Hogwarts: Oops, I'm Voldemort - Chapter 200

c200 Crossing the Forbidden Forest

The elimination system is also a helpless solution.

Babajid and the members of the organizing committee discussed for a long time before coming up with such a method that can circumvent the magical constraints of the Goblet of Fire on the warriors and protect the lives of the warriors.

Originally, the selected warriors had to participate in all the events of the competition, but this time they worked together to cast a spell on the Goblet of Fire and finally modified some of the rules. Now, he only hopes to eliminate enough young wizards in the first round of the competition. Only in this way can the competition be fairer.

Of course, he himself understands that if this continues, it will inevitably evolve into a situation where the three headmasters confront each other.

No, Babajid, who is not clear about Cyrus’s strength, only thought from the beginning that only Dumbledore and Grindelwald could make it to the end.

“As compensation,” he continued, “the contestants of Beauxbatons who do not have a headmaster participating in the competition will be informed of some special information in advance and will not be eliminated. In addition, Beauxbatons will get extra points when the final score is settled.”

“I have no objection.” Little Barty nodded unhappily.

Babajide looked at Cyrus with a look of care for the younger generation: “These discounts are also useful for Ilvermorny.”

“Thank you and the organizing committee for your care, Mr. Akinbade.” Cyrus smiled gently, “But we don’t need to treat Ilvermorny preferentially, otherwise it would be a bit disrespectful to the elderly.”

Hearing Cyrus say that he was an old man, Dumbledore didn’t react, but Grindelwald was obviously a little unwilling to admit his age. He looked eager to try, as if he was eager to compete with Cyrus.

“Since you said so, I respect your opinion.” Babajide nodded and didn’t say much to Cyrus.

He may not think that Cyrus can be compared with Dumbledore and Grindelwald, but after all, he is also a wizard who can serve as a principal. His strength is stronger than that of ordinary adult wizards or even Aurors, and Cyrus is so young. It’s the first time for him to bring Ilvermorny to participate in the competition. It’s not shameful even if he loses.

It can even be said that losing to Dumbledore and Grindelwald is an honor for most wizards.

After saying this, Babajid asked the students and the headmaster of Beauxbatons to stay: “I will give you some maps of the Forbidden Forest, which mark some extremely dangerous areas. If you are not confident in your own strength, please make a detour…”

Babajid’s voice became farther and farther away, and Cyrus and the others walked out of the classroom together.

Harry and Cedric followed Dumbledore side by side. They were not very familiar with each other, but as two people with the same suffering, they still had some common topics.

“Have you been to the Forbidden Forest before?” Harry turned his head and asked Cedric.

“No.” Cedric shook his head, his fair face looked a little unhealthy, “I’m a Hufflepuff, not a Gryffindor.”

“I was forced to go there once in my first year, and I met centaurs and Vol… I mean dark wizards, well, actually Quirrell. In my second year, I encountered a group of giant spiders as big as a car… I was captured by Death Eaters in my third year…” Cedric’s face turned paler with every word Harry said.

“It doesn’t sound like a friendly memory…” He replied stiffly, his face was so pale that he looked like a vampire.

“Indeed…” Harry looked back at the classroom. The warriors of Beauxbatons surrounded Babajid and listened to him talking about the dangerous places in the Forbidden Forest that were best not to step into. “In fact, I think we also need a little help…”

“Don’t worry, Harry, I’m very familiar with the Forbidden Forest.” Dumbledore heard their conversation and couldn’t help but look back and blinked mischievously, “I just don’t know if there will be some new guests in the next few days.”

“Hearing you say that, I feel a lot more at ease.” Harry didn’t look at all at ease. He said with regret on his face, “It’s a pity that I can only carry a wand, otherwise I could bring that magic gun.”

“My suggestion is that casting a summoning spell is not a violation, Harry.” Dumbledore gave a small suggestion, “The rule is that when you step into the Forbidden Forest, you can only carry a wand, but if you use a spell to summon it, there’s nothing wrong with it.”

