Hogwarts in the shadows

Harry, Fleur, and Krum walked into the tent together.

The gloom before the game disappeared from everyone's face, replaced by a relaxed look.

Even Krum looked less gloomy.

"You all did a great job!" Bagman bounded into the tent with his signature energy, his face beaming with joy.

"Okay, I'll just say a few words. The second challenge is scheduled for 9:30 AM on February 24th of next year, and you will have plenty of time to rest. The golden eggs in your hands are the clues to the next level, so you can prepare in advance this time! Do you understand? If there are no problems, let's go celebrate!"

When Heffernan and Hermione walked out of the tent, they saw Harry, Draco and Ron standing there.

Draco raised his chin slightly, his eyes revealing contempt for Ron.

Ron also looked at Draco with an angry face, but he was obviously lacking in confidence.

Harry stood between the two of them, feeling torn.

Hermione just took a quick glance and pushed Hephis, who wanted to watch the fun, away.

After they walked away, Hephis asked curiously, "What happened to them?"

Hermione had always avoided mentioning Harry in front of Hefice.

But since Hephis asked, she gave a brief explanation.

"Didn't Harry become a warrior? Ron thought Harry didn't take him with him on purpose and didn't believe Harry's explanation, so the two of them have been in a cold war recently. I guess Ron saw the horror of the dragon today and believed Harry again. As for Draco, it seems that they have been living together since Harry became a warrior."

"Living together?" Hephis was surprised. He really didn't know about this.

"They don't live together. That's not right. They live together, but not that kind of living together." Hermione hastened to clarify, "They just live with Hagrid. They're roommates."

She also muttered under her breath, "Although it's just a bed, it's very big...very big."

Hephis smiled silently. Of course he knew how big the bed was in Hagrid's house. After all, he had it custom-made.

But Draco acted very quickly.

Taking advantage of Harry's loneliness and depression, he took advantage of the opportunity.

You are indeed the one! Draco!

They returned to the Slytherin common room together, where the snakes had already prepared the banquet as expected.

The black and gold silk ribbons floated lightly above the lounge, complementing the hundreds of flickering candles.

An eye-catching banner was hung in the middle, on which was painted the image of the Hephaestus Xia dragon.

The original table and chairs were gone, replaced by a long table covered with a spotless white tablecloth.

There were carefully arranged flowers in the center and the silver tableware was shining.

The long table was already filled with delicious food, including Yorkshire puddings with golden and crispy crust, pan-fried salmon covered with lemon cream sauce, and shepherd's pie with mashed potatoes and tender meat filling.

There are also a variety of exquisite desserts and a wide variety of fruits.

There were also piles of pumpkin juice and butter beer, and a lot of them were probably hidden away by seventh-grade students.

As soon as Hephis entered the lounge, the little snakes all looked at him.

There was admiration in their eyes.

“May the glory be with us.”

“May the glory be with us.”

“May the glory be with us.”

They shouted slogans in unison again, cheering for Hephis.

Hephis raised his hand gently, and the noisy lounge returned to silence in an instant.

"Today is not only my victory, but also Slytherin's victory."

“We are about to usher in a new and glorious era together.”

“You will bear witness with me.”

"We are Slytherin! We never give up! We are honor!"

Hefeth stepped forward and raised his glass.

The little snakes also picked up the wine glasses from their sides and held them in front of their chests.

"Here's to each and every one of you."

The banquet officially began. Although Hephis drank a beverage, the little snakes still toasted him one after another.

He also raised his glass frequently with a smile on his face.

Draco also rushed back shortly after the banquet began.

Although Harry is important, Hephis's celebration party is more important.

He didn't waste any more time talking to Ron. After giving Harry a few instructions, he hurried back to the Slytherin common room.

The party lasted until late at night, and Hermione stayed by Hephis's side the whole time.

The next morning, each of the little wizards in the auditorium was reading a copy of the Prophet's Newspaper.

Because today's "Prophet Newspaper" is distributed free of charge to every wizard.

So as long as you are a wizard, you will get a newspaper, whether you subscribe or not.

The image of Hephaestus stepping on the head of a wasp directly occupied the entire page.

It even runs through the entire newspaper in the form of the Xia Kingdom's divine dragon.

It can be said that Hephis directly destroyed the board.

The entire newspaper only used a line of small print at the very end to explain the achievements of the other three warriors.

Hephaestus's Animagus form became the center of public opinion.

With such powerful strength, it is obviously a magical creature.

Hephaestus undoubtedly created a historical precedent by becoming the first wizard to transform himself into such a powerful creature.

Percy rushed back to the Ministry of Magic that night and patched Hephesus up.

The Animagus image was registered in the name of Hephaestus.

This kind of behavior where the person himself is not present and is a substitute is certainly not acceptable.

But as a new star in the Ministry of Magic, Percy naturally had a smooth journey, and even the registration time was adjusted to last year.

Where there are praises, there will certainly be those who oppose.

They could not question the authenticity of the newspaper because there were more than 30,000 people present, and even the dumbest person would know that it could not be fake.

They also could not question the power displayed by the Xia Kingdom's dragon.

Because the entire newspaper contained almost the entire process of the battle.

The photos above are all moving, it’s like a little movie.

They turned their attention to Hephaestus's monopoly of knowledge.

They stood on the moral high ground and accused Hephis of treating this precious power as private property and hindering the common progress of the wizarding world.

The words are very sharp.

Of course, such voices have appeared in some foreign newspapers.

At least in this part of Britain, no one dares to speak out about this.

There is definitely someone behind the incident manipulating it.

The main reason is that the power displayed by the Xia Kingdom’s dragon is too powerful.

It often takes the combined efforts of six or seven wizards to subdue an adult dragon.

And the battle between Hephis and the Hungarian Horntail was simply a joke.

Facing someone like Hephis, they really didn't know how many people they would need to defeat him.

So they were afraid and wanted to force Hephes to reveal the method.

This is even more because certain forces covet its power and want to take it for themselves.