The King of Flags at Hogwarts

Snape, a beat too slow, withdrew his outstretched hand and straightened his robes.

Professor McGonagall rushed forward. "Bobby! How are you? Are you alright?"

Bobby's eyelids were drooping. She shook her head at Professor McGonagall, then forced a smile and addressed the group of young wizards:

"I'm sorry, everyone. This is my first time transforming into this form, and I haven't mastered the abilities yet, so I've startled you all..."

Before she could finish speaking, Bobby fainted.

The professors hurriedly led Bobby back to the castle, while Dumbledore directed everyone, "Now that everything is alright, everyone go back to the carriages or get on the ship."

With a wave of his wand, all the young wizards instantly became dry and comfortable. With another wave of his wand, the small boats that had capsized in the lake all flipped over and floated to the shore.

Chapter 104 The Triumph of the Three Kingdoms

The Great Hall at Hogwarts has undergone a major transformation this semester, more than doubling in size.

Achieving that level is quite difficult.

The castle of Hogwarts is filled with magic and runes left by the founder and past headmasters. Expanding the Great Hall is not as simple as casting a Stretch Without a Trace Charm.

Expanding the castle without affecting its existing functions was simply too much trouble. Dumbledore called Grindelwald over, and the two of them spent half the summer working on it to get it to this point.

Yeah, it took half the summer vacation, a whole month.

Today was a special day. The freshmen weren't lining up as usual because many of them couldn't swim and were unconscious when they were pulled out of the water.

Poppy Unit-01 was busy administering medication to them, causing the Sorting Ceremony to be delayed.

The other students waited boredly around the long table, sharing their summer adventures, but the most frequent topic of conversation was, "Whether awake or asleep, it's all Poppy's world!"

Bobby, who was unconscious in the infirmary: ...Thank you.

Our Miss Bobby Evans should be thankful she's unconscious, otherwise this massive social death scene would have made her wish she were dead.

Dumbledore stood up and said loudly, "Please be quiet for a moment, everyone."

When no one spoke, the old man said, "Because of an unexpected incident, the branching ceremony has been postponed. I would like to say a few words before our beloved Mrs. Pomfrey finishes her treatment, so as not to delay everyone's mealtime."

“First, I’d like to introduce our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor,” Dumbledore said, pointing to Sirius Black, who stood up and bowed gracefully. “Sirius Black, whom I believe you all already know.”

It must be said that Sirius Black, now healthy, is quite handsome. He's not short of money, and clothes make the man; once he's dressed up, he immediately makes many young women of marriageable age's eyes light up.

“Mr. Filch will be resuming his career as castle steward. He will be serving the castle diligently while continuing his studies, so I hope everyone will not add unnecessary workload to him.”

“In particular, a few more items have been added to the list of prohibited items within the castle,” Dumbledore said, looking at the Weasley twins. “Most of them are products of the Weasley Magical Joke Workshop. The full list is in Mr. Filch’s office; anyone interested can take a look.”

"Also, the Forbidden Forest is still off-limits, and students below the third grade are not allowed to visit Hogsmeade Village."

“Finally,” the old man pushed up his glasses, “I have something important to announce.”

"I regret to inform you that the Quidditch tournament for this school year has been cancelled."

The entire audience was filled with groans.

After Bobby Evans's stellar performance at the World Cup, the popularity of Quidditch at Hogwarts soared to unprecedented heights. However, the headmaster's announcement was like a bucket of cold water poured on their feverish enthusiasm, much colder than the waters of the Black Lake today.

The most heartbroken person was Harry, whose cousin had told him on the Hogwarts Express that there would be no Quidditch match this year.

He had already suffered once before, and after finally adjusting his mindset, he thought he would feel better than others when the principal announced it. But in the end, he was even more upset—the principal had spoken, so the matter was settled and there was no room for discussion.

"Silence!!" Dumbledore shouted, using one of the most familiar spells of all the Hogwarts headmasters.

"The Quidditch competition is being cancelled because a large event will begin in October, which will take up a lot of the teachers' time and energy, but I believe that this event will also bring a lot of fun to everyone."

"I am very pleased to announce that the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin! Our school will be honored to host this event in the coming months!"

"The Triwizard Tournament is a friendly competition among the three magic schools of Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang. It began more than 700 years ago, with each school sending a champion to compete in three events to determine the champion. Unfortunately, the Triwizard Tournament was forced to stop due to the high number of deaths."

The audience erupted in uproar.

“The death toll?” Hermione exclaimed. “A competition that could lead to death shouldn’t exist!”

But there were almost no students as nervous as Hermione in the entire Great Hall; everyone was excitedly whispering among themselves.

Harry glanced at her and said, "What are you worried about? Our school's champion is definitely Cousin Bobby. Haven't you seen what kind of snacks she usually eats? I don't really believe she'll encounter any danger of death in a competition that's too difficult for underage wizards."

Hermione thought about it and agreed.

