A Magical Journey Starting at Hogwarts

Dumbledore squatted by the lake, apologetically treating the injury on the mermaid leader's arm, and then returned to the referee's seat to discuss scoring matters with several other judges.

A few minutes later, Bagman's voice sounded. He put his wand against his neck and used an amplifying spell to amplify his voice to ensure that everyone present could hear it clearly.

“Ladies and gentlemen, now announce the scores obtained by each warrior in the second event.

Miss Delacour showed excellent use of the Head Bubble Charm and successfully rescued the hostages at the last minute of the time limit. We give her forty-two points. "

"This is a bit too high for me." Fleur shook her head mockingly, "If it weren't for someone's help, I wouldn't even be able to pass the Grindylow level."

"Uh..." Aaron touched his nose in embarrassment, "Didn't I remind you that there are dangerous creatures in the Black Lake? Don't you know that Grindylow usually likes to hide in aquatic plants?"

"Bad luck." Fleur said gloomily, "I encountered a giant squid on the way down, and I accidentally broke into the group of aquatic plants while avoiding it."

"Tsk! It's quite sad."

"Viktor Krum used the transformation technique, although it was incomplete, but he also returned with the hostages within the specified time.

He came out third and we decided to give him forty-five points. "

“Harry Potter took gillyweed and had amazing results.

He was the first to complete the task within the prescribed time and rescued the hostages. After discussion by the referee...forty-seven points. "

Hermione and Ron were excited and laughed happily.

But Harry lowered his head with a guilty conscience. He knew where his score came from. The origin of gillyweed was somewhat disgraceful, especially the cold gaze of Snape in the audience, which made him feel like a thorn in his back. .

"Cedric Diggory, he also used the Bubble Charm and completed the task within the specified time limit. We also gave him forty-seven points."

The Hufflepuff students cheered enthusiastically, and everyone clapped their hands excitedly.

In their opinion, Cedric should be number one. Harry Potter just took a precious herbal medicine and did not reflect his abilities at all.

"The last one is Aaron Gaius." Bagman's tone was a little higher. "We all saw his performance. He used a kind of advanced magic to stay in the cold black lake without touching any water. He wanted to save two hostages and made a smart choice. In the end, he chose to help the fourth warrior and rescued her from the siege of Grindylow.

Although he exceeded the allotted one-hour time limit, his performance was impeccable and the judges decided to give him 49 points. "

The Slytherin students shouted excitedly, Fleur and Hermione clapped hard, and Luna also cheered for him.

"Finally, the third event of the Triwizard Tournament will be held on the evening of June 24th.

The Warriors will know the content of the game one month in advance. Thank you for your support. "

Bagman's voice ended here, and the audience left their seats one after another. Cedric, Fleur and Krum also decided to go back and have a good rest.

Aaron took Abe back from Adrian, and then looked at her with a resentful look, "Are you satisfied now?"

"Very satisfied." Adrian clapped his hands, "You made a choice, but the way you chose made me not expect it."

"You are really my sister." Aaron said with a wry smile.

"cousin."

"Okay! Cousin, how are you going to trouble me with your next project?"

"You will know when the time comes, but the last level is more exciting than the first two projects combined. If it doesn't work, our agreement will be invalidated.

But you'd better be mentally prepared, because that means Klea will be a guest at your home after your vacation. "

Aaron: ...

This is so fucking unexpected.

"What I don't like the most is giving up halfway."

"We'll see, behave well." Adrian patted his shoulder, turned and left with a smile.

Aaron gritted his teeth and took several deep breaths before suppressing the urge to curse.

"Um..." Harry called a little cautiously behind him, with a look of death on his face, "Let's go and see Professor Snape."

"Huh?" Aaron looked surprised, "I have to admit, you have a little more backbone than I thought. I thought you would drag it on forever!"

Harry smiled awkwardly, he did have this idea at first.

Aaron doesn't like trouble. As long as it lasts for ten days and a half, he will gradually forget about this matter.

But not now. Professor Snape's face had turned terribly dark just now. He must have known that his gillyweed had been stolen.

Take the initiative to admit your mistakes, and with Aaron on your side to help you, you won't be punished too badly.

Otherwise, when Snape comes to visit him, he will be rewarded. After all, Potions class is a hurdle they cannot avoid, and it will not be easy for Snape to punish him.

The two entered Hogwarts Castle, turned dozens of times in the long corridor, and stopped in front of Professor Snape's private storage room.

Just as Aaron was about to knock on the door, Karkaroff's voice came from inside.

