Harry Potter’s Book of Sin Chapter 163: Named “fair” benefit
"I would also like to know that Hogwarts has two warriors. What is going on?" Professor Orson of Durmstrand couldn't help but ask.
"I think, Potter and Grid can only be blamed for this--" Snape was about to say something, but when he looked at Hermione, he glanced at Maca subconsciously, "Um... I mean, don’t blame Dumbledore, there must be something strange in it."
"Thank you, Severus." Dumbledore nodded, but kept his eyes on Harry and Hermione.
Unlike Hermione, who had always bowed his head and said nothing, Harry, who had always been quite stubborn about this kind of thing, looked at Dumbledore, trying his best to understand the eyes hidden behind the half-moon lens.
"Did you throw your name into the Goblet of Fire, Harry? Hermione?" Dumbledore asked calmly.
"No." Harry immediately replied decisively.
Harry was clearly aware that everyone was watching him closely, especially Snape, and he made a voice of disbelief impatiently in the shadows.
"Did you ask your older classmates to help you throw your names into the Goblet of Fire?" Professor Dumbledore ignored the small voice Snape made, and he continued to ask.
"No." Harry said excitedly.
"Ah, he must be lying!" Mrs. Maxim said loudly, "Look, this Miss Granger has not dared to speak, she must be--".
"I don't have one!"
Hermione seemed to explode from the over-repression of her emotions. She let out a shrill shout that was almost screaming, which made Mrs. Maxim frowned.
Snape shook his head, but he didn't speak.
"It is impossible for him to cross that age line," Professor McGonagall said sharply, "I believe that we all agree on this--"
"Dumbledore’s line must be mistaken." Mrs. Maxim said, shrugging, "Or, we should listen to the only person here who has broken the age line head-on. Comments?"
Snape followed and looked at Maca.
When Maca saw her mentioning herself, she was silent for a moment, and then said: "It might be a good idea to ask someone to help put in a note..."
Mrs. Maxim raised her eyebrows, but Maca continued.
"...But let me say a word, I have been with Mr. Porter and Miss Granger for so long, at least I don't think they will do this kind of thing."
He emphasized his tone and said: "Especially Miss Granger, she has always been the most observant of the students. She definitely can't do this kind of cheating..."
Dumbledore glanced at Maca with his deep eyes, and then calmly said: "Mrs. Maxim and Mr. McLean make sense. I personally believe in Miss Granger and Mr. Potter. But if I made the mistake of the line, it is not impossible..."
"Dumbledore, you know you didn't make a mistake!" Professor McGonagall said angrily. "How absurd is this statement! It is impossible for Harry and Hermione to cross that line by themselves. They don't have Mar... …Mr. McLean’s strength! And as McLean believed, Harry and Hermione did not persuade the seniors to do this for him. I think others should believe this too!"
She glared at Professor Snape very angrily.
"Mr. Crouch, Mr. Bagman," Mrs. Maxim turned her conversation, and threw the question to the two officials of the Ministry of Magic. "You two are also members of the jury. What do you think? What? I think, this is obviously a bit out of compliance."
Mrs. Maxim's way of speaking is very tact, but her intention is very clear.
Bagman didn't know what to say. He wiped his round baby face with a handkerchief and looked at Mr. Crouch in a blink of an eye.
Mr. Crouch stood outside the aperture of the fire, his face half hidden in the shadows. He looked a little weird, and the dark shadow on that half made him look a lot older, and he looked a little bit like a skeleton.
But when he spoke, his voice was still as hard as usual.
"We must abide by the regulations. The regulations clearly stipulate that everyone whose name comes out of the Goblet of Fire must participate in the Triwizard Tournament."
"Hey, Batty memorized the regulations so thoroughly." Bagman said, with a smile on his face, and looking back at Mrs. Maxim, it seemed that the matter had been settled successfully.
"But it's not fair--there are two warriors at Hogwarts!" Mrs. Maxim said, and then looked at Maca, hurriedly, "We also want to increase the number of warriors! Must! So—"
First, the powerful Maca participated in the competition, and this time Hogwarts brought out two more warriors. This was really unfavorable for Boothbaton, and Mrs. Maxim was obviously already anxious.
"But Mrs. Maxim, this may not be possible," Bagman said. "The Goblet of Fire has just been extinguished, and it won’t reignite until the next Championship-this time there must be no way to increase the number of candidates. ."
