The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

To the audience, the second project of the Triwizard Tournament was actually a failure.

Because almost the entire process of the game is conducted underwater.

They, the audience, waited in the cold wind for nearly two hours, but only saw the beginning and the end.

If John hadn't led the mermaids to drag the scarred giant squid ashore in the end, the audience would have felt even more bored.

It is precisely because of this that as soon as the game ended, everyone was eager to know what happened under the lake.

Warriors like John, Michelle, Harry and Cedric are obviously not people who like to show off.

What's more, what happened under the lake was nothing to show off to the other warriors except John.

Therefore, hostages like Draco have completely become big stars in Hogwarts.

At every moment, a large number of students gathered around him to listen to him talk about his experience as a hostage.

Draco was also very used to this feeling of being the center of attention.

He told the story over and over again.

At the beginning of the game, he was still telling people that he was approached by staff from the Ministry of Magic. After learning about the situation, he drank a cup of potion and lost consciousness.

But when John met him again at dinner.

The story in Draco's mouth became that he was warmly invited by Dumbledore and the mermaids several times, and then went to the Black Lake, and visited the entire mermaid village accompanied by the mermaids, and finally arrived at Ten Several mermaids fell asleep peacefully while singing and became hostages.

This bizarre story is obviously more eye-catching.

So there were several times more people gathered around Draco at dinner.

However, everyone around Draco soon left.

Because Ron was telling the same type of story.

And the version he told was a hundred times more thrilling than Draco!

In his words, he encountered an outright kidnapping.

Throughout dinner, Ron recounted how he had fought with his bare hands against fifty armed merfolk who had forced him to submit before tying him up.

"Weasley is talking nonsense!" Draco complained to John with a ferocious expression. "I never thought that he would make up such a shameless story in order to attract attention! He is truly worthy of Weasley. !Shame on pure blood wizards!”

John swallowed the beef in his mouth and shook his head speechlessly.

He couldn't quite understand why Draco had the right to say that to Ron.

Because essentially, Draco was doing the same thing as Ron before, but the story wasn't told as well as Ron's.

"Just wait and see, John, I won't give up!" Draco said, "I will go back and write another "Song of the Hero of the Black Lake". The protagonist of the song is you, the hero. As for Ron, I’m going to write him as a clown!”

After saying that, Draco chewed a piece of steak viciously.

Look at that ferocious movement, as if he was biting Ron's flesh.

"Good luck then."

John said perfunctorily, and then turned his attention to the other corner of the Gryffindor table, where Michelle was.

After returning from the Black Lake, the two of them spent the entire afternoon together.

It wasn't until dinner time that Michelle returned to Gryffindor, dining and chatting with Hermione and others.

John agrees with this.

After all, Michelle also has her own friends, and there are people in Gryffindor who care about her.

People can't just forget about friendship just because of love.

this is not right.

It is precisely because of this that John did not lean towards Michelle during dinner, so as to leave enough space for her, Hermione and others to play around.

However, some people are not so discerning.

For example, Alice.

After the girl came out from the bottom of the lake, she seemed to be crazy and began to pester Michelle.

She would follow Michelle wherever he went, and would hand him water and snacks from time to time. She was very attentive.

Just like now, she ignored the glares of the Gryffindors around her and forced her way to the Gryffindor table, pouring juice for Michelle and cutting steak.

Even after finishing her work, she didn't eat either.

She just smiled and watched Michelle eat, as if she could feel full just by looking at Michelle.

"What a psycho."

John couldn't help but complain.

As soon as he finished speaking, John noticed another wave of fragrant wind washing his face.

He subconsciously turned his head and saw Furong running up to him at some point.

"Thank you, John! They told me you saved me and Gabrielle!"

Fleur clutched John's hand and cried.

As she spoke, her chest heaved violently due to the disordered breathing.

It was truly a spectacular sight.

So much so that the surrounding Slytherin boys all stopped chewing and stared blankly.

Draco was even dumbfounded.

He didn't even notice when the meat in his mouth fell off.

In the end, it was Pansy who hit him hard on the head to wake him up.

"This is what I should do."

John pulled his hand back and said expressionlessly.

At this time, Furong also gradually stabilized her breath.

"I will never forget this kindness!"

She solemnly said the same words as Mrs. Maxim, and then said, "In addition, Dumbledore asked me to inform you to go to the principal's office as soon as possible. The password is [Black Pepper Candy]."

Hearing this, John's expression finally became serious.

After being pestered by Fu Rong, he exchanged pleasantries with her for a while before getting up and heading to the eighth floor.

Read the password.

The monster stone statue made way.

