Chapter 40: Harley: I'm Weak, Pitiful, and Helpless, and I Can't Leave a Whole Body for the Enemy (Monthly Pass Plus Update)
In the end, it was Professor Dumbledore who took the initiative to break the atmosphere and said in a more relaxed tone:
"Because of the contract, the game can't be stopped. Now that we've come to this, let's take it one step at a time. ”
"After all, the small problems that arise in the selection of the Warriors for the Goblet of Fire have no impact on the final result, and the six schools still correspond to the six Warriors."
"Theoretically, the Final Six Tournament can go on forever."
The other principals all nodded, this was indeed the only solution at the moment.
"The Ministry of Magic will also help maintain the order of the Six Wizard Tournament."
Crouch spoke again at a critical time, giving Professor Dumbledore support,
"I'll write a report and ask the ministry for some Auror support. I don't think Secretary Fudge would be too stingy on that. ”
"Alright, in that case, let's move on to the normal procedure."
Ludo rubbed his hands together and looked at everyone in the room with a smile,
"It's time to coach our six warriors, isn't it? Barty, or you'll be the one to tell, right? ”
Crouch shook his head and silently took a step back.
Seeing this, Ludo's expression was not unnatural, but he seemed a little happy.
With a hearty smile on his face, he took another step forward and walked directly in front of all the warriors:
"So, let me say a few words."
"The first project will test your courage and adaptability, as well as other valuable qualities and spirits."
"The organizers will not tell you the details of the first competition. After all, the courage to face the unknown is one of the most important qualities of a wizard. ”
"The first project will take place on November 24, when the Warriors will complete the project in front of all the other students and the judging panel."
"Warriors are not allowed to solicit or accept any help from their school regarding the content of the game during the game."
"Warriors are only allowed to carry their wands when facing the first round of challenges...... and homemade alchemy items, potions, and other permitted items. ”
"The Warriors won't be able to get information about the second until the first program is over."
After saying this in one sitting, Ludo looked at Crouch and Professor Dumbledore:
"That's all, is there anything else you want to add?"
"There are two points to add. Considering the long duration of the Final Six Tournament, the competition is demanding, and the energy consumption is high, so the warriors do not need to take the academic year exams. ”
Crouch's tone didn't rise or fall a bit,
"If there is a student who needs to take the ultimate wizard level exam, the Ministry of Magic of the country where they are located will also coordinate with the school to reschedule the exam for them and hold a separate exam."
"Of course, Warriors can also choose to take the exam directly at Hogwarts, and the final results will be mailed through the international channel, and the specific results will be equal between countries."
"There's another point, Miss Potter, as a minor wizard, needs to sign a contract."
"Oh, yes, Contract!" Ludo slammed his head, "Look at my memory! ”
He pulled out three pieces of parchment from his pocket: "Harley, the contents of these three contracts are the same. ”
"You read it, sign it if it's okay, and keep one copy each for you, Hogwarts, and the Ministry of Magic."
Harley glanced at the contract briefly, and the content of the contract was very simple, probably meaning that the signatory was fully responsible for all the actions he did in the Triwizard Tournament.
In the event of any incurable or irreversible injury, or death, the Ministry of Magic is not responsible.
No wonder the Ministry of Magic didn't want underage wizards to participate in the tournament in the first place, it turned out that it was afraid of taking responsibility.
After confirming that there were no other mysterious patterns on the contract, Harley quickly signed her name.
"I think that's all there is to say."
After all three parties put away the contract, Professor Dumbledore clapped his hands with a smile,
"It's not too early, let's go back and rest."
The principals rushed out with their students, and by this time the auditorium was empty.
Taking advantage of Maxime's sheer size and being forced to wait for others to leave the room first, Fleur took the initiative to fall to the end of the line and chat with Harley.
Before leaving the auditorium, Fleur whispered into Hallie's ear and said:
"Hallie, what's your Gryffindor password? I'll come to you tomorrow morning. ”
"The password is 'gibberish.'" Hallie whispered, "You should know my dorm number. ”
"Of course," Fleur shook Hallie's hand hard, "don't worry too much, Hallie. ”
"There are so many powerful Headmasters in Hogwarts, as well as two of your directors of the British Ministry of Magic, and there will be an additional batch of Aurors in the future."
