Filch walked up to Dumbledore and whispered something. Dumbledore hurriedly walked outside to greet him. After a while, representatives from the Ministry of Magic also walked in, and the leader was Old Barty Crouch.
Originally, Bai Lin was still having an awkward conversation with Karkaroff, trying to get some useful information out of his set. When he looked up, he saw Old Barty. Bai Lin suddenly got excited and almost couldn't help it. stood up.
If Bai Lin were Barty Crouch Jr., he would choose to dress up as a person and sneak into the Triwizard Tournament. He would also have to manipulate the entire game without anyone noticing, and he would have to be fully familiar with the person being dressed up. Then Bai Lin would definitely choose Barty Jr.'s father, Barty Crouch, the elder of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
The entire Goblet of Fire competition is supervised and organized by the Ministry of Magic. It is not a matter for the Hogwarts family. The Goblet of Fire is also overseen by the Ministry of Magic. Not to mention how difficult it is for Barty to catch Mad-Eye Moody. It was Moody himself. As an old Auror who had been retired for more than ten years, he wanted to do so many tricks under the supervision of the Ministry of Magic, including stealing trophies and making them into portkeys. It can only be said that the Ministry of Magic was too ambitious and all the staff it hired were... It's a wine bag and rice bag.
It is much easier to sneak attack on your own father - in the original book, Barty Sr. imprisoned his son at home, and he sneaked out during the Quidditch match. In the world where Bai Lin lives, Barty Jr. only needs to steal his son. Get a magic wand and let Twinkle take him home. Subduing old Barty is easy.
It would be too convenient for Old Batty to do something with the trophy. He could even decide what the competition event would be - as long as it was not outrageous, the three principals would not raise any objections, so as not to show that their own warriors had shortcomings.
When Bai Lin saw Old Batty walking into the auditorium, he immediately figured out that he could jump out now and directly expose Old Batty's identity, but he thought about it and did not act rashly.
Because he is familiar with the plot, Bai Lin's biggest reliance is to deal with Voldemort. As Voldemort is one of the ultimate BOSS, a steady and steady attack is the best choice.
Now that Bai Lin has found out his identity, it has changed from being in the dark with the enemy to being in the dark with the enemy. Bai Lin feels a lot more relaxed.
His attention was quickly drawn to Beauxbatons' dining table, because Yuki and Catherine were affectionately next to each other, chatting happily with their schoolmates, and for a while they became the most beautiful corner of the entire auditorium.
This scene made Bai Lin somewhat embarrassed. One was Catherine, who had had physical contact and had been in love for more than half a year, and the other was Yuxi, who got into his bed and slept with him in her arms last night.
Bai Lin scratched his cheek and turned his head to the side. Harry was also looking at the girl, but not at the Beauxbatons table. Instead, he perfectly skipped Hermione and peeked at Qiu Zhang at the Ravenclaw table. Bai Lin felt that his saliva was about to drool... What a wonderful adolescence.
The teachers from the three schools raised their glasses frequently, but "Old Barty" drank very little. Halfway through the dinner, Moody was already very drunk, leaning back in his chair and snoring.
Dumbledore and the other two principals stood up and walked onto the podium together. Dumbledore said: "Quiet, be quiet~" He pointed his wand at his throat, and his voice was suddenly as loud as thunder, so the students were silent. After falling down, only Moody turned over and continued to sleep.
"Today, guests from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang gather with us. This is a grand event for the entire European wizarding community! Let us raise a toast and celebrate! They will spend the next school year with us, I hope everyone can learn from each other and form friendship!..."
"I believe everyone already knows something about the Triwizard Tournament. I won't go into details about the history and significance of the competition." Dumbledore said after having a drink with the audience: "Everyone is very concerned about how the warriors participating in the competition are doing. Select, please take a look!”
Several staff from the Ministry of Magic brought up a giant object that was two to three meters high and placed it in front of the rostrum. They opened the curtain and found a golden round tower inside, studded with various gems. The students who were closer were simply blinded by the light.
Bai Lin also looked at this treasure with great interest, but what he was thinking was: This is obviously a treasure that contains a lot of magical power. I wonder if melting it can create an artifact...
