Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"This, this is too..." Padma watched Harry walk tremblingly between the long tables and walk in Dumbledore's direction.There was neither welcome applause nor time to boo scolding. Everyone could only watch the incredible change that happened. Even if Harry almost tripped over his robe, no one showed extra attention.

"How could it be!" When Harry's back stumbled and disappeared to the other side of the door, the student shouted.The solidified magic was finally lifted, and the whispering student's face was dull, obviously he hadn't recovered from the incident.

Karkaroff was frightened and angry. He stood up suddenly. On the other side, Mrs. Maxim was exactly the same as him, both of them had a look of irritation that had been maliciously deceived."I need an explanation, Dumbledore," Karkaroff said viciously.

"I have the same feelings as Professor Karkaroff." Madam Maxim said proudly, her face also very ugly."I think we all saw what happened just now. It was not an illusion or a joke, was it?" But looking at her expression, it was as if she was really expecting it to be just a joke.

"If someone makes such a joke, then I'm the one who has been tricked." Dumbledore said lightly, his tone no longer as gentle as usual, and he looked directly into Mrs. Maxim's eyes."Trust me, dear madam, this can never be Hogwarts or the Ministry of Magic."

"Call~" Among the adults present, the only person who did not feel angry at all, but showed obvious curiosity was Ludo Bagman. Barty Crouch's face was tight, and his lips were pressed. Regardless of the colleague's whistle frivolously.

"This is really a big deal, Barty." Crouch nodded boredly."Dear sirs, what do you think should we do after such an accident? I really suspect that we are all caught in a cunning trap, just because some schools want to get more benefits for themselves... …" Karkaroff smoothly shook the topic to the two of the Ministry of Magic, hoping to get support from them.

"The accusation is false, Professor Karkaroff." Professor McGonagall said seriously, and Snape followed along."Should we not ask the chosen party before blaming each other? See what nasty tricks he used to deceive everyone..." He sneered, as if he had caught Harry's dreadlocks for doing bad things. .

Although Professor McGonagall frowned, more people agreed with his judgment.So they also walked towards the small room.

Chapter 57 The Four Warriors (Part 2)

"Professors are in the room." Luna whispered. If it weren't for Zoe's closeness, her words would have been drowned in the buzzing discussion."But how did he do it!" said a certain student at the Ravenclaw table, half annoyed and half surprised. "He is not yet seventeen!"

"This is not the only problem." Padma frowned. "There are only three schools and three in the competition. But the Warriors have four people... He must have found some way to exploit the loopholes, or used something. A weird spell..."

"Then why Potter can compete but I can't. He is too despicable to do so!" Such remarks have won the approval of many people. Looking up, although the people in Gryffindor are also very surprised, they Most of them still felt unprecedented joy because Harry was chosen as the Warrior.But the emotions of the other three academies are not so positive. The Hufflepuffs feel the most angry, because originally Cedric was the only candidate who shouldered the glory of the Warriors, but now suddenly a Harry Potter appears... …

Even if he was a boy who survived a catastrophe, even if he drove away someone who couldn't even mention his name, but what?He shamelessly snatched the glory belonging to Hufflepuff!Divided away the dazzling starlight.But Slytherin was frustrated and angry. Gryffindor had never dealt with them. Any achievement that would brighten Gryffindor's face would not be a good thing for the Slytherins.

The only college that stayed aside was Ravenclaw, but it seemed that most students would not appreciate Harry's aggressive behavior.Compared to Cedric, Harry can only attract enough attention in Quidditch (except for the scar on his forehead), but Slytherin defeated Gryffindor last year. Destroyed the winning streak of the Gryffindor team, not to mention that Cedric was a good player even Quidditch.

"Cedric Diggory is the one who can really represent Hogwarts." People who originally maintained a neutral attitude, as long as there is a contrast, most of them have a prejudice against Harry, thinking that he is a kid who likes to show up. , Just because you want to earn points, you want to break the rules.

"If these people can use their brains instead of others to think about it, they will know that Potter can't be the warrior qualification they got." Zoe sneered.She heard more and more sympathy for Cedric and contempt for Harry in her ears, which was very ridiculous.In fact, Hogwarts students do not lack the ability to think independently, they are also energetic and have a sense of justice.But when a seemingly unfair "fact" appears in front of your eyes, and people around you constantly instill in you a perception that seems to be "correct", you can either continue to think independently or you can only I succumbed to the power of the group.

Even some students who could still maintain neutrality, as the voice of opposition grew louder, they couldn't help joining in, and began to yell like the victim."What kind of person do you think can do this?" Luna asked.

