The man behind Hogwarts

At the front of the auditorium, William sat with members of the Gem Club, next to the pretty Evelin.

Evelin lazily leaned on the seat, her feet swaying one after another.

William saw that she was in a happy mood and asked curiously:

"What happened? Wizarding Weekly picked up your article?"

"Of course not, I'm not Fran, I don't care about this."

Fran was acting as the order officer when, for some unknown reason, he suddenly sneezed.

He looked around twice and walked towards a little wizard.

"Stop running around, quickly find a seat and sit down."

The man saw a 'staff' sign hanging on his chest. On the one hand, he felt novel, and on the other hand, he was impressed by Fran's aura. He didn't dare to talk back and sat down obediently.

William became even more curious, "That's why, tell me."

"I told Draco, for the glory of the Malfoy family, we must achieve good results in the competition." Evelin said with a smile:

“I had already calculated that with such a proud character, he would definitely participate in the competition.

Once I tell him that winning the game is related to the glory of the family, he will definitely work harder. I am looking forward to what he can do. "

William smiled and looked her over, his gaze staying on her bright eyes.

"I think there's more to your happiness than that."

Evelin smiled coquettishly, "Why do you say that?"

"It's very simple. You don't care about the so-called family glory, so how can you encourage Draco to protect the Malfoy name."

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you, you know me too well."

Evelin admitted frankly, and then said:

"Draco was too deeply influenced by his father. In his heart, the glory of the family trumps everything else. For the so-called glory of the family, he would do anything, including things that violate morality.

He was Malfoy first, then Draco.

There is nothing wrong with pursuing family glory, but you cannot go the wrong way.

Draco's transformation plan begins today. Rather than painstakingly maintaining the glory of pure blood, it is better to pursue the nobility of thought.

I want to teach him a truth——

Glory requires the support of knowledge, and more importantly, the support of strength, not self-praise! "

……

The Wizarding Debate is the first large-scale event held at Hogwarts.

Unlike Quidditch, which emphasizes strength confrontation, it values ​​the sparkle of wisdom, momentum, eloquence, etc. Maybe the little wizards don't know what the debate is exactly, but it doesn't stop them from watching the excitement.

By the time Harry and Ron arrived, the auditorium was already packed.

Hermione sat on the stool and looked around. When she saw the two arriving, she waved quickly.

"If you are a little later, the debate will begin."

Hermione said with a hint of complaint.

Harry scratched his head, "Sorry, we didn't pay attention to the time."

Amid the comments from the audience, Cedric, dressed in a suit of decent clothes, slowly walked onto the stage.

"First of all, thank you all for coming to watch the game. I would like to emphasize a few viewing requirements..."

Cedric was visibly nervous speaking in front of so many people for the first time.

Fortunately, he practiced many times in private and got into the mood after saying a few words, and the typhoon gradually stabilized.

The judge for the third grade group is Professor McGonagall.

In the expectant eyes of everyone, the four teams stepped onto the high platform.

The high platform was transformed into a suitable competition venue under the arrangement of the house elves. Each team had a small table with a button on the table that could be used to answer questions.

When the participating members appeared, the audience burst into cheers and shouted the names of the contestants.

Coincidentally, this was a team belonging to four colleges, so the audience was suddenly divided into four factions, each cheering for the team from their own college.

William looked at Cedric with admiration and saw that he was presiding over Da Feng.

"I didn't expect that he would think of such details. Based on this alone, one-third of the debate was successful."

College rivalry is an enduring topic.

Evelin joked: "Cedric is usually honest and honest, but now it seems that he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve."

"It shows that he really put his heart into it."

William changed the subject and said, "Tomorrow we will have a demonstration debate. How are you preparing?"

"Don't worry, I will definitely defeat you." Evelin said confidently.

William looked embarrassed, "That's not what I asked. Besides, I have more experience in debating than you, so where do you get the confidence to defeat me."

Evelin covered her mouth and chuckled.

Saturday is the Q&A session, and Sunday is the real debate. No matter how exciting the Q&A session is, it can only serve as an appetizer for the debate.

