Hogwarts Scholar System

Because it was very late, Hermione only told Maple that the first project was the fire dragon, and without saying anything more, she said goodbye and went back to sleep.

The next morning, Harry got up and dressed absentmindedly.He was still thinking about the fire dragon, but he didn't have a clue.

With only one wand, what should he do when faced with a fire dragon?

After Hermione finished her breakfast, she went directly to the library to check out information about dragons. The show would start next Tuesday. After knowing the content of the first project, Harry was even more nervous than before.Harry was so nervous that he had no appetite for food. He ate a few bites and then remembered that he had to tell Cedric about the fire dragon. Harry swallowed the rest of the bread directly and got up to find Cedric.

Harry didn't know where the Hufflepuff common room was, but when he saw one of the Hufflepuff seniors, he immediately stopped him and asked about Cedric's whereabouts.

When the Hufflepuff saw Harry, his expression immediately changed. To Harry's dismay, he didn't tell Harry where Cedric was. He seemed to think that Harry was thinking of some despicable means to deal with their warriors. , so he turned around and left with a look on his face.

Several Hufflepuffs had this reaction, and then Harry met Justin Finch-Fletchley——

"you--"

"I know I'm not worthy of being a Hogwarts warrior, okay! Can you help me call Cedric here now? I have something important to tell him."

Naturally, Harry couldn't reveal relevant information to irrelevant people. He was worried that it would cause trouble to Hagrid who leaked the secret.

Justin did not expect Harry to say this. After looking at Harry unexpectedly, he seemed to agree, but he did not speak to Harry.

Harry waited here for a long time, probably more than ten minutes, when Justin came here with Cedric.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?" Cedric asked.Harry did not answer immediately, but glanced at Justin Finch-Fletchley. He understood what Harry meant, snorted and turned away.

"The first project is the fire dragon." Harry said after Justin left and was out of sight.

"What?" Cedric had a very surprised expression on his face.

"The first item is the fire dragon. There are three in total. I think each house chooses one and we have to pass them." Harry said, Cedric looked at him blankly.The fear that Harry had felt last night was now flashing in Cedric's gray eyes.

Seeing that the seventh grader's first impression upon hearing the fire dragon was not much better than his own, Harry suddenly felt that his fear seemed to have lessened a lot.

"Are you sure?" Cedric said in a low voice.

"Absolutely," said Harry, "I saw it with my own eyes."

"How did you find out? We're not supposed to know..."

"Just leave it alone," Harry said quickly. If he told the truth, Hagrid would be in trouble. "I'm not the only one who knows. The warriors of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang should know it by now." , Madam Maxim and Karkaroff both saw the fire dragon."

"You could not tell me?" Cedric said.

"This is only fair. We all know it now. We are all standing on the same starting point. It is glorious to win like this, isn't it?" Harry said. "And on the other hand, you will definitely tell me and Hermione, right?"

"Oh, of course, but thank you for informing me, Harry!" Cedric thanked, and then added, "But I won't show mercy because of this."

Before Harry could say anything, suddenly, thump, thump, thump, Harry heard a familiar voice coming from behind him.He turned around and saw Mad-Eye Moody walking over.

"Potter, come with me," he said gruffly. "Digory, let's go."

Harry looked at Moody in horror. Did he hear their conversation just now?

"Well, Professor, I-"

"Potter, we'll talk in my office."

Harry followed him forward, feeling uneasy as he didn't know what would happen next.What would he do if Moody asked him how he discovered the fire dragon?Will Moody go to Dumbledore to report Hagrid? . .Along the way, Harry was thinking wildly. . .

Harry followed Moody into the office. After both of them entered, Moody closed the door and turned to look at Harry, his magical eye and normal eyes staring at Harry at the same time.

"You just did a very classy thing, Potter," Moody said softly.

Harry didn't know how to answer. He didn't expect Moody to have such an attitude.But knowing that Moody would not report Hagrid, Harry was secretly relieved.

"Sit down," Moody said.Harry sat down and looked around.

There were a lot of weird gadgets in the office, and Harry assumed they were all things Moody used when he was an Auror.

On Moody's desk, there is what looks like a large cracked glass top.Harry recognized it immediately. It was a looking glass, for he had one himself, but it was much smaller than Moody's.

