Chapter 436: The School Year Ends and the War Begins

Harry stayed in the infirmary for three whole days, and every day he had to cooperate with Mia and Madam Pomfrey to undergo various examinations, just like a little white mouse.

Fortunately, his problem was not serious, and Mia was just worried that he would have sequelae after being tortured by the Cruciatus Curse, so she observed him for two more days and did not let him leave the infirmary until before the farewell dinner.

Coming out of the school infirmary, he immediately saw Ron and Hermione waiting outside the door.

"Buddy, congratulations on your discharge!" Ron put his arm around Harry's shoulders. "You must tell us in detail what happened that night. To be honest, you are amazing to have survived the You-Know-Who's Cruciatus Curse."

"Harry," Hermione walked beside the two of them, speaking hesitantly, "You said that the news of You-Know-Who's return has spread throughout Hogwarts, but... a lot of people don't believe you. Don't get angry if you hear any rumors."

"Well," Harry nodded, "Professor Swann has discussed it with me in advance, and I am mentally prepared. By the way, Malfoy..."

He still couldn't help but asked another question about Malfoy's situation.

"Why mention him?" Ron said indignantly. "Don't you know that he's spreading rumors that you're lying? I've had a very different impression of him over the past year. I thought he's become a better person."

"Harry," Hermione opened her mouth and took the initiative to explain, "Because of this, Ron found Malfoy and challenged him to a duel."

duel?

Harry's heart suddenly tightened. These two were his good friends, and he would be sad no matter who got hurt.

"What's the result?" he asked quickly, "Who won?"

"Hey, don't mention it," Ron was very depressed. "As soon as we finished the duel ceremony, Professor Snape showed up and deducted 50 points from each of us. A full 50 points. Gryffindor will miss the House Cup this year. Of course, the same goes for Slytherin."

Harry breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s okay, as long as no one is injured, it’s no big deal if the college cup is lost.

"Let's not talk about him anymore," Ron curled his lips, then changed to a gossipy tone and said, "You may not know how miserable the students of Durmstrang are these two days in the school hospital."

Durmstrang?

What happened to them?

Harry looked at Ron blankly, waiting for him to decipher the code.

"Karkaroff, the headmaster of Durmstrang, is a Death Eater. He played a role in your being taken out of Hogwarts this time."

Ron didn't keep the secret and said excitedly, "Before the third game, he used the Imperius Curse to control Krum and the others and asked them to help the Hogwarts team remove all obstacles."

That’s how it turns out…

Harry suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Ilvermorny and Durmstrang had fought each other, and when the three of them rushed out from the second floor of the maze to attack Krum, the other side basically put up no resistance.

"Karkaroff is so stupid," Ron sighed, "This is Hogwarts, the territory of Headmaster Dumbledore."

"The unusual reaction of the Durmstrang team directly attracted the attention of Headmaster Dumbledore. After you were taken away, he directly tied up Karkaroff."

So fierce?!

A principal can arrest someone just like that?

Harry's eyes widened. He couldn't imagine what Dumbledore would do.

Recalling the scene at that time, Hermione also sighed, "Principal Dumbledore's behavior scared everyone, and Madame Maxime, Akinbade, and Principal Egilbert were all in danger."

"Fortunately, Krum and the other two woke up and proved Karkaroff's behavior. Later, after the principal came back, they used truth serum in front of everyone to make Karkaroff tell the whole truth. This made the three principals completely relieved."

Ron smacked his lips. "This is really the biggest scandal of the year. The students of Durmstrang are so ashamed that they can't even raise their heads. They stay on their ship all day. Hermione even went to talk to Krum about it."

Harry felt heavy in his heart: "How will the students from Durmstrang go back?"

"Durmstrang lost its headmaster, and a new head professor came today. He seems to be from the Rosier family."

Ron thought for a moment and confirmed, "This is a very famous pure-blood family. It is said that this professor will succeed Karkaroff as the headmaster. By the way, Harry, when you meet Krum and the others in the hall later, don't mention these things, so as not to irritate those poor guys again."

As they were talking, the three of them walked into the hall. Harry found that the hall had been decorated again, with flags of five magic schools flying everywhere, making it look very lively.

Karkaroff's seat on the podium was vacant, but the other headmasters were still there. However, Madam Maxime did not sit in the headmaster's seat. She sat with Hagrid, talking in a low voice.

Snape sat next to Sebastian in the professor's chair. His eyes stayed on Harry for a moment, and after Harry looked at him, he quietly looked away.

Harry found that the expression on Snape's face was somewhat unreadable, but it was obvious to the naked eye that the professor had become much gloomier than before.

This discovery made Harry's heart tighten again.

Professor Snape found me yesterday and told me not to say that I learned the Shadowless Technique from him.

Is he planning to go back to his old ways and become a spy against Voldemort?

What should he do?

Pretend that he never really surrendered to the principal, but was just lurking quietly waiting for the opportunity?

Would Voldemort believe him?

Seeing Harry's figure, the hall gradually became quiet. Everyone stared at him closely, and some young wizards covered their mouths with their hands and whispered to the people next to them.

Harry vaguely heard words like "liar", but he ignored them and went to sit at the Gryffindor table with Ron and Hermione.

In an instant, the little wizards of Gryffindor surrounded him, and they all asked questions in their hearts.

"Harry, have you been captured by You-Know-Who? What does he look like?"

"Is that person really back?"

"Did you make a mistake and mistook the person who took you away for a mysterious man?"

Rumors have been flying around in the school these past two days, and they are very interested in the specific experience of Harry.

Just then, Dumbledore stood up from the podium and cleared his throat, attracting everyone's attention.

Seeing this, the little wizards stopped pestering Harry and returned to their seats.

"This school year," Dumbledore looked at all the young wizards, "ends today."

"Before the dinner begins, I want to announce a piece of news to everyone. After the end of this tournament, a Death Eater kidnapped Harry Potter. According to Mr. Potter's description, Voldemort has been resurrected. Professor Swann has also confirmed the authenticity of this news."

The young wizards looked terrified and started talking among themselves. Dumbledore raised his voice slightly to suppress the noise in the hall.

"The Ministry doesn't want you to know this, but I think you have a right to know the truth."

He reiterated the significance of the championship to everyone and stressed that in this special period, trust and unity are more important than ever.

“I will welcome every guest here back when they need to.”

Harry looked at the students at Durmstrang and found that they had relaxed a little. Before, most of them kept their heads down and looked a little nervous, as if they were afraid that Dumbledore would say something harsh.

"I hope that we can open our hearts and unite to get through the dark and difficult times that are coming..."

Harry looked at the classmates around him and thought silently in his heart.

The school year ended and the war began.