The auditorium was buzzing with noise, and John saw Percy trying to maintain order.
"Percy."
John called to Percy, who looked around the auditorium, then stepped forward.
John also felt strange about the fourth warrior, but he was more concerned about how to deal with it.
"There was a lot of noise in the next room. Ms. Maxim and Principal Karkaroff felt it was unfair. Mr. Crouch was very embarrassed."
Percy didn't hide anything. There was a vague intention to take action inside, which troubled old Barty very much.
He wasn't sure whether to continue. The game was unfair and the Triwizard Tournament seemed like a joke.
John smiled when he heard this.
He whispered: "Tell old Barty that a game full of surprises will attract more attention."
Percy's eyes widened, surprised by what John called Old Barty.
But now was not a good time to ask. He looked deeply at John and walked into the next room.
...
There was a noise, as Karkaroff and Madam Maxime demanded an explanation from Dumbledore.
The three warriors had different expressions. Fleur raised her head arrogantly, Krum frowned, and Cedric looked confused.
Dumbledore, Karkaroff, Madam Maxime, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Snape are all there.
Old Batty looked gloomily at the side, and Bagman felt that it was not too big a deal to watch the excitement.
"Hogwarts has two warriors? I don't remember anyone telling me that the host school can have two warriors." Karkaroff said coldly.
"This is impossible." Ms. Maxim also said: "Hogwarts cannot have two warriors. This is extremely unfair."
They were aggressive, and in their eyes, Dumbledore seemed to be an old fool practicing favoritism.
"Potter and Karkaroff can only be blamed for this," Snape's eyes flashed with hostility, "Potter insists on violating the charter. He has continued to violate school rules since he entered the school."
"Thank you, Severus," Dumbledore said firmly, and Snape had to shut up.
Dumbledore looked down at Harry and asked calmly: "Harry, have you ever put your name into the Goblet of Fire?"
"No." Harry knew that a group of people were looking at him, and he tried to stay calm.
Dumbledore asked again: "Did you ask any older classmates to help you?"
"No!" Harry was a little excited. Did Dumbledore also doubt himself?
"He must be lying!" Ms. Maxim questioned loudly.
Professor McGonagall couldn't see this, and she said: "It is impossible for him to cross that age line, I believe this..."
"Really, John Wick will pass by."
Karkaroff spoke quietly, letting Professor McGonagall's words of defense fill his mouth.
Dumbledore paused for a moment, a hint of complexity flashed in his eyes, and asked, "Then did you ask John to help you?"
When these words were spoken, Harry could feel his surroundings darken.
With some difficulty, he widened his collar and said, "No."
The scrutiny in their eyes was sharp, and Harry felt that he must have become a liar in their eyes.
Dumbledore cast his eyes on Snape. Snape pondered for a while and said in a soft tone: "I think John Wick would disdain this."
Yes, disdain.
Everyone knows what happened in the morning.
That boy, he is mysterious.
"Mr. Crouch, Mr. Bagman," Karkaroff became a little anxious and turned his attention to the two people from the Ministry of Magic. "You two are our objective judges. You must also think this matter is inappropriate, right?" "
Ludo Bagman wiped the sweat from his round face with a handkerchief, turned his gaze to Old Barty, and signaled that this was the decision-maker.
Old Batty looked gloomy and opened his mouth to speak.
"Crunch."
The door was opened, and Percy hurried to Old Barty's ear without caring about the offence.
He whispered in his ear for a while, and the originally gloomy old Batty's expression finally improved.
"We must abide by the charter, which clearly stipulates that anyone whose name comes out of the Goblet of Fire must participate in the competition."
He couldn't refuse. Karkaroff wanted to say something, but Old Barty glared back.
Facing the man who once sent him to Azkaban, Karkaroff did not dare to say anything.
His expression was extremely embarrassing, "You must put the Goblet of Fire out again and let each of our schools choose a second warrior."
"The Goblet of Fire has been extinguished and will not be rekindled until the next session." Old Barty was a little impatient with this former Death Eater.