"Your own strength is so strong, your safety will not be in question. You don't have to be too nervous. ”
Harley glanced at Fleur in surprise, how could she see that she was so nervous?
Hallie wasn't worried about herself at all.
Instead of worrying about yourself, you should worry about those who calculate yourself!
Of course, she didn't refuse Fleur's kindness, and took the opportunity to show a very scared expression.
Such a great opportunity, no matter how you say it, you have to make good use of it! The Himehui will always be in the hands of those who are prepared!
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After seeing off Fleur, Harley had just arrived at the door of the Gryffindor common room when she ran into Professor Snape.
"Hallie," Professor Snape's face was not pretty, but he still managed to maintain a smile, and his voice seemed calm,
"Headmaster Dumbledore has asked you to go to the Headmaster's office, go now."
There was not the slightest surprise on Harry's face, this kind of thing happened, and Professor Dumbledore should talk to him about it.
She nodded, "Thank you, Professor, I see." ”
Then he turned to the direction of the principal's office.
Looking at Hallie's back in the distance, Professor Snape opened his mouth, and there were many things he wanted to say, but he didn't know what to say.
He sighed silently, stupidity is always his own bruising.
In Professor Snape's mind, Professor Dumbledore had come to Harry, presumably to comfort the poor and helpless little witch and make her not so nervous.
But you can't learn this set of skills by yourself.
Professor Snape turned and strode up the stairs, making calculations in his head.
He decided to go back and look through the address book he hadn't used for a long time, find the address of the Potions Master with whom he had some friendship, and write a few letters to the Extraordinary Apothecary Guild.
I don't have much reserve of precious elixirs such as the Blessing Elixir, Ba Fei Brain Awakening Liquid, and Compound Decoction.
Although he was ready to go back and boil these potions now, he didn't know if it would be too late.
So he'll have to go to the other Potions Masters to buy a batch of goods, at least a few times first.
Professor Snape was confident that Hallie would need the potions sometimes.
As for the rules of the competition, it is only allowed to bring potions made by the warriors themselves...... Do the rules of Triwizard Tournament work?
Professor Snape knows very well that cheating has always been an unspoken rule in previous Triwizard Tournaments, and this edition of the Final Six Tournament will not be much different.
Besides, even if such a rule were enforceable, would he care about breaking a broken rule for the sake of Harley?
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In Professor Dumbledore's Headmaster's office, if Professor Snape were here, the situation would not be what he had thought.
As she had done the last time, Hallie had sunk into a soft chaise longue with a fresh jasmine tea in her hand, her face full of ease.
And Professor Dumbledore, like last time, held a glass of milk with a lot of honey in his hand, and took small sips of it, his face full of enjoyment.
The two look very laid-back, as if it is a leisure time for the holidays, and the young and old are enjoying a delicious drink before bedtime.
If she had known what Professor Snape was thinking at this point, Harley would probably have only agreed:
The professor was right, I was weak, pitiful, and helpless, and I couldn't leave the whole body of my enemies.
After a long while, even the old Headmasters, who were quietly eavesdropping on the wall, waited impatiently, before Professor Dumbledore finally spoke:
"Hallie, do you have any thoughts after reading these three notes?"
As he spoke, he gestured with his eyes to the three pieces of parchment on the table.
The first piece of parchment was the one with "Azkaban" written on it, and it was a kind of handwriting that Harley had never seen.
The second parchment, with the name of Hogwarts written on it, was the one written by Harley herself.
Except for the paper being slightly charred, it looked as if it had just been baked from Harry's hand.
The third piece of parchment was brand new, with no burnt marks on it, and Hallie's name was written in blood-like paint.
And the handwriting of the person who wrote the name on this parchment is very strange.
For letters such as "H", "t", and "r", which also have straight lines, the writer writes the straight part of the letter very straight, like a sharp sword, as if it were drawn with a ruler;
When it comes to letters such as "O", "A", and "E", which contain curved lines, the writer always unconsciously modifies the curved parts.
In his pen, the letters seem to be the curved edges of wings.
Hallie had read the notes several times before, but nothing major had been achieved.
And for the third parchment, Hallie couldn't even be sure:
Whether it was spewing out of the Goblet of Fire, or was someone using magic to hide the parchment in the exit of the Goblet of Fire, disguised as if it was coming out of the Goblet of Fire?
