Chinese students at Hogwarts

Chapter 458 News about the third round of competition



There was silence in the auditorium, and all the little wizards looked eagerly at Dumbledore who stood up from the podium.

The specially applied "Daily Prophet" shooting team has focused all kinds of cameras on him.

The Super Goblet of Fire is already the most eye-catching event of the entire year, even far surpassing the Quidditch World Cup.

Its terrifying popularity has triggered a frenzy throughout the wizarding world, and people are keen to chase all news about the Super Goblet of Fire.

Starting from the first round, the contestants’ brooms, Christmas dresses, second round huts, wetsuits, and all kinds of Muggle things were quietly circulated.

Harry probably never imagined that he could single-handedly bring down the price of Firebolts.

It was his outstanding performance riding Nimbus 2000 in the first round that made people think that Nimbus had not lost!

Firebolt manufacturers Ellerby and Badmore Broom Company were so worried about this that they kept sending people to contact Harry.

Trying to convince him to use the Firebolt, and offering to give him a 'Supreme' Firebolt for free.

But Nimbus' response was not slow either.

The high-end market that they had been losing ground to because of Firebolt was suddenly revitalized.

The ecstatic Nimbus Company immediately contacted Harry and wanted him to be the spokesperson of Nimbus Company.

And is willing to always provide Harry with the latest broom to try out, in addition to a large number of galleons.

What was unexpected was Harry's choice, and he made a proposal that surprised everyone.

After long discussions, Nimbus finally announced their agreement with Harry.

The Nimbus Broom Company officially becomes the Quidditch sponsor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

They will provide the latest brooms for the four colleges and ensure that these brooms are always the latest products of Nimbus Company.

As for Harry personally, there was nothing.

This shows what a huge impact the Super Goblet of Fire had on the entire wizarding world.

All in all, nothing came close to Super Goblet of Fire during the entire tournament.

“Another unforgettable night”

Dumbledore opened his hands and said emotionally to the little wizards below:

"At this moment, I seem to be reminded of another unforgettable night. It seems to be like this. I still remember————"

Suddenly, the neat "oohs" of the little wizards came from below, and then there were chaotic shouts:

"Professor, stop being so pretentious and tell me quickly."

"can not be like this!"

"Professor, we want to hear news about the Super Goblet of Fire!"

"Hogwarts must win!"

In the row of specially added principal seats, the principal of Castrobshe, Da Silval, snorted coldly from his nose, turned his head and said to Karkaroff:

"It seems to me that Hogwarts has always lacked certain rules. No one in Castello Bush dared to make a sound when I spoke.

Look at them, ha--the number one magic academy in the world? "

Karkaroff was convinced and nodded in agreement.

Dumbledore didn't know anything about this, or he wouldn't care if he knew it. He looked at the noisy little wizard below happily and waved his hand.

The entire auditorium fell silent again.

"Okay, okay, although I think that night was quite interesting -

So let’s talk about something that everyone has been concerned about. "

He walked down and came to the iconic owl stand. His voice was not loud, but it spread throughout the entire auditorium:

"The final round of the Super Cup of Fire will officially start in one week, in mid-May, as everyone thought."

As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, the entire venue erupted into thunderous cheers.

The reporters pressed the shutter button desperately, and the flash of the magic camera lit up.

Malfoy clapped his hands and poked Zhang Xiao with his elbow:

"What do you think the third round will be like?"

Zhang Xiao thought for a while and shook his head: "I don't know, the imagination of this competition is really full. Compared with the Goblet of Fire that can be found in history, it is not at the same level."

The applause in the auditorium gradually stopped.

The little wizards looked at Dumbledore with eager eyes, waiting for him to continue speaking, and then heard Dumbledore continue:

"As before, the specific goals and format of the third round remain confidential and will be released before the start of the third round."

What?

The little wizards quit, and they shouted something in disappointment. This was the last round, and they still wanted to keep it a secret?

Dumbledore looked at the little wizards holding their heads with a smile, and shouted unwillingly, asking the principal to reveal more content.

After a while, the little wizards discovered that Dumbledore obviously would not reveal it in advance, so they had to stop and sigh, thinking about how to spend the remaining week.

At this moment, Dumbledore's deep, hoarse voice sounded in everyone's ears:

“If one day, the flame of the Goblet of Fire goes out, the competition will never be ignited, but people will still remember the exciting scenes in the first Super Goblet of Fire event.

In the two rounds of competition that have been held, every school is fighting to the best of their ability.

Some people may say, what is the use of fighting so hard? The results were not good again.

But I want to tell you, if you don’t fight hard at the beginning, will the fruits of victory automatically fall into your hands?

In this game, there is no loser, there is only who played better.

In any case, their performance was enough to amaze everyone. In the face of many difficulties, no warrior from the school gave up, and they still moved forward bravely.

It’s not that you didn’t perform well enough, you just weren’t the best, that’s all.

Let us once again give warm applause to the warriors of the nine schools.

They are - Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, Castellobusher, Kodosdoriz, Wagadu, Ilvermorny, Magic House, Hogwarts, and the Chinese Academy of Taoism! "

Every time Dumbledore said the name of a school, the students applauded vigorously.

After waiting for the applause to gradually dissipate, Dumbledore smiled:

"Good night then!"

As time passed, the atmosphere in the castle became tense and exciting again.

Everyone is looking forward to the third event, which will be held in a few days.

All the warriors were visibly nervous. Originally, these students from other schools would wander around the castle or appear in other classes.

But now they are always in a hurry, and from time to time some of them are sent to the school infirmary by the livid-faced principal.

Some of the young wizards at Hogwarts secretly told Harry what they heard in the infirmary. For example, the headmaster of Castrobsher was angrily scolding the wounded warrior in the school infirmary.

