Chapter 426 Report

"That lunatic... lunatic..."

When Rita Skeeter shivered and returned to her human form, she could not help but tremble.

That boy was simply a lunatic. In public, he just cast a spell when he felt something was wrong - if the spell was more powerful, or if it was replaced with a spell with a stronger attack range, then...

She couldn't even imagine what would happen if the spell actually hit her.

'Dumbledore is an old madman, that Potter is a young madman, they are all mad! ’

She packed her bag in panic, trying hard to hide the fact that she had just planned to eavesdrop... As a reporter who often travels on the illegal border, she knew better than anyone else that if she was discovered to be an illegal Ani What happens after Mags.

"You have to avoid that boy..."

She thought, "I have to find something from others, and I actually refused the interview with confidence... First from friends, then to professors... I have to avoid that Mad-Eye guy... That Auror should not be underestimated..."

'That's it... while they're doing the testing, I'll go check on the other guys... They're not as difficult as that kid... Besides, I have enough time...'

——

"Allow me to introduce Mr. Ollivander."

Dumbledore sat among the judges and introduced to the warriors of each school - as the best wand maker in Britain, Ollivander deserves to be treated like this.

"He will be checking your wands to make sure they are in good condition before the game."

When Ollivander responded, Dumbledore took the opportunity to add something, and the old craftsman responded with a smile, and then curiously examined the warriors' wands one by one.

In Ollivander's theory, wizards and wands complement each other. While the wand makes the wizard, the wizard also makes the wand - therefore, he is very curious about the wands of the warriors selected by the Goblet of Fire.

Each wand-making master has his own formula and production techniques. Experienced people can tell which master made the wand just by looking at the size of the wand and the materials of the wand and core.

Therefore, students like Harry and others from Hogwarts were naturally ranked at the back - what kind of craftsmanship did he study to make the wands he made? He could tell at a glance how the materials and users used them.

The twelve wands were quickly inspected, and Ollivander's praise never stopped, especially the wand from Ilvermorny. He even stared at it for a long time before sending it back.

"Yes, yes, very novel materials, a combination that has never been tried before. Maybe I should take the time to take a look around. Although the craftsmanship is not that mature, it is... novel, very novel..."

If Dumbledore hadn't coughed slightly to remind him, perhaps Harry's wands would have been ignored...

The wands of the remaining three warriors were quickly tested, and when Harry handed over the wand, he was still a little reluctant...

"Still my product... wonderful, very good, holly wood... eleven inches long, phoenix tail hair core, very powerful... you took good care of it, Mr. Potter."

Ollivander patiently examined Harry's wand, "It's become unusual...well...very unusual."

"Can you light it up, Mr. Potter?"

"Fluorescence."

Harry whispered the curse without hesitation - the wand still in Ollivander's hand was instantly lit.

"It's resisting me..."

Ollivander laughed and handed the wand to Harry, "It's fine, better than ever... Please continue to take good care of it as before, Mr. Potter."

"Wands and wizards choose each other. You both made the best choice. When a wizard becomes a legend, his wand is naturally part of the legend, Mr. Potter."

Ollivander spared no effort in praising Harry, causing the other warriors in the room to show disdain on their faces, and even began to wonder if the wand master was hired by Hogwarts at a cost of a lot of galleons. of trust.

But Ollivander didn't care about the eyes of these children. He stood up and looked at Dumbledore, "Excellent test. All wands are working at their best and do not require any additional maintenance."

"That's great, Mr. Ollivander."

Dumbledore also stood up, "Well, thank you all, now you can go back to class - no, at this time, I think it is more convenient for you to go downstairs to eat. You know, they have to finish class anyway. .”

Seeing that Dumbledore was about to announce the breakup, the photographer on the side couldn't sit still, 'Why did Rita not come back now? ’

But it was not easy to go back empty-handed. He had no choice but to cough, show his presence, and remind the two referees from the Ministry of Magic - we have been here to work all morning. If you two don't say anything, It's like we came here in vain.

Although the matter was settled, if it didn't make it into the newspapers, wouldn't it mean that the two directors of the Ministry of Magic came to work for Hogwarts?

The Ministry of Magic's funds are not burned like this - the people are not happy either. The Triwizard Tournament is a big event. Although I can't go there, it is good to read the reports and forward them!

Fortunately, Bagman remembered his duty in time, "Take pictures, Dumbledore, take pictures!"

He shouted hurriedly and excitedly - he was not the Crouch who had been in the limelight during the summer. He finally made an appearance in the Triwizard Tournament. How could he not take pictures?

"The referee took a photo with the Warriors. What do you think?"

After he asked Dumbledore, he turned to look at the cameraman, "By the way, where is Rita, where has she gone?"

"She went to do a little one-person interview."

The photographer tried to smooth things over - he didn't know what Rita had done, but many years of cooperation experience told him that once Rita disappeared suddenly, there would definitely be quite interesting news, but he didn't care about that, as long as he could still Just keep taking good photos and get Galleons.

"Okay, let's take pictures first."

Bagman shook his head, and then a group of people followed the photographer's instructions and started taking pictures.

"By the way, she will follow up with the report, right?"

"Of course, Mr. Bagman, we are professionals!"

The photographer said proudly while instructing them to move.

However, he felt a little stressed at the moment - Rita had a much better eye for digging up news than he did, even when it came to choosing the angle of the photo.

‘Why hasn’t she come back yet… If she doesn’t come back, then we’ll really have to make do with it. ’

Fortunately, when he was worried, Rita trotted back with a victorious smile. Although her expression was embarrassed, the photographer knew clearly - she had obtained another exciting piece of information.

'That greasy guy is really too fierce. Next time, go find another professor, the guy named William who is about to win the prize...'