On the other side, Cassandra and Fisher were also asking Cyrus about matters related to the Forbidden Forest.

“Professor, I heard that there are many dangerous magical animals in the Forbidden Forest?” Fisher asked with some concern.

In fact, for ordinary wizards, dealing with magical animals is not an easy task. Most magical animals have strong magic resistance, and many spells have no effect on them. The spell that can blow up armored vehicles will only cause a little damage to the thick-skinned 5X-level magical animals.

“There are indeed many, and I also know that they have transported at least dozens of new magical animals.” Cyrus held a letter, which was signed by Scamander, “At least 4X level.”

Hearing this, Fisher immediately cried.

But Cassandra was very excited. She pinched her small chin and asked, “If I kill them, can I get the magic materials on them?”

She was already thinking about which magical animals’ materials were more valuable.

The prize money for the Warriors Tournament was only a thousand galleons, and it had to be competed with several principals. Even though Cassandra was arrogant, she didn’t think her magical power was comparable to those three monsters.

In this case, it is better to find a way to gather some wool.

Cyrus also felt very helpless about Cassandra’s somewhat strong personality, but she was indeed very capable. Unlike ordinary little wizards, Cassandra is very good at black magic, and as it happens, black magic is very aggressive. If she really encounters a powerful magical animal, she may not be able to kill it.

but……

“What you should consider now is whether you can reach the finish line before dark.” Cyrus said softly. “The Forbidden Forest is very large. Flying is prohibited in this competition. This means that even if you can summon a broom, you cannot ride. Okay. If you just walk, it will be difficult to reach the end even without the obstruction of magical animals.

“Originally I wanted to teach you the flying spell…”

“Isn’t it possible to use apparation?” Kassandra asked, “I know the castle has a counter-spell, but the range of the Forbidden Forest is far enough, right?”

“Of course you can apparate, but I think there are not many warriors who have completely mastered apparation, right?” Cyrus looked at Fisher, and sure enough, the big boy lowered his head in shame.

“I have passed the exam, but sometimes… it doesn’t go so well…”

Apparition requires wizards to learn it after they reach adulthood, and even if they reach adulthood, they have to wait until the rest of the students are together for intensive training, and the training time is also very long. Although several warriors have reached their age, they have not yet started formal training. If they want to do a brief training camp in the first few days of the game, it depends on their talent.

“I got it!” Cassandra raised her head proudly, looking like a golden curly cat.

“Then you can try to score more points and prepare for the next game.” Sellers nodded.

When facing dangerous magical animals, whether or not you have mastered apparation is obviously two different things. If you have mastered it, no matter how great the danger is, it is not particularly dangerous. After all, if you want to run away, you can still do it.

“Fischer, you should try more these days. I will ask Bella to prepare enough white essence so that there will be no mistakes before the game starts.”

“Yes, Professor!”

“In addition,” Cyrus paused and lowered his voice, “you’d better pay attention to the Beauxbatons students. Except for the contestant named Fleur, the other two students have probably been replaced.”

Among the three Beauxbatons contestants, except for Fleur, who has a quarter of Veela blood, it is not so easy to replace. Even if the appearance can be changed, the charm ability that is almost equivalent to magic cannot be imitated.

The remaining two warriors looked unremarkable, and I’m afraid most of them would be Death Eaters.

——

“Be prepared and don’t forget we are Death Eaters!”

Little Barty looked sternly at the two wizards standing in front of him – Rodolphus and Rabastan. Both of them were Lestrange and die-hard loyalists of the Dark Lord.

“There’s no need for you to remind us!” Rodolphus struggled to perform the Human Transformation Technique on himself. The first round of trials would last a whole day, so using compound potions was not very safe.

The two of them are quite good at human body transformation. I am afraid that no one except the closest people can tell the real thing from the fake.

At that time, most viewers will only be able to see the game process through videos, and the possibility of being discovered is almost non-existent.

