Chapter 90: Stand-in Doll
Gretel received Harry's message, and the little savior was distressed.
Everyone didn't believe him, including Ron, who was with him day and night, and everyone would keep staring at him with suspicion when they saw him.
This feeling reminded Harry of the bad days of elementary school with his cousin Dudley.
Dudley made up all sorts of rumors that he didn't make friends throughout elementary school, and that's how it felt.
From the time he entered Hogwarts, he had almost forgotten about those dark days.
The fourth brave man of the Triwizard Tournament, oh, what a shameful name.
Everyone thinks of Harry as a despicable driller, using illegal methods to earn himself the name of a brave man.
Harry could understand the suspicions of others, after all, he would have doubted if he had been told what had happened to someone else.
But it shouldn't be, why should Ron doubt him, obviously the two of them have been together from morning till night.
I am not a fool when you say in the morning that you will put your name in the night so that no one will see you. ’
Harry studied Ron's words, and from his aggrieved tone, Gretel could hear his sadness.
"Gretel, you know, I don't."
Searching all of Hogwarts, only Glitter didn't look at him with that strange look.
Harry has been eating with Gretel for the past few days.
There is no way, in other places, as long as he passes, others will immediately give him a large open space.
No matter how much you squeeze him, it was as if there was something unclean about him.
"Professor Moody told me that someone might have planned to kill me, so they hatched this plot."
Well done, Gretel almost wanted to rush to the door to give Barty Crouch Jr. a big thumbs up.
As the implementer of the entire conspiracy plan and a well-deserved mastermind behind the scenes, Barty Crouch Jr., an undercover agent with superb acting skills, finally got mixed up with the victim himself.
Listening to Harry's dependence on 'Moody' in his words, Gretel's whole person was helpless.
Barty Crouch Jr. is truly a well-deserved figure of wisdom in the Death Eater camp.
If it wasn't him, but some other Death Eater, Professor Fu would have thought about resurrection for the rest of his life.
Harry also said that when the professors surrounded him for verification, Professor Moody was the only one who was trying to turn the tide and defend him.
Professor Moody roared wildly at everyone, "Someone might want Harry to die because of this, it must be some skilled wizard who put the child's name in that cup."
It would take a very strong spell to confuse the powerful Goblet of Fire, and with all due respect, Harry doesn't have the skills to do that right now. ”
He nodded apologetically to Harry.
Glitter watched Harry say good things like 'Moody' in front of him over and over again, and shook his head helplessly.
If Barty Crouch Jr. hadn't died, would it have been possible for the Death Eater camp, which had retained the only brain, to win in the end.
After all, Harry looked so stupid.
No, this can't be blamed on Harry, Barty Crouch Jr.'s acting skills are really unique.
The Sect still needed to take Dumbledore's life as a vote to regain Professor Fu's trust.
Barty Crouch Jr., with his acting skills, he conquered everyone in Hogwarts.
By now, in Harry's heart, the trust in 'Moody' had caught up with Dumbledore.
For the first time in a few years, Harry felt that a professor could get along so well with him.
But Barty Crouch Jr. didn't give anything, and he even got rid of the suspicion because he fought for Harry.
The only person who has the ability to deceive the Goblet of Fire is the professor present, and the students do not have this ability.
Except for Gretel.
But at such times, no one would doubt him with madness.
Even if Gretel is extremely talented, he is only in the fourth grade, and what can a fourteen-year-old wizard do?
They couldn't even get into the circle Dumbledore had drawn, let alone use a spell to make the Goblet of Fire spit out a fourth name.
Therefore, even Dumbledore did not have any suspicions.
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Harry was lonely, after losing his friend.
Although Glitter was very important to him, the two were not the same house after all.
In the past, Ron accompanied him from morning to night, but this time, Ron didn't believe him anymore.
Fortunately, Hermione was by his side from time to time to enlighten him, otherwise he really didn't know how to hold on to his life.
But no matter how difficult life is, you have to go on.