In her embarrassment, Rita proudly directed the photographers, and at the same time asked the warriors and referees to start taking additional individual photos.

——

[Exclusive report on the Triwizard Competition]

…

[In this international competition spanning four countries, the four warriors of Hogwarts have touched the hearts of countless readers...]

[In order to gain a deeper understanding of the daily lives of these warriors, Rita, our special correspondent, specially asked their friends and professors in order to learn about our warriors from all aspects. 】

"She just went to the classroom for an interview, and then was threatened by Snape with his wand before leaving."

Ron pointed to Rita's report in the newspaper and explained happily.

There was no way. She was in Potions class in fourth grade. After all, Rita worked for the Daily Prophet. At present, there was no way to directly fabricate news like some B*C. If she wanted to interview, she could only risk interrupting the class.

"Then she is so obedient?"

"How is that possible? I don't know if you read the newspaper during the holidays. In the newspaper, Rita openly called Dumbledore a rigid lunatic with corrupt thoughts... She even dared to describe Dumbledore like this. How could Snape scare her? ?”

Ron's mouth was filled with an uncontrollable smile.

"Look over here."

Ron pointed to a line in the newspaper, [Although a certain slovenly guy tried to intercept this interview and threatened with a wand like a madman, we still learned the truth from some students. 】

[According to information provided by two people familiar with the matter who did not want to be named, this insane professor was kindly retained by Dumbledore and often punished students corporally - and there is a not-so-secret secret among the many students who were corporally punished. , that is, they have never seen the hair care potion in this professor's care products. 】

Ron was laughing as he spoke, waving the Daily Prophet wildly in his hand.

"That Rita guy has probably never been coerced like this before, and I highly doubt that the person who provided the information was..."

"No way, they dare?"

Harry asked in surprise.

"Who knows, I'm just guessing - Snape finally blasted her out with his wand... That woman was really..."

[According to the reporter’s understanding, during the Death Eater parade that occurred not long ago, our warrior Harry Potter made a considerable contribution in helping to maintain order in the camp. Many families had previously sent letters to this newspaper Letters describing the help they received at that time. 】

[But according to this professor who doesn’t pay much attention to his personal image, our warrior has become an ordinary student who loves to get into trouble, performs poorly in class, has irreconcilable conflicts with his classmates, and even disrespects his teachers...]

"The next time she comes back to school for an interview, Snape will kill her, and then Snape will be imprisoned in Azkaban!"

Ron made two beautiful wishes at once - these wishes were so in line with Harry's thoughts that he couldn't help but hope that the wishes would be fulfilled.

There was no way - although the part Ron had just picked out was satisfying, as far as the entire report was concerned, Harry felt that he could launch a duel against Rita.

Although he explicitly refused the interview with the woman, he was still treated as the protagonist of the news in every sense of the word.

Although it seems that the report is about the Triwizard Tournament, the remaining three warriors of Hogwarts are almost just names. That is to say, Krum occupied some paragraphs by virtue of his star advantage, and the rest are almost all Something about him.

As the youngest warrior, what is his performance?

What are his hobbies?

How was your record after joining the Quidditch team?

She found the person who spied on the relevant news, and then forcibly labeled it with sensational terms. It looked like he was a diligent crybaby.

The most outrageous thing is that she reported Harry's relationship problems in the newspaper... and it was even more of a disaster.

Colin didn't know what the kid said, but Rita insisted that he had an unusual relationship with a girl named Hermione - which took him almost half a day to explain to Qiu...or rather, I barely explained it clearly.

'The professor doesn't know what he is doing...'

Harry sighed. The moment he saw the report yesterday, he wanted to ask Professor William how to deal with such unrealistic reports, but the professor's office clearly marked a sign saying no interruptions during non-class hours. , so that he could only give up.

'The professor is busy as soon as he sees it... You can't disturb him just because of this...'

'Professor Lupin is not in the school, so she kept it secret from me when I asked Professor McGonagall...'

Harry looked helpless. At this point, he could only hope that those reports about Snape would anger him, and then Snape would kill people and enter Azkaban with hatred.

——

"Goooooooo!!!!!!"

Outside the window, William's owl was getting angry and making a dissatisfied sound.

"Just two more days, just two more days!"

He stood at the window to persuade, and even took out a small supply of dried rat to comfort him.

The elixir indoors had now entered the first and most critical stage. He did not dare to move away from the flames, and he did not even dare to think about the luxury of opening the window and letting the owl in.

Temperature changes, the possible inclusion of owl feathers...gosh, it's really a disaster just thinking about it.

After a long day of negotiation, the owl ate the dried rat with dissatisfaction, and then took a hard bite on William's index finger, with an expression on his face that said, 'I did it on purpose, what do you want?'

"I'm afraid of you... I really don't have time to read the newspaper... When these three days are over, I will buy you high-end food, okay?"

He shook his head, and then persuaded it to go away, then continued to seal the windows and began to handle the elixir with full body protection.

‘There is no class tomorrow. I have just managed to get through the first stage of cooking stably. I won’t start the second stage of treatment until next year... Everything seems to be normal at the moment. ’

‘The student asked Professor Moody to watch, and Professor Lupine on the Fire Dragon side followed the whole process... If it weren’t for the two helpers, I’m afraid the elixir would have been delayed. ’

'I feel a lot more at ease with them...even though the students are still a bit stupid...'

He shook his head and scolded secretly, "It's been so long, are you planning to give up on tradition?"

"How long will it take for those fools to discover that Hagrid's side is the easiest link to break through?"

Thinking about it, you know that the unknown fear cannot be a wizard, so it must be either a plant or an animal - how many plants can have powerful attacks? Who is the best at handling animals at Hogwarts?

The answer is obvious. It's been so long and you haven't even tried it yet?