That young lady always keeps more than two dragon corpses in the seamless stretch pouch on her chest, and many dangerous magical creatures of level 5X appear on her menu.

The animals not on her menu weren't because they were too dangerous, but because they didn't taste good...

Dumbledore smiled and continued, "For centuries, people have tried many times to revive this game, but all have failed."

"But this summer, our Department of International Magical Cooperation and Department of Magical Sports of the Ministry of Magic believe that the time is ripe to try again, and we will guarantee the safety of every warrior."

Applause erupted from the audience. Jady Indigo, sitting at the Ravenclaw table, looked at him with tender eyes and blushed. Her brother Li was now serving as the director of the International Magical Cooperation Department. Did that mean he would be coming to the school again this semester?

Luna, sitting opposite Jade, looked puzzled. Why were there so many more harassing flies surrounding Senior Jade all of a sudden?

"On the eve of Halloween, the champion candidates selected by Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will arrive at Hogwarts, where a very fair referee will select the champions from each school!"

"Warriors will have the opportunity to fight for the honor of their school, and the winner will receive a prize of one thousand Galleons!"

"I want to participate!"

Ron shouted it out loud, which drew laughter from the surrounding young wizards.

George and Fred laughed the loudest: "Our little Ron has made something of himself! He's going to compete for a spot as a Hogwarts champion!"

Ron rolled his eyes at the two bastards. All the pocket money he had painstakingly saved up had been wiped out by their workshop's products. Those two Galleon Poppy statues... they still smelled pretty good.

But Ron still cursed the two unscrupulous merchants, saying that they gave his younger brother two Galleons in financial assistance to support his pursuit of his goddess.

But the so-called "financial assistance" turned out to be a high-interest loan with nine out of ten interest rates and thirteen returns!

They clearly made over 30,000 Galleons betting on the World Cup! Yet they lent their own brother two Galleons and still wanted to charge interest!

If Ron hadn't taken on debts far beyond his years at such a young age, he wouldn't have gotten so excited when he heard about the 1,000 Galleons prize.

The twins watched Ron's expressions change rapidly and laughed even harder. How could they possibly actually lend Ron money at exorbitant interest rates? They were just teasing him.

But Ron actually took it seriously... He's seriously considering how to pay off his debts!

Just winning the championship in the three-way battle?

...Young man, it's good to have dreams, but please understand that dreams and daydreaming are two completely different concepts.

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Bobby opened his eyes to the familiar infirmary.

She comes here almost every year to lie down for a few days.

Fortunately, this time she heard Dumbledore's booming voice in the Great Hall and realized that she hadn't actually been unconscious for long. It was probably the large-scale wave that caused her magic to be depleted.

She didn't rush to sit up, but instead closed her eyes and pondered what was going on with these repeated Animagus attacks.

The first Animagus was a long and successful ceremony.

Although her Animagus is a gluttonous beast, a magical creature, this time her Animagus transformation was the most normal one yet!

Then came the awakening of Disguise Magus, which occurred shortly after she went berserk.

The second Animagus awakened shortly after being possessed by Morgana.

This third Animagus awakened shortly after being hit by Avada and taking a trip to the world of the dead.

It seems that all these Magus are related to their bloodline origin, Avalon...

The Druidic teachings mention four animals: bear, leopard, sea lion, and raven.

They represent strength, agility, spirit, and wisdom, respectively.

In her interpretation, Taotie represents strength, Feifei represents agility, and Fuzhu represents spirit.

So, the painful Animagus will have one more time!

Bobby covered his eyes in anguish.

Since transforming into Magus, each new transformation she awakens is more painful than the last.

That kind of pain...

I've heard that childbirth is a level 10 pain. Will my Animagus transformation be more painful than childbirth?

Bobbitt sat bolt upright in bed and shook her head vigorously: Having children... I will never have children in my life!

But the thought of giving birth made her feel a sharp pain in her abdomen.

What is this warm and humid...?

"what!!!!!"

A deafening scream echoed through Hogwarts Castle.

This girl has dragon blood in her veins; if she wanted, she could shout louder than an ordinary person with a "loud voice" spell, without using any magic...

The start of this school year has been fraught with bad luck. Could it be that I'm in my year of bad luck, a year of death for the community?

The professors rushed into the infirmary, followed by Harry, Jady, and other close friends. Ron also followed anxiously.

Snape looked anxious. He swam to the bedside like a bat. "Poppy! What's wrong?"

Bobby blushed deeply and stammered, unable to speak.

Snape was frantic. He grabbed Bobby's shoulder and shouted, "What's wrong?"

"I, I..." Bobby's voice grew softer and softer, making it impossible to believe that this girl, whose voice was barely audible, would let out such a deafening scream just now, "I...I...I got my period..."

Snape was completely confused: "Which one?"

Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately displayed the authority befitting a vice-principal, shouting, "All gentlemen, get out!!"

Chapter 105 Exploding Tail Snails

Early the next morning.

The torrential rain had long since stopped, and the sky was gradually clearing up.