Schelling had a reason for asking.
Only the four participating warriors are allowed to enter the maze of the Triwizard Tournament. For the sake of fairness and to avoid suspicion of cheating, the four patrol members standing outside the maze can only enter the maze for rescue when they see red sparks.
Little Barty's appearance here should be under the pretext of rescuing the two female warriors, so that he can come in openly. However, if he stays in the maze for too long, it will inevitably arouse other people's suspicion of him. You know Dumbledore is in the audience at this moment, and he is not easy to fool.
"Shailene Malfoy!" Barty said bitterly, "Do you know how much trouble you have caused me..."
"In that confrontation in the auditorium, you forced me to use magic that I shouldn't know, which almost caused my identity to be exposed and ruined the master's important affairs..."
"Do you know how much time and thought I had to spend after that to calm Dumbledore's suspicion of me..."
"Then, you actually made some confidentiality agreement, which made my task of helping Harry win several times more difficult..."
"In the Forbidden Forest, where the old man fled, you and Potter just happened to appear there..."
"Your scores in the first two events make you the biggest obstacle in my plan..."
"Do you know that your father is also one of us? What you are doing is tantamount to betrayal!"
Xie Lin watched little Barty speak ventingly and couldn't help but frown.
Based on Xie Lin's understanding of Barty Jr., he was a very scheming character. If he hadn't already taken control of the situation, it would be impossible for him to reveal his true emotions in front of him. Moreover, it is even more unlikely that he would risk having his true identity revealed by Dumbledore just to show off his achievements to others——
According to the development in the original work, even after Harry was successfully teleported away by the flames, Barty Jr. did not take the opportunity to leave Hogwarts. Instead, he stuck to his post. Presumably, he chose to maintain the character of Professor Moody. Continuing to hibernate at Hogwarts has another meaning. In other words, he probably has no intention of giving up his identity as Professor Moody.
"You have said so much -" Xie Lin interrupted his chattering, with a strange light flashing in his eyes, "It seems that I will not be able to leave here safely today..."
"I said little Barty -" Xie Lin said slowly: "You mean you are sure to eat me?"
"You are very strong," Barty Jr. snorted, "I have to admit this. I am not sure I can defeat you. However, since I can appear here, it shows that I have no doubts about the possibility of you breaking through the Divine Sword Palm. , it’s not that we haven’t considered it... I’m afraid you still don’t know that the Excalibur is a plant from ancient times. It is older than the existence of wizards. It was cut down and disappeared from the world thousands of years ago. Everyone’s gaze…”
"The one you destroyed was one of the seeds that the Lord preserved with the supreme secret method. With the magical mist, almost no one in the organization thinks you can pass that level safely -" Little Barty's expression Very dignified, he was obviously one of the people who didn't believe that Xie Lin could get through, "Except for that gentleman..."
"She believed in your strength and left a backup plan for this -" Little Barty's eyes showed a rare joy, "Now, our target - is you!"
"She (she)? The adult you are talking about is Meredith, right?" Xie Lin shrugged and smiled evilly: "I didn't expect that she still misses me so much after we haven't seen each other for so long! Just -" Xie Lin's face turned cold, "I want to see her too!"
Before little Barty could react, Xie Lin pulled up the Evening Star cloak to cover his figure, and suddenly he and the cloak disappeared.
"Damn it! What kind of magic is this? Why can't you even see this eye!" The prosthetic eye worn by little Barty moved crazily, but he couldn't even see a corner of Xie Lin's clothes.
"Fuck me!" Although there was a flash of panic deep in little Barty's heart, the back-up that the adult left for him allowed him to quickly stabilize his mood and regain his confidence. He raised his hand and waved, shouting loudly: " Shadow Demon Blood Hunt!”
Shadow demons, also known as shadows, are shadow-like spirits that can move freely. They hate all light, because pure light will make them invisible and disappear, so they can only survive in the shadows. middle.
Shadow demons like to hide in dark places, quietly waiting for their prey. In dark areas, they are difficult to find, and as spirits, they are not afraid of attacks from any physical objects and can pass through solid objects at will. They are the most dangerous killers in the dark and lightless maze.
Shadow demons are just phantoms, with no eyes, noses, ears or other organs at all, so they do not use sight, smell or hearing as hunting tools like ordinary creatures. Their hunting method is called "blood hunting". As the name suggests, they have a special sense of life forms with fresh blood.
Xie Lin's invisibility magic has reached an almost flawless state. It has no form, no trace, no sound, and no smell, but it cannot be hidden from the perception of the shadow demon!
The strange thing is that the shadow demon did not start a fierce hunt. Instead, it kept moving around the field. For a while, there were black shadows on the hedge.
"What's going on? Can't you even find any trace of him?" This time, Barty Jr. was really panicking.
With no time to think about it, he alertly shot out one after another aggressive spells in all directions like a machine gun, but none of them hit the hedge, blowing the dense thorns and branches to pieces. All over the floor.
A thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. How could this happen? Forget that he just disappeared in an instant, forget that the alchemical eyes couldn't see him, forget that the shadow demon blood hunter couldn't find him, what's going on now that all the indiscriminate attacks failed? Could it be that his invisibility magic can also neutralize physical attacks? Is there really such a buggy magic in this world?
Just when he couldn't figure it out, his frequent spell casting also made him a little tired. He took a breath, and the spell in his hand paused for just a tenth of a second, and something shocking happened to him——
A flash of red light flashed, and his wand suddenly exploded, sending his whole body flying far away, and then fell hard to the ground.
He looked at the sky unwillingly.
Xie Lin's figure slowly emerged more than ten feet in the air.
There were two circling wind whirlpools under his feet, like two sideways wind wheels, making a low roaring sound.
Behind him, the night star cloak with twinkling stars was flying in the wind, making a hunting sound, making his figure look heroic, like a god descending to earth.
His eyes were so cold, and he pointed the wand at himself condescendingly. Little Barty had no doubt that he could end his life instantly without any mercy.
"Damn it... can you fly?" Little Barty touched his chest that was burning with pain. He was very sure that at least half of the ribs on his chest were broken. "Cough, cough, cough..." He endured the pain, A large mouthful of blood spurted out, "You, you can actually fly..."
Barty Crouch Jr. never thought Schelling would know how to fly without weapons. The principle of weaponless flying is similar to that of wandless spellcasting, but the difficulty is completely different. Because when learning to cast spells without a wand, wizards can start with simple, easy, and harmless fluorescent spells. Even if the spell fails, it is not a big deal.
Flying without weapons is completely different. After casting the flying spell on himself and rising into the air, the wizard has to rely entirely on his mind to control the movements of the entire body in midair. Once there is a mistake in the control, or there is a distraction, the consequences can be disastrous. It’s unimaginable.
Falling from a high altitude and breaking all the bones in the body is probably the least serious consequence. To be more serious, it is possible for a person to lose control and fly out of the atmosphere in one breath, or to fly across an entire country or continent in one breath. We can't even rule out flying into some forbidden areas where magic is restricted and guarded by monsters...
It can be seen that the danger of learning to fly without equipment is very high. This is why, throughout the entire original work, only Voldemort, Snape, and Quirrell, who were personally taught by him, can do it.
If Schelling had not been taught by Voldemort personally and had learned to fly without weapons purely on his own, Barty Jr. would not believe it even to death.
Snape! You traitor!
