The expressionless Professor Moody frightened both Hermione and Cedric, only to find out that the place where they were chatting was actually at the door of Professor Moody's office, and the worst thing is, basically the little wizards knew that for this professor, a wall was not a barrier, he must have seen two people chatting by the porch, and then, with his ears on the door panel, eavesdropped for a while.

"Professor, we-"

Cedric was eager to explain, but Professor Moody didn't give him a chance to speak, the scars on his cheeks twisted,

"Aren't you going to dinner, Mr. Diggory, then go, I have something to talk to Miss Granger--"

Despite his reluctance, Cedric could not resist a professor's orders, and he turned around three times, staggering, and disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

Hermione's face was pale, she didn't know what Professor Moody was going to do to punish her, it was blatant cheating. If you just cancel her warrior status, you can accept it, but you have to expel her for it. Also, if Hagrid is involved, Hermione knows how afraid of breaking the law and committing crimes.

"Come on, Miss Granger--"

Professor Moody beckoned to Hermione and turned back to his office.

Hermione had expected Professor Moody to reprimand herself harshly and interrogate herself immediately, just as he had tried the worst Dark wizards in the Aurors, but what she had expected did not happen.

"So, you've got things figured out?"

Professor Moody's tone was very gentle, even a little delightful that Hermione couldn't understand.

"I--"

Hermione stammered, she didn't know whether to speak up right away, to seek leniency, or to decide that the experience of stubborn resistance was too little for her, she trembled nervously from her fingertips to the ends of her hair, and her mind uncontrollably imagined that she and Hagrid were packed up and kicked out of Hogwarts.

"Oh, hehe, it's okay, Miss Granger--"

Perhaps noticing Hermione's nervousness, Professor Moody's tone was softer, almost like Professor Bryan in small talk,

"Don't you know, cheating has always been a traditional part of the Triwizard Tournament."

Belch--

Professor Moody didn't know that he had thrown out a shocking sentence, he uncorked the bottle and took a few sips, judging from Professor Moody's undisguised distorted expression, the bottle should not contain a delicious drink, and Hermione moved her nose, the smell always felt a little familiar and very familiar, but she didn't have time to think about it.

"Oh, maybe I should put it another way--"

Professor Moody looked at the dumbfounded Hermione and smiled in a hoarse voice,

"The Triwizard Tournament is a big comprehensive competition, and it's not just about the ring, Miss Granger, and intelligence gathering is a very important test Now it seems that you have passed this test, and Mr. Diggory has entrusted you with your blessing."

Hermione continued to blink, and it was only after a dozen seconds that her breathing, which was frozen like an ice cube, suddenly melted, and her pale cheeks flushed.

So that's it! Hermione suddenly realized, if she said that, it would be much more reasonable!

Ever since learning about the Triwizard Tournament's past events, Hermione had always thought it was ridiculous, not to mention the young wizards who were still receiving their education, and there were a few non-professional adult wizards who could suddenly face werewolves, dementors, vampires, and . Fire Dragon's?!

Now, Professor Moody's statement provides a reasonable explanation for this confusion.

She actually had to rely on others to remind her to figure this out! Hermione thought to herself a little chagrined, but when the thought came to her mind, the nervousness in her heart vanished, and she pursed her lips in shame.

"I am. Well, I accidentally knew--"

Hermione said very implicitly, trying not to be too proud.

Moody let out a hoarse dry grin, and the magic eye spun rapidly,

"In that case, you must have thought about how to deal with the fire dragon?"

Not--

Hermione was about to tell her about the few spells she had been practicing for the past few days, but before she could say anything, she stopped, and her expression became nervous again.

If inquiring about the game can be considered an invisible test in the game, then discussing how to deal with the game with a professor is certainly not a proper thing to do, after all, Barty Crouch has made it clear that the Warriors cannot accept any professor's help.

"Professor Moody--"

Hermione's eyes flickered, and she said embarrassedly,

"The charter says that it is not allowed to discuss this."

"Oh, Miss Granger, you don't think I'm going to make an idea for you, do you?" Moody let out an exaggerated laugh, "Of course I wouldn't do that, even if you did well in class, I wouldn't give you special attention for it, but I have an obligation to remind you, Miss Granger, that you and Mr. Potter have seen what a despicable fellow Karkaroff is, and you can do your best to be noble, but I dare say that Karkaroff will never be satisfied with asking Snape about the game and finishing the matter, he may have a discussion and bring everyone together to come up with ideas from the warriors of Tidhamstram. I'm just--"

Moody's professor's eyes suddenly stopped, and the two eyes remained quietly in their sockets, and began to emit an extremely faint, but seductive green fluorescence, a bit like the color of Harry's eyes, Hermione thought in a daze, she was completely unaware of the irrationality of this phenomenon, but she suddenly felt the urge to talk, and then, she told her own plan and the plan.

"--Oh, it's not easy!"

After hearing all this, Professor Moody smacked his lips and said in an appreciative tone,

"The Eye Disease Charm, the Forbidden Flight Charm, and the Fire Extinguishing Charm, Miss Granger, these are all common and effective ways to deal with fire dragons, how did you come up with all of this?"

"It's Professor Bryan!"

Hermione blurted out, and then, with a hard shake, jumped up from the stool.

What's going on, she shouldn't have exposed Professor Blaine!

And Moody also looked sluggish, he didn't expect that there was also a shadow of Brian in this matter, he didn't look like a person who went through the back door for the little witch.

"Professor Bryan just, just."

Hermione said with a little horror, desperately trying to exonerate Professor Bryan

"It's just that a long time ago, you gave us an example in class how to deal with opponents who are much stronger than us!"

"Ah, yes."

Moody's voice was soft and thoughtful, and he noticed Hermione stand up, and reassured,

"It's all right, Miss Granger, sit down, we're not done yet!"

Despite her hesitation, Hermione sat down, the conversation had reached this stage, and she wanted to hear what Professor Moody would have to say.

The cracked speculum on the desk diffused the sunlight streaming in through the window, creating a strange light and shadow on the wall. Hermione suddenly realized that there were a lot of strange things in this office, most of which she had seen in books, but there were also some things that she couldn't see.

"It's not surprising—" Professor Moody said, "that Brian is very experienced, and he knows how to contain the horrible big guys. But, oh, it's a surefire thing for him, so, he's overlooked something--"

"What?"

Hermione had been wondering why she had so many mouths just now, but when she heard this, she still asked in surprise.

"Worship blinds, Miss Granger, I thought you'd find the problem—"

Professor Moody said hoarsely,

"The Eye Disease Spell is good, yes, but you'll have to hit the fire dragon's eyes, you know, it's not a piece of wood, you're likely to hit its eyelids, the Fire Extinguishing Charm and the Flying Prohibition Spell are equally effective, I guess they'll work, but don't you know what I mean, Miss Granger, you're dealing with a wild dragon with great magical powers, and if you can't make your spell powerful, I'm afraid the time and effect will be limited-"

Looking at the dumbfounded Hermione, Professor Moody smiled proudly,

"Of course, I've already said that these are very useful little spells, but it's not very safe, and I think you can strengthen your hole cards... A low-hanging fruit item that makes you less conspicuous--"

(End of chapter)