Hogwarts: Oops, I'm Voldemort - Chapter 237

c237 Voldemort: Dumbledore can be this warrior

Chapter 237 Voldemort: Dumbledore can be this warrior, but I can’t?

There are two kinds of smart people in this world. One kind seems to be able to see through the future, figure out other people’s inner thoughts, and know everything.

Such people are rare, and can even be said to be almost non-existent.

The other kind is people who are fully prepared and can deal with any situation.

At this moment, Voldemort has made sufficient preparations. No matter what Dumbledore and Cyrus plan to do, and no matter whether Grindelwald really wants to cooperate with him, Voldemort has made countermeasures.

Once he gets the power of the Elder Wand again, Voldemort vows that he will never lose it again.

But now, he should become a warrior.

Be a legitimate warrior selected by the Goblet of Fire!

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Today, many wizards came to Hogwarts, and the auditorium seemed to be twice as large as before. In addition to more than a thousand students, it was also crowded with wizard reporters of all sizes holding magic cameras.

Needless to say, the people from the Daily Prophet also gathered here, and reporters from the New York Elf Newspaper in the United States and the Gargoyle’s Howl Newspaper in France also gathered here, setting up flashlights and aiming at the long and large dining table above the auditorium.

Before this, Dumbledore had already decided to continue the third project against all odds, and now it was time for Beauxbatons School of Mystic Magic to choose their new warriors.

Little Barty, disguised as Maxim, sat upright on the chair early in the morning.

Of course, the reporters came here for the competition on the one hand, and on the other hand, they came here to get some explosive news.

Not long ago, the scene of Cyrus defeating Grindelwald was recorded by a magic drone. Although most people did not see the duel between the two, that one picture alone was enough to cause a huge sensation in the entire magic world!

In fact, for a long time after that, the New York Elf and Gargoyle’s Howl reported the incident in various ways every day. All wizards in Europe and North America had seen the vivid scene of Cyrus knocking down Grindelwald with his wand in the newspaper.

These two newspapers had even spread to some other remote places.

Of course, Voldemort was also a big news.

It was just that Fudge banned the Daily Prophet from publishing this type of news during this period, so the popularity was not very high. In addition, not many people outside the UK cared about the Dark Lord.

But no matter what, Voldemort and Grindelwald were among the most terrifying wizards in the world. The news about them was naturally explosive, and as a result, the international attention of the tournament also took a huge step forward.

Today, many people who have read the report believe that Cyrus will be able to take over the title of the most powerful wizard after Dumbledore.

But at the same time, they are also worried.

– A game involves four of the most powerful wizards, and the meaning of the tournament has long been more than just a game.

In fact, now many places have once again raised black curtains. Grindelwald’s hidden saints finally became active at this moment. They raised flags and announced that the man who influenced the world has returned again. However, compared with half a century ago, they were much calmer this time and hardly caused much commotion.

But even so, panic still occurred all over the world. Some older wizards were already scared when they saw those fluttering flags that covered the sky.

Everyone was worried whether this would be the beginning of another turmoil in the wizarding world.

Today, the light in the Hogwarts Great Hall was very dim.

The Gubler fairy fire on the surrounding walls disappeared, and only the Goblet of Fire placed in the center emitted a cold blue-white light.

Harry sat on the chair and turned his head to look at the wizards gathered in the teacher’s seat.

“So many people…”

Reporters, members of the International Confederation of Wizards, important officials of the Ministry of Magic, members of parliament… all of them were big figures that they could not usually contact.

“The whole world is worried that the tournament may be the clarion call for another war,” Hermione said, and the whole world she mentioned also included herself.

She said to Harry and Ron: “If you know more about the history of the wizarding world, you will know that Grindelwald was once a dark wizard who brought turmoil to the world.”

“But Cyrus has defeated him.” Ron said, looking like he was not afraid of Grindelwald, “We all saw it.”

“That’s because Cyrus is too strong, not because he is weak. What’s more, Grindelwald’s strength lies not in his personal force, but in his appeal. That is the power that can make the world turbulent. In comparison, the mysterious man and his Death Eaters are just a group of terrorists.” Hermione said.

