Chapter 500: You're Late

"The・Che" came to a steady stop in front of the long staircase at the entrance to Hogwarts, and the day was still gloomy, and a light rain was falling. After all www.biquge.info, it is still the weather of early spring in the UK, and it is cool on the body and a little cold in the heart.

"Diana. Zhao Mai opened the car door, but her outstretched arm blocked the front, and she frowned slightly. Zhao Mai said, "How about going to me?"

"No, I need time to think about it again. Diana smiled at Zhao Mai and shook her head slowly. "I want to go home first and visit my mother on a paradise island. I'll look for you again. ”

"Okay. Zhao Mai nodded. Diana stepped out of the car, crouched slightly, and then took off, and after a while she was gone. Dumbledore patted Zhao Mai on the shoulder, then jumped out of the car and stretched the steps of Hogwarts.

"It's not good for bones at all, and I want to have a fire, some candy, some hot drinks, or something. How about Mike with me?"

Zhao Mai knew that Dumbledore wanted to comfort himself, and he also wanted to talk to someone, so he nodded: "I brought a maid, a dog and a pot of flowers, you won't mind, right?"

"Haha, if it's anywhere, of course I don't mind. Dumbledore said with a smile. He let out the Phoenix Fawkes from his sleeve and whispered a few words to it, presumably about boiling water and refreshments. The fire phoenix flapped its wings and flew away with a trail of flames.

Dumbledore and Zhao Mai walked side by side, both walking slowly, as if they wanted to use this time to think about the topics of the conversation that followed. They stepped up the steps and saw students in Hogwarts uniforms running around with cheerful smiles on their faces. Many people greeted them from afar, some shouting "Hello Professor" and others laughing and cheering "Hello 8th graders". Dumbledore also had a smile on his face, everyone seemed happy, then it seemed that everything was back on track.

"You were here, I thought you weren't coming!" Before anyone heard the sound, Barbara ran over from the teaching castle with her robes and said breathlessly, "Hurry up, it's almost time, hurry up and sign up!"

"What is the name to sign up?" Zhao Mai was stunned for a moment, and said a little strangely: "I don't need to take the exam......"

"Exams? Where did you think of going? Didn't you promise to go to the World Young Wizards Championship? The Goblet of Fire and—I don't know how long, but soon anyway—will move away, so put your name in it!"

"Isn't it over?" Dumbledore asked, too, feeling rather weird.

"Ah, hello Mr. Professor, I forgot to greet just now, I didn't do it well. But now time is really urgent, hurry up and write your name!" Barbara pulled out of the wide sleeve of the mage's robe, and inside was an unscrewed note and a pen with the lid unscrewed: "Write your name quickly!"

Zhao Mai took the paper and pen, and suddenly asked, "If I don't come again, are you going to write my name for me and sign up for the Goblet of Fire?"

Barbara's face suddenly turned red, and she bit her lower lip and lowered her head, rubbing her toes against the ground. Zhao Mai sighed, probably having some thoughts in his heart. "Professor Dumbledore, I haven't seen the Goblet of Fire yet, let's go and have a look. ”

Dumbledore nodded. He took his wand in his hand as he walked. "Reveal the Truth!" "Break the Illusion!" Dazzling light erupted at the tip of the wand, and the students watched the professor's spell with admiration. Few people have ever seen Dumbledore cast a spell with all his might, and they can't help but be fascinated by it. Then I saw an Auror (elite magician, stalker) from the British Ministry of Magic walking out of the castle.

"Dumbledore, I thought there was an attack on this place or something else!" the Auror put away his wand and said, "We've checked it many times, and there are no spells affecting here, what are you worried about?"

"I'm worried about a lot of things. Dumbledore suddenly became furious and strode into the castle. Except for Zhao Mai, no one else understood why Dumbledore was like this.

As they entered the hall, they saw three other Aurors protecting the Goblet of Fire, its blue flames curling and burning on the golden cup. Dumbledore aimed his wand at the Goblet of Fire, and the three Aurors also drew their wands to make a defensive gesture: "Dumbledore, what are you going to do?"

"Manifest quickly!" Dumbledore's magic lit up the hall. The Goblet of Fire was unharmed, but all of the magic circles that the Aurors had used to protect the Goblet of Fire were exposed, glittering like spider webs on the ceiling, walls, and floor.

"Dumbledore, put down your wand! This is now under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic, if you ......" Before the Auror could finish his words, Dumbledore had already put away his wand. He instantly read all the magic arrays and knew that this was not an illusion scene, everything was real. There's only one explanation: time went wrong. He thought he was back after the Atlantis incident, but he didn't expect to go back to before.

"Mike, Mike, throw your name in at once, quick!" Dumbledore urged again, "Don't grind!"

Zhao Mai wrote his name, came to the Goblet of Fire, and looked at the Aurors on the left and right. He tossed the note in, watching it engulf in flames once more.

"You're the eighth grader?" One of the Aurors, who was guarding the Goblet of Fire, rubbed his glasses and said suddenly, "I know your name, but it's the first time I've seen you in person." You should have graduated at that time, not stayed at Hogwarts. ”

Zhao Mai took a deep breath, and then snorted: "Shut up." He turned away from the Goblet of Fire.

"Mike, are we going back at the wrong time? If Atlantis hasn't happened yet, then you have to go, so you can solve the problem faster and get the students back, right?"

"I lost the last time, do you remember?" Zhao Mai said to Dumbledore, "and I have a feeling that it's not the wrong time. I haven't seen a time when my car can drive in the wrong place!"

"Isn't it?" Dumbledore frowned: "In this way, one thing and one thing will be solved, I will go to the Ministry of Magic, I can't make the mistake of the last time, this time I must take precautions." Looks like I'm going to have to use some old bones. How about you go home first, and I'll meet you when I get back?"

"Okay, that's it. Zhao Mai glanced at his phone, and the green tendons on his forehead exploded. He said to Dumbledore, "I'm going to go back too, and I'm very worried. ”