Unseal at Hogwarts

"What's going on, Dumbledore?" Madame Maxime asked haughtily.

Professor Karkaroff also joined in the questioning with a cold smile.

Dumbledore did not answer them directly, but looked down at Tom.

At this moment, Tom could do nothing but look back quietly.

"Did you throw your name into the Goblet of Fire, Mr. Cooper?" Dumbledore asked calmly.

Tom's eyes widened, trying hard to read the look behind his half-moon lenses, and he was surprised by Dumbledore's words.

"No," said Tom firmly.

This answer triggered a heated discussion among the professors present.

Tom lowered his eyelids and listened silently to the discussion that could almost be called an argument. He touched Kerubelos' head with one hand.

Cedric Diggory was at a loss when faced with this situation. He stood in the corner of the small room, looking at the professors with some panic.

Viktor Krum was very indifferent. He folded his arms and leaned against the wall expressionlessly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Fleur Delacour was strongly dissatisfied with Tom's participation in the Triwizard Tournament. When the professors were arguing, she could always add a few words indignantly to express her dissatisfaction.

However, no matter how loudly the professors argued, it was a certainty that Tom was the fourth champion of the Triwizard Tournament.

Madame Maxime and Professor Karkaroff had to compromise and let Mr. Crouch guide the warriors in the Triwizard Tournament.

Perhaps Mr. Crouch was not feeling well, but Tom felt that he looked very haggard, and even when he was giving them warrior instructions, he spoke intermittently.

Fortunately, Tom still heard the instructions clearly.

The Triwizard Tournament will begin its first event on November 24, and the first event is to test the courage of the warriors.

Mr. Crouch did not reveal much about the content of the competition. Tom only knew that he could not get help from any professors in completing the competition projects.

Moreover, only after the first project is completed can the warriors understand the status of the second project.

“The good news,” Mr. Ludo Bagman added, “is that because the competition is so demanding and long-lasting, warriors do not have to sit for school-year exams.”

Tom heard this and glanced quickly at his dean.

Compared to these, he would rather take the school year exam than be a warrior.

……

Tom trudged back to the Slytherin common room.

There were many people in the lounge, and when Tom walked in, everyone turned their eyes to Tom.

Malfoy frowned and sat on the most comfortable sofa, looking very unhappy.

Harry had been pacing back and forth in front of the fireplace, and when he saw Tom, he immediately came to greet him.

He grabbed Tom's hand and opened his mouth anxiously, but said nothing.

Tom looked up at Harry wearily.

But Rubelos rubbed Tom's feet and walked elegantly toward the dormitory, leaving Tom and Harry speechless at the door of the lounge.

Malfoy clicked his tongue impatiently.

Tom took his hand away from Harry and looked into the lounge.

Natalia Bova jumped to Tom's side, took Tom's arm and smiled like a flower: "Okay, okay, have you found out who casually threw your name into the Goblet of Fire?"

After listening to Natalia Bova's words, Tom felt inexplicably moved.

Originally, his impression of Natalia Bova was not very good. Although she looks very cute, her unintentional attitude towards Tom makes him a little disgusted.

However, when almost everyone in Hogwarts suspected that Tom had used some method to throw his name into the Goblet of Fire, she believed in Tom without any reservation, which made Tom suddenly become dissatisfied with Natalia. Bova's senses improved a little bit.

Just when Tom opened his mouth to answer, Malfoy leaned forward, lying on the sofa, and let out a "tsk" in disgust.

"Only an idiot can ask this kind of question." Malfoy said disdainfully, his slight frown clearly showing his dissatisfaction, "You can throw Cooper's name into the Goblet of Fire without Dumbledore's knowledge. , it must have been done by a very capable wizard. Do you think someone who can do such a thing would be easily found out?"

Everyone in the lounge nodded unanimously.

Tom's excitement was extinguished just a short time later.

"Now it is a certainty that Tom will participate in the Triwizard Tournament," Pansy Parkinson sat aside and looked at Tom seriously and said, "With your ability, even if you add Harry, I'm afraid this competition will not be good for you. It’s extremely dangerous.”

Harry blushed and subconsciously wanted to refute Parkinson's words, but then thought about it and silently closed his mouth.

The emotion that Tom had just extinguished surged out again.

"If you need anything, Cooper, you can always come to us." Blaise Zabini came over and patted Tom on the shoulder.

Tom blinked his sour eyes.

"Don't worry too much." Malfoy curled his lips, "After all, you represent Hogwarts now, and you also represent Slytherin. If you fail in the game, it will be a shame for us."

……

After Tom returned to the dormitory, he talked to Harry for a long time, mainly to comfort Harry not to worry too much about him.

After Harry fell asleep, Tom was finally able to talk to Kerubelos.

"In any case, the current situation is not good for you." Rubelos touched his chin, "Although you are now a fourth grader, you have not learned much more magic than the first grader. And this third grader The Strong Tournament sounds particularly dangerous. I think we can put aside the search for the Clow Card for now. The most important thing at the moment is to improve your own abilities - of course, if the Clow Card finds it on its own, Of course we can’t miss it.”

Tom nodded helplessly.

"Isn't there a way to combine the Clow Cards with the magic I'm learning now?" Tom asked, "You also know my current level. Rather than expecting me to complete all the missing four years of content in a short period of time?" Instead of learning well, it’s better to find ways to improve your abilities quickly—at least the Clow card is a very good choice.”

Tom pushed back the hair that was hanging in front of his eyes with some annoyance: "However, I can't expose the Clow Card, so I can only find a way to combine the Clow Card with the magic I'm learning now."

But Rubelos looked at Tom, with some expectation in his golden eyes: "The Clow card is a magic system created by Clow himself, and the magic you are learning now is a more traditional magic system. .”