Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 894 Gossip

  On the south side street of Diagon Alley, in the office of "Defense Guide", editor-in-chief Remus Lupine was frowning and staring at the parchment in his hand, carefully checking the manuscript of next month's magazine publication.

   "Sirius, are we really going to do this?"

  Lupine put down his column explanation on the Triwizard Contest, and looked up at Sirius who was flipping through the Daily Prophet opposite him.

   "Why not?" Sirius retorted, "We're telling the truth."

"Dumbledore will definitely be unhappy, you know, it will make this Triwizard Tournament stained with indelible stains." Lupine knew very well that once the news that Karkaroff was a Death Eater was leaked, it would What kind of disturbance is set off in the UK.

"Stain? This game has been full of stains for a long time." Sirius sneered: "Since the fourth warrior appeared in the Triwizard Tournament, and since Karkaroff was kicked off the referee's seat by the audience, the entire Triwizard Tournament Still need to worry about being told by others?"

  Lupine was silent, because it was the truth, and the truth is sometimes crueler than a lie.

"Dumbledore invited Mad-Eye to teach at the school. I suspect it was to guard against Karkaroff." Sirius made no secret of his dislike for Karkaroff. It should be said that he hated all Death Eaters, "We all Knowing that Karkaroff is very good at acting, he successfully persuaded the Ministry of Magic to release him, and later became Durmstrang's principal somehow, don't you think that guy is suspicious?"

   "So, you plan to use this to draw everyone's attention to Karkaroff and prevent him from privately..." Before Lupine could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Sirius.

   "What you said is only one of the reasons." Sirius dropped the "Daily Prophet" and said to his old friend: "This is the opportunity for the "Defense Guide" to take off."

  Lupine was stunned for a moment, unable to understand what Sirius meant.

"Remus, you have to understand that if the "Defense Guide" is to be widely valued in the magic world, we need to find another way. We need to let everyone understand that the knowledge taught in the "Defense Guide" is useful, and the information we tell them is also important. It's true, no one wants to be lied to, audiences need the truth, even if it's brutal." Sirius recalled Albert's words.

  One day, you need the Defense Guide to speak for yourself. Before that, let as many people as possible accept it, identify with it, and believe in it.

   As for making money, don't worry, when the time comes, you won't be afraid of not making money.

  Although Sirius didn't understand what Albert was talking about, he believed in Albert and was willing to believe in the guy who could predict the future.

   "A lot of the content on the Daily Prophet is actually fabricated at will, and it's pretty good to have three points of truth." Sirius said, "Everyone needs the truth."

   "Oh, all right! Now that you've made up your mind." Lupine's eyes fell on the parchment in his hand again, and he suddenly asked, "Did Mr. Anderson ask you to do this?"

   Before Sirius could answer, Lupine continued, "I always feel that he seems to be planning something."

   "Accurately speaking, he should be preparing for the future." Sirius said his judgment, "He probably predicted some bad future."

   "Bad future?" Lupine asked, raising an eyebrow. "Did he tell you anything?"

"He didn't reveal too much information, but I think that's what he meant." Sirius carefully sorted out the information he got from Albert, and said in a joking tone, "Maybe, Anderson wants to tell us that Voldemort will make a comeback. "

   "It's not funny at all," said Lupine suddenly.

   "If it was before, I definitely wouldn't believe it." Sirius didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but the meaning was already obvious.

   "Does Dumbledore know?" Lupine asked again.

   "I think he must know." Sirius said, "Dumbledore is more perceptive than us. After learning that Albert can prophesy, do you think he really won't go to Albert to prophesy?"

"Right."

  The office of the "Defense Guide" fell into silence again.

In fact, Hogwarts Castle has already been blown up before the "Defense Guide" is released next month. I don't know who quietly provoked the topic of why Karkaroff gave Albert 1 point. Hogg There has been an astonishing barrage of gossip at Watts Castle, and all of them sound plausible.

  According to the accurate information provided by someone, cheating between schools is actually a norm in competitions between schools. Karkaroff's shameless practice of unscrupulousness in order to win is actually very common in inter-school competitions, but he didn't expect to do too much, unfortunately he hit the steel plate and overturned directly.

