Hogwarts Homecoming

Ron stared at the stone on the ground and was silent for several seconds before he understood what Hermione meant.

"So--"

Ron said with difficulty,

"Give us the fake school badge that Krum made from that stone?"

Hermione nodded gloomily.

Harry was also looking at the stone rolling on the ground. He felt very complicated. He was angry, but also helpless and funny.

"We must have become a laughing stock."

Harry said, referring to the fact that their every move was being broadcast live, so the audience outside must have seen that they had defeated the Durmstrang team with great effort, but were fooled by Viktor.

"How clever--"

Ron also shook his head and sighed, and was surprised that he was not very angry. Maybe it was because he no longer had the energy to get angry.

Now, the three of them realized that they could not be so reckless and blind.

The project that Professor Brian came up with was not that simple. They had to use their brains.

The three people climbed out of the pit one by one, supporting each other, and staggered away from the Slytherin pursuit group.

"It will never end if it goes on like this."

Harry's voice was muffled,

"Malfoy will definitely chase us or Neville next. Even if they lose the ability to move quickly, we have consumed a lot of physical energy. With our position exposed every half an hour, we can't rest well at all. Sooner or later, we will be caught up."

"I am more concerned about the conditions for victory, and where the other students in the physical education class went."

Hermione and Harry supported Ron on the left and right, and she said expressionlessly,

"If we can't figure out these two problems, our actions will have no direction."

Ron looked sad,

"The conditions for victory Fleur lost her school badge but was not expelled from the game, and her school badge was taken away by Malfoy. Krum and the others must have encountered Malfoy, so, Malfoy "There are two school badges in hand."

"Not necessarily."

Harry said suddenly with a straight face,

"Although Krum and his team can't compete with Malfoy, he may push the matter onto us. I mean, he may tell Malfoy that their school badges were taken away by us.

If Krum really said that, Malfoy would definitely believe it, because he knows very well the gap between the other two teams and us. "

Ron thought about it and nodded,

"But even so, Harry, at least we know that Fleur's school badge is in the hands of Malfoy and his team. If we say that we can end the game by collecting four school badges, we must kill Malfoy and his team. It's impossible, right? They have twice as many people as us. "

The position refreshed again, this is the fifth time since the game started.

Harry squinted and stared at the map. Now, there were only two blue light spots on it.

"Krum probably met Fleur and his team."

Harry stared at the light spot a little closer to them, and Hermione and Ron nodded, agreeing with his point of view.

What surprised the three of them was that Cedric, Neville and Luna, who had been wandering around the edge of the field, began to approach the anxious center of the field.

"Are they finally willing to join the game?"

Although they were on the same team as Hogwarts, Ron couldn't help but sneer at the past two and a half hours.

"They may have judged that the school badges in the hands of our three teams may have been gathered in the hands of one side, so they decided to join the battle."

Hermione looked a little worried,

"It is definitely not suitable for us to meet Cedric and his team now, right? Once we meet, we must fight. Otherwise, it would be too despicable. So many people are watching us, but if they meet Malfoy. Judging from their actions, they may not know yet."

Harry's head turned rapidly.

At present, they have several options to choose from.

The first is to avoid Neville who is coming head-on, and Malfoy and his group who will soon catch up with their current location, go back in a roundabout way, find Krum, and snatch back the real school badge of Durmstrang.

After some rest and food replenishment, their physical strength and magic power have recovered. The people from Durmstrang did not bring food into the forest, and their physical strength was also greatly consumed. Compared with the two, the possibility of successfully snatching the school badge again is very high.

Second, meet Cedric and his friends.

In their current state, it is impossible for them to fight against Cedric, Neville and Luna. So, even if their school badges are taken away, at least Hogwarts will benefit, and they can also remind Cedric to retire and be careful of Malfoy's pursuit.

Third, learn from Cedric and his friends' previous practices and stay away from the battlefield completely. When the physical condition is almost recovered, re-enter the melee. However, by then, I am afraid that Cedric's school badge will also fall into Malfoy's hands.

"No matter what."

The light on the blackboard went out, and they had to make a decision as soon as possible.

"We can't escape Malfoy and his friends in the end."

