Amosta stayed in Paris for two full months.
Two months ago, after he paid a visit to Vip Dregern, Hogwarts easily passed the review and officially became the host of the Triwizard Tournament.
This is actually something that should be taken for granted. Hogwarts has unparalleled advantages over the other two schools. Although the competition process is fierce, if someone is not obstructing it in private, the victory is expected.
There are still many things to be finalized in order to raise such a large-scale event.
For example, the finalization of the number of Warrior candidates, the life and study of the young wizard and professor at Hogwarts during the visits of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang schools, the finalization of the specific date of the competition, etc., of course, the most important thing The most important thing is the specific competitive events of the event, and Amosta has no right to participate in the discussion of this part.
Because he is a representative of Hogwarts, and the competition must be kept secret from the Warriors before it is officially launched. To prevent leaks, no personnel related to the three schools have the right to interfere.
But even so, Amosta is very busy. He has countless meetings to hold almost every day.
Amosta has seen how efficient these people are at work. Even trivial matters can cause quarrels in meetings. Karkaroff even argued over whether there were eleven or twelve candidates for the Warriors. For such a trivial matter, I stretched my neck and yelled at the committee non-stop during the meeting.
Madame Maxime also failed to display her usual grace, finding fault with everything she could find fault with.
Amosta knew that these two schools were unconvinced because they lost in the competition with Hogwarts, so he tried his best to be tolerant. Fortunately, the Beauxbatons kid named Fleur Delacour Because the girl had to go to school, she returned to Beauxbatons after the review. Otherwise, Amosta might have even more headaches.
However, judging from the angry expression on the little girl's final farewell, she seemed to have held a grudge against herself.
In addition to matters related to the Triwizard Tournament, Amosta also dealt with some other troubles in the past two months.
For example, Cuthbert Mockridge and Ludo Bagman.
After the review results were decided, he talked to the two guys separately.
The result was that after Mockridge ended his 'travel' and returned to the UK, he quickly submitted an application for early retirement to Cornelius Fudge and strongly recommended Dirk, the deputy director of the Goblin Liaison Office. , Cresway took his place.
As for Ludo Bagman, he took a leave of absence like Barty on the grounds of physical discomfort, and then returned to England in despair, never getting involved in the Triwizard Tournament again.
Everything was calm at Hogwarts, but Sirius had an accident.
In the second week of May, the annual Quidditch final at Hogwarts finally started under everyone's eyes.
In this fateful showdown between Gryffindor and Slytherin, without external interference, Gryffindor finally won, and Slytherin lost the honor of consecutive championships. Seven years later, the Quidditch Cup Finally moved from Professor Snape's office to Professor McGonagall's office.
The problem came after the game.
Slytherin was dissatisfied with the result of this competition. They believed that Harry caused them to lose the championship. So, several Slytherin wizards turned into dementors to scare Hagrid one night. Harry, Hermione and Ron were celebrating their return, but were bumped into by Sirius who was coming back from washing up in the staff bathroom.
In a rage, Sirius grabbed these little guys and rushed to Dumbledore's office, demanding that Dumbledore fire them. Of course, Dumbledore would not agree to his request, so Sirius used this matter as an excuse to clear the room. The hourglass of Leitlin College.
Snape was not a soft-footed shrimp. He belatedly found Sirius immediately after knowing the whole story.
Inevitably, a war broke out again at Hogwarts, and this time, it even affected the little wizard.
Accountabilities from the injured little wizard's parents and letters of inquiry from the Ministry of Magic flooded into Hogwarts like a tide. In order to give an explanation to these people, Sirius, who was originally acting as a substitute, took the initiative to resign and left Hogwarts. For the next month, I stayed in Hogsmeade.
Dumbledore, Snape and Sirius all sent him letters after the incident explaining what happened.
