All things are three at Hogwarts

After three days of buzzing about the Potions Championship, the news was overwhelmed by the arrival of the wizard duel competition. The weather on the day of the duel was as bright as the mood of the wizards who came to watch the competition, and the hot Mediterranean sun could not beat the wizards. With their enthusiasm, crowds of people poured into the duel arena.

The wizards who were waiting in front of the seven ticket gates seemed to have difficulty even moving. The wizard ticket inspectors were sweating profusely even in the climate-controlled room. The spectators who were admitted were relieved and were separated after entering the stadium. Take your seat according to your number.

For the wizards who come to watch the game, it seems that they regard this place as a stage to showcase their country's national characteristics. They wear characteristic costumes and carry iconic buildings. Some wizards even put their country's national flower on their heads. …The duel venue was very noisy. Hundreds of people could be heard walking around, shouting, laughter, and intermittent singing.

The duelists were assigned to several waiting rooms around the venue. Ian leaned against the window and looked up through the window toward the audience. That scene was something he had never seen before. And the feverish excitement was contagious, and every face Ian scanned through his panoramic telescope seemed to be filled with joy.

Until there was more obvious restlessness on the left side of the noisy stands, Ian withdrew his eyes from the audience, turned his head, and aimed the panoramic telescope at the highest blue and bronze color scheme with the most obvious large blocks in the audience. Harris box.

The American Auror's eyes swept over the Harrises in the seats. He recognized that the middle-aged wizard with a fat body and dark circles in the middle was Owen Harris, and the British Auror next to him was Owen Harris. The young wizard in uniform is Albert.

Seeing several witches traveling with him, besides Hermione Granger and the female Auror Penelope Clivet whom he had met in those days, Ian could easily recognize the strangeness of the hat as a raven spreading its wings and about to fly. The witch was Luna Lovegood. Seeing the smile on the other person's face made Ian couldn't help but blame himself, but he was finally glad that Allen's mother and sister didn't seem to come over. He hoped that the pain of not witnessing the death of his loved ones would be lighter. Bar…

However, Ian actually saw Daisy wearing a blue magic robe. He knew that this was the eldest daughter of the Harris family and had a good relationship with Allen. When he saw her wearing a hairstyle similar to Jessica's, Ian sighed. Tone, I couldn't help but think that it would have been better if she hadn't come... What he was going to do this time was too cruel to the Harrises, and the guilt weighed so heavily on Ian's heart that he could hardly breathe...

Suddenly, a thunderous sound resounded throughout the packed final venue, and the host's voice echoed above their heads and spread loudly to every corner of the stands.

Before the duel competition officially started, the representative of the Greek organizer and former Minister of Magic of Greece Stefanos Myrtsakakis loudly announced in an enthusiastic voice a topic that had nothing to do with the duel competition itself: Harris will assist Greece builds floating city after duel tournament…

For a time, there were warm cheers and applause in the venue. In fact, this link was not originally arranged, but after discussion, the Greek Ministry of Magic felt that it was uneasy for Allen and the others to only verbally agree to help build the floating city, so announcing it in public was the final word; the second one was also based on this Improve the morale of the wizards in the country; thirdly, they can show off to other countries in the world that their country is also the first group of people to own a floating city.

In this case, the subsequent official rhetoric made Ian feel irritated. He looked away from the window impatiently and began to look at the wizards in the player waiting room. Because of the large number of players, Ian's player room was assigned to No. 7, while his target, Alan Harris, was now in No. 3.

Due to confidentiality requirements, Ian does not know who will join him in assassinating Allen. He only speculates that once there is a signal, they will attack Allen together, and it is estimated that Allen is currently resting There was no one of them in the room, and the name of the other party's Legilimency master was already well-known.

Ian observed for a while, and then gave up trying to judge who was acting with him based on the fact that the killer would observe the target before taking action. It simply didn't work, because with Allen's strength and reputation, everyone would be interested in him and him. The lounge he was in was paying more attention, whether it was out of malice or just looking at his idol, which Ian couldn't tell.

Stefanos's speech outside was coming to an end, and the enthusiastic cheers from the audience seemed to overturn the entire duel arena.

After observing around the room, Ian, as an Auror, also noticed something unusual. He stood up straight and pretended to be casual as he walked past a foreigner with a feather on his head. Contestant, he could feel the breath of black magic from the opponent; he even noticed that the Italian wizard in long leather boots was taking the wine bottle he brought with him, but judging from the smell similar to overcooked cabbage, it was... Well, I'm pretty sure it's Polyjuice Potion.

Moreover, the most suspicious behavior and the most puzzling thing for Ian is that what these suspects are looking at is not looking across the field through the window to the No. 3 player room where Allen is on the other side, but at Allen in the Harris box. relatives and friends.

"Now, ladies and gentlemen, please give me a warm welcome... From the first contestant room, I would like to introduce to you... Francisco Franco Balmond from Spain! His best field of magic is transfiguration..."

A ginger-yellow bull-yellow figure galloped onto the stage with great momentum. As he ran, he transformed into a ginger-yellow wizard in Muggle military-style robes. Although he looked quite old, he was still standing on the stage. The center proudly raises its head, full of vitality.

"The second player came from the second player channel... Dimitar Draganov! He won the All-Bulgarian Duel Competition a few years ago and represented the country. It is also worth mentioning that, with Allen Similar to Mr. Harris, he has been selected for the Bulgarian Quidditch national team since last year, but he plays a batsman position that can take advantage of his accuracy!"

A wizard riding a Firebolt quickly flew to the stage that rose in the center of the arena. His sparse beard perfectly modified the shape of his lips. Such a perfunctory beard paired with short hair can still give people a healthy and sunny feeling... The handsome wizard not only won enthusiastic applause from Bulgarian wizards, but also caused many witches to scream.

This made some wizards in the audience complain dissatisfiedly about the fact that props can be used at will in this year's competition, thinking that the duel competition has become a Quidditch competition or a competition between players with average financial resources. Of course, some people think this is a smart approach, because Ai It’s no news that Len Harris can fly.

"Next is Mustafa from South Africa... Please forgive me for not pronouncing his full name, otherwise we will have to start at least a quarter of an hour late... In short, he is the most legendary young magician in Africa. As the son of a tailor, he is very talented. Courageous and extremely adept at dealing with magical animals...he was taught by the master of gesture casting, Jaxwamutombo."

Mustafa's headdress was very distinctive, and the long feathers on it looked like a lion's tail. He stood in the center of the stage, grinning and showing his astonishingly white teeth, facing the audience. They waved frequently, and three huge light gray warthogs suddenly appeared next to him.

Soon, wizards who were good at magical animals identified the identities of these warthogs. They were super-dangerous creatures called tebo warthogs. They can be found in Congo and Zaire in Africa. They are very dangerous because they can become invisible. , making it impossible for people to capture and avoid. The skin of the Tebo warthog is very strong, so it is often used by wizards to make shields and body armor.

Many people gasped. If these three warthogs were allowed to run invisible on the field, many people would be knocked away or disemboweled by their fangs without taking action like this.

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The number of people in the player waiting room continued to decrease. Ian, who had doubts just now, decided to seize the opportunity. He stood in the shadow of the corner of the player waiting room, carefully observed the environment, and kept his attention in the room. Before he felt Suspicious players.