Chapter 247 Dispute and Resolution

"S... Snape, what do you want to do?" Karkaroff stammered.

This scene seems quite strange. As the headmaster of Durmstrang, Karkaroff seems to have an inexplicable fear of the Potions Professor at Hogwarts.

"Come with me, Karkaroff, and let's talk alone." Snape said in a dark voice.

Karkaroff's expression changed again, and he actually followed Snape out of the room and walked straight to the door of the auditorium.

Without such an important dissenting voice as Karkaroff, Professor Hicks did not show much opposition to this situation - Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall realized that the next step was to appease the Ms. Maxim's mood, today's accident can be over.

So Dumbledore looked down at Harry, and Harry looked at him, trying hard to read the eyes hidden behind the half-moon lenses.

"Did you throw your name into the Goblet of Fire, Harry?" he asked calmly.

"No." Harry took a deep breath and said confidently.

He was clearly aware that everyone was watching him closely, and apart from Dumbledore, Professor Dracula and Professor McGonagall, few people, including Ms. Maxim and the warriors from various schools, were willing to believe it. he.

"Then have you asked your older classmates to help you throw their names into the Goblet of Fire?" Dumbledore continued to ask.

"No!" Harry was a little excited.

"Ah, he must be lying!" Madame Maxime retorted loudly.

Fleur Delacour and Victor Krum also showed expressions of disbelief.

"There's no way he's crossed that age line," said Professor McGonagall sternly. "I'm sure we all agree on that -"

"Dumbledore must have got that line wrong," Madam Maxime said, shrugging.

"Of course, this is also possible." Dumbledore smiled and said politely.

"Albus, you know you are not mistaken!" Professor McGonagall said angrily, "This statement is so ridiculous! You actually believe that a great wizard who is proficient in all kinds of spells will make a mistake in a simple one. What’s the age line?”

"There was no way Harry could have crossed that line himself, and as Dumbledore believed, Harry didn't persuade the older students to do it for him, and I think everyone else should believe that too!"

She looked at Madame Maxime very angrily, her voice gradually getting louder.

"Now the facts are very clear. Someone wants to harm Harry. After all, everyone knows that the Triwizard Tournament...the Four Wizard Tournament that has been changed now is a very dangerous competition. An underage fourth-year wizard has no ability to deal with it. The ability of this game!”

"Mr. Crouch...Mr. Bagman," Ms. Maxim could not refute Professor McGonagall, so she turned her attention to the two officials from the Ministry of Magic. "You two are from the Ministry of Magic. You are not the same as any of us." There is no direct relationship between one school and it should be more objective.”

"You must also think this is extremely inappropriate, right?"

Bagman coughed slightly.

For selfish reasons, Bagman was actually quite happy about Harry's sudden participation in the Four Wizard Tournament. After all, he had always wanted to use the Four Wizard Tournament as a platform to make money.

Over the past year, he has secretly added a lot of secrets to the flow of the game.

If a gambling game were opened, Harry, who was only in fourth grade, would definitely have a sky-high odds... If Bagman used his authority to make some small moves to allow Harry to win the final victory, it is conceivable that He can definitely make back all the money he lost before!

Infinite expectations arose in Bagman's heart.

He wiped his chubby baby face with a handkerchief and looked at Mr. Crouch.

Mr. Crouch still has the final say. According to his integrity, this matter may be difficult to accomplish.

Mr. Crouch stood outside the circle of fire, his face half hidden in shadow, looking strange. That half of the shadow made him look much older, almost like a skeleton.

But when he spoke, his voice was as stiff as ever.

"We must abide by the charter!" Mr. Crouch said. "The charter clearly stipulates that anyone whose name comes out of the Goblet of Fire must participate in the Triwizard Tournament."

His words surprised many, including Bagman.

The air was quiet for a few seconds.

"Hey, Barty knows the regulations by heart!" A smile suddenly broke out on Bagman's face, breaking the silence.

He looked back at Ms. Maxim with a smile, as if the matter had been resolved satisfactorily.

"I insist that my other students re-register." Ms. Maxim had an ugly expression on her face, and she said forcefully, "You should put the Goblet of Fire out again, and we will continue to add names to it until every school Produce two warriors.”

She stared into Dumbledore's eyes and said seriously, "This is only fair, Dumbledore."

"But... I'm afraid this won't work," Bagman said in a panic. "The Goblet of Fire has just been extinguished, and it won't be rekindled until the next tournament..."

"If you insist on using this method to gain an advantage, we will not participate in the next competition!" Ms. Maxim said, "This kind of unfair competition is completely inconsistent with our previous negotiations and Negotiate.”

"No one thought that something like this would happen again, Ms. Maxim." Dumbledore said kindly, "But we have to finish this game no matter what, and there is no way to quit midway, right?"

“What if we must just quit?” Ms. Maxim responded.

"Really?" Dracula said suddenly.

He glanced at the silver-haired girl standing aside, and his expression suddenly turned playful.

"Are you going to let your warrior violate the magical contract and become a squib?" Dracula raised his lips and asked with interest, "I am actually quite curious. If this Miss Delacour loses her magic power, What form will she take?"

"Well, it is indeed more likely that she will maintain her human form...but it does not rule out that she will transform into another shape without the support of magic power?"

Furong's face suddenly turned pale.

"You...what do you mean?" Ms. Maxim's expression also changed, trying her best to suppress her inner panic.

"You know what I mean, Ms. Maxim." Dracula said softly with the same smile on his face.

