Chapter 166: Pre-Match Check
The next day, in the principal's room.
"Headmaster, have you found out?" Kano asked as soon as he entered.
Dumbledore touched his crooked nose and sighed.
"The screening time started half an hour earlier." He took out a vial containing silver flocculent and poured it into the meditation basin, motioning for Kano to look at it for himself.
Kano buried his face in the meditation basin, and inside was the image of Filch sitting in his office in the same gown from last night.
A green flame lit in the room's fireplace, and a Ministry of Magic official stepped out of it with a wooden box.
"Inside this box is the Goblet of Fire, be sure to keep it safe and don't try to open it in advance."
At this, the official scoffed.
Filch is also a "famous" Squib, he has worked at Hogwarts for many years, and many young wizards know his details.
Even if he wanted to open the box, he didn't have that magical ability.
Filch took the box with his bowed eyebrows and pleasing hands, and placed it on the table quietly waiting for the dinner to begin.
The Ministry of Magic official just walked away through the fireplace.
Everything seemed normal, but Kano noticed that the memory was as vague as a fog.
He looked up from the meditation basin: "This memory is fake?" ”
"There is no doubt about it."
"And what happened to Filch, is his mind still clear?"
Dumbledore nodded: "The wizard who rewrote Argus's memories is skillful and has no after-effects, but because of this, we can't catch his tail." ”
"The only thing we know for sure is that he infiltrated Hogwarts and started the screening process in Argus's office in advance."
"He used the Confusion Charm to set up a non-existent fourth school, and Harry was the only student in it, so he would definitely be chosen."
Kano touched his chin and thought, this technique has not changed. But Crouch Jr. could have done it more simply.
If he could infiltrate Hogwarts without being detected, he would have simply hid in Filch's office, and even Dumbledore wouldn't be spying on the faculty room.
When the time comes, cast a Imperius Curse on Filch and let him find a way to catch Harry and confine him down, and it will be easy to get Harry's blood by force.
Why go the extra mile to let him participate in the Triwizard Tournament? It doesn't make sense.
Meanwhile, the Three Plus One Warriors are doing a pre-match wand check.
Ollivander's large, pale eyes swept over the four children and took the wand from their hands.
"Nine and a half inches, made of maple, and the core of the cane is... Mei Wa's hair. Ollivander accurately judged this unusual material, and Fleur smiled.
"The core of the rod is from my maternal grandmother."
"Good, no dark wounds." Ollivander raised his wand, "Orchids are blooming. ”
A flower bloomed at the tip of the wand, and Ollivander returned the wand to Fleur.
The wand held by Cedric was naturally the work of Ollivanders, who carefully examined it with the mood of visiting his married daughter, and finally nodded with satisfaction.
Krum's wand was the work of Grigovich, the wand maker, and Ollivander and him, although they had some differences over wand making, were generally sympathetic.
"The material is very hard, and it will help the owner to get a head start in a duel." Ollivander waved his wand twice, and Harry could hear the whirring of the wind.
The lean Krum took back his wand with satisfaction: "We at Durmstrang happen to have a tradition of dueling, and we hope to have a chance to play against a real dueling master this year." ”
With that, he set his eyes on Fleur. Fleur knew that Krum was eyeing Kano, and she couldn't help but be even more dissatisfied with Francois.
It was Harry's wand's turn, and Ollivander examined it with an almost obsessive attitude.
"You're getting along well with it." Ollivander suddenly lowered his voice, "If the fate of the twin staff core master is really entangled, then it may help you in unexpected ways. ”
"It's always helped me, and it is the way it is, and it won't change in the future." Harry smiled as he retrieved his wand made of phoenix tail feathers and holly wood.
Voldemort is getting closer and closer, and he will definitely make another shot in this triwizard tournament.
Looking back on the past few school years, Harry is glad he didn't relax his workouts. After thinking about it all night yesterday, Harry decided to use this competition as a drill.
Could there be anything scarier than Kano who trained him on vacation?
Fleur on the side smiled inexplicably, Meiwa is very sensitive to changes in people's hearts. She was sure that Harry, who was confused and uneasy yesterday, had become like this today, and he must be inseparable from her boyfriend.
"Okay, now that the inspection is over, it's time for us to take pictures." Ludo. Bagman emerged from nowhere, followed by a photographer with a camera.
"Let's let the warriors and the referees take pictures together, this must be very meaningful and suitable for the front page."
Ludo kept babbling, and Harry felt that he might be a bit of an occupational problem for Quidditch commentary.
The photos are finally done, but today's process is not over yet.
"Hello warriors, I'm a special correspondent for the Daily Prophet, and I'm going to give you an interview with each of you." A square-faced woman with big waves and diamond-encrusted glasses stood in the doorway with a false smile and said.
She's Rita. Skeeter, Kano specifically contacted the reporter Gufe had found.
Rita is good at reversing black and white, spreading rumors, and has neither character nor professional ethics. But now both the Ministry of Magic and Kano need to put on a false show of singing and dancing to buy time for war preparations.
Only she can concoct a whole page of nonsense entertainment news, which is enough to paralyze Voldemort.
Although Rita doesn't know anything inside, she understands her "function" in the eyes of the editor-in-chief, and she is running to spread rumors today.
"It's almost time to eat now, I don't think it's better to interview again in the afternoon, how about it?" Dumbledore spoke.
"We can interview one of them first, and the other warriors will come back in the afternoon." Rita stared at Harry with sparkling eyes, "How about starting with this unexpected warrior?" ”
Her automatic writing pen and parchment were ready to move.
"That woman gave me a bad feeling, she didn't seem to be well-intentioned."
After lunch, Kano and Fleur, who was temporarily fine, walked and chatted by the Black Lake.
Kano smiled and nodded: "The instructions she received were exaggerated and written, and she was originally sent to muddy the waters." ”
Fleur raised an eyebrow: "You brought her here?" ”
Kano leaned into Fleur's ear and whispered an explanation, and Fleur nodded thoughtfully.
"Then she won't make things up on my side, will she?" Fleur was a little worried, "If it weren't for Potter, the duel that day would have been the biggest news." ”
"It's okay, I've restricted the direction of her rumors." Kano smiled mysteriously.
The next morning, Harry looked at the reports about himself, speechless.
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