351. A happy ending for all

Along the way, everyone was solemn and silent, and Field had to look at Mrs. Diggory for help. The other party gave him a reassuring smile, but did not speak.

Following the group into the room above the auditorium, Field saw the four chosen warriors at a glance. Viktor Krum stood by the fireplace with a gloomy face, and Karkaroff hurried up to him and whispered something to him.

Cedric and Harry were whispering together, and were a little surprised to see Field come in, but they didn't come forward to say anything to him, because Field was caught between two officials from the Ministry of Magic, and then he saw Lady Diggory come in, and walked straight up. Harry, on the other hand, looked at Field with wide eyes, his face full of incredulity.

Fleur Delacour also saw Field come in and looked at him inquiringly. Field shrugged helplessly at her, not getting an answer, and Fleur strode towards her headmaster, Madame Maxim.

She asked, "Madame Maxim, is it true that Mr. Bagman said that this boy was the fourth warrior?"

At this time, Madame Maxim's face straightened, and her burly and tall body straightened. But because she was so tall, she was a little excited when her head accidentally touched the chandelier full of candles, which caused her huge breasts in black satin clothes to rise and fall violently.

Madame Maxime turned to Dumbledore and asked directly, "What does this mean, Dumbledore?" ”

"I need an explanation, Dumbledore," Karkaroff, who was talking to Krum, looked up and said, "There are two Champions at Hogwarts? I don't remember anyone telling me that there could be two Champions at the host school - didn't I read those statutes carefully enough?"

Dumbledore's face was cold, and he stared at the two headmasters for 5 seconds each, without speaking, and then he looked down at Harry who was looking at him (actually looking at Field), and through the half-moon shaped lens, he spoke faintly:

"Harry, tell me honestly, did you throw your name into the Goblet of Fire?" Dumbledore's tone was calm.

"Nope. Harry affirmed. Apparently the others weren't convinced, though, and Professor Snape, who had always hated Harry, even made a nasal 'hum-'.

"So, did you ask an older classmate to help you put your name into the Goblet of Fire?" Dumbledore continued.

"I didn't, Professor!" Harry's voice was a little agitated.

"He must be lying!" said Madame Maxim, and Karkaroff nodded in agreement.

"Headmasters, I don't think Mr. Harry Potter is lying. It was Professor McGonagall who spoke, and she was standing beside Lady Diggory.

"Lady Diggory of Magic Television told me that she had just watched the full registration footage, and that Mr. Harry Potter had never crossed that age line. Also, I had just asked all the students in the auditorium who had signed up and no one had helped him put his name into the Goblet of Fire. ”

Professor McGonagall's words silenced the two headmasters, after all, the truth was in front of them, and the room fell silent.

After a moment, Madame Maxime broke the silence: "Dumbledore, tell me, what the hell is going on, and what are we going to do next?"

Dumbledore nodded, then turned to Field and said, "We need to hear from the professionals." ”

Karkaroff angrily interrupted Dumbledore: "Professional?this student?Dumbledore, are you sure you're not kidding? ”

At this moment, Moody's cane slammed heavily on the floor, but Karkaroff did not stop his words, he pointed to Mrs. Diggory: "Then, this woman began to whisper to the professor of your school mysteriously, and then you took us to the auditorium to find this student, who is he?"

After saying that, Karkaroff stared at Field.

Dumbledore did not change his face because of Karkaroff's questioning, he still calmly introduced: "Let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Field Diggory, the grandson of Madame Fierna Nice, the heir of the Nice studio, and the descendant of Phoenix Sherlock Nice, the maker of the Goblet of Fire. ”

"Hmph—but he's always just a kid, does he have the ability to identify an ancient magical object?, I don't think any of the judges present will believe him. Karkaroff still didn't cut it.

"I believe him!" Madame Maxim slapped Karkaroff in the face before everyone could react.

"Why?" said Karkarov's face was full of surprise.

Madame Maxim did not look at him, but turned her head and looked at Field with a shallow smile.

"Because I knew Madame Filna Nice, who had told me about her heir last Christmas, Madame Nice thought that Feld Diggory was already in a position to inherit the Nice family's workshop. ”

Field smiled back to Madame Maxim and said, "Thank you, Madame Maxim, how is Professor Cazorla Myers doing?"