"If Porter's ranking in the exam has been ranked in the top three even once, or the length of study time and the length of his laziness are exchanged, I agree with the possibility that he can do this." Zoe sneered, " No matter how crude it looks, the broken cup that has just been extinguished is already a magical item with a long history."

"I even want to believe that this is a seventh-grade top student who wants to tease him, and there is no way to believe that this is what an ordinary fourth-grade student can do. This can lead to another point, that is, he becomes a warrior. Benefits you can get later."

"Do you really think that a thousand Gallon is more important than life safety and interpersonal relationship? If Potter does something that breaks the rules, people in the same house other than him may protect him, and it will definitely lead to more People’s contempt and even resentment, and the treatment of street rats are nothing more than that. From my weak understanding of Potter, he does not seem to be a person willing to be treated like this, nor is he just a simple idiot..."

Zoe must be half-truth, because the source of her certainty is not these empty words, but that she knows more than others.And these reasons are just some supporting evidence.

Other professors began to maintain order and guided the students back to their respective lounges, but most of them were unwilling to go back to the dormitory immediately. Instead, they sat on the sofa in the lounge and talked loudly, with a lot of resentment on their faces. people.

"Don't stay here anymore, let's go back to the bedroom, Luna." Zoe listened to the place for a while, and finally gave up helplessly.There is no other useful news from Ravenclaw.In fact it has nothing to do with her, after all, this matter only involves Potter.But it is very likely that this matter is also related to Voldemort.

She left those who were discussing Harry as a person, and seeing Harry was unlucky. This used to be one of her happiest entertainments, but now she just felt choked and irritated.

This may be a difficult night to fall asleep.While Zoe was tossing about in bed, Dumbledore's office began another one-sided argument.Snape's face was crumpled, he was obviously forcibly enduring himself not to explode, but his expression was more gloomy than ever, almost dripping ink.

"It's not normal, Dumbledore." He finally stopped pacing indoors. "Potter can't do this. Someone can only do it in secret. I think you can also imagine the suspicious person in my heart. "

"Yes, of course I know. You think this was done by Max, because the age boundary distinguishes the soul rather than the body, so it won't work for her."

Snape sneered and said, "Can I take your answer as'I did it even though I knew this would happen'? You can obviously set up more complicated tricks to prevent that one from hiding in the flock. The wolves behave."

"Harry will be fine, Severus. If you care, you will be confused."

"That's the Triwizard Tournament, Dumbledore! Even if all of this is left aside, once Porter becomes a warrior, the number of times his life is in danger will increase, and we don't even know how the opponent will start... But no matter what method is used, with Potter's arrogant and stupid personality, he will only be swallowed up maliciously."

"Children will always grow up." Dumbledore just repeated, "We can't always calibrate them and protect them from the wind and rain."

"Just look at it, Dumbledore. I can't just wait for the other person to show their fangs or be wiped out. I will invade Siegel's brain and use my way to find the woman. What do you want to do."

"Even if it will let you open up and expose you?" Snape snorted coldly. "Not too much. I won't expose the most important part for us, and she will not reach the peak. Strength. Lend me your meditation basin and I will take care of the rest."

"This is not a wise decision, but it is indeed a decision you will make." Dumbledore said, "Although I know you know this well, I have to repeat it, even if you take the memory out of your mind. , It does not mean that they have completely disappeared. As long as you go deep enough, you will still be exposed. Even if you are a skilled Occlusiveist, this kind of risk still exists.

"You can't get anything without paying a certain price. I don't know what innocence and naivety are, Dumbledore. Although you are always indulging in that woman, it's all based on your understanding that I don't understand. The truth of this can only be established, and I really cannot trust that woman."

"So I won't stop you either."

As if it were the ending point, Snape knew that the conversation would end there.In fact, he certainly knows that no matter what the truth is, all he can do now is to take one step at a time.Even though the final plan in his mind has never disappeared, it is the simplest and rude, but perhaps the choice that can kill the crisis in the cradle.

"Is it incredible time? Even someone like me would actually..." Unconsciously glanced at the tower in the deep night, Snape snorted coldly and wrapped the robe around him. Step left.

Chapter 58 Snape's Pantheon (Part 1)

"Draco, I hope you can remove that terribly ugly badge from my eyes." Zoe said angrily. "I'm not in the mood to care about whether you want disgusting Potter or not, but those words are always there. I was dangling in front of my eyes, and I almost vomited."

Draco played with the badge in his hand. The words "Potter" on the badge gleamed."No way, now this has become one of the popular. Slytherins have one. I heard from the guy who made this thing. Hufflepuff also ordered a lot, probably only Gryffindor. The people at you completely ignored such interesting ideas."

