Study Days at Hogwarts

"Why did Albert come back so soon!"

"Where's Lee Jordan?"

"Don't worry about that guy, come here and help move the big guy out."

Albert's return caught the Weasley twins who had planned to give him a surprise by surprise. The two packed up their things and hurried outside the audience venue. They struggled to take out a cannon-shaped fireworks from the suitcase and pointed it at the sky——

"one two three."

Fred counted three times in his mind, picked up his wand and lit the fireworks, then covered his ears with his hands.

--boom!

Gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the sky, turning into a griffin with outstretched wings. The giant beast raised its head and let out a lion's roar, spread its wings and hovered in the sky, and finally turned into a gorgeous fireworks.

It would definitely be more beautiful if it were at night.

The two people who had just landed ashore heard a "bang" sound from the auditorium. Looking up at the fireworks above their heads, the girl asked curiously: "Did you prepare it?"

"Definitely not, otherwise it would have bloomed just now." Albert looked in the direction of the stands and said with a smile, "However, I can probably guess who prepared the surprise for me."

Under the Hogwarts must-win banner, Lee Jordan was organizing the crowd to cheer for Albert. The chaotic cheers and cheers gradually merged into one voice: Albert must win, Hogwarts must win!

Albert smiled and waved his arms to express his gratitude to the supporters in the audience.

Isobel hugged Albert's arm and smiled: "You are so popular."

"It's not good to be too popular. Let's go and rest for a while and have a cup of hot drink. You need to be taken care of now so you don't accidentally catch a cold and get sick." Albert took Isobel to greet Mrs. Pomfrey who was rushing over. . The latter was mumbling something in his mouth. Without any explanation, he wrapped Albert tightly in a blanket and prepared to forcefully pour a cup of magic potion into his mouth. However, this move was blocked by Albert. Stopped.

"The effect of the underwater breathing agent has not completely disappeared. I won't feel cold like this now, and my clothes have a thermal insulation charm and a water and fire invulnerability charm." Albert took off the blanket and covered Isobel's body.

"Underwater respirator, do you mean gillyweed?"

Madam Pomfrey could tell at a glance that Albert's current appearance was caused by taking gillyweed.

"Yes, the underwater breathing agent is a potion extracted from gilly grass. It appeared at the International Alchemy Conference last year." Albert handed the cup of potion in Madam Pomfrey's hand to Ize Bell: "You drink it first, and I will drink it again after the effect of the gillyweed wears off."

The two followed Madam Pomfrey to the medical tent to receive care.

As for other warriors, 80% will have to wait a long time to complete the mission.

"Oh, my God, it's unbelievable. I'm very curious about how Mr. Anderson did it." Amelia Bones glanced at the hourglass timer on the referee's box, from the start of the game to Albert's save It only took a quarter of an hour (fifteen minutes) for the hostages to return.

In fact, not only her, but also Madame Maxime and even the entire audience wanted to know how Albert did this. Was he cheating?

"I think I roughly know how Mr. Anderson did it." Dumbledore raised his wand and summoned the underwater booster that Albert threw on the shore.

"A very clever transformation spell and a basic movement spell. The combination of the two produces magical results." Dumbledore raised his wand and tapped on the underwater booster, and the propeller that had stopped spinning started spinning again. stand up.

"Is that why he can swim so fast?"

"right."

Dumbledore motioned for everyone to look at this thing and explained its purpose to them: "Putting it in the water can get a stable and fast thrust, and it can move easily underwater without swimming at all."

"As for the location of the mermaid village, I think Mr. Anderson is probably the only warrior who has found the mermaid village in advance." Dumbledore's tone was calm. He already knew the reason why Albert could complete the task so quickly. "You should know that as long as you can find the mermaid village, there are many ways to quickly find it a second time."

"Isn't this considered cheating?" Scrimgeour frowned and asked, "Isn't it unfair to other warriors?"

"In fact, you should notice that the warriors receive a golden egg after the end of the first project. As long as the warriors unlock the secret of the golden egg, they will be able to learn the content of the second project and prepare in advance. This is actually part of the second project." Dumbledore said easily, "There is no doubt that Mr. Anderson was so well prepared that he completed the task easily, making everyone think that the second project Very simple."

Dumbledore waved his wand, turning the underwater booster back into a stone.

"Is the second project difficult?" Fudge asked doubtfully. He felt that the second project should not be difficult!

"I think the existence of golden eggs has greatly reduced the difficulty of the competition. It should allow the warriors to face unknown event content to better test their abilities."

Mrs. Maxim frowned and looked at Fudge, feeling that this guy could talk while standing without pain in his back.

If Fudge can do it herself, she has nothing to say, but it is more likely that she will be sprayed into a roasted fat pig by the fire dragon as soon as she comes on stage. If you go into the lake, you will probably drown at the bottom of the lake, and you won’t even have the courage to go into the lake.