On February 24, 1995, Harry was admired by everyone, and no one looked at Harry with that scrutinizing gaze.
In fact, after the first game, not many people will wear the Potter stinking badge anymore.
Harry's courage had cleared him of a lot of stigma for himself.
With the exception of Slytherin, they persistently wore the badge designed by Draco Malfoy, and stood by Harry's side when they had nothing to do.
But after February 24th, even the most shameless Slytherin was embarrassed to wear that insulting badge again.
Harry, who would rather lose his game than save Fleur Delacul's sister from the bottom of the dark lake.
It is believed that Harry, who is so kind, would not be a person who illegally threw his name into the Goblet of Fire in order to be in the limelight.
"Harry Potter, true warrior."
Even the Durmstrang students, who insisted on stinky faces, had to give a thumbs up when they saw Harry.
Gretel blended into the crowd and looked at Harry, who was hugging Ron in celebration.
He also looked at Dumbledore, who nodded his head in praise of Harry on the high platform.
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Glitter still doesn't understand why Harry's name was spat out in the Goblet of Fire.
Dumbledore didn't call off the game, is that the tradition of wizarding so heavy?
Use a spell to confuse the Goblet of Fire, rekindle it, and re-select it in front of everyone.
For him, the world-famous White Devil, it was just a matter that could be accomplished with a raise of his hand, so why did he agree to it half-pushed and half-agreed because of Old Barty Crouch's insistence.
Glitter didn't think Dumbledore couldn't see that this was a conspiracy against Harry Potter.
As Harry had told him, everyone insisted on excluding Harry at the time.
Barty Crouch Jr., the initiator, charged forward, trying to save Harry from danger.
Karkaroff also said in a weird way, letting the Goblet of Fire rekindle until there are two warriors in each school to start playing again, which also proves Gretel's idea.
They have the power to confuse the Goblet of Fire, and that is a magical creation, which is nothing more than a matter of effort for this group of famous wizards.
Even if Gretel wasn't a conspiracy theorist, he felt that Dumbledore had gone a little too far.
Perhaps, Karkarov is right?
The two brave can indeed get more opportunities in the Triwizard Tournament.
Gretel threw the idea out of his head and looked at Cedric.
"I wonder if Mr. Cedric's 'death' will wake Dumbledore from his dream of being in control?"
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Early in the morning of June 24th, there was a request in the house.
Glitter opened his silver pupils and carefully twisted the particles escaping from Glitter's body into a thread little by little.
The other end is attached to a doll the size of a palm.
"Cedric, no matter what happens, don't let this doll leave you."
Gretel's cautious explanation.
In order to ensure that Cedric can save his life in the hands of Professor Fu.
Gretel has been studying for an entire school year, for which he even put down the development of new products in his hands.
He wouldn't risk his partner's life, and if he couldn't guarantee Cedric's life 100 percent, he'd rather let Cedric retire.
Cedric knew what was going to happen to him tonight.
A week earlier, Gretel had spoken to him in detail, and he knew his life was in danger.
Glitter gave him the option to announce to the referees of this match whenever he wanted that he was out of the game.
In fact, according to Gretel's plan, he planned to use the Polyjuice Decoction to replace Cedric in the game, so that he could ensure Cedric's safety without fail.
But this kind of big thing is not something that Gretel can decide on his own, even if he uses his veto.
When Cedric knew of his intentions, he informed the core of the team despite his obstruction.
Everyone disagreed with Gretel taking the risk.
Cedric is not afraid of death, he is only seventeen years old.
But yes, at the thought of a 1 in 10,000 chance of an accident, he couldn't selfishly let Gretel take the risk for him.
However, they desperately needed an opportunity, an opportunity to break the myth of Dumbledore.
Only by leaving a flaw on Dumbledore's body can their organization pry open a crack in the tight wizarding world.
Otherwise, with Dumbledore here, their development will always be difficult.
Voldemort had no ability to be their opponent.