But Bai Lin just thought about it, he still has his own moral standards, and after experiencing two shadow dreams, he felt more and more that people can't do wrong...
Dumbledore waved his wand, and the splendid round tower began to deform. Pieces of the shell were retracted from the base, and finally the object inside was revealed - an ancient trophy of unknown age, with blazing blue burning in the cup. flame.
"As you can see, this is an ancient artifact that contains the highest oath and honor of wizards - the Goblet of Fire!" Dumbledore's voice became very solemn, changing from his usual relaxed and humorous tone.
"Before tomorrow night, all students who wish to participate in the Triwizard Tournament and win supreme glory and are over seventeen years old can write their names and schools on parchment and throw them into the Goblet of Fire. At that time, The Goblet of Fire will select the most suitable list of warriors for us!" Dumbledore said solemnly.
The students were in an uproar. They guessed countless ways to select warriors. Malfoy even wanted to use family power to make himself a warrior. However, no one expected that an ancient magic weapon was used to select people. What the hell? What is the difference between drawing lots?
And Bai Lin was full of complaints: Assuming that the Goblet of Fire is a mindless magic weapon, how can it tell whether these names are students? Is the teacher’s name okay? How did the Ministry of Magic set the standards for him? If there are obviously many outstanding students in a school, will three warriors be selected from the same school?
It is assumed that the Goblet of Fire has a certain mind and can communicate with wizards. So what the hell is a fourth person appearing in the original novel? Goblet of Fire will always make mistakes? Wizards still have to accept it unconditionally?
The article mentioned many times that the Goblet of Fire contained extremely powerful magical power. Even great wizards like Dumbledore believed in the choice of the Goblet of Fire. Bai Lin felt that Barty Jr. could change the original Goblet of Fire through his own will. Features should be impossible.
And judging from the appearance of the Goblet of Fire, I'm afraid it has a history older than the three magic schools. Bai Lin concluded that this magical weapon is somewhat similar to the Olympus Holy Fire. It may have existed and been used in ancient times, perhaps for kingdoms or city-states. Cast for the competition between. It was only later that with the development of civilization and the rise of the three major magic schools, wizards were slowly given new functions.
If throwing notes was also used in ancient times to select the warriors of various kingdoms or city-states, it is likely that parchments made from different regions were used to distinguish them. This can also explain why little Barty can successfully elect Harry in the original work. As long as Harry Potter's name is written on parchment from a country different from that of the three schools, he will definitely be elected, because he is the only candidate in this area. In order to verify this, Bai Lin had a fresh idea.
The second half of the dinner ended in the noisy discussion of the students. The students and teachers left one after another. The Goblet of Fire was placed in the auditorium, guarded by four guards from the Ministry of Magic. There was an age mark around the Goblet of Fire. Children under the age of 17 cannot enter this age line.
But for an adult wizard like Bai Lin, a barrier of this level is really not enough. When Death Eaters come to attack your home, can you stop them by drawing an age line at the door?
Gu Bailin looked at the age line and began to think wildly. If the above situation really happened, then of course the Death Eaters could use the Fire Curse to burn down the people and the house. But thinking of this, Bai Lin suddenly figured out how to do it. Resolve Marvolo Gaunt's ring.
In the original book, Marvolo Gaunt's ring is equipped with Voldemort's extremely powerful curse magic. Anyone who touches it will suffer a fatal curse. Even Dumbledore was affected, and his arms turned black as if they were burnt. With Dumbledore's help, The strength of Lido's magic ceiling has only been delayed for one year, and he still faces death.
But labor and management can directly cast a fire spell outside the house. In theory, wouldn't the house and the Horcrux be burned down? The more Bai Lin thought about it, the more reliable it became. He quickly opened the black magic book, found the Fierce Fire Curse, and learned the spell. Before, he always thought that this thing was difficult to control and slow to take effect. Now that he thought about it, it was a good one for dealing with Horcruxes. There is a way.
Bai Lin used a disguised confusion spell on this book of black magic. To others, it looked like just an ordinary notebook, so he looked at no one around and started studying it in a corner of the auditorium.
However, he attracted someone's attention. Karkaroff walked up to Bai Lin with a solemn expression: "Let me see, Professor White seems to have something extraordinary..."