Maca knows that this can't go on. To be honest, he doesn't care who the winner of the Triwizard Tournament will go to. All he cares about is whether his plan can be successfully completed.
The more the number of people, the greater the variables, which is definitely not conducive to the progress of the plan.
"If I can’t help but take a step back--the cancellation of Miss Granger’s warrior status is the most appropriate result. This will not only help maintain the fairness of the Tri-finals, but also calm the anger in the hearts of other students, right? ?"
However, Mrs. Maxim seemed to have seized some opportunity, and continued to persevere, hoping to get more opportunities for Boothbarton.
"Don't be pretentious, McLean!" a voice roared by the door, "You are only a warrior now, not a member of the referee team... I said, they must all participate in the game. This is subject to a magic contract. Constrained!"
Moody just walked into the room just now. He limply walked towards the fire, and every time the prosthetic leg of his right foot fell on the ground, he made a very loud crash, hum, hum.
Maca frowned, glanced at him coldly, and said impatiently: "Moody, is there anything about you here? It's enough to take care of yourself!"
Harry gave Maca a complicated look.
This is the second time he has seen Maca showing such a arrogant side. The last time was at the Quidditch World Cup final. To be honest, he is very uncomfortable with such a maca.
On the other side, Moody looked back at Maca forcefully, and he said softly, "I know what I should do, I know... Someone put Potter's name in the goblet. , He knew that if the name was sprayed out, Potter must participate in the competition."
"Obviously, that person wants to give Hogwarts two chances!" Mrs. Maxim said.
"If anyone has a reason to complain, it is Potter and Granger," Moody said gruffly, "but...it's really interesting, I didn't hear them say a word..."
"Why is he complaining?" Fleur Delacour couldn't help stomping his feet. "He has a chance to participate in the game, doesn't he? For many weeks, we have all hoped that we were selected! For us The school wins glory! There are also a thousand gallons of bonuses and mysterious magic items-this opportunity is a dream of many people!"
"Maybe someone wants Potter to die for this." Moody avoided Hermione altogether, with a snarling in his tone.
After Moody's words were finished, there was an extremely tense silence.
Ludo Bagman looked very anxious, his body was moving up and down uneasy, and his mouth said: "Moody, you old guy...how do you say such a thing!"
"Mr. Bagman, how do you think he retired? He is not normal now. These conspiracy theories are all in his head." Maca curled his lips.
"There are indeed people who use pure and harmless activities to achieve their own ends," Moody continued. "My job is to think about things in the light of the dark wizard...McLean, although I don't know what Fudge is in Think about something, but if I don’t retire, I will never let you leave safely at the World Cup."
"Alastor!" Dumbledore warned.
That's the real name of "Mad-Eye"——Alastor Moody, but most people who know him are used to using the nickname "Mad-Eye". Few people will call him by his real name. .
"How did this situation arise, we don't know." Dumbledore seemed to feel that he could no longer argue endlessly. He said to everyone gathered in the room, "But it seems to me , We have no choice but to accept it. Both Harry and Hermione were selected to participate in the competition. Therefore, they must..."
"Ah, but Dumbledore--"
"My dear Mrs. Maxim, if you have another solution, I am willing to listen."
Maca looked at Hermione and saw that she was hanging her head again and said nothing, she couldn't help but shook her head slightly, and closed her newly opened mouth again~IndoMTL.com~ Some plans are necessary It's not time to go on now - he has said enough just now, and if he keeps on making noise, there will inevitably be mistakes.
Dumbledore waited, but Mrs. Maxim did not speak, she just stared angrily.
And she was not the only one showing dissatisfaction. Snape also looked angry; Professor Orson just looked at Maca's back and did not speak; but Bagman looked very excited.
"Okay, shall we proceed?" Bagman said, rubbing his hands and looking at the people in the room with a smile, "I'm going to give guidance to our warriors, isn't it? Batty, by Can you talk about it?"
Mr. Crouch seemed to wake up from deep thought suddenly, he took a few steps forward and walked into the flame of the fire.
He looked very haggard. There are two deep shadows under the eyes, and the wrinkled skin is as white as paper and transparent. You know, he didn't look like this at the Quidditch World Cup.
"Okay," he said, "Guide. Yes...the first project..."