When Cedric was making the competition process, he considered that the little wizards had never participated in debate activities, so he wanted to find someone to demonstrate it, both to clarify the rules in practice and to serve as easter eggs.

He searched around and found Evelin and William.

This suggestion was enthusiastically endorsed by Fran and others.

Evelin happened to be a little bored, so she agreed to the invitation and went to William in advance to learn the details of the debate.

Looking back to the competition stage, the question answering has officially begun.

An exhibition board was placed in the middle of the high platform with large handwriting that could be seen by everyone in the auditorium.

A line of big words appeared on the exhibition board: What is the most annoying thing about the magic plant moongrass? A moonlight, B sunlight, C moon-crazy beast, D black-spotted flyfly.

When the four participating teams saw this question, two teams immediately clicked the button.

Unfortunately, the first team was a little slow and the second team answered. Their answer was D.

Let’s not talk about the answers of the participating teams.

The audience is already talking.

Most senior students know the answer. This question is not difficult, but it is not simple either. However, the third grade only mentioned it briefly. The real study of moon grass has to wait until the fourth grade.

As for the first and second grade students, most of them had expressions of confusion.

In the back half of the auditorium, Percy sat with a few close Gryffindors, speaking very curiously about the debate.

"This question is very simple, I must choose D."

Percy confidently knew the answer the moment the question came up.

"I also think it should be D, but I'm not sure." A companion with thick eyebrows echoed, "Moongrass is a plant that Sprout taught in the fourth grade. I remember she didn't say what moongrass hated the most. Why did Percy Are you so sure?"

This is said very level.

Not only did he express his agreement, but he also handed Percy a ladder so that he could talk loudly.

As expected, Percy cooperated and told everyone around him the reason.

"This question can first eliminate option A. Even the little wizard who doesn't know Moonlight Grass will definitely not choose A..."

In the back seat, a girl listened attentively to the explanation of the senior classmate.

After hearing his first words, I couldn't help but blush.

‘Why can’t it be A? ’ The answer in his mind was A, but Percy ruled him out first.

Percy continued:

"Although Professor Sprout didn't explicitly say what moongrass hates, she told about the environment where moongrass likes to grow. Do you remember that it likes sun and cold, and often appears in hilly areas and alpine grasslands?"

The companion interjected: "Does this mean anything?"

"This will eliminate option B. Moonlight grass likes sunlight, so the answer can only be chosen between C and D. The correct rate will be 50% at once."

"The contestants in your stands obviously do not have a deep understanding of the rules of the game."

"Add two points for a correct answer and deduct one point for a wrong answer."

"Anyone with some experience must participate in answering questions."

Everyone around them suddenly understood and nodded in unison. They were still a little confused at first, but when they heard Percy's analysis, they suddenly became much clearer.

"As expected of a prefect, so smart!"

"It's a pity that the competition does not have a fifth-year stage, otherwise you would definitely lead Gryffindor to win the championship!"

Percy said modestly: "Award, reward, reward. Since I am a prefect, I naturally have the responsibility to answer everyone's questions."

"Senior Percy, you haven't said why you chose D." The little girl in the back row couldn't help but ask weakly.

Percy turned around and his eyes immediately lit up.

Turns out to be a school girl!

"Ahem, let me continue..." Percy cleared his throat and said, "Let's continue to analyze the growth environment of moongrass. It often grows in hills and plateaus. Do you have anything in mind?"

He asked himself and answered: "This involves the protection of magical animals - the moon-crazy beast often appears in hilly areas, and its feces can help plants grow..."

"I see!"

Everyone finally understood.

Moonlight Grass and Moon-Crazy Beast may have a mutually beneficial and symbiotic relationship.

As a result, option C is once again eliminated.

The schoolgirl's eyes sparkled brightly, and she held her chin with her hands. In her sight, Percy seemed to be wearing a halo of wisdom, dazzling.

Percy felt something in his heart and straightened his neck unconsciously...

Cedric revealed the answer to everyone - D.

Each of the four teams had its own joys and sorrows. The game continued, and the atmosphere of confrontation unconsciously spread from the competition stage to the audience.

"Oops, another point for Slytherin."

The little lions discussed dejectedly.