On the corner of a small table, there was a strange object that looked a bit like a golden TV antenna, but it was extremely twisted and kept making a gentle buzzing sound.There is something similar to a mirror hanging on the wall opposite, but what it reflects is not the scene in the room. There are many dark figures dangling around inside, but they are all blurry and cannot be seen clearly.

"You like my Dark Arts detector, don't you?" asked Moody, who had been looking at Harry carefully.

"What's that?" Harry asked, pointing to the twisted golden antenna.

"The secret detector trembles when it detects conspiracies and lies. Of course, it is of no use here. There are too many distractions. There are students everywhere making up lies about not doing their homework. After I moved in, it started to It was buzzing all the time. I had to break my speculum because it kept whining and squealing. It's so sensitive that it can detect movement within a mile. Of course. It can detect more than just children's tricks," he said in a gruff voice.

"What's that mirror for?"

"Oh, that's my magic mirror. Did you see those sneaky figures? If I could see their faces clearly, I would really be in trouble. Then I would open my suitcase."

He gave a short, hoarse laugh and pointed to the large box under the window.There are seven keyholes in a row.Harry was just wondering what was in the box, when suddenly, Moody's next question brought him back to reality.

"So, you found out about the fire dragon, right?"

Harry hesitated, he had been worried about this - Hagrid had violated the charter, he had not told Cedric, and certainly would not tell Moody.

"It doesn't matter," Moody said, sitting down and straightening his wooden leg with a groan. "Cheating has always been a traditional part of the Triwizard Tournament."

"I didn't cheat," Harry said clearly, "I did, I found out by accident."

Moody grinned. "I don't blame you, kid. I told Dumbledore from the beginning that he could be as noble as he wanted, but I dare say Karkaroff and Maxim were never this detached." .They will tell their warriors everything they can, they want to win, they want to defeat Dumbledore, they want to prove that he is just a mortal!"

Moody let out another hoarse, dry laugh, and that magical eye rolled so fast it made Harry sick to look at it.

"So, have you figured out how to get past your dragon?" Moody asked.

"No." Harry said honestly.

"Oh, I'm not going to tell you," said Moody stiffly, "I can't be partial, can I? I just want to give you some kind, general advice. Number one is—play to your strengths." .”

"I have no strong points," Harry blurted out.

"I'm sorry, I don't agree." Moody said gruffly, "I said you have strengths, you have strengths. Think about it, what are you best at?"

Harry tried hard to focus his thoughts. What was he best at?Oh, that's obvious -

"Quidditch," he said dryly, "that was with the help of a lot of people—"

"That's right," Moody said, staring at Harry with his magical eyes almost motionless. "As far as I know, you are an excellent flyer."

"Yes, but," Harry looked at him and said, "I can't use a broom, I can only carry a wand -"

"My second piece of general advice to you," interrupted Moody, aloud, "is to say a simple but effective spell that will enable you to get what you need."

Harry stared at him blankly.What does he need.

"Think about it, kid," Moody whispered. "It's not that hard to connect the dots..."

Suddenly, Harry had an idea.He is best at flying, and he needs to get over the dragon from the air.In that case, he'll need his Firebolt.And to get his Firebolt, he needs--

Flying Curse!

When Harry came to the library to find Hermione, she was looking through information about dragons, and there was already a thick stack of books on her desk.

"'Use magic to trim claws... a cure for scale ulcers...' It's no use. This is for those weirdos like Hagrid who want fire dragons to be strong..."

"'Dragons are extremely difficult to slay, for their thick hides are so imbued with ancient magic that only the most powerful spells can penetrate...'"

Hermione muttered to herself while flipping through the thick books.

After Harry arrived, he told Hermione what had just happened.

"...This way I only need to master the Flying Curse."

"I didn't expect Professor Moody to give you so many tips? Broomsticks, flying spells, it's so simple, why didn't I think of it?" Hermione said in great surprise, but she was not good at flying. Even though she was good at flying, she I don't intend to be like Harry either.

"Go find Little Sky A. He can help you practice the Flying Charm." Hermione whispered, "I will continue to look for information."

"Okay," Harry said.

Arriving at the Shrieking Shack, Harry told his godfather what Professor Moody said, and then asked him to help him practice the flying spell.

"Actually, there is another way. You only need to cast a simple magic. You only need to use the Eye Spell to deal with the fire dragon." Sirius said.