John went up the escalator and entered the principal's office.

There were more people here than he thought.

In addition to Dumbledore, Snape, the old mermaid and his daughter, Bagman, Crouch and Fudge were also present.

"Oh! Our dear warrior is here!"

As soon as John appeared, Fudge laughed and stepped forward to give John a hug, "John, we have been discussing it for a long time, and then we came up with the best solution, which I want to tell you."

John nodded politely towards Fudge.

Then he looked at Snape and Dumbledore and said:

"So, you have found the mastermind?"

Dumbledore and Snape didn't answer.

The expressions of both of them were not very good, and Snape even clenched his fists.

"We will find him, but it will take some time. You should understand, John, even if our Aurors are elite enough, they are still not omnipotent."

Fudge comforted him in a cheerful tone, "But so far they have found some clues. The giant squid also had steel needles inserted into it before the competition and was fed magic potion, and the dosage was larger than the previous fire dragon!

I have to say, John, you're really awesome at defeating that kind of monster!

I'm so proud of you! "

"Proud? I think you should feel more fortunate!" John said coldly, "If someone in this project dies because of this, as the Minister of Magic who promotes this Triwizard Tournament, guess what you will have A good ending?"

Hearing this, the smile on Fudge's face finally disappeared.

Since the end of Voldemort's reign of terror, the entire wizarding world has begun to shift towards a more open, inclusive and secure development direction.

In other words, it is no longer the time in the past when Hogwarts was allocated several death quotas every year and it didn't matter if a few students died casually.

If any student really died because of the Triwizard Tournament.

He, the Minister of Magic, will definitely be in big trouble!

Even the next election for Minister of Magic will be affected by this.

"Don't worry, John, we will catch that mouse hiding in the dark! I can promise you that!"

Fudge finally regained his composure and said seriously, "The next third project will definitely be safe, because the third project will be jointly established by Aurors from the Ministry of Magic and professors from Hogwarts.

John, I know you don't trust the Ministry of Magic, but do you have to trust the professors?

They can never harm you. "

John looked at Dumbledore.

The latter nodded towards him.

Seeing this, John didn't say anything, but Fudge laughed and said:

"Okay, now that the heavy news is over, let's talk about something that will make you happy."

Fudge pointed to the old mermaid and his daughter beside him and said, "The Ministry of Magic has approved the compensation request put forward by the mermaids of the Black Lake. Starting tomorrow, the Ministry of Magic will continue to send supplies worth fifty thousand Galleons. Enter the Black Lake to help the mermaids rebuild their homes."

The old mermaid added.

"As a price, we will assist the Minister in filming a series of promotional videos about the caring and humanitarian nature of the Ministry of Magic of the Republic of China."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fudge started coughing violently, trying to remind the old mermaid that these words were not allowed to be said.

However, the old mermaid ignored him at all, but smiled and said to John:

"I would also like to thank Mr. John Shafik. If it weren't for him, our merfolk's casualties would probably be even greater! Therefore, Mr. Minister, don't exchange all the fifty thousand Galleons for supplies. Twenty-five thousand Galleons of it Just give it directly to Mr. John Shafiq in cash!”

"You don't have to."

John said calmly.

"Please don't refuse, John, this is our sincere thanks to you."

The old mermaid said with a smile.

John didn't say anything more after hearing this.

He had already guessed it.

The old mermaid must have used a lot of his and Dumbledore's help when negotiating with Fudge. This was a reward for sharing the spoils.

The distribution of benefits is completed.

Fudge couldn't wait to take the old mermaid and ran to the Black Lake to film the first round of interviews.

His gold galleons are not so easy to get.

At the same time, Dumbledore and Snape continued to discuss the safety of the third project.

As for John.

He returned to the magic suitcase.

After two consecutive attacks, he had lost faith in the Ministry of Magic.

At the same time, he did not agree with Dumbledore and Snape's idea of ​​participating in a third project to create a safer competition environment.

When John thought about it, directly catching the man behind the scenes was the best way to solve the problem.

It's a pity that neither the Ministry of Magic nor Dumbledore can do anything.

John frowned and lay down in the chair, ready to review everything he encountered today, trying to find any clues.

At this moment, Dobby tiptoed to his side and whispered:

"Master, a letter has arrived from Ms. Rita Skeeter."

John opened his eyes, took the letter, and opened it impatiently.

And the moment he read the contents of the letter, John's expression became extremely solemn.

【Dear Master John Shafiq】

[Your most loyal servant Rita photographed the man who poisoned the giant squid]

【Please give your servant some time】

[Due to the insecurity of letters, your servant will come to Hogwarts to interview you in person in a few days]

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