“Then let’s go!” Barty Jr. gritted his teeth and said, “Don’t forget, we will not be eliminated. Getting the ‘key’ is more important than winning.”

After he said this, he walked out without looking back. Rodolphus and Rabastan also remained silent.

At this moment, more than a thousand people had gathered in the stands of the Quidditch stadium.

There is a huge ring-shaped screen in the center of the empty Quidditch pitch, enough to ensure that every wizard can see the progress of the game from any corner.

The magic drone invented by Cyrus looks very similar to the Golden Snitch. In fact, he modified this small and stealthy Snitch.

“It would be great if there was a big screen like this during the World Cup.” Ron said, and then sat at the back of the stands, with Hermione, Ginny, and the big Hagrid huddled together with them.

Hagrid was very nervous and muttered something.

“Don’t worry, don’t worry, Harry will be fine, he knows the Forbidden Forest better than anyone else!”

“Look, they’re coming out!” Hermione nervously grabbed Ginny’s hand. Without her saying anything, a picture appeared on the huge screen in the center of the stadium, and one team walked out from each of the four corners of the stadium.

Dumbledore was still wearing his fancy wizard robes, and Harry and Cedric were each wearing their house’s Quidditch jerseys. The Beauxbatons warriors wore blue uniforms, and the Durmstrang warriors took off their capes and put on blood-colored uniforms.

Grindelwald was wearing the same outfit he wore in London, with a black trench coat and short white hair standing up, making him look unruly. At this moment, it was as if the dark wizard from fifty years ago was back!

As for Ilvermorny—

Neither Cassandra nor Fisher were wearing school uniforms. They were wearing dark green robes, which looked like dark poisonous snakes. Their golden hair set off the dark green clothes, as if they were golden blooming in venom. flowers.

In front of them, Cyrus put his hands into the pockets of his windbreaker, and his highlighted strand of golden hair fell on his forehead. His red-gold eyes seemed to be more dazzling than the sun at dawn!

The Quidditch stadium suddenly burst into excitement, and thousands of people cheered together, and the sound became louder and louder!

Ginny seemed not satisfied with seeing Cyrus on the screen. She stretched her neck desperately, looking for the golden spot of light on the green grass field in the distance.

In fact, it is far less clear and realistic than seeing it on the screen, but I don’t know why, but it is more satisfying like this.

The warriors from the four schools gathered together in cheers. Cyrus’ eyes met with Dumbledore’s and Grindelwald’s. They said nothing, but the smell of gunpowder was very strong.

Cyrus saw Harry clenching his fists behind Dumbledore as if he was trembling.

He was still a little scared.

“The game will begin in ten minutes.” Babajid came over and walked to the middle of the four teams. “The warriors will continue to enter the Forbidden Forest from different directions. In the Forbidden Forest, if they meet opponents, they are allowed to fight. Beauxbatons’ first warrior goes first.”

Furong stood up, took a deep breath and ran towards the Forbidden Forest.

The second one to set off was Harry, then Cassandra, then Krum… and then the Beauxbatons warriors.

In the end, only Cyrus, Dumbledore and Grindelwald were left on the Quidditch pitch. By this time, the sun had completely risen.

The morning mist shrouded the Forbidden Forest like a layer of golden gauze under the sunlight.

Cyrus raised his head and looked at the performance of the nine warriors on the screen.

As soon as Cassandra entered the forest, she immediately began to identify the direction and moved quickly towards the depths of the Forbidden Forest. She took the initiative to look for the tracks of magical animals, apparently intending to find some clues.

“Mr. Sellers, it’s your turn.” Babajid squinted his eyes and looked at the time, then turned to Sellers and said.

Cyrus nodded and took steps confidently and calmly.

He was almost an hour and a half behind Beauxbatons’ warrior Fleur, who was the first to set off, but he didn’t seem worried about the time. He walked out of the bustling Quidditch pitch and headed towards the muddy path leading to the Forbidden Forest.

The Forbidden Forest was shrouded in mist in the early morning, and he seemed to have walked into a hazy light alone.