Most of the other people present looked at Dracula in confusion, and then at Fleur and Ms. Maxime in confusion.

They had no idea what riddles these people were playing.

However, both Fleur and Ms. Maxim knew that what Dracula said was entirely possible.

Fleur is a half-Veela.

The prototype of Veela is not human. When this kind of creature is angry, they can transform into a bird-shaped banshee called "Harpies". They can use their natural magic to launch fireballs to attack.

Dracula was curious about the hybrid Veela that had lost its magic power, because this way he could see whether the hybrid Veela still had the ability to transform into a bird-shaped banshee.

"Professor Dracula, can I think... you are threatening this?" Ms. Maxim took a deep breath, trying to calm down the turbulent emotions in her heart, and said coldly.

"You misunderstood, madam, I am really curious." Dracula smiled, "This kind of opportunity is rare."

"you……"

"Ahem... I'm sorry, Ms. Maxim." Dumbledore smiled secretly, and then calmed things down seriously, "As an expert in defense against dark arts, it is understandable that Professor Dracula is interested in these things. Please don’t mind.”

"I can't tell if he really wants to harm Fleur." Ms. Maxim snorted coldly, but did not continue to pester her.

Because she always felt that Dracula's eyes were a bit dazzling, as if he really wanted to kick Fleur out of the game, just to see what the mixed-blood Veela would look like after losing its magic power...

"Ms. Maxim, actually that's not the point." Professor Hicks from Yinmomani suddenly took a few steps forward and said to her, "If anyone has a reason to complain, it's Potter..."

"Why is he complaining?" Fleur Delacour was the first to ask, stamping her foot. "He's got a chance to play, hasn't he? For so long, every one of us has been hoping that he would be chosen. ! Bring glory to our school! And a thousand galleons in prize money - this opportunity is what many people only dream of!"

"But some people want Potter to die for this, Miss Delacour." Professor Hicks said with a smile.

The comment from Yinfa Mouni made Ms. Maxim deep in thought.

If the professors at Hogwarts might say this to give their school an advantage, then it is worth pondering that an "opponent" like Yin Famuni also said the same thing.

"Professor Hicks, why do you also..." she said hesitantly.

"Why would I stand for Hogwarts?" Professor Hicks smiled and waved his hand, "I didn't speak for Hogwarts. I just told the truth."

"What's more, we may not really suffer a loss... Although we, Yin Falamoni, have not participated in your Triwizard Tournament, we have also carefully studied historical data."

"Throughout all the Triwizard Tournaments in history, those events have always been to test individual abilities, without any room for teamwork. I believe this year's competition will be the same."

She looked questioningly at Bagman and Mr. Crouch.

"Ah, I can prove that the competition events we have set up this year do not have any opportunities for teamwork." Bagman hurriedly patted his chest and assured.

"Isn't there no problem?" Professor Hicks smiled, "So what does it matter if there are more students in which school? Don't you believe that your students can stand out from the five, Max? Ms. Mu?”

She glanced at John Kowalski, who was standing respectfully next to him, and then said, "Anyway, I believe that no matter how many students appear in Hogwarts, John will be able to win the final championship!"

Ms. Maxim stopped talking, and the air fell into silence once again.

Everyone's eyes are on her, because whether she agrees or not basically determines whether this important competition, which has not been repeated in a century, can be successfully held.

After a long silence, she finally nodded.

"Now that Professor Hicks has said so, I agree with Harry Potter's participation in the competition," she said. "However, if I remember correctly, Professor Karkaroff has not been convinced yet. He has not I’m so easy to talk to.”

At this moment, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open.

"No, Karkaroff has agreed!" Snape's unique greasy voice came over.

Ms. Maxim looked towards the door and was surprised to see Karkaroff following Snape like a lackey.

His face was very gloomy, but he did not raise any objection to Snape's words.

"Karkaroff, you..." Ms. Maxim spoke reluctantly.

"I have no objection." Before she could finish speaking, Karkaroff said carefully.

Madam Maxime hesitated for a moment, then turned her head and looked deeply at Snape.

"Very good, it seems that the professors at Hogwarts are indeed full of talents!"

She exhaled a long breath from her nose and stared angrily, but in the end she did not object again.

"Okay, let's continue?" Bagman looked very excited, rubbing his hands and looking at the people in the room with a smile.

"We're going to give guidance to our warriors, right?" he said. "Barty, will you do the talking?"

Mr. Crouch seemed suddenly to snap out of his deep thoughts.

"Okay, guidance." He said briefly, "Yes...the first project..." He took a few steps forward and walked into the circle of fire.

The players all looked at Mr. Crouch. From a close distance, he looked very haggard.

There were two deep shadows under his eyes, and his wrinkled skin was as white and transparent as paper. He didn't look like this during the Quidditch World Cup finals.

"The first project is to test your courage," he said to Harry, Cedric, Fleur, Viktor and John, "so we are not going to tell you what it is. Dare to face the unknown is a wizard An important quality...very important..."

"The first project will be carried out on November 24, and will be completed in front of other students and the judging panel."

"When completing the competition event, the warrior is not allowed to ask for or accept any help from his teacher. When the warrior faces the first round of challenges, the only weapon in his hand is his own wand."

"As for the content of the second project, you will not know until the end of the first project. Since the competition is very demanding and lasts a long time, the warriors do not have to take the school year exam."

"That's all, is there anything else you need to know?"

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