Hogwarts in the shadows

"Then we'll excuse us. If there's anything, just let Dada notify me directly."

After Hephis finished speaking, he gave Snape a look.

Then the two of them slowly walked out of the principal's office.

As soon as they left the spiral staircase, Snape couldn't help but speak.

"You are so brave! How dare you release Grindelwald."

Hephis smiled calmly, "Professor, don't worry! If Gellert really wanted to stir up some trouble, he wouldn't have voluntarily been imprisoned in Nurmengard."

Snape nodded. "What about Nurmengard?"

"I put a substitute in there, and there are shadow soldiers guarding it, so nothing will go wrong." Hephis explained.

Snape suddenly thought of something, he stopped abruptly, and stared at Hephes with a strange expression.

"What's wrong, Professor?" Hephis also stopped and looked at Snape with some confusion.

"You...you asked me to study the gender-changing potion, not for Grindelwald, right?" Snape asked tentatively.

Hephis rubbed his chin with his fingers. It seemed that it was not a bad idea. Gellert would probably like it very much!

"Not at the beginning, but it's not impossible." There was a hint of amusement in his eyes.

Snape's heart skipped a beat. If the old bee knew that it was he who had invented the gender-changing potion,

that……

It must never be known to anyone.

absolute.

In Friday's Potions class, Snape was still spraying venom and mocking Harry happily as usual.

An unexpected knock on the door disrupted his rhythm.

Snape waved his sleeves and the door of the Potions classroom opened.

He asked impatiently. "What is it?"

Colin Creevey walked into the classroom slightly nervously.

"Excuse me, Professor, but Mr. Bagman asked me to take Harry Potter and Hephis Dum upstairs."

"Reason?" Snape looked at Creevey.

Creevey swallowed and said, "Professor, it seems like he wants to take a photo..."

"Potter, take your bag and get out of my sight immediately."

Snape nodded again towards Hephaestus.

Draco patted Harry's shoulder and gave him an encouraging look.

Harry smiled back, then picked up his bag and walked quickly towards the door.

After whispering to Hermione, Hephis also stood up, "Goodbye, Professor."

As soon as they walked out of the classroom, Creevey couldn't contain his excitement and said to Harry.

"That's amazing, Harry. You've become a warrior!"

Then he saw Hephis coming out and quickly added.

"Oh, congratulations to you too, Mr. Dam."

"Thank you, Creevey," Hephis responded politely.

They followed Creevey to another classroom.

After knocking on the door, they walked in.

This is a smaller classroom with a large empty area in the middle.

There were three desks placed side by side, covered with a gorgeous velvet cloth, and five chairs behind them.

Bagman was chatting with Rita Skeeter.

A photographer with a belly as round as a ball was holding a black camera that was emitting light smoke and looking at Furong secretly.

Krum, sullen as always, stood in the corner.

Fleur smiled brightly when she saw Hephis.

She shook her long silver hair, "Hephis, you are here."

"Yeah. You're even more beautiful today." Hephis responded politely.

"Really?" Furong blinked her big eyes in surprise, "I'm wearing something special today..."

Before Fleur could finish her words, Bagman's voice rang out.

"The warriors are all here, Harry, come in quickly... We are going to perform the wand testing ceremony, and the other judges will arrive soon."

"Wand test?" Harry asked nervously.

"Don't worry, this is just to make sure your wands are in top condition for the game," Bagman explained.

"Afterwards, we'll take some pictures. This is Rita Skeeter, and she'll be writing a great story for the Daily Prophet."

Rita Skeeter glanced at Hefeth and shuddered unconsciously.

So she quickly turned her gaze to Harry, "Before we officially start, can I have a few words with Harry? You know... being the fourth warrior can add a lot of color to the article."

Bagman agreed readily, and Harry nodded after a slight hesitation.

Rita Skeeter couldn't wait to pull Harry out of the room.

Before leaving, he glanced at Hephis unconsciously, and when he saw that he had no reaction, he grabbed Harry and walked out the door.

"Oh, they even specially arranged an interview." Furong snorted, looking very unhappy.

"If you knew Skeeter's writing style, you should be thankful." Hephis looked at Furong with some amusement.

"Oh?" Fleur hadn't read Skeeter's article, and she hadn't even read the Daily Prophet yet.

So she guessed, "Could it be the kind that was driving very fast?"

Hephes choked. What the hell is going on?

The Daily Prophet, as the official mouthpiece of the wizarding world, is quite formal.

They were chatting about random things.

Soon Dumbledore, Karkaroff, Madame Maxime, Percy and Ollivander walked in together.

When Dumbledore saw Hephaestus, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

He looked around and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Why hasn't Mr. Potter arrived yet? Mr. Dam, shouldn't he be in Potions class with you?"

"Principal, you can look in the next room."

Hephis looked at Gellert who was disguised as Dumbledore. Not to mention his words and actions, they really looked like Dumbledore!

Gellert nodded and walked out quickly.

Soon he was back, followed by Harry and a rather unhappy Skeeter behind him.

"Okay, everyone please take a seat!" Gellert took a seat first.

He waited until everyone was seated before continuing.

"This is Mr. Ollivander. He's going to check your wands to make sure they're in good condition before the game."

Ollivander immediately began his work, checking the wands of the four warriors one by one.

However, when it was Hephis' turn, something went wrong.

His wand was fused with his body when he was reborn.

Besides, he didn't need a wand to cast spells now, so he never bought another one.

"What? Mr. Dame you don't have a wand?"

Ollivander's eyes widened, his voice filled with disbelief.

He murmured to himself, "But I remember very well that you once bought from me a thirteen-inch wand made of elderwood and inlaid with a phoenix feather."

"You have a good memory, but I don't need it now, so I put the wand away." Hephis explained.