Chapter 384： power

"According to the mean?" Bagman asked uneasily.

"Yes, the mean. There are two groups of warriors in Hogwarts. The first group of warriors are from three different colleges, and the second group of warriors are all from Gryffindor. Obviously, this is not conducive to the four college students. Relationship. So, just tie them together..."

"For example, five schools, plus two judges, for the time being calculated based on a single project with a full score of 70 points. If Hogwarts is a group of 70 points, a group of 0 points, and the last two groups have a score of 35 points. ."

"But when it comes to the sequence of projects, it's best to calculate them separately." He added.

Everyone's eyes lit up and nodded involuntarily.

Mrs. Maxim frowned. "If I understand correctly, if Hogwarts wants to win the game, he must occupy the first and second places. This is a huge disadvantage..."

Bagman wiped his round face with a handkerchief and looked very anxious. "Finally someone can be fair. I think so too. In case one of the groups performs poorly, it is not a drag on the other who had hoped to win the championship. One group?"

Karkaroff laughed, "I think this method is fair."

Bagman said angrily: "In case there is a group of dead people! Uh, sorry, I mean...If there is a group of warriors who lose the ability to compete, such as suffering an incurable injury, their scores must be very low. !"

"This is a punishment for cheating at Hogwarts, isn't it?" Karkaroff said smoothly.

"Anyone with a bit of a brain wouldn't think it was Hogwarts. I think we should thoroughly investigate everyone present. Besides," Moody said impatiently, "You haven't cleared the suspicion yet. , Karkaroff!"

Moody's magic eye turned steadily, looking at Karkaroff contemptuously.

Dumbledore spoke, and he said in a calm tone: "If everyone has no objections, just play in this way. The students of the four Hogwarts colleges are originally one. Compared with the honor of the competition, I Pay more attention to their gains in this competition."

Harry was so guilty that he opened his mouth, trying to say something, Hermione held him aside and shook his head resolutely.

After a long silence, no one raised different opinions. Everyone acquiesced that Hogwarts would have two groups of warriors, and also acquiesced to their unique scoring method. Frankly speaking, this exceeded their initial expectations.

By this time, most people actually believed that the anomaly of the Goblet of Fire was not the hands and feet of Hogwarts, but this kind of speculation inevitably cast a shadow on their hearts.

Everyone is thinking about it.

"Okay," Dumbledore looked at the others with a smile. Harry couldn't believe how he could laugh. "Next, ask Mr. Crouch to guide the Warriors. Batty?"

Mr. Crouch seemed to wake up suddenly from deep thought.

"Okay," he said, "Guide, yes... the first project..." In the bright light, he looked particularly haggard, with two thick eye bags hanging under his eyes, deep wrinkles like It's like scratching out with a knife.

"This tournament is different and completely different from the past... In addition to the unprecedented six teams from five schools, the other is that the competition is conducted in groups. We have to increase the difficulty while ensuring that the Warriors are safe enough. Please, please. Don't worry, the Ministry of Magic has arranged professional staff to protect everyone. In addition, Dumbledore also promised that he will choose a powerful wizard to lead the whole situation...Dumbledore?"

Dumbledore nodded and said happily, "I already have a suitable candidate."

"Very good, let's get back to the topic." Mr. Crouch said: "The first project is very difficult and the time is very short. On the 24th of this month... So we prepared three key words for the warriors. It will provide a direction for preparation, but it will not tell you exactly what to face...how much you need to use your brain..."

"The first key word, courage, considers your courage and whether you dare to face the unknown if you are too stupid to guess it. However, the Ministry believes that after knowing what you have to face, you still choose to face it bravely. This quality is even more commendable;"

"The second key word is cooperation. I don't need to say anything. Three people from each participating team must unite. One person can never complete the project;"

"The third key word, flame," when Crouch said the word, Graves of Ivamoni quickly glanced at Hermione, her face a little pale, but no one noticed, Crouch continued. After speaking: "This point will not be unfolded, it is regarded as a secret, but also a test of your wisdom..."

He stopped, leaving the people in the room chewing on these three words, courage, cooperation, and flame. Only the third word is the most important. Many people are aware that what the warriors may face is a dangerous magical flame, which may be an environment, a trap, or some kind of magical animal that manipulates the flame.