The next moment, when Gryffindor answered successfully and added two points, the little lions immediately turned from sadness to joy and cheered excitedly.

Dejected, he turned into a Slytherin.

This scene happened to all the students in the four colleges.

Hogwarts has always admired house competition, from the House Cup, to Quidditch competitions, to the four Heads' courses, etc...

The little wizards unconsciously like to maintain the honor of the academy.

Time flies by.

After answering the forty questions, the results of the four teams were clearly displayed in front of everyone.

Slytherin answered 13 questions, got 11 correct, and scored 20 points.

Gryffindor grabbed 11 questions, got 9 correct, and scored 16 points.

Ravenclaw grabbed 9 questions, got 8 correct, and scored 15 points.

Hufflepuff stole 7 questions, got 7 correct, and scored 14 points.

The results are clear at a glance, both teachers and students can see them clearly.

The Slytherin snakes literally raised their chins to the sky.

Among them, Hufflepuff is the strangest.

They only answered 7 questions, and they got all of them right, which shows that they clicked the answer button when they were absolutely sure. From this point of view, they were very Hufflepuff.

Dean Sprout was also in the audience.

She sat low-key on the side with a few students. When she saw her student ranked last, she was not displeased at all, but rather appreciative.

"It's 100% correct. This is an achievement that the other three teams have not achieved."

The students said angrily: "The other teams went too far. Even if they didn't know the answer, they rushed to answer it. They were not cautious at all."

"Yes, there were several times when we pressed too slowly."

"pity!"

The four teams stepped down, and the next group came on, with the same forty questions.

Things changed when the third group came on stage. Since there were thirteen teams participating in the competition, there were five teams in the final group, and the questions correspondingly became fifty.

Starting from the second group, the contestants were obviously more tit for tat.

As long as there is a 50% correct rate, they will click the answer button without hesitation.

Even as honest as Hufflepuff, they have learned to guess continuously, and the accuracy rate of the second team Hufflepuff can no longer reach 100%.

So the sound of "bang bang bang" was heard in the auditorium.

"Rush to answer!"

"Oh, I should choose C, this is all wrong!"

No matter how enthusiastic the audience is, even if the seniors shout out the answers directly, the contestants cannot hear them.

Once on the stage, soundproofing magic shuts out distractions.

……

Dumbledore and Snape did not go to the auditorium to watch in person, but hid in the principal's office to peek.

A glass sphere shows the full view of the auditorium.

Perhaps because he disliked the glass ball being too small, Dumbledore waved his sleeve and the live broadcast of the glass ball was projected onto a large screen.

"Every principal, let's watch it together."

As a result, the portraits of the principals have also become audiences, and they are also cutting-edge critics.

When any question arises, they immediately answer it and explain the answer in a ostentatious manner. For a while, the office is bustling with activity.

"Haha, Snape, look at this question, they answered it wrong."

Principal Nigellus laughed uncontrollably.

It is said that the principal was very unpopular during his tenure. Even though his portrait was hung on the wall, he still had a bad mouth.

Snape's face darkened.

On the live broadcast screen, a question about potions appeared, and all four teams participated in answering. In the end, Gryffindor relied on his momentum to get ahead.

Although this topic was a bit tricky, Snape remembered that he had definitely talked about it.

He thought he would get the answer right, but to his surprise, Gryffindor got the answer wrong.

"I told you in class..." Seeing Dumbledore looking at him teasingly, Snape defended arrogantly.

He turned to look at the screen. The Gryffindor student who answered incorrectly was actually George Weasley!

There were two other people in his small group, including Fred.

They even participated in the competition!

‘If you don’t listen carefully in class, I’ll catch you! ’

Snape secretly thought about how he planned to give the two brothers more homework.

When several people were excited, a person suddenly appeared in a blank portrait in the office.

"Principal Devante, you are here."

Dumbledore said hello politely. The headmistress was a woman. Not only was she a headmistress, she was also a famous therapist during her lifetime. Her portraits can be found in Hogwarts and St. Mungo's Hospital of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

So she can wander between school and hospital at will.

"Huh? What are you doing?" Principal Devante's voice was soft. She looked at the screen in the office and asked curiously.

Dumbledore quickly explained.

……