Hogwarts Homecoming

Professor Karkaroff and Madame Maxime looked at each other, but in front of the officials of the British Ministry of Magic, both of them remained cautiously silent and did not make any response.

Their concerns are easy to understand. Firstly, the competition requires the warriors to deal with it completely independently, including the principals and professors of each school. They should not interfere. In this case, it would be suspicious to say that we knew the progress of the Warriors' decryption.

Secondly, they are not sure about the progress of other warriors. If they expose key information, it is equivalent to helping others.

"Oh, don't worry, everyone-"

This situation had been expected, Ludo said with a smile,

"From the moment you walk into this office until the start of the game, you will not be allowed to meet with the Warriors and students from their respective schools alone. In other words, as of this moment, the decryption of the second game has been completely completed. Come down, follow the prompts of the golden eggs, and the warriors will complete the corresponding challenges."

"In that case——"

Karkaroff's eyes were full of distrust for everyone. He was not willing to reveal Krum's decryption situation at all, but just put on a sweet smile.

"Now that the decryption is over, Mr. Bagman, there is no need for us to reveal anything, right? What's more, I really don't know where Viktor's progress is. To be honest, I'm really worried. , You all know that the child’s talent lies in sports, and he is not particularly good at games like decryption. Perhaps, he is the only warrior who has not figured out what he wants to do.”

No one else wanted to pay attention to Karkaroff's pretentious speech. Only Moody made no secret of his disgust, waiting for Karkaroff and loudly reprimanding him for his hypocrisy.

"What exactly are we going to do, Mr. Bagman?"

Madame Maxime seemed a little impatient at the meeting. The 'war' was about to happen. She wanted to stay with her students to encourage and comfort her, but Ludo Bagman said that they were all under 'house arrest'. This undoubtedly annoyed her to a certain extent.

The lack of cooperation from the principals of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang made Ludo feel a little at a loss. He turned his attention to Amosta as if asking for help.

"Let me tell you--"

Amosta straightened his posture and said with a smile,

"In the second game, the warriors need to go down to the Black Lake. They have one hour to retrieve the treasure that was taken away by us in the lake. If the time exceeds one hour, then he will lose his treasure forever. That’s the cue the Warriors took from the golden egg they got in Game 1.”

Karkaroff, who had just been scolded by Moody, opened his mouth to say something, but when he saw Moody's disgusting evil eye, whose face was covered with hideous scars, still pointed at him, he snorted lightly and said nothing. Didn't say.

"So to say,"

Seeing that Amosta had spoken out, Madame Maxime finally no longer had any scruples.

"We are gathered here just to discuss the treasures that were taken away from the warriors?"

"You are right, Madame Maxime,"

Ludo said in a brisk tone,

"The warriors are all asleep now, and when they wake up tomorrow, they will find that their most precious thing is gone. Only by accepting the challenge and winning the challenge can they regain their treasure."

"Viktor has a Nimbus 2001,"

Karkaroff couldn't help it anymore and said enthusiastically,

"That was when he first joined the Bulgarian Quidditch team, and of course the team assigned him one. Now he has started to use the Firebolt, but that Nimbus was his first game broom, and it was of great significance to him. He told me that he would treasure it for the rest of his life, and I think this broom is the most precious treasure for Victor."

"If you dare to be clever again, Karkaroff!"

Moody stood up with a groan, pointed at Karkaroff with his crutch, and roared,

"I swear I will throw you out of the window of this office, on the eighth floor! You can try and see if your warrior can ride on his beloved broomstick in time to save you!"

"Alastor."

Dumbledore called Moody calmly. After Moody sat down angrily, he looked at Karkaroff, whose face turned dark, and smiled.

"Ludo and Amosta didn't explain clearly enough, Professor Karkaroff, so that you misunderstood. Treasures - for each of us, the most precious thing will never be gold, and it will not be worthless." Fei’s tools will not be the wealth we have, but people.”

"Sorry, Dumbledore," Madam Maxime frowned, remaining polite and graceful, "I don't quite understand what you mean."

"in short,"

Amosta took up Dumbledore's words and said,

"According to the plan, we will take away the people closest to each warrior, those who are crucial to him and cannot be lost. After selecting them, these people will be brought here, and I will deal with them. Cast a spell to ensure that they are safe and sound for an hour under the lake, waiting for the warriors to rescue them."

Before Madame Maxime's attack, Amosta continued,

"The hints in the golden eggs are only used to make the warriors feel nervous. In fact, even if the warriors fail to find their most important people within the specified time, the lives of those who were taken to the lake will not be in any danger. .”

"That's it"

Madame Maxime frowned and muttered, "The most important person to Fleur."

This proposal was indeed whimsical, and even Karkaroff became cautious for a while, because he couldn't figure out what was best for Viktor. It was to recommend an insignificant person, so that Viktor would have no psychology. Burden, or rather, choosing someone who is really important to Viktor, so that maybe it can stimulate Viktor's desire to win?

"What are Hogwarts going to do?"

What Karkaroff was thinking about, Mrs. Maxim could undoubtedly consider, and she became cautious again.

"Who are the 'important people' you have chosen for the two champions of Hogwarts?"

"Oh, it hasn't started yet?"

Ludo Bagman said happily,

"This needs to be discussed, doesn't it? I mean, in order to prevent anyone from cheating, the 'important person' selected for each warrior must be recognized by everyone. Now that we are talking about this"

Ludo looked at the principal and two vice-principals of Hogwarts and said expectantly,

"Hogwarts is the host of this Triwizard Tournament. Maybe you should set an example."

Dumbledore looked at Amosta with a smile, and the latter nodded and said,

"No problem. The two warriors of Hogwarts, Mr. Cedric Diggory, my suggestion is to choose the fifth-year Ravenclaw witch, Miss Autumn Zhang. I would like to give Cedric... Anyone who pays attention to Diggory should know that Miss Qiu Zhang is his girlfriend, and the relationship between the two is very close."

"Cedric Diggory and Cho Chang."

Ludo Bagman made no comment. He looked around,

"So, what do you think?"

This is indeed a suitable candidate. Even Karkaroff couldn't find anything wrong with him. He looked at Amosta Brain with a little surprise, and he couldn't believe that Amosta would be so 'fair'. .

"So, about Hermione Granger."

Amosta did not recommend it immediately. He lowered his eyes to the table and pondered.

For some reason, the atmosphere became more subtle, and Amosta could detect that, except for him and Dumbledore, the hearts of the people sitting around the table were all beating faster.

"Without a doubt, Hermione Granger's best friends at school were Harry Potter and Ron Weasley."

Amosta suddenly looked at Professor McGonagall,

"What is your opinion, Professor McGonagall, which of them do you think is more important to Hermione Granger?"