"Oh, you know Cazorla?" said Madame Maxim, looking at Field in amazement.

"Yes, ma'am, I have actually received an offer from Beauxbatons, but I am sorry that I have come to Hogwarts because my family is in England to attend Hogwarts, and I am sorry not to see Beauxbatons, which Grandma Nice said was as beautiful as a magic garden. Field touched his chest with one hand and bowed slightly.

"Oh - I see, if you have time, you can come with Filna during the holidays, and I'm sure Cazorla will be happy to see you, she's in good health, and she's been nagging to continue their unfinished game of wizarding chess with Filna. Madame Maxim said.

Field was about to get close to Madame Maxim when he was interrupted by Karkaroff.

"Well, now is not the time to catch up, we have to get this out of the way, and I think I'd like to tell Mr. Field Diggory about what he knows about the Goblet of Fire. ”

All eyes in the room were focused on Field, some with wonder on their faces, others with surprise on their faces. Lady Diggory and Cedric looked at him with a smile.

Finally, Field saw Dumbledore nodding his head, and he explained:

Well, according to the notes of Phoenix Sherlock Nice, the founder of Studio Nice, in 1289 he was visited by the headmasters of three of Europe's largest schools of witchcraft and wizardry, Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang, and asked him to help make a magic prop for an event that was being prepared. This event was later known as the Triwizard Tournament, and the three headmasters at the time originally wanted to use this event to make all the young wizards in the world communicate and grow proudly, so their original idea was to invite all the magic schools in the world. Therefore, when the Goblet of Fire used to select the Warriors was created, there were 13 places left in the School of Magic. ”

Speaking of this, Karkaroff suddenly interrupted Field:

"Wait, no, as we all know, there are only 11 magic schools in the world today, and more than 700 years ago, there should be less than 11 magic schools in the world, for example, Ephamoni in North America was founded in the 17th century, so why was there 13 places left when the Goblet of Fire was created at that time. ”

Field smiled and explained, "That's because there wasn't much communication in the wizarding world at that time, in order to find out exactly how many magic schools there were in the world, Phoenix Sherlock Ness and the three headmasters visited the most famous ancient Greek prophet at that time, Kassandra, the greatest prophet at that time, predicted that there would be 13 magic schools in the world in the future, as for only 11 today, I think there will be two more in the future." ”

"Mr. Diggory, you can continue. It was Director Barty Crouch, who had been silent, who had been silent.

Field nodded, and continued, "The Goblet of Fire created by Phoenix Sherlock Ness has powerful magical powers, so it is absolutely impossible to trick it into giving two places to a house, and also to choose Harry Potter, who is obviously lower than the Hogwarts applicants. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"So, the only way to fool the Goblet of Fire is to find a way to get a spot at another school, for example, to make it think that Harry represents the fourth school of witchcraft and wizardry, and that he is the only one who has signed up. Field said.

"It's just your speculation, what about the evidence?" Karkaroff asked insistently.

The parchment was proof that the parchment with Harry Potter's name on it probably didn't have some school name on it. Field said and looked at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore immediately pulled out the piece of parchment with charred edges from his pocket and spread it out in the palm of his hand. Everyone could see that there was only Harry's name on it, and nothing else.

"So, Mr. Diggory, that is, the person who threw the name of Mr. Harry Potter into the Goblet of Fire must be the one who knows the secret, right?" asked Barty Crouch.

"Yes, sir, in order to exploit this vulnerability, one must have a good understanding of the structure and function of the Goblet of Fire, and also need to have a strong magical power, at least a strong adult wizard, and obviously, Mr. Harry Potter does not have either of these conditions. Field looked at Harry, who was smiling bitterly.

"Okay, then let's take a look at those people who meet these conditions, first of all, there are many powerful wizards present who are suspicious, so the most important thing is who will know the secret of this Goblet of Fire. Barty Crouch looked at Field inquiringly.

"Phoenix Sherlock Ness and the three headmasters, and then the four ancient families they turned to when they were collecting materials for the Goblet of Fire, were also involved in the Goblet of Fire. If I'm not mistaken, these people should have notes or something to record these things. Field recalled the notes he had seen.