"Eye curse?" Harry said.

"Yes, because the dragon's eyes are the weakest point. But Moody's method is better and more suitable for you." Sirius said, with some surprise on his face, "I didn't expect Moody to remind you directly. It seems that he I really hate Karkaroff, knowing that Karkaroff will definitely try every means to help the warriors in his academy, so I don’t want him to get his wish.”

"Why me, not Cedric? Isn't he more confident in helping Hogwarts win, and he also flies well..." Harry said.

"Then Moody is probably thanking you for defeating Voldemort." Sirius said,

"That's good. Hermione and I have ways to deal with the fire dragon. I'm going to tell Hermione." Harry said happily.

"Eye curse?" Hermione said after Harry told her about the curse.

"Sirius said," Harry, like Hermione, blurred the pronunciation of Sirius' name in the middle for fear of being heard by others, "the dragon's eyes are the most vulnerable point, so an eye disease spell can deal with it." they."

"Oh." Hermione said, she seemed a little reluctant, a little unwilling, because this idea was not hers.

However, she still did not refuse Harry's kindness, put the library books back to their original places, and left the library with Harry.After Harry left, Hermione flipped through several books but found no useful information, not even the eye curse that Sirius said.

"Harry, concentrate your mind, concentrate, try to think of the object you need, let it come to you, and it will fly."

Hermione mastered the Eye Curse much faster than Harry practiced the Flying Curse.Moreover, Harry's casting distance for summoning Firebolts during the game is even longer, but Hermione does not need to.In addition, although the fire dragon is huge, if it does not move, its eyes are fixed targets, making it easy to aim.

Hermione, who had nothing to do after practicing the Eye Spell, always felt a little unwilling.Because she didn't come up with the solution, she didn't feel any sense of accomplishment at all.

So she left Harry and went to Maple for help.

"There are only two days left. It is difficult to make a big improvement in either spells or black magic defense in a short period of time, and fire dragons have very strong magic resistance. As you can see, there are only seven or eight adult wizards. Only the coma spell cast together can be effective on them." Maple said, "The only thing that can be greatly improved in a short period of time is the transformation spell."

"Transfiguration spell?" Hermione said.

"Yes, transformation spell. Most transformation spells only require one spell. In fact, you don't need to recite the spell. After mastering it, you only need to input magic power, and then try to think of how to make the transformed object become the expected target. You can complete the transformation." Maple said, "Hermione, your magic power now is enough to complete advanced or even top-level transformation spells, all you need is imagination.",

"Imagination?" Hermione mused.

"Yes, let go of your thinking and don't be bound by textbooks and the knowledge you have. Even the knowledge you haven't learned is only what you think of. As long as you think about the overall goal of your imagination and every detail. The idea is completed in your mind, and then you may be able to successfully transform it.”

"Also, another feature of the Transfiguration Curse is that it can be combined with spells and Defense Against the Dark Arts." Maple then demonstrated it to Hermione. He took out his wand and, as if transforming into a living person, started with his feet. , then the body and hands, and finally the head slowly emerged.In the blink of an eye, an ice statue appeared before their eyes.

The lifelike statue looks like a transparent version of Hermione standing next to her.

"Clear Water Curse, Freezing Curse, Transformation Curse."

Maple then cast another spell and the statue flew up.After the statue flew dozens of meters high, Maple cast another spell, conjuring a rope to wrap around the statue in the sky.

"The statue is flying!" The statue flew over, but Maple then used the levitating spell to make the statue rise to the same height again.

This time Maple held the rope he conjured with magic and cast a spell on the rope, "Shrink!"

Although it's not particularly noticeable, the statue came back a little faster the second time around.If the distance is further increased, the effect will be more obvious, because one casts spells at close range and the other casts spells at long range.Moreover, if the Iron Armor Curse or Immobilization Curse is cast on the target, the Flying Curse may also become ineffective.

"Don't be limited to the knowledge you have. Use your imagination. Transformation can create infinite possibilities. I can only tell you so much. It's up to you to think about how to face the fire dragon. Although the fire dragon is extremely powerful, except for The eyes have another weakness - the brain.

After all, it is just a beast. It does not have our thinking and wisdom. At most, it is just a stronger troll. "

After Maple finished speaking, she canceled the magic on the statue and the rope, and then stood aside silently, letting Hermione think independently.