Said that he is simply a waste, he can't even cast the Iron Armor Curse well.

Hermione felt that the warriors from other schools must be working hard on their spells, which made her very anxious.

So the little witch wrote down all the spells she thought could be used, and asked everyone to learn them with an extremely strict attitude.

Under Hermione's high pressure, others also became nervous.

Harry practiced spells whenever he could - although he felt more confident than the previous two times.

Fortunately for Zhang Xiao, his strength has reached a bottleneck period. After crossing this mountain, he can see more beautiful scenery. There is no point in rushing.

Cultivating only with your mind and understanding is more useful than anything else, so among all the warriors, he is the most relaxed.

But it didn't last long before he was roped in as a sparring partner.

Professor McGonagall also rarely gave the warriors the green light, such as allowing them to perform magic at any time in school.

She also wanted to open a separate classroom for the warriors so that they could practice magic, but everyone felt that the Room of Requirement was a better choice.

In the last few days, Zhang Xiao accompanied them to review all the magic spells they had mastered, such as the obstacle spell, which can stop attackers;

Shattering spell, which can blow up solid obstacles;

There is also a directional charm that can make the wand point to true north.

Another example is the most important Iron Armor Curse, which is also the first high-level magic spell that young wizards master. The situation is very good, and everyone is very familiar with it.

Everyone was immersed in the practice, as if they planned to practice until the game started.

Just one day before the game, a sudden news interrupted their practice.

When everyone was eating in the auditorium, Professor McGonagall's voice suddenly sounded in the hall:

"All warriors, gather in the small conference room at the end of the auditorium!"

Zhang Xiao and Malfoy looked at each other, and he could even clearly see the tension in Malfoy's eyes.

They stood up with solemn expressions, and the other warriors also walked stiffly toward the end of the auditorium.

At the other end of the table, several people met, but no one spoke.

Until they opened the door, to their surprise, it was not the people from the competition committee that they imagined, but——

"Dad, mom?"

Malfoy looked in disbelief at Lucius and Narcissa, who were standing aside with slightly arrogant expressions. Zhang Xiao was also surprised because Lucius had almost gained weight!

He didn't care that his parents didn't come, because no matter how busy they were, they would still take the time to watch the live broadcast, and that was enough.

But Lucius actually dared to come? How courageous! Is it possible that there are too many safe lives in China?

Cedric stood by the door with his parents.

In a corner of the room, Klum spoke rapid Bulgarian to his dark-haired parents, who inherited his father's hooked nose.

On the other side, Fleur was chattering in French to her mother, and Fleur's little sister Gabrielle was holding her mother's hand.

The Grangers looked embarrassed. They felt a little out of place here, but they still looked at the place with surprised eyes.

Neville had already rushed to the side of the room, where Frank and Alice were standing there smiling. You could feel their happiness and pride just by looking at their expressions.

The Weasleys held Ron in their arms. Ever since Ron showed his true feelings last time, the Weasleys liked to use this method to express that they had not forgotten him.

Zhang Xiao glanced at the crowd casually. There were too many people here.

Dozens of warriors, plus their families, there were hundreds of people crowded into this small conference room. For this reason, the school had to use the Seamless Stretching Charm to urgently expand some positions. Only then could they stand. Everyone.

Then he saw someone he never expected - Petunia Dursley.

Sirius stood not far from her, waving to himself with one hand in his pocket.

Zhang Xiao knew that Sirius actually had some feelings about Vernon's death, but he didn't expect that Petunia would also be there. Was it Sirius who invited him, or Dumbledore?

He still wanted to see the excitement, but Lucius and Narcissa had already come over with Malfoy.

The arrogant temperament of the obese version of Lucius has been eliminated a lot, and instead he has the aura of a successful businessman.

"Zhang, thank you for your help, both from China and Draco."

Lucius, who had not seen the child for a long time, held Malfoy's arm affectionately, and Narcissa did the same.

Malfoy squirmed uncomfortably.

Zhang Xiao sighed, unable to eat from Harry's family. He adjusted his mood and began to deal with the greetings from the parents of other Hogwarts warriors.

Harry looked at Petunia blankly. He never expected that Aunt Petunia would come here to watch his game as a family member.

His eyes drifted towards Sirius unconsciously, with a questioning look in his eyes, wanting to know what was going on.

Sirius waved his hand: "It's not me, no, I mean I brought her here, but I wasn't the one who invited her."

"It's Dumbledore." Petunia said calmly: "He wrote me a letter and asked me if I wanted to come to your game. He said that this is the most solemn game in the wizarding world and that you performed very well. "

Harry scratched his head, and then he noticed that Aunt Petunia seemed to be wearing her best clothes, which she would only wear on solemn occasions.

Aunt Petunia was finally a little more angry than last time.

"Where's Dudley - him?" Harry immediately thought of his cousin. To be honest, after the reconciliation, he found that Dudley was not as bad as before, and was even a bit of a virgin.

"Dudley has an exchange student activity. He has been away during this period and will not be back for two weeks."

Penny explained dryly:

"So after I received the letter, I thought it was okay, and--and Mr. Black said that you really need someone to cheer you up, so I came over."

Harry nodded and said dryly:

"Thanks."

The two of them fell into silence. Sirius couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere, so he immediately found a reason and ran to chat with Zhang Xiao.

Only the aunt and nephew were left, and the lively atmosphere in the room seemed to have nothing to do with this place.

After what seemed like a long time, Harry finally heard Petunia's slightly trembling voice that seemed filled with infinite emotion:

"Hogwarts. Is this the school where she once lived?"

Harry's heart seemed to be pinched hard, and he knew who Aunt Petunia was talking about.

That was her mother, Lily Potter.

I also remembered that this was once the place that Penny had dreamed of.

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