"Hehe-" Karkaroff grinned, "Isn't that the most suspicious thing is the people of your Nice family, as well as our three headmasters." ”

In the face of Karkaroff's ridicule, Fielde replied calmly: "That's right, theoretically I am the most suspicious, and I know the structure of the Goblet of Fire best among those present, but with my current magic power, it will take at least half an hour to cast such a complex confusion spell on it." Relatively speaking, the suspicion of the three principals is a little greater, because with the magic power of the three, only if they know the loopholes, then if they want to do all this, it only takes a moment. ”

Field said it was talking about the three principals, but he stared at Karkaroff deadly.

Karkaroff's face turned red when he was choked by Field: "I have read the notes of the past principals of Durmstrand, but there is no record of the Goblet of Fire at all, so I don't know if the other two principals know about it, but I don't know the secret of the Goblet of Fire, and you also said before that people from the 4 families are also involved in the production of the Goblet of Fire, who are they?"

Field took a deep breath and said slowly, "The Avery family, the Black family, the Gaunt family, and ————."

"The Karkaroff family—"

When Field finally spoke of the Karkaroff family, everyone in the room looked at Igor Karkaroff with an inquiring look on their faces.

"Nonsense—" Karkaroff retorted breathlessly, "what reason do I have to help my competitor get an extra spot, and if I want to take advantage of the Goblet of Fire, I should also get an extra spot for my own house." ”

As soon as Karkaroff's words came out, he also felt that something seemed wrong, and from his tone, everyone could feel that the other party did know about the Goblet of Fire.

"Boom-" There was a loud bang, and everyone turned around, and it was indeed Moody who came forward panting.

"I've been listening to it for a long time, and as an old Auror, based on the information I've just gotten, I have to suspect that someone deliberately put Harry Potter's name into the Goblet of Fire, and I have to make sure he is chosen. There seems to be only one reason why this person is doing this......"

"That's someone who wants Potter to die for it. Moody was almost roaring at this.

Moody stared at Karkaroff with his magic eyes, and Karkaroff glared back unmoved: "Ridiculous statement, who would want the life of a minor wizard." ”

Moody took a step back, the corners of his mouth twitched, and said coldly, "If it's a dark wizard doing this, and it's Harry Potter—"

"Alasto!" Dumbledore interrupted Professor Moody to continue.

Professor Moody was silent, but still looked at Karkaroff with disgust, his face flushing as if he were on fire.

"There is no point in arguing about how the current situation came to be. The chosen one must complete the match in accordance with the magic contract. Dumbledore said.

"Wait. Lady Maxime interrupted Dumbledore and turned her head to Field.

"Mr. Field Diggory, do you know of any way to break the contract attached to the Goblet of Fire?" asked Madame Maxim.

Field shook his head helplessly, and said, "I'm sorry, there's no way to do it, ma'am, when the name is put into the Goblet of Fire, the contract has already been formed, and if you want to break the contract, in addition to finishing the game, only the warrior will die." ”

When Field said the word death, he was a little depressed, and he wanted to look up at Cedric, but he didn't have the courage.

Madame Maxim had apparently thought of such an outcome, and then proposed: "Then, for the sake of fairness, we propose, for the sake of fairness, that we put the Goblet of Fire back in place, and then add names to it in the same way, until each school produces two warriors." ”

At this point, Bagman stepped forward and said, "Oh, ma'am, I'm afraid it won't work, the Goblet of Fire has just been extinguished, and it won't burn again until the next tournament - it will take five years." ”

The crowd fell silent, and just as they were about to acquiesce to this fact, Field spoke.

"I'm sorry, but if everybody agrees with this approach, I might be able to figure it out. ”

There was silence all around, and everyone looked at Field in unison.

"Mr. Diggory, you're saying you have a solution?" Dumbledore asked in a deep voice.

"Yes sir, I can get the Goblet of Fire to burn again, though maybe it's only a little while. Field nodded affirmatively.

The crowd still looked incredulous, but someone spoke.

"Great, then I'm sure it's still going to be a fair game. It was a happy ending. Bagman said.