Bai Lin was watching in ecstasy, still rehearsing spells in his head, when he was awakened by Karkaroff's words. His tall figure blocked the light of the Goblet of Fire, making his face look like a shadow, with no trace of happiness or anger.
Bai Lin looked solemn, closed the notebook in his hand, then turned to smile and said: "You are joking, it's just some of my teaching notes."
Karkaroff steadied himself, seemed to relax a lot, and sat down in front of Bai Lin. Reflecting the surrounding firelight, Bai Lin saw that his knife-like face seemed to be in some pain, and his goat-like beard was trembling.
Karkaroff said: "Although this is our first meeting, I'm afraid I'm a little abrupt...but I just quietly inquired about you, which surprised me..."
Bai Lin was moved, but he didn't think Karkaroff had the guts to take the black magic book from his hands, and he felt that he was here to ask for help or cooperation.
In the original work, Karkaroff was quite upright, but he was really timid. When Voldemort fell, as a Death Eater, in order to protect himself, he betrayed some Death Eaters, such as Snape and Little Barty.
After learning that Voldemort was resurrected, he went into hiding, and was finally found dead in a cabin in the north in the summer of 1996. There was a Dark Mark hanging on his body. He should have been hunted down by people sent by Voldemort. Caused by.
Bai Lin said: "Principal Karkaroff, you're welcome. I know you quite well. You can treat me as an old friend."
Karkaroff was a little surprised, but he said honestly and politely: "Then I'll get straight to the point. I found out that Professor White is only the assistant professor of the Care of Magical Creatures class at Hogwarts. This is definitely overkill. I think Hire you as a visiting professor at Durmstrang to teach my students dark magic during this academic year."
Bai Lin was immediately amused by Karkaroff: "Ha, Mr. Principal, are you kidding? Durmstrang still needs external professors to teach black magic? Aren't you a master of it yourself?"
Karkaroff took off his sheepskin gloves and said gloomily: "Perhaps you know something about me. I have been obsessed with black magic research since I was young, not to hurt others, nor to uphold justice... and in fact The Ministry of Magic in various countries has an unwritten concept that only black magic can maintain the status of wizards in the human world, so it is impossible to completely ban the research and use of black magic."
Bai Lin nodded. What Karkaroff said makes sense. If a wizard wants to live well in the human world, he must have an advantage in force. Once the leader of the Muggle society discovers, the wizard group is very weak and there are many security issues. Hidden danger, the result will inevitably be ethnic cleansing similar to a witch-hunting war.
Karkaroff continued: "But years of studying and using black magic will indeed distort people's minds and personalities. Even if they have strong will resistance, they finally found that this side effect not only affects the mind, but also affects the mind. Affecting the body... I can no longer teach dark magic, unless I want to burn my life. This is also my advice to you, although you are still young."
Bai Lin nodded again and smiled: "What do you plan to use as my reward? As you said, I will burn my life to teach." He knew very well that Karkaroff only said Half of the reason, in the final analysis, was that he still wanted to peek into the black magic book in Bai Lin's hand and save the country.
Karkaroff said: "You can mention galleons, magic crystals, and precious magic raw materials. Durmstrang will do its best to satisfy you!"
Bai Lin stood up, took the initiative to shake Karkaroff's hand and said, "I am moved by your sincerity. I can go to work tomorrow!"
"You...are such a cheerful person..." Karkaroff also stood up. He was half a head taller than Bai Lin. He smiled, showing his yellow teeth.
As soon as Karkaroff left, another person sat opposite Bai Lin.
Bai Lin looked up and saw that it was Moody who had sobered up. His artificial eyes were floating everywhere and his expression was startled.
"You shouldn't trust Karkaroff!" Moody said. It took him six months of hunting to catch Karkaroff, but he was later released by Old Barty. Moody is still a little angry.
"Ha, I know, Dumbledore invited you here mainly to monitor Durmstrang's people. After all, it is normal for those who practice black magic to have different opinions." Bai Lin said.
"Since you know! Why do you still agree to him?" Moody said.
"Believe me, our enemy is not him. He is just a poor guy. There is another person. We'd better be careful..." Bai Lin came to Moody's side and said.
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