Harry lowered his eyebrows and thought for a while, and said slowly.

"That's for sure."

Ron also said with a gloomy face,

"Even if we keep going around in circles with them until Christmas, we will eventually have to face them, unless we give up the game directly."

"Then."

Harry's voice was soft, and his green eyes kept flashing with brilliance,

"This also shows that we cannot avoid killing Malfoy and the others. We can also try to get information from them."

"Only if we can really defeat them, Harry."

Hermione, who was afraid of Harry's impulsive moves, warned.

Harry raised his head. His face was still pale, but the sparkle in his eyes was brighter.

"I know we can't do that under normal circumstances, Hermione, but what if."

Harry suddenly clenched his fists with a determined expression.

"I have an idea. Let's go. We won't meet Neville and the others. Let's go back."

"Where to go?"

Ron immediately asked,

"Are you planning to go back to Krum?"

"No"

Harry shook his head slowly,

"Even if we get Durmstrang's school badge, it will eventually be taken away by Malfoy. Let's go to where we just appeared in the Forbidden Forest!"

With that said, Harry turned around, changed direction, and stepped forward.

"To where we appeared in the Forbidden Forest?"

Ron's expression was astonished, and he kept pace.

"But why are we going there? There's nothing there but a bunch of deadly devil's nets, Harry."

At noon, Hogwarts, who had already foreseen that the game would be very long, arranged for elves to serve lunch to the spectators and referees.

In the cramped viewing venue, it may not be possible to have a sumptuous banquet, so Amosta had already told the house elves that the food prepared would be mainly fast food.

At the referee's table, Amelia simply took a few bites of the sliced ​​grilled sausages, and stopped eating without touching the sandwich on the plate.

To be honest, this way of watching the game is indeed novel enough. Even the well-informed wizards on the referee's bench are rarely in high spirits.

"They had just experienced a 'fiasco', but they were able to immediately cheer up and take the next step. Such tenacity is very commendable."

Amelia looked at Hermione, Harry and Ron on the big screen, tilted her head with interest and asked Amosta,

"But I really can't guess their next action plan."

"Those young minds will occasionally come up with some wonderful ideas to help their customers overcome their difficulties. Amelia, it is unrealistic to expect me to guess it."

In fact, Amosta already knew what Harry wanted to do, but there was no need for him to say it, otherwise, Maxim and Dregyn might think that they were secretly helping the warriors at Hogwarts.

"If I remember correctly, Amosta, you are not yet twenty-five years old."

"Yes."

Amosta spoke briskly;

"You're already thirty, so you're not getting any younger, are you?"

Amosta's joking words caused several people on the referee's bench, whose average age was over seventy, to roll their eyes. Dumbledore, who had raised the average age of everyone, laughed. However, his smile was reflected by Rufus. Scrimge disappeared immediately after appearing under the referee's bench. The look on his old face was calm and majestic.

Scrimgeour is well-known in the British wizarding community, and everyone who knows him is deeply impressed by his tough and tenacious character.

However, at this time, Scrimgeour appeared under the referee's seat looking slightly embarrassed, his light yellow hair was stuck to the side of his face with sweat, and his usually sharp eyes now revealed a sense of panic!

Amelia immediately realized something was wrong. She quickly left her position without saying a word and went down to the referee's table.

People were curious to see the Director of the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic leaning forward and whispering in the ear of the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Then, Mrs. Bones's face gradually turned pale.

When Scrimgeour stood upright again, Mrs. Bones swayed suddenly, as if she were about to be blown over.

In the stands, Sirius, Amelia, Remus and Mr. Weasley glanced at each other, and all stood up and walked towards Mrs. Bones. On the referee's bench, Dumbledore and Amosta He also left his position and walked quickly down the high platform.

"What happened, Amelia?"

Behind Dumbledore's half-moon mirror frame, his blue eyes were deep, and his questioning voice was slightly aged.

"Rufus just told me."

Mrs. Bones' horrified eyes swept over the people surrounding her, gasped a few times, and finally fixed her eyes on the faces of Amosta and Dumbledore.

"Azkaban has been breached!" (End of Chapter)