After all, this parchment is not the same as the other two parchments, and there are no signs of charring on it.
Harley didn't feel like she had made a pact with the Goblet of Fire.
You know, when the first two pieces of parchment were spewed out, it was obvious to Harley that she had made a contract with the Goblet of Fire, and that the contract had been signed twice.
And that's what worries Harley a little.
It seems that in addition to Voldemort and his servants, there is an unknown being involved.
"Forget it, I don't think it matters."
Hallie sat up from the chaise longue and seemed to be talking to herself, as if to speak to the people around her.
"Anyway, my magic is here, and no matter what the conspiracy is, I have the courage to thwart it."
"Good! That's how confident you should be! Before Professor Dumbledore could speak, a stocky old headmaster on the wall cheered,
"This is a qualified Gryffindor, an indomitable Gryffindor...... Oops! ”
Another Gryffindor graduate gave him a crutch from behind and shouted:
"That's stupidity and recklessness, you idiot! You're the one who turned Gryffindor's bravery into recklessness and brainlessness! Don't teach bad children! ”
"Who is stupid? Who are you calling stupid! ”
The walls were instantly mixed up, and then forcibly separated by several Ravenclaw-graduate, sane headmasters.
"What's the noise?" The old principal Delis said menacingly,
"Didn't you see Albus and Hallie talking about something important?"
Hallie and Professor Dumbledore were unaffected.
Listening to Harry's words, Professor Dumbledore nodded:
"That's right, with your magical attainments, there's no need to be afraid of anything. You're almost tied with me. ”
Professor Dumbledore's voice was filled with emotion and relief.
"I want to think about it...... I don't have much more to say about the Final Six Tournament. ”
"I'll give you a brief explanation of the magic that the other schools are good at."
"Professor," Harley teased Professor Dumbledore with a wicked smile on her face, tilting her head slightly.
"Doesn't the rules say that warriors are prohibited from asking for or accepting any help from their school professors about the content of the game?"
"Yes," Professor Dumbledore blinked innocently, with a hint of mischievous expression, "that's what it is, you remember correctly. ”
"But the rules of the Six-Wizard Tournament don't clearly tell me that I can't introduce other magic schools to students?"
"I guess it's just a normal magic lesson, and I'm making a cameo appearance as a professor of the history of magic, aren't I?"
Harley smiled slyly, "Professor, you're right, I'm overthinking. ”
Professor Dumbledore waved his hand, and a whiteboard appeared out of thin air in the Headmaster's office.
He began to introduce Harley to the other five schools of magic that had come to compete.
At the same time, pictures also emerge on the whiteboard, reflecting the most unique magic of these magic schools:
Beauxbatons needless to say, this school Hallie has been in contact with many times.
Considering that its key trustee and patron is Nicol Lemay, Beauxbatons has been extremely well-funded every year.
As a result, the school's strengths favored alchemy and potions, which were expensive courses that were only taught by wealthy families.
That's why the Extraordinary Apothecary's Guild is based on the European continent and is closest to Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
After all, Beauxbatons has the most students graduating from the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association.
And considering that the warrior of Beauxbatons this time is Fleur, she herself has the blood of Meiwa, and her father, Mr. Delacul, is also a famous and well-known Potions master.
Therefore, in addition to using homemade potions in this competition, Fleur may also use some spells brought to her by the bloodline of Meiwa, such as powerful hypnosis or charm.
The Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is located on a glacier somewhere in Northern Europe, and its exact location is uncertain and is said to be constantly changing.
Due to the special historical background of the school's founding, and its geographical location, it is close to a large magical world headquartered in Siberia that had not been at odds with the European magical world at the time.
As a result, the Nordic wizarding world was a near-vanguard at the time, which led to Durmstrang advocating all powerful violent magic and black magic, and the students who graduated from there were especially adept at lethal attacks.
"My dear old friend, the Dark Wizard who once swept all of Europe, Grindelwald, came out of Durmstrang."
Professor Dumbledore did not hesitate to analyze his old friend as a concrete example,
"However, he did not graduate from Durmstrang, but was expelled from Durmstrang early at the age of sixteen for conducting some particularly dark magical experiments."