The principal of Durmstrang was extremely anxious, and in addition to anxiety, there was endless fear in his tone.

"It's a sign, Severus, and you and I both know what it means.

You must have noticed that it has never been this obvious since..."

"Hide quickly." Snape said fiercely, "If you don't want to face it, you can try to escape, and I will try my best to deal with it for you.

I'm not in a good mood today. Let's talk about it later, Karkaroff. "

The door suddenly opened, and Aaron kept knocking. Harry stood behind him nervously, sweating nervously.

When Karkaroff saw someone outside, he hurriedly pulled down his sleeve, but Aaron clearly captured the pattern on his left arm, and couldn't help but secretly smack his tongue in his heart.

The Dark Mark, the mark of the Death Eaters.

The Dark Lord has disappeared for more than ten years, but you still retain this mark to this day. This loyalty can really stand the test of time!

"Aaron, do you... have anything to do with me?"

"Yes, but it seems like we came at the wrong time."

Karkaroff's mouth twitched, he forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, and quickly left Snape's private storage room.

"You can tell me now." Aaron shrugged and let Harry Potter out from behind him. "He has something to do with you, Professor."

"Potter." Snape gritted his teeth and sneered: "Congratulations, you performed outstandingly in the Black Lake.

Gillweed, huh? "

"Yes, sir."

Snape nodded, "It's a genius idea, but it's just a little bolder."

He turned around and walked into the storage room and climbed up a ladder. "That's a rare herb, Gillweed. You can't find it in ordinary gardens, and you can't find this either."

Snape came down from the ladder with a small crystal bottle in his hand.

"Do you know this?"

Harry shook his head, "It's not pumpkin juice anyway."

"This is Veritaserum, and just three drops will make you reveal your innermost secrets."

"Professor," Aaron interjected, "the Ministry of Magic does not allow this to be used on students."

"Don't I know?" Snape said angrily, "I just want to tell Mr. Potter not to steal anything from my private storeroom in the future, otherwise I might accidentally drip it into someone's pumpkin juice. in."

"Sorry, sir." Harry said humbly, "I stole the gillyweed, and I apologize to you."

"Hmph! It's quite frank, but it's a little frank."

Harry's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Snape had discovered that Dobby had stolen the gillyweed. Just when he was feeling uneasy, Snape's next words reached his ears.

“The gillyweed is harmless, but the African tree snakeskin and lacewings are also missing.

Are you and your friends making Polyjuice Potion? "

"I don't know what you're talking about." Harry frowned. He admitted that he had nothing to do with Polyjuice Potion.

"Just wait! I'll find out why."

Harry used to feel that he was in the wrong and always felt guilty when facing Snape.

But when he heard this, he only felt a deep anger in his heart. He felt that Snape just wanted to blame him. Those materials might have been properly placed on the counter and had not been stolen at all.

Harry glared at Snape coldly, turned and left without saying a word.

"He has quite a temper." Snape said disdainfully. "It seems that successfully passing the two events of the Triwizard Tournament made our savior inflated."

"Uh... Professor Snape, is it possible that he just stole the gillyweed?"

"Who else could it be but him? Gillweed, African tree snakeskin, and lacewings were stolen on the same day."

Aaron blinked and stopped speaking for Harry.

He didn't think it was Harry and the others who stole the ingredients for making Polyjuice Potion, because it was unnecessary. The theft might just be a coincidence. After all, Hogwarts never lacked students who liked to play pranks.

But there was no need for him to explain that Professor Snape was not particularly prejudiced against Harry Potter.

"Professor, may I ask, what was your previous relationship with Professor Karkaroff?"

Hearing this, Snape's face immediately darkened and he said coldly: "This has nothing to do with you, don't pry around."

"I saw it." Aaron said with interest, "He has the Dark Mark on his arm, is he a Death Eater?"

"Shut up."

"I won't tell anyone, so you don't have to worry so much." Aaron said seriously, "My respect for you will not change in any way because of your previous identity."

Snape took a deep breath and looked at him seriously, "I really want to cast a forgetting spell on you."

"With all due respect." Aaron smiled and said, "You...may not have that ability."

"Okay! I used to belong to the same camp as Karkaroff, so are you satisfied?" Snape said helplessly, and then opened his sleeves. On his arm was the same mark of the dark devil. , "As Karkaroff said, this mark has never been so obvious. This is some kind of sign.

Coupled with the Dark Mark in the Quidditch World Cup, I am afraid that the day when the mysterious man will make a comeback is not far away.

Forget what you heard and saw. This is not something you can get involved in. Do you understand? "

Aaron: ...