Decades ago, Voldemort’s shadow failed to cover the world, not only because he chose to stay in Britain, but more importantly, the pure blood system would not work after leaving Britain. He did not have enough ideals to make wizards from other countries willing to work for him.

The voices between them became quieter because more and more people entered the venue.

Dumbledore walked on the bright red carpet, followed by important officials from the Ministry of Magic. Even the Minister of Magic, who represented the pinnacle of power in the British wizarding world, was half a body length behind Dumbledore.

“That’s why Fudge started to go against Professor Dumbledore.” Hermione said in a low voice.

The famous wizards began to take their seats. Hermione and Ginny watched Cyrus sit down a little unnaturally. He held a snakewood wand in one hand and stroked a colorful snake with the other hand.

They knew that the snake’s name was Nagini.

When the reporters saw them appear, they immediately surrounded them like sharks smelling blood. The flashes of the cameras lit up one after another like mirrors illuminated by direct sunlight, which made people’s eyes very uncomfortable in the dark environment.

“Mr. Dumbledore, is the mysterious man really back?” Several female reporters squeezed through the crowd and shouted at Dumbledore with her automatic writing quill.

With her leading the way, the rest of the reporters asked questions unwillingly.

“Mr. Cyrus, did you really defeat the dark wizard Grindelwald?”

“Minister Fudge, can you please explain why the Ministry of Magic has kept silent about the return of You-Know-Who?”

Fudge’s face was not so good. He was not as calm as Dumbledore, and those sharp reporters seemed to notice this and immediately put most of the pressure on Fudge, hoping to induce him to tell a hot news.

“Minister Fudge, what is your conspiracy to conceal the matter of You-Know-Who? Does this indicate that the Ministry of Magic is planning to surrender to You-Know-Who?”

“You-Know-Who is dead!” Fudge’s whole face seemed to be swollen like a pig’s liver.

“You mean Dumbledore is exaggerating? There is news that you secretly said that Dumbledore has Alzheimer’s disease. Is this true?”

Of course it is true!

Fudge opened his eyes wide and glared at the reporter, wishing he could punch him to death.

Fudge could of course say anything bad about Dumbledore behind his back, but what about now?

In public, even Dumbledore was sitting not far from him, with only one seat between them. He could even poke his throat with that wand!

In this case, how dare you ask such a question?

Which newspaper reporter are you from!

Fudge wanted to let this fool go to Azkaban to accompany the Dementors, but he couldn’t do it, because the reporter in front of him was from France, and he couldn’t control it.

Now, facing the sharp questions of the reporter and Dumbledore’s gentle eyes, Fudge could only bite the bullet and shake his head:

“Of course not, everyone knows that Albus and I have a very close relationship… I don’t know what you heard, it’s all rumors.”

Dumbledore also interrupted and said: “Cornelly is right. In fact, if he hadn’t supported me all the time, it is very likely that the third project would have been cancelled. I have always been very grateful to Cornelius.”

Dumbledore shook Fudge’s greasy hand and showed a friendly attitude.

But this move attracted the firepower of reporters for him.

“Mr. Dumbledore, I heard that the relationship between you and Grindelwald is a little unusual, right?” The reporter was also from France. Perhaps he had received Voldemort’s approval and deliberately came to embarrass Dumbledore.

“A few months ago at the Christmas ball, you and the dark wizard Grindelwald were still dancing together?” The reporter laughed coldly, and the feather pen behind him was suspended. It seemed that as long as Dumbledore said a word, he would immediately write about it and describe some details vividly.

But someone didn’t intend to spoil them.

“What do you want to know?”

Grindelwald didn’t know when he came to the auditorium. His silver magic eyes emitted a fascinating power, and the powerful magic enveloped the reporter in an instant!

In an instant, the temperature of the entire auditorium dropped a little, and the reporter felt like he was being stared at by a ferocious beast, and forgot to breathe for a while.

But Grindelwald didn’t do it after all. He laughed coldly and contemptuously, then winked at Dumbledore implicitly, and walked towards his position.

Grindelwald’s appearance brought great pressure to the people at the scene.

But it must be said that many reporters came for him.

This dark wizard who once made the world turbulent, created the illusion of death a few months ago, but now he appeared in the game openly and became a warrior. God knows what conspiracy he has?

But intimidated by the opponent’s power, no one dared to ask Grindelwald.