Barty Crouch retracted himself into the shadows, Ludo Bagman said happily: "Batti has given everyone a reminder, as long as you prepare carefully, I believe you can deal with those."

"Fire Dragon!" a voice said suddenly.

"Wh, what?" Bagman almost bit his tongue. He turned his head abruptly and stared at the inconspicuous student who made the noise.

Ron said tremblingly: "I guess, it will breathe fire. All I can think of is the fire dragon, when I was in the first grade."

Harry stomped him. "Uh, I mean," Ron tried his best not to expose Hagrid. "There is someone in my family who works in a dragon farm. I saw it when I was in the first grade. I was very impressed. deep……"

Bagman's tense face relaxes, "Is it, ah, that's the way it is... But you got it wrong, Batty said flame, not fire..." He repeated nervously." Not breathing fire." His body swayed uncomfortably, and all his movements were seen in the eyes of interested people.

Felix turned his head away, quite speechless, would you dare to hint more clearly?

"So it's not a fire dragon?" a warrior in Vagado asked.

Everyone glared at him, as if they were looking at a giant monster or something like that. Bagman pretended not to hear him, and turned to look at Dumbledore. "Our mission is almost complete. I want to stay at Hogwarts tonight, okay?"

"Of course," said Dumbledore, "Bhatti, why don't you stay too, you look too tired."

"No, I have to go back to the ministry. It's a very busy and very difficult time...I let the young Weatherby temporarily take charge..." he whispered, and was the first to leave.

After that, people left one after another, waiting until the others in the house dispersed "Alastor." Dumbledore left Moody.

The door slammed shut behind them.

Felix stood not far away, waiting quietly, motionless like a statue.

After some time, the door opened again and Moody came out, limping away on crutches.

After a while, Dumbledore came out, looked at Felix in the corner, and shook his head slightly.

Moody turned out to be true? Judging from the information currently available, he is the most suspicious. If it weren't for him, who would it be?

Felix's heart sank and Dumbledore left, leaving him thinking quietly. In the thinking cabin, a personal shadow appeared in turn, some clear and a little fuzzy.

Even Karkaroff's goatee kept dangling in his mind.

"Oh, it's getting more and more interesting," Felix muttered to himself, "Maybe it's time to take out the map of the spot..."

On the way back to the office, he turned a corner, and a group of people rushed out.

"Professor, we are willing to give up the game..."

"Yes, Professor Haipu."

"Can you talk to Principal Dumbledore again"

Felix raised his hand and stopped the babbled Harry, Ron, and Hermione. After a few steps, another group of warriors stood behind them.

"Do you want to be dumb guns?"

"What?" Harry asked in astonishment. He didn't know how to get to this topic. Of course he knew that the dumb gun. Filch was the dumb gun. He knew it when he was in the second grade.

Hermione's eyes widened and they were full of fear, and Harry looked at her face blankly, a look he had never seen before.

"This is the price of abandoning the game, so I asked you, do you want to be dumb guns?"

"What a joke!" Harry yelled, his body trembling, unable to tell if it was fear or anger. He didn't dare to imagine the consequences of being a dumb gun. Hogwarts was the first place and the first home he recognized in his heart...How could he allow himself to leave?

Even Cedric was stunned. Although Principal Dumbledore repeatedly emphasized that the contract should not be violated, they never expected that abandoning the game would be such a punishment.

Dumb artillery, loss of magic power... In fact, there is a thin magical power in dumb artillery, which allows them to see things that ordinary people can’t see, use potions, and enjoy some of the convenience of magic, but most of them will eventually One cannot fully perform a magic in a lifetime.

"Then there is no need to say such things."

Felix quickly said: "Next is the second topic, why do you want to tie the two groups of warriors at Hogwarts together? This is what you care about, right?"

The six people Harry, Ron, Hermione, Cedric, Roger Davis, and Collins Flitsch nodded.

Felix explained: "On the one hand, this is a necessary compromise. You don't want the four world-renowned wizarding schools to be hostile to Hogwarts in the next few decades, right?"

Shaking his head swiftly.

"On the other hand, this is also my own hope." Felix looked at the stunned six faces and finally smiled, "Yes, the situation in front of me is exactly what I want to achieve."