  Some people also said that the principal of Durmstrang, Karkaroff, looked down on Muggle wizards extremely, and he didn't want Muggle wizards to get high scores in the Triwizard Tournament, so he arrogantly gave Albert 1 point.

   This kind of statement has far more market than the previous ones.

  Durmstrang does not recruit Muggle wizards, saying that they look down on Muggle wizards can still be widely recognized.

   After all, isn't it normal for a guy who can hang out with Slytherins to think so?

   Some people think that it is the combination of these reasons that caused Karkaroff to give Albert 1 point.

   Soon, more explosive news spread in the school: Karkaroff is actually a Death Eater.

   This breaking news spread like wildfire. As a minion of the mysterious man, it is only natural to hate and hate Muggle wizards.

Then it came out that Harry Potter somehow became a Hogwarts warrior. In fact, it was Karkaroff who used a powerful confusion spell to deceive the Goblet of Fire, turning Harry Potter into a Hogwarts warrior. Warrior, intending to use the event to murder Harry Potter's life. "

   Before everyone could relax, someone claimed that they saw Karkaroff sneaking close to the Goblet of Fire at night during the registration period for the Warriors, and directly confirmed that he had signed up for Harry.

  These rumors were like fireworks exploding in the sky. More and more breaking news exploded one after another, becoming the topic of chatting among the students after dinner.

  For example, the Dark Mark on the last Quidditch World Cup was actually created by Karkaroff, who was hiding among the group of masked evil Death Eaters.

  These rumors spread quickly, and even the professors at the school heard similar rumors and got together to discuss this matter. After all, they weren't students who knew everything, and it was clear that Karkaroff had been a Death Eater, especially since one of them was the former Auror Mad-Eye who had captured Karkaroff.

Dumbledore didn't want this incident to affect the friendship between Hogwarts and Durmstrang, so the professors never revealed to the students that Karkaroff was a Death Eater. Fortunately, since the last time After being kicked out of the referee's stand, Karkaroff has not shown his face at Hogwarts, and the turmoil should be calmed down soon.

  However, they never thought that the Karkaroff incident was actually deliberately caused by someone in order to divert everyone's attention.

   "Don't you really need me to spread the news about Krum?" Lee Jordan was very excited about the Karkaroff incident recently, and he always wanted to make another big news secretly.

   "No need, this turmoil will last for a long time." Albert rejected Lee Jordan's showmanship. This guy planned to secretly use the Flying Curse to attract Krum's underwear in the dead of night, destroy it completely with magic, and then spread the news that Krum's underwear was stolen.

   "Are you sure, everyone doesn't seem to pay attention to this matter now." Lee Jordan said regretfully, "They pay more attention to the Christmas ball now."

  George imitated Professor McGonagall's tone and said, "The Christmas Ball will undoubtedly give us the opportunity to relax ourselves."

"Now everyone is saying that Dumbledore bought 800 barrels of flavored mead from Mrs. Rosmerta of the Three Broomsticks?" Fred couldn't help complaining, "Damn it, where is Mrs. Rosmerta going to get it all?" Eight hundred barrels of flavored mead?"

   "I think it's possible that he ordered the weird sisters to be true." Lee Jordan speculated, "It's not the first time this kind of thing happened."

  To be honest, Albert is not interested in the songs of the Weird Sisters, he thinks it is more reliable to let Yanila of Beauxbatons sing on stage.

   "I asked Professor McGonagall for you, and she said that you can invite Isobel to the ball, but she thinks this is a great opportunity for us to interact with foreign guests."

  The three of them are very aware of Albert's formal style, and they probably won't invite anyone other than his girlfriend to be their dance partner.

   "Actually, you can invite Beauxbaton's warrior. I think she probably won't refuse you." Fred said without thinking.

   "If you let other girls hear this, they will probably beat you into a pig's head." George reminded.

   "By the way, there is one more thing." Lee Jordan said suddenly, "The wizard card club final will be at the beginning of next month."

