New Professor at Hogwarts

"Professor Snape, what do you mean..." Xia Ran asked carefully.

Snape smiled sarcastically, but not at Xia Ran, but at the Ministry of Magic, and said: "The Ministry of Magic has long been a sieve. I'm afraid there are more Death Eaters in the Ministry of Magic than members of the Order of the Phoenix! Some of the Death Eaters I don't even know their names because of You-Know-Who...well, Voldemort..."

He looked very awkward and continued: "Now it is forbidden to ask about other people's mission identities. I dare not ask inside the Death Eaters for fear of being caught and punished by Voldemort, but if you need it..."

"No, Severus."

Dumbledore interrupted him and said softly: "Your identity is still very useful. There is no need to expose it in a hurry. Voldemort still believes in you, so don't let him become suspicious of you."

Snape nodded silently.

"I understand what you mean, Professor Snape." Xia Ran said, "There are indeed a lot of Death Eaters in the Ministry of Magic, but do they dare to reveal their identities for the time being?"

He smiled indifferently and said: "For a long time, the only one we have been truly afraid of is Voldemort. Other dark wizards and other dark creatures, with Voldemort, will make people equally afraid. Without Voldemort, when that darkness The leader of the world, the dark wizard, and the dark creature are all no match for us!"

"All kinds of conflicts will even break out within them. Dog-eat-dog incidents are common, just like the scene when Voldemort first fell more than ten years ago. Isn't Karkaroff such an example?"

At that time, it was unknown how many Death Eaters, in order to reduce their own sentences or avoid prison, bitten other Death Eaters in an effort to prove their "innocence", or have the wizard court retry them and reduce their sentences appropriately.

However, with the existence of Voldemort, such a powerful Dark Lord who can subdue all dark wizards and dark creatures can make the dark world obey his orders. After all, they will have more benefits after capturing the entire magical world.

"It's just... if we win this time, we must completely liquidate it!" Xia Ran's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"Let's talk about it then," Dumbledore replied, "It's okay if we're not at Hogwarts."

He suddenly sighed and said: "Voldemort has made a comeback, the Death Eater army continues to gather, and dark creatures have come under Voldemort's command. These peaceful and peaceful days are probably only a few months away. This Triwizard Tournament may also be the last one." It’s good to have a one-time competition and let the students have fun.”

"Afterwards, they may have to face various threats. Can they complete their studies as scheduled and pass the N.E.W.Ts (Ultimate Wizarding Test)? This is something that no one can guarantee." Dumbledore sighed.

Xia Ran and Snape were speechless.

…

On Tuesday, the atmosphere in the school was very tense and exciting in the morning, and all the students were excited for the upcoming Triwizard Tournament.

Different from the original time and space plot, Harry violated Dumbledore's age limit to participate in the competition. This time Harry sat in the stands as an audience. Although his joy and pride as a warrior were reduced, he already knew that the warriors were about to face Under such circumstances, he felt lucky in his heart that Dumbledore had set an age limit.

"What do you think the competition will be this time?"

"I don't know. It looks like they are fighting for something?"

The other students in the surrounding stands were kept in the dark and were talking excitedly.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione couldn't help but smile at each other.

"Hermione, do you know?" Ginny's eyes lit up and she asked in a low voice.

"I don't know!" Hermione shook her head.

Ron smiled beside him.

"Look, Bagman is out!" Harry suddenly pointed to the field below and said.

This is a circular grandstand, built on a hillside stone wall. In the middle is a vast open space with towering stones and few roads for passage. Several large tents not far away shielded the warriors from what they were about to face. thing.

At this time, all the teachers and students of the school - including students from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons - were all sitting in the stands. Dumbledore, Ms. Maxim, and Karkaroff, the three principals of the magic school, There were also Jerome Barton, an official from the Ministry of Magic, who had already taken his seat at the referee's table, and Ludo Bagman was the last one to come.

The seat where Xia Ran was sitting was a little far away from the referee's seat. Most of the professors and staff of Hogwarts around him were paying attention to the field.

"Now, let's invite the first one today..." Bagman's voice was extremely loud, resounding throughout the audience, "Fire Dragon!"

There was an uproar at the scene.

"Fire dragon? Is it a dragon? Did I hear correctly?"

"Where is the dragon?"

"Look, it's really a giant dragon! It's so scary!"

Everyone discussed loudly, their faces full of horror and excitement.

A green adult fire dragon was seen arriving at the arena, driven and guided by a group of dragon trainers. Xia Ran watched as Charlie carefully stuffed a dragon egg next to the Welsh green dragon.

"Oh, little thing..." Hagrid groaned, still staring at the dragon egg.

Xia Ran shook her head. Hagrid's love for magical creatures - especially dragons - would probably never change in his lifetime.

Of course, there is no need to change it.

He just used this enthusiasm to teach his Care of Magical Creatures course.

"The first warrior - Cedric Diggory... appears!" Bagman announced.

When Cedric appeared on the stage, his expression was very stiff. When he actually saw the green dragon, the two sides looked at each other. The green dragon's huge eyes were ferocious, and his heart almost stopped for a beat.

"Fortunately, if Harry and the others hadn't reminded me yesterday and I was mentally prepared, today... I would definitely have weak legs!" Cedric thought to himself, and couldn't help but feel sorry for Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Many thanks.

But the top priority right now is how to win the Welsh Green Dragon egg. That is his goal in the competition!

He thought about the countermeasures he had come up with all night long, took a deep breath, walked around to the blind spot of the green dragon's sight, took out his wand, and recited the transformation spell on a stone, and the stone suddenly turned into a puppy. Yelling, he ran towards the Welsh Green Dragon and ran around its periphery, while he himself carefully touched it.

"Ah, what a wonderful transformation! He must be Professor McGonagall's disciple! Will he succeed in using a puppy to attract the fire dragon's attention?" Bagman praised.

Xia Ran saw a look of pride flashing on Professor McGonagall's side face in front of her.

"He succeeded! The fire dragon went after the hunting dog!" Bagman said rapidly.

"Ah, the fire dragon has changed his mind. He seems to have decided not to chase the hunting dog, but to catch our warrior first... Cedric, oh no, he is going to be caught... What a beautiful, wonderful move, It seems that Mr. Diggory is an excellent Quidditch player... Yes, he succeeded, Cedric got the golden egg! But our dragon trainers must stop the angry Welsh Green Dragon, otherwise the giant The dragon will kill Cedric!”