He put the badge away, because Zoe's anger didn't look fake, and he wanted to ask her to do some difficult homework for him. Naturally, he couldn't make her angry before the goal was achieved."So that's why you led a group of people wearing this broken badge to show off in front of Potter? Just want to make Potter angry and fight you?"

"Okay, okay, I apologize." Draco sighed. "I didn't expect to accidentally hurt Granger. I just wanted Potter to suffer and laugh at the consequences of his inattention... I don't know. The spells will collide and change the direction, puff..."

"If you laugh out loud in front of me again, write your own homework for the transformation class." Zoe said indifferently. Hogwarts' rumors spread faster than dandelion seeds, but within half a day, He The fact that Min Granger's teeth were made as thick as wooden boards became a new joke in most schools.When Zoe and others passed by, he even heard titles such as "bucktooth" and "beaver woman" (many of them belonged to Slytherin).

Draco quickly asked for mercy."Do you also think that Potter is taking advantage of the Triwizard Tournament?" Zoe looked at poor Draco for a long time, and finally dragged his parchment over and filled in the correct answer.

"I think that's probably the case. If other people have this method, why don't they let themselves participate? That's the Triwizard Tournament! It couldn't be easier to show off." Draco shrugged, "It doesn't matter if he didn't do it. I just want to find a reason to make him feel uncomfortable, so that he doesn't get too overwhelmed, even if he becomes a warrior, it's no big deal." He was authentic, obviously, Harry became a warrior that made him very dissatisfied.

"And I mocked him in front of him, and I didn't stumble in secret." He said confidently, and then immediately slowed down when Zoe glared over, "The incident with Granger was simply an accident. There will definitely be no next time."

"Didn't you all ease your attitude towards him last year?" Zoe's question made Draco grunt."One yard goes to one yard. I do agree that he has so little strength and talent, but I don't plan to have a good relationship with a guy who insulted me several times." Zoe was silent for a moment, and decided to swallow "You two Each other" this sentence.

"If things are done so absolutely, wouldn't it be bad if you ask Potter someday." Zoe scribbled on the parchment."How is it possible! I, Draco Malfoy, would ask that guy? I would rather take care of the snails!"

Draco said that, but he showed a look of horror. The creature named snails should have caused a lot of psychological shadow on him."Do you still have classes in the afternoon?" Zoe asked."Two consecutive potions classes with the stupid lions of Gryffindor." Draco curled up his mouth and said happily, "That's why I will wipe the badge. Can't make Potter proud."

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After dinner in the evening, Zoe carried nothing but homework in his bag.When Snape gave extra lectures, he basically didn't talk about much theoretical stuff, and only gave her the materials for her to operate.She had brought books and notes several times before, but none of them came in handy.Even if she needs to remember something, she can borrow Snape's own paper and pen.

She was a little nervous.Today's task is different from the past, mainly to investigate her Occlumency.Several days have passed, and as long as she finds an opportunity, she will begin to practice Occlumency.She can get started much faster than the Patronus Charm, but it takes a lot of time to advance.The main point of Occlumency is to give up self-control of thoughts, that is, to forget unconsciously as if in a daze, instead of thinking about "I am trying to empty my brain".

What Zoe can do now is to achieve a complete closed brain in a place where no one-although it is an entry-level occlusion technique-without interference, it is easier to enter a fantasy state.But if Zoe is allowed to do this in the crowd, it will be much more difficult. Whenever she feels that she is about to be immersed in, suddenly there will be some chaotic noises that affect her thinking, such as sound, scenery, smell, etc.Finally, she was forced to recover from a closed state.

I thought that an Occultist like Snape could chat with other people as usual while closing his brain. After trying it for himself, I knew that it was actually quite difficult.Although Occlumency is much better than the Patronus Charm, at least Zoe knows how to improve, and there is no sense of helpless powerlessness.

She stepped down the solid stone stairs, and Snape's office was on the basement level.After tapping twice and waiting for a minute, Zoe opened the door that was as cold as ever.Unlike other professors, Zoe has learned that Snape is one of the best in keeping and vigilant about his own secrets. Even today’s time is indeed class time (so the door is not locked), but after knocking on the door, the other party has The preparation is always correct.

I don’t know how many times I’ve been to the office, and today it is still filled with the smell of all kinds of materials, but they are all properly preserved. Snape will not commit because the nature of the materials conflicts. , Leading to low-level errors such as material destruction.

"Good evening, Professor." Snape nodded slightly, his brows furrowed, and he looked unhappy.

If it were other students who hadn't had more contact with him, he would probably think Snape had an opinion on him.In fact, Zoe often thought so last year. She couldn’t find much useful physical information from this stone-like man. Usually he would show a very harsh attitude towards anyone, hardly smiling, and always yin. Heavy.