   "Who do you think is most likely to win the wizard card championship?" Albert asked.

"Diggory, Granger, Lovegood, and Shanna are running for the championship." Lee Jordan said without thinking, "Granger and Lovegood are the second candidates, but I think Granger is against the wizard card. Her enthusiasm is not high, she probably won't put too much thought into the wizard card, she will definitely become a prefect, and she also has a "vomit" club."

"As for Lovegood, her enthusiasm for the wizard card is enough, but I am a little worried about her organizational skills." Lee Jordan continued, "I heard that she is called a crazy girl, and she doesn't get along well with others. .”

   "Is there anyone else?" Albert asked again.

  “Although we have a large number of clubs, it is not easy to choose a suitable one.”

   "Let's wait until the wizard card game is over." Albert thought for a while and said, "If Luna wins, someone of you may have to invite her to the ball."

  Fred and George Qiqi turned to look at Lee Jordan.

   "Anyway, you haven't found a dance partner yet. If she wins, tell her clearly, she probably won't refuse." Albert reached out and patted Lee Jordan on the shoulder with an expression of begging you.

"Fred and George haven't found a partner yet, and maybe she doesn't want to dance with Albert?" Lee Jordan said in his last desperate struggle, "Well, if she really wins, who will win?" If you don’t find a dance partner, whoever invites her.”

   "No problem, we will definitely find a dance partner before you." Fred and George were very confident in themselves.

   As soon as the four of them entered the common room, they heard the girls talking about the Christmas ball.

   After looking at each other, Fred and George walked towards the girls together, and after a while, they came back.

   "It's done, now you have no partner." Fred patted Lee Jordan on the shoulder and said.

   "Who did you invite, Angelina?"

   "Yes." Fred said without thinking, "She agreed."

   "What about you?" Albert asked George, "Aaliyah?"

   "After all, after being a Quidditch teammate for so many years, there are always some advantages in this regard." George said with a smile.

   "Of course, it may also be that we are handsome enough." Fred touched his chin and said narcissistically, "Girls like handsome boys, just like boys like pretty girls."

  The girls over there couldn't help laughing out loud, obviously amused by Fred's words.

   "These two **** are really fast." Lee Jordan said through gritted teeth, "No, I really want to hit someone now, and I really want to make a big deal."

   "Don't worry, in two days, when the "Defense Guide" comes out, something big will happen." Albert said meaningfully.

   "Damn it, you didn't take me with you."

  The release of "Defense Guide" poured gasoline into the dying Death Eaters storm, and completely detonated the Karkaroff incident that was about to be forgotten by the students.

  The Defense Guide mentions Mr. "1 Point" in the Triwizard Tournament column.

Yes, Lupine did not directly point out Karkaroff, but everyone knows who this "1 point" Mr. is, and he analyzed the reason why Mr. 1 points gave him 1 point, and he did everything possible to fight against Durmstrang's victory. The crime of looking down on Muggle wizards was put on his head, and the reason was revealed: Karkaroff had been a Death Eater.

  Karkaroff was captured by Mad-Eye, and was pardoned by the Ministry of Magic for betraying a large number of his companions.

   This is all right, just explode on the spot!

The news that Durmstrang's headmaster is actually a Death Eater spread rapidly in the British magical world, and the sales of "Guide to Defense" also continued to rise. Many wizards suddenly discovered that there was such a magazine around them. Would love to buy a copy of The Defense Guide to see what the Triwizard Tournament really is?

  Because the "Defense Guide" explained the entire game in detail and fairly to everyone, as well as the magic used by the warriors.

Of course, this matter is not over yet. Many people send letters to Karkaroff, curses, and even roaring letters. Recently, many students always say that they can often hear roaring letters around Durmstrang’s sea ships. sound.

   Dumbledore was also unlucky. The parents believed that a Death Eater appearing in Hogwarts might threaten the lives of the students. They unanimously demanded that Karkaroff should be asked to leave the school.

  Actually, after this incident was exposed, Karkaroff could no longer stay in England. No one would welcome a Death Eater in Britain, which was deeply persecuted by Voldemort.

  (end of this chapter)