And the screen in mid-air just shows the shocking picture of "a city surrounded by blue flames in the sky".
"It's his signature magic," Professor Dumbledore sighed softly, regret in his voice,
"I still remember this time...... It was probably in 1927 that Grindelwald nearly destroyed Paris with the Fire Charm, and it was Newt and the others who joined forces to extinguish the raging fire. ”
"He's a big fan of the Fire Charm, and he's taken it to new heights...... Sorry, Hallie. I seem to be a bit off topic. ”
"Anyway, he learned the spell in Durmstrong, but secretly in a secret library like the Forbidden Book Section of the Hogwarts Library."
"Durmstrang allows students to use black magic, but they are still taboo about black magic that is particularly taboo."
"And this competition doesn't have much restriction on this aspect, and low-level black magic like the Explosion Charm and the Crushing Charm are also allowed to be used."
"Only the unforgivable spell, which is internationally forbidden to be used, is excluded from the competition."
The Castrobusche School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, located in northern Brazil, specializes in herbology and magical animals, as they are located deep in the rainforest teeming with amazing plants and animals.
Professor Dumbledore highlighted that the students at this school were particularly adept at a type of plant magic.
They can manipulate plants to fight by sowing their seeds and quickly germinating them.
In the case that students are allowed to bring their own magical items or natural form items within certain specified limits, the contestants of Castrobusher also need to pay attention.
After all, the rainforest is so big that no one knows how many secrets it contains, or what magical seeds Castrobusche's players will carry.
In addition, the school is particularly adept at terrain-altering magic, and one of the headmasters of the Castrobe Society once created vast swamps in an instant.
Of course, the magic he used didn't seem to be so easy to cast.
Judging from the images restored by Headmaster Dumbledore, it took a long time for the headmaster to prepare for the magic.
Japan's magic institute is located on the volcanic island of Minami Ryukyu Island, and its students specialize in using special magic that resembles alchemy, but is not alchemy, and controls a kind of golem called Shikigami in battle.
At the same time, the magic office also has a small amount of soul magic, and it seems that it once briefly fused Shikigami with the wizard himself, but only very good students can master it.
Considering that the school is in the mystical East, it is quite far from Europe.
Moreover, the relationship between the Japanese wizarding world and the British wizarding world was not good at the beginning, and there was not much information on display, so Professor Dumbledore was not able to show any pictures.
"As for Ilvermorny," Professor Dumbledore paused slightly,
"As the current number one wizarding school in the International Federation of Wizards, they don't have any obvious shortcomings and are strong in almost every aspect."
"However, considering the special environment in North America and the many magical creatures there who are good at manipulating celestial phenomena, they seem to have their own understanding of weather spells."
"Of course, they are also good at certain alchemy and offensive potions."
"For example, a number of wizards have studied popular fashion items in Muggles in the United States, a long-range metal wand called a pistol that can only fire a physical life-requisition charm, and a ball-shaped item called a grenade that has the same effect as a blasting charm."
As Professor Dumbledore speaks, Muggle pistols and grenades appear in the frame.
"And I vaguely remember that Ilvermorny had wizards who made similar alchemical items and potions."
"Their alchemy items can only have the effect of a small evil spell, and they don't need to be paid too much attention."
"But their explosive potions are very powerful, several notches stronger than the explosion spells used by ordinary wizards."
Hallie couldn't help but nodded, inexplicably remembering the popular saying in the Muggle world:
Free America, shoot every day!
Sure enough, the Muggle world has always influenced the wizarding world.
Although the disconnect between the wizarding and Muggle worlds in the United States is very serious, there is still a high degree of overlap in this aspect!
"How do you feel after listening to it?" After saying all this, Professor Dumbledore asked with a smile,
"Is there any magic that makes you feel a little threatened?"
"Professor, do you think there's magic in this that threatens you?" Hallie asked rhetorically,
"Even if their headmaster performs these spells himself, can he threaten you?"
"Of course not," Professor Dumbledore jokingly spread his hands,
"It's not that I'm boasting, even if I stand there still, I can suppress them all by myself!"
As he spoke, he and Harley looked at each other, and they both burst out laughing.
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(Thanks to the two bigwigs of "Nine-Tailed Yanhu" and "Aequalitas" for their tips!) )
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