Fortunately, at this time Dumbledore walked to the front of the table, his eyes swept over everyone present, under his gaze, all the sounds were suppressed, the hall was quiet, and only the sound of the burning goblet of fire remained.

Cyrus stroked Nagini while watching this scene with interest, as if this experience was very new to him.

“Thank you all for coming to Hogwarts to witness the last event of the championship.” Dumbledore said loudly, and his words echoed in every corner of the hall.

“So far, there have been many situations in the competition. I would like to thank Cornelius for his support.” Dumbledore said.

Now, it can be said that the whole world is watching him.

“I believe that everyone who came here must want to know some truth -”

Before he finished speaking, Fudge stood up anxiously, ran in front of him, and stopped him from continuing.

“Albus…”

“We have to admit that he is back, Cornelius, Voldemort is back!” Dumbledore looked into his eyes and said.

“No, Albus,” Fudge kept shaking his head. He didn’t want Dumbledore to announce to the world that Voldemort had returned under such circumstances.

He knew his abilities very well. Being a Minister of Magic in peacetime was already the limit. Anyway, nothing big would go wrong. He could just quietly get re-elected and make more money.

But once the mysterious man really came back, it would be difficult for him to take on the big responsibility.

What’s more, Fudge might not really believe that Voldemort was back now. He had deceived himself and was sure that Dumbledore and Cyrus lied that the mysterious man had returned just to seize his power.

Just like Cyrus has now become the actual controller of the American Magic Congress!

“The mysterious man is just a lie! He is dead!” Fudge didn’t want to become a puppet. He had long been fed up with the days when he had to ask Dumbledore about everything.

After experiencing the taste of power, who would be willing to let go?

But he didn’t dare to confront Dumbledore in person, which would only make the whole world laugh.

So he softened his tone and changed the subject.

“Albus, there is no substantial evidence to show that the mysterious man is back. Anyway, let’s discuss this matter later. The most important thing now is to give the competition a result.”

After that, Fudge did not give Dumbledore a chance to continue speaking, but waved enthusiastically at Barty.

“Dear Ms. Olympe Maxime, please come over!” He was as enthusiastic as a brothel woman soliciting guests.

“I know that the previous rules have brought great injustice to Beauxbatons.” Fudge said, “So we have discussed and decided to let Beauxbatons select new warriors to participate in the competition.”

“Of course, Mr. Fudge, we thank you for your generosity and fairness.”

Barty smiled at him enthusiastically, then walked to the front of the Goblet of Fire, and the blue dancing flames left a half-bright and half-dark shadow on his face.

On the long seat, Cyrus and Grindelwald smiled at the same time as if they were watching a good show.

“Well, then please bring out your new champion and let him throw his name into the Goblet of Fire under the gaze of the whole world!”

Fudge was very happy that he had taken the initiative from Dumbledore. During this period of time, he had had enough of the ghost of the mysterious man.

He took the initiative to make way for half a body, and sighed in his heart about Maxim’s size.

“Of course,”

Little Barty’s expression gradually became crazy.

He walked in front of the Goblet of Fire and threw a piece of paper into the flame.

At this moment, most people thought that he had thrown in his own name. The headmaster of Beauxbatons, who was unusually large, was going to personally defend the glory of the school!

But they were all wrong.

After throwing his name into the Goblet of Fire, Little Barty half-knelt down in the surprised eyes of everyone, raised his hands high, as if to welcome the gods!

“Come on, my respected Dark Lord!”

“The Goblet of Fire is calling your noble name!”

“Wow!”

In an instant–

The flame of the Goblet of Fire rushed to the ceiling of the auditorium like a whirlpool!

Under the dome as brilliant as the starry sky, blue flames bloomed like fireworks, leaving behind a brilliant name!

——Voldemort!

And under the flames, a figure in a dark green robe slowly walked out of the darkness.

He walked through the entire hall alone, passing by everyone. As he walked, the cold air swirled around, making people shiver. Wherever he passed, the magic power seemed to wrap around the throat like a snake.

Now, he walked in front of the Goblet of Fire, and dozens of black shadows wearing masks surrounded him and bowed at his feet.

He lifted the hood of his robe and revealed his true face.

“I heard that someone said I was dead?”