Amosta thought that Draco's name must be among the young wizards who attacked Harry, but unexpectedly, this time, Draco was not involved. It was Pansy Parkinson who persuaded Crabbe and Goyle to create such a farce with serious consequences.
By the time the incident in Paris was over and Amosta returned to Hogwarts, the final exams had ended and the little wizards had packed their bags and left the school.
Hogwarts became empty as students left the school, and the staff couldn't wait to leave here to enjoy the rare and pleasant time of the year. On the huge campus, only Hagrid remained faithfully guarding the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
Boom——
A violent explosion blew open the door of Hagrid's hut. Hagrid rushed out of the billowing smoke, holding a wooden box in his arms, coughing loudly.
"I think--"
By the black lake, Dumbledore and Amosta were walking along the lakeside. They noticed Amosta's searching gaze, and under the blazing midday sun, a wry smile appeared under his golden beard.
"Hagrid is probably trying to breed an unprecedented magical creature--"
Amosta withdrew his concerned gaze and nodded clearly. Suddenly, he smiled and said, "You are always very tolerant to those close to you, principal -"
"If you are accusing me of my attitude in relation to Sirius, Amosta, I hope you understand that the matter is of a different nature -"
Dumbledore's expression became a little more serious, but his tone was still candid.
"I understand very well that Sirius feels guilty for Harry after this series of events. He wants to try his best to make up for his unfulfilled responsibilities and make up for the lack of care for Harry in the past twelve years. However, excessive care can cause It won't do anything, but will hurt Harry and others, and the occurrence of this incident proves my opinion--"
Amosta shook his head slightly and said nothing. He stared at the sparkling lake.
"Speaking of which, where are the Sirius men?"
Amosta frowned slightly.
"He wrote to me before and told me that he would wait for me in Hogsmeade, but I sensed that he was in London at the moment. What was he doing there?"
"He wishes to speak to the Muggle couple who adopted Harry--"
Dumbledore also stopped and said calmly,
"Sirius learned about Harry's situation at his aunt and uncle's house from you. He wanted to save Harry from there, but he had to give up this plan because of what I told you, but he is still worried about Harry's situation. , so he hopes to save Harry from negotiating with the Muggle couple face to face regarding his treatment at home——"
"You didn't stop it?"
"I can't think of any reason to stop Sirius from doing this, unless he intends to jinx the Muggle couple and their child."
At the end of the Forbidden Forest, in the direction of the snow-capped mountains, a large thick cloud flashing with lightning rolled in. In the blink of an eye, the scenery of the world changed suddenly.
The air was filled with thick water vapor, and under the surface of the lake, which was gradually surging, countless magical creatures were also turbulent.
Amosta was not surprised that Dumbledore knew the details of Harry's aunt and uncle's house. Dumbledore had always known everything. What he wanted to know was what Dumbledore thought of what he and Sirius were about to do. .
The tall castle standing on the cliff bank was shrouded in the shadows sweeping from the sky. The humid air was filled with the smell of blood for some reason. Dumbledore turned around and stared at the castle that had remained unchanged for thousands of years. For some reason, his beard There was a hint of twilight in his face, and even his usually bright and restrained blue eyes became slightly cloudy.
Magic comes from the heart.
The change in Dumbledore's mood was immediately noticed by Amosta. He turned around and stared at Dumbledore's side face. Unconsciously, the frown between his eyebrows deepened.
"What's wrong?"
"I have something to ask of you, Amosta——"
Dumbledore stared at the plants and trees in Hogwarts without looking at Amosta. The beard on his chin was swaying freely in the wind, but his voice was extremely heavy.
"There is much evidence that the darkness is ready to move--"
A sigh went away with the wind, and Dumbledore, who looked much older, finally met Amosta's focused gaze.
"If you sense something going on at Hogwarts next school year, Amosta,"
The last ray of sunlight fell on Dumbledore, but the shadow cast on the ground was extremely thin.
"I wish you would remain silent."
(End of chapter)