"I really don't know how this guy became the Minister of Magic?"

"The existence of golden eggs is indeed to reduce the difficulty of the competition." Dumbledore directly admitted this and calmly explained to several temporary referees, "If there were no golden eggs, the difficulty of the event would become very high. It may even be that no one can pass the level in the end. Of course, Mr. Anderson may be able to do it, but it will definitely take a lot of effort. Believe me, most warriors will not be able to go into the lake without preparation. Saving people is more likely to fail or be drowned in a cold lake, which is as difficult as subduing a fire dragon."

The three of them were surprised to hear what Dumbledore said.

"According to your statement, I dare say that even well-trained Aurors may not be able to do it." Scrimgeour frowned. He did not think that the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic were capable of subduing a fire dragon alone. Maybe they have a way It is difficult to drive away the fire dragon alone, but it is difficult to subdue a dragon, otherwise there would be no need for so many dragon trainers.

At this moment, Albert's evaluation in the head of the Auror Office improved significantly.

"Can't even Aurors do it?" Fudge couldn't help but frowned, obviously dissatisfied with hearing such remarks.

The elite of the Ministry of Magic are actually not as good as a student who has not yet graduated. I am afraid it will become a joke if you tell it. You must know that every Auror is the best among wizards.

"Few people can subdue a fire dragon alone." Scrimgeour said quietly, "Even a group of dragon trainers who are familiar with those beasts can do it. Of course, Dumbledore should be able to do it easily."

Scrimgeour no longer paid attention to Fudge, but looked at Dumbledore and asked: "What is Mr. Anderson's employment preference? Have you considered becoming an Auror?"

There is no way, the current Auror Office has not recruited qualified newcomers for three years, and is seriously short of manpower.

"As far as I know, Mr. Anderson is writing a book recently." Dumbledore said with a smile. "At Christmas, I also received his new book "Guide to Ancient Runes." It's a wonderful book, Ba Professor Schedad Bablin is considering whether to replace A Simple Introduction to Ancient Runes."

"He published a book?"

All three were surprised.

A student who hasn't left school yet publishes a book?

What level is this?

"In fact, if you have paid attention, you will find that Mr. Anderson participated in the compilation of "The Complete Solution to Basic Magic Text" a long time ago." Dumbledore said with a smile, "He seems to be writing a book related to Maybe we can see books about Defense Against the Dark Arts this year."

"What an amazing person." Amelia Bones sighed with emotion. "I have heard rumors about him before. It seems that the rumors are not exaggerated at all. Maybe he will be able to attend the Wizengamot Conference soon." I’ve got a seat here.”

"There are no vacant seats on the Wizengamot yet." Fudge cleared his throat and reminded.

"Someone will make way for him." Amelia Bones glanced at Fudge and said calmly.

Especially the last time the Wizengamot held an emergency meeting for Albert, and finally passed the meeting and gave him the title of "Wizengamot British Youth Representative", although this title was stuck in the process and could not be awarded. To Albert, but she knew that Albert would inevitably become a member of the Wizengamot.

At least two-thirds would agree.

Dumbledore was probably the only one in the entire UK who had such influence. However, that incident obviously had nothing to do with Dumbledore. The old man would not do that kind of thing.

"Let's talk about the second project." Scrimgeour changed the subject. He actually agreed with what Amelia Bones said, although he preferred pure-blood wizards.

"Were the previous Triwizard Tournaments really so difficult?"

"It is indeed very difficult, which is why accidents often happen. Sometimes it is difficult even to save people." Dumbledore continued seamlessly. "Later, after the Ministry of Magic decided to restart the Triwizard Tournament, Barty and Ludo Come to discuss with me and we decided to lower the difficulty slightly to ensure the safety of the warriors."

"Of course, I think the changes can better highlight the level of the warriors in all aspects." Dumbledore introduced to the three of them, "First of all, the warriors need to overcome the difficulty of breathing underwater. Although the Bubble Head Curse can solve this problem, the bubble The head curse actually doesn’t last too long, one hour is basically the limit.”

"Also, the weather is very cold now, and it is easy to freeze when entering the water. Swimming in such an environment is not easy, not to mention the light under the water is very dark, which will test the endurance of the warriors and their mental quality. The warriors will face severe challenges," Dumbledore continued, "Moreover, it is not easy to find the mermaid village hidden in the water grass. Although the mermaids will sing to attract the warriors, I think there are still many other warriors. There is a chance that you will get lost and be attacked by Grindylows. Although Grindylows are not dangerous dark creatures, they can cause enough trouble for the warriors underwater. "

The problems Dumbledore mentioned are currently happening under the Black Lake.

In fact, except for Albert, several other warriors were in trouble.