"Why, why?" Harry stammered.

"When the second group of warriors appeared at Hogwarts, I immediately realized the danger. It wasn't that someone had tampered with the Goblet of Fire rules. That was what I thought of later," Felix added when Harry wanted to interject. One sentence.

"Hogwarts has two sets of warriors, which is not only an honor, but also a sign of the division of the four academies. Although my attempt at the Magic Club slightly broke the strong barrier between the four academies, I suddenly realized that if Don’t do anything, this competition may ruin all my previous efforts."

"Of course I would not allow this to happen." Felix said: "So after consulting Dumbledore, I proposed a new scoring rule."

Harry looked at him blankly.

"But, Professor Haipu," Ron said suddenly, "this will only cause the school to lose the trophy for the championship. If Hogwarts loses, it will also bring a huge disaster."

"Why do you say that?" Felix asked politely.

"Because, because..." Ron raised one of his hands, and that hand trembled uncontrollably, "Because I... When I knew that the first project was the Fire Dragon, it was always like this. I simply It’s not what the Warriors expected. If I were to participate, not only would it not be helpful, but it would be a hindrance.”

"I'm scared just to hear the name. If I really face a fire dragon, I'm absolutely dead, and I'll hurt Harry and Hermione. When I think of this kind of scene, I think," his face was pale, hardly Said: "It's better to kick me out and choose another one, dumb gun, actually..."

"Ron..." Hermione said sadly.

"I know I can't compare to all of you, and even among the selected students, I'm the bottom batch."

"Not a batch." Felix interjected.

"What?" Ron looked at him in a daze.

"Not a batch, I mean, you are the worst one." Felix said. "Among the selected students, not Miss Greengrass, you are the worst one."

"But Neville..." Ron glared at him and said angrily.

"The number of spells Neville has mastered is not as good as you, but he far surpasses you in Iron Armor Charm and Stunning Charm. The most important thing is that he has initially formed a duel system suitable for him. As time goes by, the gap between you It will become more and more obvious."

Ron was stunned, his brain blank, as if he was stupid.

"Professor Haipu" Harry looked at Ron eagerly, then at Felix, not understanding why he said that.

"...However, I am very optimistic about your potential."

Ron's eyes rolled, his pale face became a little more angry, and he repeated blankly: "Potential?"

"Yes, potential. In fact, your talent is not bad. Even if you are playing, you can still be ranked in the middle reaches. If you only talk about practical ability, you can be ranked ahead of your age..."

Ron looked at him, "but I can't match it"

"You lack enough motivation." Felix scratched his head. "An interesting phenomenon is that no matter in the duel class, the ancient magic lesson, or the magic club, your performance is mediocre. Lower to mid-range, you will never find your type at first glance."

Ron's face wrinkled.

"But in fact these are three different levels of difficulty." Felix said.

"Because of this, I think you lack enough motivation," Felix said: "Originally this was your personal choice, I won't mix it too much, but now things are different. No matter what the reason, you have become One of the warriors of Hogwarts."

"In a sense, you are still the most important one, you should understand what I mean."

Harry had never seen Ron shake so evenly, even the muscles on his face trembling from beginning to end.

"I have decided whether Hogwarts can finally win the trophy?" Ron said slowly.

"You can understand it this way. If you compare the competition to a Quidditch game, you are the only goalkeeper." Felix said: "In the past, you didn't have a reason to become stronger, so now you have it."

"Speaking to the small placeYou are one of the warriors, and you have the opportunity to win the honor for the school through hard work; to the big place, every bit of your hard work now is to protect your two good friends. The life of Te and Granger."

"I look forward to your performance on the first project."

He took a few steps, turned his head to look at Harry, Ron and Hermione, "Your life may be more difficult in the next few days. After all, there will be an extra group of Warriors, especially when the scoring rules are announced."

"Only when the first project is over, your situation may be better..."

"Professor Haipu!" Cedric said, "I will stand up and explain to others. I have heard them all. Harry and the others are also victims."

"I will also make it clear to the students of Ravenclaw, I am the prefect." Roger Davis said.

"I will too, Professor Haipu." Collins said, and she glared at Ron. "I must get the trophy. I will stare at you."

Felix hooked his mouth, waved, turned and left.