This made Karkarov's face even more ugly. He said harshly that they would not participate in the next competition.
Moody came in at this time and blocked him again. "This is bound by a magic contract. They must all participate in the competition!"
At the same time, Moody stared at Karkaroff unkindly and said: "This is good for you, isn't it?"
"Bonus?" Karkaroff pretended to be confused.
Moody sneered, as if he had seen through Karkaroff: "Someone put Potter's name into the goblet. He knew that if the name was sprayed out, Potter would have to participate in the competition."
"That would require a very clever Confusion Charm, and Potter simply can't do it."
At this point, Moody said with a smile on his face: "Maybe some people hope that Potter will die for this."
Everyone's voices fell silent, and the tense atmosphere spread, especially Karkaroff. He was a little panicked. He knew who Moody was talking about.
In the end of the discussion, they kept Harry, but they also broke up unhappy.
...
The secret room of the Star Club.
John was already waiting.
Both warriors came from the Star Club, and John opened a bottle of Stars for this purpose.
As a friendly reminder, don’t drink too much.
Fleur was a little depressed and said, "John, this is so unfair."
Cedric was a little embarrassed because he was a Hogwarts Champion.
John chuckled, "It was a conspiracy, someone wanted Harry Potter to enter the competition, that's all."
Percy arrived at the end and looked at John, hesitant to speak.
John nodded slightly, indicating that he would talk after he sat down.
When talking about the results of the discussion, Fleur was full of complaints and drank too much.
Heinrich said nothing and seemed to be in a very depressed mood.
The first item is courage. The question cannot be revealed in advance, so a few people still know nothing about it.
At the beginning of the competition event, the warrior's only weapon is the wand in his hand, and they cannot learn about the second event until the first event is over.
It's time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the only advantage is that the warriors don't have to take the exam.
And there was also a generous sum of galleons.
After the banquet was over, John and Percy were left alone in the secret room.
Percy spoke bitterly and asked, "Why do you call Mr. Crouch Old Barty?"
"You've already made a guess, haven't you." John leaned back in his chair and smiled lightly: "It's just as you guessed, Percy." m.
He placed his hand on the table, where a silver mask lay.
Even though Percy had a guess, he couldn't help but take a breath and said with a wry smile: "No wonder Mr. Crouch thinks so highly of me."
"Wrong, Percy." John shook his head and said, "I only give you a threshold. Old Barty will value you only when he sees your excellence."
"Then...does Mr. Crouch know?" Percy hesitated.
John shook his head, Old Barty didn't know.
This put another sparkle in Percy's eyes. He originally thought that he was valued because of John's reputation.
"It's not time to let Old Barty know, Percy, I hope you keep it a secret." John looked at Percy and said seriously: "The Triwizard Tournament is not only a springboard for Old Barty, it is also yours."
"You have already made your mark in the World Cup, and the Triwizard Tournament can help you improve faster."
Being excited by what John said, Percy immediately promised that he would do these things well.
...
Harry Potter's transformation into a warrior was witnessed by the whole school.
This also means that everyone knows about Harry's cheating.
Of course, this is because everyone thinks he is cheating.
Even Ron thought it, and even asked him if he was wearing an invisibility cloak.
This made Harry so angry that the next day, he and Ron got into a cold war.
"Once every school year, this time it's not Hermione. It's really rare."
John took a sip of boiled water and watched with relish.
Daphne usually didn't pay much attention to Gryffindor matters, but this time she couldn't help but wonder.
"Why do they have a cold war every year?"
"It's probably some kind of law, just like the law that Harry must be involved in. I call it the law of triangular imbalance."
John clicked his tongue, not knowing whether to call this friendship solid or fragile.
You could say it's stable, but it breaks up once a year.
You could call it fragile, but after every breakup, reconciliation is the same concerted effort.
By the way, the current relationship between Hufflepuff and Gryffindor has also become bad.
Because Hufflepuff felt that Harry had taken away the glory that belonged to Cedric.
This situation was very similar to Harry's second grade. Harry recalled it, how was it resolved that time?
...
Some people died, but not completely...
