harry, that it's impossible not to get hyped up." Hermione held up a roll of newspaper in her hand and waved, "I'd be surprised if the Daily Prophet didn't publish an article on this...... Sirius must be willing to learn about this from you, and I know he must be like that. ”

Harry's expression froze suddenly, and he stared at the roll of newspaper in the girl's hand, feeling a little dry in his throat:

"Already...... Got in the news? ”

"See for yourself." Hermione sighed and handed the latest Daily Prophet in her hand.

After a quick glance, Harry's expression relaxed slightly, "Liar, huh?" No, it's clearly a ...... on the U.S. side. Wizard criminals, dragon killers?! ”

He saw a picture of a strange man on the main page.

The other man looked very handsome, with broken blond hair and blue eyes, and looked like a man in his mid-thirties, who smiled slightly sunny and smiled, and looked at Harry.

In the text section below, there is a dense article, Harry read it cursoly, and then was shocked to find that this is about a horrific incident that happened in the United States yesterday Halloween morning.

An American wizard named Noah, who was originally a dragon trainer working in the Fire Dragon Sanctuary, took advantage of his position to poach five fire dragons with lawbreakers, and also coerced and lured his colleagues.

After the matter was revealed, he was sentenced to life in prison, but when he was arrested, he suddenly went on a killing spree, destroying the entire street with an unknown and powerful black magic, killing five wizards and more than a dozen No-Majs who were affected by them......

Wait, No-Maj?

Harry looked at it carefully, only to realize that he was not mistaken, and then after looking at it in context, he vaguely understood that this seemed to be the name of Muggle in the Americans.

But this incident was really sensational enough, and he even had a vague sense of déjà vu from the previous year, when he had just learned that a prisoner named Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban.

"Not that, Harry, I'll admit that your news has always occupied the front page, but you should also know that there are other pages in the newspaper besides the front page...... After all, such vicious incidents are rare. ”

Hermione sighed and flipped the newspaper in his hand to the second page.

"It's worse than the previous Quidditch World Cup, and the vicious events that happened on match night, and you're only the fourth Warrior in the Triwizard Tournament now, and it's certainly not going to dominate the headlines when this kind of news comes in."

Unless I was sure to participate in the first race and then lost my life in it......

Harry thought to himself, then lowered his head to read the news on the second page.

……

……

At the same time.

A copy of the New York Ghost was crumpled by two hands, thrown to the ground, and then trampled several times!

Noah's expression became cloudy, and he turned away directly from the gloomy alley, covering himself tightly with his cloak and not revealing his true face.

Although he had long expected that things might develop like this, he still felt extreme anger and panic when he really saw that he was being charged with a series of crimes.

The other party obviously came prepared, and he didn't notice any problems in advance, he fell into the trap of the other party and didn't know it, if he hadn't reacted in time at the last moment, he was afraid that he would have died too much to die again.

And the other party behaved unscrupulously, in order to kill himself, he didn't care about killing the official and innocent people at all, which also made Noah scared out of a cold sweat, and he was glad that he was decisive at that time.

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