Everyone knows that their biggest opponent will always be the Wizengamot, who is high above the wizarding world.
The old guys who uphold the traditions of the wizarding world.
If Dumbledore, the old lion king, died fighting Voldemort, his successor would always stick to his ideas.
Let the wizarding world be in a safe corner.
But what they rebelled against was the wizarding world that made wizards die a slow death.
Only with a person's 'death', or because of Dumbledore's hesitation, can there be a slight chance to tear him off the throne.
Cedric hesitated, but in the end he stood up bravely.
He didn't know how many hairs Gretel had lost and how many times he had drained his magic power for his safety in the last few days.
The stand-in doll is Gretel's ultimate masterpiece.
It can't bring people back from the dead, it can't even take a leaf for people, but it can help its owner resist the killing curse.
Through the particles of his personal will that were extracted from Cedric's body by the silver pupils, a stand-in doll with the exact same breath as his own body was formed.
The essence of the Killing Curse is a strong desire to take the life of the person who is cursed through the belief that 'I will die'.
Voldemort's killing curse, the killing intention needless to say, that is, his killing curse will definitely take away a life.
Since you can't resist it, then move the target of the killing curse to another target.
Without the help of the silver pupil, there would be no particles with a strong personal aura, and Glitter would not have been able to protect against the killing curse.
Harry's mother, Lily Potter, relied on ancient spells and her strong love to protect her children to bounce back the target of the Killing Curse.
It's similar to Gretel's stand-in doll.
However, one bounced back to Voldemort, and the other was transferred to the stand-in doll.
No one knows what experiments Glitter did to ensure that the stand-in doll was effective.
Three days ago, on the day the stand-in doll was completed, Glitter tied 'Moody' into the Room of Need, hiding from everyone.
He never took the initiative to arrest people for human experiments, and this is the only time he has made an exception so far.
But in order to protect his partner, it is necessary for him to lower his bottom line a little bit.
If you want to talk about the whole of Hogwarts, only by taking Barty Crouch Jr. as an experiment, Gretel will not have any psychological pressure.
The Killing Curse, like the Drill Heart Curse, requires more of the caster's will than magic.
Barty Crouch Jr. watched as Gretel's desire to kill increased little by little, and he used the killing curse on him over and over again.
Fortunately, Barty Crouch Jr. should not have died, and before he was scared to death, Glitter finally determined the protective power of the stand-in doll.
Only then did he wash away his memories and throw him out of the Room of Requirement.
As a result, Moody, who has always been suspicious, was particularly irritable in the last days of the fourth grade.
In the face of such a Moody, Karkaroff, a guy who has never been ashamed of his cheapness, finally chose to admit it.
Wherever there is Moody's, he will consciously stay away.
If he couldn't stay away, he would have followed Dumbledore closely.
He knew that the Headmaster of Hogwarts would not allow anyone to fight here.
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On the evening of June 24, the last game of the Triwizard Tournament was launched in the eyes of everyone.
The four warriors will be in a maze with no end in sight, searching for the Triumph Cup to emerge as the eventual winner.
Since the morning, Cedric has been preoccupied, and many people have advised him not to be too nervous, and he has proven himself by breaking here.
Even if he fails, he is a unique Hufflepuff warrior.
Triwizard Tournament, this kind of high-profile moment, the relatives of the warriors will also come to the scene.
They will be a group of family and friends to witness the last glorious moments of the warriors.
Cedric's parents arrived at Hogwarts early this morning, shortly after Gretel tied him with a double doll.
He took his parents around for a day, his classroom, dormitory ......
All the places that had made him happy in the past, he took his parents around.
But for a whole day, he barely smiled.
It wasn't until he came to the scene of the tall maze that Cedric let go of the pressure in his heart, gave his parents a bright smile, and then hugged his parents heavily and walked out of the rest room.
It's just that his father, without seeing it, a crystal tear slowly slipped down the fur coat, dripping down, and soaked in the earth.
"Come on, whatever it is, I'm Cedric Diggory."
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